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.
Those who come to donate blood or platelets through Aug. 30 will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card via email.
For more information, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit the Red Cross website online at www.red crossblood.org.
Aug. 2, Chardon United Methodist Church, 515 North St., Chardon, 1-7 p.m.
Aug. 3, Geauga West Library, 13455 Chillicothe Road, Chester Township, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aug. 5, St Helen’s Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury Township, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Aug. 9, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 1-7 p.m.
Aug. 10, University Hospitals Geauga Med Center, 13207 Ravenna Road, Claridon Township, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Aug. 10, American Legion Post 459, 14052 Goodwin St., Burton, 2-7 p.m.
Aug. 13, Church of Saint Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Conversation about Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
Aug. 9, 6-8 p.m.
The Chardon Community Action Team (CCAT) will present Start Talking, a program to help parents start talking about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, at the Geauga Family YMCA, 12460 Bass Lake Road, Chardon.
Matthew Petersen, OCPS, Lake Geauga Recovery Center, with an appearance by Missy Bell, OCPS, of Ravenwood Health Center, will facilitate the informative and interactive workshop. There will be discussions about recent trends that kids are seeing, and fun and simple activities that parents can do with their kids to help show the negative effects of using drugs and alcohol.
Parents or other interested community members are encouraged to attend.
For more information, call Matt Peterson at 440-205-2672, ext. 224.
For more information about CCAT and it mission, visit www.chardoncommunityactionteam.org.
Help For Mental Illness
Geauga County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support, education and advocacy for those affected by mental illness. Visit www.namigeauga.orgor call 440-286-6264.
Registration is open for the NAMI Geauga Miles for Mental Health & Wellness symposium and walk at Chardon High School on Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free wellness symposium runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Special guest speaker is comedian and motivational speaker Adam Grabowski from 12-1 p.m. The Miles for Mental Health walk begins at 1 p.m.
NAMI Community Garden is open every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Come for free produce, volunteer opportunities, support and networking. Call the office or email bolsen@namigeauga.org with any questions.
LGRC Ride for Recovery
Aug. 19
Bicyclists are invited to celebrate Lake-Geauga Recovery Center’s Ride for Recovery. The ride starts and ends at Bike Ohio, 8576 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. The long ride starts at 8:05 a.m. and the short ride starts at 9:05 a.m.
Ride is $30 per person. Children under 12 ride free. Riders must wear helmets.
Register online at www.wizathon.com/lgrc-ride-for-recovery.
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