MILLEDGEVILLE — Oconee Regional Medical Center offers a free smoking cessation class from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, Wednesday, Aug. 11, Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 25. The class is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and will be held in the hospital’s Park Tower Education Center. For more information, please call (478) 454-3500 ext. 3705.

IMPACT class for prospective foster and adoptive parents in Baldwin, Putnam, Greene and Jones Counties will be held at the Jones County Department of Family and Children Services. Classes are held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on four consecutive Saturdays beginning Aug. 7 through Aug. 28. All classes are mandatory. Missed classes can be made up. Preregistration is required by calling (478) 445-7020 or (706) 484-2927. Help meet the needs of a child in foster care by choosing to foster and/or adopt.

Straight Street Ministries, House of Ananias, Inc., 201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, holds on-site registration for its after school homework assistance program from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, and Friday, Aug. 13. The program begins Aug. 17 and provides free assistance with homework with special attention to math skills and online computer prep for the Georgia CRCT for students in grades three through five. For more information, call (478) 457-0073 or (478) 453-3247.

Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates are again recruiting volunteers for an early fall training. CASA volunteers work with children that find themselves in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services. CASA volunteers provide a voice for these children in court. Please contact the CASA office at (478) 452-9170 for more information or an application.



Thursday, July 29

7 a.m.: The Old Capital Kiwanis Club meets in Room 2-52 of Herty Hall on the GCSU campus.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Harriet’s Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open. The non-profit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients in Central Georgia has relocated next door to Georgia Cancer Specialists building at Oconee Regional Medical Center. (478) 451-3413.

Noon: The Rotary meets at the Country Club.

Noon: The Eatonton Kiwanis Club meets at Central Georgia Tech on the James Marshall bypass.

1 p.m.: The Eatonton Duplicate Bridge Club, an official member of the American Contract Bridge League, meets at the Eatonton Performing Arts Center at Madison Avenue in Eatonton. Come with a partner or e-mail Pat Turney at turney@plantationcable.net for a possible partner match.

2 to 5 p.m.: Free HIV testing at 900 Barrows Ferry Road. (478) 445-5518

5:30 p.m.: The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville meets at Bartram Forest on Carl Vinson Road for its weekly mountain bike ride for all levels. Ride at your own pace.

7:30 p.m.: Bingo is held at the American Legion Post 523 on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Refreshments will be sold. (478) 452-1611



Saturday, July 31

9 to 11 a.m.: JHJ Ministry, Inc. will provide Baldwin County students back to school supplies in the Town and Country Shopping Center. Supplies include book bags, notebook paper, folders, glue, crayons, scissors and rulers.

Sunday, Aug. 1

2 p.m.: ABATE of Georgia District 7 for all motorcyclists meets at AP’s Hidden Hideaway on Broadway in Macon. (478) 451-9870



Monday, Aug. 2

Noon to 4 p.m.: Harriet’s Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open. The non-profit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients in Central Georgia has relocated next door to Georgia Cancer Specialists building at Oconee Regional Medical Center.

10 a.m.: Oconee Valley Family YMCA meets at People’s Bank at Harmony Road and Highway 44.

3 p.m.: “The Mourning After” a bereavement group sponsored by Hospice Care Options is held at the First Baptist Church on South Liberty Street in Milledgeville. The event is free and open to the public. (478) 453-8572

5:30 p.m.: Baldwin County Schools present the Educate to Graduate: Stay In School kickoff at the Baldwin Stadium. Food, fun, free school supplies and door prizes will be available. All elementary, middle school and high school students attending Baldwin County schools and their parents/guardians are invited to attend.

7 p.m.: BINGO is held at the American Legion on Log Cabin Road. No one under the age of 18 is permitted. Refreshments are sold by the Ladies Auxiliary. (478) 452-8538

7:30 p.m.: The Oconee River Buskers Square Dance Club meets at the Walter B. Williams Recreation Center. Round dancing begins at 6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: The Baldwin County chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference meets at American Legion Post 523.

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