Around the block

Cancer benefit

The second annual Shoot Down Cancer will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Shooters, 1025 Patriots Way.

The event benefits the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Volunteers who turn in at least $50 in contributions get free use of a shooting lane, eye and ear protection and gun safety instruction.

Shooting is not required, but participants can receive free gun safety instruction from Zoble Morris, a certified National Rifle Association shooting instructor.

Rifles must be .308-caliber or smaller. All handgun calibers are allowed.

Registration is required. Contributions and sponsor forms should be taken to Shooters.

For more information, call Zoble Morris at (706) 860-1971 or (706) 496-4553.

Reading to children

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, will read his children's book, The Tree Farmer, at 1 p.m. Friday at the Paul S. Simon Discovery Theater at Fort Discovery, 1 Seventh St.

Mr. Leavell will be available to sign copies of his book after the reading. The public is invited. There is no admission charge.

For more information, call Fort Discovery at (706) 821-0200.

Pancake breakfast

A Mother's Day pancake breakfast to benefit cancer patients will be from 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's restaurant, 2125 Windsor Spring Road.

The cost is $5. A $1 prize raffle will be staged.

The event is held by Recovery from the Streets.

To buy tickets, call Gwendolyn Johnson at (706) 814-6177.

Fighting hunger

Area letter carriers across Georgia and South Carolina will participate in Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday.

To help, leave a sturdy bag containing nonperishable foods next to your mailbox before the time of regular mail delivery Saturday.

Food should be in unbreakable containers such as boxes and cans.

Letter carriers will collect the donations and deliver them to Golden Harvest Food Bank.

For more information, visit www.helpstampouthunger.com.

Alzheimer's event

A free Alzheimer's lunch and learn program will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Our Reedeemer Lutheran Church, 402 Aumond Road.

The topic will be Dementia and Alzheimer's: Legal Needs.

Registration is required by noon Monday. Seating is limited.

For more information, call Kathy Tuckey at (706) 731-9060.

Clean community

Anyone interested in cleaning up the Augusta Canal or improving racial and cultural harmony in Augusta is invited to join the volunteer group Growing Augusta the GreenWay to discuss the upcoming All-Augusta Community Canal Cleanup service project.

A meeting with be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Veritas Wine and Tapas Lounge inside La Maison, 404 Telfair St.

To learn more, contact Anthony Esposito at 404-451-3473, avesposito@hotmail.com or visit www.meetup.com/GrowingAugusta.

Going camping

The Augusta Museum of History is accepting reservations for its annual summer day camp, Imagination Station, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 22-26 at the museum, 560 Reynolds St.

The camp is for ages 9 to 11. Applications are available at the front desk or online.

Cost is $90 for members and $100 for others. Registration deadline is Monday, June 15.

For more information, call the museum at (706) 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.