Health & Wellness
American Red Cross will hold a blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.
Bloodmobile
American Red Cross will hold a 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. 3, Chardon United Methodist Church, 515 North St., Chardon, 1-7 p.m.
Oct. 10, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 1-7 p.m.
Oct. 13, Holy Angels Church, 18205 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Medicare Enrollment Info Sessions
To help the community prepare for the Medicare annual open enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, Paula Amicarelli, of Medicare Advisors of Ohio, is hosting information sessions at the Geauga West Library that are free and open to the public.
Learn how to create a MyMedicare.gov online account and have general Medicare questions answered. Sessions will be held Oct. 3 and 7, from 1-2 p.m., and Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to noon.
Miles for Mental Health Walk
Oct. 5
The fourth annual Miles for Mental Health and Wellness Walk benefiting the National Alliance on Mental Illness in NAMI Geauga County’s crucial, countywide programs and services will be held at the Chesterland office, 8389 Mayfield Road.
The Wellness Symposium and family-friendly entertainment will begin at 9 a.m., with step-off for the 5K walk at 11 a.m. Special guest speaker and a light meal will immediately follow.
Registration is free. To register as an individual walker or to form a team and/or to find information regarding volunteer opportunities and sponsorship, call 440-286-6264 or visit www.nami.org/geaugacounty.
Domestic Violence Awareness
Oct. 6, 12-4 p.m.
Support victims in Geauga County by joining in the second annual End The Silence and Stop Domestic Violence event on Chardon Square.
The event will include live music, food trucks, family friendly activities, service awards, information and sign making and will end with an awareness walk around the square at 3:30 p.m.
Growing in Grief
Oct. 7, 14 and 21, 7-8 p.m.
Bainbridge Community Church in partnership with Ginny Circle is offering a support group, Growing In Grief: Mindfulness, Meaning, and Music, for those experiencing grief from death, job loss, divorce or the state of the nation. The group will be lead by Lori Boyer, creative grief coach and founder of Ginny’s Circle, at Bainbridge Community United Church of Christ, 17751 Chillicothe Road.
The group will use a unique combination of mindfulness, music and creative exercises.
The program is free but advanced registration is required. Call Lori at 330-998-1452 or email ginnyscircle@gmail.com with any questions.
