Red Cross training

The Cherokee County Service Center of the American Red Cross is offering the following community classes in September: Sept. 2, standard first aid, 9 a.m., fee; Sept. 6, standard first aid, 6-9:30 p.m., fee; Sept. 9, new volunteer orientation, 10 a.m., free; Sept. 10, CPR adult, child and infant, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., fee; Sept. 13-14, standard first aid and CPR, adult, 6- 9:30 p.m. each evening (must attend both nights), fee; Sept. 17, CPR adult child and infant review, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., fee; Sept. 25, babysitters' training (ages 11-15), 9 a.m.-4 p.m., fee. All classes will be at the ARC Service Center, 405 N. Logan St. Pre-payment and pre-registration is required. To register, call 864-489-6066 or go by the office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Angelfood Ministries

The Senior Centers of Cherokee County is a host site for Angelfood Ministries. Orders can now be placed at the Blacksburg Senior Center as well as the Gaffney Senior Center. Hours for Blacksburg ordering are 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday-Friday. Gaffney hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Orders can be placed online at www.angelfoodministries.com. Call 864-489-3868 for more details on ordering or questions about meals. You can also visit the web page to view menus for the current month. Ordering deadline is Sept. 19. Orders can be picked up on Sept. 24 at the Senior Center on Rutledge Avenue.

Fund raisers

Gaffney Masonic Lodge No. 186 will have a barbecue fundraiser for Cherokee County Meals on Wheels. Home-cooked pork barbecue, beef hash and slaw will be available. Pints of barbecue and beef hash are $7 and slaw is $3 a pint. The sale start at 7 a.m on Labor Day, Sept. 6, and ends at noon at the Masonic Lodge, 219 E. Floyd Baker Blvd.

Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department will be selling barbecue and hash on Labor Day, Sept. 6, at the main and sub-station starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until sold out. Pints are $7 each with a special of 3 pints for $20. The main station is at 137 Blackwell Road (864-839-4500) and the substation is at 1136 N. Mountain St. (864-839-4551).