CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 9:45 a.m. March 5 in the lower-level large meeting room of the Youngstown Public Library, 305 Wick Ave. After the continental breakfast, social and business meeting, Traci Manning of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society will present “Founding Mothers: Great Women in Mahoning Valley History.” Hostesses are Clydine Watson Dickey and Dr. Vilma Kolacz-Belanger. All college graduates are welcome. For information call 330-702-0567.

• Mill Creek Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will have its annual Woman of the Year dinner at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at Piccadilly Parlour, 114 S. Broad St., Canfield. Guest speaker will be Barbara Shaffer, society/features editor at The Vindicator. The 2016 Woman of the Year will be announced, and gifts and plaques will be presented to her. The winner will be a chapter representative for all functions including a national convention in the fall. Dinner includes cream of broccoli cheddar soup, potato and chive quiche, assorted tea sandwiches and mini desserts, tea, coffee, iced tea and lemonade. Cost is $20; the public is invited. Reservations are required by March 4 to Bonnie Pannunzio at 330-793-2437. Daffin’s Easter candy will be distributed, and committees will form to prepare for the annual basket auction at the Ursuline Center on April 24.

AUXILIARIES

• Women’s Auxiliary of the Salvation Army of Mahoning County will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army building, 1501 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown. Members will discuss the upcoming auxiliary elections and the spring fundraiser.

CLASSES

• Campbell Memorial January and June Classes of 1950 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Bedford Trails Golf Course in Coitsville.

• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Landmark Restaurant, 7424 Market St., Boardman. Classmates and guests are welcome.

GUILDS

• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: A.S.G.@Joann Etc., Boardman Store, 7386 Market St., will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bonnie will demonstrate a tissue cover. For information call Sylvia at 330-744-8053. Niles Silver Thimbles will gather at 10 a.m. Thursday at Shepherd of the Valley Assisted Living, 1500 McKinley, Niles. Shirley will teach a unique potholder. Take fabric, basic sewing supplies, batting and machine. For information call Virginia at 330-847-7549.

LEAGUES

• Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will meet at 7 p.m. March 7 at Glenellen Assisted Living, 9661 Market St., Boardman. Plans will be finalized for the Farewell to Downton Abbey Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. March 19 at Poland Presbyterian Church, a benefit for the Dorothy Day House. Members should take socks for veterans to fill blessing bags; a different item will be collected each month and filled bags will be given to veterans in November. Members are invited to wear green in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day and to welcome spring. Hostesses for the meeting are Debbie Chop, Yvonne Ford and Cheryl Smaldino, who will be sharing food from their heritage. The league is open to all women over 18 residing in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties who are interested in friendship, fun and community involvement. To join or for information, contact membership chairwoman Linda Crish at 330-727-9321.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Girard Knights of Columbus, Council 2935, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 N. State St.

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

• Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, will host a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 at DiLucia’s Banquet Center, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. Nora White of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, an author and radio show host, will discuss leaving a legacy. Melinda Weiss of Hubbard will be vocalist, and author and gardener Carol Kauffman will share her knowledge about growing sweet violets. Stonecroft Ministries is a nondenominational organization. Cost is $13. Reservations are required by March 10 by calling Joyce at 330-539-5837 or Jan at 330-638-6508. Cancellations are required by March 12.

SERVICE CLUBS

• Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., Girard.

• Struthers Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Donavito’s Italian Grille, 139 S. Bridge St. Service-minded men and women age 18 and above are invited to attend and join. For information contact Bob Whited at 330-792-7907 or olebert1@aol.com.

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 the Saxon Club pavilion in Austintown; 7 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo at the Saxon Club; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, walking in the Southern Park Mall, meet in the food court; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, new-member meeting at the church; 6 to 10 p.m. March 4, card night at Denny’s on route 224; and 7 p.m. March 5, bowling at Boardman Lanes.

SOCIETIES

• Poland Historical Society will have a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland. Rick Shale, author of the “Last Ride of the Summer,” will offer a presentation and photo display about the history of Idora Park. Copies of the book will be available for sale. Shale, a retired YSU English teacher, also co-authored “Historic Mill Creek Park.”

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, 260 Main St., Greenville, Pa.; 10 a.m. Wednesday at Children’s Rehabilitation Center, 855 Howard-Wilson Road, Howland; and noon March 5 at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland. These 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.

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meetings are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Northside Medical Center, Medical Office Building A, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown; and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard Senior Center, 220 W. Liberty St. The meetings are free to all caregivers, family members and friends with loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. For information call the Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900.

• First Ohio Chapter of the Federation of Families will present “Effective Ways to Access Services and Advocate for Children and Families” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at 142 Javit Court, Austintown. The speaker will be Ernestine Hargett, disability rights advocate. For information call 330-538-0184 or 330-533-4649.

• Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Northeast Ohio Chapter, will have a support group meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 15 at Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Road, Poland. The group will be facilitated by Katie Dykman, the social worker for the chapter. The meeting is free and open to those who have been touched by Huntington’s disease. For information contact Dykman at 440-742-1284 or kdykman@hdsa.org.

• 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 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 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 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 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.