Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 of Blue Hill and 102.9 of Bangor needs your help.

WERU-FM Development Director Denis Howard reports the radio station is planning a pledge drive to raise funds for the Maine Plan for Displaced Americans which, he wrote, “will help three, displaced, low-income families” who were victims of Hurricane Katrina find a home in Maine.

The drive will be held 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and WERU needs at least 12 people “to answer pledge phones for a few hours” during this broadcast benefit.

Based in Portland, Howard explained, “the Maine Plan for Displaced Americans is organized by activists from the Homeless Marathon Radio Broadcast and the National Coalition to End Homelessness, working with government agencies like the Maine Subsidized Housing Authority.”

If you can help by answering phones for WERU in this Hurricane Katrina relief effort, call 469-6600 during weekday business hours or e-mail info@weru.org to volunteer.

More information is available at www.weru.org.

A diabetes “Aware and Care” event is being held today at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores nationwide. The Bangor event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Customers will receive free health screenings, including blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure tests.

Supported by Abbott’s Ross Products Division and the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the event will also provide customers with complimentary product samples and a diabetes resource book offering information about controlling diabetes through blood sugar monitoring, meal planning and exercise.

Here’s a reminder that the Bikers Causeway Cancer Research Run begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Rick’s Cafe on Route 302 in Naples.

In partnership with the Maine Cancer Foundation, David and Monique Wormwood founded this motorcycle ride to raise funds for cancer research.

Last year, 192 motorcycles and approximately 300 people attended, they wrote, expressing the hope those numbers would be surpassed this year.

The registration-donation fee is $18, and you can preregister at www.bikerscausewayrun.com.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of the event.

Raffles, door prizes, coffee and muffins are available for early arrivals, and participating local restaurants will donate a percentage of their profits to the event upon your return at 1 p.m. to Naples.

For more information, visit the above Web site.

You are invited to meet Maestro Xiao-Lu Li and staff of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra as they prepare for the BSO’s 110th season during “Symphony and Sam Pan,” a benefit for the BSO from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Oriental Jade Restaurant on Bangor Mall Boulevard.

You can enjoy live music by BSO musicians while you dine, and enter to win prize packages including an overnight at Bangor Hampton Inn, dinner with Maestro Li at the Oriental Jade, Nutcracker Ballet tickets, and more.

You can download a coupon at www.bangorsymphony.com or pick one up at Oriental Jade, use it from Sept. 25-30, and 20 percent of your bill will be donated to the BSO.

Kiss 94.5-FM will broadcast live that day, and the event is open to the public.

More information is available at the BSO Web site or by calling the box office at 942-5555 or (800) 639-3221.

The Katahdin Valley Health Center’s second annual Charity Golf Tourney to Support Diabetes Programs begins with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at VaJoWa Golf Course in Island Falls.

Gaile Nicholson of KVHC reports the event is limited to 80 players or 20 teams.

All proceeds will benefit area diabetes programs of KVHC, which has facilities in Island Falls, Millinocket and Patten.

The entry fee is $50 per person or $200 per team and includes golf, prizes and dinner after the tourney at the VaJoWa Up North Grille.

For an additional $15, a guest can join you for the steak and chicken dinner.

To register, visit any KVHC facility, VaJoWa, check local papers, or visit www.kvhc.org.

For more information, call Nicholson at 528-2285, ext. 301.

New Hope Hospice volunteer coordinator Connie Eye reports NHH is conducting hospice volunteer training sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, beginning Oct. 8 and continuing through Oct. 29 at NHH on Route 9 in Eddington.

The 24-hour training program will help volunteers understand the complex needs of patients and families coping with end-of-life issues.

An application form must be completed and a screening interview is necessary, but there is no fee to attend the training.

If you wish to volunteer, call Eye at 843-7521.

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