Local Artists Donate Works To Benefit Cancer Patients
Cancer Patient Care will have a booth at this weekend’s Spokane Western Art Show and Auction, and proceeds from the sale of works donated by local artists will benefit low-income Spokane County residents with cancer.
The show runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the WestCoast Ridpath. Admission is free.
On Sunday at 3 p.m., Cancer Patient Care will raffle a pair of custom-made boots donated by McGlasson Boots. Raffle tickets cost $1 and are available at the Cancer Patient Care booth or at the organization’s thrift store, E124 Trent.
Attachment disorders
Kathy Seely, a child and family therapist, will speak on helping children from disrupted families build trust and develop bonds at tonight’s meeting of the Second Timers, a support group for grandparents or other non-parent relatives raising children.
The free seminar is open to the public and will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Holy Family Hospital in the Old Aquinas Room 2.
Mom and baby fair
The Kootenai Medical Center will hold its third annual Mother and Baby Fair Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the medical center classrooms. About 30 representatives of businesses and organizations offering services to parents and children will offer information, demonstrations and prizes. No registration is required for the free fair, but a canned food item is asked as a donation.
Kidney disease update
The Spokane Society of Internal Medicine will hold its annual scientific meeting Friday and Saturday at the Ag Trade Center. “Nephrology Update 1995” is cosponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and will feature updates on the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease.
On Friday the National Kidney Foundation will sponsor a fundraising dinner to honor Dr. Loren A. Gothberg, a local nephrologist who was instrumental in bringing home dialysis to Spokane. He also helped establish the world’s first chronic dialysis center outside of a university. The event to raise money for kidney research will be held at the Crescent Court Grand Ballroom. Tickets cost $75 per person. For more information, call 455-6680.
A Saturday afternoon lecture for physicians will be followed at 5:30 p.m. by a free public forum, “Future Trends in Kidney Disease and Treatment.” The presentation will focus on the role of diet in the management of kidney disease.