Meets every Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 6:30 p.m. at the Kerndt Brother's Community Center at the corner of Main Street and 4th.  It is sponsored by Our Savior's Lutheran Church and is free and open to the public. Click for more information.

Do you have an Iowa or Wisconsin laughter club to report?  E-mail your club's details to:
 laughterlaura@yahoo.com

SPECIAL EVENTS
Facilitated by Laura Gentry

APRIL 23—VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN IOWA
Administrative Assistants Day
Laura will present a stress relieving program for Administrative Assistants on April 23 at
3 locations in Northeast Iowa.
Cresco: 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Decorah: 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Oelwein: 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm

APRIL 25—CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Laughter Party
A laughter party will be held at the  Meadows Apartments for seniors, 1030 Memorial Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-3559, 319-365-8444. The laughing will begin at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

APRIL 26—CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Laughing for Health
There will be a laughter session at a health event at the Center for Faith and Life at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 8300 C Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26.

APRIL 25—CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Laugher Yoga Workout Recording Session
Laura is working on a project to record a Laughter Yoga session.  This will become a CD available for sale so people can easily laugh along at home or in the car. LAUGHERS WANTED!  If you'd like to be a part of this recording session and have your laugh immortalized, please e-mail Laura.  It will be held around noon on April 25 at First Lutheran Church downtown in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

APRIL 29—WEST UNION, IOWA
Hospice Volunteer Appreciation Laughter
For Hospice Volunteers, Laura will lead a laughter program at the Country Club in West Union
on April 29 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

MAY 2—CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Hospital Volunteer Appreciation Event
Laura will present a laughter program at the St. Luke's Hospital Volunteer Appreciation Event beginning at 3 p.m. on May 2.

MAY 4—FREDERICKA, IOWA
Laughter Event
A rolicking laughter session will be held at St. John's Lutheran church in Fredericka, Iowa at 12:30 p.m. This is WORLD LAUGHTER DAY so be sure to laugh wherever you are on May 4th!

MAY 6—LACROSSE, WISCONSIN
Nurses Appreciation Dinner
Laura will be the keynote speaker for the  LaCrosse District Nurses Association's annual Nurses Day celebration on May 6 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

MAY 7—DECORAH, IOWA
Laughter Tea
Laura will be giving a laughter program at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa at 1:30 p.m.  For more information contact lauradecorah@yahoo.com.

MAY 8—WEST UNION, IOWA
Nurses Appreciation Workshops
Laura will present workshops for nurses on May 8 at the hospital in West Union. One will be held at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 3:30 p.m.

MAY 9—GUTTENBERG, IOWA
Mother Daughter Tea
There will be a laughter program at the St. John's Lutheran Church Mother Daughter tea at
6:30 p.m. on May 9.

MAY 10—FENNIMORE, WISCONSIN
Women's Event
Laura will present a laughter program for the women's event at Castle Rock Lutheran Church in Fennimore, Wisconsin on May 10 at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, contact Michelle Gehrke.

JUNE 7—CEDAR RAPIDS, WISCONSIN
Women's Retreat
At this retreat, Laura will offer the opportunity to consider joy in the Bible and how laughter can help us to cultivate and live in that joy.  There will be 3 hours of experiential laughing and learning.  Host of the retreat is Cedar Hills Community Church, 644 E Ave NW in Cedar Rapids.  For more information,
contact Sally Donnan.

JUNE 14—MARION, IOWA
ELCA Women's Gathering
Laura will be a presenter for the ELCA women's gathering for Southwest Iowa.

JUNE 25—LACROSSE, WISCONSIN
Laughing for Health & Happiness
Laura will lead a Laughter Yoga session at the Successful Aging Group at Merrycrest Auditorium of the Franciscan Skemp Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin  from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 4—BELLEVUE, IOWA
Women's Event
A rolicking laughter session will be held in Bellevue, Iowa. For more information, contact Rosie Williams at 563-872-4863.

OCTOBER 10-12—DEATH VALLEY, CA
West Coast
Laura will be a featured speaker at the 2008 West Coast Laughter Yoga Conference at the Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort in Death Valley, California.  Join many kindred spirits, one of the most senior figures in the international Laughter Club movement, Hollywood celebrity Guru Yogi Ramesh and many other successful experts in their field for the most important Laughter Yoga event of the year West of the Mississippi. This event is a must for all Laughter Yoga practitioners, leaders, teachers and professionals & others interested in Laughter Yoga. To read more, visit
laughangeles.com

OCTOBER 14—CLEAR LAKE, IOWA
Senior's Conference
Laura will be presenting an extended laughter program in the morning of October 15 in Clear Lake.  For more information, contact
margie@immanuelfamily.com.

Would you like laughter at your next event?  Make it a memorable experience for everyone!  We can work with you to meet your program and budget needs.  Contact Laura at 563-880-2699 or e-mail: laughterlaura@yahoo.com