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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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, halle@uwayknox.org or walt@uwayknox.org.
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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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, fergie76@outlook.com, 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 mwilson@aaa5ohio.org.
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.
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