Mount Vernon Mills will be hosting a Blood Drive for Blood Assurance this Thursday June 10, 2021 from 7AM-5PM at the Central Parking Plaza of the Trion Operations. All the community is invited to participate. Drinking plenty of water and eating good meals in the days and hours prior to donation helps to make the process easy! If you are a first time donor, please bring ID with you. Light refreshments will be provided by Blood Assurance. A free T-shirt will also be given all who donate.
The Lyerly Civic Club is sponsoring a rummage sale coming up next Saturday, June 12. The sale will be at Angus McCleod Park in Lyerly from 8 AM until 2 PM. Vendor spaces are only $10 each and you are encouraged to bring your yard-sale items and set up a booth. The spaces are 10 ft. x 10 ft. All of the proceeds go to the Lyerly Civic Club Scholarship Fund for College Students.
Summerville Middle School Indians are hosting “McSpirit Night” at your Summerville McDonald’s this evening from 5 PM until 7 PM. McSpirit Night provides an opportunity for schools to raise funds. Friends and Families are invited to visit McDonald’s A percentage of sales from the event will be donated to the school.
Blood Assurance will be conducting a blood drive at the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office located at 35 West Washington Street in Summerville on Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM.
Ginger’s Blooms and Brews is hosting a free outdoor concert, Saturday, June 5th, in the Howard Finster Open Pavillion.
The splash pad at the Trion Recreation Department will open on Monday, May 17th. According to the Trion Recreation Department, the hours of operation will be from 10 AM until 9 PM – 7 days per week. Parents are reminded that they are responsible for supervising their children.
The Chattooga County Library has announced the 2021 Summer Reading Program called, “Tails and the Tales”.
The Trion Fire Department is asking residents to come out and enjoy the first annual “Community Day”, scheduled for Saturday, May 15th from 10 AM until 4 PM at the Trion Track Field.
The class of 1966 of Chattooga High is having a reunion on July 24 at 5 PM. Any class members that have not received a letter about the reunion by May 12 are asked to please contact Willy Chamlee @ 706-639-3832. They do not have everyone’s address, so if you know any class mate get in touch with them and let them know about it.
Blood Assurance is seeing the lowest number of blood donors since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. The pandemic severely impacted blood collections and numbers are not bouncing back. Blood Assurance is in critical need of O-positive and O-negative blood and in urgent need of B-positive, B-negative, A-positive, and A-negative blood. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to give as soon as possible. Call Blood Assurance at 800-962-0628
