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THOMASVILLE —
Thursday
10 a.m. — Golden K Kiwanis Club meets at Dawson Street Baptist Church.
10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. — Weight Watchers meets at 94
Commercial Drive. Weigh-in starts 30 minutes before each meeting.
Noon — Thomas County Republican Headquarters is holding a ribbon
cutting and grand opening at 314 Smith Ave. across from Harvey’s.
12:15 p.m. — The Thomasville Rotary Club meets at the Plaza.
5:45 p.m. — Early bird Bingo games, sponsored by the Kouncil Club of
Thomasville, are at St. Augustine Catholic Church social hall. Regular
Bingo sessions begin at 6:45. Prizes awarded and proceeds go to local
charities of southwest Georgia.
6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Catholic
Church in Cairo. For information, call 226-0556 after 6 p.m. or call
377-1109.
Friday
12:30 p.m. — Thomasville Kiwanis Club meets at the Plaza.
Miscellaneous
The South Georgia Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m.,
Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Thomas County Public Library. Kathy Mills,
director of Thomasville Genealogical History and Fine Arts Library is
the guest speaker. The meeting is open to the public.
Newcomers Club meets at 9:30 a.m., every third Thursday of the month.
New residents and neighbors should come to the Cultural Center for
coffee and doughnuts. RSVP by calling (229) 226-0588.
Thomas County Republican Party meets at 6:30 p.m., at Ryan’s every
third Tuesday of the month. The business meeting begins at 7. For
information, call 226-2160.
HOPE, a traumatic brain injury support group, meets the second Monday
of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Northwoods Church of God social hall.
For information, call 224-1680 or visit
http://hopefortbi.web.officelive.com.
A support group called MOMS for Mothers of Military Servicemen/Women
meets at 9:30 a.m., the second Saturday of every month at Relish. For
information, call 228-4553.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Mondays at Parker Place, 125 E.
Monroe St., which are closed meetings; open meetings are held at 8
p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. Meetings are also at 7:30 a.m. Monday
through Friday. Call (229) 377-4995 for information or call (800)
766-4653 or visit the website at www.aasouthgeorgia.org. Al-Anon meets
at 8 p.m., Mondays.
A UFO discussion group meets at noon on the second Saturday of each
month at the Thomas County Public Library. For information, call
228-1204.
The South Georgia Community Orchestra rehearsals are from 7 to 8:30
p.m., every Monday at the GIBB Thomasville Village community room. For
information, call 226-4663.
The South Georgia Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m., the second
Saturday of each month in the Flipper Room of the Thomas County Public
Library. For information, call 226-8001 or email
Pinebarrens_thomasvillega@hotmailcom.
PFLAG-Albany meets from 7 to 9 p.m., the fourth Tuesday of each month
at the Episcopal Church of Saints John and Mark in Albany. For
information, call (229) 446-3983 or (229) 854-3838 or visit
pflag-Albany at pflag.org.
The Thomas County branch of NAACP holds its monthly meetings at 6 p.m.,
are the second Thursday of each month at the Frederick Douglass Complex.
Families Anonymous meetings are at 7 p.m., each Monday at the
Milton-Everett YMCA board of directors room. For information, call
224-0230.
The Thomasville Multiple Sclerosis self-help group meets at 6 p.m., the
third Tuesday of every month in the Flipper Room at the Thomas County
Public Library. The meeting is to bring area people together to discuss
their issues in coping with the disease and the organization. Family
members and caregivers can attend. For information call Dianna Ernst at
377-6554 or Leigh Ross at 228-5223.
The Meigs Country Hoedown is every Friday in the Meigs Community
Building across from the post office. Gospel singing starts at 7:30
p.m. and ine dancing is from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. There is a variety of
bands and singers. Soft drinks, coffee and snacks are available; no
smoking or alcoholic beverages.
Thomasville Masonic Lodge No. 369 meets on second and fourth Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m.
Plantation Manor Assisted Living Community seeks volunteers of all ages
for its Gracious Living (Alzheimer's/dementia) wing. The volunteers
will assist with the activities program. For information call Gail
Davis, Betty Sawyer or Gail Lancaster at 227-0880.
Overeaters Anonymous meets at 10 a.m., Saturdays and 6 p.m. Thursdays
at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Cairo. For information,
call 377-1109.
A discussion session and newcomers group for Overeaters Anonymous meets
at 6 p.m., Thursdays at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in
Cairo. For information, call 377-1109 or 377-4995.
Parents of children from infant to five-years-old can attend a weekly
meeting to discuss the joys and frustrations of parenting. A parent
educator is available to help parents learn effective methods of
communication and discipline as well as how to take care of themselves
while caring for children. The group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon,
Wednesdays at the Thomasville Community Resource Center. For
information or to register, call 226-5846. There is no charge for the
class.
The Thomasville Noon Lions Club meets at noon the second and fourth
Tuesdays at the Plaza.
VFW Post 4995 and its auxiliary meet every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at
the post home at 1296 Old Cassidy Rd.
VFW Post 8433 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at
Roddenbery Memorial Library Annex in Cairo.
Alcoholics Anonymous (Grace Group) holds a closed meeting at 6 p.m.,
Thursday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 216 Remington Ave.
Hands and Hearts for Horses, a therapeutic riding program for children
and adults with disabilities, is in need of volunteers. Volunteer
training classes are held the first Monday of every month. For
information, call Kirsten at 551-0086.
Thomas County Republican Party meets at noon at the Plaza Restaurant
every third Tuesday of the month. For information, call 226-2160.
The Pilot Club holds a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m., the first and third
Tuesdays of the month at the Plaza.
Thomasville Lodge 369 F&AM, 310 N. Pine Tree Blvd., meets the second
and fourth Thursday of each month. For information call 228-7427 or
403-9147.
Ala-Non meets at 8 p.m. every Monday at Parker Place, 125 E. Monroe St.
Call 735-4847 for information.
The James Hicks American Legion Post No. 519 members and auxiliary
meets at 7 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday at the American
Legion home on Hopkins Street. The executive committee meets at 7 p.m.
the Tuesday preceding the monthly meeting.
The Cairo Alanon Family Group offers help and hope. No fees, dues, or
registration required. A six week series of meetings for newcomers
begins at 7 p.m., April 12 at 3351 U.S. Hwy. 84 East, Cairo.
Cairo AA group meets at 8 p.m. Fridays with an open speaker, Sundays
with open discussion, and Mondays with closed discussion. All meetings
are held at 5531 U.S. Hwy. 84 east.
The VFW Post No. 11088 members and auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the first
Tuesday of each month at the senior center on Stevens Street.
Halcyon Home provides outreach support groups for victims of domestic
violence. For information, call 226-6666 for location and time.
S.P. Jones Lodge No. 118 F&AM PHA meets the first and third Tuesday of
each month at 8 p.m. at 518 Lester St.
