ON THE ROAD To GOOD HEALTH,
Compiled by Jill Davidson Sklar
The Wabeek Country Club will
be the site of 65 Roses Ball, to
benefit Cystic Fibrosis Founda-
tion, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.
A silent and live auction will be
featured, along with dancing.
Tickets for the event are $150
per person. For information or
to purchase tickets, call (810)
524-2873.
Baby Care and Safety, a Beau-
mont-sponsored class teaching ba-
sic care for baby in the first year
of life, will take place at Beau-
mont's Rehabilitation and Health
Center in Birmingham, 9 am.-12
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.
The fee for the program is $20
a couple. For information or to
register, call (800) 633-7577.
A Las Vegas Night to benefit the
Michigan Parkinson Foundation,
will begin 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
20, at the Henry Ford Estate on
the University of Michigan's Dear-
born Campus.
A $10 cover charge will include
$5 worth of chips, one raffle tick-
et, beverages and snacks. For in-
formation, call (810) 474-5496 or
(810) 356-7545.
Sinai's Inflammatory Bowel Dis-
ease Center will host a forum on
planning healthy meals for
IBD patients, their families and
friends, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.
21,at the IBD Center, 31500 Tele-
graph Road, Suite 210, in Bing-
ham Farms. The lecture will
feature registered dietitian
Pamela Thomas.
There is no admission fee, al-
though donations are appreciat-
ed. For information, call the
center, (800) 423-2612.
Healthy Cooking Demo: Lite
Holiday Entertaining, featur-
ing the culinary skills of Chef Lar-
ry Janes, will take place 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Botsford's
Health Development Network,
39750 Grand River Ave., Novi.
There is a $5 fee and preregis
tration is required. For informa-
tion and to register, call (810)
477-6100.
Headache specialists Drs. Sey-
mour and Merle Diamond will
host an open forum on the
causes, symptoms and treat-
ment of headaches, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Novi
Hilton.
There is a $10 charge. For in-
formation or to register, call (810)
354-2150.
Franklin Club Apartments will
host AARP's 55 Alive Mature
Driving, a refresher course for
MEMOS page 70
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