Non-profit Organizations - The Community Page

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Bath-Brunswick 24-hour hotline, 1-800-737-6237. More than 30 meetings weekly in the Bath-Brunswick-Topsham area. Call for nearest location and time.
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER, 778 Main St., South Portland; 1-877-774-2200.
FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES, emergency shelters for women and children in Bath and Portland, assistance with police and court systems, protection orders, counseling, referrals to resources; 442-0424; 24-hour hotline 1-800-537-6066.
MAN TO MAN, for men diagnosed with prostate cancer; in person or by phone; 373-3708 or 1-800-464-3102, press 3; by American Cancer Society.
MOTHER'S SUPPORT GROUP, for women in the post-partum period who are feeling down, overwhelmed or “blue.” For meetings dates and times, or to register, call Maternity Care at Mid Coast Hospital at 373-6500.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES of Midcoast Maine is currently forming a support group for survivors. Please call 725-2181 or e-mail clientservices@sassmm.org for more information. To speak with an advocate please call SASSMM’s 24-hour hotline at 1-800-822-5999.
WOMEN'S PROJECT, for women concerned about addiction, their own or others’; 1-800-611-1588.

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Monday

9-TO-5, organization for working women against sexual harassment; 1-800-522-0925, 353-5740 or 342-5017.
ALANON, for family, friends and relatives of alcoholics. 8 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Wiscasset; noon, Parkview Adventist Medical Center board room, Brunswick; 1-800-498-1844.
ALZHEIMER’S INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, Bath area. First Monday, 7 p.m., Winship Green Nursing Center, Winship Street, Bath. Call Diane Chasse, 443-9772.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Group 169. Fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m., Bath YMCA conference room.
BATTERED/ABUSED Women’s Support Group, 3:45-5:15 p.m. Call Family Crisis Shelter Outreach Office, Bath, 442-0424.
BATTERED MEN’S 24-hour HELPLINE, offers referrals and support groups for men. Call 1-877-643-1120, access code 0757.
BIBLE STUDY SUPPORT FOR THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT, every Monday, 7 p.m., Sky-Hy Conference Center, 32 Sky-Hy Drive, Topsham; 725-7577.
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT designed for women whose lives are affected by breast cancer and wish to receive and share information and emotional support. Second and fourth Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital board room, Brunswick; 373-6540.
CAREGIVERs’ support group, every Monday, 2-3 p.m., Pilgrim House, First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 729-7331.
CHRONIC PAIN sufferers and friends, first and third Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m., Conference Room 3, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 725-7854.
DIABETES. Second Monday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 331 Veranda St., Portland; 828-2497.
FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES, support group for women experiencing domestic violence, past or present. Every Monday, 10 a.m. in Bath. Call 442-0424 for location.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS. Every Monday, 7 p.m., Beth Israel Congreation/Mini Brown Center, Bath; 775-2132.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Mondays, 7 p.m., YMCA, Lewiston; 773-7867.
G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Second Monday, 6:30 p.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 150 Congress St., Bath. Call Lorelie Johnson, 832-4503 or 1-800-264-9224.
LOOK GOOD . . . FEEL BETTER, for women faced with appearance changes due to cancer treatment. Fourth Monday, American Cancer Society office, 1 Main St., Topsham; 373-3708.
MAINE HOME EDUCATION Association, information and support for home education. For meeting dates write:
MAINE HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, P.O. Box 421, Topsham, ME 04086. Call 800-520-0577.
MAINE PARENTS FOR GIFTED/TALENTED YOUTH, networking for Maine parents; monthly newsletter available. Call 642-3302 for information or a schedule of events.
MEETING THE CHALLENGE, parenting the 11- to 18-year-old. First Monday, 6:30-8 p.m., Martin’s Point Health Center, Brunswick; 721-0484.
OPEN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for people who have or have had cancer, their family and friends. First and third Monday, 5:30-7 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery from compulsive overeating, 24-hour hotline, 774-4357; beginners meeting 7-7:30 p.m., regular meeting 7:30-8:30 p.m.; no weigh-ins. First Parish Church’s Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 865-3976.
PARENT support group, for parents of teens. Second and fourth Monday 6:30-8 p.m., Freeport Safety Building conference room. Call Sharon Antoniac at 829-5739 or Phoebe Prosky at 865-3396.
PARENTS WITHOUT CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN. Every Monday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sweetser Learning & Recovery Center, Brunswick; 721-0484.
SINGLES support group for those single, widowed or divorced. Every Monday, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul Center, 136 State St., Augusta. Web site www.wisduminc.org.
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, noon-1:30 p.m., USM Campus; drop-in support group for adult females by Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine; 1-800-313-9900. Every Monday.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE, grief support group for individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide; 6:30-8 p.m., Brunswick; 522-3125.
TRANSITIONS, Mid-coast grieving children’s program. Grief support group for children, teenagers and adults. Monday, in Brunswick; 721-9702.

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Tuesday

ADVANCED Breast Cancer support designed for women whose lives are affected by breast cancer and wish to receive and share information and emotional support. Second Tuesday, 3-5 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital board room, Brunswick; 373-6540.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Church of the Nazarene, Lincoln and Centre streets, Bath, noon-1 p.m.; 442-7544.
ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIA support group, 9:30-11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick; first Tuesday; 729-8571.
AUTISM/ASPERGER SYNDROME PARENT SUPPORT GROUP, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital conference room 3; . second and fourth Tuesdays; 522-4339.
BALANCE-ME, for those with balance and vestibular disorders. Last Tuesday, HealthSouth, 12 Industrial Parkway, Brunswick. Call 386-1550 for times.
BEREAVEMENT support group, for families and friends experiencing grief or loss. Second and fourth Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Hospice Volunteers of Mid-Coast Maine, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. 729-3602.
BREAST CANCER support group. Second and fourth Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
BRUNSWICK SPECIAL EDUCATION resource group for parents, teachers and children with special needs. Last Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick; 725-4632 or 729-4648.
CANCER WELLNESS, for patients and families. Second and fourth Tuesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Central Maine Medical Center medical office building, Isaacson Rooms, Lewiston; 795-7118.
CARDIAC support group, focuses on educational issues; third Tuesday, 2-3 p.m., RunningStart conference room, Medical Office Building, Medical Center Drive, Brunswick; 373-6362.
CAREGIVERS support group. Every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pleasant Street, Brunswick; 725-5342.
EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS. Every Tuesday, 6-7 p.m., Stroudwater Christian Church, 1520 Westbrook St., Portland; 781-2609.
EVENING GRIEF support group for adults. Second and fourth Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Hospice Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; 729-3602.
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP (Leukemia Society of America), a facilitated support group for people with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma or Hodgkin’s Disease and their families. First Tuesday, 4:30-6 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
GUIDANCE IN GRIEVING, for loss through death; third Tuesday, 3-5 p.m., Central Maine Medical Center, Chairman’s Room B; 795-2290.
GYNECOLOGIAL & Breast Cancer Group will meet the fourth Tuesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St. (Route 1), South Portland.
HEAD INJURY. First Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Café Conference Room, Medical Office Building, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-6585.
LIVING LOSS, LIVING HOPE, for those facing life-threatening illness and caregivers and families; first and third Tuesdays, Hospice Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Call 729-3602 for initial interview, times.
LIVING SOBER. Noon, Stanford Hall, Church of the Nazarene, Centre and Lincoln streets, Bath; 442-7544.
LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for men and women who have either secondary or primary lymphedema, meets to share experiences and knowledge. Partners are encouraged to attend. Third Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SUPPORT GROUP, 6 p.m., Central Square Baptist Church, 466 Stevens Ave., Portland
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 p.m., Stanford Hall, Church of the Nazarene, Centre and Lincoln streets, Bath; 371-2140.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery for compulsive over-under eating, 7 p.m., United Congregational Church, 150 Congress Ave., Bath; 729-3057.
PERSONS WITH EATING DISORDERS, 7 p.m. Call Cindy at 833-5243.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for men with prostate cancer to give and receive support and share information. Partners are welcome and encouraged to join. Second Tuesday, 6:30-9 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200.
TOPS weight loss support group, 5:45-6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, Middle Road, Woolwich; 443-6557.
VISUALLY IMPAIRED. Fourth Tuesday, 1 p.m., Thornton Hall, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick; 373-6585.
WRITING FOR WELLNESS, a support group to help cancer patients, their families and friends deal with the impact of the disease. First Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Rooms D and E, Central Maine Medical Center Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-2290.

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Wednesday

ALANON for families, relatives and friends of alcoholics, 10 a.m., basement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 333 Maine St., Brunswick. Call 1-800-498-1844.
ALLIANCE on Mental illness, for families with a mentally ill family member. Fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Call Valerie, 865-3284, or Tracy, 798-5891.
BEREAVEMENT support group, for families and friends experiencing grief or loss. Second and fourth Wednesday, 12:30-2 p.m., Hospice Volunteers of Mid-Coast Maine, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. 729-3602.
CANCER SURVIVOR support group, second and fourth Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Wellness Conference Room at Parkview Adventist Medical Center; 725-4951.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, 12:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick; third Wednesday; 729-8571.
DATTIME ADULT GRIEF support group, for friends and family members experiencing grief or loss. Second and fourth Wednesday, 12:30-2 p.m., Hospice Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; 729-3602.
DEPRESSION BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE. Meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m.; Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. at the Dana Center, Maine3 Medical Hospital, Portland. For more information, contact Ken Hess, 899-0121 or Jeff Irvin 650-2347. E-mail: revkenbio@yahoo.com
DIVORCED PARENTS Support Group, six weeks, to focus on children’s needs, Bath. For fees, time, location and registration or information, call 780-5833.
DIVORCE PERSPECTIVES SUPPORT GROUP for people in the divorce process. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland; 774-4357.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP for women, 10-11:30 a.m., every Wednesday. Call Family Crisis Services 1-800-537-6066 for location.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS. Every Wednesday, 7 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 150 Congress Ave., Bath; 775-2132.
GEAR Parent Network for parents with children with special needs, first Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mobius Community Center, 319 Main St., Damariscotta; 596-0124.
GOOD DAYS TOO!, sexual abuse group therapy. Separate sessions held for adult women and men; Topsham location. Call 729-5754 or write to Good Days Too! Inc., P.O. Box 251, Topsham, ME 04086.
GRIEVING PARENTS GROUP. First and third Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Hospice Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 729-3602.
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for women with any type of gynecological cancer. Every other Wednesday, 3:30-5 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200.
HOMESCHOOL support group, First Wednesday, 3-4 p.m., Bookland, Brunswick. Call Jan Emerson, 729-7247.
LINCOLN COUNTY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI), 6:30-8:30 p.m., Second Congregational Church, Newcastle; 882-9877 or 882-7426. Third Wednesday.
LOOK GOOD . . . FEEL BETTER, for women faced with appearance changes due to cancer treatment. Second Wednesday, 10-11:30 a.m., Central Maine Medical Cancer Treatment Center in Lewiston. Call Diane Mulkhey at 795-2440.
OPEN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for people who have or have had cancer, and for their family and friends. Every Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
PARENT TALK, for Lincoln County residents, every Wednesday, 6-7 p.m., at Healthy Kids!, 12 Elm St., Damariscotta. Call 563-1818.
PROSTATE CANCER support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Medical Office Building, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-6065. Third Wednesday.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Last Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Central Maine Medical Center Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-2440.
RED HOT MAMAS, Menopause Management. Second Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Chairmen’s Rooms, 12 High St., Medical Office Building, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston; 795-2633.
SINGLE PARENTHOOD, 6:15-8 p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham; 798-0665. Every other Wednesday.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE, a grief support group for individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide. Call Beebe Potter at 373-3058 or 1-800-434-3000 for location.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in 8:30-9:15 a.m., meeting follows. Seventh-day Adventist Church, Maine Street, Brunswick. Men, women and children welcome; 353-8204.
TOPS weight loss support group, 4:30-5 p.m., Wiscasset Middle School; $1 weekly, $20 yearly; 882-6713.
YOUNGER WIDOWED Support Group, for men and women under the age of 60 who have experienced the death of a spouse within the last three years. Eight meetings in the evenings. Small donations accepted. Call Susan 846-5285.

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Thursday

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, for people coping with a cancer diagnosis. Second Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m. at Central Maine Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment Center in Lewiston; 795-2440.
CHRONIC LONG DISEASE, Second Thursday, 2-3 p.m., Running Start Conference Room, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-6367.
DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, for friends and families to share frustrations and successes. Third Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center conference room, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; 373-3691.
EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS. Every Thursday, 6-7 p.m., Stroudwater Christian Church, 1520 Westbrook St., Portland; 781-2609.
FAMILY DAY CARE Support Group for Bath-Brunswick area providers. Third Thursday, 6:45 p.m., Bath-Brunswick Child Care Services, Inc., 44 Water St., Brunswick; 389-1730.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS. Every Thursday, 9 a.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport; 775-2132.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland; 773-7867.
GEAR Parent Network, for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Third Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Bristol Consolidated School. Call Lorelie Johnson at 832-4503 or 1-800-264-9224.
GRANDPARENT support group. Every other Thursday, 7 p.m., 55 Plus Center, 6 Noble St., Brunswick. Call Sig Knudsen at the Center at 729-0757 or Rose Marie Mayer, volunteer, at 729-4003.
GREIF SUPPORT PROGRAM, every Thursday for six weeks, 1-2:30 p.m., Hospice Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information, call 729-3602.
GRIEVING CHILDREN AND TEENS, eight-week programs for 3- to 18-year-olds, Thursdays, 96 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Call 1-800-482-7412 ext. 115.
LIVING WITH LOSS, six weekly sessions, 1:30-3 p.m., Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick. To register, call 729-1641 ext. 249.
LYMPHOMA SUPPORT GROUP, a facilitated support group for people with lymphoma. Every other Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; 774-2200.
MENDED HEARTS for heart-disease patients and families, 7 p.m., Turning Point Heart Health Program, 96 Campus Drive, Scarborough; first Thursday; 767-7083.
MIRACLES IN PROGRESS, an Al-Anon family group, Thursday, 7 p.m., United Church of Christ, Washington St., Bath; 442-9463.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, every Thursday, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, Congress Ave., Bath; 1-800-974-0062.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery for compulsive over-under eating 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 443-4630.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE Support Group, 5:30 p.m., first Thursday of the month, Elijah Kellogg Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road (Route 123), Harpswell. Call Amber at 833-6386.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6-8 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, Maine Street, Brunswick; men, women and teens welcome; 375-4749.
VISUALLY IMPARED, every third Thursday, 10-11:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath. Call Samantha Green at 1-800-741-2991.

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Friday

ALANON, for families, friends and relatives of alcoholics; noon, Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick. Call 1-800-498-1844.
CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, fellowship of recovering codependents, 7 p.m., Dresden-Richmond Methodist Church, Richmond.
FAMILY CRISIS/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP, Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m., Bath; 442-0424. Hot line (24 hours) 1-800-537-6606.
MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY. Last Fridays, 7 p.m., True North, 202 Route 1, Suite 200, Falmouth; 386-0011, 846-5923. Do not wear fragrances.
S.N.A.P. (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests), support group for men and women healing from sexual abuse by clergy; nondenominational and confidential. Third Friday. Call 934-1629, 946-7768 or 774-5025.

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Saturday

ALANON, for families, friends and relatives of alcoholics, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 353-3254.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Saturdays, noon, Café Conference Room, Medical Office Building, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-5685.
ASE-ME, Adoption Search Consultants of Maine. First Saturday, 1-4 p.m., Room 403, Luther Bonney Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland; $5; Call Sybil J. Coombs, 646-4258.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS, 9 a.m., Conference Room 1 and 2, Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick; 775-2132.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, for gamblers who want to recover, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 338 Pine St. Lewiston. Call 782-7270 after 9 p.m.
MS IN ACTION, Bath/Brunswick area, (brunch) 10:30 a.m., Topsham Fair Mall Café; open to patients, family members and friends; 729-3611. Fourth Saturday.
S.I.A. (Survivors of Incest Anonymous), recovery, fellowship and hope, 9:30-11 a.m., St. Andrew’s Church, Glidden St., Newcastle.
SOLO (Single Older Lesbians Organization), first Saturday in the Brunswick area; 725-7686.

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Sunday

ADULT ADOPTEES, Adoptive Parents, birth parents and those whose lives are touched by adoption, second Sunday, 1-3 p.m., Mae’s Cafe. 160 Centre St., Bath; 443-9876.
ALCHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 11 a.m., Conference Room 1, G-107, Mid Coast Hospital.
C.O.A.C.H. (Children of a Christian Heritage) parent support group. Second Sunday. North Woolwich Methodist Church, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; 737-9076.
EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS. Every Sunday, 6-7 p.m., Mercy Hospital, 144 State St., Portland; 781-2609 or 773-1521.
EHLERS-DANLOS NATIONAL FOUNDATION, for members, those who may be affected and any concerned. Third Sunday. Call Nancy Ruff, 783-6841, for date, location and carpooling.
FAMILIES OF Asthmatics support group, 7 p.m., first Sunday, Parkview Adventist Medical Center, 329 Maine St., Brunswick.
MAINE CHAPTER of Parents of Murdered Children and Other Survivors of Homicide, Room 113, State House Office Building, Augusta. Call John Poor, 829-4296.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery from compulsive overeating, 9 a.m., first floor conference room, 123 Medical Drive, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. Call 729-3149.
PARKINSON'S DISEASE Support Group for those with PD and their care partners, 1:30-3 p.m., fourth Sunday. Cafe Conference Room, medical office building, Mid Coast Hospital. Call 373-6585.
SLAA (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous), 7-8:30 p.m., Brunswick; Call 774-4357 for location.
VEGETARIAN support group, 6-8 p.m. First Sunday. Brunswick location; a physician and samples of vegetarian dishes for healthy eating/living. Call 725-2211 for location.

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