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All summer on every Wed. a hot dog sale will be held by the Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff’s Association to help pay for medical expenses for Cpl. Greg Eplin, who was just diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. For $5.00 you will get 2 hot dogs or a barbecue, chips, a drink, and a cookie. The time of the sale is 11:00a to 1:00p. Orders can be called in at 304-357-0199 or e-mail them to Hotdogs@KCSO.us
Saturday Morning Bike Rides - August 13th, 20th and 27th - Bicycle Riders – Meet Jerry & Keith at the University of Charleston at 10am for a casual bike ride through Kanawha City – stop along the way for yard sales...Maybe have lunch at Cracker Barrel and ride back down the back roads by the scenic Kanawha River. Keith - 304-395-0182 or Jerry - 304-965-1458.
COOKBOOKS. Winfield United Methodist Women's group is selling cookbooks to raise funds for their mission projects including backpacks for foster children project. This collection of over 400 favorite recipes was compiled by family and friends and is for sale for $ 10.00. Call 304-586-3795 or winfieldumc@frontier.com for more information.
SPEAKEASY SINGLES Starry Starry Night Dance, Sat. Aug. 13th, 8pm – midnight (doors open at 7:30pm). WV State University - Wilson Student Union, Washington Avenue off Route 25 (Fairlawn Avenue), Institute, WV. Watch for SpeakEasy sign on Route 25. For more information please contact Alice - 304-766-2415 or Nancy - 304-925-8024 (nifty50inwv@gmail.com) or (speakeasysingles@suddenlink.net) or visit our web site http://webmail.wvradio.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.speakeasysingles.com. DJ Randy Justice and food included with admission and drinks available for $1.00 (No Alcohol Permitted!). Members $8.00 and non-members $10.00.
Twice Blessed The Kids' Consignment Sale with a giving heart on Sat. Aug. 13 8a-3p at Christ Church United Methodist 1221 Quarrier Street, Charleston. Featuring: Gently Used, good quality infants to junior's size clothing, maternity wear, baby equipment, furniture, toys, bikes, books, and anything else a child could need! For more info go to http://www.ccumwv.org/
The Charleston Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants will hold a Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Union Mission of Charleston on Sat. Aug. 20th starting at 8a at Little Creek Country Club. The cost is $50 per person, which includes green fee, cart, and lunch. Please email roger.l.townsend@wv.gov or jeff.s.perkins@wv.gov for more information.
The 7th Annual Walk for Kids will be on Sat. Aug. 27 at Appalachian Power Park from 10a-2p. All donations support the East End Family Resource Center After School Program at Roosevelt on Charleston's East End. This free after school program enriches lives of "at risk" kids livin in homeless shelters and living in homes in Charleston's East End by providing free nutritious snacks, directed exercise, homework help, computer instruction plus instruction plus activities like art, music, Reading to Rover, and scout troop meetings. Community members, businesses, organizations, and churches can help support this program and the 7th Annual Walk for Kids by signing up teams of 10 to walk that day for $100 a team, sponsor children who walk, and/or by giving monetary donations. Bring the entire family on August 27th for $10.00 per family member, walk and then let the children have fun on the inflatable equipment and climbing wall. For more info call Carolyn Wesley or Renee Bays at East End Family Resource Center at 304-344-1656.
2011 Regional Women’s Conference in Charleston featuring New York Times Best-selling author Lysa TerKeurst, author of Made to Crave and Christian Recording Artist, Aaron Shust. Friday, September 9 (7 -9 PM) and Saturday, September 10 (9 AM - 12:30 PM) at Bible Center Church, Charleston, WV. For more information visit: http://webmail.wvradio.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.biblecenterchurch.com/conference
Clothing Closet is held on the last Saturday of each month is held at the Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene. Free clothes are offered from 9-Noon in all sizes. Call 304-757-8400 for more information
Get inside another culture by becoming a host family for a foriegn exchange student. Contact David Felinton at 304-751-0237 or log onto http://www.cci-exchange.com/
St. Luke United Methodist Church Youth Group sponsors a clothing giveaway on the last Sat of each month from 9am-1pm at the church located at 702 Hansford St. in St. Albans (off Kanawha Terrace). For complete info call Debi Schaible at 304-543-0640.
KV Mommies - A group of local moms in the Kanawha and Putnam Co. area. KVMommies is a part of the nation wide Mommies Network. There is no fee to join the group. It's for all moms such as stay at home moms, working moms and even step moms... and a group for ALL ages. Weekly chat meetings, monthly moms night out, meet at least one week a month for coffee, and activites for the kids. Tons of forums for all kinds of support! Join them today at http://www.kanawhavalleymommies.com/ for all the fun! They also have a myspace and a blog!
Muscial jam sessions are back at Hansford Center in St. Albans. Musicians are invited to come and pm with others from 5-9pm on the 3rd Friday of every month. The public is also invited to come and enjoy the "jammin"!! For more information call 304-722-4621.
KC Trailblazers Hiking Group meets every Wed,. at The Kanawha State Forest at 6pm. Hiking for approx. 5 miles and usually finish between 8 and 8:30pm. No membership fees or dues. Click this link for complete info http://www.kctrailblazers.8m.com/
The South Charleston Lions Club sponsors a diabetes support group at 7pm on the 3rd Monday of each month at the 1st Church United Methodist, Myers Avenue and 14th Street in Dunbar.
The South Charleston Women's Club holds a gift boutique and flea market on the 1st Sunday of every month. For more information call 304-744-7564.