The Unifour Senior Games, an athletic and artistic event for seniors 55 years of age and better in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties, is currently seeking volunteers to assist with the 2013 Unifour Senior Games.

The 29th Annual games began on April 19, and run through through May 17, at locations throughout the Greater Hickory Metro.

Over 800 area seniors are participating in this year’s Games. Senior Games events include track and field, tennis, bowling, table tennis, swimming, billiards, and many more.

Volunteers are especially needed on Monday, May 6 at the Highland Recreation Center in Hickory for opening ceremonies, spincasting, softball throw, football throw, and basketball shooting events.

Volunteers are also needed on Monday, May 13, at Lenoir-Rhyne University for track and field events.

The Hickory Youth Council are increasing awareness about bullying at the Anti-Bullying Youth Concert.

The first Anti-Bullying Youth Concert is being held Friday, April 26, from 6 – 9 p.m., at “The Sails on the Square” in downtown Hickory.  The Youth Council created a video contest to bring a greater awareness to the issue of bullying in our area and the damage it causes.  Each video will be displayed at the concert.  Between the bands, all entries will be shown to the public, and the winning video will be announced at the event.  The Grand Prize winner will be presented with $100 cash prize and a free suite night at a Hickory Crawdads Game.  All participants will receive a grandstand ticket to a Hickory Crawdads Game on Monday, May 6.

Gardening for awareness is exactly what the Green Thumb Garden Club is doing.

Green Thumb Garden Club in partnership with the City of Hickory is installing a “Plant it Pink” Garden at the S.A.L.T. Block.  The looped pink ribbon design honors breast cancer survivors and offers support to those currently suffering from this disease.

Each year over 220,000 United States women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 die.  One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.