Health & Wellness
American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.
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.
April 12, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 1-7 p.m.
April 13, Munson Town Hall, 12210 Auburn Road, Munson Township, 1-6 p.m.
April 15, Church of Saint Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
April 16, Parkman Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, Parkman Township, 2-7 p.m.
April 26, Chagrin Falls Fire Department, 21 West Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
April 27, Fellowship Bible Church, 16391 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 12-4 p.m.
April 27, United Methodist Church, 20 South Franklin St., Chagrin Falls, 2-7 p.m.
2018 Immunization Clinics
The Geauga County Health District offers walk-in immunization clinics for children and adolescents through the age of 18. Residents must present an immunization record as well as a primary insurance card.
The following is a list of upcoming immunization clinics:
Chardon, April 12, Geauga Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.
Middlefield, April 19, First United Methodist Church, 14999 S. State Ave., 3-6 p.m.
Troy, April 25, Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
For more information, call the Geauga County Health District at 440-279-1950.
Family First Council
April 16, 2 p.m.
Geauga Family First Council will meet at the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services building located on 13244 Ravenna Road in Chardon. Meetings are open to the public.
For more information, please contact Nancy Seelbach, Geauga Family First Council coordinator, at 440-285-1201.
Help For Mental Illness
Geauga County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support, education and advocacy for those affected by mental illness.
NAMI Basics is a six-week education program for parents and family caregivers of school age youth who are experiencing mental health challenges.
The free class will meet six consecutive Thursdays, beginning April 19, from 6-8:30 p.m., at the NAMI Geauga office, 107 South St., Suite 2 in Chardon.
NAMI Homefront Education is a free education program for family, friends and significant others of military service members and veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs military and veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions.
The class will meet six consecutive Tuesdays, beginning April 24, from 6-8:30 p.m., at the NAMI Geauga Annex, 107 South St., in Chardon.
To register for either class, call 440-286-6264 or email admin@namigeauga.org.
Start Talking: Underage Drinking
April 24, 6:30 p.m.
Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers and the Geauga County YMCA in recognition of April as Alcohol Awareness Month is presenting Start Talking: How to start a conversation with your children about underage drinkingat the Geauga YMCA located at 12460 Bass Lake Road, Chardon.
Mary-Alice Bell, OCPC, Ravenwood Health Center and Matt Petersen, OCPS, prevention specialist at Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers, will lead a discussion to help parents know when to begin a conversation with children and identify tools and other valuable resources available to parents. In addition, there will be family-friendly activities geared around having this very important conversation about drugs and alcohol.
Register by contacting Matt Petersen at mpetersen@lgrc.us or 440-205-2672. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Enter Bras for a Cause Contest
The University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting the seventh annual Bras for a Cause contest fundraiser to support UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Geauga. Entries must be submitted at the Wish-You-Well Gift Shop at UH Geauga Medical Center,13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon, no later than April 20.
Entry is free and open to area women of all ages who want to decorate a bra, either individually or as part of a corporate team or club entry. Creations may be artistic, funny, a tribute to a loved one who has battled cancer or decorated any other creative way.
Each entry must be size 34C and fit into a display case that measures 13 inches long by 6 ½ inches wide by 4 ¾ inches deep.
All entries will be displayed April 24 through May 4 at UH Geauga for public and employee voting. Voting tickets will be available at the hospital gift shop for $1 each or $5 for six tickets.
Winners are determined by the amount of money raised by each entry. Final voting will occur and winners will be announced at the Auxiliary’s annual tea luncheon May 5.
For contest information, contact Karen Cico, UH Geauga coordinator of volunteer services, at 440-285-6271 or Karen.Cico@UHhospitals.org.
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