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“Community Connection” (6:30 a.m., WFMJ-TV 21; and 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday on Time Warner Cable community access channel): The American Girl Fashion Show and Luncheon will return to the Valley to benefit Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. Julie Costas, Nena Perkins and Ken Sklenar will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the concept of the show, how girls can participate and when the events take place. A mini- fashion-show preview will include child models from the community.

Sklenar will discuss the new physical therapy activity of Easter Seals, SuitAbility, a space suit that was developed by NASA for astronauts to prevent atrophy of body muscles in space and is utilized by Easter Seals to help disabled children function at a higher level.