• A car boot sale is being organised today from 7am onwards, in aid of the Arka Foundation at the main Marsalforn car park.
• A blood donation session is being held today from 8am to 1pm at the Gozo General Hospital Outpatients Department.
• The San Lawrenz local council is organising the second edition of Swejjaq – a traditional artisan market which used to be held in various localities in Gozo and Malta – today between 9am and 1pm in San Lawrenz.
• Independence Day will be celebrated today at 7.30pm on Independence Square, Victoria. The National and Regional Celebrations Committee within the Gozo Ministry will host a concert by the Symphonic Band of the Armed Forces of Malta, under the direction of Warrant Officer 1 Jonathan Borg.
• A Bible study meeting will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm at St Anthony church, Għajnsielem. All are welcome.
• The diocesan Eucharistic Movement will hold a prayer evening at the Good Shepherd church, Victoria, on Saturday at 8.30pm, followed by Mass at midnight.
• The Friends of the Sick and Elderly in Gozo are organizing a charity sale at Victoria Football Ground (next to car park) next Sunday September 25, from 7.30am to 1pm. Pay on the day, €10 per car space. For more information call 2155 3336 / 2155 1180 / 2155 8250 or e-mail admin@fsegozo.org.
• The third edition of the OASI Cup Run with the theme Say No to addiction, Yes to a Healthy Lifestyle, organised by the Oasi Foundation is taking place on Sunday October 2. For more information call 2156 3333, or e-mail admin@oasi.org.mt.
charles.spiteri@timesofmalta.com