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Slow Flow, Iyengar, Restorative,
Yin, Power, Hot Yoga and beginners
classes, athensfivepointsyoga.com
Help Out
ATHENS LITTER RESCUE
CHALLENGE (Athens City Hall)
Brain Aid Fest hosts an Athens Litter
Challenge. Volunteers will break
into teams and help pick up litter.
Every first Saturday of the month,
9:30 a.m.-12p.m. Meet at City Hall.
www.brainaidfest.org
CASA SPRING 2020 TRAINING
(YMCA) Athens Oconee Court
Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA) will host an orientation
Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
CASA training begins Jan. 23 and
ends Feb. 27. Meetings are held
Thursdays, 10a.m.-1:30 p.m. and
5:30-9 p.m. athensoconeecasa.org
COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE
(Bogart Library) The library is col
lecting new and gently used blankets
and coats of all sizes to donate to
local charities. Through January.
www.athenslibrary.org/bogart
MITTEN TREE (Oconee County
Library) The library is decorating a
tree with donated mittens, hats and
scarves for children this holiday sea
son. www.athenslibrary.org/oconee
Kidstuff
ART CLASSES (KA Artist Shop) “Art
Club Junior” is for ages 8-12 and
held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. “Art
Club for Teens is for ages 12-18 and
held Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Subjects
include printmaking with linoleum
(Jan. 24), relief casting with plaster
(Jan. 31), rawing upside down (Feb.
7), stop motion animation (Feb. 28).
$15. www.kaartist.com
EXPLORING THE EARTH
SUMMER CAMP (Little Rose
Nature Adventures, Watkinsville)
This camp is a nature-based, visual
and performing arts, STEAM pro
gram for kids ages 5-12. Runs June
and July, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $200/
week, www.exploringtheearth.org
Support Groups
ALS SUPPORT GROUP (Oconee
Veterans Park, Watkinsville)
Provides awareness and education
to individuals living with ALS. Meets
fourth Wednesday of every month,
11 a.m.-1 p.m. December meetings
will be held on the third Wednesday
due to holidays. 706-207-5800
AL-ANON 12 STEP (Multiple
Locations) Recovery for people
affected by someone else’s drinking.
Meetings are held daily at various
times and locations. 888-425-2666,
www.ga-al-anon.org
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
(Athens, GA) If you think you have
a problem with alcohol, call the
AA hotline or visit the website for
a schedule of meetings in Barrow,
Clarke, Jackson and Oconee
Counties, www.athensaa.org
CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT
GROUP (Contact for Location)
Meet others who are dealing with
chronic illness such as ME/CFS,
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme.
Third Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.
athenschronicillness@gmail.com
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS
(Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Athens) EA is a 12-step program
open to anyone with a desire to
become well emotionally. Meets
Sundays, 4-5 p.m. 706-202-7463,
www.emotionsanonymous.org
FIGHT 4 CHANGE (Email for
Location) Help advocate for a mental
health system that serves everyone.
Meets the fourth Monday of each
month. Ietsfight4change@gmail.com
NAMI (Multiple Locations) “NAMI
Connections" is a support group
for adults living in recovery with
mental illness. “NAMI Family
Support” is for family members,
friends and caregivers of individuals
with mental illnesses. Both groups
meet every fourth Tuesday, 6:30-8
p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of
Athens. (No meeting Dec. 24). 770-
225-0804. NAMI Family Support
Groups are also available the second
Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Oconee
Presbyterian Church in Watkinsville;
and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
at Ridgeview Institute in Monroe
(No meetings Dec. 25 or Jan. 1).
namihallga@gmail.com, www.
namihall.org
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS
MEETINGS (ACC Library) A
12-step recovery program of mutual
support. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. nicotine-
anonymous.org
RECOVERY DHARMA (Recovery
Dharma, 8801 Macon Hwy., Suite 1)
This peer-led support group offers a
Buddhist-inspired path to recovery
from any addiction. Thursdays, 7-8
p.m. FREE! Find “Refuge Recovery
Athens GA" on Facebook
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
SUPPORT GROUP (Athens, GA)
Forming a support group for people
who have Restless Legs Syndrome
(RLS sufferers). 706-612-6934
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (Email
for Location) Athens Downtown SAA
offers a message of hope to anyone
who suffers from a compulsive sex
ual behavior, athensdowntownsaa.
com
On The Street
ACCA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
(Athens Community Council on
Aging) A 10-session leadership
program aimed to engage adults 55
and older in the ACC community.
Weekly sessions will cover topics
ranging from health and human ser
vices, local government, education
and more. February through March,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. www.accaging.org/
senior-leadership-academy-2020
BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER:
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
(Multiple Locations) Keep Athens-
Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB)
encourages citizens to recycle their
undecorated trees and wreaths.
Participants will receive a free tree
seedling in return. Check website for
drop-off locations. Jan. 4, 9 a.m-
1 p.m. www.keepathensbeautiful.org
CORNHOLE LEAGUE
REGISTRATION (Southern
Brewing Company) Register for
this seven-week cornhole league.
The season begins Jan 9. Register
by Dec. 30. Ages 21 and up. www.
cornholeatl.com
HOLIDAY CARDS FOR HEROES
(Oconee County Library) Swing
by the library and make a holiday
card for a soldier, veteran, police
officer or whoever you see as a hero.
Supplies are located in the children’s
area, and the library will mail them
to the appropriate address, www.
athenslibrary.org/oconee
RIPPLE EFFECT FILM PROJECT
(Athens, GA) Filmmakers of all
ages and levels of experience are
invited to create original short films
about water conservation and water
stewardship. Finalists’ films will be
screened at the Morton Theatre on
Mar. 22. Deadline Feb. 2. www.film
freeway.com/rippleeffectfilmproject
TABLE TENNIS (East Athens
Community Center) Table tennis
games are held three times a week.
All skill levels welcome, tabletennis
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