St. Mary Community Action Agency to host Grandparents Rock event

St. Mary Community Action Agency/Head Start’s Grandparents Rock event will be held Wednesday, May 9 beginning at 10 a.m. The event will take place at the Franklin Recreation Center, 505 Haifleigh Street, Franklin Head Start grandparents and grandparents parish-wide are invited to come and rock out with St. Mary CAA. This event is sponsored by the agency’s Giving Grandparents a Head Start Program and the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund.
Speakers will be Virginia Collins, former DCFS district supervisor and owner of Premier Community Services, LLC and Dr. Angel Mariah, N.D. Dr. Mariah earned a Doctor of Naturopathy degree from Clayton College of Natural Health in 1997 where she studied herbs and herbal formulas, and detoxification programs. She recently moved to Lafayette, where she is establishing a practice.
Topics include improving optimal health through self-care and productive ways to better improve relationships with grandkids including everyday life, behavior, and discipline.
Brunch will be served and there will be time to intermingle with other grandparents, ask questions, share information and fellowship with one another.
Grandparents can call the central office or their grandchild’s Head Start center to confirm attendance. Call Ella P. Hamilton or Mary Brown at (337)828-5703 at the central office in Franklin.