May 18, 2001
The MGH Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will sponsor "Proactive Parenting," May 24, noon to 1 pm in the Larry Martin Conference Room at CNY Building 149. Trainer and consultant Lynn Reeves Griffin, RN, MEd, will discuss parenting elements such as discipline, conflict resolution and teaching values. For more information, contact the EAP at (617) 726-6976.
Zervas Lecture
The second annual Nicholas T. Zervas, MD, Lecture
will be held May 22, at noon in the Ether Dome. Lawrence A. Frohman, MD, head of the
Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, will
present "Familial Pituitary Tumors: Clinical and Genetic Considerations." For
more information, call Ivy Greene at (617) 726-3870.
Support Service
Employees Grant Program
The MGH Support Service Employees Grant Program now
is accepting applications. All MGH support service employees who have worked at the
hospital for at least two years, are benefits eligible and in good standing are encouraged
to apply. Applications are available in the Human Resources offices on White 14 and at 75
Blossom Court and at CNY. Applications also may be obtained and individual questions may
be answered at special sessions June 5, 2:30 to 4:30 pm, and June 15, 10 am to 2 pm, both
in the Claflin Library. All applications must be received by June 22. For more
information, contact Nancy Marttila at (617) 724-3055.
MGH Chelsea bike
safety event
The MGH
Chelsea HealthCare Center will sponsor its fourth annual "Safety-On-Wheels"
event, June 2, noon to 3 pm in the health center parking lot, 151 Everett Ave. in Chelsea.
Parents and children from 4 to 15 years old are invited to stop by to enjoy bicycle,
rollerblade and helmet safety checks, a rodeo, bike raffle and more. The rain date is June
16. For more information, call (617) 887-3504.
Summer job programs
Part-time summer help is available
for all MGH departments this year through three MGH Community Benefits
programs. SummerWorks 2001 is a career exploration and internship program
for graduating eighth graders from the James P. Timilty Middle School.
The Summer Enrichment Program is a seven-week program placing eighth-
and ninth-grade students in nine-hour weekly internships. The Jobs for
Boston Youth program provides SummerWorks program alumni and students
from East Boston High School with job opportunities at the MGH as well.
For more information, call (617) 726-8197.
Ascension Thursday
service
In observance of Ascension Thursday, a Roman
Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, an additional Mass will be offered May 24, 11 am in the
MGH Chapel. The standard 4 pm Mass also will be held. For more information, contact the
MGH Chaplaincy at (617) 726-2220.