MURFREESBORO — Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad St., is seeking volunteers to help with the Wine at the Wetlands event March 4. Volunteers ages 21 and older are needed to set up, take down and pour drinks at vendor booths. If you volunteer, you can attend the first half of the event for $10. Visit tinyurl.com/winevolunteers to sign up or contact Katie Woodward at kwoodward@explorethedc.org for more information.
MURFREESBORO — Journeys in Community Living, a nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities in Rutherford and Cannon County, is in need of a clerical volunteer with a few hours of availability each week. This person will serve as a receptionist, with primary duties of routing phone calls and filing paperwork. All volunteering would fall somewhere in the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Journeys’ main office at 1130 Haley Road in Murfreesboro. Call Rachel Burch at 615-890-4389, ext. 17, if interested.
MURFREESBORO — Support Books from Birth by eating at Gondolier, 219 N.W. Broad St., all day Tuesday. Let your server know you're there for Books from Birth and the restaurant will donate 10 percent back to the program. In partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Books from Birth allows any child in Rutherford County to receive free books from birth to age 5. Contact Brittany Montgomery at Brittany.Montgomery@yourlocaluw.org for more information.
MURFREESBORO — The cupboard is bare at Greenhouse Ministries, 309 S. Spring St. Needs include cereal, peanut butter, jelly, oatmeal, canned fruit, canned meat, canned vegetable soup, spaghetti sauce, canned ravioli, canned spaghetti and canned meats.
Also, the ministry is seeking donations for its bicycle ministry. Drop off used (or new) bicycles from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
For more details, call 615-494-0499, visit the Facebook page for Greenhouse or go to greenhousemin.org.
SMYRNA — The Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank will be hosting the Nourish Dinner, a "Great Gatsby”-themed event at the Stones River Country Club at 6 p.m. April 5. This dinner and silent auction will help support the efforts of the food bank. Volunteers are needed before and after the event to help with setup and cleanup. Times are 4:30-6 p.m. and 9-10 p.m. For questions or to purchase tickets for the event, contact Jennifer Hamilton at 615-355-0697 or 615-474-2399.
MURFREESBORO — Purple Paws Masquerade Ball is set for 6-10 p.m. Friday at Stones River Country Club, 1830 N.W. Broad St. The Mardi Gras-themed event will have a Cajun buffet, authentic New Orleans beverages, king cake, zydeco music, silent auction, a walk through Jackson Square with entertainment, all your Mardi Gras favorites and a pet-perfect goody bag for every attendee.
Everyone is encouraged to dress up, and there will be a costume contest for best Mardi Gras mask with a $100 gift card awarded to the winner. All profits go to cover animal rescue expenses in Middle Tennessee. To order tickets, visit tinyurl.com/purplepawsmasqueradeball2016.
SMYRNA — Sam Davis Masonic Lodge No. 661 will hold an all-you-care-to-eat pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. March 12. Cost is $7 per person. The lodge is at 101 Mary Law Drive, just off Nissan Drive across from CVS Pharmacy. Proceeds will benefit the Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation (https://thehistoricsamdavishomeandplantation.wildapricot.org/). For further information, call 615-459-4576 or facebook.com/samdavis661.
MURFREESBORO — Volunteers are needed at Avalon Hospice for direct patient care. Volunteers will provide companionship and maybe do some light housekeeping duties for patients at home or in facilities. Volunteers also are needed to assist in the office during weekdays. Duties will include assembling packets and handling phones, filing and special projects. Contact Nora Kernisant at nkernisant@avalon-hospice.com or 615-956-7436 if you can help.