Red Cross blood drives
The American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood drives in Pierce County: September 10, 1-6 p.m. at the Southeast Georgia Regional Agricultural Center Building (formerly the NFC Building), 705 College Avenue, Blackshear.
AmVets to meet
The C.C. Stephens AmVets Post 621 will meet Saturday, Sept. 14, at the post on Ossie Davis Parkway in Waycross. AmVets is open to retired veterans in the area. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. The new AmVet Riders Chapter will meet at 10 a.m. and the ladies auxiliary group will meet at 11 a.m. The chapter meets on the second Saturday of each month. For more information please contact Glenn Wiederman, public information officer for the post, at (912) 674-4471 or reach him by email at greywolfwoodworks@ icloud.com or
OATH seeks help with meals Okefenokee Alliance for The Homeless (OATH) is seeking help with their Meal Train!
OATH has seen an increase in the homeless they serve daily from 10-15 to 35-45 at the office. OATH assists truly, on-the-street homeless individuals that can receive one meal a day from OATH and its partners.
Please, if you, your church or youth group, your business or organization, your civic club, etc. could help provide a meal that would be incredible! And yes, they serve the homeless from Pierce County when they can.
The link to sign up can be found at https://mealtrain.com/2eg95q.
Picnic on the Farm set for Sept. 14 The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) will hold a Picnic on the Farm at ABAC's Georgia Museum of Agriculture (GMA) Saturday, Sept. 14.
The picnic, set to run from 1 – 4 p.m., will feature picnic baskets packed with delicious Southern cuisine, familyfriendly games and activities, tours of the Historic Ag Village and more. Megan Fowler, two-time Georgia Female Country Artist of the Year, will provide live music.
Tickets are $50 for students ages 21 and under, $75 general admission and $150 for VIP admission.
Visit www.gafoundationag.org to learn more about the foundation.
