Volunteers to be honored at Rescue Mission celebration

April 19, 2012 at 12:00a.m.

Youngstown

The Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley will celebrate National Volunteer Week with an open house for current and past volunteers Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the dining hall of the Rescue Mission’s Resident Building, 962 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. No reservations are required.

Jim Echement, executive director, said the Rescue Mission could not function without its volunteers, who donate the equivalent of 20 full-time workers per month. In 2011, volunteers donated 40,000 hours. For information, call the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley Volunteer Office and ask for Robbie Jones or Patty Ciardi at 330-744-5485.

Headache and vision wellness workshop

BOARDMAN/NILES

WellnessOne and Optiview Vision Centers are offering a free wellness workshop “Getting a handle on headaches” on Tuesday in the Niles area and May 1 in the Boardman-Canfield area.

There will be free vision information and tests, a nutrition specialist who will discuss foods, supplements and drugs that may cause headaches, and doctors who will provide information on how nerve and muscle interruptions or imbalances may cause headaches. For reservations, call 440-339-7889.

OCCHA health fair

YOUNGSTOWN

The Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. (OCCHA) annual health fair is April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the OCCHA facility at 3660 Shirley Road.

The event, funded by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, will include free testing for blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, bone density and others. Participants should fast 8 to 10 hours before testing.

Red Cross seeks hero nominations

WARREN/BOARDMAN

Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is asking local residents to nominate individuals whose lifesaving actions are courageous and deserving of special recognition for its 2012 Acts of Courage Award.

The heroic event must have occurred between April 1, 2011, and April 1, 2012, and nominees must reside or be employed in Mahoning or Trumbull counties. The deadline for nominations is May 1. The recipients of the Acts of Courage Award will be honored during a dinner on June 14. For information, reservations or to obtain a nomination form, call 330-392-2551 or visit on-line at www.mahoning.redcross.org.

Free educational arthritis seminar

howland

Trumbull Memorial Hospital and the Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio, are cosponsoring Better Living with Arthritis. The event, a free community seminar to raise awareness, educate and improve the lives of those with arthritis, is May 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Magnuson Grand Hotel (the former Avalon Inn), 9519 East Market St., Howland.

Presentations include “New Advances in Knee Replacement Surgery” by Dr. Thomas B. Jones Jr.; Updates in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Dr. Fabio V. Ochoa; “Shoulder Arthritis and Total Shoulder Replacement,” Dr. Michael A. Jones; “Spinal Arthritis: Less Surgery is More,” Dr. Morris W. Pulliam; “What’s New at TMH,” Julia Ballas, registered nurse; and “Take Control—We Can Help,” Maribeth Curry of the Arthritis Foundation.

The seminar also includes exhibits, an Arthritis Foundation exercise program demonstration, educational information and door prizes. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required. Go on-line at warrenvalleyforum.kintera.org or call 800-245-2275 ext. 6438 by April 27.