OUT & ABOUT: It's a weekend to honor moms everywhere

Letter carrier's food drive today

According to the U.S. Postal Service Web site, 16 years ago the postal service and the National Association of Letter carriers launched the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Since then more than 900 million pounds of food have been collected. This year our local carriers will be picking up food to help the local women's shelter run by Advocates to End Domestic Violence. Leave a donation on or by your mailbox for a mail carrier to pick up today. Donations can also be dropped off at any post office if you feel like getting out and about. What a great way to celebrate the brave women who make the very difficult decision to leave a violent and life-threatening relationship to make a better life for themselves and their children. Thank you to all the letter carriers for helping!

WHAT: U.S. Postal Services Annual Food Drive

WHEN: Today

WHERE: As close as your own mailbox

CONTACT: U.S. Post Office, 1111 S. Roop St., Carson City, 884-2300 or Advocates, 883-7654

Celebrity Docs fundraiser tonight

Celebrity Docs raffle helps assist the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, and thanks to Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota, you could win a choice of a new 2009 Toyota Corolla or Ford Focus.

This Mother's Day-themed fundraiser is a win-win event. Take your mom and celebrate, win a car and help fight against cancer.

WHAT: Celebrity Docs Caring for Cancer

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. today

WHERE: Glen Eagles Restaurant

COST: Tickets are $20 each or six for $100.

CONTACT: 884-4414.

Mother's Day buffet

Mimosas or orange juice, coffee or tea, pastry bar and assorted desserts " what else could a mom ask for but to enjoy Mother's Day at a beautiful buffet? Take your mom up to Gold Hill to enjoy a tasty buffet then mosey on up for the free Virginia City Historical Mother's Day Bed and Breakfast Inn tour and make it a complete day for your mother.

WHAT: Gold Hill Mother's Day Buffet & Virginia City B & B tour

WHERE: Gold Hill Hotel and Virginia City

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

COST: Adults $24, Children under 12, $14

CONTACT: 847-0111

KUDOS: Mother's Day is a holiday devoted to motherhood and expressing thanks to mothers. I want to thank a gentleman in our community who, in honor of his mother, each year sends flowers to our local Senior Center for all the moms to enjoy. Your mother raised an amazing man but she was an outstanding mother.

- To have your information included, contact Kim Riggs at kimriggs@att.net.