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Published: February 14, 2009

WHEELS ESSAYS: The third annual Tampa BayCycle"Words for Wheels" contest will accepted entries through Friday. Essays should share, in 100 words, how a bike could change the writer's life. There will be two winners; each gets a bicycle, light, helmet and lock. Entries can be submitted at www.TampaBayCycle.com, or via mail to: Words for Wheels, 601 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33602. Winners announced March 1.

BOWLING FOR A CAUSE: Build a team of six bowlers and join the Moffitt Corporate Partners Program for the second Bowling "Ball" on Wednesday at Splitsville in Channelside in Tampa. Doors open at 5 p.m.; bowling starts at 6:15 p.m. Sponsorships range from $5,000 to $75 for individual spectators. Proceeds benefit Moffitt Cancer Center. For more information call Shaina Sine at (813) 745-3658 or visit www.MOFFITT.org/Giving.

BRAIN STIMULATION: An event on brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson's Disease and major depression will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, 2900 Bayport Dr., Tampa. The Tampa Gator Club, University of Florida Alumni Association and Hillsborough Regional Council are hosting the free event which requires pre-registration by Tuesday. Contact Colleen Glover at (352) 846-3606 or cglover@ufalumni.ufl.edu to sign up.

HIV TESTING: The Pasco County Health Department will provide free oral HIV testing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Spirit of Life Metropolitan Community Church, 4133 ThysRoad, New Port Richey. Testing is confidential; results can be obtained after a two-week period. Call (727) 861-5260, ext. 172.

EATING HEALTHY: A discussion of "Eating to Live" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nature's Food Patch Market & Cafe, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Learn the seven steps to longevity. Call (727) 443-6703.

DISABILITY EXPO: The Dream Society, a nonprofit organization that assists people with physical disabilities, is hosting an expo of available resources from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Feb. 21 at the Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness. For more information, visit www.thedreamsociety.org or call (352) 400-4967.

HEALTH FAIR: There will be a Health Fair Extravaganza from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 at Riverside Golf & Boating Resort Landings Clubhouse, One Pier Drive, Ruskin. There will be several exhibitors, including fitness and yoga instructors, and Shaklee vendors, as well as drawings for free health screenings. Free admission. Call (813) 641-8202 or e-mail to lesmail@earthlink.net.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT: The Curtis McGee Pro-Am will begin on Feb. 23 at the Henry L. McMullen Tennis Complex in Clearwater. In addition to tennis, there will be a performances by musicians, appearances by NFL players and a book-signing. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast. For information, visit www.clearwateropen.com or call (727) 678-6700.

CONCERT: The Care 2 Cure Concert to raise money for and awareness of Huntington's Disease will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in North Straub Park, St. Petersburg. For more information, visit www.care2curehd.com, e-mail info@caretocurehd.com or call (727) 471-8557.

MEMORY SCREENINGS: The University of South Florida Suncoast Alzheimer's & Gerontology Center in the Byrd Alzheimer's Center, 4001 E. Fletcher Ave., Tampa, will conduct memory screenings for older adults concerned with changes in their memory or the memory of a loved one March 2-6. Screenings take 30 minutes, are free and require an appointment. Call (813) 974-4355 or (800) 633-4563.

SENIOR HEALTH: Wesley Chapel Church of the Nazarene, 34106 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel, offers "Senior Health Chats" on a variety of health-related topics from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 31. Call (813) 780-7600.

STORIES OF GREATNESS: Nature Made is seeking stories of individual, inspirational greatness to be featured in an upcoming documentary. Stories can be submitted to www.NatureMade.com through April 25. Thirty semi-finalists will receive a $1,000 award. In May, five of the semi-finalists will be chosen to participate in the documentary. Greatness is being defined as anything in which one finds personal fulfillment.

FREE YOGA CLASSES: The Lotus Room, 1101 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, offers free yoga classes from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursdays. The Lotus Pond, 6201 Lynn Road, Tampa, offers free yoga classes from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Mondays. Call (813) 254-6777 or visit www.yogalotusroom.com.

GROUP WALK/RUN: The Take...The First Step Club at Citrus Park Plaza offers a freefitness clinic followed by a group walk or run 7:30 a.m. Saturdays. Various distances and ability levels are accommodated. The free walk/run is on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail. For information, call 813(453-7885) or e-mail @ Lgray88@yahoo.com or visit www.firststepprograms.com.

WALKING AND RUNNING: A running and walking group meets at 7 a.m. Sundays at Temple Terrace Elementary School, near Busch Boulevard and 56th Street. The group walks or runs a two- to 10-mile course, with water stops. Call (813) 985-4859 or send an e-mail to D1G2Clark@aol.com.

WALKING CLUB: The Happy 2 b Walking Club, which uses Exerstrider Walking Poles, walks through different parts of the Brooksville area on weekday mornings. For more information, e-mail happy2bwalking@yahoo.com.

BOOT CAMP: CrossFit Victory Free Boot Camp Intro meets Saturdays at 8 a.m. Weekday sessions are also held at 6, 7 and 9 a.m. and Monday through Thursday and 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. in South Tampa. Weekday sessions are $8-$12.50 each. For details, call (813) 401-2234 or visit www.CrossFitVictoryBootCamp.com.

MASSAGE: Preferred Physicians Group, 2802 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, offers a free therapeutic massage (one per person) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (813) 868-4357.

VOLUNTEER DISPATCHERS AND DRIVERS NEEDED: HealthRide, a program that provides patients with free transportation to and from Morton Plant North Bay Hospital and Trinity Outpatient Center in New Port Richey, needs volunteer drivers and dispatchers. Shifts are 7:45-11:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. weekdays. Call (727) 841-4623.

SPECIALIZED HEARING DEVICES: The Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay Inc. offers specialized telephones and ring-signaling devices at no cost to Florida residents. Equipment is available by appointment from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the main office in Seminole or at satellite locations located throughout Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Call 1-888-832-4314 or (727) 399-9983, or Florida Telecommunications Relay Inc. at 1-800-222-3448 (voice) or 1-888-447-5620 (TTY), or visit www.ftri.org.

SHOP FOR A CURE: Moffitt Cancer Center, a member of the Cancer Research Alliance, and Mall Networks, launched an online shopping mall to benefit cancer research. The Web site www.ShopforCancerCures.org offers merchandise from more than 600 online merchants. A portion of each purchase will benefit research at Moffitt.

CLINICAL TRIALS: Axiom Clinical Research of Florida, 2919 Swann Ave., Suite 105A, Tampa, is enrolling volunteers in clinical trials of investigational medications for Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and migraine headaches. For information, call (813) 353-9613.

Send your health events information to Vickie Beck at vbeck1@tampabay.rr.com. Information must be received two weeks before publication date.

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