AUGUST 2008 EVENTS

Saturday August 2: Open 12 - 5 p Movie: The Simpsons (or SuperBad, depending on member input)

Monday August 4: Open 3 - 7 p Revisitation of The Simpsons movie, for those who want to see it who missed it Saturday (movie is due back Tuesday night, so!)

Tuesday August 5: Open 3 - 7 p Wii games (sports and Wii Fit, Raymon Ravin' Rabbit)

Wednesday August 6: Open 3 - 7 p Resources & Referrals, 4 - 5:30 p If you need referrals to MANNA, help with Food Stamps, benefits (SSI, SSDI, Medical Assistance, housing) this is the time to come visit!

OFFSITE: AFI's collaboration with NIH, Science in the Cinema, at AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., 7 pm, FREE film, "Life Support" (visit http://science.education.nih.gov/cinema#lifesupport) - Medical theme: AIDS, end of life

Thursday August 7: OFFSITE: Consumer Action Network of DC hosts a forum on Consumer Skills from 1 - 3 p at Ida Mae Campbell Foundation. For info, call 202 842-0001 Ida Mae Campbell Foundation is located at 1338 N. Capitol St., NW., Metro station: Florida Avenue/Gallaudet University (red line) If anyone wants to travel together, please call Miriam at 301.589.2303 X 108 Open 3 - 7 p FREE HAIRCUT CLINIC with Karreem Ali, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a dry-haircut with newly licensed barber Karreem. Appointments on a first-come, first served basis. Meet in the back room past the kitchen.

Saturday August 9: Open 12 - 5 p NAMI Connection (peer-led support group), 3 - 4:30 p For more info, visit www.namimc.org/support.asp and scroll down to Consumers

Sunday August 10: RSVP please for Monday's Forum~ 301 589 2303 X 108

Monday August 11: Open 3 - 8 p Consumer Forum, 5:30 - 7:30p Facilitated discussion on ideas for consumer-run grant proposal, by Pat Harvey and Miriam Yarmolinsky. Your input is very valuable! Please RSVP by Sunday Aug 10, 301 589 2303 X 108. If you cannot attend, you can still email your suggestions: myarmolinsky AT santegroup DOT com

Tuesday August 12: Open 3 - 7 p Using the Network of Care presentation by Paul Cumming of Trilogy (www.networkofcare.org/) at 4 p (to about 5:30 p or so)

Wednesday August 13: Open 3 - 7 p Game Day: Board games or Wii, depending on your participation and input! OFFSITE: AFI's Science in the Cinema, at AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., 7 pm, FREE film, "Reign Over Me" (http://science.education.nih.gov/cinema#reignoverme) - Medical theme: PTSD, due to 9/11

Thursday August 14: Open 3 - 7 p Poetry with JoAnne Growney, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, (visit www.joannegrowney.com/ )

Saturday August 16: Open 12 - 5 p Biofeedback - on individual basis, using Wild Divine software, 2 - 4:30 p (up to 4 people, one person at a time) www.wilddivine.com/

Monday August 18: Open 3 - 7 p Create Your Own Smoothie! 4:30 p. You will be washing and chopping fruit to blend in our blender, and of course you'll be sampling some yummy banana/strawberry/apple and whatever's on sale smoothies! (Note: we ended up instead sampling Takoma Park Farmers' Market produce, mostly from Twinspring Fruit Farms and Takoma Kitchen donations! So delicious!)

Tuesday August 19: Open 3 - 7 p Membership Meeting and Pizza, RSVP, 4:30 p (small donations gratefully accepted, in order to keep this activity going - $1 to $2 per person will go a long way!) Pet Therapy: brother cats Sweetie Pie and Sugar Bear visit us; you can read more about them at www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10432400

Wednesday August 20: Offsite: Wellness and Recovery Subcomittee Open 3 - 7 p Wii games, also Biofeedback - on individual basis, using Wild Divine software, 2 - 4:30 p (up to 4 people, one person at a time) www.wilddivine.com/

Thursday August 21: Open 3 -7 p FREE HAIRCUT CLINIC with Karreem Ali, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a dry-haircut with newly licensed barber Karreem. Appointments on a first-come, first served basis. Held in back room past kitchen.

Saturday August 23: Open 12 - 5 p NAMI Connection (peer-led support group), 3 - 4:30 p For more info, visit www.namimc.org/support.asp and scroll down to Consumers (there's also Family and other groups!)

Monday August 25: Open 3 - 7 p CANCELLED - Intro to Healthy Eating for People with Diabetes Instead, wonderful Farmers' Market produce (peaches, apples, tomatoes from Takoma Farmers' Market, with generous donations from Twinspring Fruit Farms and other vendors) as well as Cantaloupes and more peaches and plums. Crossroads Farmers' Market sends Director Michelle Dudley to talk about their Fresh Check program at 5 p. Their Langley Park Wednesday Farmers Market accepts Food Stamps and FMNP and WIC coupons; Food Stamps are matched up to $10 once a week, as part of a grant by Watermelon Growers Association. For more info, visit http://www.crossroadsproject.org/ - their website will be updated shortly, as much of the info is from last year. Pet therapy as well, with brother kitties Sweetie Pie and Sugar Bear visit again, they are adoptable, preferably as a pair!

Tuesday August 26: Open 3 - 7 p NIMH Outpatient Research studies, Schizophrenia Branch, with representative Shannon Flynn-Lewis, 4 p. August Birthdays afterwards!

Wednesday August 27: Open 3 - 7 p Walk to Moorenko's icecream around 5 p (visit www.moorenkosicecream.com/ ); donations of $1 requested

Thursday August 28: Open 3 - 7 p Poetry with JoAnne Growney, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, (visit www.joannegrowney.com/ )

Saturday August 30: Open 11:30 a Visit Ida Mae Campbell Foundation in DC! (a new drop-in center) We plan to leave here around 12:30 p at the latest, and take Metro to Florida Avenue/Gallaudet station, and walk about 4 blocks There will be a cookout there too! visit www.idamaecampbell.org/ for info! The CENTER WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSED during the field trip. We would return by 6 pm (those who want to leave earlier or later can of course do so!)