DATE: Friday, August 15, 1997               TAG: 9708150749

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HAMPTON ROADS

NORFOLK

Health center plans

to provide testing

during benefit event

A new health care center will provide fitness screenings Saturday - including checks of body fat, flexibility and blood pressure - after the Charlie Falk Showcase Mile.

The race is a series of five, one-mile events starting at 7:30 a.m. Registration is at 6:30 a.m. at Colley and Raleigh avenues, near Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.

The finish line will be at the Therapy Center of Ghent.

During all races, participants are invited to make use of the center's experts and equipment. Staff members will be on hand to help runners warm up, cool down or cope with race-related injuries.

The last of the five races is open to all waiters, waitresses and restaurant staff. Participants must run while carrying a tray with their favorite beverage.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the Tidewater Striders' youth running program.

For more information, call Dan Cawley at 459-9199.

CHESAPEAKE

Air Force celebration to be

first in conference center

The first event at the new Chesapeake Conference Center will be the 50th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 12.

The event will be sponsored by the Tidewater chapter of the Air Force Association and Cox Communications.

A social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 and the program at 8:30. Gen. Richard E. Hawley, commander of Air Combat Command, will speak.

The 18-member Air Combat Command Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble will perform a tribute to Glenn Miller.

The cost is $25 per person. For reservations, call Bill Cuthriell at 382-8184 or 481-1287 or Mike Copeland at 436-0147 after 4 p.m. The deadline for reservations is noon Sept. 8.

The new conference center is located on Sara Drive in Greenbrier.

Human rights policies

subject of public hearing

A group appointed by the State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board to study human rights protections for the mentally ill will hold a public hearing today in Chesapeake.

The hearing, the last in a series across the state, will allow speakers to address how human rights policies affect treatment in state mental health facilities and communities' programs. The hearing, sponsored by The Human Rights Study Group, will begin at 10 a.m. at the Southeastern Virginia Training Center, 2100 Steppingstone Square.

Speakers may sign up at the door and must limit their remarks to no more than five minutes. Written testimony may be submitted to the Human Rights Study Group, c/o State MHMRSAS Board, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond, Va., 23218-1797.

Group will fund projects on

substance-abuse prevention

The Chesapeake Commission on Substance Abuse is soliciting applications for grants from community groups.

The commission - an organization of citizens appointed by the City Council to raise awareness of substance abuse - has about $5,000 to help fund substance-abuse prevention projects.

Last year the commission chipped in $1,250 for post-prom parties for five city high schools. The commission also gave about $650 to a pilot project at Hickory High School that encourages students to sign pledges to be drug-free and take part in drug-free activities.

The commission will accept grant applications through Nov. 1.

For application details, call the office of the City Clerk at 382-6151. MEMO: Staff writers Matt Dolan and Eric Feber contributed to this

report.

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