A yock sale is being held at East End Child Development Center on Saturday, with all proceeds going to benefit a kidney transplant fund for Brandon Shawn Barnes. Both chicken and pork yock will be sold for $5 a box. For information, call 539-5632, 547-3010 or 539-3619.

Nansemond Parkway Civic League

The Nansemond Parkway Civic League will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 25, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3667 Nansemond Parkway. Mrs. Vickie Pittman is president. For information, call 934-9236.

Health screenings

The Obici Wellness Center, 2769 Godwin Boulevard, is offering the following screenings, next month:

-Free Blood Pressure Screening, from 9 am to noon Thursday, Aug. 4, free.

-Glucose/cholesterol/blood pressure, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 2. The test cost $20 and includes total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), total/HDL ratio, blood glucose and blood pressure.

-Bone density screening for women, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. The cost is $20.

Craft Booth at Wakefield Foundation Inc.

The Wakefield Foundation Inc., 100 Wilson Ave., will be having a Craft Booth on Family Day/Homecoming, Oct. 1 at the Wakefield Foundation. Call (757) 899-2365 or (757) 653-2468 for more information. The application deadline is August 25.

Lake Kennedy Civic League

The Lake Kennedy Civic League will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at Tabernacle Christian Church, 1401 E. Washington St. Members are asked to bring school supplies.

Eddie L. Hicks is the president.

JFK Class of 1985

It’s reunion time for the JFK class of 1985. Anyone interested in helping plan the 20-year reunion for 2005 should contact Donald Newsome, 925-4899; Betty Hall Jordan, 934-3602; or Elke Costley Boone, 934-8909.

JFK Class of 1975

All who would like to participate in the planning of the former John F. Kennedy High School Class of 1975 reunion, should contact Patricia Sweat Knight at 539-4450 or Wanda Robertson Cross at 875-1791 or e-mail wanda@wcross2264@aol.com.

LHS Class of 1995

The Lakeland High School Class of 1995 is planning for its 10-year class reunion. For more information and to give suggestions, call Aleda Sharpe at 925-1437 or Nakisha Hill-Porter at 923-4197.

Immediate contact is requested.

Windsor High School Class of 1978

Plans for the Windsor High School Class of 1978 reunion are under way. Call or email Calveta (Dickerson) Odom at 562-2233, clvod@aol.com or Phillissia (Robertson) Clinton at 484-0353, Optasia@msn.com

Storytime at the Station

Now through Aug. 11, the Suffolk Seaboard Station, Railroad Museum, is presenting Storytime at the Station. Children ages 3-8 can participate. Join Whiskers and friends every Thursday. Ages 3,4 and 5 (15 children maximum) can hear stories from 10:15 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.; for ages 6-8, 11-11:30 a.m. (15 maximum in a group). Reservations are required. The cost is $2 per visit. Call the Seaboard Station at 923-4750 to reserve space.

Free blood pressure screenings coming up

The Suffolk Health Department is offering free blood pressure screenings from 2-3 p.m. at Chorey Park Apartments Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to noon at the Suffolk Senior Center. On Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m., screenings will be done at Suffolk Towers.

Families needed to host French exchange students

Hampton Roads area families are needed to host French teens for three weeks in August. LEC is a Paris-based non-profit organization that promotes international friendship via family home stays. The dates are Aug. 3-23. Host families provide room, board and friendship and are compensated $80 per week. The students range from age 14-19. They all speak English, are fully insured, bring their own spending money and may accompany their hosts on vacation. For more information, call 558-3034 or 615-7854.

Senior aerobics offered

Senior aerobics is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Suffolk Senior Center, 350 N. Main St. Betty Cartwright instructs this class, which is free to seniors 55 and over. For more information call the Senior Center at 923-2372.

Holland UCC welcomes seniors

Holland United Church of Christ, 6733 S. Quay Road, is opening the fellowship hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays to all seniors for refreshments and games.

East Suffolk Alumni Association

The East Suffolk Alumni Association will not meet in the months of July and August but the association will meet on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the East Suffolk Complex, which is located on Sixth Street. Call 986-2322 for more information.

Les Gemmes sponsoring trip to Midway Slots

The Suffolk Les Gemmes Inc. will sponsor a trip to Midway Slots Wednesday, Aug. 17. The bus will leave from Food Lion on Portsmouth Boulevard at 7 a.m. and return around midnight. For more information, call Gracie Eure, president, at 925-4205; Gail Hinton-Copeland at 539-3689; Audrey Knight at 539-7896 or Joyce Garretson at 539-0422.

STOP to help in summer food service

The STOP organization is participating in the Summer Food Service Program from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday now through July 29 at the East End Baptist Church on East Washington Street. Free meals will be provided to children.

Schools participating in federal food program

Suffolk Public Schools is again participating in the federal summer food service program.

Meals will be provided to all children without charge.

Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Breakfast will be provided at King’s Fork Middle School from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and at Nansemond Parkway Elementary School from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and at Kilby Shores Elementary School from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA related activity should write immediately to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD).

1973 JFK Reunion planned

All alumni of the former John F. Kennedy High School, Class of 1973, interested in a reunion should call 923-1006, 232-3194, 722-3194, 538-2523 or 816-3497 for more information.

SPOR-AC holding signups

The Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the SPOR-AC Summer Leadership Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays now through Aug. 4 at Nansemond River High. The program offers a variety of team-building activities, computers, educational seminars and field trips. Parents must have completed registration form, proof of child’s age and a $20 fee. Only checks and money orders payable to Ronald Williams, treasurer, will be accepted. Children must be between 12-15 years. Register at the Parks and Recreation administration office at 1305 Progress Road from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, call 923-2367.

LHS class of ’95

Lakeland High School’s Class of 1995 will have a class reunion Friday, Oct. 21-23. For more information e-mail keeping_hope_alive_in_95@yahoogroups.com, or write P. O. Box 3105, Suffolk, Va. 23439-3105 or call 647-8877, 934-0367, or 923-4197. Payments are currently being accepted for the reunion. Contact one of the group members to get package prices. To receive the early bird discount, payments must be received or postmarked by June 30.

Substitute teachers

The New Professional Substitute Teachers Association is asking members to contact the ad hoc committees at these numbers: 539-4373, 923-2997, 483-6320, 539-9363, or 934-1042.