MILANO NEWS
The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Saturday, July 21, at the Milano Volunteer Fire Department’s McLane Station. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Donors will receive a “Commit for Life” beach towel. Contact Devin Love, 512-820-8034, to sign up to donate, or visitwww.give-blood.org and use the sponsor code: BVL7.
VOLLEYBALL CAMP—The Lady Eagle volleyball camp will be held July 23-25 at Geneva Paceley Gym. Cost is $30 per girl and includes a T-shirt (sizes youth large to adult 2XL).
Incoming fourth through sixth graders will have camp from 9-11 a.m. and seventh through ninth graders from 9 a.m. to noon. Please text Wendy King (512-663-6539) if more information is needed.
FIRST BAPTIST VBS—Milano First Baptist Church will hold its Vacation Bible School starting July 29 through Aug. 2. Time is 6 to 8:30 each night at the church.
MS RALLY—The annual Kristi’s Krusaders MS Rally for a Cure event will be held Sept. 8 at Nat’s in Milano. This one will be for Kristi (Bode). The event will include a motorcycle run, barbecue meal, live auction, a raffle, 50/50 drawing, T-shirt sales and live music from both Brooke Graham and Chris Kleiber.
T-shirt orders are encouraged prior to the date on the event’s Facebook page or at ssditto@gmail.com. For more information, contact Ray Ditto (512-760-0143), Amber Ditto (254-214-3042) or Kristi Bode (512-429-8942).
SOFTBALL—Congratulations to the Rock-dale Boom and Milano Wolf Pack softball teams from the Rockdale Girls Softball Association. The 10 and under Boom team was coached by Lucas Hairston and included several Milano girls. They were eighth overall in the 24 team state tournament held in Temple. The Wolf Pack was 10th overall in the 20-team 12 and under state tournament held in Denison.
COASTAL TRIP—
Our family of four enjoyed a recent trip to the Texas coast where we visited the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, North Padre Island, Mustang Island, Galveston Island and took in a Houston Astros game. It was a great time in some of our favorite places.
CONTACT INFO—Be sure to send me any of your events, fundraisers, summer vacation adventures or articles of interest to run in this column weekly. You can reach me at m_lagrone@yahoo.com or 254-718-0133.
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