Peace recognition banquet scheduled

YOUNGSTOWN — The 12th Annual Peace Award Recognition Banquet, sponsored by the Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence, will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Hall on Via Mount Carmel. The event will honor citizens and organizations from the Mahoning Valley who are dedicated to reinforcing goals of building a stronger and safer community.

Tickets are $25 per person and will be mailed prior to the banquet. Make checks payable to Help Hotline Crisis Center and mail to the center at P.O. Box 46, Youngstown 44501, attention Brenda Gray. The task force would also like to have tickets purchased and donated to 30 senior citizens. If you purchase a ticket for a senior it will not be sent to you but set aside and given to a senior. Contact Ricky George, task force chairman, at (330) 941-3469 or Terri Bryant at (330) 744-9011.