Hurricane Florence Flood Relief collection drive

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 27: money, gift cards, baby items household cleaning supplies cleaning gloves, toiletries cleaning masks, air mattresses adult diapers, feminine items. Donations accepted at: Bethel Enrichment Center, 1209 Opal St., Kannapolis. Organized by Bethel Baptist Church Ministries, Dale Earnhardt Blvd. Kannapolis. www.bbc-ministries.org

Rowan Redbuds

The next meeting of the Rowan Redbuds Garden Club will begin at the Gazebo at Hurley Park at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 304 Annandale Ave. The program will be on trees, with Mark Martin and Danelle Cutting from the Agricultural Extension Service. If there is heavy rain, the meeting will be cancelled.