The Church of the Annunciation, 7580 Clinton St., Elma, will host a six-week session of “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a national program which addresses the problems facing persons responsible for the needs of relatives or friends with physical and/or memory impairments. 

Each week, attendees will learn new ways to deal with stress, brainstorm solutions to common challenges, and receive information on available services to assist them in their caregiving role. Classes will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 18 and will run through Nov. 22. A fee of $25 (paid by insurers Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western New York and Independent Health for members) covers the cost of The Caregivers Helpbook. 

ProActive Sports Rehab, physical and rehabilitation specialists serving the Western New York community, will open a new office in West Seneca on Aug. 1.

ProActive’s new office will be located at 1900 Ridge Road, Suite 116, West Seneca, in the Seneca Square Plaza. Its office at 4535 Southwestern Blvd., Suites 805 and 806, in Hamburg will also remain open, while the company’s Orchard Park office will close as of July 28.

Established in 2005, ProActive Sports Rehab is owned and operated by West Seneca resident Jeffrey Kirchmyer, PT, and Buffalo resident Anthony Goode, PT/ATC. 

Kristen Hada, a resident of Cheektowaga, has been named principal at Mary Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School, 170 Rosewood Terrace, Cheektowaga.

A parishioner of St. Andrew Church in Sloan, Hada most recently served as assistant principal in the high school and elementary school of the Southwestern School District in Jamestown. Previously, she served as curriculum coordinator for the Cattaraugus Little Valley Central School District through Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES, and as the response to intervention specialist and administrative intern (Pre-K-12th grade) for the Pioneer Central School District.