CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

Guilford Lake Civic Association will have its annual covered dish picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the State Park Pavilion on Teegarden Road. Hot dogs, buns, beverages and paper plates will be provided. Participants can take a covered dish, but it is not necessary.

ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will have its next joint meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at St. Michael Church Hall, 300 N., Broad St., Canfield. Dinner will be followed by the Rev. C. Edward Weisheimer discussing “From a Fractured Church to Ecumenical Cooperation.” Cultural enrichment will be provided by Penn-Ohio Singers. Attendees are asked to take personal hygiene items and toiletries for the Rescue Mission, this month’s community project. Reservations are due Wednesday. Memberships run from March to December and cost $25 per person. The cost for each meeting is $15 for paid members and $25 for nonmembers. Make checks payable to Ohio Cultural Alliance and mail to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406.

CLUBS

Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, invites all women to attend its Aug. 8 luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at DiLucia’s Banquet Center, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. Reservations are required. Marilou Johnson, a former elementary school teacher from Lock Haven, Pa., will speak about finding security and peace in this stressful and unpredictable world. The vocalist will be Bonnie Baughman from Barberton. The program will be presented by Friends of the Mahoning River, an organization focused on improving water quality, ecology and the recreational activities the river provides. Stonecroft Ministries is a nondenominational organization that reaches out to women around the world. Luncheons take place the second Monday of each month for the cost of $13. Reservations are necessary by Aug. 4 by calling Joyce at 330-539-5837 or Jan at 330-638-6508.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled a meeting of Southington So-Sews on Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, for a picnic at Jennie’s house. Take fat quarters. For information call Jennie at 330-847-7386.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Girard Men’s Democrat Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center.

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 an “Awesome August” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. It will feature Linda Shevel of Three Sheep Gallery and Workshop, and music will be presented by Bonnie Baughman. Marilou Johnson of Lock Haven, Pa., will discuss “Every Which Way But Up!” The cost is $13.50 and includes lunch. Reservations and cancellations are due by Aug. 3. Call Connie D. at 330-788-2340 or Patty K. at 330-332-2789. For group seating also call Karen at 330-482-3005. Stonecroft Bible information is available by calling Margie at 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. meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. The following activities also are scheduled: 7 p.m. Monday, meet at Dairy Queen in Cornersburg for dessert; 6 p.m. Tuesday, boccie at Boardman Park; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, music at Woodworth Park, off of Western Reserve Road; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, birthday night at the church; and 6 p.m. July 29, music and dinner at Trax’s Lounge in Austintown.

SUPPORT GROUPS

F.O.C.U.S., a breast cancer support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. All breast cancer survivors and caregivers are encouraged to attend.

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, and at 7 p.m. every Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE, Warren. For information call Bill at 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, 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.

Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. This support group is for families who have lost a loved one to suicide. For information call Help Hotline Crisis Center at 330-424-7767.

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.

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