River City Harmonizers, an area women’s barbershop chorus, will host a very special concert to help one of its members.

Vicky Rhodes was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, explained fellow Harmonizer Lana Leighton.

The Harmonizers will be joined by other singers in hosting a benefit concert for Rhodes at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Orland Consolidated School on School House Road.

Donations will be accepted at the door.

Leighton explained that the women’s group will be joined by The Maine-ly Music Chorus, a Bangor area men’s barbershop group, “and associated quartets” for this benefit, which also offers “a lap quilt and quilt rack, and several other items” that will be raffled during the concert.

In addition, you can participate in a 50-50 raffle – all to help these women help their friend and fellow singer through this difficult time.

Members of Bucksport High School student council are sponsoring a spaghetti feed, with sittings at 5 and 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the high school, to benefit Lance and Kim Sanborn.

Lance Sanborn, a Bucksport firefighter-paramedic, is recovering from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident in February.

Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for children 3-12.

Tickets are available at BookStacks on Main Street or at the Bucksport Fire Department, 89 Franklin St. You may also buy tickets at the door.

Naomi Allen reports proceeds from the United Methodist Church of Stillwater’s yard sale benefit “church operations and the missions we support.”

That sale will be 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 3, at the church, 744 Stillwater Ave.

Phyllis Wardwell wrote that the Duck Cove Community Club of Bucksport annual yard and bake sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Little Yellow Schoolhouse on Route 46, Bucksport.

Proceeds will benefit the upkeep of this building listed on the National Register of Historic Places “and other organizations and community interests around town,” Wardwell explained.

For more information or for pickup of your donation, call 469-2805, 469-2121 or 469-1131.

Sara Yasner reminds those who need to participate, and all volunteers, that the ninth annual Camp Bangor Citywide Cleanup will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the following Bangor locations: Fairmont, Hayford, Chapin, Broadway, Little City and Stillwater parks; Doughty, Mary Snow, Fruit Street and Downeast schools; and Essex, Prentice and Brown woods.

After the cleanup, all volunteers are invited to a barbecue at 11:30 a.m. at Stillwater Park on Howard Street.

Sponsored by United Way of Eastern Maine, the city of Bangor and Keep Bangor Beautiful, participation helps Camp Bangor scholarship recipients to meet their community-service requirement, Yasner wrote.

For information, call her at 941-2800 or visit www.unitedwayem.org.

Lucille Cardin wrote that members of Veazie Congregational Church will host a food sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Sam’s Club in Bangor.

Proceeds will help meet church needs, she said.

Cheryl Murphy and Kathy Griffin, who are raising money to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Boston in August will host a breast cancer benefit bingo.

Doors open for lunch at 11 a.m. and games begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Sorrento Sullivan Recreation Center.

For information, call Murphy, 944-8977, or Griffin, 460-9931.

Susan Darling reports that the puppet ministry of Corinth United Methodist Church, youngsters 5-13 who are directed by Patti Rollins and Chrissy Bean, will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the church, 17 Main St.

Proceeds will benefit Manna Ministries of Bangor.

The puppets, also known as PB&J, for Puppets Believing in Jesus, will also perform at the 10:30 a.m. service, Sunday, May 4, at the church, and “all are invited to attend,” Darling wrote.

An offering will be taken to cover program costs.

You are invited to the Caribou Choral Society annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center.

There is no admission, but donations are accepted.

Directed by Dan Ladner and accompanied by Mary-Jo Hedman, the society has been performing for more than 30 years.

Next is the Evening at the Wind Symphony, with the Caribou High School Symphonic Band.

That concert will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the center and will include a tribute to U.S. veterans. Admission is $5.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; javerill@bangordailynews.net; 990-8288.