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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
HOW YOU
CAN HELP
I Strong, Beautiful and Godly
Girls Inc.
Needs lighting fixtures, fireworks,
table clothes and money as well
as art, 10 bar tables, 100 chairs,
50 chair covers and one event
tent for its 2011 Strong, Beauti-
ful, and Godly Girls fashion and
art show being held in May.
Contact: LaTasha Hardy, (706)
424-5222.
I Hope Haven
Donations of art supplies such as
construction paper, glue sticks,
colored pencils, drawing paper,
paint brushes, watercolor paper,
washable art paint, colored mark-
ers, crayons and table top art
easels.
Contact: Amy Moore, (706) 548-
4361.
I Free IT Athens Inc.
Donations of computers and lap-
tops. Usable machines and parts
will be refurbished, fitted with
open source software and donat-
ed or sold to local individuals and
organizations. We will not accept
the following: uninterruptable
power supplies, software CDs
and manuals, TVs, VCRs, etc. or
other noncomputer related appli-
ances and boxes of miscella-
neous junk.
Contact: Brian Pitts, (706) 621-
6157.
I Friends of Advantage Behav-
ioral Health Systems
Donations of new and gently-used
formal dresses and wedding,
Photos by Richard Hamm/Staff prom and pageant dresses of all
Above, instructor Tom Wittenberg leads a class in massaging exercises during a Seniors Tai Chi class recently at the Rocksprings Community Center in Athens. lengths for children and adults
Below, Mary Tatum closes her eyes while taking part in breathing exercises during the class. for the second annual adDRESS a
Need Sale being held in March.
Formal shoes, jewelry, purses
and other formal accessories also
are being collected.
Contact: Tammy Dalton, (706)
389-6789.
I The Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Georgia and Alabama
Donations of luggage to be given to
children that have asked for travel
wishes but do not have luggage.
Donations may include duffle
bags, suitcases, backpacks, etc.
Contact: Deirdre Trevett, (770)
916-9474, ext. 14.
I Caring for People Ministries
Donations of nonperishable food
By Joe VanHoose items and everyday living items
joe.vanhoose@onlineathens.com for its 2011 community free day.
Contact: (706) 552-1470 or (706)
Tom Wittenberg has a firm control of chi. 202-4805 or www.caringforpeo-
He can hold it like a football, toss it like a Frisbee and pleministries.ning.com.
push it across the room like a fifth-grade bully picking on I Dee’s Haven Parrot Rescue
someone half his size. Donation of a backup generator to
And every Thursday for the next couple months at the provide heat to the parrots in
Rocksprings Community Center, he’ll teach seniors to do case of a power failure.
the same. A senior himself, Wittenberg wastes no time Contact: Donna Kristosik, (706)
showing his students how to get that chi moving. 599-5631.
What is that chi, exactly?
“In a word, chi is energy,” he told the class earlier this See NEEDS on B2
month. “For most of 50 minutes, we’ll push chi around the
room.
“By the power invested in me as a teacher of Tai Chi, I TO HELP
pronounce you all warriors. By the end, you’ll feel comfort- To assist the
able and confident doing these funny looking moves.” organiza-
There are 108 moves in traditional Tai Chi, an Eastern tions you
tradition that Wittenberg has studied for 18 years. The see here
moves, he assures, are rather simple and bring about more please, call
energy and a generally positive outlook on life by all who the contact
perform them. listed.
“Regular practice of Tai Chi has shown over time to To have your nonprofit needs
strengthen your immune system, decrease blood pressure, included, call (706) 208-2215.
For a complete list of
improve hand-eye coordination and even help balance,” local agency needs go to
Wittenberg said. handsonnortheastgeorgia.org
Each class gets treatment in all four Tai Chi components:
movement, massage, meditation and breathing.
See SENIORS on B5
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