Singer and keyboard player Jacob Sylvestor will perform at 10 a.m., and the Harmony Legend Barber Shop Quartet will perform at 2:30 p.m.
For information, contact Gail Snyder, activities director at Avalon Manor Health Care, at 301-733-8700. For information about the foundation, call 1-301-663-0303.
Relay for Life holding free dinner to kick off event
American Cancer Society is gearing up for Relay for Life, which will be Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19, at School Stadium at South Hagerstown High School. To kick off the event, the Relay for Life Committee is holding a free dinner at Williamsport Red Men Lodge Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m.
Come enjoy a fried-chicken dinner, play games, win prizes and learn how to get involved.
Cancer touches 1 out of 3 women and 1 out of 2 men.
Relay for Life brings people together to celebrate hope and survivorship. Teams of eight to 15 people raise money before the event, then come out in May to spend the night with hundreds of other motivated people. Together they dance to music, walk, jog, or run around the track, eat food and camp out with their families to show their team spirit.
For information or to register, call 1-888-474-3044.
Program to focus on the intestinal system
Jane Courter, certified natural health practitioner, will speak Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Positive Changes conference room at 1185 Mount Aetna Road, upper level, in Hagerstown. In this continuing series of workshops, she will speak about the intestinal system, and the importance of cleansing and detoxifying the body.
This one-hour talk is free and open to the public. Call Courter at 301-745-5520 for information.
Senior Horizons to offer free educational seminar
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Waynesboro Hospital is offering a free Senior Horizons educational program for those ages 55 and older Thursday, Feb. 15, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the hospital's conference room. The guest speaker, Vickie Stouffer who works in cardiac rehab at Waynesboro Hospital, will discuss "Heart Attack and Stroke: Are Your at Risk?"
Free blood pressure screenings will be offered from 1 to 1:30 p.m. For information, call 1-888-451-2010.
Free blood pressure screenings available
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff will provide heart information, free blood pressure screenings and answer questions Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Canteen Retail Store on the first floor of the medical center. Heart-healthy snacks will be available.
In conjunction with American Heart Month, the center is continuing its efforts to help veterans learn more about heart disease and the services available.
