Especially the epilepsy has been hard on the whole family.The stress on Carrie’s family corresponds with most studies on parents of children with seizures.  Most studies confirm that parents experience major stress and that the disruption in family life is considered much higher than with other common child hood disorders such as asthma or diabetes.  Parents are aware of the possibilities of injuries (in a major study of 5000 persons with epilepsy, 83% of those with one or more seizure during the last year reported some kind of injury), academic problems and a much lower employment rate than the general population….  The Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia has a summer camp and family fun days to help foster the independence of children with epilepsy.

John Murphy, a stream biologist and Director of the StreamWatch program, will be the featured speaker at the next open meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP).  The title of his talk is: “Corelates (sic) of Biological Conditions of Streams & Rivers of the Rivanna Basin.”  The meeting begins at 7:30PM, November 16, in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville….  Contact 996-1545 or visit www.ASAPnow.org.

Holiday Book Sale at Gordon Ave. Library (1500 Gordon Ave, Cville] Oct. 28 9 AM-5 PM; Oct. 29 10 AM- 4PM. Proceeds to Benefit the New Crozet Library. Sponsored by Friends of JMRL.

Crozet United Methodist Church is hosting a “Sudan Songfest” to raise money for people affected by the genocide in Sudan.

Peachtree Baseball’s Annual Meeting 16 October.  See the Calendar to the left.On Monday, October 16th, at 7pm at the Crozet firehouse, Peachtree Baseball League will hold its annual meeting for all interested parties.  We will be discussing the new draft rules as well as bylaws for the league which the Board has been drafting for the last several months.  We are also currently looking for volunteers for the 2007 season.  The following volunteers are needed: President- 2yr term VP Tball/ Rookie Concession stand coordinator- Crozet Park (Not a board position) Coaches Rep. for Babe Ruth Greenwood Historian (Not a board position) At this meeting we will accept nominations for all open Board positions.  If you are interested please attend this meeting.