Ladybug Retreats Hosts

August Event for Women

Ladybug Retreats will host its first event on Thursday, August 28 at the Mansion House in Vineyard Haven. The seminar is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $40.

Ladybug Retreat is a personal development and growth company dedicated to enhancing and empowering people, especially women, by delivering programs that focus on self-care and awareness. The founder of Ladybug’s various enterprises, Cynthia Mullins, is a weekend resident of the Vineyard.

Massachusetts is in the midst of a blood shortage due to a decline in blood donations, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross said Monday. Meanwhile, officials at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital said demand for blood on the Vineyard has increased with the summer swell in population.

Those involved with blood supply agree the current situation makes a high turnout critical for this Thursday’s Martha’s Vineyard Community Blood Drive.

While many nonprofits across the nation are cutting staff and programs due to the weak economy and rising operational costs, the Vineyard Nursing Association over the past six months has gone in a different direction, nearly doubling the number of patients under its care while hiring new staff and expanding its programs.

Cancer Support Group

The Martha’s Vineyard Prostate Cancer Support Group is set to meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 16 in the downstairs board room of the middle building at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, off the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs.

Red Cross Chapter Seeks

Professional Volunteers

The American Red Cross Cape Cod and Islands Chapter wants to cross-train nurses, paramedics, licensed practical nurses, emergency medical technicians and retired physicians for volunteer roles at the Red Cross.

Red Cross health services volunteers provide essential and preventive health services to ensure the highest quality of care to disaster victims in their time of need.

Diet Center Will Open

The Martha’s Vineyard Holistic Retreat, which gained national recognition with the release of the publication, 21 Pounds in 21 Days, The Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox, plans to open a new location at 4 Main street in Vineyard Haven in early July.

The new location is designed for walk-in therapeutic treatments as well as an offering of wellness and detox products. More information is available by calling 508-693-0001 or visiting mvholisticretreat.com.