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Classes/Seminars/Events

Aikido Club of Fredericksburg, a Japanese martial-arts group, meets seven times a week at 4006 Leonard Drive. Call 582-9600 for details.

American Red Cross blood drive today at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and St. Patrick Catholic Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Monday, Episcopal Church of the Word, Gainesville, 2:20-6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Stafford Rescue Squad, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Thursday, Collegiate Funding Services in Fredericksburg, 1-5 p.m.; Friday, Tricord Homes in Fredericksburg, noon-4 p.m.; Saturday, Peace United Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; also at General Washington Executive Center, 2217 Princess Anne St., Suite 104-A, Wednesday, 1-7 p.m. and Friday, 1-7 p.m.

Daybreak, a recreational respite program sponsored by the Association for Retarded Citizens-Rappahannock Inc. is held every Saturday, 2-5 p.m., for persons ages 2 and up who have mental retardation or other developmental disabilities. Cost: $3. Call 899-3789 to register.

disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress St., board meetings open to the public on the second Tuesday of the month, every other month, 6-7:30 p.m. General discussion 6-6:15 p.m.

Gospel Aerobics, every Monday and Thursday, 7 p.m., and free blood-pressure screening every second and fourth Sunday following morning worship, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 395 Mount Olive Road, Stafford. 752-4296 or 657-6062.

GriefShare, a free seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at The Lake of the Woods Church, 972-9060; meets Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Room 247, 65 Toluca Road.

Group Meditation and Satsang, sponsored by Science of Spirituality, meets the first Thursday of every month, 7-8:30 p.m., Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Caroline Street. 804/633-4106 or 800/ 942-0839.

Heart Attack and Stroke Education classes, sponsored by the REACT program at Mary Washington Hospital. To schedule a presentation for a community group, call 899-1439.

Long-Term Care Seminar June 28, 7 p.m., Riverside Conference Center. Free. Sponsored by First Command Financial Planning. 540/659-7060.

Mary Washington Hospital Auxiliary Mobile Health Clinic visits Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford with a wide range of services for those who do not have health insurance or who lack access to health services. Call 888/487-7742 for appointments, locations and details.

National Federation of the Blind, Fredericksburg Chapter, meets the second Thursday of each month, 7:30-9 p.m., disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress St. 540/760-3885.