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A treat for diabetic children
Boscov’s will give children with diabetes a special treat as part of its Halloween Candy Exchange Program being conducted through Sunday. Children can exchange bags of candy at Boscov’s Courtesy Desk for a gift card to use to purchase a game, toy or other gift.
Children must pre-register and can do so by contacting their local Boscov’s store for details.
Music festival for scoliosis
The National Scoliosis Foundation will hold its second annual “Sound for Scoliosis” fundraiser Friday through Sunday in Scranton. The event will kick off at 10 p.m. Friday at New Penny. The multi-venue festival of food, drink, music and silent auction was designed to raise awareness about scoliosis.
Dr. Clayton Stitzel, of the Lancaster Spinal Health Center, will be the primary speaker. Other speakers are Joe O’Brien, president and CEO of the National Scoliosis Foundation; Dr. Dan Golazewski, chiropractor and owner of Power Chiropractic; and Lucia Peregrim, owner and founder of Sound for Scoliosis.
Tickets to each venue are $5 or a hopper pass is available for $10. Tickets can be purchased at each venue or at http://charityhappenings.org/sound_for_scoliosis.html. For list of times and venues, visit www.soundforscoliosis.com or lookup Sound for Scoliosis on Facebook.
Walk for cervical cancer
A walk to benefit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday at Shickshinny Park. Registration for the 6-mile walk, which aims to create awareness and provide the community with vital information about cervical cancer, begins at 9 a.m.
The registration fee is $15 and includes a free T-shirt. For more information, call 256-3639.
Suicide prevention program
The Luzerne County Community College Continuing Education Department and Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will host an educational seminar, “Suicide Prevention Among Our Veterans,” from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Timbers Buffet conference room at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Tuition for the program is $25 and includes dinner.
Guest speaker is Denise Carey, suicide prevention coordinator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
For more information, or to register, call the LCCC Continuing Education Department at 740-0495 or (800) 377-LCCC, ext. 495.
Bowl to strike out epilepsy
The Epilepsy Foundation Eastern PA-NE Region will sponsor its third annual “Help Strike Out Epilepsy” bowl-a-thon from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $15 per bowler and includes two hours of bowling, shoes, ball, pizza and soda.
For information about sponsorships, prize donations or to participate in the event, call 592-1150 or (800) 887-7165, ext. 108.