CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• The McDonald Sideliners will have their monthly meeting Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Blue Devil room at the high school. Anyone interested in becoming a member is welcome.

CLUBS

• McDonald Parents of Performing Arts will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the McDonald post office building.

• Youngstown Road Runners Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday June 22 at Birch Hill Cabin in Mill Creek Park for dinner at 6:30. There will be a Hall of Fame induction of S. Mark Courtney, Adrian Mangino and Guy “Pizzo” Pizzaforotto, and volunteer awards. The host will be Rick Hart. The event is free to club members and $5 for guests. For reservations contact Carolyn DeChristofaro at csdruns@neo.rr.com. For additional information contact danrun@zoominternet.net.

• Youngstown American-Hungarian Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the clubhouse on Donald Avenue. On the agenda are the revision of bylaws and preparations for the YSU ethnic festival in July. Members are reminded to pay their dues so they can vote on bylaws. Before the meeting, there will be a picnic at 5 p.m. The club will provide the meat, and each member is asked to take a small casserole.

GUILDS

• Embroiderers Guild of America, Youngstown Chapter, will meet Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Canfield. The morning meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and the evening meeting, at 7:30 p.m. Sally Svoboda will preside. The featured project will be a beaded necklace fob by Donna Boohs. Take regular stitching supplies and magnification and lighting if necessary. Visitors are welcome. For more information e-mail YoEGA@zoominternet.net, or send inquiries to P.O. Box 5278, Poland, OH 44514.

• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: Southington So Sews meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state route 534, Southington, for a mystery road trip.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Girard Men’s Democrat Club meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Parkwood Youth Center.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

• Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club will host a public luncheon, “Sweet Land of Liberty,” from noon to 2 p.m. July 9 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Featured will be Kathy Lutz of Lutz Greenhouse, and Lauren and Hayley Ward with music. Guest speaker will be Charlotte Banka from Erie, whose topic will be “A Successful Search for Love.” The cost is $13, and reservations are essential by July 2. Call (330) 793-6676 or (330) 758-6049.

• Youngstown Women’s Connection invites the public to a luncheon, Kids Konnection, from noon to 2 p.m. July 14 at Lucianno’s Banquet Room, 1739 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, in the Wedgewood Plaza. The doors will open at 11:15 a.m. Among the features are a kids’ craft by Pat Catan’s Karen Gilbert, music by Instruments of Praise, and a guest speaker, Donna Merkel, whose topic will be “What Do You Mean It’s Not About Me?” The cost is $10 per person for reservations and free child care. Reservations must be made by July 7; call (330) 792-9103 or (330) 270-9347, or e-mail ywcreservations@att.net.

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, has planned the following events: Monday, walking at Mill Creek from parking lot on West Golf Drive or biking at Kirk Road at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, walking at Mill Creek from West Drive parking lot or golf at short holes at 6 p.m.; Thursday, music at 6:30 p.m. at Boardman Park; Saturday, cheap movies at the Shops at Boardman Park at 6:30. For more information call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Insight Brain Injury support group of Trumbull County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the board room at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, 8747 Squires Lane NE, Warren.

• Mended Hearts Chapter 7, a support group for heart survivors and their families, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Azalea Room at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Boardman Campus. An optional dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Terrace Cafe. Guest speaker will be Dr. M. Shayesteh, board certified nutrition and diabetes educator. The public is welcome. For more information, contact Bill Zavarello, (330) 729-3782.

• Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County, a support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center on state Route 154 in Lisbon. For more information call (330) 424-7767.

• TOPS 327 will meet Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. Weigh-in is from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 793-7083.

• TOPS 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Idaho Road Alliance Church, 250 Idaho Road, across from Frank Ohl Middle School. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30, p.m., followed by the meeting until 6:30. For further information, call (330) 758-4923.

• TOPS 1262, McDonald, meets Wednesdays 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 OH 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles Canfield Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For more information, call (330) 793-2076.

• UPMC Horizon Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Shenango Valley Campus.

• Youngstown PFLAG will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown.

VETERANS

• Korean War Veterans, Mahoning Valley Chapter, will meet at 6 p.m. (one hour earlier than usual) Monday at American Legion Post 201, Oakwood Avenue, Austintown, for officer installation and a reception.

• Point Man Ministry Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Point Man’s LZ Refuge, Vet and Community Center, 243 Main St., Leetonia. For more information contact Phil Kinsey, (800) 877-8387.

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