The Morongo Basin Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child, announces their monthly meeting. The support group, which meets every second Wednesday of the month from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., will hold its meeting at the Helen Gray Education Center located on the campus of the Hi Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree on Wednesday, August 8. The group is facilitated by Kristin Martin. For more information, please contact Martin at 760-250-7295 or visit the Hi-Desert Medical website at hdmc.org.