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Monday, January 07, 2002     Page: 5B

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Bergen Hall, Maple Avenue, Kingston,
call 603-0541 or (866) 231-2650; and 8 p.m., Christ United Presbyterian
Church, 105 Lee Park Ave., Hanover Township.
   
ADDICTION HELP: Support group for adult children of addiction and other
dysfunctional families, 8-9 p.m., Clear Brook building, Wyoming Avenue, Forty
Fort. Attendees should park and enter through the building’s rear.
   

   
AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Choices, Kingston, call 603-0541; 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s
Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, call (866) 231-2650; 7 p.m.,
St. Patrick’s Church, Route 940, White Haven.
   

   
ALATEEN: Helping young people cope with alcoholics, 7:30 p.m., St.
Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 603-0541 or
(866) 231-2650.
   

   
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Step meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, Route
115, Bear Creek Village. Call 864-0488.
   

   
ARTHRITIS AQUATIC PROGRAM: 1:30-2:15 p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N.
Main St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.
   

   
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: For children and adolescents coping with the death of
a loved one, 7-8:30 p.m., Hospice St. John, 123 N. Vine St., Hazleton. Call
(877) 438-3511.
   

   
BLOOD DRIVE: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call
344-7281.
   

   
BREAST-FEEDING INFORMATION: Greater Pittston La Leche League, 12:30 p.m.,
St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin. Call 655-4381 or 836-3013.
   

   

   
CANCER SUPPORT: “Facing Cancer Together,” support group for cancer
patients and loved ones, 6:30-8 p.m., Mercy Hospital, Scranton. Call 348-7940.
   

   
CANCER SUPPORT: Spouse grief group, 7-8:30 p.m., Medical Oncology
Associates, 382 Pierce St., Kingston. To register, call 288-7231.
   

   
DIABETES SUPPORT: 7 p.m., Community Medical Center School of Nursing, 1800
Mulberry St., Scranton. Call 969-7272.
   

   
EATING DISORDERS: Marywood University’s Eating Disorder Support Group for
recovering adults older than 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Nazareth Student Center,
second floor, Horizon Room, Scranton. Call 348-6245.
   

   
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Sponsored by Hospice Care of the Visiting Nurse
Association, 6:30-8 p.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, VNA office, suite
109, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call Debbie Barnard, 552-4075.
   

   
MENTAL HEALTH: “Persons for Empowerment,” an all-consumer support and
advocacy group, 6 p.m., Community Counseling Services, 110 S. Pennsylvania
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Call Linda Finn, 819-2686.
   

   
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Noon, St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre; 6 and 8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre; and 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Fourth and Broad
streets, Nescopeck. Call 654-7755.
   

   
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Northeastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8
p.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 335 W. Butler Drive, Drums. Call
Sandy, 788-6224.
   

   
PARENTS ANONYMOUS: For frustrated parents. For meeting time and location,
call 823-7312.
   

   
RECOVERY INC.: Support group for people with anxiety, panic attacks and
depression, 7-9 p.m., St. Luke’s Pavilion, conference room, 1000 Stacie Drive,
Hazleton. Call 454-3266.
   

   
SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.
   

   
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT: Take Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in 6-6:25 p.m.,
meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Hunlock to Muhlenberg
Highway, Muhlenburg. Call 256-3257.
   

   
WOMEN AND CANCER: Women’s Cancer Support Group, 3-4:30 p.m., Delta Medix
Breast Care Center, 236 Penn Ave., Scranton. Call the Northeast Regional
Cancer Institute, 941-7984 or (800) 424-6724.
   

   

   
This is a calendar of special meetings and one-time events open to the
public. To have your health-oriented event posted here, send information to
Diana Kurutz, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, by fax:
829-5537 or e-mail [email protected]. Information must be received a week in
advance.
   

    ARTHRITIS AQUATIC PROGRAM: 2:15-3 p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main
St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.
   

   
ATTENTION DISORDERS: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
of Luzerne County support group, 7-9 p.m., third-floor parent-teacher room,
Luzerne Intermediate Unit, Tioga Avenue, Kingston. Call 675-3700.
   

   
BLOOD DRIVE: Noon-5 p.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Kingston. Call 823-7161.
   

   
CANCER SUPPORT: Parents’ grief group, 7-8:30 p.m., Medical Oncology
Associates, 382 Pierce St., Kingston. For reservations, call 288-7231.
   

   
CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP: “Emotional Changes Following Heart Problems,” 6
p.m., Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center cafeteria, Plains Township. Call
826-7717.
   

   
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: Christ-centered support for alcohol and drug problems,
7:30 p.m., Christ Community Church, 100 W. Dorrance St., Kingston. Call
287-2033.
   

   
CO-DEPENDENCY SUPPORT: 7 p.m., board room, Mercy Special Care Hospital, 128
W. Washington St., Nanticoke. Call Gloria, 735-0413.
   

   
DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT: Parents for Parents, a support group for parents of
children with Down syndrome, 7 p.m. For meeting location, call 714-6320, days,
or 825-9995, evenings.
   

   
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/GAM-ANON: Both meetings, 8 p.m., Valley Crest Nursing
Home, Plains Township. Call Help Line, 829-1341.
   

   
MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7-9 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Church Street and Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Call 822-6486 or 288-2197.
   

   
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 654-7755.
   

   
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Northeastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8
p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, call Carol, 287-3137;
workshop meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort,
call 655-2305.
   

   
SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m. Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.
   

   
SUNRISE STRETCH: Sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and
Wyoming Counties, gentle stretching exercises, 7:30 a.m., West Park, Swallow
Street, Pittston. Call 822-1158.
   

   
WOMEN’S ISSUES: Anonymous, co-dependency self-help group, 7-8 p.m.,
Choices, 518 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Coed meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Call
283-2388.