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Breastfeeding Class will be held 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center. Pre-registration required. Call 706-721-9351 or visit georgiahealth.org.
Weight Loss Support Group will be held 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Call 706-651-4343 or visit doctors-hospital.net.
The Benefits of Exercise, a heart and vascular education class, is Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 8:25 and 9:25 a.m., as well as at 1:55 p.m. Free, but preregistration required. Call 706-774-3278 or visit universityhealth.org. Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease Aquatics Class meets every Monday and Friday at noon at the Wilson Family Y. Members, free; non-members, $3. Pre-registration required. Call Claudia Collins at 706922-9664 or visit thefamilyy.org. Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Orientation is every Monday at 6 p.m. and Tuesday at 2 p.m. at University Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute (Classroom 3). Call 706-774-5548 or visit universityhealth.org.
Burn Support Group meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Doctors Hospital’s Lori Rogers Nursing Library, JMS Building. All burn survivors, and their families and friends are welcome. Call Tim Dorn at 706-651-6660 or visit doctors-hospital.net. Moms Connection, a weekly support group for new mothers, is held 1-2 p.m., each Tuesday. All moms and babies welcome. Free. call 706-721-9351 or visit georgiahealth.org. Narcotics Anonymous meets Fridays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Hospital of Augusta. Visit na.org. AA meets every Sunday and Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Aiken Regional Medical Centers’ Aurora Pavilion, and includes an open discussion. Call 800-322-8322 or visit aikenregional.com.
Joint Efforts, presented by Trinity Hospital of Augusta, meets from 11-11:45 a.m. every Thursday at Augusta Bone and Joint, and features a free seminar about knee and hip pain, treatments, medication, food and exercise. Call 706-481-7604 or visit trinityofaugusta.com.
Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at NeuroRestorative Georgia. Survivors of stroke, traumatic brain injury, aneurysm and other acquired brain injuries and their families and caregivers are invited to attend. Call 706-829-0370.
Infant CPR Anytime Learning Program is held at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday. at the first floor information desk (west entrance) of Georgia Health Sciences University. Visit georgiahealth.edu.
PFLAG of Augusta, a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, meets at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta. Visit facebook.com/PFLAGCSRA.
Adapted Wii Special Populations available by appointment at the Wilson Family Y, and feature individual half-hour classes for physically and developmentally challenged individuals of all ages. Members $10, non-members $20. Call Claudia Collins at 706-922-9662 or visit thefamilyy.org.
ALS Support Group meets Friday, Dec. 14, at the Georgia Health Sciences Medical Office Building in downtown Augusta. Lunch provided. Pre-registration required. Call 706-721-2681 or visit georgiahealth.org.
Child Safety Seat Inspections and Car Seat Classes, sponsored by Safe Kids East Central, are offered by appointment at either the Safe Kids Office or MartinezColumbia Fire Rescue. Call 706-721-7606 or visit georgiahealth.org/safekids.
Support
Breast Cancer Support Group will be held 12:30-2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, on the first floor of the Georgia Health Sciences Cancer Center. Call 706-7214109 or visit georgiahealth.org. Cancer Survivor Support Group meets 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at Augusta Oncology Associates at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Call 706-651-2283 or visit doctors-hospital.net.
Beyond the Bars is a support group for those with incarcerated loved ones. For more information about meetings, call Gerry Nail at 706-855-8636. Diabetes Youth Support Group meets quarterly. For more information, call 706-868-3241 or visit universityhealth.org. Cardiac Support Group meets three times a year. For more information on meetings, as well as for pre-registration, call 706-774-5864 or visit universityhealth.org. Adult Sexual Assault and Rape Support meets for group counseling. For more information, call 706-7245200 or visit universityhealth.org.
Education
Cancer Share Support Group meets Monday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. at University Hospital. Call 706-774-8308 or visit universityhealth.org.
Free guided tours of the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken at 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13 and 20. Call 803-642-2015 or visit aikencountyhistoricalmuseum.org.
Prostate Cancer Support Group meets 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Georgia Health Sciences Cancer Center. Call 706-721-0550 or visit georgiahealth.org.
Computer Boot Camp: Part II will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Columbia County Library for those who attended Part I. Pre-registration required. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org.
Spine Education and Support Group meets Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 1-2:30 p.m. at University Hospital. Call 706-774-2760 or visit universityhealth.org.
Intro to Computer Class will be held at the Euchee Creek Branch Library at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13. Pre-registration required. Call 706-556-0594 or visit ecgrl.org.
Total Joint Replacement Class meets Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 1-3 p.m. at University Hospital. Call 706-7742760 or visit universityhealth.org. Blood Cancer/BMT Support Group meets 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Georgia Health Sciences Cancer Center. Call 706-721-9134 or visit georgiahealth.org. Trauma Support Group will be held noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, on the fourth floor of the Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center. Call 706-721-4633 or 13DECEMBER2012
Augusta Downtowners, a Toastmasters chapter, meets at noon on Thursday, Dec. 13, on the basement floor of the Wells Fargo bank in downtown Augusta. Toastmasters is a club that allows you to practice public speaking and leadership skills. Call 706-8284319 or visit 1807.toastmastersclubs.org. Student appreciation and open house will be held at South Wesleyan University in North Augusta, 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13. Application fee waived for any prospective student who brings a new, unwrapped toy AUGUSTA’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1989
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