Announcements
Volunteers sought
Purpose 4 Life, a youth outreach organization that works with incarcerated youth, seeks volunteers for two of its programs and to fill various positions. Volunteer time ranges from 25 to 40 hours a month. For information, call 301-653-2188, e-mail purpose4life@comcast.net of visit www.purpose-4-life.org.
Greenbelt Park
National Public Lands Day will be Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. One of the largest hands-on volunteer efforts to improve and enhance public lands, volunteers can help clean the Still Creek watershed, participate in trail maintenance or remove invasive plants. There will also be a nature walk at 10:30. Preregister at 301-982-9681.
Help protect Greenbelt Park from harmful invasive plants the first Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. Meet, rain or shine, at the Sweetgum Picnic area.
For information, call 301-344-3944.
5k run/2-mile walk
First Generation College Bound, a nonprofit organization assisting low- to moderate-income youth and their families in attending college, is holding the Riverfest 5k Run/2-mile Walk Saturday, Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. in Laurel. For information, call Raymond Harrod, 301-490-0911 or e-mail fgcb@verizon.net.
Information day
Hospice of the Chesapeake will offer a Volunteer Information Day for prospective volunteers Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 8724 Jericho City Drive, Landover. Volunteer opportunities include patient care and bereavement support, office support and community outreach. Hospice staff will discuss the various volunteer opportunities available and answer questions in a relaxed and informal setting. For information, call Julie Medlin, 301-499-4500 or e-mail jmedlin@hospicechesapeake.org.
Community Ministry
Community Ministry of Prince George's County will celebrate its 35th anniversary Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Prince George's Ballroom, 2411 Pinebrook Ave., Landover. Community Ministry provides compassionate service in addressing the human needs of the poor and homeless. A catered dinner, silent auction and presentation on Community Ministry will be featured. Tickets are $20. For information, call 301-499-2319.
Normandy tour
Fraternal Military Association of the USA will tour the Normandy invasion beaches, London, Bastogne, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and more, departing from New York City Oct. 14. Everyone is invited to participate. For information, call Sy Canton, 561-865-8495 or write to him at 14130-C Nesting Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484.
Local history
Explore local history Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Patuxent Rural Life Museums at Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro.
These free museums preserve the legacy of 19th and early 20th century history in Prince George's County. Visit the W.H. Duvall Tool Museum, Tobacco Farming Museum, Duckett Log Cabin, Blacksmith-Farrier Shop, and a 1923 Sears Simplex house.
For information, call 301-627-6074; TTY 301-699-2544.
Aviation museum
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, has scheduled the following:
Spanish Language Tours - second Saturday of each month, 11 a.m.
Peter Pan Club - second and fourth Thursday of each month, 10:30 a.m. Learning club for preschoolers with aviation stories and activities featured.
See a rebuilt 1930s-era primary glider provided by Bert Brooks who bought the plans for a Northrop primary glider when he was 16. A year later he was flying his recreational glider at Congressional Airport - the modern-day location of Congressional Country Club. His 1933 glider license was signed by Orville Wright. His glider has been recreated by the Wright Experience and is on display through Oct. 18.
The 1911 Model B Flight Simulator, an interactive exhibit that lets you "fly over" the historic College Park Airport, features cockpit hand controls and state-of-the-art visuals to make this the ultimate Wright Brothers experience. Regular museum admission, plus $1 per person, per three-minute "ride."
As part of the Veterans History Project, wartime veterans are encouraged to share their experiences and document their military service through taped interviews that are then sent to the Library of Congress. Interviews can be set up by calling or e-mailing the aviation museum where staff and volunteers conduct taped interviews of veterans and civilians associated with the war effort beginning with World War II and up through the Iraqi conflict.
An exhibit featuring cartoonist Charles M. Schulz's Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace, is open through Nov. 30. The exhibit showcases 40 of Snoopy's most exciting adventures in his transformed doghouse - now a Sopwith Camel airplane - from the time he faced a deadly bout of influenza to sparring with the Flying Ace's archenemy, the Red Baron.
For information, call 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544 or visit www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.
