“Pig-paddy” party for Erk
The Midway-based Coastal Eagle Club, a Georgia Southern University alumni organization, is planning a “Pig-Paddy Party” to raise funds to build a life-size statue of coach Erk Russell. Tickets are $20 and include food, music, beverages, a chance to win $5,000 and the opportunity to mingle with the entire GSU coaching staff. The event is scheduled for May 27. For more information, call 408-6521.
If you can’t make the event but want to donate to the project, go to http://southernboosters.chipin.com/erk-statue-project. Or make checks payable to Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, mention the Erk Russell project on the memo line and mail to 170 Bluff Creek Drive, Midway, Ga., 31320.
Annual Tiger Tee-Off on tap
The annual Tiger Tee-Off Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Harvey Overton Bradwell Boosters Club, is at 1:30 p.m. June 11 at the Cherokee Rose Country Club. The fee is $50 per person, $200 per team in a four-person scramble format. To register your teams, send first and last names of team members and the entry fee to Ken Griffin, 727 South Main Street #99, Hinesville, Ga., 31313. For more information, call Griffin at 478-494-2016 or email kgriffin@liberty.k12.ga.us.
Walking for scholarships
Georgia Coastal Youth Inc. and Seven Ministries will sponsor a walk-a-thon to raise funds for The Jackie Gilliard-Henderson Memorial Scholarship.
The funds will benefit deserving seniors from Bradwell Institute and Liberty County High who want to further their education. The event is slated to start at 6:30 a.m. May 21. The seven-mile trek will start and end in the parking lot of the Bradwell baseball field.
For more information, call Gary Gilliard at 977-3527.
YMCA offers programs
The Liberty County YMCA is currently registering for the following programs:
• Soccer league, ages 11-14, registration ends May 22.
• T-Ball league, ages 3-7 registration ends Monday.
• Soccer camp, ages 5-14, camp will be held June 13-17.
• Football camp, ages 5-14, camp will be held June 20-24
• Basketball camp ages 5-14, camp will be held June 27-30
For more information, call 368-9622.
Summer Slam in July
The annual Summer Slam event is scheduled for July 3 at Salter’s Field, and event director Ernie Walthour is accepting applications for food vendors and musicians/bands.
The gates will open at
1 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. The daylong event will feature a music contest at 3 p.m., car and motorcycle show at 4 p.m. and live music at 5 p.m. Evening headliners include Dirty Dollars, Milkk Mann and Fame Entertainment’s Lil Bun.
For vendor information, call Walthour at 912-980-4559.
Sign up for summer camp
Registration is under way for the St. James summer day camp, which starts June 1 and will be open from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. The camp is closed on all holidays. The fee is $50 per week.
The camp is open to children ages 5-14. Activities will include swimming, bowling, basketball, soccer, kickball and weekly field trips. For more information, call 980-4559 or 884-3016.
YMCA offers programs
The Liberty County YMCA is currently registering for the following programs:
Soccer league ages 11-14, registration ends May 22.
T-Ball league ages 3-7 registration ends May 16.
Soccer camp ages 5-14, camp will be held June 13-17.
Football camp ages 5-14, camp will be held June 20-24
Basketball camp ages 5-14, camp will be held June 27-30 For more information call 912-368-9622
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