<strong>USCB seeks volunteers to </strong>assist with<strong> </strong>game day management for the upcoming baseball and softball seasons. Familiarity with baseball and/or softball is required, and experience with keeping statistics, operating an electronic scoreboard or audio and video production is preferred. If interested, please contact Kelley Alcorn at 208-8067 or alcorn@uscb.edu. The Sand Sharks’ first home baseball game is Jan. 28, and the inaugural softball season begins Feb. 11.

<strong>The 5th Annual Beaufort Irish </strong>Festival is coming and the drums are sounding. Community minded volunteers and vendors are needed on February 26, to help make this annual event a continued success.

Interested? Contact: Noel Tillman at (843) 379-7704 or e-mail: cntillman@embarqmail.com, or visit www.beaufortirishfestival.org.
The festival promotes Irish language, customs, traditions, history, music, food, drink, family fun and humor.

Last year the festival made a net profit of $1000, which was donated to Hope Haven of the Lowcountry. This year the festival is donating earnings to Habitat for Humanity.

The Irish Festival and heritage celebration dates:
Feb. 25     Gala—An evening of Irish dinner and drinks at Best Western on Bay St., 6-9 p.m., catered by Paninis;
Feb. 26—An Irish family fun day at the main festival, 12-4 PM at The Quality Inn Hotel on Boundary St.;
Feb.. 26—Pub Night at Luther’s on Bay St., 9 p.m.;
Feb.. 27—Irish jam session at Luther’s on Bay St., 1-4 p.m.

<strong>Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity </strong>will hold a volunteer orientation at the Habitat ReStore on Parris Island Gateway on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p.m. For those interested in putting non-construction skills to work, information will be available on how to get plugged in to volunteering with Habitat on various oversight committees, with fund-raising and special events, with family selection and family support, and at the ReStore. For more information please call the Habitat office at 843-522-3500.