Living Local This Week
1/- Registration is now open for the annual Grateful Gobbler Walk, on Thanksgiving morning in Coolidge Park. You can walk, run, or stroll, to raise money for the McClellan Homeless Shelter For Families. And 100% of your donation will provide emergency shelter, so register today. Plus, they need volunteers as well. The website is GratefulGobblerWalk.org
2/- Ironman comes back to Chattanooga the weekend of September 27th and 28th, and registration is almost sold out. Competitors will swim 2.4 miles; then bike 112 miles; and run 26.1 miles, for a full 140.5-mile Marathon. And volunteers are needed that weekend as well. Visit Ironman.com and click “Races” for Chattanooga information.
3/- The annual “Bacon And Barrel Festival” is Friday Sept. 26th at First Horizon Pavilion, next to Finley Stadium. Your ticket allows unlimited samples of bacon dishes, and samplings of adult beverages as well. This is a 21-And-Over event only, so choose a Designated Driver, and enjoy the Bacon And Barrel Festival” on the 26th. Proceeds will benefit The Chattanooga Market, which is a non-profit that features local farmers and artists, 8 months of the year. Get tickets at ChattanoogaFestival.com, and click “Bacon And Barrel”.
4/- Southern Living Magazine has named a bookstore on Chattanooga’s North Shore as “One Of The 20 Friendliest Places In The South”… “The Book And Cover” on Hanover Street is the only bookstore on the list. Congrats!
5/- The Hamilton County Health Dept. is offering Flu Vaccines at all of its locations, and no appointment is necessary. Visit Health.HamiltonTN.org for details.
6/- The Humane Society has found loving homes for about 2,000 animals in the past year, and they are now over-capacity. They will have a Cat Adoption Event on Friday Sept. 19th, but dogs AND cats are available to you every day of the week except for Mondays. Visit HESchatt.org to learn more.
