May is Stroke Awareness Month and Sara Elizabeth Pender MS, OTR/L, BCPR will talk about how to know the signs and treatment options for people experiencing a stroke. Sara has been an Occupational Therapist with UM Shore Regional Health for 13 years. She is board certified in Physical Rehabilitation and provides therapy services to those in acute rehabilitation and acute care settings. Her focus is on increasing patients’ abilities to perform meaningful occupations, arm function, balance, and independence with self-care. She also is skilled at making adaptive equipment recommendations, in the education of health conditions such as stroke and stroke rehabilitation, and in helping to promote quality of life during daily tasks.
Wellness Wednesdays “Lunch and Learns” started with a few programs last year to invite area providers to come share their knowledge to area residents in a casual, inviting, conversational manner. In 2025, the programming committee decided to continue the conversations and find monthly speakers with more area partners. “These educational health awareness programs mean the world to us at the OCC. Part of our mission is to bring access to this important information closer to home. This wonderful partner in UM Shore Regional Health is wonderful.” Says Liza Ledford, Executive Director of the Oxford Community Center.
Bring your lunch and learn about health and wellness topics while enjoying your lunch in the company of friends. Wellness Wednesdays are free and open to the public. They begin at 11:00 AM with the speaker presentation and Q&A until 12 noon. Lunch starts at noon with continued fellowship and conversation encouraged. Bring your own lunch. Oxford Community Center (OCC) will supply light refreshments. Please RSVP. Seating is limited to thirty (30) people. Please check the OCC website for upcoming speaker information.
The Oxford Community Center is a non-profit 501(C-3) with a mission to provide the region with a year-round schedule of free or reduced educational, cultural and recreational programs and events. For more information, and to secure your seats, visit oxfordcc.org.
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