Kick off “Autism Awareness Month” in April with a blue breakfast 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill.
On the menu are blue corn grits, and city chefs will serve up some bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and special blue sawmill sausage gravy. Also available are blue pancakes, blueberry muffins and other blue delicacies. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children.
Children can decorate their pancakes with fun toppings, and there will be games and entertainment. To volunteer or for information, call Charlie Presler at 803-984-3153.
Special events
▪ The Rock Hill Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will host Jabberwock 2015 “Unforgettable,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday March 28 at Dutchman Creek Middle School.
The event is a biannual scholarship pageant to raise money for scholarships and programming in York County. The program also recognizes the scholarship and extracurricular achievements of the contestants.
Three elementary-school girls will compete for the title of Miss Delta Doll, and eight high school students will compete for the title of Miss Jabberwock. The event is free and open to the public.
▪ The town of Clover will host its sixth annual Easter egg hunt, 6-8 p.m. April 2 on Memorial Drive. The egg hunt will begin at 7 p.m. for age groups: 2-4, 5-8 and 9-11.
The first hour will include kids’ inflatables, games, music, snacks and refreshments. The Easter Bunny also will make an appearance for pictures. Rain or shine. Register children to get a ticket for free popcorn.
For information go to www.cloversc.org. To volunteer, call Amy Gonzalez at 803-222-9493.
▪ York Parks and Recreation Department and Bi-Lo will host an Easter egg hunt at 6:30 p.m. April 2 at at the York Recreation Complex, 74 Fourth St. The event is free for children 12 and younger. Bring an Easter basket. Bi-Lo will serve hot dogs, with all proceeds going to York Place. For information, call 803-684-3742.
▪ Master’s Car Club will have its spring Show and Shine, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Burns Chevrolet Cadillac, 2515 Cherry Road. Registration is free. There will be free hot dogs and drinks, door prizes and more. For information, go to masterscarclub.com.
Fundraiser
▪ Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Church will host a barbecue 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1130 Philbeck Road, York. Plates are $8. Dine-in or takeout.
Entertainment
▪ Gene Barban, retired Winthrop University professor of music, will give a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Byrnes Auditorium. He will play Chopin and other selections. The concert is free and open to the public.
▪ The Moon Flute Quartet will present a chamber music concert, 3-4:15 p.m. Saturday at the Cultural Arts Center of Lancaster County, 301 W. Gay St. Admission and parking are free. Donations accepted for the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Lancaster County Council for the Arts.
Meetings
▪ Clemson Extension Agent Paul Thompson will talk about flowering vines at the First Friday in the Garden, 11 a.m. April 3 at the Glencairn Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. Free and open to the public.
▪ Indian Land VFW will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at 8083 Charlotte Highway. Potential new members should arrive at 9 a.m. Veterans bring DD214. For information, contact John Marker at 704-843-6930 or email jmarker@carolina.cc.com.
▪ Col. William Bratton Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will meet at 10 a.m. April 11 at the Fort Mill VFW Post 9138, 1442 Harris Road, Fort Mill.
Daniel Woodruff, president of S.C. Society of SAR and Bob Krause, color guard commander, will speak on “Weapons of the Revolutionary War” and provide a live demonstration of the long rifles used to defeat the British army. Open to the public.
Members of the chapter and the S.C. State genealogist will be on hand for those who would like to trace their Revolutionary War family history and consider joining the chapter.
▪ The Rock Hill branch of the NAACP general meeting will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Bannon Hall across from St. Mary Catholic Church, 902 Crawford Road. For information, call Sandra Oborokumo at 803-325-2855.
▪ United States Submarine Veterans, Carolina Piedmont Base will meet 7 p.m. Saturday at Fort Mill VFW, 1442 Harris Road. Social and dinner at 5:30 p.m. For information, call John Wardean at 803-323-9130.
Library programs
▪ The York County Library will host the following programs:
Identity Theft Protection, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the main library in Rock Hill (register at 803-981-5845) and 10-11:30 a.m. Friday at the Fort Mill library (register at 803-547-4114). Learn to protect yourself from identity theft, the fastest growing crime in the nation. Free workbooks will be provided for participants by Money Management International, a full-service, nonprofit credit counseling agency.
Local author Jean C. Wheeler will read from her second book “Search for Reality” and discuss her year of training at Greystone Psychiatric Hospital and her work with psychotic patients, 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the main library, Rock Hill. Books will be for sale at the program and may be signed. Register at 803-981-5845 or go to www.yclibrary.org.
YMCA
▪ An Engineering for Kids class for ages 4-8 will be 4:15-5:15 p.m. Thursdays, April 9-30 at the Charlotte Avenue branch YMCA. The class will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of solids, liquids and solutions. Participants will make their own samples of bubbles, play dough and more. Cost is $50 for members and $65 for nonmembers. For information, email karenisaac@upymca.org.
Summer camps
Registration is being taken for Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism summer camps. For information, go to cityofrockhill.com/prtcamps.
Camps include:
▪ CRAVE Fun in the Sun Summer Camp, ages 6-13, June 15-Aug. 7 at Emmett Scott Center. Details: 803-329-5661
▪ Discovery Quest Summer Camp, ages 6-12, June 8-Aug. 14 at Fewell Park Center. Details: 803-329-5645
▪ Nature Navigators, ages 5-11, meets various locations Tuesday mornings. Details: 803-322-3134
▪ Soccer Summer Camp, June 29-July 2 at Manchester Meadows. Details: 803-326-3792
▪ Tennis Summer Camp, four weeklong sessions at the Rock Hill Tennis Center. Campers can attend individual days. Details: 803-326-3842
▪ Camp Arc is a mainstreamed camp for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Kinder Arc serves children ages 3-5 with intellectual disabilities. Details: 803-329-5652.
Recreation
▪ Goombay Inc. will host an open practice for its kickball league at 3 p.m. Sunday at Confederate Park in Rock Hill. The season starts April 12. The league is for ages 18 and older. For information, call James Thompson at 803-487-2468 or email Jadentoot30@yahoo.com.
Enrollment
▪ The Children’s School at Sylvia Circle is enrolling 3K and 4K for the 2015-2016 school year. Enrollment packets are available at the school, 929 Sylvia Circle, Rock Hill.
The Children’s School is the only public Montessori School in Rock Hill School District 3 and offers a half-day 3K early childhood program. Families can tour the school by appointment. For information, call 803-981-1380.
▪ Carolina Community Actions Head Start is accepting applications for children ages 3-4 in York and Chester counties for the 2015-16 year. Head Start serves low-income families and children with disabilities. For information, call 803-366-5398.
Classes
▪ “I Am for the Child” – free child advocacy volunteer training – will be 8-9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays beginning Monday at BTC Building, Suite 400, 454 S. Anderson Road, Rock Hill. Volunteer guardian ad litem training will be in May. For information on either program, contact Wendi Smith, county coordinator, at 803-327-9997 or email galyork@oepp.gov.
Scholarships
▪ Application deadline for the Lannie Love Educational Scholarship from the Master Gardeners of York County is April 3. The $500 scholarship is open to any senior graduating from high school in York, Chester or Lancaster counties who intends to pursue higher education in horticulture, agriculture, landscape design, turf management, botany, greenhouse management or land management.
The application can be downloaded at yorkmg.org/scholarship, The scholarship is in honor of the late Lannie Love of Clover, a retired educator, avid gardener and former president of MGYC.
For information, contact Jed Bryan at 803-327-2281 or email jedbryan64@yahoo.com.
Contest
▪ The York Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a photography contest for York County students from kindergarten to college age.
Student amateur photographers may enter up to five photos. Entries must be digital and submitted by email along with a release form. Deadline is April 17.
Photo categories are water and land, habitats and wildlife, and agriculture across America.
Rules and entry forms are available by calling 803-684-3137, ext 101, or email Barbara.oconnell@sc.nacdnet.net.
At least one first prize of a $25 gift card will be awarded in each of the three photo categories and each of these age groups: grade K-5, grade 6-8, grade 9-12, college age 18-22.
Tax help
▪ The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program will offer free tax-preparation assistance 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 15 at the Rock Hill City Hall Wellness Center. Volunteers are IRS certified and trained by the S.C. and N.C. departments of revenue. Tax returns are electronically filed.
Bring current year’s tax forms, W-2 and 1099s, information regarding other income, information for all deductions and credits, a copy of last year’s tax return, proof of account for direct deposit of refund (e.g., voided check), Social Security or individual taxpayer identification cards, proof of identification.
▪ Free federal and state tax preparation for low- and moderate-income taxpayers and those 60 and older will be offered 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 9 at the Adult Education Center at the Flexible Learning Center, 1234 Flint St. Ext., Rock Hill.
Bring a copy of last year’s tax return, Social Security card, picture identification and any W-2s, 1099s and other forms showing income or deductions. No appointment needed. Filings completed on a first-come basis.
▪ AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free federal and state income tax preparation 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 14 at the Fort Mill branch of the York County Library in Baxter Village. Clients taken on first-come basis. Last client taken at 3:30 p.m. No age or income limit. Limited appointments can be scheduled at calendly.com/fortmilltaxes. Bring 2014 tax return, picture IDs, Social Security cards for all being claimed, 1099s, 1098s, 1095A forms, W-2s and any other proof of deductions or income. For information, email FortMillTaxes@gmail.com
Blood drive
▪ Piedmont Medical Center and Carolina Blood Center of the Carolinas will host at March Madness-themed blood drive, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday in the Women’s Tower Auditorium at Piedmont on Herlong Avenue. The event includes pet therapy dogs, basketball-related games and popcorn. Appointments are encouraged but not required. For information, go to www.cbcc.cus or call Susan Hagy at 980-214-0831.
Health
▪ North Central Family Medical Center, 1131 Saluda St., Rock Hill, will have special enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, 9 a.m.-noon Friday and April 10 and 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 25.
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. For information, call 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd., York.
Reunions
▪ Former Hillcrest Elementary School students will meet 11 a.m. April 11 at Foundation AME Zion Church, Neely Store Road, Rock Hill, to plan a reunion. Bring pictures of former Hillcrest teachers.
▪ The Rock Hill High School class of 1954 will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Golden Corral, Anderson Road. Members, friends and relatives invited.
▪ Rock Hill High School class of 1960 will host its 55th reunion, 3-8 p.m. May 23 at Elks Park with a catered dinner. Reservations are due May 1. For information, call 803-324-9982.
Support groups
▪ Grief Share, a group open to all who are grieving the loss of a loved one, will meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays through May 28 at the family life center at Grace Nazarene Church, 1029 Mount Gallant Road, a block from Cherry Road. For information, call Bill at 803-517-6177 or email wmstroud@comporium.net
▪ Alateen meets 8-9 p.m. Thursdays at Zoar Road Club, 14701 Thomas Road, Charlotte. Meetings are for two age groups: 6-12 and 13 and older. For information, call 803-547-2124 or 704-904-7834.
▪ Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; at noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; at 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.
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