Farmers Market
Encouraging the consumption of locally-grown food and offering an outlet to regional food producers, Greene County Parks & Trails (GCP&T) will host its second annual Farmers Market from 3 to 7 p.m., the first and third Tuesday(s), June through October, at Hobson Freedom Park, 2910 Trebein Road, in Beavercreek.
Hobson Freedom Park is conveniently located near Beavercreek, Fairborn and Yellow Springs. Ample and convenient parking is located at the park site.
Vendors can include those with locally grown fruit, vegetable, meat, coffee, honey, baked goods, eggs and other products.
Applications for the GCP&T Farmers Market can be found at gcparkstrails.com/271/ GCPT-Farmers-Market or by contacting the park agency at 937-562-6440 or emailing info@ gcparkstrails.com. Applications can be also be picked up at the park agency headquarters, 575 Ledbetter Road, in Xenia.
For more information, call Greene County Parks & Trails at 937-562-6440 or email info@ gcparkstrails.com.
BEAVERCREEK Community blood drive
Peace Lutheran Church will help boost the summer blood supply by hosting a community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m., Monday, July 15, in the Fellowship Hall, 3530 Dayton-Xenia Road. Everyone who registers to donate will receive the Community Blood Center “My Commitment Defines Me – I Donate Blood” T-shirt and a chance to win a YETI cooler and gear. Make an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 937-461-3220.
The YETI Adventure Package is the grand prize in the CBC Lifesaving Adventure campaign. Everyone who registers to donate through Nov. 2 will be automatically entered in the drawing to win a YETI Tundra Cooler, plus 27 genuine YETI accessories including a pair of Base Camp chairs.
The “My Commitment Defines Me” T-shirt is free to everyone who registers to donate with CBC through Aug. 31. It’s the second of three T-shirt designs in the Lifesaving Adventure campaign and donors are challenged to collect all three.
CBC is offering new opportunities to donate platelets and plasma at community blood drives. These blood components are vital for the treatment of cancer, trauma, organ transplant, and burn patients. Platelet and plasma donors are in high demand, especially those with blood types A, AB, or B positive. Find out more at www.GivingBlood.org or talk to an apheresis specialist at 937-461-3220.