AIKEN TOASTMASTERS: 6:45 p.m. first and third Thursdays, H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken; (803) 648-7833

AIKEN CHAPTER OF AMERICAN NEEDLEPOINT GUILD INC.: 1 p.m. second Thursdays, Aiken County Public Library, 314 Ches-terfield St. S.W., Aiken; (803) 649-0465

AIKEN CAMERA CLUB: 6:30 p.m. third Mondays, H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, Room 3, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken; (803) 642-9272, misticole22@hotmail.com

AIKEN INTERNATIONAL CLUB: 7 p.m. first Wednesdays, University of South Carolina Aiken, Administration Building; for those interested in learning about other cultures; (803) 641-6875

AIKEN COUNTY FIRST STEPS FOR FATHERS: 6-8 p.m. Mondays; Freedman Parenting Center, 225 Aiken Road, Graniteville; (803) 663-4204

AIKEN COUNTY REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION: 5:30 p.m. first Mondays (unless a holiday, then second Monday); Registration and Elections Building, 916 Vaucluse Road, Aiken; (803) 642-1528

CSRA CHESS CLUB: 5 p.m. Sundays, Borders, 257 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway, Augusta; (706) 737-6962

CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY: Pet Center, 425 Wood St., Augusta; new volunteer orientation 11 a.m. first and third Saturdays; volunteers 18 and younger must have parent or guardian present during orientation; monthly meeting 10 a.m. second Saturdays; adoption hours 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; (706) 261-7387

EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA, AIKEN CHAPTER: 10:15 a.m. third Mondays, Aiken County Library, 314 Chesterfield St., Aiken; call Dorothy Johnson, (803) 649-0465

GEORGIA-CAROLINA TOASTMASTERS: Noon Wednesdays, The Cotton Patch, 816 Cotton Lane, Augusta; (803) 593-6605

HARMONY RIVER CHORUS OF SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL: 7 p.m. Thursdays, Church of Christ, 600 Martintown Road, North Augusta; open rehearsals; Mary Norman, (803) 279-6499

NORTH AUGUSTA NETWORKERS: 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave.; (803) 442-3827

SINGLES

AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. second Thursdays; call for location; (803) 441-6741