Beginning in Forsyth Park and continuing one mile down Drayton Street, and then finishing up on Broughton Street, the 7th annual Savannah Mile Run attracts all levels of runners from children to experts on Saturday, May 25 at 8 a.m. This annual run is put on by The 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, a nonprofit providing immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officials who lost their lives in the line of duty.

FRIDAY MAY 17

6:30 P.M.—Release your inner Jimmy Buffett with the Tybee Annual Beach Bum Parade starting at 6:30 p.m. along Butler Avenue on Tybee Island. Get ready for a parade beach-style, complete with a giant water fight. Participation is free, but please read the water safety guidelines before attendance, such as no water balloons, buckets or pressure washers.

SATURDAY MAY 18

8 A.M.—Senior Citizens Inc. brings Meals on Wheels to Daffin Park with their 3rd Annual Miles for Meals 5K Run/Walk. Get on your feet early for the 5K to help Meals on Wheels provide 600 meals to Chatham County senior citizens living below the poverty level. Registration is $35 on race day and packet pickup is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Fleet Feet Sports.

“In the event that the helicopter goes down, just remember R.E.I.R.S.E.L,” says Cory Ceikot, a rescue swimmer with the United States Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. “’R’ is for reference point, ‘E’ is for emergency exit …” he says, explaining the safety procedure used for water crashes. They are not words I want to hear. But it’s too late. Suddenly, I’m upside down, under water, caged in on all sides, and scrambling to release the seatbelt buckle that will free me and allow me to surface. I can’t get the belt undone. What have I gotten myself into?”