Jan. 5

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 from 2-7pm at First United Methodist Church, on Third Street in Cheraw. For more information contact Angie Smith at 537-7002. Walk-ins are welcome. Please make sure you eat and drink plenty of water before coming, and bring identification such as a driver’s license or blood donor card. All donors will be entered in a drawing to win a $1,000 gift card.

Arrowhead Place Apartments, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. at CHESCO Services’ Administrative Office located at 1224 East Boulevard in Chesterfield. For interpreter, mobility assistance, or other adaptation, call 843-623-9016.

Hope Housing, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting at 6:50 p.m. at CHESCO Services’ Administrative Office located at 1224 East Boulevard in Chesterfield. For interpreter, mobility assistance, or other adaptation, call 843-623-9016.

Brighter Tomorrows, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting at 6:55 p.m. at CHESCO Services’ Administrative Office located at 1224 East Boulevard in Chesterfield. For interpreter, mobility assistance, or other adaptation, call 843-623-9016.

CHESCO Services will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at CHESCO Services’ Administrative Office located at 1224 East Boulevard in Chesterfield. For interpreter, mobility assistance, or other adaptation, call 843-623-9016.

Jan. 9

Macedonia Baptist Church youth ministry will host is first annual golf tournament at Cheraw State Park. Registration is a 9 a.m. Three-man team tournament is $50 per person, which includes lunch. Shot-gun begins at 10 a.m. For more information call Rev. Artemus Woods, Jr., pastor at 843-535-1764 or Billy Gainey at 843-910-7640.

Jan 14

Cheraw High School’s Class of 1985 will host a planning meeting for its 25th anniversary at 6 p.m. Thursday Jan. 14th RSVP to Susan at 843-320-9343.

March 1-22

Chesterfield General Hospital will offer free childbirth education classes specifically designed to help women learn about what to expect while pregnant. Topics include what partners can do to help in the birthing process, what labor is like and if special breathing really helps. Women will learn how to tell if they are in labor and to practice pain relief that really works. Learn what to expect after your baby is born, information on breast and bottle feeding and more. A weekly series will be held Mondays in March from 6 to 8 p.m. Classes meet in the Women’s Health Center at Chesterfield General Hospital.

Sign up at your doctor’s office for a class when you are at least 28 weeks pregnant. For more information, call 843-537-7881, ext 4587.

Ongoing

The Greater Pee Dee Animal Rescue invites you to join us in our monthly meetings that are held at the Harvest Community Daycare and Church located on Hwy 9, beginning at 7 p.m. Our meetings are open to the public and everyone interested in animal welfare in the Pee Dee area is welcome to come to our meetings. For more information call 843-537-1333, 843-537-5763 or 843-535-2294.

Attention:” Purple Heart Veterans of any War”

The Local Purple Heart Veterans are interested in forming a Purple Heart chapter for Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties. Please contact Ed Norris at 843-537-9829.

The Wallace Community Prayer Group meets the second Friday of each month at Wallace Elementary Middle School front parking lot. The prayer time is scheduled for 6 p.m. and everyone is invited to attend.

UDC seeks new members

The South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, is working on chartering a new UDC chapter in the Cheraw/Bennettsville area. We have three women who are interested in starting this chapter. We need seven prospects to apply for a charter.

If you know of any women (your wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, cousins, aunts, etc.) who might be interested in being a charter member of this new chapter, please write to: firstinsecession@hotmail.com for more information.

The application fee is $40 and it is not paid until the application is actually submitted.