SOCIETY DIGEST

Program will address special individuals

AUSTINTOWN — Speakers from the Ohio State Department of the Developmentally Disabled will be at Austintown Library on Raccoon Road from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday to discuss transitional and waiver issues to parents/guardians in the tri-county area.

All families/guardians and professionals interested in pertinent information as it relates to our special individuals are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

No Limits Alternative Day Program will offer free respite if required. Sons or daughters can be dropped off for a pizza party while caregivers attend the meeting. For the respite service, call (330) 792-8024 for a reservation.

Help for the bereaved will be provided

Questions and concerns one may have after a loved one has died will be answered at two events to be sponsored by Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes.

The first will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 2726 Centre Road, Poland, where Bill O’Hara, retired assistant fire chief with Austintown Fire Department, will speak on “Safety and Security,” and Tony Peluso, retired vice president of human resources at Farmers National Bank, will speak on “Financial Planning.”

The second will take place at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, where “Wills and Estate Planning” will be the theme of Atty. Marc Stein of Nadler, Nadler and Burdman, CO LPA, and a talk on “Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care” will be presented by Laurie Flowers, clinical nurse specialist at St. Elizabeth Health Center, and Sister Pat Fesler, after-care companion at the funeral homes.

For more information contact Sister Pat at (330) 792-2353.

Director speaks about Easter Seals

AUSTINTOWN — The guest speaker at the Jan. 18 meeting of Austintown Rotary Club was Jodi Harmon, development director at the Easter Seals Center.

She reminded Rotary members that the center was founded by Youngstown Rotary in 1951 and has greatly expanded its services over the years.

It now provides services to residents in the tri-county area. It not only aids 3,000 children each year, but also provides adults with day care and rehab services.

On April 24 Easter Seals will conduct a fundraising “Walk With Me.” As a result 99 cents of every dollar raised will stay in the local community.