From the community service desk: The Maryland district of the AAU or Amateur Athletic Union, will hold its annual sports awards banquet to honor athletes, coaches and volunteers next week.

The banquet will take place next Sunday at the Martin's East banquet facility located at 9000 Pulaski Highway at 1 p.m., and will honor 300 kids from around the state who take part in 12 AAU sanctioned sports, including cross country, boys and girls basketball, baseball, tae kwon do, swimming, diving, track and field, golf, wrestling, power lifting and jump rope.

For tickets and more information, contact Antoinette DuBose either at 410-323-7101 or at ndubose1744@aol.com.