COMMUNITY

Let’s Talk Race, a conversation celebrating unity in diversity between Apostle Rondie Goode and Pastor Jason Stockton, will take place Saturday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Due to social distancing, only 275 seats are available for the free event. Reserve a seat at eventbrite.com/e/lets-talkrace-tickets-109154588312 or view the livestream on the Facebook pages of the churches, RG Kingdom Church Intl and Life Church of Rome.

Community Prayer Rally is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, from 7 to 8 p.m. on the Town Green in front of the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Organizers said they want all believers to come pray that God will heal the nation, bring unity among its people, and send revival to the churches.

ASATURDAY

The River Arts District Playhouse, 233 N. Fifth Ave., Voices Of Color,

The meeting is open to the public. For additional information or directions, please call 706/270-5000.

The Red Cross NWGA Chapter office at 112 John Maddox Drive in Rome is holding blood drives from 2-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30; Thursday, July 2; Monday, July 20; and Thursday July 30. All donors will receive free COVID-19 antibody testing. Potential donors are asked to go to www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS for more information and to schedule an appointment. Walk-in donors will be accepted when possible but may have longer wait times.

ONGOING

The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living holds a COVID-19 Peer Support call every Monday at 2 p.m. via the Zoom website and by phone. For the link and password, or if you need assistance, contact Christina Holtzclaw at 628-246-1825 or choltzclaw@nwgacil.org.

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office administrative division has resumed normal business operations. The office at 2526 New Calhoun Highway will be open during the week from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for fingerprint services and background checks.

The Georgia Department of Veterans Service has resumed in-person visits at Veterans Field Service Offices, by appointment only. Contact the Rome office, at 201 Calhoun Ave., at 706-295-6026. A full listing of field offices and contact information is available at veterans.georgia. gov/field-offices.