The Marriage Repair Kit workshop provides high-achievement marriages helpful tools for relationships that may suffer from the demands of professional life. The seminar will be held on Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Bradley University Michel Student Center Executive Suite.             Workshop topics include gender role mismatch, parenting style conflict, essential repair strategies, indicators of marital distress and many more. The program is also open to those in committed relationships.                Drs. Lori Russell-Chapin and Ted Chapin will lead the workshop and share their personal experiences, professional knowledge and inspirational messages to help participants repair bruised relationships. The workshop is hosted by the Bradley University College of Education and Health Sciences Continuing Education program.            Dr. Russell-Chapin is a professor of education at
Bradley
University and the Associate Dean for the

College of
Education and Health Sciences.  She is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and is in part-time private practice with her husband.            Dr. Ted Chapin is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Chapin & Russell Associates.  With 22 years of clinical experience, his specialty is in marriage and family therapy, child custody evaluations, divorce mediation, and private practice development.            Fees for participants are $495 per couple and $250 for LCPC/LSW per person.  Materials are included and space is limited.  Participants may register online at http://www.bradley.edu/continue/marriage/index.html or by calling 677-2820.  Deadline to register is Monday, April 21.

The Newcomers’ Club of Greater Peoria will hold its monthly luncheon on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. at Simply Sensational Tea Room & Bakery, 520 Bloomington Road, East Peoria.
Steve Montez of the Peoria Park District will be speaking about the various summer programs the Peoria Park District has to offer.
Babysitting is available.
This event is open to the public and the Newcomers’ Club is open to all women who have lived in the Tri-County area for less than five years or have had a recent lifestyle change.
For additional information or to make a reservation please contact Paula Cirone at 682-2977 or email us at Peoria_newcomers@yahoo.com

Advocates for Access (formerly Central IL Center for Independent Living) will be hosting Parent’s Night on Monday, April 7, 2008 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. for all parents of students with disabilities.

 Parent’s Night is an opportunity for parents to learn about IEP’s, special education, and area service delivery systems. All parents interested in learning more and parents interested in helping others are welcome to attend.

Parent’s Night will be held at Advocates for Access at 4450 N. Prospect Rd., Suite C8, Peoria Heights, IL 61616. This event is free and open to the public. Childcare is not provided. To request reasonable accommodations, call Corothy at 682-3500 (voice/vp), 682-3567 (TTY), or email Dorothy at danello@advocatesforaccess.com

Come join our award winning troupe as we entertain throughout the
Peoria area June through August.  Applicants aged 12 to18 should come prepared to sing a song of their choice and bring their own sheet music. Wear comfortable clothing for dance movement.

There is no fee to audition.  There is a $15 registration for chorus members.  Come to

Kids
Creative
Arts
Center on Prospect on Saturday, April 19 at 9:00 am.

For more information call 681-2861.             

The 10th annual ALL FREE Safety of Seniors (SOS) will be hosted by the Bartonville Police Department. This is the 10 Year Anniversary of this event. This event profiveds people of all types of Safety, Health and Protective information. The event primarily targets Seniors because they’re the most vulnerable individuals.

There are 56 vendors including businesses, organizations, and agencies participating such as: banks, hospitals, social organizations, Center for Prevention of Abuse, Blind Center, Arthritis Foundation, Victim Advocates - all offering info on how to live with and even enjoy the aging process safely.

 There are free give-aways and door prizes as well as blood pressure, vision and possibly hearing screenings.

Guest speaker will be States Attorney Kevin Lyons.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 5th

Limestone Community High School Cafeteria

Call 633-2064 or 697-2323 for more info.

The Peoria City/County Health Dept. and the IL Dept. of Public Health, and the Center for Minority Health Services are partnering with the public broadcasting station (WTVP Channle 47) to bring you a four-hour documentary series that explores causes, socio-economic and racial inequities in health and solutions to America’s health crisis. These one hour episodes will air on WTVP Channel 47 on four consecutive Tuesdays from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. on April 1, 8, 15, 22.

The City of Peoria and the Columbia Terrace North Neighborhood Assoc. invite citizens to a Neighborhood Leaders’ Training at 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on April 5th at the Floyd Nolan Community Center (1429 N. Bourland Ave.)

The training is free to residents of Peoria. Refreshments will be provided.

The training will be lead by Steve Fairbanks of the Planning Dept.’s Neighborhood Division. The training will cover leadership styles, developmental stages of a neighborhood association, and how to run productive meetings.

To register, call Steve Fairbanks at 494-8603 before April 3rd.

“Celebration of FRIENDS: A Gift to Life” will be held on April 19th to celebrate the energy and entusiasm of the many community volunteers that donate their time to help raise dollars and awareness for individuals and families infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.

This year’s dinner will be at the Radisson Hotel. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a silent auction followed by dinner and a program.

Tickets are $35 and available by calling the FRIENDS office at 671-2144. Advance payment is required. Reservation deadline is April 14th.

When & Where: April 10th at Noon at the East Peoria Banquet Center

What: Matt Harlow will present: “All I Know About Marketing, I Learned from Chasing Women.”

Harlow is the Director of Account Service for Perry Ballard Inc.

Prices for the lunch are $16 for Peoria Ad Club members and $20 for guests. RSVPs are required and payment is expected on the day of the meeting. RSVP by April 7th.

“Summer Tips for Lymphedema” will be presented on Monday, April 21st at 5:30 p.m. at the Cancer Center for Healthy Living (Hult Health Ed. Center). Molly Netties, occupational therapist and Deb Meyer, physical therapist along with the Lymphedema Prevention & Management Program at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will sponsor the event.

Lymphedema, or chronic swelling due to an accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces, is a progressive condition. It can be caused by infection, surgery, radiation or trauma and is sometimes a side effect of cancer treatment when lymph nodes are removed.

 IPMR’s lymphedema program is one of Peoria’s Komen for the Cure grant sites. Netties and Meyer teach precautions to reduce risk and treat patients with the condition in Peoria, Pekin, and surrounding communities.

Summertime activities can increase the risk, so the presentation focuses on summer hazards with travel tips, summer hobbies and sports as they relate to lymphedema.

The program is free and open to the public.