Published: April 30, 2008 12:13 pm         

Community Calendar for April 30, 2008

Gardendale



Relay for Life

The North Jefferson Relay for Life season is under way. Help take up the fight against cancer. 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 or contact Stephanie Crabtree at 930-8896.



Singing

May 3 The Gardendale Arts council is sponsoring a gospel singing, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Gardendale Civic Center in the exhibition hall with Steel City. For more information call 631-4883. This is a free event.



Cemetery Clean Up

May 11 Friendship United Methodist Church will have a singing and decoration on May 11. Preaching is at 10:45 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. It is also time for cleaning up for decoration. Each person is responsible for their own relatives graves. For more information call Vann Belcher at 631-3604.



Fund Raiser

June 14 A taste and see dessert fundraising event for Alabama Teen Challenge will be held at Gardendale First Baptist Church June 14, 6:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the GFBC Encouraging Word Bookstore or at the door. Program includes testimonies from Teen Challenge students and special guest George Weeks. For more information, call Suzanne Smith at 780-2950.



TOPS

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2028. Robert Pliner is the leader. For more information call 608-0606.



Mount Olive



Park Day

May 2, 3Mt. Olive Ballpark’s park day is May 3. The festivities will begin on May 2 with a parade that will leave the park at 6 p.m. and circle the Mt. Olive Community Center. Saturday will be full of activities including moon walk, super slide, cake walk and prizes. Green Top BBQ will be there. For more information call 516-0567.



Senior Awareness Fair

May 3 The senior awareness community fair will take place on May 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Beechwood Baptist Church. It is all free as a service to the community. There will be refreshments, blood pressure checks and entertainment. There will also be free seminars. For more information call 631-4531.



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



Dances

The Marlow Ballroom Dance is held the third Sunday of every month at Friendship Hall in Fultondale from 2-5 p.m. Cost is $8/person, dressy casual. Group classes are also held every Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Friendship Hall $10/person. For more information call 229-8240.



Info Requested

Our RLC/gifted class is looking for available individuals who lived or fought during World War II because we are writing a novel. We prefer information about the Fultondale, Gardendale and Birmingham areas. We 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information please call Sylvia Norton at 841-8426.



Morris



Support Groups

The Morris Senior Center will have a caregivers support group on the third Monday of every month and a cancer support group for patients and family on the first Monday of every month. For more information call Eloise at 647-7434 or 631-6489.



Other Communities



Golf Tournament

May 3 Adamsville Church of God New Covenant Choir will hold the 10th annual golf tournament May 3. Registration is from 6-7 a.m. at Mountain View Golf Course in Graysville. For more information call Harold Hudson at 674-7696.



Dog Training

May 3 The Birmingham Obedience Training Club AKC sanctioned obedience trial for spring 2008 is at the Huffman Ball Park on May 3 and May 4. This is an all-breed event and the public is invited to come watch. Admission is free but bring your own chair. BOTC is a non-profit AKC affiliated organization. Visit us on the web at www.birminghamobedience.org.



Breakfast

May 3 The Hayden Lions Club will hold a breakfast on May 3 from 7 to 10 a.m. in the Hayden Elementary School cafeteria. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years old. This breakfast is a fund raiser to enable the club to continue supporting sight and diabetes programs on the local and state levels. For more information call Doug Reid at 590-1726.



Revival

May 5-9 Temple Hill Baptist Church will be having revival on May 5-9 at 7 p.m. with Bro. Donny Thomason. Bro. Sam Hamrick will be leading the music. Everyone is invited. Nursery provided. For more information call Pastor Chuck Shaver at 540-1542.



Golf Tournament

May 17 A Hayden Band Boosters golf tournament is set for May 17, 8 a.m., at Plantation Golf Course in Hayden. It is a scramble top tournament. The cost is $50 per person or $200 per team. The price includes a BBQ lunch. Players should be registered by April 18. For more information, call Randy Hudson at (205) 559-7217.



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