Free workshops

Free workshops
Western Reserve Consultants, Cortland, is offering free workshops on natural solutions for treating fibromyalgia at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Warren-Trumbull Public Library, Howland Branch, 9095 E. Market St.; 6 p.m. Oct. 17, Warren-Trumbull Public Library, 444 Mahoning N.W., Warren; and 6 p.m. Oct. 24, El Emeth Temple, 3970 Logan Way, Liberty. Call (330) 638-7310, (330) 654-3339 or (330) 759-0797 for information.
Diabetes fund-raiser
CANFIELD -- America's Walk for Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association's annual fund-raising walk Oct. 7 at the Canfield Fairgrounds, state Route 46. Call (880) 835-3149 or (888) DIABETES to preregister, volunteer, donate or sponsor the event. Participants may choose between a 5.5-mile and 1-mile walks. Registration is 9-9:45 a.m.; the walks start at 10 a.m.
Clinic gets $18K grant
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 2151 Rush Blvd., has received an $18,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to assist small businesses in Trumbull and Mahoning counties in developing substance abuse policies, employee education, supervisory training, alcohol and other drug testing, and employees assistance program.
Nutrition programs
AUSTINTOWN -- The Ohio State University Mahoning County extension office and Austin Woods Health Care Center, 4780 Kirk Road, are offering one in a series of monthly family nutrition programs, Rate Your Plate, at 6 p.m. Oct. 9. Call (330) 792-7681.
Breast cancer benefit
BOARDMAN -- Volunteer MasterCuts stylists at Southern Park Mall will give $7 haircuts to kids age 12 and under from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, as part of the fourth annual MasterCuts Kids' Clip for the Cure, a fund-raising event for breast cancer research. Money collected is distributed through the Regis Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. Call (330) 758-8882 for information.
Symposium scheduled
YOUNGSTOWN -- The annual cancer symposium -- "Malignant Melanoma, Beauty Mark or Beast?" -- will be from 7 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Oct. 18 at Stambaugh Auditorium. The fee is $25 for nurses and other allied health professionals and $50 for physicians. Call (330) 480-3906 by Oct. 11 to register.
Palliative Care
HOWLAND -- The annual Palliative Care Symposium, To Comfort All Ways: Across the Life Span, will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24, at Avalon Inn and Resort, 9519 E. Market St. The fee is $60 for physicians and $35 for all others. Call (330) 480-3245 by Oct. 12 to register.
Red Cross training
NILES -- Training programs at the South East District Office, 401 Vienna Ave. include:
UCommunity First Aid and CPR, Oct. 8 and 9, 6-9 p.m. The cost is $40.
USports Safety Training, Oct. 16 and 18, 6-10 p.m. The cost is $40.
WARREN -- Training programs at the Warren Office, 661 Mahoning Ave. N.W. include:
UChild Care Course, Oct. 9 and 10, 6-9:30 p.m. The cost is $42.
UCPR for the Professional Rescuer, Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $45.
UWorkplace training: Standard First Aid, Oct. 11 and 18, 6-9 p.m.
UWorkplace Training: Standard First Aid with Automated External Defibrillator, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The cost is $40.
UPet First Aid, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost is $25.
Birth classes
YOUNGSTOWN -- Forum Health offers birth and related classes. They include:
UChildbirth Preparation, 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays through Nov. 5, Northside Medical Center. The cost is $35. Register by calling (800) 842-9727.
UChildbirth Preparation, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Mondays through Oct. 22, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren. Call (330) 841-9251 to register. The cost is $50.
UBreast-feeding Basics, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, TMH. Call (330) 841-9251 to register. The cost is $10.
USibling Class, 4:15-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Northside. Call (800) 842-9727 to register.
UGrandparents Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, TMH. Call (330) 841-9880 to register.
ULamaze, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, TMH. Call (330) 841-9251 to register. The cost is $60.
UOne-Day Childbirth Class, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Northside. Call (330) 740-4763 to register. The cost is $50.