CLUB CALENDAR


ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield. Dorothy Palguta Tesner, the OCA’s long-time-treasurer, will discuss “Going Places with the Ohio Cultural Alliance: Iceland.” Cultural enrichment will be provided by the Canfield Community Band. The meal will be prepared by church caterers, under the direction of Phyllis Harmon. Take personal hygiene items, paper products and dry goods for a community project for the Rescue Mission. Election of officers for 2016 will take place during the meeting. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Mail reservations to OCA, Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406-0561 before Dec. 2.

BOOSTERS

Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled a meeting of Southington So-Sews at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, for a Christmas party. Take 12 small gifts for a gift exchange. Supplies will be provided to make jingle ornaments. For information call 330-847-7386.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the parish house.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Jingle All the Way” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The event will feature a gift giveaway from Santa, music by Rita Busin, and Bill Rotar of Columbiana will discuss “Faith Under Fire.” Cost, including lunch, is $13.50. Reservations are required by Dec. 2 by calling Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. For information on the Stonecroft Bible Study, call 330-360-0509.

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. will not meet this Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, the following activities are scheduled: 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, D.A.R.E. dance at Lucianno’s in Austintown; 7 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo at Saxon Club; 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 27, card night at Denny’s on Route 224; and 7 p.m. Nov. 28, bowling at Boardman Lanes. For information call 330-729-0127.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Easter Seals Adult Day Care Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Youngstown, and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave., Salem. Meetings are open to family members and caregivers of people afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. For information call 330-788-9755.

Diabetes Partnership of the Mahoning Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Johnny’s, 7807 Market St., Boardman. The group will discuss the many activities they planned during November for Diabetes Awareness Month, as well as announce plans for scholarships to be awarded next year. Reservations are required; email Marguerite at m1040@zoominternet.net.

Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets at 7 p.m. every Friday at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton Drive NE, Howland. For information call 330-856-3822.

Never Alone Nar-Anon Group, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday upstairs at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. For information, call 330-207-0845.

R-Weigh Weight Support Groups meet on Mondays at First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., Salem. Afternoon weigh-in is from 1 to 1:30 p.m., and the meeting will follow at 1:45. Evening weigh-ins are from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:15. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. The club is an all-volunteer nonprofit group of women helping women to lose weight. All money paid in goes back to the members in incentives to lose weight. For information call 330-337-6889 or 330-793-1587.

TOPS 327 will meet Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. Weigh-in is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:45. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information call 330-793-4378 or 330-779-0144.

TOPS 1262, McDonald, meets Wednesdays in the Community Room at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. Weigh-in is from 9:15 to 10 a.m., and the meeting will follow. New members are welcome.

TOPS 1497, Youngstown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Maron Church, 1555 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For information call 330-507-3126.

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