Hunger-relief walk

Hunger-relief walk
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Greater Youngstown Crop Walk, sponsored by the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches, will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wick Park.
Proceeds will help Church World Service feed the world's hungry; 25 percent of proceeds will be designated for the needy in the Mahoning Valley. Funds that stay in the Mahoning Valley will be distributed among Protestant Family Services, Fish Samaritan House and Catholic Charities.
Church World Services is helping with relief efforts tied to the Sept. 11 attacks on America and helped Mahoning Valley families affected by a tornado that cleared a path through Mahoning and Trumbull counties in May 1985.
Several hundred walkers are expected to participate in the 6-mile walk.
Introduction to YSU
YOUNGSTOWN -- "The YSU Experience," a gathering for high school seniors still in the process of searching for a college, will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University. The event gives students and parents an opportunity to discuss academic majors, the admissions process, scholarships, financial aid, campus housing and student life, and to take a campus tour. The event will be repeated Oct. 21. Call (330) 742-2000 for information.
Election forum
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Junior Civic League and Community Mobilization Committee are sponsoring a forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Arlington Street for Youngstown candidates running in the Nov. 6 election. The public is invited.