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Looking Ahead to May C A L E N D A R

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8:30a Zumba Class 7:00a GIVING CHALLENGE 8:30a Yoga 8:30a Zumba Class
9:00a Fishing Club Bd 8:30a Weight Watchers 10:00a Essentrics 10:00a Posture Tai Chi
9:00a PGIslanders Bd Mtg 9:30a In Stitches 1:00p Canasta 12:00p Ladies Bridge
12:00p GIVING CHALLENGE 10:00a Celebrate Life 4:00p Ball Room Dance 1:00p ACBL Duplicate
12:30p Pinochle Club 10:00a Tai Chi Class 7:00p PGIslanders Bridge
5:00p Singles Club 1:00p Floridians MahJongg 7:00p Euchre Club
7:00p Acoustic Music Club 1:00p ACBL Duplicate
7:00p Beyond PGI Bridge
2:00p Couples Bridge

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8:30a Essentrics 8:30a Zumba Class 8:30a Weight Watchers 8:30 Yoga 8:30a Zumba Class
9:00a Men’s Bridge 10:00a Floridians Book Club 9:00a Digiteers Club 10:00a Essentrics 9:00a Coffee w/PGICA
9:00a Floridians Bd Mtg 12:30p Pinochle Club 9:00a PGICA Board Mtg 1:00p Canasta Board
11:30a MahJongg 3:00p Alzheimer’s Support 9:30a In Stitches 4:00p Ball Room Dance 10:00a Posture Tai Chi
1:00p ACBL Duplicate Group 10:00a Tai Chi Class 12:00p Ladies Bridge
Bridge 5:00p Singles Club 1:00p Floridians MahJongg 1:00p ACBL Duplicate
7:00p Duplicate Bridge 7:00p Acoustic Music Club 1:00p ACBL Duplicate Bridge
7:00p Fishing Club Bridge 7:00p Euchre Club

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE Janet Lynn, jlynnpgi@hotmail.com

I want to thank those that gave blood to our blood drive and shared your power to save lives.
We at PGICA are pleased to share with you that the recent blood drive resulted in 17 units of blood. Remember, each
donation can save up to three lives, so that means 51 patients could benefit from the lifesaving efforts of blood donors at
Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association. I am pleased to pass along our gratitude for your donations. The blood donated at
our blood drive will likely be transfused into a patient within 48 to 72 hours. The turnaround is that fast and that constant.

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Sponsor: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

Drinking too much alcohol increases your risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer.
The good news is we can all do our part to prevent alcohol misuse or abuse. Spread the word about strategies for
preventing alcohol misuse or abuse and encourage communities, families, and individuals to get involved.

What is Alcohol Awareness Month?

Beginning April 1987 and each month of April thereafter, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
(NCADD) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month to increase awareness and understanding to those who struggle with
alcoholism. It is also about reducing the stigma and negativity surrounded around being called an alcoholic (because
let’s face it, it hurts, especially when the name caller doesn’t even begin to understand what the struggle actually is like)
and doing so by encouraging local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. This April, NCADD
highlights the important public health issue of underage drinking, a problem with devastating individual, family, and
community consequences.

Whether you’re currently struggling with an alcohol use disorder, newly sober, a friend or family member of an individual
struggling with alcohol use disorder, or just want to do what you can to raise awareness, what better time to start than
right now. While some of us may be aware that drinking too much increases risks of injuries, violence, diseases and
some types of cancer, others may not be as informed and may not be aware of all of the vast resources out there to help
aid in treatment recovery. Get involved. Get educated. After all, whether you realize it or not, the risks associated with
consuming too much alcohol directly impact individuals as well as local communities.

How much do you know about alcohol misuse? Are you wondering if you have a problem with alcohol or are worried
about how a family member, friend or co-worker might be abusing alcohol? To raise awareness about the dangers of
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