CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

• Mill Creek Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Kristen Bodendorfer of Poland will speak about DIVA Donations and provide details on other tenants at the Old School Marketplace in North Lima. Take formal dresses, accessories and dress shoes to donate. Food will be served; cost is $18. Reservations for members and guests are required by Saturday to Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527 or Jackie Fischio at 330-788-6634.

• NARFE Chapter 14 will have its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club. Guest speaker will be Gerald Nunziato, a retired ATF agent. Light refreshments will be served. All active and retired federal employees are invited to attend. For information call 330-953-0077.

AUXILIARIES

• St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the private dining room of St. Elizabeth on Belmont Avenue. Guest speaker will be Pat Lowry, the senior adviser for press and communications for U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan, who will discuss “How Your Congressman Can Help You.”

CLASSES

• Ursuline High School Class of 1951 will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at TJ’s in the Holiday Inn in Boardman.

• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1959 will meet at noon Tuesday at Stonebridge in Boardman. Spouses are welcome. Call Cathy Agresta at 330-856-1741 or Jim Burnham at 330-758-1208 for reservations.

CLUBS

• Altrusa Club of Youngstown will gather at 6 p.m. Thursday at Wittenauer’s in Poland. Final preparations for the Book Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16 at Fellows Riverside Gardens will be discussed. The club’s mission is to promote literacy in the community. New members are always accepted. For information call Pat Skornicka at 330-853-7962.

• Austintown Growth Foundation will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting room at Fernando’s Wedgewood Pizza. The group will discuss plans for its April 21 quarter auction. The purpose of the group is to enhance the public concept of Austintown, improve residential and business communities and promote local schools. Membership is open to Austintown residents and owners/administrators of Austintown businesses. For information contact Judy Lemme at 330-799-3213.

• College Club of Sharon will meet for hospitality at 10 a.m. and for a program at 10:30 Saturday in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, 600 E. State St., Sharon, Pa. President Barbara Clawson will recognize past presidents, honorary members and celebrate three new 50-year members. Election of officers will follow. Speaker Dale Perelman, a jeweler, businessman and author who lives in New Castle, Pa., will discuss “Gems of Sharon: Steel and Diamonds.” Hostesses are Nancy Bernola, Toni Wygant and Roselene Yambrovich.

• Mahoning Valley Stamp Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Highway Tabernacle, 3000 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. The club meets the second Thursday of each month.

• Newcomers Club of Canfield will meet Tuesday for a murder mystery at Myrddin Winery. Cost is $32 and includes an appetizer, dinner and show. Drinks are extra. Books will be collected for preschool through fourth grades to donate to Altrusa at the meeting. For information call Sherrie at 330-507-3093.

• PEO Ohio Chapter CE will meet at noon April 20 at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Bruce Beard will present a program on the C.S. Lewis Institute. Hostesses are Janet Loew and Debra Moore.

• Toastmasters Club will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren. For information contact Ken Shellito at 330-373-6113.

• Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will gather for dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 April 19 at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. Scott Yonally (N8SY), section manager for the American Radio Relay League, will speak. For information contact president Bob Mitzel at 575-910-1456 or n8rcm@wrarc.net.

• Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Davisson Becker Family Life Center in Struthers. Hostesses are Tammy McLaughlin, Melody Broderick and Debbie Mason. Kaitlin Vandemark will present a program on personal safety. There will an election for the nominating committee. Plans will be discussed for the group’s annual rummage sale at 8 a.m. May 7 at First Covenant Church in Boardman. New mothers of multiples are urged to attend the meeting.

COUNCILS

• Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. will meet April 16 at McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. The executive board meets at noon, and the general meeting follows at 1 p.m. Note that the council moved this meeting from a previously announced date of Saturday. Tickets are available for the Women of Distinction Luncheon on May 21 at the Holiday Inn in Boardman for $35 from any member or from Sandy Britt, president, at 330-502-9800. Delphine Baldwin-Casey and Mary Halfacre will be 2016 honorees. The group will have an information table set up at The 300 Sisters in Red event at Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center on Saturday. The National Council of Negro Women’s Ohio State Coalition and Bethune-Height luncheon will also be on Saturday at the Transportation Center of Lorain, 421 Black River Lane, Lorain.

GROUPS

• Transcendental Interest Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the north lounge at Park Vista, 1310 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. The group meets on the second Wednesday of every month and is coordinated by Agnes Martinko. Meetings are free and open to the public. For information call 330-746-2944.

GUILDS

• McDonald Literary Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park United Methodist Church.

• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: Evening Cut Ups will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Church of the Nazarene, 5253 W. Webb, Austintown. Lynn will demonstrate something from the sewing expo. For information call Kim at 330-545-6520. Fancy Cutters will gather at 10 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 303 N. Mecca St., Cortland. Nancy will demonstrate a hat toboggan, and there will be a jeans apron demonstration. Call Virginia for information at 330-847-7549. Material Girls will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 490 N. High St., Cortland. Take a laptop, tablet or smart phone to learn how to navigate sewing websites. If you don’t have one, you can share with others. Information is available by calling Barb at 330-550-1215.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Friends of the Boardman Library will meet Monday in the community room at the library, 7680 Glenwood Ave. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. A program on bees will be presented by George Stacey at 10. Hostesses are Deanna Lambert, Beverly Gibson, and Patricia Beede. Donations of books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs are collected on the first and third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon, and proceeds will support the summer reading program.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Junior Seton Circle will have its monthly meeting at noon Thursday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Jacqueline Marino will present a program on “Car Bombs and Cookie Tables.” Call Dottie for information at 330-533-1006.

• Mothers of the Crucifix Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica will meet at 1:30 p.m. April 17. Cathy Zack, president, will preside, and hostesses will be Cathy Campana, Lisa Orlando, Dina Petracci, Marisa Ricottilli and Roseann Valentini.

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

• Seton III will meet at noon Thursday for a luncheon at the Saxon Club on Meridian Road in Youngstown. Speaker Tom Welsh will discuss “Classic Restaurants of Youngstown.” Hostesses are Ann Marie Morley, Mary Rita Carney, Mary Ann Itts and Mary Lou Beck. The theme is “Easter and Spring.”

• St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Beverly Pondillo will preside and serve as a hostess along with Lisa Orlando, Madeline Pagano, Judy Pelletier and Joan Pondillo.

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

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. meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. The following activities also are scheduled: 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, D.A.R.E. dance at Saxon Club Pavilion in Austintown; 7 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo at Saxon Club; 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, speaker night at the church; 6 to 10 p.m. April 15, card night at Denny’s on route 224.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. John Orthodox Church, 301 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell; 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road, Austintown; 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive, Boardman; and 10 a.m. Friday at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St. Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information call 330-788-9755.

• NAMI Mahoning Valley will offer support groups for those who deal with mental illness. Family support groups, providing information for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness, will be offered the first Thursday of each month in Trumbull County at 11 a.m. at the Girard Library, 105 E. Prospect St., and on the second Tuesday of each month in Mahoning County at 7 p.m. at the D & E Counseling Center, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. The Connection support group aims to connect individuals who live with mental illness in a structured discussion format. It is limited to adults living with a mental health diagnosis in order to promote self-disclosure in a safe, confidential environment. It is free and open to anyone with a mental health diagnosis. They meet for a day session at 1:30 p.m. each Thursday at the community center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, and in the evenings at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the D & E Center. Visit namimv.org, call 330-531-7490 or e-mail namimv@yahoo.com for information. NAMI Mahoning Valley is the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

• Never Alone Nar-Anon Group, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, will meet at 7 p.m. 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 returns 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 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Idaho Road Alliance Church, 250 Idaho Road. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting until 6:30. For information call 330-758-4923.

• 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.

VETERANS

• VFW Auxiliary Post 3538 will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the post home, 157 Lowellville Road. There will be an election of officers for the coming year. A social event will follow the meeting. For information call 330-755-2701.

• VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7 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.