COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
The Greater Rome Society for Human Resource Management will meet at Hawthorn Suites, 100 W. Second Ave., today from 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. The topic will be “Becoming a Person of Influence.”
The Boys from Tubize/Celanese will meet for breakfast on today at 8:30 a.m. at the Landmark Restaurant, Martha Berry Highway.
The Floyd County Young Farmers will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Selman’s Country Store, 4512 Martha Berry Highway. Attendees will be learning about agricultural trailer safety and trailering livestock, hay and equipment correctly. Food will be provided. All ages are welcome to join. Member dues will be paid at this meeting. R.S.V.P. with Emilia Jackson at ejackson@floydboe.net.
The 1959 graduates of East Rome and West Rome High Schools will meet for lunch at noon today at O’Charley’s, 737 Turner McCall Blvd. Spouses and friends of classmates are welcome. For information call Judy Ballard Dempsey at 706-237-2606 and leave a message.
Third Street Ministries will be giving away clothing to homeless and low-income residents of Floyd County on today in the parking lot of Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. First Ave., from 2-4 p.m.
The American Red Cross, 112 John Maddox Drive, will hold a blood donation drive today from 3-7 p.m. Download the American Red Cross blood donor app, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.
THURSDAY
One Community United will have their quarterly meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center. They will discuss updates on upcoming events. All are welcome to attend. Food will be served. For details call Cheryl Jenkins at 706-676-1177.
The Seven Hills Shaggers dance club will meet in the Red Room, Johnny’s New York Style Pizza on
Thursday. Members get in free, but guests and visitors are welcome with $5 cover. Music will start at 7 p.m.
The Lochs and Hills Celtic
Association will host Pot Luck o’ the Irish on March 17 at 6 p.m. at Georgia Highlands College Heritage Hall, 415 Third Ave. Parking will be in the rear of the building off Fourth Avenue. There will be live music by the Ceilidh Celtic Ensemble, and the Rome Drake School of Irish Dancers and Anna
Johnson will perform. Admission will cost $10 for adults, and $5 for children 12 and younger. Bring a dish to share. Reservations are required by Thursday. For details or to make reservations contact Janet Baltzer at 706-234-6317 or email sambaltzer12@gmail.com.
Mount Berry Mall will host Color for a Cause, a live mural-coloring contest, on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. During the event, participating organizations will be provided a mural and given two hours to color. Throughout the evening, shoppers will be able to participate by showing their receipt to earn a point for a participating organization. Color for a Cause will donate $1 for each point earned and the organization with the most points will receive an additional prize donation.
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