vision. Info: www.handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the Web site to sign up for a project. • TH (10/22), 5:307:30pm - Cook and serve a meal for 15-25 women and children who are part of New Choices, an empowerment program for displaced homemakers in need of counseling and assistance —- 6-8pm - Help MANNA prepare “Packs for Kids,” backpack-sized parcels of food that will be distributed to students from low-income families. • THURSDAYS (10/22 & 29), 4-6pm - Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries. • SA (10/24), 10:3011:30am - Make a Difference Day: Help keep someone warm by making “draft stoppers” (stuffed fabric tubes that are placed at the bottom ofa door), which will be donated to individuals and families. Held at the YWCA of Asheville —- 35pm - Help make “lovies” blankets for premature babies served by Mission Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Instructions provided. • SU (10/25), 2-4pm - Knit-n-Give: Make hats for newborns served by the Health Center’s Community Health Program. Men and Women Wanted Big Brothers Big Sisters is holding a back-to-school volunteer recruitment drive. Mentors share outings twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Volunteers also needed to mentor during the 2009-10 school year. Info: 253-1470 or www. bbbswnc.org. • TH (10/22), Noon - Information Session for interested volunteers will be held at the United Way Building, S. French Broad Ave., Rm. 213. SCORE Recruiting for Women • Local business women need coaches. Are you a woman with management background? If so, SCORE has the opportunity for you to share that knowledge with budding entrepreneurs. Info: 367-1446. The Lord’s Acre A Faith Garden Project organized and sponsored
by local churches and volunteers who have come together to help provide food for families in need. Located in Fairview. Info: www.thelordsacre.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 6-8pm & SATURDAYS, 8-11am Volunteers are needed. WNC AIDS Project Info: www.wncap.org or 252-7489. n Donations will be accepted for the Candelabra Ball fundraising auction. Jewelry, collectables, art, local services, antiques and more are needed. Info: Kenneth. d.wilson@att.net or pamsiekman@earthlink.net.
Health Programs & Support Groups Morning Exercise Line Dance Classes (pd.) 9am-10am, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting September 15 and 17. Information: (828) 274-8320. • Call or drop in for great fun and fitness! Asheville Ballroom & Dance Centre. Professional Help For Overshoppers/ Overspenders (pd.) Stop the pain of Overshopping and Overspending • Discover triggers and cues • Learn specific tools, strategies and techniques • Break the cycle of overspending • Overcome the urge to splurge during the holiday season • Develop mindfulness in making decisions. • Individual or 12 session group format available. Call 231-2107 or email: empowering. solutions@yahoo.com Reap The Benefits Of Healthy Living • This Friday (pd.) Community Open House, October 23, 4:306:30pm, 411 West State Street, Suite B, downtown Black Mountain. • Network Spinal Analysis • Chiropractic • Acupuncture • Anat Baniel Method • Chinese Herbalology • Craniosacral, Massage, Music Therapies. • Feldenkrais Method • Lypossage • Medical Massage • Occupational, Pelvic Health Therapies • Thai Massage. (828) 669-8800. www.sourceforwellbeing.com Shoji Spa Discounts and Events (pd.) • Locals Discount: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. • SPArty: Wednesday evenings, 6-8 p.m. Drinks, food and
music, free. 828-2990999. www.shojiretreats. com A-B Tech Classes Registration & info: www. abtech.edu/ce. • TH (10/22), 6-9pm “Healing from the Kitchen Cupboard.” Find out how to use basic kitchen pantry staples to care for you and your family. Experience making herbal remedies. $35. • FR (10/23), 10am-1pm - “Sweeteners.” In this class, the pros and cons of the various sweeteners will be explored to enable you to make more informed choices. $35. Adult Children of Alcoholics • 1st, 3rd & 5th MONDAYS, 7-8:30pm - Open 12-step meeting at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Rear entrance, first room on the left. Info: 298-6600 or maybloomer@yahoo.com. Adult Children Of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families ACOAs continue “survival” behaviors they had as children, which no longer serve them as adults. Come learn how to grow in recovery and become the person you are meant to be through this 12-step fellowship. Info: 5459648. • FRIDAYS, 7-8:30pm Meets at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: 800-286-1326 or www.wnc-alanon.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:151:15pm - Step study: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Discussion meeting for parents of children with addictions: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, across from Ingles. Info: 2426197. • FRIDAYS, 8pm - The Lambda (GLBT) group of Al-Anon is a gay-friendly support group for families and friends of alcoholics, and holds their weekly candlelight meeting at All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 670-6277 (until 9pm). • FRIDAYS, 12:301:30pm - Discussion meeting: First Baptist
Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 6868131. • FRIDAYS, 6:30pm - Discussion meeting for couples only: All Souls Cathedral, 3 Angle St. Info: 676-0485. • SATURDAYS, 10am Al-Anon North: Meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. • SATURDAYS, 10am - Saturday Serenity at St Mary’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Charlotte and Macon. Beginners welcome. • SATURDAYS, Noon - Weaverville discussion meeting at First Baptist Church on N. Main St., next to the library. Enter via side glass doors. • SUNDAYS, 5-6pm Discussion meeting: West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Info: 281-1566. • MONDAYS, 12-1pm Discussion meeting: First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Park in the back of lot between Church and Y. Info: 686-8131. • TUESDAYS, 7pm Discussion meeting: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak St. Art of Intimacy Practice Group Learn life-changing communication and relationship skills, drawing from the work of Brad Blanton (Radical Honesty), Marshal Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication), Susan Campbell (Getting Real), John Bradshaw (Homecoming) and others. By donation. Info: 254-5613 or www.centerforsacredsexuality.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:309:30pm - Meeting. Autism: Recovery Is Possible • FR (10/23), 2-4pm - Free lecture at Coleman Place, Suite 202, 36 Montford Ave., Asheville. Featured speaker: Kristin Selby Gonzalez, national spokesperson for autism. Learn about diet, enzymes, biomedical, living toxin-free and play therapy. Info: www.autismnationwide.org. BirthNetwork of WNC A nonprofit promoting wellness-focused childbirth. Meetings are held at the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., in the Pardee Education Center. Free. Info: birthnetworkof-
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