Women's wellness to be focus of free program Feb. 28

Park to point

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day, Feb. 14!

A Women's Wellness Program, presented by the St. Mary's Delicados Inc. and St. Mary's Hospital, will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville.

This program is free and includes health screenings, a continental breakfast and lunch and health displays and educational materials. Featured topics are "Anemias," "Living Well with Arthritis," "Dental Health and Medical Issues," "Riding the Hormone Roller-Coaster" and "Women's Health and Wellness."

Pre-registration is required and may be made by calling St. Mary's Hospital at 301-475-6019 or visit www.smhwecare.com.

Don't miss the basket bingo to benefit the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad on Thursday, Feb. 19. This event will be held at the Mechanicsville fire department social hall, with doors to open at 5:30 p.m.; bingo starts at 7 p.m.

For more information call 301-884-8829.

Patuxent Presbyterian Church (USA) in California will hold its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on Feb. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the the church's fellowship hall. Join in for some hot pancakes and warm fellowship to prepare for Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent. 

For more information you may call 301-863-2033 or visit www.paxpres.org.

The third annual basket bingo sponsored by Bay Country Contractors (with all proceeds going to Piney Point PTA for school events) will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Valley Lee firehouse. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; bingo starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door; additional books are $5 each. Each person must have an admission ticket to enter. Children must have their own tickets and must be accompanied by an adult. There will be more than $5,000 worth of Longaberger products available to win. There will be only one item won per game.

For the basket raffle for a wrought-iron TV stand with wood shelves and baskets, tickets are $3 each or two for $5. For the 50/50 raffle tickets the price is $1 each or six for $5.

For more information or to reserve a table for six people or more, you may call 301-884-7072 or you may contact karanelson@verizon.net. This bingo is not affiliated or endorsed by the Valley Lee Volunteer Fire Department or the Longaberger Company, although the prizes to be won are genuine Longaberger products.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Third Annual Southern Maryland Brain Bee, an academic competition for local high school students sponsored by St. Mary's College of Maryland, will be held in Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary's Hall at the college at 1 p.m. For the most current SMCM event information, call 240-895-4310 or visit www.smcm.edu.

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