June 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ilyssa Berkowitz
Marketing & PR Assistant
623-584-4999
iberkowitz@interfaithcommunitycare.org
Upcoming Activities Scheduled at
Interfaith’s Chez Nous Center & Café and Birt’s Bistro & Bookstore
Northwest Valley, AZ - Interfaith Community Care’s Chez Nous Center and Café, located at 14495 R.H. Johnson Boulevard in Sun City West, and Birt’s Bistro and Bookstore, located at 16752 North Greasewood Street in Surprise, offer several classes to individuals in the community interested in learning something new. Made-to-order sandwiches, soup du jour, and an array of hot and cold specialty coffee drinks are available throughout the day at both Chez Nous and Birt’s. A hot meal is served daily in Chez Nous at noon – reservations are required and taken one day in advance before noon.
Chez Nous Schedule
• Afternoon Movie – Enjoy “Because of Winn-Dixie” on Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m.
• Impact of the Stimulus – Find out more from Tom Seros, a retired government and economics teacher, on Tuesday, June 23 at 10 a.m.
• Lock Boxes? Smoke Alarms? – Hear Holli of the Sun City West Fire Department speak about home safety on Tuesday, June 23 at 12:45 p.m.
• June Birthdays – Come celebrate on Wednesday, June 24 over the lunch hour.
• Afternoon Movie – Enjoy “My Sister’s Keeper” on Wednesday, June 24 at 1 p.m.
• Vision Support Group – Join Diane Shapiro on Thursday, June 25 at 10 a.m.
• Think Differently, Feel Differently – Delve into becoming humorous, helpful, happy healers and humans with Fred Botha on Friday, June 26 at 9:30 a.m.
• Knick Knacks – Learn creative uses for them from Donna Jamison on Friday, June 26 at 1 p.m.
Birt’s Bistro Schedule
• Do you have older costume jewelry? – Bring one to three pieces and learn about values and possibilities of selling on eBay from Regina Thibideau on Tuesday, June 23 at 3 p.m.
• Sugar Blues? – Come learn about the three main causes behind sugar cravings and find ways to reduce your sugar addiction from Norma Richardson, CHC, AADP, on Thursday, June 25 at 10:30 a.m.
For more information on additional classes and activities at Chez Nous and Birt’s, or to register for the many educational opportunities, please call Chez Nous Center and Café at (623) 584-0040 or Birt’s Bistro and Bookstore at (623) 584-0065.
Chez Nous (pronounced “shay new”) and Birt’s are designed to offer active seniors places to socialize, meet new people, learn new things, and enjoy a healthy meal. Both Chez Nous and Birt’s are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and provide attendees with entertainment, exercise, and educational programs. Birt’s also offers a used bookstore with a wonderful selection of books available for purchase as well as free Wi-Fi access. Social workers are available in the information and referral offices in Birt’s to provide support and help for those seeking community resources.
Space for Chez Nous Center and Café is generously provided by the Sun City West Foundation. For more information on programs and services at Chez Nous Center and Café, please call (623) 584-0040. For more information on Birt’s and Interfaith Community Care, please call (623)584-4999 or visit the organization’s website at http://www.interfaithcommunitycare.org.
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