The Celebration Luncheon for Onondaga County Seniors is set for Thursday, May 10, at Drumlins Country Club. Program and Luncheon start promptly at noon. This event: Celebrates National “Older Americans Month,” which is every May; Honors Onondaga County Residents, and Provides a Delicious Lunch: Chicken Breast Milanaise or Vegetable Lasagna.

This year's honorees are: Senior Citizen of the Year – Dorothy L. White; Serving Seniors Honorees of the Year - Merriette Chance Pollard, Dunbar Center, and Brian Evans, Sr., Senior Companion Program with Interfaith Works & PACE CNY, and Flanders Memorial Caregiver of the Year - Mary Anne Barth.

Seniors, age 60 or older, and their guests, must register by Friday May 4. The meal cost is $5 and has been kept to a minimum due to the generosity of local contributors. Guests are encouraged to register early as seating is limited. Checks can be made payable to Onondaga County Elders, Inc. and should accompany the registration form. The Registration can be found at: http://www.ongov.net/aging/news.html

For more information, or for special accommodations, call (315) 435-2362 ext. 4945. This event is sponsored by Onondaga Elders, Inc. and the Onondaga County Office for Aging.

Children can make mom a Mother’s Day card on both Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12. Open for ages 5-12.

Children can make mom a Mother’s Day card all day at the library. Open for ages 5-12.

The 16th annual Elder Law Fair will be held May 16 at Onondaga Community College, Academic Building 2, 4585 W. Seneca Turnpike. Attendees are advised to use Rt 175 entrance; park at ARENA and use shuttle bus. Sessions offered include: Paying for Long Term Care, Aging Safely at Home, Estate Administration, Protecting Your Assets and more. Register online at http://aarp.cvent.com/ElderLaw2018 or by phone at  1-877-926-8300.

Make your own custom mugs by adding any text, images, photos and more. Celebrate special events and occasions with your custom designed mug. Open to ages 10 and up. Attendees must register. Call (315) 435-3395.

Join the NAACP of Syracuse and Onondaga County for an Open Forum and Discussion On treatment, safe relationships, access to care and the impact of the transmission and diagnosis of HIV/AIDs and STDs. Healthlthy snacks will be provided. For more information contact jjamesnaacpsyr@gmail.com or (315) 422-6933.

The Kwanzaa Village CommUnity garden is in need of 40-50 community members' assistance Saturday, June 2, to finish and create beds, assist with sheet mulching and wood chips, creating a pathway with slab stone, assemble and install arbors(3), create landscape beds, install flowers and mulch. Youth participation is encouraged. The garden and green space is located at 920 Midland Ave. and the corner of Furman. Items that will be of need: Shovels - spade & flat, Pitchforks, Metal rakes, Wheel barrels and 2-3 cordless power drills. For more information, contact Patrona Jones at pmjrowser@gmail.com.

The next Southside TNT meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, June 4, at the South Side Innovation Center. Presenters will include: Aggie Lane and Andrew Coon with UJTF and Legal Services discussing the racial equity impact statement and petition regarding jobs on the I-81 viaduct project; Angela Wright with SMNC presenting conceptual drawings for the Southside Café, and Pam Brunet with Leadership Greater Syracuse who will provide a brief overview of the civic engagement training programs offered in Syracuse. There will be no July meeting due to the holiday.

Join the Syracuse chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for an evening of recognition, reflection and inspiration. The cost for the VIP Reception and dinner: $125 per person or $240 per couple; dinner only: $85 per person or $160 per couple.

Duck Race to End Racism will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. This free event will feature family entertainment, free ice cream from Byrne Dairy and for the third year, Terra MakerHall will return to provide fun science and technology activities for children. There will also be a video booth and roving reporters thanks to Syracuse Stories.