Do you have a business where you could use a pair of extra hands for a few days? Free?

I have a friend who is trying to put together a program so that teens 14 and over who get suspended from school will have someplace to go to do some good rather than just sit at home. The thought is to teach them a lesson, teach them responsibility and a work ethic, and expose the kids to something that may be lacking in another area of their life.

If there are any businesses who might be interested, please email me at kay.harris@gaflnews.com and I will get you in touch with the person who is trying to see if he can make this work.

Shopping for a cause!

It’s nice to shop to help a cause, and not be shopping just because. You can get a great start on your Christmas and holiday shopping this weekend at the Belk Charity Day Sale.

More than 40 charitable organizations locally are involved as beneficiaries of the ticket sales. You buy a ticket from one of them for $5, they keep that $5, and you take your ticket to Belk from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and get some awesome discounts.

Business Roundup

Pirate’s Bluff in Five Points is open, alive and well these days after a change in ownership. The restaurant is revamping its menu a bit and is supposed to be just like the Pirate’s Bluff of old.

Good news! The Honeybaked Ham Co. & Cafe is reopening tomorrow in the same location it was in previously, next to Classic Art & Frame by the mall. It’s under new ownership.

And the Buffalo Wild Wings should be opening next weekend. Located by the mall, the new to Valdosta restaurant features a variety of wings and other menu items, and it’s a fun place to hang out, especially for sports fans.

Another new opening may take place next weekend or the week after, depending on how quickly things come together. The Creekside Tavern where Mulldoons used to be by the Y is nearly but not quite finished. The menu is supposed to be pretty creative and it’s going to be a night place and hangout for fun people.

Speaking of fun people, the newly renovated building in Remerton is open now with Bubba Highsmith’s State Farm office, NijemTech, and Coldwell Banker’s commercial office. It’s located next to the health food store in front of Charlie O’s.