Cape Coral

Blood pressure and blood sugar clinics

Tatalomo’s Nurses Registry will provide complimentary blood pressure and blood sugar clinics on the third Monday of each month, at Lake Kennedy Senior Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd. The clinics are free. For more information call 574-0575.

Juniper Village

Stand In Integrity and Make Connections at Juniper Village at Cape Coral.

Juniper Village at Cape Coral celebrates the power and magic of volunteerism all month long. They are opening their doors and inviting everyone to come and have lunch and a tour. If anyone is or was a volunteer with the Lee County School District, Lee County Public Library System or Lee Memorial Health System, they especially invite you to come in and connect within their community. Schedule a lunch or tour and your name will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to Epcot. Drawing will be held at July 31, at 5 p.m. Call to schedule a personalized lunch and tour. Other events will be held in the month to honor and provide opportunities for the residents and guests to provide community service.

Juniper Village’s 2nd Annual USO Happy Hour, July 17, at 3 p.m., “Boogie Woogie”

Help salute the all volunteer armed forces serving abroad. Bring a donation of sunscreen or lip balm with SPF protection. The donations will be sent to those service personnel serving overseas. Come and enjoy an afternoon filled with nostalgic notes of Glenn Miller and more.

Juniper Village at Cape Coral is located at 4920 Viceroy Court, Cape Coral, Florida. For more information please call 542-3121 or email eileyn.sobeck@junipercommunities.com.

How to avoid senior scams

The Windsor of Cape Coral, an assisted living and memory care facility, will present a program, “How to Avoid Senior Scams,”Tuesday, July 28, from 6 to 7 p.m., at Cape Coral Community Church, 811 Santa Barbara Blvd.

Speakers for the seminar, which is free and open to the public, will be from the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center and Lee County Sheriff Office.

Paradise Tiki Hut

The Paradise Tiki Hut plans to hold, Tribute to a Soldier, benefits every Wednesday, now through Nov. 4, with the presentation at ECO Park on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.

In July there will be a Dog Days of Summer with a variety of dog interactive activities. In August, there will be crab races. September features “Price is Right”and October, “Golf Tiki Style.”

Proceeds from specials during the events will benefit the local Tribute to a Soldier campaign.

The Paradise Tiki Hut is located at 1502 Miramar St.,in downtown Cape Coral. For additional information, call 542-1988.

Fort Myers

The Shift to Being

Come explore movement, breath nd meditation as a pathway to shift from “doer”to “being”. Based on the gentle practices of body sensing and yoga nidra*, this class is ideal for those with physical challenges or those who may want to enliven their yoga practice from a new perspective.

Classes are held Thursdays, 11:15 to 12:30 p.m., July 2, 9, 16 and 23. Cost is $15 per class or $50 for series of four.

Classes are held in the yoga room at Health & Harmony Center, 15951 McGregor Blvd.

Call Debbie Padnuk at 851-9642 or e-mail info@debbiepadnuk.com for more information.

Tri-County Blood Drive

Chick-fil-A has partnered with several of Florida’s blood centers to provide a Tri-County Blood Drive.

Lee, Collier, and Charlotte County Free Standing Chick-fil-A restaurants will be hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10 to 3 p.m. Each donor receives a free Chick-fil-A sandwich and becomes a hometown Hero.

Power wheelchair

Medicare’s regulations now make it easier for seniors and others with debilitating conditions such as arthritis, stroke, heart and breathing problems, or diabetes, to obtain a power wheelchair at little or no cost. Miracle on Wheels is trying to increase public awareness about the assistance options that allow seniors and the disabled to remain independent in their own homes rather than undergo difficult surgery or other expensive treatment, or resort to moving into a nursing home. These assistance options are available to anyone with problems getting around their home, or who are in danger of falling due to their medical condition.

Call Miracle on Wheels at 866-200-6924 toll-free to learn about qualifying now for a power wheelchair at little or no cost.

Harbour Terrace RN named ‘Champion for Seniors’

Local nurse Tammie Karalfa has been recognized as a “2009 Champion for Seniors”by the Assisted Living Federation of America, announced Mary Bailie, executive director for Harbour Terrace, 23013 Westchester Boulevard. Karalfa currently serves the Port Charlotte assisted living community, where she has worked for 16 years, as director of clinical services.

Harbour Terrace, located on the campus of South Port Square, is part of a continuum of care that has served Charlotte County seniors for more than 22 years.