Fun times at
City School
GRAND BLANC — City School students had fun racing cars on the Pinewood Derby track and watching gas powered cars on the blacktop during the school’s annual Family Picnic on Aug. 29 at the Perry Center.
Students also enjoyed hot dogs and chips at the “Pit Stop.” Teachers Vickie Weiss thanked Hobbytown for bringing their gas-powered cars, and the Boy Scouts for sharing their Pinewood Derby materials at the picnic. — K.S.

Community roast beef dinner
GOODRICH — Goodrich United Methodist Church, 8071 S. State Rd., will serve a roast beef dinner for the community on Fridays every month (excluding July and August).
The first dinner is from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 21, with a menu of roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, jello, bread and butter, choice of four pies, coffee, tea and lemonade.
Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 5-10 and children under 4 are free. Tickets can be purchased at Goodrich UMC in advance or at the door.
For more information, contact Gerald Kendrick at 810-635-6726. — K.S.

Hopsice volunteer training session
DAVISON — Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan’s Hospice Service hosts a volunteer training session 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan Building in Davison, 1515 Cal Dr.
The public is invited to the free training seminar. No prior medical background is necessary and no medical procedures are involved.
Hospice is considered the gold standard for end-of-life care in the U.S., and uses an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and trained volunteers to provide pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support and spiritual care to the dying and their families.
For more information or to register, contact Jaime Zerka at 810-496-8779 or 800-206-4806. — N.B.

Identity theft awareness
GOODRICH — Carolyn Eaglin, a field manager of the Michigan Attorney General’s office, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Goodrich Library, 10237 Hegel Rd., on about identity theft and how and where it happens. The talk is geared for senior citizens, but anyone could benefit from the discussion.
For more information, call Marilyn Brown at 810-230-3328. — K.S.

GB Class Reunion
GRAND BLANC — The Grand Blanc High School Class of 1962 is planning a 45th class reunion on Oct. 13 at the Coyote Preserve Golf Club, 9218 Preserve Dr., in Fenton.
Cost is $35 per person. For more information contact Marjorie Lengyel Burke at 810-695-5537 or e-mail lengyel@netzero.net. — J.N.

Retired school
personnel meeting
GRAND BLANC TWP. — The Southeast Genesee Association of Retired School Personnel (SE-GARSP) and Genesee Association of Retired School Personnel (GARSP) hosts its first meeting of the season on Sept. 26.
The luncheon meeting, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Woodfield Golf Club, features guest speaker Marie Wilkerson, president of the MARSP. Pre-registration for both the lunch and the meeting is required, but lunch attendance is optional.
SE-GARSP seeks to keep retired school employees informed about benefits, state legislation and lobby efforts, and other items affecting schools and retired staff in Michigan. New members are welcome to attend the luncheon/meeting.
For more information on the meeting or membership, contact Joan Ferrell at 810-232-3345. — J.N.

Red Cross needs donors
GENESEE COUNTY — The American Red Cross is urging people throughout Michigan to become a blood donor. The Red Cross needs to rebuild a blood supply in both Michigan and Ohio, as the inventories of critical blood types dip below safe and adequate levels.
“There’s no question. You’re needed,” said Sharon Jaska, CEO of the Great Lakes Region, which serves 65 counties in Michigan. “Blood supplies have been extremely low for about a month now. We simply need more people to volunteer to give blood — especially with a major travel holiday on the horizon.”
The Red Cross says a minimum of about 275 units of O-negative is necessary to treat the state’s hospital patients everyday.
Blood donors must be at least 17, weigh at least 110 lbs. and be in good, general health. For more information, call 800-GIVE LIFE or visit www.givelife.org. — K.S.

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