Blood drives, volunteering and outreach around LaGrange & Troup County — You Can Help

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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LifeSouth blood drives

LifeSouth will host the following blood drives in the area:

• Chambers County Library in Valley, Ala., 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday.

• Charter Bank of West Point, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday.

• Walmart of Roanoke, Alabama, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday.

• Givorns Foods in Valley, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday.

Drivers needed for disabled veterans

The Disabled American Veterans van needs volunteer drivers to take veterans about once a month to VA medical centers. The van goes to Atlanta, East Point and Newnan each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and to Central Alabama Medical Center in Tuskegee on Tuesdays and Fridays. Volunteer drivers must be at least 19 years old, have a three-year clean driving record and pass a complete physical exam, which is provided free by the VA hospital. To volunteer as a driver or schedule a ride-along, call Dave Lyons at 706-882-7825.

Shelter kittens, cats half price to adopt

The cost of cat and kitten adoptions at LaGrange Animal Shelter, 1390 Orchard Hill Road, and Petsense, 141 Commerce Ave., will be cut in half through June – $25 for kittens and $8 for adult cats. That includes the cost of spaying and neutering the animals, plus all their shots. Anyone wanting more information on half-priced adoptions can call LaGrange Animal Control at 706-298-3606 or Petsense at 706-882-0965.

Center seeking donations for clothes, money

The Yolanda Jabaley Clothing Center is in need of children’s clothes and clothes for teenagers. Money donated to the center is used to buy new underwear and shoes. Hours of the center are 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, August through May. To donate items when the center isn’t open, call director Rose Meister at 706-302-0179 or Fern Bergeron at 706-885-9388. Monetary donations may be made to Bergeron, center president, at 114 Hawthorne Circle, LaGrange, GA 30240.

Hospice seeking volunteers

West Georgia Hospice hosts volunteer training twice a year. For information on upcoming classes and information, contact Tammy Forbus, volunteer coordinator, at 706-845-3962 or forbust@wghealth.org.

United Way Merry Market fundraiser vendors sought

United Way of West Georgia is currently accepting applications for the fifth annual Merry Market to be held Oct. 22–24 at the Callaway Conference Center on the West Georgia Technical College campus on Fort Drive. Merry Market offers gifts, accessories and items by vendors, with proceeds funding early learning programs in Troup County. Prospective merchants can download an application through our website www.merrymarketlagrange.com.

Care baskets for breast cancer patients

The Troup County breast cancer support group, Breast Friends for Life, is in need of new or gently used baskets. BFFL makes gift baskets for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Baskets need to have a handle. No Christmas or Easter baskets. Baskets may be dropped off with Wanda Lowe at Enoch Callaway Cancer Center, 111 Medical Drive next to West Georgia Health. For more information, contact Lowe at 706-845-3866.

Troup Cares clinic seeking volunteers

Troup Cares, a free medical clinic for the working, uninsured in Troup County, is seeking volunteers. The group is seeking office volunteers to serve in a variety of positions and volunteer MDs, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, RNs, LPNs, CNAs and medical assistants. Anyone interested in helping may contact Laura Breyfogle at 706-882-1191 ext. 205 or troupcares@bellsouth.net.