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Join the Reveille for Hope breakfast fundraiser to help establish The Green Zone Veterans Community Center. To RSVP, visit https://tinyurl.com/2e8vduz5. To learn more, visit https://highlandriversfoundation.org.
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Registration for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s ( July 11-15) will open at www.gslutheran.org. The theme is Jesus Is My Anchor.
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The fifth annual Ball Ground Garden Club Plant 10 a.m.-4 p.m., will be held at 215 Valley Street, next to Ball Ground City Hall. There will be a large selection of plants, gardening presentations, local vendors and raffles. ballgroundgardenclub.com.
is back, 5:30-8 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month through October, at Cherokee Veterans Park in Canton. Featuring a variety of food trucks, live music and more, the event will be fun for the whole family. www.playcherokee.org. BSA Troop 641’s Foster Dog Supply Drive, benefitting Ruff Redemption Rescue, will be 10 a.m.4 p.m. May 7 at Sassy Paws Pet Boutique in Woodstock. Training potty pads, towels, dry food, flea/ tick and heartworm medicine, paper towels, crate pads, leashes, blankets, collars and toys will be accepted. For more information, email jason.west115@yahoo.com. The Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl is 2-6 p.m. in downtown Woodstock. Crawl-goers are encouraged to visit participating restaurants, and enjoy food and beverage specials. https://visitwoodstockga.com/eventgroup/pub-crawls. The HOPE Center’s Walk for Life 2022 kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Event Green at Woodstock Arts Village. The 1.6-mile walk is a round-trip route on Noonday Creek Trail. https://supporthopecenter.com.
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Registration is open for the annual MUST Charity This is a two-flight tournament; the first flight breakfast and range practice begins at 7 a.m. at Woodmont Country Club in Canton. www.mustministries.org/golf.
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The Homeless Veterans Charity Golf Tournament will raise funds to provide programs and services to homeless veterans in our community, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at Lake Arrowhead Yacht and Country Club in Waleska. https://bit.ly/3JeATEe.
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The 29th annual United Methodist Scholarship begins with registration, a continental breakfast, and driving range and putting contests, 8:30-9:30 a.m., at Lake Arrowhead Yacht and Country Club in Waleska. www.reinhardt.edu/ give/ministerial-golf-outing.
Bascomb United Methodist Church is hosting a garage sale benefiting the youth ministry, 9 a.m.4 p.m. The United Methodist Men are holding a barbeque, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch is $10 and smoked pork butts are $40. For more information, email youth@bascombumc.org.
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A prostate cancer screening will be held at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology — Cherokee in Canton. https://bit. ly/3FlClBI. To schedule an appointment, call 404-531-4444. The fourth annual Golfing Fore! the Children tournament will be held at Eagle Watch Golf Club in Woodstock. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Service League’s work for children in Cherokee County. https://serviceleague.net/ fundraisers/golfing-fore-the-children.
Ancestral 21 Treasures: Historic Preservation of Family Join Tanzy Ward for a talk on
Heirlooms, 7-8 p.m., at the Cherokee County History Center in Canton. https://historycherokee.org/events.
