Community Calendar for Jan. 30, 2008
Published 11:03 am Thursday, January 31, 2008
Gardendale
Relay for Life
The North Jefferson Relay for Life season is under way. Help take up the fight against cancer. Relay still needs teams and team captains. Team captain meetings will be held on Feb. 21, March 13 and April 10 at the Alabama Power office on Main Street in Gardendale, next to the Western super market. The meetings will begin at 5 p.m. Bank Night will be held at SouthPoint bank in Gardendale on April 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. Relay for Life will be held at the Gardendale Soccer Complex on May 2 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. For more information about Relay for Life, visit http://events.cancer.org/rflnorthjeffersonal.
Bible Study
The Community Ladies Bible study has begun. It meets at 9 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the fellowship hall of Gardendale First Baptist Church. Child care is available. Also, a study room will be available for home-schooled children.
Help Wanted
Royal Family Kids’ Camp is a week-long sleep-over camp for abused and neglected children. Gardendale-Mt. Vernon UMC will be sponsoring a camp this summer. The church will also throw a birthday party for all the campers since some of them never get a birthday party thrown for them. If you would like to be a counselor for two of these special children, please contact Paul Wiegert at the church office at 631-7631. There will be mandatory training in order to prepare you for this wonderful experience.
Men’s Basketball
Open Gym
Gardendale-Mt. Vernon will have a men’s basketball open gym on Mondays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. For more info call 631-7631.
Consignment Sale
Feb. 11-16 There will be a children’s consignment sale on Feb. 11-16 at Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Sellers earn 70 percent. Proceeds go to missions. For more info and full details call 631-7631 or visit www.gmvumc.org.
Showcase of Bands
Feb. 16 The Alabama Bluegrass Music Association’s (ABMA) 12th annual showcase of bands will be Feb. 16 at the Bessemer Civic Center. Show begins at noon. For more information call 647-2424. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
TOPS
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday, 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2028. They will be having an open house on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. with free healthy snacks. There is no obligation to attend.
Mount Olive
Free Child Care
There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.
Fultondale
Info Requested
The Fultondale Elementary School RLC/gifted class is looking for available individuals who lived or fought during World War II because they are writing a novel. They prefer information about the Fultondale, Gardendale and Birmingham areas. They appreciate the community help. Please contact us at Fultondale Elementary School, 950 Central Avenue, Fultondale, AL 35068, attention Mrs. Dumais’ RLC/gifted class.
Reunion
Fultondale High School, class of 1998 is planning a reunion for June of 2008. Please contact Tricia Peebles at 243-1720.
Mother’s Day Out
Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church has Mother’s Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information please call Joanna Currington at 841-8426.
Other Communities
Healing Service
Jan. 31 House of Hope Ministries is holding a healing service on Thursday at 7 p.m. If you or anyone you know of needs healing, please come and receive ministry. For more information contact Pastor Vickie Hallmark at 647-6207 or 612-0862.
Singing
Feb. 3 Friendship Independent Church on 52nd Avenue North will have a singing on Feb. 3 at 1:30 p.m. featuring New Ground. For more information, call 849-6721.
Meeting
Feb. 4 The Jefferson County Education Retirees Association will meet on Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. at Mr. Wang’s Restaurant in Homewood. For more information call 744-0936
Special Breakfast
Feb. 9 The Hayden Lion’s Club will have a breakfast on Feb. 9 from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Hayden Elementary School cafeteria. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years old. Profits from this breakfast will go to the library for purchase of books. For more information call Doug Reid at 590-1726.
Art on the Lake
April 19, 20 Art on the Lake, an annual two-day arts and crafts event in Guntersville, is now accepting applications from vendors who wish to exhibit in the show. This 47th annual event will be held April 19 and 20. For more information, please contact Eloise Patton at (256) 582-4378 or peloise9@aol.com
Reunion
June 6 and 7 Please mark on your calendar the 50th Phillips High School Reunion of the 1958 class. Other classes are welcome. We will meet on June 6 at Vestavia Country Club for dinner; June 7 for a tour of Phillips High School and June 7 for a BBQ at Bobby and Elaine Hughe’s farm. Please contact Bettie Clark at 647-6209 to be put on the mailing list.
Volunteers Wanted
Kindred Care Hospice is requesting volunteers. For more information call Belinda Southern at bsouthern@kindredcarehospice.com or call 228-0600 or 563-2770. Submissions to the community calendar will include only: What the event is; the time and date; location; and a contact name and phone number. No exceptions. All submissions must be emailed to daniellet@njeffersonnews.com; mailed to P.O. Box 849, Gardendale, Ala., 35071; brought to our office at 1118 Main Street; or faxed to 631–9902 before 4 p.m. on Friday in order to run in the next Wednesday edition, space permitting.
