Spring 2012 Family Cancer Retreat. This April, over 250 people from more than 100 New Mexican families coping with cancer will attend the Family Cancer Retreat. This free, three-day educational program provides New Mexico's adult cancer patients/survivors and their loved ones with the tools and information they need to better manage the treatment and survival process. The entire program, including meals, lodging, and all educational sessions, is provided at no cost to participants. This program is offered each year in Spring and Fall. Please see "More Information" on this page for the application packet, with details on the program and application process. Spaces fill up quickly, so please act soon!
Church Women United. This ecumenical Christian women's movement will meet on Friday, February 3, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa NE. The forum will begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee fellowship, and the program will begin at 10:00. Claudia Medina, Executive Director of Enlace Comunitario, will be the speaker. The mission of Enlace is to eliminate domestic violence in the Latino immigrant community and to promote healthy families through intervention services, education, policy advocacy and leadership development. New and gently used books will be collected for Christina Kent Early Childhood Center. For more information, please call Helen LeKates at 883-6903.
Dance It Up! Dance It Up! offers monthly dances and socializing for Albuquerque's autistic and developmentally delayed community (18+) and fun-loving friends. The next dance will be in March, due to Upward Basketball games in January and February.
Reading Tutors Needed. Looking for a way to help society? Wanting to stay active and use all your talents? Cherry Hills Library is looking for volunteer reading tutors to assist children in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. Livrary staff will train you in teaching techniques. If you can volunteer for one hour one day a week on a Monday or Friday morning, you may change a child's life! For more information, please contact Dana Goetz at 856-2609.
20/20 Club. Sandia hosts monthly educational/fellowship meetings for low-vision people and their families and/or caretakers. Meetings are usually on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. On February 8 the meeting will focus on exercise, training, and support groups, as well as providing information on home care. For more information, or for help with transportation, call Barbara Free, 275-9952; or Ann Slease, 881-9443. There is no charge for meetings, and visitors are always welcome.