The local Wal-Mart's of Central Texas are conducting Food Drives for the next six weekends to help support the local food pantrys. The food drives will be conducted through June 13. With the recent economy changes local food banks have seen a sharp increase in food request. Wal-Mart will collect can and non-perishable foods items in the front area of the stores each Friday and Saturday. The three local Wal-Marts are taking their food donations to these local pantries:
Bellmead Wal-Mart - Church of the Open Door
900 N. Loop 340, Bellmead Texas
Cargill Value-Added Meats is hosting a barbecue dinner and silent auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity from 5 to 8 p.m. June 20 at the Bledsoe-Miller Recreation Center. Mustard Seed will play classic rock. Tickets are $12 or $20 for a couple. Tables of six are $60. For more information, call (254) 799-6211 or (254) 756-7575.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum presents Summer Fun Round Up 2009 from 10 a.m. to r p.m. July 10. Enjoy a fun-filled day with activities includin: artifact presentations, coloring contest, old west laser target shooting, child identification kits and more. Meet McGruff, the crime-fighting dog, and Dustin and Beth from Star 92.9 FM. Bring a camera! For more information, call (254) 750-8631.
Caritas of Waco will host the 12th Annual Greater Bohemian Golf Tournament starting at 8 a.m. July 25 at the Battle Lake Golf Course. This four-person scramble will offer unique challenges to a golfer’s skills—such as driving from a toilet and putting with a pool cue!! Tournament winners will receive the coveted plaid jackets and other wonderful golf-related prizes. Prizes will be awarded for hole-in-one, closest to the pin, and longest drive and best “Bohemian Golf Attire.” Breakfast and lunch are included. Proceeds will go to support Caritas, which provides emergency assistance such as food, clothing, household items and medicine to people in need. A United Way agency, Caritas has been serving the Waco-McLennan County area for more than 42 years. Fees are $240 for a team of four; a limited number of “Gold” teams are available for $500. Sponsorships also are available. For more information, call (254) 753-4593.
2009 Waco Start! Heart Walk
will be Oct. 17 at the Getterman Softball Stadium at Baylor University.
Thousands of women and men will unite Nov. 6-8 in Dallas and walk 60 miles through the Dallas-Fort Worth are in the Breast Cancer 3-Day, a weekend of hope honoring lives lost, celebrating survivors, promoting breast cancer research and helping bring breast cancer care. Several members of the Central Texas community have committed to walk and have agreed to raise a minimum of $2,300. Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives. For more information, call (800) 996-3DAY.
Special Attractions
Art Center Waco
1300 College Drive
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday / 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday (254) 752-4371.
Dr Pepper Museum
300 S. Fifth St.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
(254) 757-1024
Mayborn Museum Complex at 1300 S. University Parks Drive is a place to bring the whole family to explore. Walk across a replica of Waco's famous mammoth site, see a Comanche tipi upclose or spend your day exploring the 16 themed Discovery rooms.
The Mayborn Museum Complex is located on the Baylor University campus at 1300 S. University Parks Drive. Admission to the museum and the Bones exhibit will be $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children. Museum members are admitted free. For more information, call (254) 750-1110.
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum’s 40th Anniversary exhibit will continue through Oct. 31. The exhibit will highlight objects acquired each year the museum has been open. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call (254) 750-8631.
Business Info
The McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center, Art Center Waco and the Greater Waco Chamber will host a Sunrise Business Breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. May 6 at Greater Waco Chamber, 101 S. Third St.
RSVP required. For more information, call (254) 299-8141.
Heart of Texas
Business Resource
Center
The Heart of Texas Business Resource Center Small Business Institute offers workshops
for small business owners at 801 Elm. For more information, call (254) 754-8898.
The McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center offers one-on-one counseling with Certified Business Consultants. The center is fully certified under the regulations of the national Association of Small Business Develoment Centers.
The program is underwritten by SBA, the State of Texas Comptroller's Office and McLennan Community College. For more information, call (254) 299-8141. All Classes require prior registration
To Register call 254-299-8888 or 800-349-SBDC Classes and services provided by the McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center are funded in part by grants from the U. S. Small Business Administration. All SBA-funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
For more than 80 years, Toastmasters clubs have provided a forum where men and women develop and improve their communication and leadership skills. Effective communication is vital in today's financial world.
Baylor Orators Toastmasters Club meets at noon every Friday in Room 451 of the Clifton Robinson Tower. For more information, call (254) 710-6695.
Masonic Family Toastmasters Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Lee Lockwood Scottish Rite Library & Museum. For more information, call (254) 752-1618 or by e-mail.
Hewitt Fastenators Toastmasters meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays at Mama Bari’s Restaurant in Hewitt. For more information, email.
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