Club news: Master Gardeners of York County plant sale, home tour April 25-26

Plant sale, home tour set

The Master Gardeners of York County will hold two annual events during the second weekend of Rock Hill’s annual Come-See-Me Festival.

The annual Master Gardener Plant Sale will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25 and 1-4 p.m. April 26 at the Glencairn Garden Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave. Hundreds of perennials, shrubs, seedling trees, vines, bulbs, herbs and vegetables, most priced between $1-$5, will be for sale. Plants are donated by MGYC members.

The 2015 Garden Tour, featuring five homes in the Shiland Hills neighborhood, will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25. Rain date is 1-4 p.m. April 26. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at any of the tour gardens or at the plant sale.

Featured gardens include: June and Dick Kay, 2643 Ashmore Court; Julia and Alan Nichols, 2518 Meredith Court; Kim and Mike Climer, 2646 Carolwood Drive; Laura and Woody Livingston, 2658 Carolwood Drive; and Russ and Doris McDonald, 1830 Overbrook Drive.

For more information, call 803-980-2636.

Sweet Repeat posts new hours, seeks manager

The summer hours for the thrift shop run by Sweet Repeat Charitable Foundation will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday and Saturday from May through August.

The store is staffed to accept donations 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Saturday at the story in Lake Wylie Plaza. Call 803-831-0722 to set up an alternative time and for large furniture donations. Items needed include clothing, furniture and household items.

Sweet Repeat is searching for a part-time store manager with retail management experience, able to lift 50 pounds, have a valid driver’s license and transportation. Hours are flexible Monday-Friday, about 20 to 25 hours per week. Applicants may stop by the store at 4082 Charlotte Highway 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday to apply.

Mom groups meeting May 2

MOPS and MOMSnext will meet 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 2 at Christ the King Church for a Touch-a-Truck event.

The event allows children to see vehicles from heavy machinery to fire trucks and police cars. There also will be silent auction items and barbecue plate for lunch.

Visit CtKCharlotte.org for information.

Choral society to perform

The York County Choral Society will perform Mozart’s Requiem in D minor (k. 626) at 4 p.m. May 3 in Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University.

This work is one of choral literature’s most well-known masterpieces and features soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists along with orchestral accompaniment. Also featured in this performance will be contemporary composer Ola Gjeilo’s ethereal Sunrise Mass performed with stringed orchestral accompaniment. Additional selections by both composers will be performed by the York County Chamber Singers.

Tickets are available at the door the day of the concert or online yorkcountychoralsociety.org. $15 adults, $10 ages 62 and older, $5 students with ID.

Historical group meeting May 3 at church

York County Genealogical & Historical Society will meet at 3 p.m. May 3 at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, 5780 Allison Creek Road.

A brief history about Allison Creek Presbyterian Church will be followed by a walking tour of the adjacent African-American graveyard where more 300 graves have been located and marked. When possible, those buried there have been identified.

Meeting are open to the public.

Girls on Run celebrates with 5K May 9

Girls on the Run Tri County is holding a noncompetitive 5K run and walk celebration at 8:30 a.m. May 9 at Fountain Park in downtown Rock Hill.

More than 500 girls ages 8-15 will accomplish their goals while celebrating their uniqueness and strengths.

All runners receive a T-shirt, finisher’s medal, goody bag and post-race celebration with food, drinks and music.

Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization that offers a 10-week positive youth development after-school program for girls in third to eighth grades.

For more information or to register for the event, visit gotrtricountysc.org/events/.

Clover Woman’s Club plans picnic

The Clover Woman’ Club end-of-year picnic will be 6:30 p.m. May 14 at the home of Barbara Crate, 430 Glenn Road.

Members should bring a covered dish; drinks and paper products provided. Committee chairs should bring reports.

Food donations for homeless children and Pack the Back program are accepted. For information, call 803-222-5702.

4-H registering for day camps

4-H Youth Development of Clemson Extension Service in York County is offering several day camps this summer.

▪ 10 a.m.-noon June 9: 4-H Ag & Art. Come paint farm animals and gain self-confidence. For ages 9 and older. Cost: $15.

▪ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 10: 4-H Bread & Birdhouses. Come learn about birds, build birdhouses and bake bread. For ages 8 and older. Cost: $15.

▪ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 11: 4-H Pasta. Learn how to make homemade pasta and sides to make a complete Italian inspired meal. For ages 8 and older. Cost: $10.

▪ 9 a.m.-noon June 22-26: 4-H Beginners Camp Sew. Learn to sew, which can open up new job opportunities. Fore ages 9-14. Cost: $30, includes starter kit.

The York County 4-H office is at 120 N. Congress St. For more information or to register, call 803-684-9919.

Lions need eyeglasses

The River Hills/Lake Wylie Lions Club seeks eyeglasses.

Collection bins are at Sweet Repeat Thrift Shop in Lake Wylie Plaza, Harris Teeter at Steele Creek, Dr. Poole’s office in Clover, Food Lion in Lake Wylie and Lake Wylie Public Library.

From Lake Wylie donations go to Columbia, then on to a recycling center where volunteers determine which glasses are reusable, checking prescriptions, cleaning, packaging and sending them to wherever they’re most needed around the world.

This story was originally published April 17, 2015 at 9:27 AM with the headline "Club news: Master Gardeners of York County plant sale, home tour April 25-26."