CALENDAR OF EVENTS- MAY 

Conway Medical Center

For calendar of events, go to conwaymedicalcenter.com.

Loris Healthcare System

For calendar of events, go to lorishealthcaresystem.com.

Marion County Medical

For calendar of events, go to marioncountymedical.com.

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center

The following support groups have scheduled meetings in May. For more information, please call 692-1054.

The Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 4 at 7 pm in cafe room C at

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

The Mended Hearts Support Group will meet on Monday, May 10 at 11:30 am in cafe room C at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

 The Automatic Defibrillator Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 11 at 2 pm in Cardiac Rehabilitation at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

The Prostate Disease Support Group will meet on Wednesday, May 12 at 6 pm at

HealthFinders at Coastal Grand Mall.

The Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet on Thursday, May 20 at 10:30 am at HealthFinders at Coastal Grand Mall.

ALA Better Breathers Support Group will meet on Thursday, May 20 at 3 pm in Cardiac

Rehabilitation at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

The Grief Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 18 at 1:30 pm at HealthFinders at Coastal

Grand Mall.

The Celiac Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm in café room A at Grand

Strand Regional Medical Center.

The Stroke Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 18 at 2 pm at the Carolina Forest Senior

Health Center, 236-5700.

The Diabetes Support Group will meet on Tuesday, May 25 at 3 pm at HealthFinders at

Coastal Grand Mall.

Georgetown Memorial Hospital

WEEKLY HEALTH SCREENINGS:

Tuesdays in the mall area of Georgetown Memorial Hospital

Thursdays at Waccamaw Community Hospital front lobby

Screenings Offered:  Finger Stick Lipid profiles with blood sugar for $20(8-10 hour fast required); Diabetes Screening-Hemoglobin A1C for $15 (no fasting required), blood sugar levels for $3 (2 hour fast required) and free blood pressure screenings from 7:30 am-12:00 noon. More information is available at 520-8447 or 520-8634. l = Website registration available.

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Monday, May 3

Alzheimer’s Support Group- Georgetown

12:00 noon at Prince George Episcopal Church. Information available at 237-2845.

Wednesday, May 5

Caregiver Support Group

Waccamaw Community Hospital 4th floor dining room 1pm. For more information call 652-1875.

Friday, May 7

Red Cross Blood Drive-Murrells Inlet

Waccamaw Community Hospital 10am-4pm first floor classroom.  Please call 652-1144 for information.

Monday, May 10

Cancer Support Group

Open to anyone affected by cancer.  Held at the Georgetown Memorial Hospital Education Center from 5pm – 6pm. No registration is required but can call 520-8062 or 527-7448 with questions.

Wednesday, May 12 & 26

Alzheimer’s Support Group-Murrells Inlet

10:00 am Belin Memorial United Methodist Church in Murrells Inlet. Information at 651-9711

Wednesday, May 12

I Can Cope Education Series

Waccamaw Community Hospital 5:30 pm–7:30 pm. Program for people facing cancer.  Class is free; pre-registration is required. To register call 652-1640.

Wednesday, May 12 & 26

Stroke Support Group

Waccamaw Community Hospital 4th floor dining room 3pm. Call 652-1875 for information.

Thursday, May 13

Parkinson’s Support Group

7:00 pm Waccamaw Community Hospital. Information at 650-8756

Thursday, May 13

Heartsaver Bls-CPR-Georgetown

For daycare workers and people interested in learning CPR, not intended for healthcare professionals.  Located at the Education Center at the Georgetown Memorial Hospital from 6pm-10pm.  $30 fee and pre-registration is required by calling 520-8490 or by self registration via our website. l

Wednesday, May 19

Amputee Support Group

Waccamaw Community Hospital 4th floor dining room 1pm. Information at 652-1875.

Thursday, May 20

Lung Rangers Pulmonary Support Group

Cardiac Rehab classroom Georgetown Memorial Hospital 1:00 pm. Support to individuals and families affected by lung disease and respiratory problems. Information at 527-7419.

Friday, May 21

Regional Health Screening - Socastee Community

Timberlake Baptist Church 7:30 am - 10:30 am.  Located at 9850 Hwy 707 Myrtle Beach. 

Packets for event are available at the front lobby desks of both hospitals and will be available on site the day of the event.  Contact 520-8447 for additional information or visit the website at www.georgetownhospitalsystem.org.

Tuesday, May 25

Supermarket Tour - Georgetown

Tour will take place at 5:30pm at Walmart.  For more information please call 527-7185 to register.  Limited space; pre-registration required.

Wednesday, May 26

Heart Failure Education Support Group-Murrells Inlet

Waccamaw Community Hospital Administrative Conference Room 6pm-7:30pm.  Information at 652-1633. 

Thursday, May 27

Diabetes Support Group – Murrells Inlet

Waccamaw Community Hospital 1st floor classroom at 1:30pm. Information at 652-1281 or 652-1638.

Thursday, May 27

Supermarket Tour - Murrells Inlet

Tour will take place at 4pm at the Piggly Wiggly in Murrells Inlet.  Call 527-7185 to register.  Limited space; pre-registration required.

Sons of Italy Events

       * A bake sale will take place at the Sons of Italy Lodge on Sunday, May 2 from 4:00 – 5:30, the entire proceeds of which will support our projects with the Seacoast Youth Academy.  This is a residential facility for children ages 6 to 16 who are not able to live at home, and we have “adopted” the children. Every single month we throw a birthday party for that months’ celebrants; we provided Easter Baskets for every single child last month, and at Christmas we threw a Spaghetti Dinner at the lodge for the kids, complete with Christmas presents for each one, and a surprise visit from Santa.  We have also donated bicycles etc. We are very proud and committed to supporting this residential facility throughout the entire year, and the bake sale will help fund some of our projects. We are looking to purchase sports equipment for the kids from the proceeds of the Bake Sale. If this could be listed in the May issue (assuming it comes out by May 1) it would be great!

      * The Sons of Italy will also be holding a fund raiser auction on Sunday, June 6 at their lodge off Hwy. 707 on the south end of Myrtle Beach.  Live music under the tents will add to the festivities. Again, details could be provided if there is a way to get this mentioned in the May and June magazine.

       * The Sons of Italy will be holding a golf tournament at Prestwick Country Club on Saturday, June 26 with a part of the proceeds going to the Myrtle Beach Community Kitchen. To date, we have donated almost $25,000 to this organization which provides free meals to the homeless and needy residents of Myrtle Beach. The cost is $90 which includes lunch, golf, AND awards dinner.

Coming soon to The Palace Theatre "Jackpot Las Vegas" June 19th at 2:00
 PM. For tickets call (843) 236-9192.

June In Bloom

Event:    “June in Bloom” Fashion Show and Dinner  / Prizes

            Proceeds to Benefit “Yano’s Neuroblastoma Fund” and other local outreach projects

Date:     Saturday, June 12, 2010

Sponsor:   Ladies Philoptochos Society

               St. John  the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

Time:    Social Hour beginning at 5:30 pm

            Seated Dinner at 6:00 pm

            Fashions at 7:00 pm- Sia’s Boutique

Madame of Ceremony:     Kelli Dixon from 105.9 FM

Fashion Coordinator:        Anastasia Spirakis

Location:            St. John’s Fellowship Hall

                        3301  33rd Avenue North

                        Myrtle Beach, SC

Tickets:             $35.00 per person

                        Make checks payable to:  “Ladies Philoptochos Society”

For information and reservations please contact:      Linda Moustakis, Co-Chair

                                                                        843-238-1473

                                                                        Lngmoustakis@sc.rr.com

Adrianne Finn, Co-Chair

                                                                         843-855-0304

                                                                        TNKRBL226@sc.rr.com

The Best Value On The Beach!!

 The "Fiddler On The Green VIII" Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 12 at Indigo Creek Golf Club in Murrells Inlet. 8:00 am check-in.  8:30 am Shotgun start

$50 per person includes Hardees breakfast, golf with cart, grilled lunch, door prizes.

Prizes for 1st - 3rd place, closest to pin, longest drive.  Raffles & Silent Auction included.

First Prize - Golf for 4 at The Dunes Club!!!

Hole In One sponsored by Lavin Cars ($10,000towards a car & Kate Jensen/Cruise One ($5000 cruise).

Proceeds benefit the Long Bay Symphony and the Toby Evans Youth Orchestra Scholarship Fund.

Contact:   Sara McGrail - 843-446-4169 or smcgrail@sccoast.net

VISA, MC & Discover accepted

Movable Feasts May

6 – Tea & Poetry at Waccamaw Higher Education Center, co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and The Poetry Society of South Carolina, presents the final event this year. Sheridan Hough is the author of The Hide (Inleaf Press, 2007). In 1983 she won a poetry scholarship from the National Society of Arts and Letters. She is Professor of Philosophy at the College of Charleston. Daniel Nathan Terry is the author of Capturing the Dead (NFSPS Press, 2008), winner of the Stevens Poetry Prize. He is enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing at UNC-Wilmington, where he also teaches. Reception and book signing following the reading. Thurs., 3-4 PM, free and open to the public, 349-4030.

6-27 – CLASS (Community Learning About Special Subjects) offers Sun Signs: What do they mean to you? What do you do with the negative parts of them? What do you do with the positive aspects of them? Join Sammye Souder at the Litchfield Exchange and find out. Sammye has been working in the Life Skills field for 30 years, teaching and lecturing throughout the Southeastern United States. She has also been a Radio Talk Show host and a guest on numerous radio and TV programs. Thurs., 1 to 3 PM, $50, 235-9600 or www.classatpawleys.com.

7 – The Moveable Feast/Book Signing: Litchfield Books’ Staff (Great Summer Reads!) at Webster’s. Join the talented staff of our local indie bookstore as they preview their summer reading recommendations. Each has a special interest: Vickie Crafton is the non-fiction specialist; Bonnie Dermer is all about mysteries and children’s books; Pixie Kubeck digs literature and classics; and Carol Schnitzlein covers current fiction. Gallop through 20 books in 60 minutes for some tips on beach reading and future book club selections. Advance readers will be given away but not the endings! Fri., 11 AM-1 PM, $25, 235-9600.

14 – The Moveable Feast: Karen White (On Folly Beach) at Ocean One. Bestselling and award winning author White returns to her writing soul’s home on the South Carolina coastline with this new novel of loss, mysterious love letters, bottle tree magic, and the serendipitous workings of the universe to bring together two widows of wars, 60 years apart, for second chances on the Southern-most barrier island. Fri., 11 AM-1 PM, $25, 235-9600.

20 – SPAT (Self-Published Author Talks) at the Chocolate & Coffee House features Jack DeGroot, author of 13 romantic thrillers, and Tom Rieber, mystery author of The Nine Irony. Inspired by the “first ever self-published authors’ book fair,” The talks are free and open to the public (with reservations, so sufficient seating can be arranged). Come hear the trials and triumphs of writers who are “taking it to the streets.” Order a chai or latte or hot chocolate and enjoy some great storytelling. Thurs., 3:30-5 PM, free, 235-9600.

21 – The Moveable Feast: Tori McClure (A Pearl in the Storm) at Bove. Tori Murden McClure’s firsts include being the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic (81 days in a rowboat), to ski overland 740 miles from the ice shelf to the South Pole, to climb Lewis Nunatuck summit in Antarctica, and now to become the first non-Catholic President in Spalding University’s 196-year history. She has an AB from Smith College, where she currently serves on the board of trustees, a Master’s in Divinity from Harvard University, a JD from the University of Louisville School of Law, and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University. She has worked as a chaplain at Boston City Hospital and for Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center. Fri., 11 AM-1 PM, $25, 235-9600.

27 – Starshine Spring Recital at Waccamaw Higher Education Center. Join JoEllen Langley’s talented troupe of performers for their spring concert, showcasing the accomplishments of this intergenerational class (ages 14-75). Seating is limited so reservations are required. Thurs., 7 PM, free with reservations, 349-4030.

28 – The Moveable Feast/Book Signing: Mary Eaddy (The Oaks of McCord) at Kimbel’s in Wachesaw. Coastal Carolina University’s interim vice president of university communications and longstanding member of the Mystery Writers of America debuts her first novel in which a fourteen-year-old girl and her feminist grandmother fight to save historic oak trees lining Main Street in a small Southern town. When the McCord Town Council proposes cutting the trees to expand Main Street, Laney Gordon decides to teach her granddaughter Maggie a lesson in civic responsibility. Instead, Maggie teaches her a more important lesson about the value of friendship. As a Hemingway native, she knows her small towns, and as a founding member of the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, she knows her small town politics! Fri., 11 AM-1 PM, $25, 235-9600.