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		1 File Your Pile Wellness Wednesday Wellness Wednesday May 1, 2013 8:00 am – May 2, 2013 10:00 pm On the first Wednesday of the month, all Good Foods Market & Cafe customers will receive 5% off all supplements, body care, and bulk herb and spice items. Customers can…	2 Wellness Wednesday Wellness Wednesday Wellness Wednesday Wellness Wednesday May 1, 2013 8:00 am – May 2, 2013 10:00 pm On the first Wednesday of the month, all Good Foods Market & Cafe customers will receive 5% off all supplements, body care, and bulk herb and spice items. Customers can… “Babies’ Best Start” Breastfeeding Class “Babies’ Best Start” Breastfeeding Class May 2, 2013 5:30 pm For more information or to pre-register, call 859-623-7312 or 859-986-1192	3	4 “Babies’ Best Start” Breastfeeding Class “Babies’ Best Start” Breastfeeding Class “Babies’ Best Start” Breastfeeding Class Good Foods Store Tour Good Foods Store Tour May 4, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Enjoy Good Foods store tour during Sampling Saturdays on the first Saturday of the month. Tour the Good Foods Market & Cafe with staff Dietitian Beth Loiselle, savor samples, and… Derby Party Fundraiser Derby Party Fundraiser May 4, 2013 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm May 4th Derby Party Fundraiser at The Willows at Hamburg to benefit Horses Healing Humans. May 4th from 3pm-7pm, 2531 Old Rosebud Road, Lexington KY 40509. Join us for a… Derby Party Fundraiser: The Willows Derby Party Fundraiser: The Willows May 4, 2013 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Derby Party Fundraiser at The Willows at Hamburg to benefit Horses Healing Humans. Join us for a fun filled day of activities, petting zoo, cake walk, silent auction and much,…	5 Derby Party Fundraiser: The Willows Derby Party Fundraiser: The Willows “Safe Birth Kits for Moms” Service Workshop “Safe Birth Kits for Moms” Service Workshop May 5, 2013 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Help assemble safe birth kits for moms in third world countries. Supplies cost around $5 per kit. Monetary donation for supplies also accepted. 100% of your contribution goes to this… Breastfeeding 101 Breastfeeding 101 May 5, 2013 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Free, only for those delivering at Baptist Health-Lexington, registration not required. Call 859-260-6357 or 859-260-4354 for questions regarding classes
6 Breastfeeding 101 Breastfeeding 101 Breastfeeding Class Breastfeeding Class May 6, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Register by calling 859-967-229 or online at www.saintjosephhealthcare.org/baby, only for those delivering at St. Joseph Hospital-East Women’s Hospital. Strength for Caring: Caregiver Connection Series Strength for Caring: Caregiver Connection Series May 6, 2013 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm This series offers information about later stage Alzheimer’s disease and care giving and provides an opportunity to gain a new perspective on caring for a loved one that is nearing…	7 Strength for Caring: Caregiver Connection Series Strength for Caring: Caregiver Connection Series Eat, Move, Lose Weight Support Group Eat, Move, Lose Weight Support Group May 7, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Free weight-loss support group appropriate for anyone wishing to lose weight or maintain weight loss. Share struggles and ideas with others. Held first and third Tuesdays most months. For more… Breastfeeding Essentials I Class Breastfeeding Essentials I Class May 7, 2013 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm Open to everyone, visit www.baby-moon.org to register	8 Breastfeeding Essentials I Class Breastfeeding Essentials I Class Car Seat Check-up Clinic Car Seat Check-up Clinic May 8, 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Call 859-323-1153 to make an appointment. Sponsored by Safe Kids Coalition Breastfeeding Basics Class Breastfeeding Basics Class May 8, 2013 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Free class for expecting parents, cover how to breastfeed, knowing baby gets enough, and pump and supplies. Sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. Registration required: call 859-288-2348	9 Breastfeeding Basics Class Breastfeeding Basics Class Low-cost Rabies Vaccinatoin Clinic Low-cost Rabies Vaccinatoin Clinic May 9, 2013 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm $3 vaccination for dogs or cats. Animal licenses also available. Cats must be in carriers, dogs on leashes. For more info, www.lexingtonhealthdepartment.org. Sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Department. Jewelry Making: Earrings Jewelry Making: Earrings May 9, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jewelry making made simple. Come to Good Foods Market & Cafe to learn about tools, supplies, beads, design plans, and the best places to get materials.	10 Jewelry Making: Earrings Breastfeeding Class Breastfeeding Class May 10, 2013 10:30 am – 12:00 pm FREE, open to everyone. For more information or to pre-register, call 859-583-1007 or 859-236-2053	11 Breastfeeding Class Breastfeeding Class Down to Earth Community Fundraiser Plant Sale Down to Earth Community Fundraiser Plant Sale May 11, 2013 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Every May, the Down to Earth Garden Club, a non-profit group, holds its annual plant sale fundraiser. The plants are from the members’ own gardens, so they are knowledgeable about… Eating WHOLE Support Group Eating WHOLE Support Group May 11, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Interested in following the WHOLE foods diet recommended by Beth Loiselle, Good Food’s Registered Dietitian and described in detail in her book , The Healing Power of Whole Foods? This…	12
13 Eating WHOLE Support Group Eating WHOLE Support Group Bluegrass Babywearing Group Bluegrass Babywearing Group May 13, 2013 11:30 am FREE. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/groups/bluegrassbabywearers/. “Meet the Birth Professional” Open House “Meet the Birth Professional” Open House May 13, 2013 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm At this FREE event, meet members of Bluegrass Birth Care Network for information on doulas, breastfeeding, and birth alternatives. For more information, contact Nicole at 859-248-8673 or n.harding3011@gmail.com.	14 “Meet the Birth Professional” Open House “Meet the Birth Professional” Open House “Meet the Birth Professional” Open House Fayette Co. Diabetes Coalition Meeting Fayette Co. Diabetes Coalition Meeting May 14, 2013 9:00 am – 11:00 am Open to anyone interested in preventing & educating about diabetes in the community. For more information, call 288-2310. Health Chats about Diabetes Health Chats about Diabetes May 14, 2013 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. and UK Healthcare. La Leche League of Lexington Monthly Meeting La Leche League of Lexington Monthly Meeting May 14, 2013 7:15 pm FREE, open to everyone. For more information, call April at 859-351-9865.	15 La Leche League of Lexington Monthly Meeting La Leche League of Lexington Monthly Meeting Stop Smoking Class Series Stop Smoking Class Series May 15, 2013 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Based on the Cooper-Clayton method, participants pay small weekly fee to cover the cost of nicotine replacement (patches, gum, etc). For more information or to pre-register, 288-2457. “Breastfeeding” Basics Class “Breastfeeding” Basics Class May 15, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm FREE, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call Consult-A-Nurse at 877-FRMC-MD1 (376-2631) or 502-226-1655.	16 “Breastfeeding” Basics Class “Breastfeeding” Basics Class “Breastfeeding” Basics Class May 16, 2013 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Free class for expecting parents, covers how to breastfeed, knowing baby gets enough, and pumps and supplies. Sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. Registration required: call Babies ‘R Us…	17	18 “Breastfeeding” Basics Class “Breastfeeding” Basics Class Nursing Your Infant Nursing Your Infant May 18, 2013 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Only for those delivering at UK. For more information or to pre-register, call 323-2750. Chinese Medicine for Your Health: Smoking Cessation Chinese Medicine for Your Health: Smoking Cessation May 18, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Acupuncture has been shown to be an effective adjunct treatment for many people to help them quit smoking and who are already in a support network and smoking cessation program.…	19
20	21 Chinese Medicine for Your Health: Smoking Cessation Chinese Medicine for Your Health: Smoking Cessation Chinese Medicine for Your Health: Smoking Cessation Eat, Move, Loose Weight Support Group Eat, Move, Loose Weight Support Group May 21, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Free weight-loss support group appropriate for anyone wishing to lose weight or maintain weight loss. Share struggles and ideas with others. Held first and third Tuesdays most months. For more… Health Chats about Diabetes Health Chats about Diabetes May 21, 2013 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sponsored by the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. and UK Healthcare. Breastfeeding Essentials II Class Breastfeeding Essentials II Class May 21, 2013 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm Follow-up to Breastfeeding Essentials I class. Visit “http://www.baby-moon.org” www.baby-moon.org to register.	22	23	24 Breastfeeding Essentials II Class Breastfeeding Essentials II Class Breastfeeding Essentials II Class Health Fair for Seniors Health Fair for Seniors May 24, 2013 May 24th Health Fair for Seniors, at The Willows at Hamburg, 2531 Old Rosbud Road, Lexington KY 40509. Join us for, blood sugar screening, blood pressure screening, hearing screenings, pharmacist… Health Fair for Seniors: The Willows Health Fair for Seniors: The Willows May 24, 2013 Join us at The Willow at Hamburg for blood sugar screenings, blood pressure screenings, hearing screenings, pharmacist on site for questions and much, much more! Refreshments and door prizes too!!!… Attachment Parenting Class Attachment Parenting Class May 24, 2013 11:45 am – 1:00 pm FREE, open to everyone.. For more information visit www.baby-moon.org	25	26 Attachment Parenting Class Gas Hole Gas Hole May 26, 2013 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm GAS HOLE is an eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices and sheds light on a secret that the big oil companies don’t want you to know – that there…
27	28 Gas Hole Gas Hole Gas Hole Gas Hole Gas Hole Good Foods Board Film Series: GASHOLE Good Foods Board Film Series: GASHOLE May 28, 2013 6:00 am – 9:00 pm GAS HOLE is an eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices and sheds light on a secret that the big oil companies don’t want you to know – that there… Reiki Introduction & Practice Reiki Introduction & Practice May 28, 2013 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Those who do not have Reiki training- come for an introduction and experience it. NO experience required. Those with Reiki come to receive the Reiki energy and practice on others.… Jewelry Making: Wire Wraps Jewelry Making: Wire Wraps May 28, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Not your traditional wire wrap class! Wire Wrap is freestyle wire wrapping of stone, sea glass, cabochon, or any small item flat enough to wear as a pendant or earrings.… Breastfeeding Class Breastfeeding Class May 28, 2013 7:00 pm FREE, only for those delivering at Ephraim McDowell Medical Center. For more information and to pre-register, call 859-239-2534 Labor Workshop for Couples Labor Workshop for Couples May 28, 2013 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm Visit www.baby-moon.org to register, or ring 859.420.MAMA (6262).	29 Labor Workshop for Couples Breastfeeding 101 Breastfeeding 101 May 29, 2013 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm FREE, only for those delivering at Baptist Health-Lexington, registration not required. You may call (859)260-6357 or (859)260-4354 for questions regarding classes.	30 Breastfeeding 101 File Your Pile File Your Pile May 30, 2013 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A hands-on workshop for participants to purge and sort paperwork in a supportive group environment, led by an experienced professional organizer. Bring your own papers (stack of un-filed papers, unopened…	31