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Country concert to help Alzheimer's organization
By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published July 16, 2006
Wiley Fox and Mikki Taylor will highlight the Alzheimer's Family Organization's Country and Western Benefit Concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Jewish Community Center, 9841 Scenic Drive, Port Richey. Dinner will be catered by Brew City Grill. The event will feature dinner, country line dancing lessons and a concert. There will also be raffles, auction and door prizes. Tickets for the event are $20 and $25. The event will be co-sponsored by WQYK-FM. Donors and volunteers are needed. Call (727) 848-8888 or (888) 496-8004. Screening A free screening for peripheral arterial disease will be from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, 1395 Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. PAD is a condition that can have obvious symptoms such as leg pain, or it can have minimal symptoms. It is a buildup of plaque in the arteries that can lesson blood flow and may lead to total blockage of arteries. Call (727) 943-3600 for required reservation. Support groups The support groups sponsored by the Alzheimer's Family Organization will meet at two locations this week. On Thursday at 3 p.m., a group will meet at Forest Glen Lodge, 7435 Plathe Road, New Port Richey. Call Karen Jones or Hope Boloyan at (727) 845-0609. On Sunday another group will meet at 2 p.m. at Heritage Park, 37135 Coleman Ave., Dade City. Call Mary Beth Lumbra or Ramona Scott at (352) 567-8615.
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