COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY

The Students of Excellence Scholarship Foundation Civil Rights History Display will be open for special Mother’s Day viewing from Wednesday, May 8 through Friday, May 10, at 209 Hasty Road. Admission is free. Call Norris Allen, Sr. at 770 547-8369 for an appointment. Thousands of pieces of history dating from 1862-2024 on display.

FRIDAY

NAMI Rome invites the Rome community to participate in “Chalk about Mental Health” at the corner of Broad Street and Fourth Avenue from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 10.

SATURDAY

The Mountain Springs Church monthly meeting is at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Singing, preaching, potluck lunch, fellowship. Located on the CCC Road on Berry College property. Everyone welcome. For directions and more information, visit Mtspringschurch.com.

Second Avenue Baptist Church, 823 E. Second Ave., invites the community to a Family Fun Day from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Food, bounce houses, games, sno-cones and fun. Bring a chair!

UPCOMING

The Rome Retired Educators Association will meet for lunch on Tuesday, May 14, at 11 a.m. at The Spires at Berry College, 600 Eagle Lake Trail. An RSVP is required. For additional information, call Frances at 770-548-3082.

The Georgia State Retirees Association Coosa Valley Chapter will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16, in the Rome-floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Mary Ann Long, NWGA immunization coordinator, will be guest speaker. Bring a friend.

Faith Temple of Jesus Christ OCOG, 542 Branham Ave., will hold a benefit program for Michael Roberts Jr. at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 19. Everyone welcome.

Model Ruritan Club will have its annual Brunswick Stew fundraiser on Saturday, June 1, at Model Elementary School. Orders must be received by Sunday, May 19. Gallon, $32; half gallon, $18; quarts, $10. To order, call Sam Mize at 706-295-5153. Baked goods from the Friendly Rivers Homemakers Club also will be available for sale.

The Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission headquarters, 1 Jackson Hill Drive. The meeting is public.

Faith Temple Church, 542 Branham Ave., will have a yard sale and fish fry from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday May 25.

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