SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

AARP 4339, Austintown Chapter, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 Raccoon Road. Blood pressure screenings and flu shots will be available at 12:30 p.m. Members of AARP will present the program. Tickets will be on sale for the Christmas party at the Saxon Club. Items for a nursing home will be collected in November and December. Membership dues will be collected. Guests and new members are welcome.

Girard Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the center, 16 N. State St. November birthdays and wedding anniversaries will be acknowledged, there will be a pizza party at a cost of $2, and bingo will be played. Collections are being taken of the following: canned fruit, $15 for the Christmas party, and $7 for 2011 membership dues.

After 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Golden Pillars will meet at noon Tuesday at the Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Eleanor Hnat will preside. Lunch will be served and members are reminded to take their own place settings. Bingo and cards will be played.

J.C. Penney retirees will meet at noon Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played, and Ruby Farkas will give the devotions. Members are reminded to take a sack lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. No affiliation with the church is required for participation. For information call 330-757-1980.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seniors will meet Wednesday following the noon Mass. John Mascardine will preside, and reports will be given by Clara Pascale and Ann Leone. Lunch will be served, and birthdays and anniversaries will be observed. There will be a 50-50 drawing, and cards and bingo will be played. Guests are welcome. Illness among members should be reported to Carmel Colaizzi at 330-797-9248.

Police & Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2, Chapter 10 (Mahoning and Columbiana Counties) will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive, Youngstown. All retirees and DROP participants of the Ohio Police and Fire Disability and Pension Fund living in Mahoning and Columbiana counties, along with their spouses or survivors, are welcome. For more information, call Rich Holzschuh at 330-743-5502.

St. Anthony Senior Club will have a Thanksgiving dinner at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the community room at Girard Library, 105 Prospect St. Reservations are closed. A day trip to Mountaineer Casino is planned Wednesday. For information call Tony Valley at 330-759-1333.

St. Brendan 60-Plus Senior Citizens will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Maxwell Hall with Dorothy LoSasso presiding. Ann Banyots and Dorothy Proceck will give reports, cards and bingo will be played, and there will be a 50-50 raffle. The cost for lunch is $1, and $6 will be collected for the Dec. 13 Christmas party. Report illnesses or deaths to Theresa Vivacqua at 330-793-2792. New members are welcome.

St. Christine Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the parish center, with Ruth Infante presiding. This is the last meeting to make reservations for the Dec. 8 Christmas party at the Croatian Home. The cost is $8. Serving on the luncheon committee are Laura Dulay, Infante, Mary Jo and Howard Theis, Dorothy LoSasso and Carol McClain. November birthdays will be observed. There will be attendance prizes, a 50-50 raffle, bingo and cards.

St. Joseph Golden Agers of Austintown will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall with Evelyn Menaldi presiding. Thought for the day will be read by Carol McClain. On the agenda are cards, bingo, a 50-50 raffle, and sending get-well cards to members who are ill. Members are to take a sack lunch; dessert will be served.

St. Rose Senior Parishioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner on South Main Street, Girard. Pizza and coffee will be served.

Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday in the club ballroom on Meridian Road. Cost of the Chicken Cordon Bleu dinner is $8. Reservations or cancellations must be made by this evening. Call Alice Callahan at 330-759-0251, Mable Proverbs at 330-792-7877, or Kay Ring at 234-421-5116.

Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at What’s Cookin’.

Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon Nov. 16 at the Byzantine Center for a Thanksgiving dinner. For reservations or cancellations call Vera DeFuria at 330-792-6607 no later than Monday. Plans for the Christmas party will be discussed. Birthdays and anniversaries will be honored, and bingo will be played. There will be a 50-50 raffle. To report an illness or death call Ellen Famularo at 330-965-3851.

UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucianno’s Restaurant in the Wedgewood Plaza. A 50-50 drawing will take place, and bingo will be played. For more information call 330-544-5656. The Christmas luncheon is set for 1 p.m. Dec. 14 at Caf 422 in Warren. Reservations are required for this event, so call 330-788-2181 by Dec. 9. Members are asked to take one nonperishable food item to be given to a local food pantry. All UFCW Local 880 retirees, guests and friends are welcome.

Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.