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harvest kickoff

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley will kick off its 24th annual Harvest for Hunger campaign at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the food bank at 2805 Salt Springs Road.

Harvest for Hunger is a food and funds drive that takes place in March and April to help stock the food-bank shelves for the spring and summer months when donations taper off.

Last year, Harvest for Hunger raised $175,849 and collected nearly 60,000 pounds of food. All money and food collected remains in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.

Individuals and organizations interested in conducting a food and/or funds drive to benefit the food bank should call Paige Tomlinson-Miller at 330-792-5522, ext. 11, or visit www.mahoningvalleysecondharvest.org to download a registration form.

Heart-Health event

The Howland Health and Wellness Committee will host a Heart Health seminar at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shepherd of the Valley – Howland, 4100 North River Road, led by cardiologist Dr. David Hoffman. Refreshments will be provided.

The seminar will address tips to keep the heart healthy. For information, call Kristen Taylor at 330-544-0771, ext. 2817.

Chili open

The annual Chili Open winter charity golf event will take place Saturday. Poland Rotary is the home of the Chili Open Golf Classic, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bedford Trails Golf Course, 713 Bedford Road, Lowellville. The cost of $25 includes food, 18 holes of golf, beverages (beer, soda), prizes and more.

There will be a chili-eating contest, putting contest, door prizes, raffle, closest-to-pin and hole-in-one prizes and other events. There will be music from noon to 4 p.m. by The Chub Scouts.

Fliers for more information are available at www.polandrotary.org.

Anthropology event

Tim King, a Youngstown State University alumnus and cultural GIS lead for Gray & Pape Inc., will lecture at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gallery in Kilcawley Center.

King will talk about how changing technologies have impacted the way cultural resources are mapped and managed over time. The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the YSU Anthropology Colloquium and the YSU Geography Club.