By DAN SCANLAN
Bingo – that’s the action at the next River City Women’s Club meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Ramada Inn at 3130 Hartley Road.
The bingo event is one of the club’s annual major fundraisers, with proceeds donated to charity. It is open to friends and family as well as new and incoming members. Ticket prices are a $6 donation for a nine-game pack, and $1 for a grand-prize game sheet.
Reservations can be made through Friday, Sept. 12, at 262-8719.
The 23-year-old River City Women’s Club is also holding a membership drive: $10 for a Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 membership, and $20 for a full-year membership. Formed to provide social fellowship and promote philanthropy, the club meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month for lunch and guest speakers as well as social outings, games and fundraising for local charities. The club also has smaller activity groups and a Social Committee, and regularly helps needy families with school supplies, holiday food baskets and clothing; donates food and other items to homeless shelters and food banks; and sends care packages to military troops.
For more information, call 268-9924.
JCA HOSTS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COLLEGE ON SUNDAY
The Jewish Community Alliance presents Conversations About College at 1 p.m. Sunday at it campus at 8505 San Jose Blvd.
The afternoon workshop is set up to help high school students and their families make well-informed decisions about college, and includes discussions on college selection and admission, finance, college essays, students with special needs and other issues, ending with a 5:15 p.m. wrap-up.
The workshop will be led by Deborah Kaye, associate vice president for enrollment services at the University of North Florida. Students age 15-18 and their families may attend for $35 for JCA members and $55 for non-members.
For more information, call 730-2100, ext. 249.
The JCA is also offering art classes beginning in September in beginning and intermediate drawing, beginning and intermediate watercolors, reproduction, mixed media, pottery and creative painting and collage. The classes meet weekly for 10 weeks and supplies are not included. Classes are for adults and cost $170 for JCA members and $255 for non-members, while the pottery class is $180 for members and $270 for non-members.
For more information, call 730-2100, ext. 227.
YOGA ON THE RIVER
Yoga on the River will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday on the boardwalk at the city’s Walter Jones Historical Park at 11964 Mandarin Road. The yoga session is free and presented by trained yoga instructor Karen Roumillat.Participantsare asked to bring a blanket or pad to serve as a yoga mat. For more information, call 287-0452.
OPEN HOUSE AT BETH SHALOM
Mandarin’s Beth Shalom Congregation hosts an open house at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at 4072 Sunbeam Road, about half a mile east of San Jose Boulevard.
Visitors can meet Rabbi Martin I. Sandberg and members of the board, indulge in brunch and learn more about the congregation’s Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Friday Night Speakers and Adult Education programs, Rabbi’s Lunch-n-Learns and Hebrew School studies with bar and bat mitzvah lessons. The Beth Shalom Congregation, which celebrates its 36th anniversary this year, holds services at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays.
For more information, check www.bethshalomjax.org.
GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida is offering eight-week grief counseling services for those who have experienced the death of a loved one.
General group sessions are from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 29 through Nov. 17, at the McGraw Center for Caring of Community Hospice, 4715 Worrall Way (on the Mayo Clinic campus) off San Pablo Road. A series of sessions will also be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2 through Nov. 20, at the Neviaser Educational Institute at Community Hospice at 4266 Sunbeam Road.
Participants must meet with a bereavement counselor before joining a group. Space is limited, so call Roxanne Clemens at 407- 6330 to schedule an appointment and reserve a place.
These bereavement services are free for community hospice families and $100 for others. Cost is adjustable based on ability to pay.
BONEFISH TO RAISE MONEY FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY RESEARCH
Bonefish Grill is raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Jacksonville to fund research for Friedrich’s Ataxia, a rare form of the disease.
Customers can get donation cards at the restaurant at 10950 San Jose Blvd. MDA medical services are available at Nemours Children’s Clinic and Mayo Clinic. For more information, visit www.mda.org.Submit information for school and community events or awards in the 32217, 32223, 32256, 32257 and 32258 ZIP codes to Dan Scanlan at My Mandarin Sun, P.O. Box 1949, Jacksonville, FL 32231. Information can be faxed to (904) 359-4478 or e-mailed to dan.scanlan@jackson ville.com.
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