CLUB CALENDER | Area organizations announce events

Club news is published every Friday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch and Boardman-Canfield Branch, will hold a spring dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Georgeanna Parker Activity Center in Boardman Township Park, 375 Boardman-Canfield Road. Lisa Dickson will speak on “Decorating in a Day.” Dinner reservations are required and are $10. All college graduates are welcome. For more information, call (330) 758-7062.

Mahoning Valley Council of the International Reading Association will have a dinner and meeting from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 8 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, 4500 Norquest Blvd., Austintown. The keynote speaker will be Kathy East, Wood County librarian and member of the Caldecott Selection Committee. Officers will be installed, and scholarships will be awarded to two Youngstown State University students. Commitment to Literacy Awards will be given to members of the association council, and the winner of the book basket raffle will be announced. For more information, contact Lynne Stoll, (330) 757-6084; Patricia Bartholomew, (330) 565-6258 or from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at (330) 758-6689; or Karen Carney, (330) 770-0512.

William Penn Association, Branch 28, will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Grand Buffet, 7690 Market St., Boardman, to elect two delegates and two alternates for the September convention.

Yo-Mah-O Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will hold election of officers when members meet at 5:45 p.m. May 8 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Dinner will be a chef’s choice buffet for $18. Dinner reservations are required by Monday. The contact number is (330) 652-1784 or visit the Web site at http://www.yomaho-iaap.com. For information, call Barbara Sofranec, (330) 792-2520.

AUXILIARIES

Flora McDonald Auxiliary will meet for dessert at 1 p.m. May 5 at the home of Alice Seifarth. A program will follow.

BOOSTERS

Girard Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1950 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Bedford Trails, 713 Bedford Road, Coitsville Township. For directions, call (330) 755-2024.

Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

CLUBS

General Electric Quarter Century Club will hold its 62nd annual dinner and meeting for Austintown Products Plant and the former Youngstown Lamp Plant Employees and retirees on May 20 at the Croatian Home, 3200 Vestal Road, Youngstown. Reservations are to be made by May 14 and should be sent in care of the Quarter Century Club, Austintown Product Plant, 280 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, OH 44509. For more information, call (330) 398-1129, (330) 270-5218 or (330) 799-9471.

Ohio Cultural Alliance will have a dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. May 7 at The Georgetown, South Avenue, Boardman. The theme will be “Enriching Elements of Life: Law,” and the speaker will be Atty. Ronald Slipski, president of Mahoning County Bar Association. Entertainment will be provided by the Struthers Community Show Choir led by Bob Noble. The cost is $13 for paid-up members and $18 for nonmembers. Mail reservations and checks to the alliance, P.O. Box 5611, Canfield, OH 44406, no later than Wednesday.

Poland Center Homemakers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poland United Methodist Church. There will be a casserole luncheon, and hostesses will be Mary Jane Guidos and Betty Gulas. Members are to take scissors and a needle for the craft; cross kits will be available.

Youngstown Women’s Connection will hold a Delectable Springtime Luncheon at noon May 8 at the Italian American Banquet Center, 115 S. Meridian Road, Austintown. Featured will be Laurie Taylor with edible arrangements, H&Cheri Blackann offering special music, and a program on “When Life is Full of Doubts, Come Find Joy Inside and Out” by Dolores Mitson. The cost is $8. For luncheon and free child-care reservations, call (330) 792-1058 or (330) 288-5333 by Tuesday.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the library meeting room for coffee and a 10 a.m. business sesson. The program will be given by Allison Tocco, Poland Speech Team coach, and several members of the team. Hostesses will be Beverly Chorey, Bertha Eszenyl, Sally Foster and Louise Mulderig. Books and magazines will be collected for the book cart. Guests are welcome.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Warren Republican Women’s Club will meet at noon Thursday at the Upton House. Elizabeth Clark will speak and conduct a tour of the facility. Guests are welcome with advance reservations. For more information, call (330) 759-1211.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Girard Knights of Columbus Men 2935 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Girard K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

Holy Name of Jesus Ladies Guild will meet at noon Tuesday at Founders Hall for a catered lunch.

McDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall.

St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the parish house.

United Methodist Women of Richard Brown Church will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Thursday following the executive committee meeting at 12:15. Hostessses will be Betty Hudak and her committee, and Edith Thornton will give the blessing. Those attending are to take a sandwich; dessert will be served. A program on “Your Rainbows in Life” will be presented by Carol Thomas.

SERVICE CLUBS

Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., Girard.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Other activities include: Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, $5; Thursday, new-member meeting at church at 7:30 p.m.; May 4, cheap movies at Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; May 5, dancing at Moose Club in Niles at 7 p.m.; and May 6, dancing at Choices at MetroPlex Centre at 7 p.m. For more information, call (330) 757-1440, (330) 729-0127 or (330) 793-1484.

Single For Any Reason has planned the following events: Wednesday, eat at Top Notch Diner in Cortland at 6:30 p.m. followed by general meeting; May 4, take covered dish and meat of your choice for steak fry and cards at 6 p.m.; and May 5, dance to live band at Niles Moose, $5 cover charge. For more information on these activities, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Girard Free Library.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Zion Church, Main Street, Greenville, Pa., and Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Warren Easter Seals Children’s Rehab Center, 885 Howland-Wilson Road, Howland. For information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.

Alzheimer’s Family Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the private dining room at Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road. Meetings are free and open to all caregivers, family members and friends of those with memory problems. For more information, call Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association, (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

Postpartum Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Youngstown YWCA, 25 W. Rayen Ave. For information, contact (330) 207-1385 or jodi@poemonline.org.

Recovery Inc., a self-help mental-health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian Church, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call (330) 747-1176.

TOPS 327 will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 757-9368.

TOPS 822, Struthers, will meet Tuesday at Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. Weigh-in will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. before the meeting.

TOPS 1262, McDonald, will meet Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building. Weigh-in is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and the meeting will follow. New members are welcome.

VETERANS

District Eight Department of Ohio, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and the Auxiliary, will hold a testimonial dinner May 5 at Mogadore VFW 8487 Post Home, 385 Randolph Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a social hour, and dinner will be served at 7. Music and dancing will follow. Contact a local VFW post or auxiliary for more information.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Middletown. For more information, call (330) 542-9928.