CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups plan events

ASSOCIATIONS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Girard Public Library, 105 E. Prospect St., Girard; Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2860 E. Market St., Warren; Thursday at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 McKinley Way, Poland; and Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad Street, Canfield. For information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102. All support groups are free to the public.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

• McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office.

CLASSES

• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1953 will meet for a Christmas luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Johnny’s on Market Street. Guests are welcome.

CLUBS

• Chapter CE of the PEO Sisterhood will get together at noon Wednesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield for lunch and a meeting. Hostesses are Marilyn Samuels and Carol Smusz.

• Hubbard Fortnightly IV will have its Christmas lunch at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hickory Grill. There will be a $10 gift exchange. A car pool from Hubbard City Building will depart at 12:30 p.m.

• McDonald Arts and Crafts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

FRATERNAL GROUPS

• Croatian Fraternal Lodge 598 will meet at 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Catholic Collegiate Association will hold a Christmas luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Tippecanoe Country Club. The Seraphim Chorus, directed by Kris Harper, will perform holiday music. The club will collect new clothing items for the homeless, which will be distributed by the Catholic Charities Regional Agency, serving Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

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

SERVICE CLUBS

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

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: Monday and Wednesday, meet at food court at 6:30 p.m. for walk in Southern Park Mall; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Dec. 21, cheap movies at Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Dec. 22, dance to Night Owl Band at Moose Club in Niles at 7 p.m. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single For Any Reason announces the following events: Monday, newsletter deadline; and Dec. 22, dance to Road Work Band at Avon Oaks, 1401 Youngstown-Warren Road, Girard, from 8 to 11 p.m.; there is a $7 cover charge. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SUPPORT GROUPS

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

• Survivors of Suicide support group of Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Columbiana County Counseling Center on Route 154. For December, the time for the meeting has been changed to 11 a.m. instead of the usual 6 p.m.

• Survivors of Suicide support group of Mahoning County will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Disciples of Christ Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information, call the Help Hotline Crisis Center at (330) 747-2696.

• 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 698, Girard, will meet Monday at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway. Weigh-in is from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. New members are welcome; the first night is free. For information, call (330) 394-1262 or (330) 545-4770.

• 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.

• TOPS 1805, Canfield, will meet Wednesday at Canfield Christian Church, Canfield. Weigh-in will be from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. with the meeting to follow until 9. For information, call Gerri Brown, (330) 533-4172 or Judy Toth at (330) 533-2464.

• Youngstown PFLAG will have a holiday potluck dinner when members meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown. For information, call (330) 747-7433.

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