Starting a Business
Thursday, Aug. 16
3-5:30 p.m.
The Suncoast/Pinellas Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) holds a workshop, 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business. The workshop will be held in the conference room of the Clearwater Airport Business Center, 4500 140th Ave. N., Suite 103. Enrollment costs $15. Call 727-532-6800.
Aquatic Program to Relieve Arthritis
Tuesday, Aug. 21
9 a.m.
The Arthritis Foundation offers an aquatic program, which is designed to relieve the pain and stiffness of arthritis. The sessions are scheduled for every Tuesday and Thursday, beginning Aug. 21. The program will be held at Total Fitness, 1888 Alt. U.S. 19 S., Tarpon Springs. Advance registration is required. Call 727-938-8551.
Divorce Law Seminar
Wednesday, Aug. 22
1:30-3:30 p.m.
The Centre for Women offers counseling on Florida divorce law. The Florida separation and divorce law seminar is designed to clear up any legal questions that women may have concerning their divorce. The seminar is to be held at the Centre for Women, 305 S. Hyde Park Ave., Tampa. The workshop is free, but reservations are required. Call 813-251-8437.
Become a Mentor
Gulf Coast Community Care needs volunteers who are 30 years and older to work with abused and neglected first and second grade African-American boys who live in foster homes. Mentors are needed to spend two to four hours a week doing activities with the boys. Call 727-538-7460, ext. 3014.
Volunteers Needed
The Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks volunteers for the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. Volunteers will help with pre-event and event day coordinating, which will include mailings, greeting guests, answering phones, distributing posters, running errands, videotaping and logging the show and cleaning up afterward. The telethon raises fund for its services and research programs to benefit people with neuromuscular diseases. Call 727-577-4509.
Medical Case Study Project
The Results Project and the Patient Care Alliance, both nonprofit organizations, sponsor a new medical case study project that looks at nutritional deficiencies causing health conditions, metabolic rate imbalances and if nutritional supplements work on health issues. Find out about the project or find out how you can participate in the study. Call 813-994-0136.
—Compiled by Lea Iadarola
This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2001.