Saturday, May 20
Knox County Parks District Garlic Mustard Round-up. Join Volunteers Janet Chandler and Terri Heironimus for this training/orientation session on removing garlic mustard. The one-hour introduction to garlic mustard will cover how to recognize it, how it adversely affects other plants and best practices for removal. The session will be followed by walking to a close-by location for hands-on practice while removing garlic mustard.
WHERE: Wolf Run Park Shelter, 17621 Yauger Road, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10 a.m.
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Bring any items in need of mending to The Repair Café of Knox County. Volunteers will give their best shot toward getting it working again, free of charge.
WHERE: St. Paul's Church Hall basement, 100 E. High St., Mount Vernon
WHEN: 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, May 21
Sunday Evening Encounter, non-denominational church service with speaker Connie Rhodebeck.
WHERE: First Baptist Church 303 S. Edgewood, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 6 p.m.
June 10
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
July 15
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Aug. 19
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sept. 14
United Way of Knox County: This community event will be a time for community organizations to share information and to gather volunteers for help you will need during fall and winter months. For more information, contact Halle Krejenski or Walt Lewis, [email protected] or [email protected].
WHERE: The Gallagher Center, 1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 1-5 p.m.
Sept. 16
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N. Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Oct. 21
CHOMP is looking for help unloading the food truck on Saturdays. Helpers are needed to offload produce delivered from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, then separate it onto tables for distribution to local pantries and churches. Contact Amie Ferguson, [email protected], for details.
WHERE: Mulberry Street UMC, 205 N Mulberry St, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ongoing
Knox Public Health posted a notice regarding vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change. For more information about COVID-19 vaccination in Knox County, call 740-399-8008.
WHERE: KnoxHealth.com
WHEN: Ongoing
Do you have a passion for older adults in your community? Ombudsman volunteers are the eyes and ears of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. If you enjoy meeting new people and helping them understand their rights as nursing home and assisted living residents, the Ombudsman Program needs you as a volunteer advocate in your area.
WHERE: Contact Melissa Wilson at 567-247-6440 or [email protected].
WHEN: Ongoing
You Can Quit Tobacco cessation support group – an enrollment fee of $10 includes eight weeks of nicotine patches/gum/lozenges with counseling by a certified tobacco treatment specialist. Pre-registration is unnecessary; you can show up when you’re ready to quit. Individual cessation sessions are available when requested. Call 740-392-2200 or 740-504-0080 to speak with a tobacco treatment specialist.
TUESDAY: 10 a.m. in the Knox Community Hospital private dining room
THURSDAY: Discontinued
DKMM Solid Waste District electronics recycling. Contact Knox Co Recycling and Litter Prevention for more info at 740-393-6704. Fees include $20 per TV and $5 per computer monitor. Exact change requested.
WHERE: Gambier Community Center, 115 Meadow Lane, Gambier
WHEN: First Saturday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
