Community news for Sept. 24

Historical groups to hold joint meeting

York County Genealogical & Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in a joint meeting with Yorkville Historical Society in the Jane Spratt Room at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York.

Mayday Project golf tourney Oct. 12

The fifth annual Lake Wyle/Clover Mayday Project Charity Golf Tournament will be Oct. 12 at River Hills Country Club.

Check-in time is 10:30 a.m.-noon. Entry fee costs $90 per player and includes a cart, lunch and awards dinner. Entry forms are available at River Hills Country Club Pro Shop or by calling 704-301-4848.

Money raised will go to help homeless and families in need in the Clover and York school districts.

Professor to speak at Republican club meeting

Clover-Lake Wylie Republican Women’s Club will meet Sept. 25 at River Hills Country Club with guest speaker Winthrop University political science professor and political commentator Scott Huffmon.

Huffmon directs the Winthrop Poll Initiative, a long-term survey initiative designed to keep public policy makers across the country in touch with the attitudes and opinions of residents in South Carolina and the entire Southern region. It also serves to inform South Carolinians, and Southerners as a whole, of the opinions and views of their neighbors. His commentary on poll results, South Carolina politics, and Southern and national politics have been featured in national and international news outlets.

Following an 11:30 a.m. social with lunch and speaker at noon, a question-and-answer session will be held.

Cost of the meeting luncheon is $20 per person. Make reservations with or without lunch by calling 803-831-1814 by Sept. 22. The meeting is open to the public, both men and women.

Head Start openings available

Carolina Community Actions Head Start has openings for ages 3-4 in Rock Hill and York for the 2015-16 program year. Head Start served low-income families and children with disabilities. For information, call 803-328-3074 in Rock Hill and 803-684-2093 in York.

Garden series to begin

The Clemson Extension Service in York County in partnership with the city of Rock Hill will host the 4-H Come Grow With Me in the Garden series for ages 6-14, September-December at the Glencairn Garden Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill.

Classes will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. one Monday each month. Cost is $65. Students will learn natural environment, horticulture, vegetable gardening and leadership through creative activities and a service project. Registration and fee deadline is Sept. 22 and includes a 2015-16 yearly membership. For information, contact Faith Isreal at 803-684-9919 ext. 113 or email her at fisreal@clemson.edu.

Girl Scouts seek food donations for CAAC

Girl Scouts in York County are kicking off the 2015-2016 season with a Keep It Local: Feed The Need In Our Community food drive to support Clover Area Assistance Center.

With more than 80 troops in York, Tega Cay, Fort Mill and Lake Wylie, Girl Scouts are requesting nonperishable food donations to be dropped off at businesses through Sept. 26. Donations will be picked up and delivered Sept. 26 by the Scouts to CAAC.

Donations may be dropped off at: Victory Custom Golf, 4543 Charlotte Highway, No. 7; Echo Consignment Boutique, 164 Highway 274; Anytime Fitness, 125 Evergreen Road; Lake Wylie Crossfit, 4094 Charlotte Highway; and OmYoga in Fort Mill, 936 Market St.

“CAAC is the perfect choice for our troops,” said Jennifer Spitzer, community service coordinator for York 2 Girl Scouts. “We know there are many families and children in need here in our own backyard, and CAAC is able to see that everything we collect will go to the people who need it most.”

Spitzer says it also teaches the girls the value of volunteering in their community, and will develop character and leadership skills.

Businesses interested in being drop-off locations can call 540-660-1475 or email Jennifer@tmmdirect.com.

Girls on Run registration set

Girls on the Run of the Tri County registration is open. The fall season began the week of Sept. 21 and ends Dec. 5 at the Piedmont Medical Center’s Reindeer Romp in Rock Hill.

Girls on the Run is a physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in third to eighth grade. With 20 sessions, the program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a 5K.

To find locations, sessions and registration information, or to volunteer, visit gotrtricountysc.org. For more information, call 803-810-0315.

CAAC seeks donations

Clover Area Assistance Center seeks food and supply donations.

Items needed are canned fruits, boxed cereal and toilet paper.

Donations are accepted 9 a.m,-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at 1130 Highway 55 E.

For more information or to arrange other drop-off times, call 803-222-4837.

Win $10,000 in Lions raffle

The River Hills/Lake Wylie Lions Club will hold a raffle Oct. 3 with one prize: $10,000.

Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold, at $100 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at 8:30 p.m. at River Hills Country Club. The winner need not be present to win.

The raffle benefits the River Hills/Lake Wylie EMS, which offers free services or payable through patient’s insurance in the Lake Wylie area. Tickets are available at River Hills Community Association office, or by calling 803-818-1729 or 803-831-8683.

▪ The club continues to hold free eye screenings. The program, Lions Kidsight USA, uses state-of-the-art Welch Allyn camera capable of checking for six potential eye problems. Parental consent is required. If a referral is recommended for a child, printed documentation the results will be sent to the facility. Dates are: Sept. 8 at Head Start Day care, York; and Sept. 9 at Head Start Day care, Clover. For more information about the program, call 803-230-1449 or email Rhlwkidsight@gmail.com.

Therapeutic center seeks volunteers

RideAbility Therapeutic Riding Center in Clover welcomes new volunteers.

No experience necessary; training is provided.

The center helps families of children and adults with special needs build and improve strength, balance, core stability, focus and attention and increase confidence and self-esteem with facilitative interaction with horses and riding. RideAbility also serves veterans with its Equine Services of Heroes Program.

Those interested in the 2015 fall program for children and adults with special needs, the Equine Services for Heroes or the riding program can email rideabilitysc@gmail.com. Space is limited.

Sponsors, including individuals, churches or clubs, are also needed to provide financial support for children and adult riders and veterans.

Animal shelter needs volunteers

The nonprofit Friends of the York County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to help bathe, groom, exercise, socialize, train and provide adoption information for the animals, as well as assist in follow-ups, publicity, marketing and fulfilling other jobs at the shelter.

Time and mileage may be tax-deductible. Volunteers must be 18 or older; orientation and training are required. Details: 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd. in York.

4-H compiling alumni directory

4-H Youth Development, a part of Clemson Extension Service in York County, is compiling a directory of 4-H alumni in hopes of building up the alumni community in York County. Email Faith Isreal at fisreal@clemson.edu, Ashley McCarter at asmccar@clemson.edu or call 803-684-9919.

Lions offer veterans program

The River Hills/Lake Wylie Lions Club will offer a new program, “Involve a U.S. Veteran,” which waives the club’s traditional $40 fee for retired or honorably discharged personnel from the U.S. military.

For membership information, call 803-831-0911.

This story was originally published September 21, 2015 at 4:23 PM with the headline "Community news for Sept. 24."