Pope Band recycling event Archives

It’s expected to be rainy Saturday and Sunday, but given the winter storms of recent weeks, that shouldn’t be enough to deter those eager to get out and enjoy a good variety of East Cobb weekend events:

They start off Friday morning with the kids consignment sale at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (1795 Johnson Ferry Road). The hours are 9-6 Friday and from 9-12 on Saturday;
Early Saturday morning it’s the 30th running of the Polar Bear Run at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), and the temperatures aren’t expected to be frigid, in the high 40s. Not only has the event become at Peachtree Road Race qualifier, but those staging the Walton Raider Chase 5K are offering a special discount to Polar Bear runners to sign up for that Feb. 10 race. Message them on their Facebook page for details;
The Pope High School Band’s annual recycling event returns Saturday from 9-4 at the school (3001 Hembree Road), and the cost is $10 a car. Click the above link for details on what they’ll take and what they won’t accept before you head over there;
Staff from the office of U.S. Rep. Karen Handel will be available from 11-1 Saturday at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road) for Mobile Office hours, designed to help constituents sort through Social Security, IRS, immigration and other issues. No appointments are necessary, just show up with documents or other materials you’d like to have addressed;
If you’ve got young girls interested in softball, the Sandy Plains Softball Association is having its Fun Day Saturday from 12-2 (2977 Gordy Parkway), which includes walk-up registration for the spring season;
Georgia Young Adult author McCall Hoyle will be working with young writers from 3-5 Saturday on sharpening their skills for professional publications at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road). She’s a high school English teacher, and copies of her 2017 book “The Thing With Feathers” will be available for sale for $17. You’re asked to register for the session by calling the library at 770-509-4964;
Step out in style on Saturday night to benefit the Walton Chorus at its Fashion Show and Silent Auction fundraiser. “All You Need Is Love” starts at 7 at the school theater (1590 Bill Murdock Road), with student performers modeling current fashions, as well as plenty of raffle prizes. Tickets are $15 at the door and they’re accepting cash only.

Check out our full calendar listings for more things to do this weekend and beyond. Did we miss anything? Do you have a calendar item to share? Your event needs to be geographically located in East Cobb, and ideally we’d like to get it a week in advance. E-mail us: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it.

Have a great weekend!

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From the East Cobb high school band front, it’s the season for fundraisers.

The Walton Band Garage Sale is March 10, and earlier this month it began scheduling dropoff periods twice a week at Paper Mill Village

Your can go there each Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Suite 740 of Paper Mill Village (255 Village Parkway).

The dropoff site is near Moxie Burger and across from the Straw Dog boutique, and the items that are acceptable are gently used and able be resold.

If you have large furniture items to be picked up or for other questions and information, e-mail: garagesale@waltonband.org or leave a phone message at 678-719-9267.

There’s also more on the website and Facebook page for the sale.

This Saturday, the Pope Band recycling event takes place from 9-4 at the school (3001 Hembree Road). The cost is a $10 donation per car, and detailed sheet of accepted items can be found here.

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