Fundraising activities are planned in the area

From staff reports

The ladies auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9138 and Fort Mill Ford are collecting small stuffed animals to send to Afghanistan for the children there. A Rock Hill soldier who is serving in Afghanistan has requested the stuffed animals. Fort Mill Ford has a truck in its showroom where the stuffed animals are being collected. For more information, call Anne at 803-547-5454, ext. 4164.

These other fundraisers are planned:

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold its eighth annual fall festival and Halloween carnival from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at St. Anne Catholic Church, 1694 Bird St., Rock Hill. The event will include games for all ages, a haunted house, costume contest, face painting, crafts, raffles, a silent auction, spaghetti dinner and more. Proceeds benefit the needy.

A breakfast and yard sale will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Great Joy Baptist Church, 3383 Chester Hwy., McConnells. For details or to purchase a table, call Johnnie Jackson, 803-684-9455 or 803-684-6145.

Adnah United Methodist Church will host a fall bazaar and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the family life center, 1615 Adnah Church Road, Rock Hill. The event will include 30 vendors with crafts, baked goods, baby items, home canned goods and more. A breakfast of eggs and grits, sausage biscuits and coffee or juice will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. A lunch of hot dogs, chips and drink will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A silent auction will continue during the event. For details, call Billie Adkins, 803-684-9479.

The Fort Mill Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Knights of Columbus will team up to provide the 10th annual fish fry from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Post 9138, 1442 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Cost is $7 per plate of fried flounder, slaw, French fries, hush puppies and iced tea for eat-in or take-out. Only 200 plates are available. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

The fifth annual cancer walk at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Chester will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 24. Registration is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. A continental breakfast will be served before the five-mile walk. Hot dogs will be sold after. Donations can be mailed to the church at 591 Columbia Road, Chester, SC 29706; write �American Cancer Society� in the memo line. For details, call Brenda Bradley at 803-371-7433 or 803-385-5726.

The Friends of the York County Library will host a book sale Oct. 22 to 24 at the First ARP Church gym, 201 E. White St., Rock Hill. Thousands of books will be for sale at $1 per inch, measuring the height of the book stack. Audio-visual materials also are available. The public sale will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24. Saturday is half-price day, with the price at 50 cents per inch. Preview night for Friends members will be 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Memberships may be purchased or renewed at the door, beginning at $10 for individuals and $25 for families. Proceeds benefit the York County Library. For details, call 803-981-5837, or visit www.yclibrary.org.

Oakdale Baptist Church is seeking vendors for its annual vendor and craft show, planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the church, 1249 Oakdale Road, Rock Hill. Proceeds benefit global missions. Register by Thursday for $25. After that date, the cost is $30. For details, call Terry at 803-242-6960.

Registration also is being taken for the seventh annual classic car and truck show from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 7. Pre-registration is $20, and the cost is $25 at the door. Judging is by registered participant votes, and awards will be given for best of show in car and truck and top 25. For details, call the church office at 803-327-7972

Rock Hill events include Halloween storytelling

These events are planned by the city of Rock Hill:

The city of Rock Hill will host the third in its Green Speaks! series about environmental topics from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Rock Hill City Council Chambers. The featured topic is composting made easy.