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Event schedule for December 2009

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Dine & Discuss: NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S HYSTERECTOMY ADVANCES IN GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY

Event Date:	Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Event Time:	6 p.m.
Event Location:	Belhurst Meritage Room, Geneva
Contact Telephone:	(315) 787-4636

NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S HYSTERECTOMY ADVANCES IN GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Stephanie Ahmed, M.D., Obstetrician & Gynecologist Attend this informative discussion and learn about new GYN surgeries available including laproscopic hysterectomy,
robotic surgery, single port and NOTES surgery. Belhurst Meritage Room, Geneva, 6 p.m. Full Dinner and Discussion $8.00… more

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17th Annual Evening of Remembrance

Event Date:	Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Event Time:	7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Event Location:	Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 South Winton, Rochester, NY, 14618
Contact Telephone:	(585) 787-8762

Please join Visiting Nurse Hospice at the 17th Annual Evening of Remembrance on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, to remember the patients and families we have cared for through music, reflection and remembrance. This non-denominational service will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 South… more

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World AIDS Day Local Events

Event Date:	Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Event Location:	Rochester-area

AIDS Community Health Center and AIDS Rochester to Recognize World AIDS Day through Education, Events and Entertainment Just one month shy of their legal merger, AIDS Community Health Center and AIDS Rochester are working together to bring the important message of World AIDS Day to the community. While December 1… more

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Lights of Love Lighting Ceremony

Event Date:	Thursday, December 3, 2009
Event Time:	7:00 p.m.
Event Location:	Unity Hospital, 1555 Long Pond Road
Contact Telephone:	585-723-7102

Join us for the Park Ridge Auxiliary's annual Lights of Love lighting ceremony! Guests will be treated to light refreshments and a performance by the St. Theodore Church Choir, in the Education Center at Unity Hospital. We'll then move outside for the lighting of over 8,500 lights and the singing… more

Submitted by: Angela Meradji, Unity Health System

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Blood Drive

Event Date:	Thursday, December 3, 2009
Event Time:	10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Event Location:	Walgreens-North Chili
Contact Telephone:	1-800-GIVE-LIFE

GET ON THE BUS! THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAVELING DONOR CENTER The New York-Penn Region is proud to present the Traveling Donor Center (TDC). "The Bus", as we like to call it, allows convenient donation opportunities to businesses and groups of all sizes that do not have adequate indoor space… more

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ADULT HOLIDAY PARTY

Event Date:	Friday, December 4, 2009
Event Time:	5:30-7:30 p.m.
Event Location:	Gilda's Clubhouse 255 Alexander St
Contact Telephone:	585-423-9700

ADULT HOLIDAY PARTY: Friday, December 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join us for heavy hor d'oeuvres, laughter and door prizes! Open to individuals with a connection to cancer. Call (585) 423-9700 or email info@gildasclubrochester.org to RSVP. more

Submitted by: Johanna Lester, Gilda's Club Rochester

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2009 Jingle Bell Run/Walk

Event Date:	Saturday, December 5, 2009
Event Time:	7:30 AM -8:45 AM Registration
Event Location:	12 Corners Middle School-Brighton
Contact Telephone:	(585) 264-1480

Get in the spirit this holiday season at the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis®. Be one of the thousands of runners and walkers who hit the nation's pavements, pathways and parks this winter to fight arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability. Jingle Bell Run/Walk® is a… more

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Lupus Education Day Seminar

Event Date:	Saturday, December 5, 2009
Event Time:	12:30 PM-4:00 PM
Event Location:	University of Rochester Medical Center Case Method Room (1-9576) 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY
Contact Telephone:	585-273-4670

Free to the public with free parking and refreshments While it has been over 50 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last approved a new drug therapy for lupus, scientific findings are providing new tools for physicians to more effectively manage lupus. Active research is also underway to… more

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Health Communication Symposium

Event Date:	Monday, December 7, 2009
Event Time:	8:30 AM-3:30 PM
Event Location:	The Louise Slaughter Building (CIMS) on the RIT campus
Contact Telephone:	585-475-2639

The most socially significant and personally important topic today is health and how information about health reaches diverse audiences. The Department of Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a free one-day symposium focusing on Health Communication, Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Louise Slaughter Building (CIMS) on… more

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Red Cross Volunteer Introduction Session

Event Date:	Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Event Time:	2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Event Location:	50 Prince St., Rochester, NY
Contact Telephone:	585-241-4490

If you are interested in volunteering locally, in the Rochester area with the Red Cross, we are holding volunteer introduction sessions for interested individuals at the Rochester Chapter located at 50 Prince Street in Rochester. Sessions will be held on the following dates:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 2-3:30 PM
Wednesday,… more

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Hip and Knee Pain Seminar

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Event Time:	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Event Location:	Unity Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Do you have hip or knee pain? Find out what may be causing your pain and what options are available to you. Unity Hospital's Anna Morreale, R.N., O.N.C., Orthopaedic Clinician, will discuss latest treatments for hip and knee pain, causes of hip and knee pain, and tips on nutrition, and… more

Submitted by: Angela Meradji, Unity Health System

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Arthritis Management Seminar

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Event Time:	10 to 11 a.m.
Event Location:	Unity Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Contact Telephone:	585-368-3000

Please join us for a FREE seminar for tips and ideas on living "better" with arthritis. Anna Morreale, R.N., O.N.C., Orthopaedics Program Clinician at Unity Hospital, will discuss the following and more.

What is arthritis? What are the different types of arthritis? What treatments are available? What surgical options are… more

Submitted by: Angela Meradji, Unity Health System

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Dine & Discuss: OLD & NEW CONCEPTS IN TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Event Time:	6 p.m.
Event Location:	Belhurst Meritage Room, Geneva
Contact Telephone:	(315) 787-4636

OLD & NEW CONCEPTS IN TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Olaf U. Lieberg, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
Join us for a comprehensive discussion comparing older and newer total joints such as: metal on metal hips, resurfacing hip replacement, to cement or not cement total joints as well as partial… more

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Bariatric Surgery Seminar at Highland Hospital

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Event Time:	1:00 PM
Event Location:	Bariatric Surgery Center, Highland Hospital, 1000 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
Contact Telephone:	585-341-0366

We've helped thousands of people learn about bariatric surgery at our informational seminars. The sessions are led by either William E. O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S., who has performed over 3,000 gastric bypass procedures, more than any other surgeon in Upstate New York, or by Joseph A. Johnson M.D. F.A.C.S. or Dr.… more

Submitted by: Gary Palmer Jr, Highland Hospital

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Bariatric Surgery Seminar

Event Date:	Thursday, December 10, 2009
Event Time:	1:30 PM or 6:00 PM
Event Location:	RGH Weiner Conference Room 1425 Portland Avenue Rochester, NY 14621
Contact Telephone:	877-922-LINK (5465)

A Free seminar to hear our Bariatric Surgeons, Dr. Anthony DiBenedetto and Dr. Alok Gandhi discuss several surgical weight-loss options, including minimally invasive procedures, for those people who are 100 pounds or more overweight. Programs are free and open to the public. Please note to prevent interrupting seminar already in… more

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Deaf Health Talk series: Healthy Eyes

Event Date:	Thursday, December 10, 2009
Event Time:	6 PM
Event Location:	Rochester Recreational Club for the Deaf
Contact Telephone:	585-458-5720

WHAT: "Healthy Eyes"
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10
WHERE: Rochester Recreational Club for the Deaf, 1564 Lyell Ave., Rochester
INFO: (585) 458-5720 For deaf individuals, being able to see well is the key to successful communication through sign language and lip reading. Ophthalmologists Holly B. Hindman, M.D.,and Rajeev S.… more

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Lakeside's 21st Annual Gala Dinner

Event Date:	Friday, December 11, 2009
Event Time:	5:30 PM
Event Location:	Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Contact Telephone:	585-395-6049

It is with great pleasure that the Lakeside Foundation announces that former First Lady Laura W. Bush will be the guest speaker at this years Gala Dinner. The 21st Annual Dinner will be held Friday, December 11 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Mrs. Bush continues a long-standing history of… more

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Celtic Christmas Benefit Concert with the Christmas Ceilidh Band

Event Date:	Friday, December 11, 2009
Event Time:	7:30 p.m.
Event Location:	St. Patrick's Church, 115 Maple Ave., Victor, NY 14564
Contact Telephone:	585-924-7111

All proceeds to benefit Serenity House of Victor, Inc.

What is a céilidh? Pronounced "KAY-ley", it is the Gaelic word for a social gathering where traditional music, dancing, and storytelling abound. It's a celebration! The Christmas Ceilidh Band performs traditional and unique Celtic holiday music and song from Scotland, Ireland,… more

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Camp Good Days' 30th Anniversary Television Special

Event Date:	Saturday, December 12, 2009
Event Time:	7:00 PM on 13 WHAM TV and NEWS 10 NBC; 7:30 PM on WROC TV-8 and FOX Rochester
Event Location:	13 WHAM TV; NEWS 10 NBC; WROC TV-8 and FOX Rochester

Camp Good Days' 30th Anniversary Television Special Tune in on Saturday, December 12, 2009 to

13 WHAM TV and NEWS 10 NBC at 7:00 PM;
WROC TV-8 and FOX Rochester at 7:30 PM;
On Demand from Time Warner Cable Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit… more

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Blood Drive

Event Date:	Saturday, December 12, 2009
Event Time:	9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Event Location:	Chili Chiropractic, 3225 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY 14624
Contact Telephone:	1-800-GIVE LIFE

GET ON THE BUS! THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAVELING DONOR CENTER The New York-Penn Region is proud to present the Traveling Donor Center (TDC). "The Bus", as we like to call it, allows convenient donation opportunities to businesses and groups of all sizes that do not have adequate indoor space… more

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Ceremony of Remembrance

Event Date:	Sunday, December 13, 2009
Event Time:	6:30pm
Event Location:	Church of the Transfiguration, 50 West Bloomfield Road, Pittsford
Contact Telephone:	585-889-2574

Families & friends who have experienced the death of a child, young adult, sibling, grandchild: Please join our Ceremony of Remembrance* for our children (of any age) who have died before us Church of the Transfiguration
50 West Bloomfield Road, Pittsford
Sunday, December 13, 2009
6:30 p.m. - A slideshow… more

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Blood Drive

Event Date:	Monday, December 14, 2009
Event Time:	1:00 PM-6:00 PM
Event Location:	Kendall Town Hall
Contact Telephone:	1-800-GIVE LIFE

GET ON THE BUS! THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAVELING DONOR CENTER The New York-Penn Region is proud to present the Traveling Donor Center (TDC). "The Bus", as we like to call it, allows convenient donation opportunities to businesses and groups of all sizes that do not have adequate indoor space… more

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Early Pregnancy, Healthy Pregnancy Class

Event Date:	Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Event Time:	7:00 PM
Event Location:	RGH Sengupta Conf. Room, 1425 Portland Ave., Rochester, NY 14621
Contact Telephone:	(877) 922-LINK(5465)

One evening class for expectant parents to attend during the first three (3) months of pregnancy. Class content includes maintaining a healthy lifestyle, the growing fetus and body changes, discomforts of pregnancy, and physical conditioning exercises. Park in the Portland Ave. Ramp Garage. A voucher for parking will be given… more

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Blood Drive

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Event Time:	1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Event Location:	Webster Knights of Columbus
Contact Telephone:	1-800-GIVE LIFE

About every two seconds, someone needs blood. Help make sure blood is available wherever and whenever a patient is in need. more

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Bariatric Surgery Seminar at Highland Hospital

Event Date:	Thursday, December 17, 2009
Event Time:	1:00 PM
Event Location:	Bariatric Surgery Center, Highland Hospital, 1000 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
Contact Telephone:	585-341-0366

We've helped thousands of people learn about bariatric surgery at our informational seminars. The sessions are led by either William E. O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S., who has performed over 3,000 gastric bypass procedures, more than any other surgeon in Upstate New York, or by Joseph A. Johnson M.D. F.A.C.S. or Dr.… more

Submitted by: Gary Palmer Jr, Highland Hospital

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Bariatric Surgery Seminar at Highland Hospital

Event Date:	Thursday, December 17, 2009
Event Time:	9:00 AM
Event Location:	Bariatric Surgery Center, Highland Hospital, 1000 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
Contact Telephone:	585-341-0366

We've helped thousands of people learn about bariatric surgery at our informational seminars. The sessions are led by either William E. O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S., who has performed over 3,000 gastric bypass procedures, more than any other surgeon in Upstate New York, or by Joseph A. Johnson M.D. F.A.C.S. or Dr.… more

Submitted by: Gary Palmer Jr, Highland Hospital

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Bariatric Surgery Seminar at Highland Hospital

Event Date:	Monday, December 21, 2009
Event Time:	1:00 PM
Event Location:	Bariatric Surgery Center, Highland Hospital, 1000 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
Contact Telephone:	585-341-0366

We've helped thousands of people learn about bariatric surgery at our informational seminars. The sessions are led by either William E. O'Malley, M.D., F.A.C.S., who has performed over 3,000 gastric bypass procedures, more than any other surgeon in Upstate New York, or by Joseph A. Johnson M.D. F.A.C.S. or Dr.… more

Submitted by: Gary Palmer Jr, Highland Hospital

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WROC TV and Fox Rochester Blood Drive

Event Date:	Saturday, December 26, 2009
Event Time:	11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Event Location:	The Mall at Greece Ridge
Contact Telephone:	1-800-GIVE LIFE

Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. When you make a blood donation, you join a very select group. Currently only 3 out… more

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Red Cross Volunteer Introduction Session

Event Date:	Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Event Time:	6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Event Location:	50 Prince St., Rochester, NY
Contact Telephone:	585-241-4490

If you are interested in volunteering locally, in the Rochester area with the Red Cross, we are holding volunteer introduction sessions for interested individuals at the Rochester Chapter located at 50 Prince Street in Rochester. Sessions will be held on the following dates:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 2-3:30 PM
Wednesday,… more

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