Originally created 11/06/05

Health and support groups



ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays; Thursdays and Fridays, Aurora Pavilion, 655 Medical Park Drive, Aiken; 641-5926

BUTTERFLIES: Grief support group for children, teens and their families; sponsored by First Baptist Church of Aiken and Aiken Regional Medical Centers; call for dates and times; 641-5389

CAREGIVER SUPPORT: 10 a.m. third Thursdays; St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road, Aiken; free; 649-7981

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; cafeteria entrance at Fairview Presbyterian Church, Carolina Avenue, North Augusta; (800) 313-0170; www.gamblers anonymous.org

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Call for meeting locations and times; 278-5156

PAUL F. MILNER SICKLE CELL SUPPORT GROUP: 6-7 p.m. second Mondays; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 15th Street; Cecil Gresham; 771-0344

PINK MAGNOLIA BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. second Mondays; University Hospital Breast Health Center; 774-4141

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, Augusta Technical College, Building 600; 364-6684

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: 3 p.m. fourth Sundays; Advent Lutheran Church, 3232 Washington Road; Al and Laraine Yarbrough; 863-6785

TRANSPLANT AWARENESS GROUP: 7 p.m. third Tuesdays; Augusta Lifelink office, 2743 Perminter Parkway; for patients and caregivers; 854-0333

MILITARY

DENIZENS OF THE DEEP: 5:30 p.m. first Thursdays; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5877, off Whiskey Road, Aiken; open to any submarine veterans, those who have worked on submarines; 641-1231

KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION: 2 p.m. third Saturdays; anyone who served in the U.S. armed forces anywhere from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955, or has served in the U.S. armed forces in Korea since 1945; 278-1039

SOUTH CAROLINA NAVY AND COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION: Seeking chief petty officers; contact W.D. Brownlee; (803) 502-0435 or wedrei2116@aol.com

OUTDOORS

AIKEN OUTDOORS: 7:30 p.m. second Thursdays; to discuss outdoor activities in the Aiken area; open to anyone interested; Birds and Butterflies, 123 Laurens St. N.W., Aiken; (803) 649-3470

AIKEN SKI AND OUTING CLUB: 7 p.m. first Tuesdays; Lone Star Cafe, 2744 Washington Road; always seeking new members; (803) 279-6186

POLITICS

AIKEN COUNTY CONSTITUTION PARTY: 7 p.m. second Mondays; Aiken County Council Building, 736 Richland Ave.; (803) 648-7290

AIKEN COUNTY REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION: 5:30 p.m. first Mondays; Registration and Elections Building, 916 Vaucluse Road, Aiken; (803) 642-1528

SERVICE

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS: 7 p.m. first Tuesdays; Grace United Methodist Church library, 639 Georgia Ave.; 854-7020

RIVER'S EDGE SERTOMA CLUB: 7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays; North Augusta Country Club; 279-198

SPECIAL INTEREST

AIKEN CAMERA CLUB: 7:30 p.m. third Mondays; H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken; (803) 642-9272AS or misticole22@hotmail.com

AIKEN INTERNATIONAL CLUB: 7-9 p.m. first Wednesdays; to discuss cultures of the world; open to everyone interested in learning more about other countries and cultures; University of South Carolina Aiken's Penland Administration Building; (803) 641-6875

AMERICAN NEEDLEPOINT GUILD: Aiken chapter; 1 p.m. second Thursdays; Aiken Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.; 649-0465

EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA: 10:15 a.m. third Mondays; Aiken chapter; Aiken County Library, 314 Chesterfield St., Aiken; Linda Levitt, (803) 642-4736

TOASTMASTERS: 6:45 p.m. first and third Thursdays; H. Odell Weeks Activity Center; 648-7833 or aiken.freetoasthost.orges