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BELFAST The young woman stands naked at center stage, facing row upon row of empty chairs with roses tossed forgotten at her feet.
Final Stage, a photograph by Charles Dufour of Belfast, has special meaning for him. It represents his mother when she was still alive and suffering from advanced dementia. The roses are the loves she had had in her life and the empty seats represent people she had known, he said this week.
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AUGUSTA - NAMI Maine, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold its first Capricious Art, Jewelry and Collectibles Auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the Senator Inn. The event will recognize Julie Ann O'Brien, former Legislator, board chair for NAMI Maine, community developer, founder and executive director of the Children's Discovery Museum in Augusta.
The event will raise money and awareness for NAMI Maine, a grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of everyone affected by mental illness. Services are provided both directly and through a statewide structure of local affiliates and support groups. NAMI Maine offers compassion and provides social/emotional support, advocates for improved quality of services, educates, informs and...
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- New group critical illness coverage from Unum (NYSE:UNM) offers employees more ways to protect themselves and their families fro...
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BAR HARBOR - A benefit dance for Beth Dewey, who recently was diagnosed with a serious illness, will be held 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Masonic...
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By Riquee Blackman-Jarmon Special to the Register
Karla Wolfork said she didn't know what to do when she received news on Oct. 12, 2009, that her 10-year-old son has a life- threatening illness that doctors say is rare.
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Waterford -- It's not the Tour de France, but the third annual NAMI Bike Ride on Sunday is guaranteed to give riders a workout along scenic routes through three counties to help benefit the Racine Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
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The Capital-Journal
Breakthrough House will have its annual Monopoly Tournament on March 3 to benefit people with long-term mental illness in Shawnee County.
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Waterford -- It's not the Tour de France, but the third annual NAMI Bike Ride on Sunday is guaranteed to give riders a workout along scenic routes through three counties to help benefit the Racine Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
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Benefit in memory of Luke Wayne Bennett
The members of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, the gospel group "The Expressions," and the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department are hosting a benefit in memory of Luke Wayne Bennett on October 29 at the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department. Luke, retired Botetourt County Deputy, succumbed to cancer on Oct. 2 He was loved by many in the communities of Botetourt, Clifton Forge and surrounding areas and in Buena Vista. The purpose of this benefit is to help his family with the tremendous expenses incurred as a result of his devastating illness. Below is information pertaining to this benefit:
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Arnold Dixon once lived in New York where he had his own business as a gourmet chef catering for hotels that paid as much as $500 a day.
Before that, he was a sales executive earning a six-figure salary.