Local efforts to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Local efforts to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Hermitage: Proceeds from a chicken pot pie dinner will be sent to the American Red Cross Katrina Disaster Fund. The dinner will be from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Shenango Valley Masonic Lodge 810, East State Street and South Neshannock Road. Cost is $10 per person. Diapers, baby wipes, paper towels, toiletries, bath and hand towels, wash cloths, men's and women's undergarments, socks, bedding, scrub buckets, soaps and cleaners will be accepted. The fund-raiser is sponsored by the city of Hermitage, Hermitage and Patagonia volunteer fire departments, Hermitage Fraternal Order of Police and Stupka Motors in cooperation with the Shenango Valley Masonic Lodge.
Warren: Special Event DJ's and DJ Mikey Mike Entertainment will sponsor a Hurricane Katrina Benefit from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Crest Bowling Lanes, Banquet Center, 3390 Youngstown Road S.E. Doors will open at noon. There will be various entertainment including the band Huckinfill Billys from 4 to 5:30. A car show, karaoke and raffles also are planned. A donation of $5 will be collected at the door. Proceeds will go to the Trumbull County American Red Cross. Several families from Mississippi and Louisiana will attend and share their experiences during and after the storm.