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Published Sunday, February 05, 2012 in Close-Up

Around town: Blood drives scheduled

From Staff Reports

closeup@newnan.com

Coweta donors have several opportunities to give blood at Red Cross drives this month:

• Monday, Feb. 6 from 1-6 p.m. at Senoia United Methodist Church, 229 Bridge St. in Senoia.

• Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Coweta Community Foundation, the drive will be held at the Centre for Performing Arts, located at 1523 Lower Fayetteville Rd. in Newnan.

• Monday, Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Piedmont Heart Institute, 20 Francis Way, Sharpsburg.

For more information go to www.redcrossblood.org .

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RELAY FOR LIFE MEETING FEB. 21

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Coweta County is a life-changing event that gives everyone in the community a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.

Organizers are now getting prepared for the next 2012 Relay For Life Coweta County meeting. Anyone interested in starting a team or participating in the Relay, is invited to come join the group on Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Newnan First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 33 Greenville St. in Newnan.

If you have never participated in Relay For Life of Coweta County before, this is your chance to come out, learn about the event, and help fight cancer. For more information please contact Kathy Brown at kathybrown@gmail.com or 770-328-6678 or contact Bob Riede at rariede@hughes.net or 770-853-3841.

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NATIONAL PLAYERS PRODUCTION AT CENTRE

"Of Mice and Men" will be the next theatre production at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan and is set for Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors. From the author of "The Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men" marks another National Players classic tale.

In this tragic and endearing story, we follow the mismatched friendship of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers in Depression-era California. Small George has big dreams and tiny frame while the large but simple Lennie seeks the comfort of everyday little pleasures. Just as George's dreams seem within reach, his compassion is tested through Lennie's mistakes. What makes true men and what makes true friends?

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BYRD HOUSE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS

The B.Y.R.D. House of Newnan, which offers after-school tutoring and mentoring programs for youth, is in need of volunteers.

For details on being a volunteer or guest presenter, call Edith Byrd-Parks at 678-423-3200.

Visit www.thebyrdhouse.org to learn more about the program.

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CWH FUNDRAISER FEB. 11

The Teen Advisory Board for Community Welcome House is having the first "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" on Saturday, Feb. 11.

The event begins at 11 a.m. with a proclamation at Wadsworth Auditorium declaring this month as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in Newnan and Coweta County.

The walk will proceed to downtown Newnan, around the Court Square and back to the auditorium. Men are requested to wear women's shoes. It is not a requirement but there will be a trophy for the prettiest and the ugliest shoes. Costumes are also acceptable to wear.

Walkers can get sponsors with all proceeds going to "Welcome House" safe haven for women and children victims of family violence. Contact lindakirk@charter.net to receive a sponsor form or call 770-304-0966, ext. 4.

Visit www.communitywelcomehouse.org to see the work the program is doing in the community.

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