Roll 'em for Rover

SAVANNAH - Coastal Pet Rescue invites the public to celebrate its second anniversary with the "Spare the Pets" bowl-a-thon Feb. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at AMF Savannah Lanes on Tibet Ave. Individuals-$20, 6-person teams-$120. Individual bowlers will be paired up wit Bowling h other individual bowlers. Registration cost includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, commemorative T-shirt, and light refreshments.

Event sponsorships are also available

Registration is required in advance as lanes are limited. Registration and payment is due by Jan. 15. Registration form and further information are available online at www.coastalpetrescue.org. For more information regarding registration or sponsorship contact Lisa Scarbrough at (912) 351-4151.


Spend a cool night at the Beach

SAVANNAH - Jan. 11 the Beach Institute will present the third installment of the Cool Nights at the Beach series. The series showcases African and African-inspired performances by artists with ties to Savannah. This month's presentations will feature spoken word performances by the Spitfire Poetry Group and Project Yes, vocalists Juanita Tucker and Adiva, as well as folklorist and storyteller Sister Imani Mtendaji.

Admission is free. For additional information contact the Beach Institute at (912) 234-8000.


Have a good time - pick up something trashy

SAVANNAH - The Tybee Beautification Association will sponsor a Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up Jan. 10 beginning at 9 a.m. Volunteers should meet at the Tybee island sign near the Lazaretto Creek Bridge on Highway 80. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Heavy gloves are recommended. All volunteers will receive a free T-shirt.


Adult Sickle Cell support group meeting

SAVANNAH - The Adult Sickle Cell Disease Support Group meets the first Tue. of each month in the Telfair Conference Room of St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital. For more information all (912) 692-6743.


Alzheimer's Caregiver support group meets

SAVANNAH - The Alzheimer's Caregiver support group meets the first Mon. and third Tue. of each month from 10:30 a.m.-noon, Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Free and open to anyone with a personal interest in dementia causing illnesses. For more information call (912) 598-8460.


League Of Women Voters

SAVANNAH - The Savannah-Chatham Chapter of the League of Women Voters meets at 5 p.m. the first Monday of each month in room 3 on the Second Floor of the Heart Lung Building at Candler Hospital. For more information call (912) 598-7493 or (912) 352-0122. Membership is open to any citizen at least 18 years of age.


Learn to grow orchids

SAVANNAH - The Deep South Orchid Society meets at 7 p.m. the 2nd Mon. of each month in Stewart Hall, First Presbyterian Church. 520 E. Washington Ave. The society is open to anyone interested in orchids. Call for more information (912) 572-3355 or e-mail sthardy@coastalnow.net.


Shag, Beach and Bop 'til you drop

SAVANNAH - "Magnificent Mondays" held each week at Double's, Holiday Inn/Midtown. Free basic swing dance lessons the first and second Mon. of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and free basic shag lessons the third and fourth Mon. of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Club membership is not required. Call (912) 927-4784 or (912) 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com.


AARP meeting

SAVANNAH - AARP Chapter 201 Meets at 11:30 a.m., the third Mon. of each month at the Fairmont Restaurant. AARP is a worldwide organization that offers information to senior citizens.


Red Lights at the Lucas

SAVANNAH - Reel Savannah presents movies at the Lucas Theatre 7 p.m. each Sunday. Jan. film presentations are scheduled to include Red Lights, Vodka Lemon and Seducing Dr. Lewis. Tickets are $6 (cash only please) and are available one hour before show time. E-mail info@reelsavannah.org.


Need to needlepoint?

SAVANNAH - The Savannah Needlepoint Society is inviting anyone interested in needlepointing to join. They meet the third Sun. of the month at the Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. The group focuses on learning new stitches and techniques for both the new stitcher and the accomplished needlepointer. For more information call (912) 598-8514.


Come listen to a story

SAVANNAH - The Savannah Storytellers club meets at 4 p.m., the third Sun. of each month at River's Edge Retirement Community on Waters Avenue. Guests are welcome. For more information call Bess Chappas at (912) 354-7688.


Take a pet home

SAVANNAH - Save-A-Life holds adoptions at PetSmart on Abercorn Extension, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. Each pet has been socialized in a foster home prior to adoption. A donation is required toward the cost of spaying/neutering, vaccinations, etc. Call (912) 598-SPAY for more information.


E-mail eluding you?

Savannah - St. Paul's Lutheran Church is offering computer classes for beginner through advanced levels of skill. The classes begin every 6 weeks throughout the year. Cost is $20 per session with an additional $20 text-book fee for first time students. For more information call (912) 355-0219.


Zonta Club to dine and dance

HILTON HEAD - The Zonta Club of Hilton Head Island will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a dinner and dance Jan. 22 at the Country Club of Hilton Head. The club chartered in 1980, has raised and contributed more than $250,000 to community organizations. Zonta International is a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women, locally and worldwide. For more information, call Karen Sprague at (843) 842-9003.


Learn a lot without going far

HILTON HEAD - The Learning Exchange of the University of South Carolina Beaufort has scheduled 18 courses on Hilton Head Island for the winter session beginning Jan. 31. Included are courses on great decisions, great books, computers, fiction writing, China, great music, etc. and a special three-region course entitled Adventures in Archeology. All classes are two hours in duration and many are taught in six sessions. Contact The Learning Exchange for membership or other information at (843) 521-4113.


50 artists display floral works

HILTON HEAD - The Hilton Head Community Library will host an exhibit of floral art from more than 50 local artists Jan. 4-Feb. 12. Sales of the works will benefit local charities. A reception announcing the winners will be held Jan. 11, 5-7 p.m.

The winning art will be auctioned at the Garden Tour's premier party in May. Non winning art will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the Garden Tour, May 21 will go to LowCountry Legal Aid, Inc., Children's Relief Fund, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry and All Saints Pre-School.


January meeting of Parkinson Support Group

SAVANNAH - Savannah Parkinson Support Group will meet Jan 6, 5 p.m., in the Marsh Auditorium, Candler Hospital. Brad Trower, orthopedic clinical initiative manager, and Karen Crisler, manager of physical therapy and orthopedics at St. Joseph's/Candler will discuss, "The Basics of Orthopedics and How to Choose the Best Orthopedist for You." Trower received his bachelor's degree in health sciences from Georgia Southern University and is a certified athletic trainer. He was previously director of sports medicine at St. Joseph's/Candler. Crisler received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the Medical College of Georgia and has worked as a therapist at the National Orthopedic Hospital in Washington, D.C., and at the Marietta Orthopedic Hospital in Atlanta.

This meeting is free and open to the public. For information, call (912) 355-6347 or (912) 238-4666.


Explore Georgia's Coastal islands

SAVANNAH - Elderhostel will present "A Natural History Of Georgia's Coastal Islands," Feb. 6-11 for anyone 55 or older. This Active Outdoor Elderhostel course held on Skidaway Island includes a boat trip to one of Georgia's Golden Isles. The program is in association with the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium and the Skidaway Island State Park.

Commuters are welcome, for more information, call Edith Schmidt, (912) 598-2447.


Spanish Oaks Hospice is seeking volunteers

SAVANNAH - Volunteers in the facility help with administrative tasks such as receptionist/answering phones, copying, filing, assisting the office manager and making crafts. There is a great demand for patient care volunteers in the area of companionship, taking patients for a walk, feeding or even just reading to a patient. The 36-bed Spanish Oaks Hospice and Retreat is located at 8510 Whitfield Ave. A full orientation and training is available for all interested. Call Cyndi Haggerty-Krupa for more information or to schedule training, (912) 356-0233.


Lost your friends from the SHS Class of '70?

SAVANNAH - Planning has begun for this class reunion - but organizers are still looking for some of you Savannah High grads!

To reconnect, visit the reunion planners online, www.1970SHS.com, call (912) 355-4608 or e-mail rebecca.starling@comcast.net. The 35th reunion is planned for June 18, 2005.


Senior volunteers needed

SAVANNAH - Coastal Georgiacares needs volunteers Senior 55 and older to counsel Medicare beneficiaries on questions about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, Medicare prescription drug cards, Medicare error, waste and abuse, long term care insurance, and other health related issues. Training will be provided. For more information, please call (800) 669-8387.


Beaufort mentally ill support group meets

BEAUFORT - The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Beaufort County South of the Broad River meets at 6 p.m. for support groups; fellowship at 7 p.m.; business meeting at 7:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the program on the second Tuesday of each month at Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.


Pain management clinic

BEAUFORT - The Beaufort Memorial Hospital Pain Management Clinic is offering a free Reflex Sympathy Dystrophy support group that will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. on the fourth Thurs. of each month in Beaufort Memorial Hospital's Riverview Cafeteria.

Topics will be determined by the group. For more information, call Michelle Schmidt at (912) 631-7551 or Pat DeYoung at (912) 522-7631.


Stampers meet monthly

BEAUFORT - The Beaufort Decorative Arts Rubber Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thurs. of every month at the Carolina Stamper, 203 Carteret St., Suite A, Beaufort. For more information, call (843) 522-9966.


League of Women Voters meets

BLUFFTON - The League of Women Voters of the Bluffton area meets every third Thurs. at 8 a.m. at Bess of Bluffton on S.C. 46. The meeting is open to men and women of the greater Bluffton area. For more information, call Tamela Harrell at (843) 683-4100.


American Legion meets

RIDGELAND - The American Legion Sgt. Jasper Post 58 meets at 7:30 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at Pratt Memorial Library on Logan Street in Ridgeland.


American Association of University Women

HILTON HEAD - The Hilton Head & Bluffton branch of the American Association of University Women meets on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Seabrook on Pope Avenue. For more information, call (843) 671-4289.


Buzzard Brigade picks up trash

BLUFFTON - The All Joy Buzzard Brigade (also known as the All Joy Road Litter Pickup) meets monthly on the fourth Saturday at 9 a.m. at M.C. Riley School, Bluffton. For more information on volunteering, call Lynn Judd at (843) 757-7154.


Republican lunch group

HILTON HEAD - The 1st Monday Republican Lunch Group meets at noon on the first Monday of each month at Aunt Chiladas restaurant on Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island. The public is invited. Reservations are not required.


Bluffton Community Association

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton Area Community Association meets at 7 p.m. at the Goethe Road Bluffton Community Center every second Monday of the month. For more information, call Sharon Brown at 757-7107.


Marine Rescue Squad meeting

HARDEEVILLE - The Hardeeville Marine Rescue Squadron meets the second Monday of each month at the MRS building at Millstone Landing, Hardeeville. Dinner is at 7 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. For directions or information, call Sam Sutherland at (843) 338-0856.


Humane Association Thrift Store

HILTON HEAD - The Litter Box Thrift Store, run by the Hilton Head Humane Association, is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The only items not accepted as merchandise to sell are large appliances.

For more information, call (84 3) 842-6369 or *(843) 681-8686.


Caregivers support group

BLUFFTON - A Caregivers Support Group meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Campbell Chapel AME Church, 23 Boundary St., Bluffton. The group offers support for dementia, stroke and other long-term illnesses. For more information, call Marilyn Wiener, facilitator, at (843) 705-5349.


Anxiety group meets

LADY'S ISLAND - Recovery Inc., a nonprofit self-help group for nervous, anxious and depressed people, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady's Island Dr., Lady's Island. For more information, call (843) 521-0111.


Habitat volunteer night

LADY'S ISLAND - Lowcountry Habitat Volunteer Night is at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tues. of every month at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady's Island Dr., Lady's Island. All interested volunteers are invited. Volunteers are needed for the ReStore, Faith House Build, Family Support and special events. The Shed retail facility is selling new and used building materials, keeping tons of materials out of local landfills. For more information and to volunteer, call the Lowcountry Habitat office at (843) 379-3790; the ReStore at (843) 525-0055; or send an e-mail to habitat@hargray.com.


Strategies for living with depression and bipolar disorder

HILTON HEAD -The Mental Health Association of Beaufort and Jasper counties is offering a Depression and Bipolar Support Group led by peers from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Hilton Head Island on the last Tues. of the month. The purpose will be to share experiences, information and strategies for successfully living with these illnesses. Adolescents are welcome to attend with a parent. For more information, call (843) 682-2900.


Give peace a chance

HILTON HEAD - Hilton Head for Peace meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 111 Mathews Dr. The next meeting is Oct. 13.


Deal me in

HILTON HEAD ISALND - If you have ever wanted to learn bridge, or you are currently a social bridge player but would like to learn the modern way to accurately bid and play the hands, then come to the Hilton Head Island Bridge Club in Port Royal Plaza. Lessons and workshops are available for beginning and intermediate players Mondays at 7 p.m., Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 10 a.m., and Thursdays at 7 p.m. Each week is stand alone, so you do not need to sign up for a series of lessons. Call Kathie Walsh at (843) 689-6239 for more information.


Learn about organ donation

HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Learn how to be an organ donor. Learn how to help one of the thousands of people on a waiting list to receive a life saving organ. Call Gift of Life at (877) 277-4866 or George Rowan at (843) 671-4600 to request a speaker on the subject.


Community blood drive volunteers needed

BEAUFORT - Lowcountry Community Blood Center, the sole provider of blood for Beaufort Memorial Hospital, is seeking part-time volunteers to assist with donor recruitment for community blood drives.

At least two volunteers are needed to work one day per week, for a few hours each day. Volunteers will work in their own office, located in the pathology department at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Training will be provided. Days and hours are flexible.

For more information about the Lowcountry Community Blood Center or to become a volunteer, call Courtney McDermott at (843) 522-5171.


You can help - volunteer at VistaCare

SAVANNAH - This growing hospice needs caring people who can help terminally ill patients and their families. VistaCare urgently needs patient care and administrative volunteers. If you want to be part of an organization that helps individuals cope with the physical, spiritual and sociological issues surrounding serious illness, contact Joe Pagilat (912) 330-0460.


Mental illness group meets regularly

SAVANNAH - The Savannah Chapter of the National Association for the Mentally Ill meets from 4-6 p.m. the third Sunday of each month in room 226 of the Armstrong Atlantic Southern University Sports Education Building. Open to anyone affected by mental illness or who is caretaker for someone suffering from mental illness. The meeting usually has a guest speaker. Family support meetings are held from 4-4:45 p.m., prior to the monthly meetings. For more information, call (912) 353-7143.


Play it again

SAVANNAH - Drop in and enjoy playing Bridge with your friends at an ACBL certified Duplicate Bridge game at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St., every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Fee is $4. Call Lynn Pories at (912) 354 9739 for more information.


Share your talents

SAVANNAH - The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is in need of volunteers to share their time and talents giving back to the communities. Through RSVP, seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations, including hospitals, churches, youth recreational centers and educational facilities. Volunteers can serve as few hours or as much as 40 hours per week. RSVP involves seniors in service that matches their personal interests and make use of their skills and lifelong experience. The only qualifications needed are to be at least 55 or older and to have the desire to share with the communities your personal talents. Opportunities are presently open at the Better Business Bureau, Carver Heights Association, Georgia Radio Reading and many other locations. For information, call (912) 234-7842 or (912) 238-2960, ext 123.


Seniors looking for companions

SAVANNAH - If you have few hours a week and like to help others, you may be a perfect fit for Senior Citizens Inc.'s Senior Companion Program. Senior Companions serve 20 hours a week and receive a small stipend and travel assistance. For more information or to sign up, call Senior Citizens Inc., (912) 236-0363, Ext. 120 or 121.


Program needs foster grandparents

SAVANNAH - Volunteers are being sought to share their time and talents through the Foster Grandparent Program. If you're age 60 or over and can share 20 hours a week at local schools, day cares and social service agencies, you could be eligible to participate. A small stipend and transportation costs are provided. For more information, call Linda Fields at (912) 234-7842 or (912) 238-2960, ext. 123.


CASA needs volunteers to advocate for abused children

SAVANNAH - Every child should have a safe, loving, and permanent home, but many do not. Each year hundreds of children in Chatham County are abused and neglected by those who are supposed to care for them. The Savannah/Chatham County Court Appointed Special Advocates program is a catalyst for change, but they need your help. These children need your voice in court to speak up for their best interests and to ensure they are placed in safe and permanent homes. For more information call (912) 447 8908.


Take a dip

SAVANNAH - Savannah Masters meet and swim at the Chatham County Aquatic Center, 7240 Sallie Mood Dr., 5:30-6:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 6-7:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; and 7-8:30 a.m. Saturday. Levels include beginner, fitness, tri-athlete and competitive. For more information call coach Scott Rabalais, (912) 927-7016, or e-mail him at: scott@savannahmasters.com or go online to www.savannahmasters.com.


Hilton Head Aquatics Club Masters Swim Team seeks swimmers

HILTON HEAD ISLAND - If you are interested in joining the team your first week is free. An experienced coach will help with stroke technique and conditioning for all levels of swimmers. Practice times are Monday-Friday 5:45-7:15 a.m., 7-8:30 a.m., and 6:30-7:30 p.m. The team fee is $25 monthly and a $30 USMS annual fee. For information, call Rebekah Stuntz at (843) 681-7273


Bereavement Support Group

BLUFFTON - Hospice Care of the Lowcountry is extending our support program in the Sun City and Bluffton area. "New Beginnings" will meet the first and third Wednesday of the month from 2:30-4 p.m. at the Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center in the classroom located in the lobby. The group is facilitated by a professional and is offered free of charge. For more information please contact Renee Pigat, Bereavement Coordinator, at (843) 681-7814.


Mental health disorder recovery group meets

HILTON HEAD - The Mental Health Association of Beaufort and Jasper counties is offering a new social club, Rendezvous, for adults in recovery with a mental health disorder. The group is peer-run and meets monthly the first and third Wednesday on Hilton Head Island to go out for free or inexpensive social opportunities as a group. For more information, call (843) 682-2900.


Hospice Thrift Shop

HILTON HEAD - Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, a nonprofit organization, has opened a thrift shop in buildings 3 and 4 in Mathew's Court, across from Port Royal Plaza and Sam's Club, on Mathews Drive.

The new shop is called Hospice Community Thrift and is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

A lady's clothing shop is in building 4, and housewares, furniture, books and, men's and children's clothing are in building 3.

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry and other nonprofit charities in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton areas will receive the proceeds.


Republican club meeting

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton Republican Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn Express, S.C. 46, Bluffton. The public is invited. For more information, call Dianne Reynolds, club president, at (843) 757-3882.


Stay active

HILTON HEAD ISLAND - From learning to better use your computer, to bicycling, bowling, fitness programs and a variety of travel opportunities, Hilton Head Island SHARE members are the seniors who are out there enjoying themselves! For a full listing of monthly and weekly programs and membership information, call SHARE Senior Center or stop by the office, 6 Office Park Road, (843) 785-6444, e-mail at hhishare@juno.com


Survivor's support group meets

HILTON HEAD - A suicide survivors' support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month at the Hilton Head Island library. The group is sponsored by Hospice Care of the Lowcountry. It is open to all suicide survivors and to family and friends. For more information, call Renee Pigat at (843) 681-7814


Learn to cook quick and easy appetizers

HILTON HEAD - Cindy Tuttle teaches a free cooking class on quick and easy appetizers and desserts from 8:30-9:30 a.m. every Tuesday at the Sea Pines Community Service Association building (next to the Acorn) in Sea Pines Center. The public is invited. For more information, call Cindy at (843) 671-2253.


Bluffton Toastmasters meets

BLUFFTON - A Bluffton Toastmasters chapter meets from 7:45-8:45 a.m. every Tuesday at Palmetto Electric near Sun City on U.S. 278. For more information, call Dee at (843) 689-2285.


Women's support group meets

HILTON HEAD - A women's support group, open to anyone who is or ever has been in an abusive relationship, meets on Hilton Head Island from 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday. Call the Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse for location and more information at 1-800-868-2632.


Anxiety group meets each Tuesday

LADY'S ISLAND - Recovery Inc., a nonprofit self-help group for nervous, anxious and depressed people, meets from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady's Island Drive, Lady's Island. For more information, call (843) 521-0111.


Bereavement support group meetings

BLUFFTON - The Palmetto Health Hospice's Pathfinders bereavement support group meets from 10-11 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month in the conference room of Palmetto Health Hospice, 27 Dr. Mellichamp Drive, Suite 104, Bluffton. For more information, call (843) 706-2566.


Civil War roundtable meetings

BLUFFTON - The Lowcountry Civil War Roundtable meets the second Wednesday of the month at H.E. McCracken Middle School in Bluffton. The social period begins at 5:30 p.m., the buffet dinner at 6 p.m. and the speaker at 7 p.m. To join, call Bill Trapp at (843) 705-2455.


Learn to use a computer

HILTON HEAD - Free computer training for people who have little or no knowledge of computers will be offered from 9-10 a.m. at the Hilton Head Public Library. The series of classes starts the first Wednesday of each month. Signup is at the library's registration desk. For more information, call (843) 342-9200. Coffee, tea and cookies will be served at 11:30 a.m.


Skeletons in the closet?

HILTON HEAD - The Heritage Library, suite 300 in the Courtyard Building just outside the Greenwood Gate to Sea Pines, is sponsoring an ongoing Internet genealogy workshop series continuing on Wednesdays.

Registration fee is $15 for nonmembers and $10 for foundation members - limited to 15 participants.

To register call (843) 686-6560 or e-mail sandeeh@herigagelib.org. Call the Heritage Library at (843) 686-6560 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for more information.


Alzheimer's support group meets

BLUFFTON - The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Support Group 2, affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association Palmetto Chapter, has added an Early Onset/Recent Diagnosis Support Group that also includes those recently symptomatic with Alzheimer's disease, related disorders, stroke and Parkinson's disease. Early onset means age 64 and younger. This group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at the Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center at S.C. 170 and U.S. 278, Bluffton. For more information, call Marilyn Wiener, group facilitator, at (843) 705-5349.


Arthritis support group

HILTON HEAD - The Arthritis Support Group of the Lowcountry meets the second Thursday of each month from 2-3 p.m. at the LaMotte Building of the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center.

For more information, call (843) 686-7399 or e-mail gillesjk@aol.com


Emotions Anonymous meetings

HILTON HEAD - The Emotions Anonymous chapter on Hilton Head Island meets at 7:30 a.m. for an hour every Thursday at St. Luke's Parish Hall, Pope Avenue. People can join the program at any time. There are no dues.

Emotions Anonymous offers a 12-step program to help people cope with stress. Members attend for various reasons, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems and other emotional difficulties.

For more information, call (843) 842-4373 or (843) 689-9393


Smart weight loss

HILTON HEAD - The Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) weight-loss support group meets from 7:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday in the LaMotte Building on the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center campus. For more information, call (843) 842-1081.


Dementia, stroke support group meets

BLUFFTON - A caregivers Support Group meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Campbell Chapel AME Church, 23 Boundary St., Bluffton. The group offers support for dementia, stroke and other long-term illnesses. For more information, call Marilyn Wiener, facilitator, at (843) 705-5349.


Cut the cards

HILTON HEAD - The Hilton Head Island Bridge Club has several weekly games at the Bridge Club, 95 Mathews Drive, in the Port Royal Shopping Center near Sam's. For more information, call Kathie Walsh at (843) 689-6239.


Bereavement support group meeting

BLUFFTON - A Pathfinders bereavement support group is hosted by Palmetto Health Hospice the first Monday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in their conference room, Suite 104, 27 Mellichamp Drive, Bluffton, and the third Tuesday of each month from noon-1 p.m. For more information, or to register, call (843) 706-2566 or 1-888-818-8269. It is free and the public is invited.


Arthritis groups meet

HILTON HEAD - The Arthritis Foundation's Hilton Head Island group meets at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month in the Seabrook Auditorium. Danielle Haines is the facilitator.

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton-Sun City group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the classroom of the Bluffton/Okatie Outpatient Center the fourth Monday of the month. Sue Wise is the facilitator.

For more information on either group, call (843) 689-9960.


Toastmasters club needs members

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton Toastmasters chapter currently has 18 members and needs a total of 20 to be officially chartered by Toastmasters International. The name of the soon-to-be-chartered local club is Bluffton Speech Achievers Toastmasters Club. It meets at 7:45 a.m. every Monday at the Palmetto Electric building on U.S. 278 across from the new University of South Carolina New River campus. Anyone interested in developing his or her speaking and leadership skills is invited. For more information, call Elizabeth Baumler at (843) 681-2172, Richard McCollum at (843) 705-9524, or Barbara Blackburn at (843) 681-3250.


Wives and daughters Alzheimer and Dementia support group

SUN CITY - The Alzheimer's and Other Dementia Wives/Daughters of the Impaired Support Group meets at 2 p.m. every first Monday of the month at 5 Lake Somerset Drive, Sun City. This is a subgroup of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Support Group. For more information, call Marilyn Wiener, facilitator, at (843) 705-5349.


To have your community event included in Senior Notebook, email james.parker@savannahnow.com or mail to James Parker, Coastal Senior, P.O. Box 1088, Savannah GA 31402. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Questions? Call us, (912) 652-0487.