News briefs: Make-A-Wish volunteer meeting Sept. 17

Volunteers wanted for Make-A-Wish

Make-A-Wish South Carolina seeks volunteers to help make wishes come true for children.

A volunteer meeting is at 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Baxter Village YMCA. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed.

Call 864-250-0702 or email bbrown@sc.wish.org for more information.

PalmettoPride starts new program

PalmettoPride has created Clean Teams to provide South Carolina residents with a framework to facilitate participation in long-term pickup efforts. Clean Teams expands on the organization’s Community Cleanup program by inviting groups to adopt areas to monitor and pick up litter throughout the year.

“We created Clean Teams to offer across-the-board adoption programs to compliment Adopt-A-Highway and other local Keep America Beautiful initiatives” said Sarah Lyles, director of PalmettoPride, adding “there is a need for smaller areas to be adopted along with our state roads.”

PalmettoPride houses the state Keep America Beautiful affiliate and manages Adopt-A-Highway. While many counties have volunteer adoption programs, there are areas that do not have a framework for residents who want to be a part of a bigger effort. Clean Teams fills a need for neighborhood, park and waterway adoption, among other areas.

A feature of Clean Teams is the stream and waterway adoption option called Clean Teams Streams. Special mesh bags are available that can be attached to personal watercraft and allow for trash to stay in the bag while water flows through the holes.

Clean Teams require a team captain and four litter pickups a year. Signs will not be available like Adopt-A-Highway, but each team’s name will be listed on PalmettoPride’s website.

PalmettoPride will defer teams to existing local programs and Keep America Beautiful affiliates where applicable. PalmettoPride can help volunteers navigate through the cleanup programs to match their desires with the right program.

Interested groups should visit http://palmettopride.org/get-involved/clean-teams/.

Winners of Juried Competition announced

The winners of the 26th annual Juried Competition winners, open internationally to artists 18 and older, have been announced.

Only original work, created in the last two years, and not previously shown at the Center for the Arts, Dalton Gallery was accepted. All forms of media were eligible, including video.

The winners are: Best of Show: “My Home II” by Dallas Austin; first: “From Series: Erosion” by Rebecca Jacobs; second: “Appendage” by Julia Rossman Perez; third: “Confronting Dimension” by Libby Stewart; and honorable mentions: “Meditate” by Leah Mulligan Cabinum, “Questioning the Cause & Sense” by Paul Martyka and “If I Only: the series” by Cory Unkart.

For information, call 803-328-2787, or visit yorkcountyarts.org.

Riversweep registration open

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is gearing up for the 14th annual Riversweep Oct. 3 on Lake Wylie.

Organizers are working on incentives for boat captains, who must be 21 or older, and for online registrants of all ages to help clean the lake. Organizers also will have materials and ways to protect boats used in Riversweep.

Online registration is open at lakewylieriversweep.com.

Blood center posts September drives

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will hold the following blood drives:

▪  4-7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Regal Manchester Stadium 14, 1935 Cinema Drive, Rock Hill. Free ticket voucher.

▪  9 a.m.-noon, Sept. 26, Lauren Miller Student Drive, at Lake Ridge Community Center, 1040 Angelica Lane, Tega Cay.

▪  9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 27 at Carolinas Cornerstone Church, 1790 Gardendale Road, Fort Mill.

▪  9 a.m.-noon Sept. 30, Jack Lowe Student Drive, at 1353 Del Webb Blvd., Fort Mill.

Call 704-972-4700 or go to cbcc.us to make an appointment at any location.

Give blood, get hair cut coupon

The American Red Cross and Sport Clips Haircuts is offering a free haircut to anyone who donates blood or platelets this month.

Donors will receive a coupon for a free haircut via email a few days after the donation. The coupon is valid through Nov. 8.

A blood drive will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 29 and 30 at Winthrop University, 269 DiGiorgio Center, Rock Hill.

To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org/sport-clips or call 1-800-733-2767.

Boating safety class held monthly

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary holds a boating safety course 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at River Hills Marina conference center.

The class covers all aspects of boating. A safe boating course is required for boat operators born after Jan. 1, 1988, and is recommended for everyone.

For more information or to register, call 704-588-1678 or email info@CGAlakewylie.org.

Dance classes start Oct. 5

St John’s United Methodist Church, 321 S. Oakland Ave., will begin new dances classes.

Country and Texas Two-Step will be 7:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Cost is $20 a person for the four sessions.

Beginner Waltz is 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 2, 9 and 16. Cost is $15 a person for the three sessions.

Proceeds go to the youth of the church. No partner needed, but registration is required. Call 803-372-1315.

Group for veterans meeting

The Point Man International Ministries group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at The Journey church.

Point Man is a veteran-to-veteran ministry with a primary service to offer spiritual healing from PTSD. Point Man also is involved in group meetings, hospital visits, conferences, supplying speakers for churches and veteran groups, welcome home projects and community support.

The organization, which includes more than 200 local outposts, reaches spiritually and emotionally wounded veterans.

For more information, call 704-451-2682 or visit BudStrope@Point-Man-Ministries.org.

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.

Tickets on sale for garden’s music festival

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden’s first Lost Hollow Music Fest will be held Oct. 17-18 featuring six performances by old time, bluegrass and Americana bands including Grammy winner David Holt and Nashville mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull.

The festival kicks off at 10 a.m. Oct. 17 with Riverbend, David Childers & the Serpents at noon, and headliner Sierra Hull at 2 p.m. On Oct. 18, the event starts at noon with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, followed by Underhill Rose at 2 p.m., and headliner David Holt & Josh Goforth at 4 p.m.

The Catawba River Bluegrass Association also will hold jam sessions throughout the weekend on the acoustic stage. Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina will provide information about music born in the mountains of the Carolinas. Other highlights include a cornhole tournament and children’s events. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The festival is free with garden admission. A One-Day Hillside Theatre Package includes a concert blanket, a bottle of wine or six beer tickets and a $10 voucher for membership $47.25. A Two-Day Hillside Theatre Package also includes two food vouchers for $74.99.

Tickets and limited-time packages are available in advance at DSBG.org. Hillside Theatre Packages may be purchased by calling 704-829-1252. Tickets will be available at the door.

This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 1:17 PM with the headline "News briefs: Make-A-Wish volunteer meeting Sept. 17."