Datebook - March 7, 2010
By STAFF
Published Mar 07, 2010 00:02


Support groups

Today
7 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 750 Greenfield Road. Information: 391-2950.

Monday

10 a.m. — Alzheimer's Association Caregivers' group hosts program on exercise and lifestyle for total well-being, in the Village Square Concord Room of Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Free respite care provided upon request. Information: Jan Mills, 355-6226.

10:30 a.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Andrew UCC, corner of New and North Lime streets. Information: 391-2950.

6:30 p.m. — Breast Cancer group meets at the Center for Women's Health Library, Ephrata Health Pavilion, 175 Martin Ave., Ephrata. Information: 721-5750.

7 p.m. — Memory Loss group hosts "What is Involved in Memory Evaluation?" in the third-floor conference room of Lancaster General's health campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. Information: Shelby Swartley, 544-3280.

Tuesday
10:30 a.m. — Parents With Special Cares, for people with adult children or grandchildren with mental, learning, emotional, addictions and/or physical health conditions, meets for program on humor and healing in the Village Square Board Room of Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Information: Karen Horning, 355-6010.

12:30 p.m. — Newly Bereaved Program, a three-week group for people whose loss was one to three months ago, begins, at PATHways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy. To register: 391-2413.

7 p.m. — Lancaster Us TOO Prostate Cancer Community Network hosts a program on recent developments in prostate cancer pathology, at Lancaster General's health campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. Information: Tom Sumoski, 569-3444.

7 p.m. — Compassionate Friends, for parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age, meets at New Life Assembly of God Church, 1991 Old Philadelphia Pike. Information: Linda Lowe, 626-4832.

7 p.m. — Parents Involved Network, for parents of children with emotional or mental illness, meets at 801 Waterfront Drive. Information: Mental Health America of Lancaster County, 397-7461.

7 p.m. — Newly Bereaved Program, a three-week group for people whose loss was one to three months ago, begins, at PATHways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy. To register: 391-2413.

7:30 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at Hempfield United Methodist, 3050 Marietta Ave. Information: 391-2950.

7:45 p.m. — NarAnon Family Group, for family and friends of people suffering from substance abuse, meets at First United Methodist Church, Duke and Walnut streets (enter on Lemon Street parking lot side). Information: 285-2909.

Wednesday

6:30 p.m. — Sleep Disorders group discusses CPAP care, at Ephrata Health Pavilion, 175 Martin Ave., Ephrata. Information: 733-0405, ext. 109.

6:30 p.m. — Coping With the Loss of a Loved One meets at the Lampeter-Strasburg YMCA, 800 Village Road. Information: 391-2413.

7 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at Ephrata Community Hospital. Information: 391-2950.

7:30 p.m. — Gam-Anon, a 12-step program for family and friends of compulsive gamblers, meets at Ephrata Church of the Brethren, 201 Crescent Ave., Ephrata. Information: 1-888-213-3945.

Thursday
12:30 p.m. — Coping With the Loss of a Child meets at PATHways Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy. Information: 391-2413.

6:30 p.m. — CanSurmount cancer support group meets in the Village Square Board Room of Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Information: Judy Shaffer, 355-6259.

7 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 750 Greenfield Road. Information: 391-2950.

7 p.m. — Adult Children Anonymous, a 12-step program for those who struggle with issues from childhood, meets at Lancaster Friends Meeting, 110 Tulane Terrace. Information: 290-7723.

7:30 p.m. — NarAnon Family Group, for family and friends of people suffering from substance abuse, meets at Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. Information: 665-4727.

Friday

10:30 a.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Andrew UCC, corner of New and North Lime streets. Information: 391-2950.

Special interest

Monday
8 a.m. — Rise and Shine Breakfast Club for Seniors hosts "Lower Your Risk Factors for Cancer," at Ephrata Community Hospital's Cafeteria Conference Room, 169 Martin Ave., Ephrata. Fee of $2.50 covers breakfast. Reservations: 336-6578.

7:30 p.m. — Lancaster County Garden Club hosts "Large- and Small-Leaf Rhododendron — Good Choices," at Salem United Church of Christ, Rohrerstown. $5 donation requested of guests. Information: 872-5192.

Tuesday

1 p.m. — Red Rose Button Club meets at Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, 308 East Petersburg Road, Lititz. Information: Stella Papadakis, 355-2142.

Friday

7 p.m. — Singles Over Sixty meets at Grace United Church of Christ, 1947 New Holland Pike, with speaker Sen. Mike Brubaker. Cost: $3. Information: Shirley Smith, 426-3590.

7:30 p.m. — Lancaster County Bird Club hosts photographer Kevin Fleming and "Wild Delaware: A Photographic Journey Across the First State," at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. Information: 393-2546.

• For a full range of support groups in Lancaster County, call United Way LINC 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 291-5462.

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