Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Safari Walk-Athon, starting
at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17. For
information, call, (800) 482-
1455.

The residents and staff of Mer-
cy Bellbrook Retirement Com-
munity of Rochester Hills will
host a health fair, 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Saturday, May 17, at 873
West Avon Road, Rochester
Hills, in celebration of Older
Americans Month. For infor-
mation, call (248) 656-3239.

Joseph Honet

Dr. Joseph Honet, chairman of
the Detroit Medical Center's Sinai
Hospital Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation and
affiliate professor at Wayne State
University School of Medicine,
was chosen to be the keynote
speaker at the Distinguished
Alumni Lecture at Albany Med-
ical College. He discussed "Phys-
ical Medicine and Rehabilitation
—You'll Never See Another Case
of Addison's Disease."

The Michigan Chapter of the
Leukemia Society of America
will hold its seventh annual Dis-
covery Ball 6:30 p.m. Satur-
day, May 17, at the Ross Roy
Communications Atrium in
Bloomfield Hills. For ticket in-
formation, call (800) 456-55413.

The Henry Ford Cottage Hospi-
tal fun run and walk will be
held 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,
May 18, at the hospital, 159
Kercheval, Grosse Pointe
Farms. For information, call
(313) 640-2456.

Novi Community Education will
offer a class on financing long-
term health care, 7-8:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, May 20, at Novi Mid-
dle School. To register, call (810)
449-1206.

St. Mary Hospital will offer a
class on blood pressure, 7-9
p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the
hospital in Livonia. To register,
call (800)494-1650.

Kevin Packman

Dr. Kevin S. Packman of
Bloomfield Hills will graduate
from the residency program in
general surgery at Medical Col-
lege of Wisconsin in June. He
published his research on thy-
roid cancer and spent six
months on the vascular surgery
service of the University of Ox-
ford, England. He will be prac-
ticing general surgery at the
McFarland Clinic in Ames,
Iowa.

The Epilepsy Center of
Michigan will hold its spring
conference 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, May 17, at the Harley
Hotel in East Lansing. To reg-
ister, call (248) 351-7979.

St. Mary Hospital in Livonia will
offer a premarital AIDS class,
11 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 17,
in the hospital conference room,
36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia.
To register, call (800) 494-1615.

The Detroit Zoo will be the site

for tho fir' f annual National

Kadima will host the fifth con-
ference on adults with psy-
chiatric disabilities, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, at Temple
Beth El. There is a charge. For
information, call (248) 559-8235.

The Epilepsy Center of
Michigan will host a free sem-
inar, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May
20, at the Fountains of Franklin.
For reservations, call (248) 351-
2102.

Huron Valley Hospital in Com-
merce will host an ostomy sup-
port group starting 7-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, meeting the
fourth Thursday of the month.
For information, call (888) 362-
2500.

St. Mary Hospital will offer a
breastfeeding class, 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, at the hos-
pital, 36465 Five Mile Road,
Livonia. To register, call (800)
494-1615.

The Alliance for the Mental-
ly Ill will hold a general meet-
ing, 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 22, at the Beaumont Hos-
pital Administration Building.
For information, call (248) 557-
6440.

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