Learning to cope

A diagnosis of cancer affects more than your health; it also affects your money. As part of the American Cancer Society’s I Can Cope program, a March 13 class on the financial implications of cancer will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Maine Health Learning Resource Center in Scarborough.

This class is designed to help people with cancer and their loved ones learn more about and better manage key money matters that may arise during or after their cancer experience.

Join a panel of experts for an informative discussion of important financial issues that include Social Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, Family Medical Leave Act, COBRA, and employment rights, among others.

Panelists include: Joanne Rawlings-Sekunda of the Maine Bureau of Insurance; Robert Clark of the Social Security Administration; Meg LePage of Pierce Atwood; Anna Benoit, LCSW – MMC Inpatient Oncology Social Worker; Tom Cryan, Maine Medical Center director of patient accounts. Please call toll free at (866) 609-5183 to register for the class.

Welcome Bartlett

Bruce and Irene LeClaire of Windham are the proud grandparents of Conner Bartlett MacPhie born to Renee LeClaire and Justin MacPhie at York Hospital on Feb. 12, 2008. Conner weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mother and baby are doing well.

Rebekahs meet

The Rebekah Lodge 71 will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 5 in the Oddfellows Hall. This will be ‘Friendship Night”, this will be an open meeting and members are asked to bring someone. Everyone will bring something for refreshments.

Happy 50th

Lew and Joanne Weatherby of Gray Road, opened their home Feb. 16 for a surprise 50th birthday for their brother-in-law, David Ramsay, of Cornish. Ramsay’s wife, Sadie and their son, Josh, gave the party. Family and friends attended and had a very enjoyable evening.

Engagement

Stephanie Orne and Dwight Brackett III became engaged on Valentines Day. They have not set a date for the wedding at this time.

Help Make Baskets

Operation Homefront-Maine announced that it is preparing and distributing Easter baskets to children of our military service members. The nonprofit organization needs your help and is requesting donations from the local community to make the holiday special.

“They need everything from baskets, grass, candy, stuffed animals, basket wraps, and other items to be able to put together these baskets for the children,” said Windham Councilman Donna Chapman, a chapter president. “Even if you can only donate one small item, we are very grateful. These families are stretched thin with all the sacrifices they have made and they deserve our help in return.

If you would like to donate for an Easter dinner, Operation Homefront has many convenient dropoff locations for your donation. For drop off information please call 321-1321 or visit the chapter Web site at www.operationhomefront.net/maine.

Operation Homefront helps in a wide variety of emergency situations experienced by military families, especially when the service member is deployed. Most recently, Operation Homefront-Maine assisted several military families with food assistance, rent assistance, utilities, heating oil, and disaster assistance as well as Christmas. For more information please visit w.operationhomefront.net/maine or contact Chapman at 321-1321.

Happy birthday

Carol Anne Currie celebrated her birthday Feb. 21. She and her husband Carl enjoyed dinner with her children and other family from Massachussetts.

Church news

These events at Faith Lutheran Church, 988 Roosevelt Trail, have been rescheduled because they were postponed due of inclement weather.

On March 7, at 7 p.m., take a “Journey of Biblical Greece and Turkey.” Members will present a trip following the footsteps of St. Paul. They will share photos and memories of this trip. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Marcia at 650-3972.

On March 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., “Introduction to Dreams” will be presented. The program explores meaning of dreams in the Bible and in our own lives. No knowledge of the Bible or dreams is necessary, and the program is open to all. For more information, call Pastor David Thorp at 892-9158 or 583-2544.

Marriage intentions

Marriage intentions on file in the Windham Town Clerks Office:

Richard E. Pratt and Latoya A. Williams, Dunridge Circle, Windham.

Thought of the week:

Life is a journey. Success is just around the bend.