Aug 2, 2013 2 min read

A series of free gardening ‘how-to’ workshops are available through November. The next workshop is on canning and will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 in the basement of John Wesley United Methodist Church, 35 Central Ave., Washington. Registration is required; email hr@highlandridgecdc.org or call Sue Ward at 412-217-9364 or Karen Fleet at 724-678-4225.

Mt. Pleasant cruise night will be held Aug. 16 at Frick Park. Driver admission is by donation. Other costs are $2 for adults and children 12 and older. There will be a 50/50 drawing, dash plaques to first 200 cars and prizes. Food and beverages will be available. For more information, call 724-547-5302.

Cancer Support Group will meet at 3 p.m. Aug. 1, at Monongahela Valley Hospital, 7-East family room. For more information, call 724-258-1704.

Breast-feeding class will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. Partners and grandmothers are welcome. For more information, call 724-258-BABY, ext. 25.

Red Cross blood drive will be held from 9 am. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in the Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Free parking is available. For more information or to register, call 724-494-4090 or visit www.redcrosslife.org.