Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Lace Up campaign
BOARDMAN
Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley and Go4TheGoal are teaming up in the Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer campaign to raise money and draw attention to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Sales of gold shoelaces will support the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, benefiting infants, children, teens and young adults battling cancer in Northeast Ohio.
Each pair of laces costs $5 with 100 percent of the profits supporting Akron Children’s. Students and their schools can get involved with no upfront cost. Schools or teams can designate a particular game to “Lace Up” and collect donations from tickets and/or concessions.
Last year, nearly 5,000 young people throughout Northeast Ohio laced up and raised $25,000.
To get started, contact Nate Mulber at natemulberg@go4thegoal.org or 856-979-8384.
Education program
POLAND
The Western Reserve Association of Health Underwriters will host the 2015 Group Life/Short Term Disability session, a one-hour continuing education program and lunch at The Fifth Floor Restaurant, 201 E. Commerce St., from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10.
The cost is $10 for members of WRAHU and Ohio Association of Health Underwriters, $15 for members of National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and $50 for guests – but free with a membership application.
Yoga classes
WARREN
St. Joseph Warren Hospital, 667 Eastland Ave., will have yoga classes from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. or 7 to 8:15 p.m. each Monday starting Sept. 14 through Oct. 26. Certified yoga instructor Dawn Perhacs will lead the adults-only class.
Cost is $58 per person and $44 for Mercy Health employees. Class size is limited. For information or to register, call community health education at 330-480-3070. The registration deadline is Sept. 8.
Wellness program
SALEM
The Salem Public Library, 821 E. State St., will have its Wellness Wednesday program in its Quaker Room at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9.
Haidy Kamel, assistant professor of chemistry at Cuyahoga Community College, will focus on various forms of complementary practices and alternative therapies that 40 percent of the U.S. population use and the reason for using them.
Registration is recommended online at www.salem.lib.oh.us for this event that is open to the public and free of cost to attend. For information and assistance with registration, contact the library at 330-332-0042.
Wellness Wednesdays begin at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month and feature a variety of health and wellness topics.
Named to board
YOUNGSTOWN
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., has named Brian Kolenich, executive director of Park Vista Retirement Community, Youngstown, to the Board of Examiners for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. Kolenich serves the Baldrige board as an alumni examiner and has done so since 2012. He served as an examiner and then senior examiner for six years.