April 2009

ATTENTION: A FREE WRAP class! REGISTRATION STARTS NOW!

Threshold Services, Inc., thanks to WRAP champion Craig Knoll's leadership, is hosting and sponsoring an OPEN TO ALL CONSUMERS (UP TO 16 spots) 8 week WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning) class. The class is scheduled to start Tuesday April 21, 2009, at Threshold Services, 1398 Lamberton Drive, 2nd floor Conference room, Silver Spring, MD 20902. This is scheduled to be from 11 am to 1 pm, for 8 weeks. The class would be every Tuesday for 2 hrs. Silver Spring Drop-In Center's Director Miriam Yarmolinsky and member/volunteer Susan Tate will be co-facilitating the WRAP class.

Interested people who want to learn to increase their wellness and reduce their bad days should call Miriam to RSVP for the 8 week class, at 301.589.2303 X 108. You do NOT have to be a Threshold Services client, nor a Silver Spring Drop-In Center member (though we encourage membership as it is FREE and a cool thing to have!)

Wednesday April 1: Open 3-7 p FEDERAL CIGARETTE TAXES GO UP~ come talk to us about quitting smoking! Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW Director out, at MHA most of the day MOVIE DAY

Thursday April 2: Open 3 - 7 p Offsite: Wellness & Recovery committee 10 a-12 p 1:30-2:30 p webinar smoking cessation leadership academy, offsite RESOURCES & REFERRALS 4-5:30p

Saturday April 4 : Open 12- 5 p WII FIT & WILD DIVINE SOFTWARE

Monday April 6: Open 3-7 p DISCOVERING YOUR RECOVERY MUSE by ON OUR OWN OF MD 4 to 6pm. RSVP to Miriam, 301.589.2303 X 108, or to Mychele at X 111. For more info, visit http://www.onourownmd.org/rtp.html

Tuesday April 7: Open 3 -7 p CATS VISIT at 3p Offsite: HUI Brd mtg., Director leaves at 6:15p

Wednesday April 8: Open 3 - 7 p Passover Starts CLUTTER BUSTING SESSION, bring your papers, we have shredder! 4-6p

Thursday April 9: Open 3 - 7 p Monthly w & r center phone call 11a-12p, WII FIT & WILD DIVINE SOFTWARE

Friday April 10: Alisa Levy, Professional Organizer, visit w/ Director 11:30 am to 3 p

Saturday April 11: Open 12-5 p NAMI CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUP, 3-4:30 p

Sunday April 12: Easter Sunday

Monday April 13: Open 3-7 p Easter Monday (ALMOST) FREE HAIRCUTS with KARREEM ALI, 3:30 - 5:30 p ($2 donation - we can help if you are a member or are willing to join)

Tuesday April 14: Open 3-7 p NEW: KNITTING WORKSHOP w/ MICHELLE PONDER POSTPONED, sorry! flu hit (4/13/09), 5-6:30p (you can still come by with your projects, just won't be any instruction)

Wednesday April 15: Open 3-7 p COUPON CLIPPING DAY - bring coupons to share and clip

Thursday April 16: Open 3 - 7 p RESOURCES & REFERRALS, 4-5:30p

Saturday April 18: Open 12-5 p POST-SECRET ACTIVITIES (ARTS AND CRAFTS)STARTS 1:30p w/SARA and MIRIAM http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

Monday April 20: Open 3-7 p OCD SUPPORT GROUP with Sherry, 5 to 6:30 p

Tuesday April 21: Open 3-7 p Holocaust Remembrance Day WRAP STARTS AT THRESHOLD SERVICES 11a - 1p-RSVP Offsite: Many Ben & Jerry's stores are offering a Free scoop of ICE-CREAM

Wednesday April 22: Open 3-7 p Earth Day GARDENING WITH SEEDS FROM household fruits/veggies, 4p Bring seeds like avocado, cherry, whatever, even lentils ... and any used containers or pots. we will experiment based on a book on windowsill plants from seeds recently purchased from Brookside Gardens.

Thursday April 23: Open 3-7 p POETRY with JoAnne 4:30-6:30 p

Saturday April 25: Open 12-5 p NAMI CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUP, 3-4:30p

Monday April 27: Open 3-7 p FREE EAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR STRESS REDUCTION, 4-5:30p with DEE BROWN, L.A.C.

Tuesday April 28: Open 3-7 p Offsite: TWG mtg. 1_3:30 p in Frederick; WRAP (class 2 of 8) at Threshold Services Inc. MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND PIZZA DAY, 4:30p

Wednesday April 29: Open 3-7 p 31 cent scoop of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, GARDENING WITH SEEDS, 4p

Again, bring your seeds and containers, or see what we have already here.

Thursday April 30: Open 3-7 p Offsite: Getting Grants In Tough Economic Times 9:30-3:30p through On Our Own of MD APRIL BIRTHDAYS