Barbecue to benefit sick 2-year-old boy

Barbecue to benefit sick 2-year-old boy

YOUNGSTOWN

A barbecue fundraiser is being organized as a benefit for 2-year-old Finnian Marsh and his family from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Gibson Heights Second Church, 755 E. Dewey Ave.

Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children age 6 to 11 and free for kids 5 and under.

Featured will be a dunking booth, cornhole tournament, basket auction, 50-50 raffle and a bake sale.

Available food will be burgers and hot dogs, potato salad, macaroni salad, baked beans, watermelon, cake, punch and coffee.

Finnian was born with a rare genetic disease called MPS 1, or Hurler’s disease. His life expectancy is 10 years at best, and he must continually undergo grueling, expensive treatments.

Strawberry social

WARREN

Central Christian Church, 2051 E. Market St., will host its 60th annual Strawberry Social from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

The tradition began even before the church was built, when Belvedere Avenue was blocked off for the social during construction.

The menu features hot dogs, chili dogs, sloppy joes, homemade potato salad, cakes and pies, ice cream, strawberries, coffee, tea and pop. Takeouts also will be available.

The event takes place indoors. Proceeds will go toward repairs of the roof over the educational wing of the building.

For more information, call the church at 330-372-1616 from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Free swimming

HUBBARD

Hubbard Community Pool, 250 Hall Ave., is having its seventh annual Summer Sizzler at the pool from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

There will be free swimming for everyone, a large basket auction, children’s items and more. Food will be $1, including rigatoni and meatballs, nachos and cheese, hot dogs, pizza and ice cream.

Money raised will be used for pool improvements.

Church sets picnic

BOARDMAN

Simon Road Church of God, 4750 Simon Road, is sponsoring a community appreciation picnic at 10:30 a.m. Sunday after the morning service. Everyone is welcome.

Shredding, anyone?

NEW MIDDLETOWN

The village invites the public to bring documents for free shredding from 10 a.m. to noon July 16 behind the Village Administration Building at 10711 Main Street (state Route 170).

This is the second year council is sponsoring the event, which is aimed at helping to prevent identity theft. Village Police Chief Vince D’Egidio said that disposing of credit-card accounts, bank statements and other documents in the trash could result in identity theft because criminals go through garbage to obtain such identifying numbers.

In addition to paper documents, computer disks and credit cards will be shredded.

For more information, call the village offices at 330-542-2846.

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