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Ice cream social

Shy Wolf Sanctuary will benefit from the ice cream social and silent auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hilton Naples & Towers, 5111 U.S. 41 N., Naples. The event features an ice cream sundae bar, photos with Ahanu the wolfdog, cello music and a silent auction. $20. Information: 290-9867 or admin@shywolfsanctuary.com

Blood donors needed

Kenny Conidaris, a 15-year-old Estero resident, needs a bone marrow match to help cure his aplastic anemia. The Community Blood Center, an affiliate of the NCH Healthcare System, is holding a special blood and bone marrow drive from noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday at the NCH Support Services Center located at 2157 Pine Ridge Road (across the street from Home Depot), Naples.

Adult education

■ Adult education at Collier County School District will begin Monday. Schedules are available at www.collieradulted.com. Information: 377-1234

■ Barry Nicholls will teach “Diamonds and Gems,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for three Tuesdays beginning Tuesday at Barron Collier High School, 5600 Cougar Drive, Naples. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Meeting

The Happy Trails 4-H Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Oakridge Middle School, 14975 Collier Blvd., Cafeteria, Naples. Information: 825-7904 or 243-7911

Planning ahead seminar

Naples Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery is presenting a seminar titled “Planning Ahead for all of the Right Reasons,” at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Naples Regional Library, 650 Central Ave., Naples. Reservations are requested. Information: 597-3101

Cub and Boy Scouts sign-up

Boys interested in joining Cub and Boy Scouts in Collier County will be able to sign-up from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at all public elementary school cafeterias north of Golden Gate Parkway, Naples and from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 at all public elementary school cafeterias south of Golden Gate Parkway, Naples. Information: (239) 936-8072

Foster parents needed

The Children’s Network of Southwest Florida will have an orientation meeting on how to become a foster or adoptive parent from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at 2606 South Horseshoe Drive, Naples. Information: (800) 893-2645

Manners for dogs

The Greater Naples Dog Club will sponsor manner classes for dogs at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 4331 Corporate Square, Naples. The trainers are AKC obedience exhibitors. Information: 597-7721

Senior idol contest

Lely Palms Retirement is sponsoring a senior idol singing contest for anyone 55 and over at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at 6135 Rattlesnake Hammock Road, Naples. Information: 775-7661

Surrendering your pets

Call or visit the Collier County Domestic Animal Services at 7610 Davis Blvd., Naples, if you have to surrender your pets because of a foreclosure or other personal reason. Do not leave them alone in an empty house. Anyone knowing about a pet in an abandoned home should call 252-7387.

Achievements and accolades

■ Morgan Betten has been named to the president’s list for achieving a 4.0 GPA during the summer 2008 semester at Tallahassee Community College. Betten is a 2008 graduate of Barron Collier High School.

■ Katie Burrows has been named the David Lawrence Center’s director service provider of the year.

■ Julie Marchetti of Estero has been selected as an inclusion ambassador by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. for its statewide grass roots initiative.

■ Marlene Nichols of Sanibel caught a coded cubic zirconia tossed by Congress Jewelers during Sanibel Island’s holiday parade and won a diamond valued at $7,500.

■ Chico’s Charities Edison Festival of Light has been named a top 20 event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.

Deadline for People, Places and Things is 10 a.m. Wednesday. E-mail to snmesulam@naplesnews.com, fax to 403-6138 or mail to Sheila Mesulam, Naples Daily News, 1075 Central Ave., Naples, FL 34102. All briefs are printed on a space-available basis.