The Great Strides Walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be held Saturday, October 4th at Ballard Park in Tupelo. Registration is 9:30 with the walk taking place from 10:00am until Noon. The event will feature a rock climbing wall for the kids. One of the silent auction items is an autographed Ole Miss football signed by Eli Manning and Patrick Willis. Register online for the walk at www.CFF.org/greatstrides. You may also call 1-800-FIGHTCFF.
The Buddy Walk to benefit the NE Miss. Down Syndrome Society will be held Saturday, October 4th at Saltillo City Park. Registration starts at 9am and the walk begins at 10:30. Registration is $10 per person and includes a free t-shirt and lunch. The event will feature entertainment, a silent auction, and inflatables for the kids. Call 231-2151 for more information.
The Itawamba County Wildlife Seminar will be held Thursday, October 9th at 6:30pm at the Woodmen of the World building at the Peppertown Exit. The event includes a barbecue meal @ $8 a plate, a wildlife cooking contest, youth turkey calling contest and more. You must pre-register by October 7th. Call 862-3201 to pre-register.
The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi will sponsor a walk in Oxford on Sunday, October 26 at the University of Mississippi Lyceum Loop with registration at 1pm and the walk at 2pm. Every dollar raised stays here in Mississippi. To register for the event, visit www.msdiabetes.org or call 662-232-2777.
Trash and Treasures along the Tenn-Tom happens October 3-5. This is 234 miles of yard sales along the Tenn-Tom River. Columbus locations are the Columbus Riverwalk and Trail off Highway 45. For more information, call 662-329-1191 or visit www.ccvb@columbus-ms.org.
The Evergreen-Carolina Volunteer Fire Department is having a Fall Fish Fry at the Evergreen Community Center about 8 miles South of Mooreville on Hwy 371 on October 11th from 3:30 until 7:00pm. Plates are $8 each with the proceeds going to support the Fire Department.
You're invited to a Community Education Forum sponsored by the Tupelo Public School District Board of Trustees and the Community Development Foundation on October 6th at 5:30 at the Civic Auditorium. Dr. Thomas Payzant is the featured speaker with a question and answer session to follow his remarks. For more information, visit www.tupeloschools.com
If you're ready to support the troops, consider donating used and new CDs, DVDs, and books on CD to Tunes4theTroops. The group's goal is to have 500,000 items delivered to
Military personnel by Christmas of 2008. Drop off your donations at either Shipleys Donut locations in Tupelo, S. Gloster or Cliff Gookin Blvd or Brew-Ha's Bar and Grill on Eason Blvd. You may also visit www.Tunes4theTroops.org. for more information.
United Blood Services in Tupelo is asking for your donations. The office at 4326 Eason Blvd. is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11am until 7pm, Wednesday and Friday from 9am until 5pm. The center is also open Saturday from 8am until 2pm. Visit www.bloodhero.com or call 842-8871 to schedule an appointment. Walk ins are encouraged.
In Columbus, the Ghosts and Legends Tour, sponsored by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be held October 24th and 25th. This is a great way to learn about the legends and haunted past of Columbus. Call 329-1191 for more information.
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau is sponsoring the Decorative Arts and Preservation Forum and Antiques Show and Sale. These events are November 6th through 9th with the Antique Show and Sale daily from 10am until 5pm. The Forum events and lectures are held nightly. For more information, call 329-1191 or visit online www.ccvb@columbus-ms.org.
A Benefit Bike Ride for Emmanuel Jones will be held October 11th. The ride will begin and end at First United Methodist Church on 2nd Avenue in Amory. Registration begins at 7:45 and the ride starts at 9:15. The fee is $15 for a single rider and $20 for a double rider. All proceeds benefit Emmanuel, who is currently receiving treatment from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Brewer United Methodist Church is holding a bake sale, bazaar, and rummage sale, Saturday, October 4th beginning at 7am at the Brewer Community Center. Casseroles, baked goods, holiday crafts, wooden picture frames, and metal designs are a few of the items you can expect to find at this event. Call 231-1551 for more information.
A Halloween Costume Contest will be held Saturday, October 25th at 10:00am at the Downtown Tupelo Farmers Market on South Spring Street. Registration begins at 9:30. This contest is for children up to the 6th grade. Other events include a cakewalk, arts and crafts, and face painting. Late season fruits and vegetables will also be available for purchase from local vendors. Call 841-6598 for more information.
A Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon will be held Thursday, October 16th at Noon in the Trinity Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Fulton. Call 862-3201 for more information.
