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(Sexual Abuse/Assault Victim Empowering) Ministry will present a balloon release ceremony that will serve as an outward expression for survivors and their loved ones to release past pain and trauma from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 12 at Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church St. Local survivors will share poetry and their stories and guest celebrities will speak. Special recognition will be given to victims LaTausha Curry, 25, raped and killed in January 1999 Melanie Goodwin, 19, raped and killed in September 2007 Rena Ratcliff, 93, raped and killed in February 1998 and Carolyn Casey, 21, who was raped and killed in May 2000. The public is invited. Contact Lavinia B. Masters at 214-235-4082 or www.saveministry.org. , presented by Central Market, runs through today. More than 100 area restaurants are participating by offering dinners for $35. Of that cost, $7 benefits the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope Home. www.krld.com. a 90-minute teen job skills workshop, will be presented at Dallas Public Library teen centers and will provide information on how to dress, interview and complete an application. Instruction includes how to tie a necktie and apply makeup. The Formula will be presented at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Lawn, 4100 Cedar Springs Road 2 p.m. Sept. 5 at Lakewood, 6121 Worth St. 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Highland Hills, 3624 Simpson Stuart Road 4 p.m. Sept. 15 at Casa View, 10355 Ferguson Road and 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Grauwyler Park, 2146 Gilford St. are offered in the Dallas area in August. For information, visit www.huntersed.info or call 214-681-6419. The OCD Support Group of Dallas-Fort Worth meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays at Churchill Recreation Center, 6906 Churchill Way in Dallas. Those with obsessive-compulsive disorder and their loved ones are invited. Call 214-549-3060. U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson will host a town hall meeting on proposed changes to the Dallas Main Post Office Processing and Distribution Center at 6 p.m. Mondayat Dallas City Hall, City Council Chambers, 1500 Marilla Drive. A recent study conducted by the U.S. Postal Service recommended the transfer of outgoing mail processing operations from the Dallas Main Post Office to Coppell. Mayor Tom Leppert, state Sen. Royce West, and representatives from the U.S. Postal Service and the Dallas Regional Chamber will attend. 214-922-8885. The Healthy Women, Healthy Families Coalition will host a free community forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak St. The public is invited to share the health care challenges faced and hear women’s stories and get connected with services and advocacy organizations. Guest speakers include Lauren McDonald, chairwoman of the Parkland Hospital Board of Directors. E-mail infoprochoice texas.org or call 512-462-1661.
A free demonstration of Capoeira, a combination of martial arts, dance, acrobatics and live music, will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday presented by Dallas Capoeira, as part of Tuesdays at Central events at Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young St.