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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1977
Page
4
The article outlines Divorce Recovery a Phoenix area group aiding divorce and widowed individuals with support sessions. Led by Harlan Jacobsen, meetings at Machan School and Mohave School library emphasize talking and listening to reduce the two year pain to about two months, with about 40 participants at the first session.
The article describes Divorce Recovery programs in Scottsdale offering support for single women. Groups emphasize shared experience, exercise, and gradual social engagement, with sessions at Machan School and regular meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays. It notes aims to reduce stress and improve mood through active participation.
Cocopah Elementary School fourth graders in the Camp Fire Girls Adventure Club made 140 hand puppets to cheer children at an emergency medical facility in Paradise Valley. The project followed Dorothy McAuliffe’s ER visit at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and took three weeks to cut sew and decorate.
Dr. Shirley O'Brien of the University of Arizona notes over six million men and women raise children solo as single-parent numbers rise. She advises seeking experienced peers, staying social, avoiding self pity, and promptly making essential decisions during early separation.
Publicity chairmen should file calendar notices a week before events and use written submissions. For major public or fundraising items three weeks’ notice is needed. Forms are at the Progress desk, 7302 E. Early Drive, and include organization name meeting place time president and contact details.
The Scottsdale Girls Club Auxiliary hosts its 11th Whing Ding in the Mountain Shadows ballroom on November 18. Dick and Libby Halleman provide a 10 piece orchestra for cocktails at 7, dinner and dancing at 8:30, with the circus theme enhancing decorations. Proceeds support the new clubhouse at 1250 S. 77th St. and the Girls Club at 250 E. Rose Lane.
Today and weekend there are multiple charity events across the Phoenix area. Parents Without Partners hosts a dance at Knights of Columbus Hall with an 8:30 p.m. orientation for non members. Soroptimist International of Mesa promotes its 12th antique show and sale at Rendezvous Hall Friday to Sunday with doors noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Thirty dealers from Arizona and California display furniture artifacts and jewelry with home cooked meals. donation is $1.50.
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