FYI 4-29-12

Southeast Hospice seeks volunteers

This year, you can resolve to comfort terminally ill patients and their families by joining the Southeast Hospice team. The team provides care, understanding and appreciation of terminally ill patients and their families. Southeast Hospice will train new volunteers this spring. For more information, call 335-6208 or 1-888-397-0646.

HealthPoint to hold Turning Point program

Turning Point, a free program for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer within the past year, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, starting May 1, at HealthPoint Fitness in Cape Girardeau. Weekly programs will cover a variety of topics including benefits of exercise, lymphedema, nutrition, spirituality, emotions surrounding breast cancer, chemotherapy and radiation. Participants will receive six-month memberships to HealthPoint Fitness and a personal fitness assessment with an appropriate exercise prescription. Class size is limited. To register, call the Southeast Cancer Center at 573-519-4847.

We Can Weekend held for cancer patients

The annual We Can Weekend retreat for cancer patients and their families will be held May 18 to 20. Southeast Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society sponsor the retreat, which is held annually at the Sunnen Center bordering Sunnen Lake at the YMCA of the Ozarks near Potosi, Mo. There is a requested $50 registration fee per family, which includes the cost of lodging and meals. The fee is refunded shortly after the conclusion of the weekend. The registration deadline is May 4. For more information, call the Southeast Cancer Center at 519-4754 or contact the American Cancer Society's local office at 334-9197.

Lynwood to host interdenominational service

In recognition of the 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer, Lynwood Baptist Church is hosting an interdenominational prayer service From 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The NDP Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate to every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America's leaders and its families. For more information, call Susan Clarke at 334-4600 or email sclarke@lynwoodbc.org. More information about the National Day of Prayer can be found at www.nationaldayofprayer.org.