Health Notes
Paradise Tiki Hut
The Paradise Tiki Hut plans to hold Tribute to a Soldier benefits every Wednesday through Nov. 4, with the presentation at ECO Park on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Proceeds from specials during the events will benefit the local Tribute to a Soldier campaign.
The Paradise Tiki Hut is located at 1502 Miramar St., in downtown Cape Coral. For additional information, call 540-8454.
Lake Kennedy Senior Center health events
Free blood pressure and glucose clinic by Bright Star Healthcare will be conducting free monthly health screenings on the third Wednesday of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Kennedy Senior Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd. Appointments are not necessary but registration is required. For more information and to register call 574-0575.
Adopt a Publix store
The Harry Chapin Food Bank needs volunteers to “Adopt a Publix Store” for the Holiday Season. This is a very important food drive that will restock the shelves at this very busy time of year. Area Publix stores prepare bags of groceries available for the public to purchase, the bags are deposited in bins at the local stores and then picked up by volunteers and delivered to the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Volunteers need to be available to go to their assigned store on an as needed basis from the end of October through mid-January to pick up the bags. A van or pick-up is preferable for transporting the bags. Stores are located in Fort Myers. North Fort Myers, East Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers Beach and Lehigh Acres. Please be our partner and help provide food to the needy of Southwest Florida.
For more details and information contact Marta Hodson at the Harry Chapin Food Bank at 334-7007 ext 32 or at martahodson@harrychapinfoodbank.org.
Free diabetes screenings
Free Diabetes Screenings offered at:
– F Mart, 3302 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs
– Sweetbay Pharmacy, 8650 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4,
– Sweetbay Pharmacy, 5690 Bayshore Road, North Fort Myers, from 10 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4.
– Free cholesterol and blood sugar screenings at Winn-Dixie Pharmacy, 14600 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, from 11 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 5.
For more information call Cholestcheck at (800) 713-3301. No appointment is necessary.
CHADD
CHADD of Lee County meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lee Memorial Hospital Auditorium, 2776 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers. The next meeting is Nov. 3, AD/HD and Co-occurring conditions.
For more information contact Lynne Lampila at 466-1167 or 940-2578 or Jean Gavin at 472-9758.
Healing Hearts
Coping with Loss After Suicide Support Group is an adult grief support group for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one through suicide. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m at Hope Hospice Administrative Office, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers. Call 541-1151 for more information.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Home-Tech and its customers donated $910 to Lee County’s Ronald McDonald House Charities as part of the home appliance maintenance and sales company’s Charity of the Month program.
For more information about Home-Tech, visit www.Home-Tech.com or call 433-3344.
Women’s Council of Realtors
The Women’s Council of Realtors brought in a donation over 400 pounds of canned food for the Harry Chapin Food Bank at the annual membership meeting held at the Renaissance.
For additional information about or to contribute financially to the Harry Chapin Food Bank call 334-7007 or visit: harrychapinfoodbank.org.
Blood pressure tests
The Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary conducts blood pressure tests from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday in the main lobby. For information, call 574-0206.
Blood pressure and blood sugar clinics
Tatalomo’s Nurses Registry will provide free blood pressure and blood sugar clinics on the third Monday of each month at the Lake Kennedy Senior Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd. For information, call 574-0575.
Cape Coral Kidney Thrift Store
The Cape Coral Kidney Thrift Store, located at 4836 Candia St., is a little known treasure chest of donated items from the community. All of the proceeds go to the Kidney Foundation and dialysis patients in Cape Coral. The store carries clothing, household items, home decor and more. All donations are tax deductible. For information, call 945-1835.
Free screenings
Free diabetes screenings will be held Nov. 4 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Sweetbay Pharmacy, 5690 Bayshore Road, North Fort Myers.
American Cancer Society volunteers
The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers. Opportunities include committee members for Relay for Life to help organize teams, recruit members and more. The ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. To volunteer, call Cheri Hallock at 677-0516.
Prostate cancer
A support group for men fighting prostate cancer will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday at the Regional Cancer Center, 8931 Colonial Center Drive, Fort Myers. Speaker Dr. Davis Ornstein will discuss robotic surgery. For information, call (800) 227-2345.
Power wheelchairs
Medicare’s regulations now make it easier for seniors and others with debilitating conditions, such as arthritis, stroke, heart and breathing problems or diabetes, to obtain a power wheelchair at little or no cost. Miracle on Wheels is trying to increase public awareness about the assistance options that allow seniors and the disabled to remain independent in their own homes rather than undergo difficult surgery or other expensive treatment or resort to moving into a nursing home. These assistance options are available to anyone with problems getting around their home or who are in danger of falling due to a medical condition. To learn about qualifying for a power wheelchair at little or no cost, contact Miracle on Wheels at (800) 400-4210.