AROUND TOWN - July 4, 2002
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FRIDAY
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Small Business Assistance
Center offers individual counseling on virtually any aspect of your
small business. Sessions take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every
Friday. Reservations are required. Information: (714) 536-8888.
SATURDAY
Affiliated Counseling Services offers a recovery support group for
people with 90 days sobriety from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays at 16152
Beach Blvd., Suite 280. For cost and details call (714) 848-5804.
MONDAY
St. Peters By-the-Sea Presbyterian Church will have a “Bug Safari”
vacation Bible school for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Students will enjoy crafts, games, Bible stories, snacks and music. The
classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, July 15-19, 16871 Bolsa Chica
Road. Registration for each child is $25 and scholarships are available.
Information: (714) 846-6641.
WEDNESDAY
The Orange County Chapter of California Assn. of Marriage and Family
Therapists will hold a series of workshops on parenting. The first
workshop will be hosted by James Hughes from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., July 10
at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The classes
will meet weekly through July 31. Information: (714) 556-7129, Ext. 4.
JULY 17
The Huntington Beach Tree Society will meet at 7 p.m., July 17 at
Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The group’s focus is
reforesting each of the city’s 66 parks. Information: (714) 564-1396.
The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and
Family Therapists will have Jim Hughes talk about positive disciplining.
The workshop will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 17 at the
Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is a
suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129. Web:
www.occamft.org
JULY 24
The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and
Family Therapists will have Patrick Roux talk about positive parenting
for teens. The workshop will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 24
and July 31 at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is a suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129.
Web: www.occamft.org
JULY 31
The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and
Family Therapists will have Patrick Roux talk about positive parenting
for teens. The event will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 31 at
the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., room B. There is
a suggested donation of $5. Information: (714) 969-7129. Web:
www.occamft.org
ONGOING
CIVIC GROUPS
The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. every first
and third Thursday of the month at Meadowlark Golf Course Club House,
16782 Graham St. The club’s purpose is to create and foster a spirit of
understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing
voluntary service through community involvement and international
cooperation. Information: (714) 964-6212.
The Huntington Beach American Legion Post 133 will meet the third
Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706
Orange Ave. (corner of 17th St. and Orange Ave.). The Women’s Auxiliary
Unit 133 meets at the same time at the same location. Information: Cmdr.
Johnson, (714) 968-4061.
Huntington Beach Newcomers will hold their Main Event Luncheon on the
second Tuesday of each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest
in the community with a wide range of groups. Information: Connie
Tredway, (714) 969-0571 or Myrna Haire, (714) 962-2449.
The Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invites new members to join.
The group meets every second Saturday of the month to discuss restoration
work on the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central Park.
Meetings will take place at 9 a.m. in Room E at the Huntington Beach
Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 892-0875.
Toastmasters Club 770 will meet at 7 p.m., the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at Carrows, 16931 Magnolia Ave. The group helps
improve communication and leadership skills. Information: (714) 848-6485.
MEDICAL
Affiliated Counseling Services offers a variety of support groups,
parent education sessions and divorce mediation consulting at 16152
Beach Blvd, suite 280. Information: (714) 848-5804.
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic is offering anonymous HIV
Testing and Risk Assessment for $25 at 8041 Newman Ave. Information or
appointment: (714) 847-3356.
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers a free preventive health
and workplace safety workshops that are presented in the workplace.
Information and scheduling: (714) 847-4222 Ext. 231.
Hoag Health Center offers a variety of free day and evening
health-related seminars, including low-fat cuisine, decoding food labels,
snoring, hypertension and more. The center is at 19582 Beach Blvd. Dates
and times vary. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.
Family Health Awareness Day is held from 10 a.m. to noon the first
Saturday of each month. Receive a free blood pressure check, body fat
analysis, postural analysis and range of motion study. Hosted by Dr.
Robert Swain at 8907 Warner Ave. Popcorn and balloons for everyone.
Information: (714) 842-6122.
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers parenting classes from 7
to 8 p.m. Mondays at 8041 Newman Ave. $10 per session. Information: (714)
847-3356.
PARENTING/FAMILY
The Huntington Beach Mothers Club has play groups every day for moms
looking to get together with other moms and toddlers in the area. The
group also meets for holiday parties and special events. Information:
(877) 230-6835 or e-mail: HBMC@uReach.com.
The North Huntington Beach Mom’s Club Playgroup will meet weekly
throughout Huntington Beach parks. Playgroups will meet at 3 p.m.
Mondays, noon Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. Thursdays.
Information: Briggitte Mulholland, (714) 373-5488.
The Moms Offering Moms Support Club, a nonprofit support group for
stay-at-home mothers, organizes daily activities for mothers and their
children including park play days, fun field trips and age appropriate
play groups. Special interest activities just for mom are included. Every
month, members perform service projects to assist several organizations
within Orange County. Information: Jennifer Gambino, (714) 846-7274.
The Pacific Coast Mothers Club, based in the Huntington Beach area, is
actively seeking new members. The group offers stay-at-home and employed
mothers an opportunity to socialize and make lifelong friends with other
moms, kids and families. The club offers weekly, age specific play
groups, children’s parties and activities, fun and educational monthly
outings just for moms, and volunteer opportunities that benefit local
charities. Information: Andrea Le Grand, (714) 901-5315.
A parent education group will meet in 8- to 10-week sessions. The
group is sponsored by Affiliated Counseling Services and will focus on
how to manage parental stress. Parents will discuss appropriate
discipline and use of “time outs,” temper tantrums, chores, schoolwork
and teen rebellion. The meetings will take place 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays
at 16152 Beach Blvd., 280. Information: (714) 848-5804.
SUPPORT GROUPS
The Lupus Foundation of America Huntington Beach support group will
meet the first Thursday evening of each month. Information: (714)
848-9781.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a support group for family
and friends or those caring for the mentally ill will meet the second and
fourth Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community United
Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave., Room 7. Information: (714) 842-4461.
A support group for family members and friends of people with severe
or chronic mental illness will meet through Affiliated Counseling
Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. The group, led by a licensed
therapist, will meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: (714) 848-5804.
Affiliated Counseling Services Inc. sponsors support groups for women
from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and 5 to 6 p.m., Thursdays at 16152
Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Cost is based on a sliding scale. Information:
(714) 848-5804.
Codependency Support Groups will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays
at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280.
Information: (714) 848-5804.
A diabetic support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third
Thursday of each month at Huntington Beach Hospital, 17772 Beach Blvd.
Information: (714) 898-6938.
The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County co-sponsors a free support
group for caregivers living in the Huntington Beach area at 7 p.m. the
first and third Tuesday of each month at Christ Presbyterian Church,
20112 Magnolia St. (714) 968-4940.
A free one-hour divorce mediation consultation with an experienced
attorney and psychotherapy is available the first and third Saturdays of
each month at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite
280. Learn the benefits associated with this method of terminating a
marriage with no costs or obligation. Reservations required. (714)
848-5804.
The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free support
group from 2 to 3 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Huntington
Landmark, 8641 Atlanta Ave. (949) 574-6338.
Weekly support groups for men and women led by a licensed marriage,
family and child counselor dealing with issues such as depression,
relationships, codependency, inner-child work and self-healing will take
place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday
and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152
Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Low fee counseling available. (714) 848-5804. A
group for women meets 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday.
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