COMMUNITY YMCA HAS ONE-MILE FAMILY WALK
Burbank Community YMCA kicked off America on the Move Week by hosting a one-mile family walk, “Walk This Way,” through Downtown Burbank on Sept. 20, starting at the Burbank Community YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank.
Participants were greeted by YMCA staff at 8 a.m. as they gathered in the YMCA’s parking lot.
Before the start of the free event, each participant received an “America on the Move” T-shirt, bottle of water and walking guide.
For more information on YMCA programs, call (818) 845-8551.
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MEDICAL CENTER GUILD PLANNING CARD PARTY
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Guild will be having a Fall Card Party and Luncheon from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at Lakeside Golf Club.
Guests are invited to join the guild in playing bridge, canasta, pinochle, poker, Tripoli and bingo.
All funds raised from the event will go toward the guild’s pledge of $1 million to the Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Center.
For reservations, call Grace Mylroie Patz, (818) 846-2177.
The deadline for reservations is Oct. 11. Payment of $35 is required in advance.
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AUTHOR’S BOOK AIMS TO INSPIRE CANCER PATIENTS
The Glendale-Foothill Division of the California Retired Teachers’ Assn. will have its luncheon meeting Oct. 6 at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St., Glendale.
Social time begins at 11:30 a.m., and lunch follows at noon.
The cost is $12, and reservations can be made at (818) 841-1460. Deadline for reservations is Thursday.
Julie Davey, former teacher of journalism and English at Glendale High School and at Fullerton College, used her love of the written word to inspire cancer patients at the City of Hope to write their stories. These stories became the basis for a book, “Writing for Wellness.”
