Cumberland County
Calendar of Events
Support Groups Free and open to the public
Senior Center Activities
Sundays, 7:15 p.m. Outreach Al-Anon Family Group Meeting Chapel Hill United Church of Christ 701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill (717) 448-7881 Other meeting times/locations at www.pa-al-anon.org
April 5, 6:30 p.m. Too Sweet: Diabetes Support Group Chapel Hill United Church of Christ 701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill (717) 557-9041
Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-4478 91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville
April 9, 6 p.m. “A Touch of Sugar” Diabetes Support Group Wegmans 6416 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg (717) 763-2466 https://events.geisinger.org
April 25, 9:30 a.m. – M indMatters: Child Survivors and Writers of the Holocaust
Mondays, 7 p.m. Hope on Simpson Al-Anon Family Group Meeting First United Methodist Church 135 W. Simpson St., Mechanicsburg (717) 448-7881 Other meeting times/locations at www.pa-al-anon.org Tuesdays, noon Anchor Al-Anon Family Group Meeting The Harbor 55 W. King St., Shippensburg (717) 448-7881 Other meeting times/locations at www.pa-al-anon.org April 2, 4-5 p.m. Caregivers Support Group Messiah Lifeways Meetinghouse 1155 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle (717) 243-0447 April 3, 6 p.m. CanSurmount Cancer Support Group HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg (717) 691-6786 April 3, 6-7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group Senior Helpers 3806 Market St., Suite 3, Camp Hill (717) 920-0707 April 4, 1:30 p.m. The Bridges Support Group for the Alzheimer’s Association The Bridges at Bent Creek 2100 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg (717) 795-1100 April 4, 7 p.m. Caregivers Support Group Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1000 Claremont Road, Carlisle (717) 386-0047
April 9, 1:30-3 p.m. Caregivers Support Group St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 310 Hertzler Road, Upper Allen Township (717) 766-8806
Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900 April 8, 1:30 p.m. – Mindfulness Matters Workshop April 16, 7 p.m. – F olk Music April 19-22, times vary – Book and Media Sale
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April 11, 9:30 a.m. – Office of Aging and Community Services Presentation
Branch Creek Place – (717) 300-3563 115 N. Fayette St., Shippensburg Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-5007 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle Mary Schaner Senior Citizens Center (717) 732-3915 98 S. Enola Drive, Enola
April 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer Support Group The Live Well Center 3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle (717) 877-7561 sirbrady12@gmail.com
Mechanicsburg Place – (717) 697-5947 97 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg
April 11, 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group Bethany Village West – Springfield Room 325 Asbury Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 877-0624
Submit senior center events to mjoyce@onlinepub. com.
April 19, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren 501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg (717) 766-8880 April 24, 6 p.m. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg (717) 486-3596 apcoulson@comcast.net If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.
Library Programs Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle, (717) 243-4642 April 2, 7:30-8:45 p.m. – M onday Bosler Book Discussion Group April 6, 7 p.m. – Music @ Bosler April 27, 1-2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club
April 10, 10 a.m. – Free Hearing Tests
New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820 April 11, 6:30 p.m. – C reative Collage: Crafting for Adults April 22, 3-4 p.m. – Philadelphia to Hollidaysburg: On the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal April 25, 6-9 p.m. – Pennwriters Writing Group
West Shore Senior Citizens Center (717) 774-0409 122 Geary St., New Cumberland
Community Programs
Free and open to the public
Mondays and Wednesdays, noon SilverSneakers Exercise Class Susquehanna View Apartments Community Room 208 Senate Ave., Camp Hill (717) 439-4070 jesseswoyer.com@gmail.com April 9, 7 p.m. Opioid Addiction: When the Crisis Hits Close to Home Messiah College High Center, Parmer Hall 1 College Ave., Mechanicsburg (717) 691-6036 www.messiah.edu/caring April 11, 11:30 a.m. NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465 VFW Post 7530 4545 Westport Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 774-4031 www.narfe1465.org Visitors welcome; meeting is free but fee for food. April 21, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pre-retirement Workshop Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees Dauphin and Cumberland County Chapters Mechanicsburg Middle School 1750 S. Market St., Mechanicsburg Preregister: dplum733@gmail.com
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