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Caregiver series

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Thursday is the deadline to register for a six-week educational series for caregivers to be held at Brandon Wilde at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday starting July 31. The sessions will be led by staff from the Area Agency on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association. Cost is $25. For information, call (706) 731-9060.

Camp meeting

Camp meeting services will be held at 8 p.m. through July 27 at Mount Moriah Campground, 8 miles east of Wrens on Campground Road. For more information, call (706) 547-3070.

Parkinson group

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will hold a potluck supper at its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the St. John Towers dining room, 724 Greene St. For information, call (706) 364-1662.

Beagle day

The CSRA Beagle Club will hold its ninth annual barbecue and trade day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winfield Community Center, on Cobbham Road near Mistletoe Road. The event is free, with barbecue plates available for $7. For more information, call Ricky Peace at (706) 294-6260, or e-mail cterry@csranet.com.

Wish training

The Make-A-Wish foundation of Georgia will hold a volunteer training and orientation session from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way. For more information, contact Linda Edwards at ledwards@ ga-al.wish.org or (706) 224-6431.

School festival

Columbia County's Back to School Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Evans Middle School on Hereford Farm Road. For more information, call Amy Johnston at (706) 828-2397.

HHS events

Harlem High School will hold freshman orientation from 5-6 p.m. Aug. 5, followed by an open house from 6-8 p.m. for freshmen and their parents. For more information, call (706) 556-5983, ext. 206.