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Del. Aisha Braveboy (D-Dist. 25) of Mitchellville and County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) are playing host to the "Associations Thriving in Today's Economy" conference from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex at 8001 Sheriff Road in Landover.

Attendees will address issues such as handling HOA budgets and property management. Those interested in attending can register at www.princegeorgescountymd.gov or by contacting Daria Bailey from the county's Common Ownership Communities office at 301-952-4729.

Capitol Heights church plans Sept. 11 tribute

The New Life Worship Center is scheduled to hold "A Walk to Remember" tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at 9 a.m. Saturday starting at the church, 7230 Central Ave. There will be a fundraiser walk through the Capitol Heights' Peppermill Village community that ends at the church following a ceremony from the Central High School color guard and drill team. Call the church at 301-341-2083 for more information.

Parade and food scheduled for New Carrollton Community Day

The annual New Carrollton Community Day is scheduled for Saturday, starting off with a community parade expected to form at 8 a.m. at Margaret Brent Regional School at 5816 Lamont Terrace and march at 9 a.m. toward Beckett Field, the site of the community day, at 8511 Legation Road. There will also be a memorial service for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers in New York City.

Glenarden community event to feature food, music, fellowship

The second annual Glenarden Family and Friends Day is scheduled for noon to dusk Saturday at the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Building at Piedmont Avenue in Glenarden. The event honors Suitland Football Coach Nick Lynch, who died in a car accident in December. There will be food and music performances from DJ Hypnotic and the Mission Band. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and below. Call Christy Washington Thompson for more information at 202-904-8115.

Seat Pleasant residents graduate ‘greening' classes

The following Seat Pleasant residents graduated Aug. 24 from "Greening The Community," a program run through the Seat Pleasant Community Development Corp. that allows residents to take classes at Largo's Prince George's Community College in energy weatherization and receive on-the-job training to gain future employment: Kevin R. Anstead; Waymond F. Blassengale; Aaron S. Muhammad and Karen C. Ross. The classes were made possible through partnerships with Bowie-based Renewable Energy Alliance, the SPCDC and the PGCC Center for Business and Industry Training.

School supply drive coming to Largo

The Prince George's County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. invites residents to donate school supplies for its Back to School Supplies Drive scheduled for 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday inside the Queen Anne Auditorium of Prince George's Community College at 301 Largo Road. Call 301-736-3250 or e-mail president@pgcacdst.org.

Cancer awareness fundraiser comes to District Heights

"A Splash of Pink" Breast Cancer Fundraiser Cabaret is scheduled for 10 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at the District Heights Municipal Building, 2000 Marbury Drive. The event is sponsored by District Heights Mayor James L. Walls Jr. and the Frederick Douglass Lodge #10 International Free and Accepted Masons. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Call 202-627-8735.

Cheverly police planning

public safety night

The Cheverly Police Department has scheduled its public safety night from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Town Park Pavilion next to the Cheverly Community Center, at 6401 Forest Road.

Residents are invited to come eat food, meet the officers and view exhibits on public safety.

Nonprofit marks anniversary with cookout, service

The Seat Pleasant Community Development Corp. plans to celebrate its 15th anniversary from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at Goodwin Park, 311 68th Place. The event is free to the public. The SPCDC will give qualifying businesses Excellent Achievement Awards and three Excellent Yard Awards to homeowners with "beautiful" yards. Call 301-324-2470.

Sorority sponsors college tours

The Prince George's County Alumnae Chapter of the Capitol Heights-based Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is sponsoring a college tour of Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va., and Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va., for Prince George's County seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders Oct. 15.

The tour offers students the opportunity to see the campuses, talk to admissions officers and students and learn about scholarships and when to apply for admission. The cost is $25 and includes bus transportation, breakfast, campus tours and lunch.

The 50 seats are limited to Prince George's County residents.

The sorority is also sponsoring a tour of historically black colleges and universities Oct. 31 to Nov. 5.

The tour is open to all high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a 2.0 grade-point average. The cost is $500 per person, which includes round-trip transportation on a motor coach, hotel lodging and 12 meals. A deposit of $250 is due by Sept. 30.

Students will visit Hampton University in Hampton, Va., Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., North Caroline Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, N.C., North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, N.C., Claflin University and South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., and Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College in Atlanta, among other schools.

Download the application at www.pgcacdst.org. For questions, e-mail hbcu@pgcacdst.org or call 301-350-5660.

Largo resident named

to college's president's list

Nicole Andolino of Largo was named to the president's list at Lim College in New York, N.Y. for the spring 2010 semester.

To be named to the president's list, students must earn a grade-point average between 3.8 and 3.99.

School supply drive coming to Largo

The Prince George's County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. invites residents to donate school supplies for its Back to School Supplies Drive scheduled for 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday inside the Queen Anne Auditorium of Prince George's Community College at 301 Largo Road. Call 301-736-3250 or e-mail president@pgcacdst.org.

Earlier this summer, the sorority received the 2010-2011 Chapter of the Year Award for the Eastern Region during Delta's 50th National Convention in New Orleans, La.

The organization received the award for the third time in five years.

Walk-a-thon in Glenn Dale

Through The Smile Train, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that works to provide free cleft surgery for poor children in developing countries and to provide free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals, the Upper Marlboro-based nonprofit organization Frown 2 Smiles Inc. is hosting their annual "Walk-a-Smile" at 9 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Trail at the Glenn Dale Community Center at 11901 Glenn Dale Blvd. in Glenn Dale.

This year's nearly five-mile walk is dedicated to Renee M. Henry of Jessup, a dental hygienist in Bowie, who died in March 2008.

Henry lived in Kettering for 36 years, said Tamekia Davis of Upper Marlboro, the event organizer and the organization's owner and founder, who decided to stage the event to honor Henry.

A participant and sponsor registration begins at 7 a.m. that morning. Registration is $25. All participants will receive an event goodie bag. Those who raise $100 or more will receive a t-shirt.

After the event, there will be a reception with food and entertainment. Prizes will be given for the most pledges raised, first to cross the finish line and the largest participating group. The event is rain or shine.

To register, call 800-851-9660 or e-mail frowns2smiles@aol.com or text 202-438-3668.

For information, to register or donate online, visit www.smiletrain.org/goto/frowns2smiles2010.

Lanham-area schools hold back to school nights

Duval High School is having its back-to-school night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 9880 Good Luck Road in Lanham and both Seabrook Elementary School, at 6001 Seabrook Road in Seabrook, and Kettering Middle School, at 65 Herrington Drive in Kettering, are having their back to school nights at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16.

Grace Bible Church Awana Youth Club plans kick off

Grace Bible Church in Seabrook has scheduled its Awana Youth Clubs fall kick-off for 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 9920 Lanham Severn Road in Seabrook.

The clubs meet from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays through May.

Each week, children ages 3 through high school meet for games, singing, Bible lessons and Bible memory. Special activities and theme nights are planned.

For information, call 301-459-6601 or visit www.gracebc.com.

Largo college hosts annual Bluebird Blues Festival

Prince George's Community College in Largo is hosting the 18th annual Bluebird Blues Festival from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the college at 301 Largo Road in Largo.

Clarence Carter, the event's headliner, will perform on the main stage in front of the Novak Field House.

Other main stage performers are Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, and Tom Larsen Band.

M.S.G. – The Acoustic Band Trio, Barry Lee Pearson, Phil Wiggins and Rick Franklin and Warner Williams and Jay Summerour will perform on the Nap Turner stage.

The festival has live entertainment, children's activities, music workshops, food and crafts. The event is free.

For information, call 301-322-0853 or visit www.pgcc.edu.

5K run/walk at Watkins Regional Park

The 15th annual For the Health of It 5K run/walk is at 9 a.m. Sept. 25 at Watkins Regional Park at 301 Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro.

The event is sponsored by the Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County Inc. and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Iota Gamma Omega Chapter.

To register, visit www.iccpgc.org.

The cost is $35 for participants who register by Sept. 11.

Event proceeds will benefit organizations such as the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society and the Bowie-based nonprofit All Shades of Pink, a Bowie-based nonprofit organization that assists women and their families diagnosed with breast cancer with resource referrals, non-medical advice and/or emergency financial assistance during their treatment period.

Lanham hospital hosts eating disorders support group

Doctors Community Hospital will host a free eating disorders support group for people with eating disorders and their friends and families from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday through Oct. 26 on the first floor conference room of the Professional Office Building at Doctors Community Hospital at 8116 Good Luck Road in Lanham.

Courtney DiLallo, a licensed therapist with DiLallo Family Therapy who specializes in eating disorders and family dynamics, will facilitate the support group.

For information, call DiLallo at 240-565-1169 or cadilallo@gmail.com.

Lanham hospital holds chiari malformation support group

Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham is holding a chiari malformation support group for people with the malformation and their families from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room of the Professional Office Building at Doctors Community Hospital at 8116 Good Luck Road in Lanham.

Chiari I malformation is a congenital malformation that causes blockage of spinal fluid to the spinal canal and results in headache, dizziness, blurred vision and other neurological symptoms

Reservations are not necessary.

The group will discuss topics relevant to participants and share knowledge and experience to help manage the effects of Chiari malformation.

For information, call group leader Brittney Renehan at 240-723-6515.

Lanham hospital to hold diabetes discussion

Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham is holding Ask the Doc from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Joslin Diabetes Center on the fifth floor of the North Building at Doctors Community Hospital at 8100 Good Luck Road in Lanham.

Joslin Diabetes Center Medical Director Dr. Karl B. Finley will lead a diabetes discussion in a small group setting.

Program costs are covered by most insurance plans.

To register, call 301-552-8661.

Lanham hospital's diabetes monitoring systems program to meet

Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham is holding Fundamentals of Insulin Pump Therapy/Continuous Glucose Monitoring System from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday and Oct. 18 in the Joslin Diabetes Center on the fifth floor of the North Building at Doctors Community Hospital at 8100 Good Luck Road in Lanham.

People with diabetes learn about the benefits and expectations of insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring systems, as well as the different types of pumps available.

Participants must register and submit a signed referral from their physician.

Program costs are covered by most insurance plans.

To register, call 301-552-8661.

Open house scheduled for county's animal shelter

There is a community open house planned for the Animal Services Facility in Upper Marlboro from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 18 at the facility at 3750 Brown Station Road. Residents can attend free pet ownership seminars and learn about pet adoption. Call Linda Lowe at 301-883-5952 for more information or to schedule a tour of the shelter.