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THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Cherokee Regional Library board of trustees

The

will meet on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, please send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

Looking for a profound gift to a child, are you willing to change a child’s story? Lookout Mountain CASA serves Chattooga, Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties with volunteer advocates for youth in foster care. One of the best gifts a child can receive is their voice, be a voice for a child from a hard place. CASA needs volunteers. Contact Lookout Mountain CASA at 423-402-0843, 706-6396472 or lookoutmtncasa@gmail. com. Qualifications for CASA volunteer advocate: 21 years +; clean background check; completed CASA application with 4 references; completion of 30+ hours of training. The next CASA onboarding training will be in January 2023.

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc.’s 2023 African American History Month Contest consists of designing a mini-mural for the Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center. WCAAHAA has a professional muralist for the actual mural design; however, the student winners’ murals will be exhibited in the center and on Beverly’s Historical Moments television show. There will be a first place, second place and third place winner in each of the following categories: elementary school, middle school and high school. Elementary school includes kindergarten. Private, public, home school and GED students 18 years old and under may enter. Winners will not be per school, but per category. In each category, first place will receive $100; second place $50 and third place $25. The LaFayette Woman’s Club will be partnering with this project with Theresa Dorsey, chair of the art committee. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. Please contact WCAAHAA’s African American History Month program chair, Kisha Caldwell-Thomas,

EdD, for more information and contest rules. Email: kisha.thomas@chattanoogastate.edu.

GENERAL Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center

features graphic and interactive exhibits highlighting the history and culture of African Americans of the Lookout Mountain Judicial District with emphasis on Walker County but includes Catoosa, Chattooga and Dade counties. Located at 309 N. Main St. in LaFayette, the center is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Closed: Mondays and Tuesday, the first weekend of each month, 1-2 p.m. for lunch and holidays. Museum phone: 706-670-1165, email: wcaahaa@yahoo.com; website: www. walkercountyafricanamerican.com; like us on Facebook at Walker County, Georgia African American Museum and Memorial Park (https://www.facebook. com/walkercountygeorgiaafricanamericanmuseumandpark).

The

NWGA Baptist Food Pantry is open

on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until noon at Second Baptist Church, 500 West Main Street, LaFayette.