Blood donations
The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region of the American Red Cross is requesting blood donations. Eligible donors can call 800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment. Platelet donors should call 800-272-2123.
CalendarSpiritual reflections
Bon Secours Spiritual Center will offer spiritual enrichment programs at the center at 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville. Information: http://www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org. Registration: 410-442-1320.
Cardiovascular clinic
Howard County General Hospital, in partnership with The Mall in Columbia, will host a cardiovascular clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 on the second level of the mall near the Body Shop. Screenings and testings include blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, Body Mass Index measurements, bone density testing and pulmonary function testing. Information: 410-740-7601 or http://www.hcgh.org.
Support groups
Teens Together Support Networking group for teens with a friend or family member diagnosed with cancer will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month in the Medical Pavilion, 10710 Charter Drive, Columbia. Contact Kelly Schwab at kschwabfam@gmail.com.
Support/intervention programs Offered free at Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road, Laurel:
•Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Sundays
•Bipolar, 6 p.m. Thursdays
•Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays
•Parkinson's, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Information: 301-776-3426
•Rehabilitation Sharing — strokes and long-term illness, 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. Information: Physical Medicine, 301-497-7901 or 410-792-2270. Information: 301-497-7914 or 410-792-7636.
Support groups at the Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center, 10710 Charter Drive, Suite G050, Columbia:
•Caregivers meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month.
•Breast cancer support group will meet from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month. Registration: 410-964-9100, ext. 5.
Stage IV Breast Cancer support group will meet from 7 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month. Registration: 410-740-5858.
Widows and widowers group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at Jilly's, 10300 Baltimore National Pike, the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center, Ellicott City. Information: 410-740-5858.
Parkinson's education and support group will meet at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of every month, 8180 Lark Brown Road, Elkridge. Information: 410-955-8795.
Parents and caregivers support group of children and adolescents with serious mental health issues meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month in Room 204, First Presbyterian Church, 8325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, and the last Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m., Faulkner Ridge Center, 10598 Marble Fawn Court, Columbia. National Alliance on Mental Illness support groups are free. Information: 410-772-9300 or http://www.nami.org/sites/namihowardcounty.
Family support group sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness is offered to family and friends of adults with a mental illness, 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Day Room at Harmony Hall Retirement Community Center, 6336 Cedar Lane, Columbia, and at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Room No. 3, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel. Information: 410-772-9300.
HIV support group for those infected or affected by HIV. Women's group will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Friday of every month. Men and women's group meets from 6 to 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, county Health Department, 7180 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia. Information: 410-313-6267.