Tag: Health
Greenstreet Gardens And Vera Bradley Planting It Pink
Greenstreet Gardens will host a special “Plant it Pink” event from 10am to 4pm on June 8 to raise funds for breast cancer research. Customers will enjoy refreshments, giveaways, and a memorable day while shopping for the newest Vera Bradley colors and styles at Greenstreet Gardens. During this event, Greenstreet Gardens will be host to [...]
Civitans Present $24K To Providence Center
Providence Center, a non-profit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities, announced today that it has received a $24,500 grant from the Civitan Foundation for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Chesapeake District Civitan International Inc. The grant was presented by the Annapolis Civitan Club at its bimonthly meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2013. [...]
Girls On The Run To Host 8th Annual Spring 5K At AACC
Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake will hold its 8th Annual Spring 5K on Saturday, May 18th at 9:00 a.m. at Anne Arundel Community College (101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD). The run is open to anyone in the community and registration is available online at: www.gotrchesapeake.org . The cost to participate is $20 [...]
Virtual Dementia Tours
To help family caregivers understand the physical and mental challenges of those with dementia, the National Family Caregiver Support Program at the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities has scheduled a Virtual Dementia Tours® Education Program on June 20, 2013 (6:30 p.m.) at the Arnold Senior Activity Center, 44 Church Road, Arnold, MD. [...]
When Cancer Hits Home: A Teenager’s Tale
No one ever ever expects to hear the words, “you have cancer.” Especially as a teenager. But unfortunately for all too many, it happens. The unfortunate thing about cancer is that it does not discriminate. Young, old, black, white, human, canine, feline–cancer knows no bounds. You certainly don’t expect to hear those words when you [...]
Through The Looking Glass: Reflections On Life With Mental Illness
Consumer artwork from across Maryland’s mental health and peer support programs will be featured at Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Life with Mental Illness . The free event, featuring over 150 pieces, will take place at the American Visionary Art Museum, on May 8, 2013 from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. The Maryland mental health [...]
Chesapeake Life Center Announces Bereavement Camps
The Chesapeake Life Center now registering participants for Camp Nabi and Phoenix Rising. Held simultaneously at the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center, both programs will take place the weekend of Aug. 9 – 11, 2013. For one weekend during August, Chesapeake Life Center staff and trained volunteers give grieving children and teens the gifts of [...]
Woman Arrested In Arnold Drug Raid
On April 12, 2013, at approximately 10:05 a.m., members of the Eastern District Tactical Patrol Unit and Tactical Narcotics Team executed a search and seizure warrant targeting drug violations at 1475 Falcon Nest Court in Arnold. Upon entering the residence, detectives located approximately 4.5 ounces of suspected marijuana and related drug paraphernalia. The street value [...]
Hospice Of The Chesapeake To Celebrate Volunteers
National Volunteer Week is April 21 – 27, 2013 and Hospice of the Chesapeake is honoring its core of dedicated volunteers who provide support, companionship and dignity to members of the community facing serious and life-limiting illness. “We could not do the work we do without the gifts of time and talent from our hospice [...]
Hospice Gala Raises Over $350K
Hospice of the Chesapeake’s 2013 Gala attended by close to 500 local supporters and raised more than $350,000 to help support the many programs and services provided to patients and families in both Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. The annual event, themed “Body, Mind, Spirit” was held March 16 at the BWI Hilton Hotel [...]
Triple Fatality In Odenton Crash
UPDATE: The Anne Arundel County Fire Department just released the following photo from the accident scene. UPDATE: From the Anne Arundel County Police Department: On March 31, 2013 at approximately 12:37 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Piney Orchard Parkway and Riverscape Road, Odenton for a report of a single vehicle collision. Upon [...]
MSP Teaches Summit School 7th Graders About Drinking & Driving
Maryland Department of State Police Captain Robert G. Smolek, Commander of the Central Troop of the State Police Barracks, was invited to The Summit School on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 to talk to current seventh graders about standardized field sobriety tests. As part of the Life Science curriculum, Summit students are learning about Body Systems. [...]
WRNR’s Holistic Health Fair Is Coming This Weekend
On Saturday, March 2nd, WRNR will host the first Full Circle Healing Arts Holistic Health Fair at the Chart House Restaurant in Annapolis. This free event will showcase holistic health practitioners, products, services, counseling, educational information, alternative/complimentary therapies, mind body spirit modalities, lectures, workshops, and music. The Chart House will feature a theme-relevant menu featuring [...]
Clear The Calendar For WRNR’s Holistic Health Fair
On Saturday, March 2nd, WRNR will host the first Full Circle Healing Arts Holistic Health Fair at the Chart House Restaurant in Annapolis. This free event will showcase holistic health practitioners, products, services, counseling, educational information, alternative/complimentary therapies, mind body spirit modalities, lectures, workshops, and music. The Chart House will feature a theme-relevant menu featuring [...]
WRNR’s Holistic Health Fair–March 2, 2013
On Saturday, March 2nd, WRNR will host the first Full Circle Healing Arts Holistic Health Fair at the Chart House Restaurant in Annapolis. This free event will showcase holistic health practitioners, products, services, counseling, educational information, alternative/complimentary therapies, mind body spirit modalities, lectures, workshops, and music. The Chart House will feature a theme-relevant menu featuring [...]
Save The Date For AAMC Gala
The Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) Foundation will host its signature fundraiser on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. Proceeds from this year’s gala will support the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute and its critical role in serving those in the community that have [...]
Petition For Later School Start To Be Delivered
More than 3000 concerned citizens have signed onto a petition requesting the Anne Arundel County Schools to make 8:00am the earliest start time for any school in the county. On January 10th, (7 p.m. at Parham Building on Riva Road) residents from the local area will deliver a petition to Dr. Kevin Maxwell, Superintendent of Schools, AACPS, [...]
It’s Not Voodoo, It’s Holistic
Let’s play word association: I say “holistic” and you say. . . “Huh?” Yeah, I get that a lot. When I tell someone that I’m a holistic practitioner they tend to think more witch doctor than health professional. But, contrary to popular belief, I’m neither a nut, nor a charlatan. Holistic health practitioners are committed [...]
Health, Prevention And Aging: Free 6-Part Workshop Series
Experts from the fields of nutrition, exercise physiology, organic farming and age management medicine will share their expertise during six hands-on workshops during January and February. The speakers will sort “fact from fad” in an increasingly complex search for optimum health. This unique broad-based approach will bring together many perspectives. Six Dates: Mondays, January 14 through [...]
A Young Boy’s Surprise For Christmas
Through the Bello Machre Ray of Hope Program and three local businesses, Zack had an early Christmas surprise. With donated funds from Corporate Brokers (Annapolis, MD), Annapolis Civitan #177 (Annapolis, MD), and Dr. Denis Markoff-Landolf with Federal Hill Smiles (Baltimore, MD) Bello Machre purchased a specialized tricycle for Zack. This specialized therapeutic tricycle helps Zack [...]
Glen Burnie High Student Dies Of Suspected Meningitis
A Glen Burnie High School junior has died from suspected bacterial meningitis. The school sent home a letter today advising parents of the death and stressing that it is not highly contagious with casual contact, but also warned parents of the symptoms of the disease. The school, in conjunction with the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, [...]
Annapolis Awarded For Fighting Childhood Obesety
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announced that the City is being nationally recognized for creating and implanting key health and wellness goals for area children. The National League of Cities (NLC) has awarded the City of Annapolis for its work with Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC). LMCTC is a major component of First [...]
