Northwest Florida Blood Services announces the WEAR ABC 3 Rush In To Give Pre-Labor Day Blood Drive on Friday, September 3 at the TV studio located at 4990 Mobile Highway in Pensacola from 7am to 6pm. Each eligible blood donor will receive a Team 56 jersey t-shirt, free cholesterol screening and be entered to win a 2010 KIA SOUL. SUBWAY will provide tasty sandwiches and cookies.

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Destin will also join WEAR ABC 3 Rush In To Give Pre-Labor Day blood drive. Join the team at 7800 West Highway 98 and give the gift of life from 8am to 4pm.

Northwest Florida Blood Services, your community blood center, provides blood to 25 hospitals in Northwest Florida. You are eligible to donate if you are 16 with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds, be in good health and have a picture ID. There is no upper age limit.  Elevated blood needs are: O Negative and B Negative. Take the offensive and make a touchdown for life. Wear the Team 56t-shirt and commit to donate every 56 days. Friends and families needblood seven days a week in our area hospitals and we need you to joinour team.

For additional information please call 850-434-2535 or check the Northwest Florida Blood Services website at www.nfbcblood.org. Support your community blood center. Lets start the season and Rush In To Give.

New Beginnings Art Show will be held on September 10, 11, and 12. This will mark the 15th year Angel's Garden has organized and sponsored this show to benefit FavorHouse, a facility providing safe shelter for victims of domestic violence. They offer counseling services, educational groups, referral services, domestic violence injunctions and literally a place for victims to reside until they get on their feet.

Over seventy-five artists will  be featured. Admission is FREE and an area for childrens activities will also be provided. There will be GREAT food vendors and music and dancers all day. The art show will be in the park at the corner of 12th and Gonzalez Street across from the old Sacred Heart Hospital.

If you are interested in being a featured artist, or a sponsor of this event, telephone Debbie Tracy at Angel's Garden 435-9555.

Designer clothing, baby items, handbags, furniture, home decor and more will be sold at bargain prices at the Pensacola Little Theatre Guilds first "Heels & Hot Stuff" sale in September. Frugalistas will find clothing, purses and accessories with designer labels including Kate Spade, Juicy Couture, Coach and Citizens of Humanity. Fashions include formal wear and casual outfits for men, women, moms-to-be and children. Toys, books, sports gear, furniture and housewares will also be sold at bargain prices.

WHO:         Pensacola Little Theatre Guild
WHAT:        Heels & Hot Stuff - an upscale bargain sale

PREVIEW:  September 17, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission $5.00 per person. Limit 100 tickets sold. A 50% mark-up will be added to all sales. Preview admission includes wine & refreshments.

SALE:         September 18, 8:00 a.m. to noon. Free admission. Items sold as marked.
WHERE:     Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St., Downtown

The Pensacola Little Theatre Guild is a support organization for Pensacola Little Theatre, one of the Souths oldest continuously producing community theatres. Their "Heels & Hot Stuff" upscale yard sale is a fundraiser. Proceeds will help support PLT children's programming and fund scholarships to after-school drama classes.