SENIOR CITIZENS

1418 Auxiliary Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Nicholas Church in the Great Hall on 5th Street, Struthers. John Texter will preside. Cancellations must be made by Sunday to Sandy Redeske at 300-755-5192. Any calls after that date will not be accepted. Birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, cards and bingo will be played, and $5 dues will be collected. Illness or deaths among members should be reported to Pat Bozichovich at 330-755-7552.

Austintown Chapter 4339, AARP, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1612 Raccoon Road. Members should take their local and national AARP membership cards, and are encouraged to take a box of tissues for the Rescue Mission. Membership dues of $5 will be collected, and tickets will be sold for the May luncheon. Entertainment will be provided by The Notables, and refreshments will be served. A board meeting will take place at noon prior to the membership meeting. New members and guests are always welcome. If interested in tours contact Doris Snyder at 330-799-0670.

Coitsville Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Coitsville Town Hall. Jane Orlo will preside, and Dorothy Churilla will give devotions. Birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, annual dues will be collected, and there will be a discussion on future meeting locations. Steve Hrycik will be the caller for card bingo, and there will be a 50-50 drawing. Pizza will be served. All seniors are welcome. For information call Mary Jane Guidos at 330-536-8320.

Croatian Pensioners of the Mahoning Valley will meet at noon Thursday at Lodge 66 St. George Croatian Center, 3200 Vestal Road, Youngstown. Dues collection for 2012 continues. A board meeting of all officers and trustees will take place at 10:30 a.m. New members are welcome. For information call 330-799-0270. To report an illness call Sophie Ceryan at 330-759-1790.

Happy Wanderers will meet Friday at Corner House Christian Church. Meet-and-greet begins around 11 a.m. Take a sandwich; coffee and cookies will be available. Those whose last names begin with A through L are asked to take a dozen cookies. Hospitality will be provided by Jo-ann Lukach, Ida Leonelli, Mimi Thon, Barbara O’Neil, and Bob and Janice Burrows. Greeters will be Florence Paddock, Wilma Quinn, Georgia Bosley and Dee Pascale. The Rescue Mission will provide the program; all are asked to take paper products as donations to the mission. The group is hosting the following tours this year: April 25 and 26, “Jonah” at the Millennium Theater in Lancaster, Pa.; June 19, annual mystery tour; and July 24, “The Carol Burnett Show” at the Station Dinner Theatre in Erie, Pa. Details are available at the meeting or by calling 330-534-2759.

J.C. Penney Retirees will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

Golden Pillars will meet for a Moleben Liturgy at 11 a.m. Tuesday prior to a monthly meeting at noon at St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Mary Novak will preside, birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, and cards and bingo will be played. Members are asked to take their own place setting for a luncheon.

Local 2243 Retirees, U.S.W.A. Copperweld Steel, S.O.A.R. Chapter 1-28-10, will have a regular monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Local 1375 Union Hall at 684 N. Park Ave., Warren. The guest speaker will be Tim Bowers, Warren chief of police.

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 Barbara Burnside 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 330-549-0183.

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.

Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at What’s Cookin’ Restaurant on South Avenue in Boardman.

St. Anthony Senior Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Faini Hall. Members should take a lunch to eat at noon. Dues for 2012 will be collected.

St. Brendan 60-Plus Club will meet at 1:15 Monday in Maxwell Hall. Ann Smith will preside, and Dorothy Procick will give reports. New members are welcome. To report an illness or death call Theresa Vivacqua at 330-793-2792. Card and bingo games will follow the meeting.

St. Charles Over-55 Club will meet at noon Tuesday in the social hall. Refreshments will be served, followed by cards and board games. Birthdays will be acknowledged. New members are welcome. For information call Carolyn Valensi at 330-726-2375.

Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon March 20 at the Byzantine Center at the Grove. President Betty Jean Fehrenbaugh will preside. Cost of the members-only lunch is $5. For reservations or cancellations call Vera DeFuria at 330-792-6607 no later than Monday. Birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and there will be a 50-50 raffle. To report a sickness or death call Ellen Famularo at 330-965-3851.

UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3836 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. Games will be played, and there will be a raffle. Membership is open to all UFCW Local 880 retirees; guests are welcome. For information call 330-544-5656 or 330-788-2181.

Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Wednesday.