ConnectLife and the Bradford Regional Medical Center are teaming up for a blood drive on Thursday, August 21, from 10-3, in the lobby of  BRMC.  All donors will receive a free Buffalo Bills t-shirt, and a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bills’ home opener.  You can set up an appointment to give blood by calling ConnectLife at (716)529-4300.  You can also set up an appointment online at:  www.connectlifegiveblood.org.

Registration for the annual Jim Wetherby Memorial Golf Tournament is underway.  The 4-persosn scramble takes place Saturday, August 23, at Allegheny Hills Golf Course, in Rushford…the 18-hole event begins with a shotgun start at 8:30am.  Included in the $70 fee are golf and cart, hole prizes, 50/50, raffles, hot dogs at the turn, and a dinner at the Cuba VFW.  All proceeds from the tournament are donated to various local and regional Veterans organizations.  You can sign up to play at the Cuba VFW, Route 305 in Cuba, or by calling Tom Burt at (716) 307-6340.  The tournament is sponsored by the Cuba VFW Auxiliary Post 2721, in the Memory of Past President Jim Wetherby.

The Southern Tier Catholic School PTA will hold a Craft Fair on Saturday, August 23, from 10-3 at the school, 921 North Union Street, Olean.  There’s free admission…over 20 vendors will have items for sale…food concessions and other fundraisers take place during the fair.  The event will take place Rain or Shine, as there will be some outside vendors.  For more information, go to:  https://www.stcswalsh.org.

St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will hold a special Kid’s Day on Saturday, August 23, from 11-1 at the center.  Kids can explore their artistic sides by making their own custom crafts.  Each child will receive a free art kit tote, filled with creative supplies to take home.  For more information, contact Paula Bernstein:  pbernstein@sbu.edu.

The Olean Youth Hockey Arrows Team will hold a Chicken BBQ with Music on Saturday, August 23, from 4-7pm at Lincoln Park.  Dinners are $17 each...and must be ordered by August 15.  In addition to the dinner, there is a Basket Raffle, and “Generations” will perform during dinner.  Proceeds from the dinner will help pay for the team’s trip to Lake Placid for a youth tournament.  To order your chicken dinners, contact Mary Miller, at (716) 244-3437.  You can also pay via Venmo:  @OLEANPEEWEEHOCKEY.

The Hinsdale American Legion will hold a Chicken BBQ on Saturday, August 23, with chicken available at noon, until sold out.  Dinners are $13, with Chicken halves available for $8 each.  Pre-orders for food are being encourged…call (716) 557-8716 to make your order.