Blood drives
• American Red Cross will host these blood drives:
—1-5:30 p.m. Feb. 7, North Huntingdon Town House, 11279 Center Highway, North Huntingdon
— Noon-4:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Excela Square Norwin, 8775 Norwin Ave., North Huntingdon
— Noon-5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Unity
Appointments: 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org; walk-ins welcome
• Vitalant (formerly Central Blood Bank) will host these blood drives
— 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 5, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg campus, Smith Hall, 150 Finoli Drive, Hempfield
— 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Mt. Pleasant Area Senior High School, 265 State St., Mt. Pleasant Township
Registration: 877- 25-VITAL
Classes/programs
• Childbirth and beyond weekender version, covering labor and birth options for pain control, cesarean birth, postpartum, the normal newborn and breathing/relaxation techniques, is planned 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Excela Square at Latrobe, 100 Excela Health Drive, Unity
• Living with Diabetes, a series of self-management classes to learn how to manage diabetes care and control blood glucose levels meets 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 8 in Excela Square at Norwin or 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 26, Excela Square at Frick, Mt. Pleasant. Details: 724-537-1049
Support groups
• Coffee Group for Women, 4-6 p.m. Friday in Sage’s Army Headquarters, 216 Fourth St., Irwin. Details: sagesarmy.com
• Excela Health announces these support groups:
— Parkinson’s Disease support group meets 1- 2:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 501 Fairfield Drive, Hempfield.
— Chronic pain support group meets 6-8 p.m. Feb. 13, Excela Latrobe Hospital.
— Concussion support group, 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 12, Excela Square at Latrobe, 100 Excela Health Drive, Unity
Details: 877-771-1234.
• Caregiver support group is planned 1-3 p.m. Feb. 12, hosted by the Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging in McKenna Center for Active Adults, 971 Old Salem Road, Greensburg. This meeting will feature guest speaker Elizabeth Hornack from Citizens Bank, she will speak about identity theft. Details: 724-830-1827 or 800-442-8000
