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Remembering Your Baby will hold its second annual candlelight service honoring babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 7:00pm at the Hernando Courthouse in Hernando, Mississippi. Visit www.rememberingyourbaby.org for more information or call Dawn at 901-828-6712.

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The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program is looking to assist families who are caring for their relative’s children.  Located at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program offers supportive services, information and referral services, as well as caregiver support groups and activities for children. This program is funded under an agreement with the Department of Children’s Services.  If you or someone you know is raising a relative’s child, the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program may be able to help.  For more information please contact our office at 901 448-3133.

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World Children’s Day at McDonald’s is an annual fundraising effort for Ronald McDonald House Charities®,  Please stop by your local McDonald’s restaurant November 10 - 20, and support Ronald McDonald House of Memphis by participating in the $1 Give a Hand promotion. And don’t forget... on November 20th, $1 from each sale of Breakfast Extra Value Meals and Beef Sandwiches will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities® as well. For more information, call 901-529-4055 or visit www.rmhmemphis.org.

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Veteran's Thunder VIII Honoring those who have served October 16-18, 2008.  Annual Ride of Honor Parade, $500 "Chips are Down" Poker Run, Thunder on Beale Street, Food, Live Music and more.  Advance tickets $20 available now at Bumpus Harley Davidson of Memphis.  For additional information or to pre-register online, visit www.veteransthunder.org.

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The Mid-South chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association will be hosting a golf tournament at the Memphis National course on Monday, October  20, 2008. Parkinson's Disease is a progressive and chronic neurological disease that leads to severe disability.  The entry fee is $125.00 per person or $500.00 for a 4 person team. Entry fee includes practice balls, goodie bag, lunch, beverages on the course and numerous prizes. Lunch is at 11:30am with Tee time  at 1:00pm.  Registration deadline is October 1st, call Gina Cici at 901-262-3268 or email pgcici@bellsouth.net.

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Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes Saturday, November 1, 2008 at UT Medical Group-Germantown, 7945 Wolf River Blvd.  On-site registration at 7:30 a.m., walk starts at 9:00 a.m. A two-mile walk in a park-like setting.  No registration fee, but walkers are encouraged to collect donations.  Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association. To register, call 901-682-8232 or visit www.diabetes.org/stepout. 

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Big Brothers, Big Sisters.  A little of your time can mean a lot to a kid.  Be a friend.  Be a mentor.  Just be there.  To find out how, go to BigBrothersBigsisters.org

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Go Red For Women. The American Heart Association wants you to "Go Red For Women" and make a promise to yourself
to be heart-healthy. Join the movement and help fight the No. 1 killer of women - heart disease. For more information and to get a heart checkup for life, visit www.goredforwomen.com or call 1-888-MYHEART.

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Become A MCS Tutor
Our Children Our Future is currently recruiting to tutors to work with Memphis City Schools students. It only requires one hour a week of your time. Training is going on in August and September. Call (901) 416-5732 today.

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Seniors Can Stay Active
Active Choices, the Church Health Center's free program to get people age 50 and older more active through home-based exercise is now registering. They can learn how to integrate more activity in their daily lives in order to stay healthy. To sign up call Active Choices at (901) 259-4673 or visit www.churchhealthcenter.org.

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The Exchange Club Family Center, located at 2180 Union Avenue, provides structured programs to help end the cycle of child abuse and domestic violence.  The Center offers eighteen programs that address parenting education, family violence and anger management.  It operates solely on grants, donations from businesses and those from individuals.  In 2005, the Exchange Club Family Center served over 4,000 clients and family members in the Memphis area.  For more information about classes, or to make a donation, visit www.exchangeclub.net or call 276-2200.

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Protect Your Child From Predators

Did you know that 1 in 5 children receive unwanted sexual solicitations online?
Learn how to protect your child visit www.memphiscac.org.

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In Need of Doctors and Nurses

Hope and Healing Center is looking for doctors and nurses who can volunteer to help relieve TennCare cuts.  For more information call (901) 272-7170.

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Clear Channel Radio Memphis is teaming up with other Clear Channel stations all over the country to raise awareness of Breast Cancer. Several up-and-coming recording artists have made their music available for download with proceeds to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation. To download songs or to make a donation, visit www.helpcurebreastcancer.clearchannel.com.

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The Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County has established a way for the Memphis community to donate cans as a way of supporting the organization. "Cans for Cash" is a program that encourages people to bring their aluminum cans to the Humane Society, located at 2238 Central, and donate them to help the Humane Society continue their life-saving activities which are accomplished without any tax-dollar funding. Additional can receptacles will be placed throughout the city in the coming months. For more information, visit www.memphishumane.org or call 901-276-7770.