• The Moviment Madonna tal-Konsagrazzjoni will be holding a prayer meeting at Girgenti, Siggiewi, today at 6.30 p.m.
• The Department of English Students Association, University of Malta (DESA UOM), will be holding a reception celebrating the launch of TEXT, their online publication, at the MITP Courtyard, Valletta, on Thursday at 8 p.m. Illustrators will be exhibiting their works and TEXT will be on show throughout the evening. Refreshments will be served.
• The Friends of Australia Association will be holding a barbecue night by the pool at the Danish Village Holiday Complex, Ghadira Bay, Mellieha, on Friday at 7.30 p.m. Members, their families and friends, as well as holidaymakers (especially those from Australia) are welcome. For bookings and more information call 2122 2644 or 2124 0255. Transport may be arranged if required.
• A barbecue for ex-students of St Monica School will be held in the yard of Dar Provincjali, Fleur-de-Lys, on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Those interested should call Walter Debono on 9915 0554 by tomorrow.
• Phoenix Volley will be holding its 4x4 Mixed Beach Volley Day Tournament at Ghadira Bay, Mellieha, on Saturday from 9 a.m. Registration fee is €25 per team. For more information and bookings e-mail phoenixvolley@gmail.com.
• The Gozo CCU Foundation is organising Summer Sizzler - a buffet at Ta' Mena Estate, Marsalforn Road, on August 30 at 7.30 p.m. Entry fee is €20 per person. Call Carmen on 7956 6496, Nickie on 9905 9653 or Sharyn on 7932 0031.
• A day's outing in aid of The Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Radisson SAS, Ghajn Tuffieha, on September 2 at 10 a.m. A private bus leaves St Lucia at 9 a.m. For bookings call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.
• A reunion of old students and school staff who attended the Liceo Vassalli, Handaq, between 1981 and 2007 will be held at the Liceo Vassalli premises on September 11 at 8 p.m. For more information call Jurgen on 9943 9866 or Keith on 7941 6676, or e-mail liceovassallihandaq@ gmail.com.
• The Malta Hospice Movement, assisted by the San Gwann Scout Group, is organising a fundraising midnight walk on September 11. Registration and a warm-up session will begin at the Bugibba Pjazza at 11 p.m. Entry fee is €5 and all present will receive a commemorative t-shirt, a medal and refreshments. For more information contact Johanna Calleja at The Malta Hospice Movement, 39 Good Shepherd Avenue, Balzan, BZN 1263, call 2144 0085 or e-mail frhospice@onvol.net. Registration forms can be downloaded from www.hospicemalta.org and will be accepted until September 4.
• Free pre-school spinal checkups for children at the Chiropractic Care Centre, St Julian's, on September 14. Call for an appointment on 2138 4144 or 9949 4336.
• There will be a reunion for the Pieta' Hotspurs FC Old Boys 1992-1997. For more information, call Ray Mifsud on 2182 2091 or 9942 0218 or e-mail rmdesign@maltanet.net.