Because a number of dependents of military service members don't get to share the holiday season with their mothers or fathers, a Bossier Chamber of Commerce member is working to change that with a toy drive.

Victoria Wigley, an independent educational consultant for Bossier Chamber member Discovery Toys, is hosting a toy drive to give children a Christmas basket. The basket is a gift to show that the community supports deployed military service members and their families.

The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center invits runners and walkers to dress up in costume to "frighten" cancer at the Great Pumpkin Run for Research on October 27 at the Centenary College Gold Dome.

The family event features a traditional 5K run and health walk.

The NSU Child and Family Network will host a workshop on becoming a licensed child care center operator. The workshop runs from 6 - 9 p.m. on Monday, September 10 at the NSU-CFN office at 1800 Washington Place.