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• MARK SWENDRA • PHONE: 652-0330
• FAX: 2344522. • MAN.: P.O. Box 1088,
SAVANNAH, QA. 31402-1088
VOLUNTEER CENTER
The Volunteer Center, a service of the
United Way, recruits and refers volunteers to
more than 200 nonprofit organisations 4n the
Coastal EmpirerThe Volunteer Center can
match volunteer interests with a community
need. Call 651-7700, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, for more information or any
volunteer concern.
• Walk assistants needed. Brochure distribution to publicize May 17 walk for area nonprofit Other volunteers needed to assist day
of walk with registration, SAG Wagon, route
marshals selAip, rest stops and lunch.
• Maintenance and grounds keeper assistant needed for multiagency service center
in Effingham County to perform minor maintenance tasks, set up for meetings and presentations and care for yard.
• Special events coordinator: Organized yet
creative assistant needed who can plan and
implement meetings and events for nonprofit with budget and time guidelines. Time
requirements may vary. Training and guid-
How to remember how not to forget
ance provided.
• Business consultant needed to visit classrooms and teach economic and business concepts to students in K-12. Share 'real-world"
experiences. Time requirements are M 0
hours per semester (Varies with grade level).
W
e may complain about memory
loss, but what if we never forgot
anything?
Really, if we remembered every time our
children or grandchildren did not take our
good advice, every time we did not take
our parents' advice, every time a friend
did not offer us a
ride, or every time
no one came to
visit us when we
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were depressed or
ill, our hippocampus (memory center) would be so
filled with little
hurts that no space
would be left for
any memory at all.
If we forget such
misfortunes, espe- Senior Scene
cially grudges, we
Ruth Garrett
free our storage
capacity for recalling more pleasant memories.
Our storage capacity always has space
for new memories. It is far greater than
any computer with a memory of many gigabytes. Like a computer, the problem with
memory is storage, not retrieval or recall.
If we don't properly store information in
our computers, we cant find it If you've
experienced Windows 95 software, you
know how difficult it is to locate something
you haven't filed and stored properly.
What did I name this file? Is the information in a folder? I don't remember, so I
waste precious time looking for i t
The way in which we store memories
determines how easy it is to retrieve information. If we have trouble remembering
names, for example, we must concentrate
on the person's name when we meet him
or her.
If we didnt catch the name, we should
ask again and repeat the person's name.
Instead of "I'm happy to meet you," say,
"Rose Smith, I am happy too meet you." At
the same time concentrate on one of
Rose's features, whether it be her person-
• Christmas In April/Savannah is seeking
volunteers for its first rehabilitation project
on April 12. Volunteers are needed for many
different tasks from paperwork to scraping,
painting, cleaning, trash removal and yardwork. Home repair and rehabilitation is
done for low-income and elderly or disabled
homeowners.
• Crafts and activities assistants needed for
shelter for troubled youth. Afternoons and/or
weekends.
• Office assistant needed for busy volunteer office. Telephone and general office
duties. Downtown area. Thursday and Friday
mornings.
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Alcoholics Anonymous has daily meetings throughout the Coastal Empire. Call 3540993 for information.
• Overeaten Anonymous meets at noon
every Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church,
8412 Whitfield Ave. Call 232-3383. There are
no fees. For a list of other area meetings, call
232-3382.
• Gay/bi Narcotics Anonymous meeting is at
8 p.m. every Sunday. Call 234-4595 for toca-f
tion.
• A support group for stroke survivors
meets at 2 p.m. every Tuesday at First
Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.
Call 598-1768.
• A support group for anyone experiencing
grief and loss meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday
at Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Drive.
A certified bereavement counselor will lead
the group. Call 355-2289.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 404, for people trying to lose weight, meets at 6:30 p.m.
every Tuesday in the annex to Windsor
Forest Baptist Church. 12532 White Bluff
Who we are;
what brings us together.
Road. Call 356-2088 or 920-7480.
• The Head Injury Support Group meets at
6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month for
a covered dish dinner followed by a meeting
at 7 p.m. at Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie
Mood Drive.
• The Depressive-Manic Depressive Support
Group meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at
Coastal Cathedral, DeRenne at Skidaway.
Those<unable to attend, can go to the meeting
at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Charter
Hospital. Call 352-2550 or 927-2064.
• The Self-Help Cancer Support Group
meets from 11-11:45 a.m. every Wednesday in
the oncology solarium (sixth floor North) of
St. Joseph's Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. Call
9254100 extension 5475 or 4627.
• The Ostomy Support Group of Savannah
meets every two months. The next meeting is
at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 at Curative Wound Care
Center, 4849 Paulsen St Nurses from local
hospitals are available to answer questions.
For more information, call Ruth Wilson at
353-7730.
alaity or her appearance, that you can
associate uniquely with her. If she has
pinkish skin, visualize a rose while you are
talking with her. If she has a pug nose, you
may want to associate nose with Rose.
If you concentrate on her name while
associating and visualizing these features,
you will have taken the advice of memory
experts such as Daniel Lapp, author of two
of the most popular books on memory:
"Don't Forget" and "Total Recall." Lapp
even gives us a mnemonic aid to help
remember this trick: CIA — concentrate,
image, associate.
Much of the memory advice handed
down to us from today's experts is similar
to procedures practiced centuries ago. The
Roman orators used the popular "loci"
method of training memory when they
faced their armies of warriors. They
planned before their speeches to visualize
various "locations" in order to remember
what they needed to address.
Without overhead projectors, erasable
boards and the multimedia devices we use
today for presentations, a Roman orator
had to use his mind. He mapped out a
visual plan in his head. When he talked
about weapons, he had a picture in his
mind of the armory: when he discussed
rations, his mind traveled to the bakery:
when he discussed uniforms, he envisioned the tailor or the blacksmith shop.
He envisioned the location ("loci") of the
subject to prompt his memory.
Memory courses apply different techniques, but whatever way is chosen, the
results are positive for older adults. The
best most recommended way is the easiest
of all and is accessible to everyone:
Continuing to learn whatever you choose
to learn will aid your brain in making new
connections between neurons or wilPreinforce old connections.
For keeping memory alert one must
continue to learn. This process requires
active involvement. The synaptic connections (the close junctions between the
ends of nerve cells) in our brain will otherwise atrophy. And. the greater number of
inactive neurons we have in our braini.
the slower the thinking process becomes.
Strengthening memory skills is important We can improve retention by the use
of external and internal strategies. We are
accustomed to external strategies: calendars, lists, times and routinely putting keys
and glasses in specific plaees. Internal
strategies include making up rhymes, composing pictures or images, listening attentively and concentrating, reading aloud
and repeating.
Aside from taking a memory-training
course, an American Association of
Retired Persons brochure suggests ways to
improve your memory:
• Increase your sensory abilities (if you
cant hear information well or cannot read
i t you won't remember it).
• Keep medications to a minimum (prescriptions, as well as over-the-counter
drugs, can affect your memory).
• Take care of your health (some illnesses may cause a temporary decline in memory).
• Eat a well-balanced diet and get physical exercise (if oxygen in the blood isn't
pumped to the brain, it's impossible to
function mentally).
Following these tips, you will feel like a
winner when you recall a person's name or
readily access valuable information. Give
the plan a try — you will be continuing in
your learning.
Ruth Garrett completed her doctorate at
Ludwig-Maximilians Uuiversitaet Munich.
Germany. She teaches gerontology at
Armstrong Atlantic State University and
counsels nontraditional students re-entering the work force at Savannah lech.
COMMUNITYCALENDAR
TODAY
MAHATlfUQAM>HI AND MARTO LUTHER
KMQ ML: Apostles of nonviolence, is
the topic of a lecture and dinner at 5:30
p.m. at Savannah ballroom, King Frazter
Hall, Savannah State University. The
scheduled speakefis R. Jyothiprakash,
a scholar from India, currently at Wiley.
College in Marshall. Tex. Cost is $5 students and $3 for children under 12.
General admission is $10. The event is
sponsored by Savannah State University
Department of Social Work and India
Association of Savannah. For tickets
and more information, call any of these
phone numbers: 352-0212. 356-2688,
356-2321. 897-1437 or 353-5133.
COASTAL QEORQIA H B » SOdETY will
meet at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian
Church on Washington Avenue. A program will be presented by Beth Kinstler.
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will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes
Restaurant. 4685 U.S. 80 EasT.~
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Mclntire
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of Savannah, Historic Savannah
Foundation, the Poetry Society of
Savannah, the League of Women
Voters, the Junior League of
Savannah and many other projects.
Mclntire also enjoyed writing
.poems. Many of her poems won
awards, and she is best remembered for "Three Islands." a poem
about Tybee. Ossabaw and
Daufuskie.
Mclntire's determination to get
things done started just after the
19th amendment was passed giving
women the right to vote.
"Mrs. Mclntire and two other
local women — Mrs. Sam Morgan
and Stella Akins — were the first
females in Chatham County to register." said Hugh Golson. a member of
workday Is at 9 a m . on March 8. Meet
at the intersection of Fort Argyte Road
and Bush Road. 7488068.
MMMNt C U M o r M M M A H meets at 1
p.m. at the Pirates' House Restaurant.
Scheduled speaker is Brad Hufflnes,
chief meteorologist for WSAV-TV.
MYERS MttOLE SCHOOL P I * meets at 7
p.m. in the school cafeteria. A representative from the County Board of
Assessors will speak on. property taxes.
CUYLER BROWNSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD
Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. at
the Most Pure heart of Mary Pastoral
Center. 800 block of West 36th St. The
boundaries of the neighborhood are
Martin Luther King jr. Blvd to Ogeechee
Road and West Anderson Street to
West Victory Drive. 651-3685.
WEDNESDAY
SMRNNAH GRUMMAN RETIREE CLUB will
hold a joint meetir^ with the
Milledgeville Grumman Retiree Club at
noon at the Mighty 8th Air Force
Heritage Museum. All Interested parties
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PARENT SUPPORT GROUP will hold a workshop from 9 a.m.-noon in the United
Way building in Rincon. A light lunch
will be provided. Donna Gray will be the
speaker. Call Charles Dorsey at (912)
754-3164.
BOOK SWUNG: Taylor Schoettle will give a
slide presentation on his book, "A Guide
To a Georgia Barrier Island," at 6 p.m.
in the Sunset room at the Detegal
Creek Marina at The Landings. He will
sign copies of his book afterward.
Schoettle is the author of several local
nature guides. The latest of these is "AGuide to A Georgia Barrier Island," and
describes the natural history of Jekyll
(stand.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Bonaventure chapter, will meet at
2 p.m. at 1324 Biightwood Drive.
Scheduled speaker is Harriet Martin,
whose topic is Hospice care. 3538727.
Theater. 7 1 1 Matt Blvd. Speakers are
house from 8 am-noon. There will be
Angela Gallo and Donna McKenna on
informal tours. For more information,
"Total nutrition technology." The public
call 2344255.
is invited. 920-8348.
CANN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD A R M
Association will meet at 4 p.m. at
• GUN SAFETY CLASSES: The Chatham
County Police will offer gun safety
Beach High School. 3001 Hopkins St.
classes from 7-9 p.m. March 6 at the
room 100. 2364092.
county police barracks on Hodgson
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Memorial Drive, and from 9 a.m.-noon
WOMEN will meet at 11:30 a m . at the
on March 8 at the gun range.
• Savannah Golf Club. Lunch will cost
Participants must attend both classes.
$10.50. Scheduled speaker is Annie
The cost is $15. To sign up, call Cheryl
Plummer, known as the Dictionary Lady:
Perper at 652-6537 weekdays.
For lunch reservations, call Hazel at
7864766 or Marie. 3541377.
THURSDAY
SOUTHS** OPTIMIST CLUB win meet at
12:30 p.m. at the Comedy House
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the Society for the Preservation of
Laurel Grove, where Mclntire is
buried. "They were not going to sit
around.... The old courthouse boys
just let them register."
Akins went on to become
Georgia's first female lawyer and
judge, he said.
The Society for the Preservation
of Laurel Grove will hold a ceremony at Mclntire's gravesite in April. A
poem will be read and a prayer
said, Golson said.
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