The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Thursday, September 7th at the First Baptist Church (1015 Church Street) in Scotland Neck from 2 until 6. Register for an appointment at redcrossblood.org.

Visit the N.C. Cooperative Extension at the Pitt County Arboretum (403 Government Circle, Greenville) on the second Friday of each month at noon for a fun and educational garden tour experience. On Friday, September 8th, the topic will be Noteworthy North Carolina Natives. Attendance is free but you need to pre-register at Eventbrite.com.

Join Triangle Land Conservancy volunteers for this family friendly volunteer day! A great, big group of volunteers will gather on September 9th at 9 am to pull up as much stilt grass as we can. Over the last two years, volunteers have cleared away hundreds of invasive plants, making room for natives – and stilt […]

The Blood Connection is holding a blood drive on Saturday, September 9th from 9 until 2 at the Pineridge Realty parking lot (2196 Sledge Road) in Louisburg. Blood Connection will award you with $60 in points that can be redeemed for eGift cards. Sign up at TheBloodConnection.org.

Operation Christmas Child is holding a Project Leader Workshop at Christ Baptist Church (400 Newton Road) in Raleigh on Saturday, September 9th from 10 am to noon. This Operation Christmas Child Project Leader Workshop is primarily for Project Leaders of churches and community partners however everyone is welcome to attend. Come and receive new training […]

The Heroes Field of Honor’s closing ceremony is on Monday, September 11th at 5:30. The field is located at Fellowship Church (1114 First Street) in Nashville.

The Wilson Orchid Society will be meeting on Monday, September 11th from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Wilson Botanical Gardens (1806 SW Goldsboro Street in Wilson). Come and learn about orchids and related plants. This group is for beginners and collectors alike. For more information, visit WilsonBotanicalGarden.org.

The Coopers Ruritan Club (6084 S. NC Highway 58) in Nashville (will hold their famous BBQ Chicken Sale on Friday, September 15th starting at 11:00 until all the plates are sold. This will be a drive through only sale. Plates are $10 each. Boy Scouts of America Pack 37 will have desserts available for an […]

The Joint Veterans Committee of Nash and Edgecombe Counties will be performing a flag presentation ceremony at Jack Laughery Veterans Memorial Park (321 N. Church Street) in Rocky Mount on Saturday, September 16th at 10 AM to honor a deceased veteran. The service is free to an honorably discharged veterans’ family of all branches who […]

Blessings of the Animals at First United Methodist Church in Wilson is Sunday, September 17th from 3-5pm. Bring your pet to the church for a special afternoon to be blessed. Meet in the courtyard and Pastor Jim will be available to pray a blessing over your pets. The church is located at 100 Green Street […]

St. Therese Catholic Church (700 Nash Street Northeast) in Wilson can always use an extra hand with packing food for CHEW Children’s Hunger Elimination of Wilson. Their first pack day of the new school year is on Monday, September 18th at 10:30 am. If interested, contact the church at 252-237-3019.

Stop by Triangle Land Conservancy’s Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve (4409 Mial Plantation Road) in Raleigh on Friday, September 22nd from 6 to 8 pm to meet staff and volunteers along with the traveling team from Leave No Trace! Learn how practicing Leave No Trace principles can help keep our nature preserves and their surroundings […]