In celebration of Mental Health Awareness month, this movie will tell the story of how mental illness stretched a loving family to the breaking point. Chris Marino (Devon Gearhart) is a ten-year-old boy growing up in a small oceanside community in Florida. Chris’s father John (Joe Pantoliano) is a construction worker who is struggling to hold the family together under difficult circumstances — his wife and Chris’ mother, Mary (Marcia Gay Harden), has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and while they’ve been pursuing a variety of treatment options, Mary’s condition continues to slowly deteriorate as she hears phantom sounds, has hallucinations, and becomes increasingly paranoid. While Joe tries to explain Mary’s disease to Chris, her actions have turned her into an increasingly frightening and embarrassing stranger to her son, and Mary is clearly aware of the toll her condition has taken on the family but cannot help herself. After a violent incident results in a call from the police, Mary enters a mental hospital, and as Joe begins to buckle under the pressure of his circumstances, he quits his job and devotes all his spare time to building a sailboat, a project that reminds him of better days for Mary and himself. Canvas was the first feature film from writer and director Joseph Greco, who drew inspiration from the story of his mother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was growing up. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

We hope to see you there!

Two-day event will provide free dental care for hundreds of local residents

Cape Fear Community College is pleased to host the North Carolina Missions of Mercy Dental Clinic in downtown Wilmington for the second year in a row.

Scheduled for April 26 and 27 in the Schwartz Center, this two-day event will provide hundreds of economically disadvantaged residents access to essential dental services for free.

The North Carolina Missions of Mercy (NCMOM) portable free dental program is an outreach program of the North Carolina Dental Society. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina Dental Health Fund, which provides free dental services to those in financial need with few or no other options.

Dental services include fillings, extractions, dental cleanings, and a limited number of front-tooth partial dentures.

Currently, NCMOM has enough equipment to set up an 80 chair full dental clinic including digital x-ray, sterilization, and all instrumentation and supplies. Clinics are generally set up with 20 to 80 chairs and services are provided for 300 to 1000 patients over a period of two days.

Volunteers include dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, laboratory technicians and scores of professional and general volunteers from across the state. Additionally, the program enjoys a good relationship with CFCC’s dental department, the UNC School of Dentistry and ECU School of Dental Medicine through their student volunteer organizations.  Dental students participate as volunteer providers during each clinic and are an important part of the overall program.

Since it’s founding in 2003, the North Carolina Missions of Mercy program has held nearyl 100 two-day clinics across North Carolina from Murphy to Kill Devil Hills. Over the years the program has continued to grow and the number of patients served is increasing yearly statewide. Since it’s founding in 2003 through the end of 2012 the program has provided more than 14.5 million dollars in free dental care to over 37,000 Carolinians.

The hours of the clinic are 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. on April 26 and 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. on April 27. Patients will be treated in order of their arrival. Qualified patients should have a family income of 200% or below the Federal Poverty Index.

For more details about the Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic, visit www.ncdental.org, email rplage@ec.rr.com or call (919) 234-4037.

Source: http://cfcc.edu/blogs/news/2013/04/16/cfcc-to-host-missions-of-mercy-free-dental-clinic-april-26-and-27/

Registration may be downloaded at http://drc-cil.org/stuff/HealthMeet%20Paper%20Consent%20Final.pdf

 Our outreach speaker this month is Jonathan Washburn, director and founder of the Tree of Life Recovery Community. The Tree of Life Healthy Living Residential Community provides a structured living environment for men and women who wish to find a healthier lifestyle. The  topic this month is about keeping oneself motivated while using effective time management skills.  The free workshop will be held at our office on April 10, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Space is limited so please call our office to reserve your seat.

Call 910-815-6618 to attend! Ask for Charlotte Buckley or Patsy Parrish.

Hope to see you there!

“My Top Ten Tips for

Reducing the Risk of

Becoming the Next Victim

of Financial Elder Abuse”

Guest Speaker:

Paul Greenwood

Deputy District Attorney

San Diego, California

Protecelf and

Community from Financial

Elder Abuse

Friday, April 5, 2013

6:00 PM—8:15 PM

New Hanover County Senior

Resource Center ~ 2222 South

College Rd. Wilmington, NC

You Must Register to Attend!

A light dinner will be served

You must Register by April 2nd

Contact Janeen Padavich

910-395-4553 ext. 205

jpadavich@capefearcog.org