June 2, 2006

What's Happening

Backup Childcare Center summer programs
The MGH Backup Childcare Center will host the June Vacation Club June 19 through 30. The center also will hold Summer Fun Days July 3 through Aug. 18. The schedule for Summer Fun Days is: Monday, arts and crafts day; Tuesday, science day; Wednesday, trips around Boston; Thursday, water day; and Friday, cooking day. Registrations now are being accepted for both programs. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-7100.

MGH Men Against Abuse Father's Day event
In honor of Father's Day, MGH Men Against Abuse will host an information table June 15, from 11 am to 3 pm in the Main Corridor. Educational materials about domestic violence will be available, and staff will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Lenny DeBenedictis at (617) 724-2206, Jim Heffernan at (617) 726-2684, or visit www.massgeneral.org/menagainstabuse.

HIV/AIDS 25th anniversary program
The MGH Infectious Disease Division and the Partners AIDS Research Center will hold a program in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the first report of AIDS in the United States. The event will be held June 8, from 1 to 2:30 pm in the Simches Research Center, third floor, Room 3110. All members of the MGH community are invited to learn about the past 25 years of HIV/AIDS progress and treatment at the MGH. A reception will be held after the program.