Strategic Planning, Strategic Surviving

Recycles Pickup This Week: This is the week to pull your big blue toter to the curb for pickup on your regular trash pickup day In addition, the town is collecting yard waste every week this month. For more information, check out the town’s DPW website here.

Schools Strategic Planning meeting: The panel meets in Room 131 at Cole Middle School. Here's the agenda. 5:30 p.m.

Surviving the holiday’s after divorce: The Divorce Care group is holding a seminar on Surviving The Holidays After Divorce. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. Please register with Don (DonV@shanix.com). It begins at 6 p.m. in the Christ Church Ministry Center.

On Friday …

Cole’s ‘Annie’ (@ EGHS): Cole Middle School students present “Annie,” in the auditorium at EGHS. 7 p.m.

Dodging for a Cure Dodgeball Tourney: Dodg'n for a Cure is a dodgeball tournament fundraiser to benefit the Gloria Gemma Resource foundation. All proceeds from registration and silent auction will be donated directly to Gloria Gemma. Tyler Ferra is holding the tournament as his senior project. You can contact him at dodgnforacure@gmail.com to register or for additional information. 5 p.m. at East Greenwich High School.

Teen Center: The Teen Center has provided a great place to hang out on Friday evenings for decades now. They meet at the gym at Eldredge School but you don’t have to play basketball to enjoy the camaraderie. From 6 to 8 p.m.

And …

Annual Hill and Harbour Turkey Trot: The third annual Hill and Harbour Turkey Trot takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The day’s activities will include a 1-mile kids fun run, a certified 5K race, DJ, face painting, and the chance to work off some of that pumpkin pie! Register at www.eastgreenwich5k.com.