Auntie Anne’s fifth annual fundraising campaign

Fundraising effort

BOARDMAN

Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest hand-rolled soft- pretzel franchise, recently started its fifth annual in-store fundraising campaign to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Between July 18 and Sept. 11, Auntie Anne’s hopes to raise more than $500,000 to help fund childhood cancer research.

Guests who visit Auntie Anne’s during the fundraising window can show their support in the fight to end childhood cancer by purchasing paper pretzel ribbon icons for $1. As a token of appreciation, Auntie Anne’s will provide a $1-off coupon for their next purchase of any pretzel product or drink.

Since 2011, the Boardman-based franchise group Chestnut Land has raised more than $343,000.

Leadership series

NILES

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s Laws of Leadership Series III happens at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre, 123 N. Main St. from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Aug. 24.

The seminar focuses on John C. Maxwell’s 21 “Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” – a bestselling book Maxwell published 18 years ago that combines insights learned from his 40-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion and the military.

Leaders from the Mahoning Valley will focus on one law each and share personal stories that teach the principles of that law.

Speakers at series III of the seminar are: Jill Avery, owner of Think High to Rise Consulting; Monica Craven, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley; and Bob Hannon, president of the United Way of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley.

Advanced registration is required by Aug. 17 to Amy Young, amy@regionalchamber.com or 330-744-2131, ext. 1212.

The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.