Gardendale / Mt. Olive News By Danielle Pelkey

The North Jefferson News



Glenn’s Chapel Baptist Church, will celebrate its homecoming and 69th anniversary with a covered dish lunch and special singers To the End on Oct. 4. To learn more, call Wanda Gibbs at 631-4977.

• The Gardendale Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor the second-annual community bonfire Thursday at 6 p.m. at Moncrief Park. See more details in our Wednesday edition.

• Gardendale based-Building Job Skills for Americans with Disabilities (BJS) will have a fund-raising benefit gala at United Cerebral Palsy, located at 101 Oslo Circle in Birmingham Monday at 6:30 p.m. The benefit will feature a silent art auction and food prepared by chefs Michael Brady and Jason Parkman. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information, visit www.bjsinc.org.

• Gardendale High School PTSA will host the annual Tom Smith Homecoming Golf Tournament Monday at Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham. Entry fee is $100 per player and includes lunch. Proceeds benefit GHS. For more info, call Susan Rice at 281-8348.

• Seniors at North Gardendale Baptist Church will meet at Moncrief Park for a cookout, games, fellowship and a singing by Harry Smith Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call Macie Johnson at 631-4592.

Danielle Pelkey is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Gardendale and Mt. Olive communities. She can be reached at 631-8716 or daniellet@njeffersonnews.com.