CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

Mahoning/Shenango Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals will host an informational program June 21 at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown. Speakers will be Kim Bihler, manager of membership and special events, and Robert Koonce, director of development, at the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. Registration and networking begins at 11 a.m., and lunch will be served at 11:30. The program is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Staff and volunteers involved in fundraising for nonprofit organizations are encouraged to attend. The cost is $15 for AFP members, $25 for not-yet-members and $10 for full-time students. For information contact Lisa Hines at 330-938-7405 or at l.hines@oaksfoundation.com.

Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will meet for dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Wolfe Catering, 7095 Lockwood Blvd., Boardman. The dinner cost is $15.50 and includes stuffed chicken, salad, penne pasta with meatballs, green beans and dessert. The guest speakers will be new members Liz Notman, Marilyn Abramski and Susan Shaw. Reservations are required and can be placed after 6 p.m. with Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089.

NARFE Chapter 14 will have its monthly luncheon meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown. All active and retired federal employees are invited. For information call 330-953-0077.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

Girard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

McDonald Midget Football Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the community room at the post office building.

McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

AUXILIARIES

St. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the hospital’s private dining room on Belmont Avenue. Nicky Davis will speak on the Tuskegee Airmen.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1963 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at StoneBridge Grille & Tavern, 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman.

Woodrow Wilson High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. Members of the 1946 and 1948 classes are welcome.

CLUBS

Mahoning Valley Retreads will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Denny’s restaurant, 4927 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. All over-40 motorcyclists and their co-riders are invited. Membership fees are $15 per person or $20 per couple. For information call 330-788-7271.

Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will host speaker Dr. Donald Allen, local veterinarian, at its dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. June 18 at Pete’s Place, on the campus of Youngstown State University. His presentation, “Searching for the Missing of World War II: High Tech and Bio Tech,” follows dinner. He is the author of “Tarawa — The Aftermath.” The public is welcome to the club’s programs. Dinner for nonmembers is $18. To make reservations call 330-757-4148 or call 330-792-7351.

Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club will have an installation dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cassese’s MVR Club in downtown Youngstown. Betsy Pallo is in charge of the event, which will include the installation of officers and the initiation of new members. Plans will be discussed for the upcoming Ohio Federation of Mothers of Multiples state convention in Columbus June 22 and 23. For information about the group call Michelle Porter at 330-530-2128.

GUILDS

American Sewing Guild Niles Chapter Neighborhood Groups have scheduled the following meetings: Fancy Cutters, 10 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 303 N. Mecca St., Cortland. For information about the road trip being planned call 330-847-4827; Evening Cut Ups, 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Church of the Nazarene, 5253 W. Webb Road, Austintown. Take one yard of fabric, sewing machine and BSS for a tote bag program. For information call 330-545-6520 or 330-652-5564; Material Girls, 6 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 490 N. High St., Cortland. Barb Tryon will be in charge of the program, “Zippers Used Like Never Before.” For information call 330-550-1215 or 330-759-1211.

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will have a knit-in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Fair Park in Canfield. Barbara Lyons will demonstrate how to make a magic ball from various types of yarn. The guild’s regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the park. The program will be “Fixing Knitting Mistakes.”

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of the Boardman Library will meet for the annual summer picnic at noon Monday in the community room of the Boardman Branch Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. The group will continue to accept books, magazines, DVDs and CDs from 10 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturday of each month. Donations are needed to support the library’s summer reading programs.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Mount Carmel Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lower church.

St. Anthony Society and Auxiliary of Struthers will celebrate the feast of St. Anthony on Wednesday. There will be a Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Nicholas Church, 764 Fifth St., Struthers, and a luncheon will be served afterward at the Society Hall on Lowellville Road. The cost is $12 per person. Telephone committee members are handling reservations. Arlene DeChellis will update at the July 9 meeting.

St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Youngstown, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Patty Rossi will preside, and hostesses are Pat Butto, Jill Brooks, Jeanette Caizza, Mary Ann Cardiero and Ange Cercone.

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. Singles Group, a social group for divorced, widowed and separated people, meets as follows: Monday, D.A.R.E. meet-up at Mocha House, Boardman, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, boccie in Boardman Park, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank, 5 to 7 p.m.; Thursday, music in Boardman Park, Guys Without Ties, 6:30 p.m.; and June 15, Card Night at Denny’s in Boardman, 6 p.m.

SOCIETIES

Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Davis Education Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park. Jeanette Thompson, a horticulturist for Town and Country Nursery, will present a program about fairy gardens.

SUPPORT GROUPS

American Chronic Pain Association has planned support group meetings that will begin at noon the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Cindy’s Health & Vitality Center, 56 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. This is self-help for people to learn how to deal with pain in a positive way. Contact Karen Suchanek at 330-539-5511 or email her at karenkads1@gmail.com. Visit the organization’s website at www.theacpa.org.

Low Vision Support Group will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the north lounge at Park Vista, 1310 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. “Lighting the Way” is this month’s focus. Barb Amling will lead a discussion of anatomy and diseases of the aging eye. A nurse from Retina Associates will answer questions.

Mahoning Valley New Voice Club, a support group for laryngectomees and their families and friends, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center in the Beeghly Medical Park, 6614 Southern Blvd., Youngstown. For information call Donna Hendricks at 330-726-8855.

Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends who have been adversely affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton NE, Howland; newcomers are welcome at 6:45. For more information call 330-856-3822.

Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Hall, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna, in Room 2. For information call 330-301-0891.

Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the north lounge at Park Vista, 1310 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. This month’s focus is on Parkinson’s disease and physical therapy. For information call 330-746-2944.

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 330-779-0144.

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 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 330-759-4737.

UPMC Horizon has scheduled the following support group meetings: Diabetes at 6 p.m. Monday at Greenville, Pa., campus and at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Shenango Valley campus; Cancer at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville; Weight Loss Surgery at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville; and Breast Cancer at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Womancare Center in Hermitage, Pa.

Youngstown Area Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Cedar Room at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Pharmacists from Humility of Mary Health Partners will discuss how ostomies affect the absorption of medications. The meeting is free and open to ostomy patients, families and friends. Refreshments are provided and parking is free. For information call 330-480-3440.

Youngstown PFLAG will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 Tuesday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Use the entrance to the parish house at the back of the church. Meetings are confidential and open to anyone needing support or having questions concerning GLBT issues.

VETERANS

Veterans Outpost and Home Front Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Point Man’s LZ Refuge, 1161/2 Oak St., Leetonia. For information contact Phil Kinsey, 800-877-8387.

VFW Post 3538 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the post home, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call 330-542-9928.

Club news is published Friday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by noon Wednesday.