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Blood Drive/Collection Drive/Open House with free refreshments.

Holistic Happenings Healing Center in Tinley Park, located at 7925 W. 171st St., will host their second “Heal Thyself, Heal Thy Neighbor” healing event  of the year on October 15, 2011 from 11am to 5pm.  Heartland Blood Center’s staff will be available from 11am to 2pm for anyone wishing to donate blood and guests are invited to drop off items for Operation Care Package to help support our troops anytime during the month of October.  Holistic Happenings will also be offering mini-sessions and serving refreshments.  This event is free and open to the general public. 

To check if you are eligible to donate blood and pre-register before the October 15 event, you may do so at www.heartlandbc.org and click 1) donating 2) schedule appt. online 3) open to public 4) Tinley Park or you may call Heartland at (708) 633-0101.  Appointments are available every 15 minutes, from 11am to 1:45pm, and the mobile blood unit will be set up in the parking lot.  Donors will have their temperature, pulse and blood pressure checked the day of the event.  Then a drop of blood will be taken from your finger and tested to make sure you have enough iron-carrying red blood cells to safely donate blood.  The whole process takes approximately 1 hour.   

Operation Care Package, Inc. in Joliet was started in 2003, with a mission to support our military personal around the world with care packages and letters of encouragement.  This year, they plan to ‘Send Santa To The Troops’ by sending 10, 000 Christmas Care Packages.  A donation of $12.95 will pay to ship one care package, or you can sponsor a package for just $25.  Christmas Packs include many of the necessities in their regular packages, along with loads of treats from Santa.  You may also include a personalized card or letter with your sponsored package.  Items are also requested  to fill the care packages, and are listed below.  To learn more about the group, please visit www.operationcarepackages.org

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Holistic Happenings will be offering mini-sessions that will last 10 to 20 minutes at a greatly reduced price.  Sessions include: herbal consultations, facials and eyebrow waxing, vibrational healing, reiki, colour energy, chair massage, PUSH therapy, and Craniosacral massage.  For more information regarding availability or additions to sessions,   please call (708) 429-3052.  You can also learn more about their regular services by visiting their web site at www.holistichappenings.org.  

Holistic Happenings have chosen Operation Care Package as their ‘Charity of the Month’.  Please feel free to drop off an item(s) from the wish list anytime during the month of October, Monday thru Saturday, from 11am to 7pm. Proceeds from Holistic Happenings book sales will also go to Operation Care Package. 

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WISH LIST FOR OUR TROOPS: 

Cards & letters of support to 'any hero' 

Hot Chocolate & Hot Cider Packets 

Cookies, Granola Bars, Trail Mix, Nuts (small individual sizes) 

Chocolate bars & kisses 

Small Christmas trees - 8 to 18 inches tall 

Christmas Stockings (Approx 10-16 inches tall x 5-6 inches wide) 

Handmade ornaments (no glass please) 

Batteries AA & AAA 

Hand held games, DVD’s and CD’s 

Sweat pants and blanket throws 

Socks - Men’s - white /black - work /crew 

Summer sausage, beef sticks, or pepperoni sticks (6oz to 12oz size) 

Zip lock bags (quart and gallon size) 

Phone cards 120 min AT&T

“Holistic Happenings Healing Center is a tranquil, sacred space nestled in the south suburb of Tinley Park.  With several natural and energetic modalities to choose from, this is a place where one can go to learn, relax, and assist oneself in the healing of mind, body, emotion, and spirit.  

What makes Holistic Happenings Healing Center unique is our commitment to our own self-healing as well as the facilitation of the health and well-being of others.  We believe dedication to learning, restoration of health, the empowerment of others, and mindfulness of the earth and all it inhabitants are at the heart of our mission. 

We invite you to come into our center and experience the healing powers of our many services for yourself.  We offer classes, personal sessions, social gatherings, and carry a wide variety of books, crystals, and anything else that may assist you on your healing journey.”

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