Cardiovascular Screening by Northside Hospital March 26, 2025
More information in January 2025.
Blood Drive
February 20, 2025 June 19,2025 October 16, 2025
More information for registration will be posted close to the date or email groups.bigcanoewc@gmail.com
Support Group for Caregivers of Family Members Suffering Memory Loss
Every other Friday
10:30am-Noon
At the Big Canoe Chapel
This is for those caring for someone suffering from dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Dementia, any form of dementia).
Caregiving in general can be a very exhausting, frustrating experience. And when you add the lack of support available for people taking care of someone with dementia, life can become very lonely and frightening. Caregivers of people suffering from dementia often find they have nobody to talk to because nobody understands. In this group, the other members of the group are going through something very similar and DO understand what you’re feeling and experiencing on a daily basis.
For more information, please contact the facilitator, Lori Levey, at lclevey1@gmail.com.
North Georgia Parkinson’s Support Group
2024 Programs scheduled 1pm on the last Wednesday of each month at New Beginning Therapeutic Services 371 Noah Drive, Jasper 30343
For questions contact Jeannette Waldrop at jpswaldrop@tds.net 706-299-4972/706-268-1072 or Marie Head mdosshead@gmail.com 770-940-0150
Parkinson’s Foundation Helpline 1-800-473-4636
Anyone with movement disorders and their care partner are invited.
October 30, 2024 1pm Open group discussion to plan 2025 meetings
November no meeting
December 18, 2024 12 noon to 2pm Holiday Party with the Support Group
Volunteer Training
Volunteer training will now be conducted individually on an as needed basis. We hope you find this will suit your schedule better!
Past Events
General Topics of Interest
2024 Winter Emergency Preparation with Public Safety - a presentation by Public Safety Chief Ricky Jordan. Chief Jordan will discuss the preparation needed before we encounter winter hazardous weather conditions in Big Canoe including equipment and procedures.
2024 Movement Disorders - Tools for Life, Georgia’s Assistive Technology Act Program
2023-24 Pre Plan or Family Crisis – 3 part Program with articles reprinted with permission of Smoke Signals:
Urology Community Health Talk: Male & Female Urology 101 (by Dr. Vince DiCarlo)
Cardiology MythBusters - Debunking Common Myths about Heart Disease (by Dr. Kashyap Patel)