Current events

CASA volunteers

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Child Enrichment is seeking volunteers to begin training Jan. 27 for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program. Training will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30-8 p.m. through Feb. 26.

For information, call (706) 737-4631, or go to www.childenrichment.org.

CERT training

Spaces are still available for Columbia County's Community Emergency Response Team training starting Feb. 24. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Feb. 5.

For information, call (706) 868-3303, or go to www.columbiacounty ga.gov.

Hearing group

The Augusta Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Room 100 of the Adult Building at First Baptist Church of Augusta on Walton Way Extension.

For information, call Debbie Rish at (706) 650-2496 or e-mail hlaag.rish@yahoo.com.

Driving class

The MCG Children's Medical Center Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error, or PRIDE, class will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 N. Belair Road, Evans. For information, call (706) 721-7606.

Sierra Club

Jan Perry, market manager for Augusta Locally Grown, will discuss participation in purchasing locally grown foods at the January meeting of the Sierra Club, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Walton Way Extension.

For information, send e-mail to Judy Gordon at jgordon77@comcast.net.

Open house

First Baptist Church of Augusta will hold open house for its preschool and kindergarten programs from 9:45-11 a.m. Friday and Saturday in Room 103 of the Adult Building. For information, call Patti Fowler at (706) 731-5366.

Alzheimer's show

The "Rock Your Mind" benefit concert featuring Last Chance will be held 7-10 p.m. Saturday in the gym at First Baptist Church of Augusta. The concert is free, with donations accepted for Augusta's Alzheimer's Association.