Health & Wellness

September 27, 2018 by Staff Report

Bloodmobile

American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

For more information, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit the Red Cross website online at www.red crossblood.org.

Oct. 2, Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Oct. 4, Chardon United Methodist Church, 515 North St., Chardon, 1-7 p.m.

Oct. 7, St Helen’s Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury Township, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Oct. 11, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 1-7 p.m.

Maplewood Senior Living Hosts

Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium

Sept. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Maplewood Senior Living is hosting “The Person Comes First: A Dementia Research and Caregiving Symposium” in partnership with Alzheimer’s Association, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and Northeast Ohio Medical University at The Marriott, 26300 Harvard Road, Beachwood. The symposium will feature renowned experts, a multitude of engaging presentations, and valuable resources available both caregivers and family members.

Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in advance by visiting www.MaplewoodAtTwinsburg.com.

For more information, contact Stacie Feiock at 330-840-7404 or email steiock@maplewoodsl.com.

Help For Mental Illness

Geauga County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support, education and advocacy for those affected by mental illness.

Growth Through Grief support group is designed to guide loved ones through their journey to find hope and healing after suicide. The free, open group meets the second Wednesday of each month. A free, closed eight-week session is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, starting in October. Meetings are held at NAMI Geauga, 107 South St. in Chardon.

Registration is required for the closed group only; call 440-286-6264 or email Billie Olsen at bolsen@namigeauga.org.