Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

When: Today

Where: Elizabeth City

Blood drives

When & Where: Today, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gates County High School gym; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Southgate Mall; Monday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Northside Elementary, first-floor gym

Contact: 1-800-GIVELIFE

EC-Pasquotank Tourism Development Authority

What: Finance committee meets to discuss budget items

When: Today, 9 a.m.

Where: Visitor's Center, Elizabeth City

Watercraft safety checks

When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Holiday Island Yacht Club, 477 Holiday Island Lane, Hertford

Currituck Historical Society

When: Meets Monday, 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Where: Courthouse Cafe

Cost: $13; call 232-2497 or 232-2311

COA Board of Trustees

When: Meets Monday, 7 p.m.

Where: Room FC-121A, John Wood Foreman Technology Center

Pasquotank GOP

When: Meets Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Van's Pizza House, Elizabeth City.

Resource Conservation and Development Council

What: Seafood dinner

When: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Leon Nixon's Catering, 749 Virginia Road, Edenton

Contact: 482-7437 ext. 118, by May 9

Bereavement support group

What: six-week group for adults

When: Meets for six weeks on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. through June 10

Where: Evangelical Methodist Church

Contact: 338-4326 or 338-4066

Associate degree nursing pinning

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: College of The Albemarle Community Auditorium

Currituck Christian Women's Club

When: Hosts luncheon Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: American Legion Club Post 288, Coinjock

Cost: $6; call 453-3266

Agri-Business Council

When: Meets Thursday, May 15, 7 a.m.

Where: Colonial Restaurant

Contact: 338-3954

Albemarle Smart Start Partnership

When: Board meets Thursday, 5 p.m.

Where: 1403 Parkview Drive, conference room, Elizabeth City

Chesterfield Heights Community Watch

What: Code Enforcement Officer Michael Williams will be the speaker

When: Meets Thursday, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Room 11 Northeastern High School

Contact: 384-3622

COA Spring Commencement

When: Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: College of The Albemarle Community Auditorium

Meeting with superintendent

What: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Superintendent Tony Stewart will host a community meeting

When: Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Pasquotank Elementary School multi-purpose room

Contact: 335-2981Healthy

Carolinians of the Albemarle

When: Meets Friday, May 16, 12 p.m.

Where: Nuestra Casa De La Comunidad Hispana, 510 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Contact: Call 338-4440

Juneteenth celebration auditions

What: River City CDC and K Production are hosting auditions for rappers, singers, dancers, poets, spoken word and musicians

When: Friday, May 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Elizabeth City Courthouse, room A

Contact: rivercitycdc@rivercitydc.org or manofsteel@aol.com

Colonial Quilt Lovers Guild meeting & yard sale

When: Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.

Where: Camden County Senior Center

Contact: 335-9343

Riders of the Light motorcycle group

When: Meets Saturday, May 17, 8 a.m.

Where: Rachel's Place, 507 E. Main St., Elizabeth City

Key Train Lab

When: May 19, Monday-Thursday, 9-11 a.m.

Where: COA, room B-210

Cost: $60 plus $5 computer fee

Contact: 335-0821 ext. 2314

Blood drive

When: Tuesday, May 20, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jarvisburg Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, Currituck

Contact: 1-800-GIVELIFE

Albemarle Hospital boards meet

When: Tuesday, May 20, 6 p.m.

Where: Albemarle Hospital boardroom

GED/Adult High School graduation

When: Ceremony, Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m.

Where: College of The Albemarle Community Auditorium

Blood drive

When: Wednesday, May 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: On bus, Pasquotank County Courthouse

Contact: 1-800-GIVELIFE

Graduation project presentations

What: Volunteer judges needed

When: Wednesday, Thursday, May 21-22, 8:15 a.m., 10:10 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Northeastern High School

Contact: Call 335-2981 or e-mail astancil@ecpps.k12.nc.us

Camden Democratic Party

When: Meets, Thursday, May 22, 7 p.m.

Where: Camden County Courthouse

Tutoring, Saturday School

What: Afterschool tutoring help for the end-of-course tests

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, May 27-29, 3:30-4:30 p.m. for tutoring; Saturday School, May 31, 9 a.m. to noon

Where: Northeastern High School

Blood drive

When: Tuesday, May 27, 3-7 p.m.

Where: Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Currituck

Contact: 1-800-GIVELIFE

Graduation project presentations

What: Volunteer judges needed

When: Wednesday, Thursday, May 28-29, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Pasquotank County High School

Contact: Call 335-2981 or e-mail astancil@ecpps.k12.nc.us

Chowan Hospital Cancer Support Group meeting

When: Wednesday, May 28, 12 p.m.

Where: the hospital, classroom A

Contact: 482-6242

Essay contest for scholarships

What: River City Cycling Club essay contest for college-bound high school graduates; prize is two $1,000 scholarships

When: The deadline for submissions is May 31

Contact: 331-7820 or any high school counselor, or mail to Bettie Lyons, 1106 W. Main St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909

School reunion of PTS and PCUS

When: July 5, 11 a.m.

Where: Hillcrest Gardens, Edenton Road

Contact: 426-7869 or 426-1630

Web site offers energy-saving tips

Who: E-Conservation. www.e-conservation.net

Contact: Yvonne, 338-3954

Reunion for Griggs High School grads

What: Committee planning reunion for classes of 1940-60

Contact: 491-8293

Askew scholarship applications

What: $500 Roy Askew Memorial Scholarship

Who: Arts of the Albemarle accepting applications

Contact: 338-6997

DAV chapter forming

Where: in Currituck County for qualified vets and their spouses

Contact: Christopher, 435-1165

New immunization requirements for Tdap vaccine

Who: Schools in NC, kindergarten through 6th grade and first-time college students

Contact: 338-4400 or state's immunization branch, 919-707-5550 or immunizenc.com

Blood drives. The Greater Albemarle Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold blood drives in the U.S. Coast Guard's Aviation Technical Training Center multi-purpose room, Thursday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and at Southgate Mall in Elizabeth City, Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; on the bus at Victory Baptist Church Monday, April 21 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the Perquimans County High School gym, Tuesday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; in the lobby at Elizabeth City State University, Thursday, April 24 from noon to 6 p.m.; and in the fellowship hall at New Hope United Methodist Church in New Hope, Tuesday, April 29 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m For info, call 1-800-GIVELIFE

Pasquotank/Camden Head Start Center applications being accepted for 2008-09

Where: located at 409 Bank St., Elizabeth City

Contact: 335-7698

Perquimans Class of 1999 planning a reunion

What: anyone interested in joining the planning committee

Contact: Wendell, 339-6103 or wothomas26@yahoo.com or Danielle, 340-1833 or hurdle@yahoo.com

Kindergarten health screenings

Contact: Pasquotank 338-4400; Perquimans 426-2100; Camden 338-4460; Currituck 232-2271

Albemarle Smart Start Partnership home visits

What: will be offering "Parents as Teachers" program

Contact: FMI, call 333-1233

Perquimans County Head Start

What: accepting applications for ages 3 and 4

Contact: 426-5949

Pasquotank County Head Start

What: accepting applications for 2008-09 school year

Contact: 335-7698

Bicycle Ministry seeks tricycles

What: for child patients at St. Judes Children's Hospital

Where: used tricycles may be dropped off at Cycle Gallery, 1008 Halstead Blvd.

Contact: 357-2295

Group mulls Camden historical society

What: Camden residents who are interested in starting a historical society

Contact: 336-5564, 771-2857 or 336-2786

VUU alums seek members

Who: Northeastern NC Chapter of VA Union University

Contact: 757-408-3723 or e-mail nencvuu@hotmail.com

NCDC accepting applications for More at Four program

What: program that prepares 4-year-olds for kindergarten in Camden County

Contact: 338-5466 ext. 20

NCDC accepting after-school applications

What: few vacancies left for after-school program for K-3 grade

Contact: register at 338-5466 ext. 21

Free GED classes offered in Currituck

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.

Where: Moyock United Methodist Church

Contact: 335-0821 ext. 2302

Community Care Clinic relocates

Where: 918 Greenleaf St., in the Fleet Reserve building

Contact: 338-4733

Northeastern CDC offers housing services

What: housing-related services and counseling and tenant mediation services

Contact: 338-5466 ext. 25

HIV/AIDS case management services offered

Contact: 332-5900 for case management services

Currituck County Head Start program

What: accepting applications for age 4

Contact: 453-4992

Perquimans County Head Start program

What: accepting applications for age 4

Contact: 426-5949

Moyock UMC preschool taking applications

What: limited space available

Contact: 435-0610

Office of Federal Programs for the ECPP Schools

What: information available about Title I, Title II and Title V programs

Contact: 335-2981

River City Marching Unit needs recruits

What: seeking boys and girls age 5-1/2 to 12 to participate in parades

Contact: 312-1309 or 312-1140

Witherspoon-Harris award nominees

What: seeking nominees who reside in Elizabeth City or Pasquotank County

Where: forms can be picked up at the City Clerk's office at City Hall

Annual Art League membership drive

Who: Perquimans Art League

Where: pick up application at the gallery or the Perquimans Chamber of Commerce

Contact: 426-3041 or 426-5657

Treasure Point 4-H Camp fund

What: raises money to replace the log cabin destroyed by arsonists

Where: make checks payable to Camden County 4-H Foundation

Contact: 338-1919 ext. 22