All residents are invited to participate in any of these family-friendly events, which will offer a variety of games, music, food, fun and fellowship. All outdoor events will take place weather permitting.

Life Church “Serve Day" Block Party
will be held Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the following locations: 5th Street/Cypress Street gazebo (for all of the 7th and Pine area), Boatman/Darwin (in the open gravel area on Darwin) and Algood (near the gazebo).

Stevens Street Baptist Church “Rock the Block Party” is planned for Friday, May 29, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the following locations: 7th/Pine (near the police substation/maintenance warehouse), Boatman/Darwin (in the open gravel area on Darwin) and Buffalo Valley/Coffelt (near the gazebo).

Trinity Assembly “Takin’ It to Streets” will be on Sundays, May 3 and 10, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. at 7th/Pine (near the Police Substation/maintenance warehouse).

First United Pentecostal Church Street R.A.G.E. Youth Day (Reaching a Generation Effectively) will be Saturday, May 9th, at the Monterey HRS Community room at 819 Jackson St. and on Saturday, May 23rd at the Gainesboro HRS old manager’s office, 509 N. Murray St. Both times are 11:00 a.m. – 12:00noon.

Spring Into Health Block Party hosted by Power of Putnam, Quit 4 Life, the Putnam County Health Department and HRS, will be held at the Baxter Community room on Sunday, May 17, beginning at 4 p.m. This family-friendly, smoke-free event will feature lots of health information with a focus on the risks of tobacco use. Join us for fun, games, music, giveaways and a cookout.

School’s Out Summer Safety Bash, sponsored by Power of Putnam, will be held on Friday, May 29, at 4 p.m. at Dogwood Park. This event is free and open to the public.