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AUCTIONS

A fundraising quarter auction will take place Thursday at the Youngstown Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road SE, Austintown, for Never Muzzled and PAWZ 2 Adopt. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the auction at 6. There will be more than 90 prizes and door prizes. Tickets are $5 and include a bidding paddle, a drink and a door prize ticket. Pizza slices cost $1. A variety of vendors will be present. For information, tickets, to make donations or to sponsor a table, call 330-507-2584 or e-mail FundraisingQuarterAuction@yahoo.com. Never Muzzled helps dogs get adequate shelter and provides dog food to needy families. PAWZ 2 Adopt is a rescue that takes dogs in crisis from the Trumbull and Mahoning County dog pounds and tries to find homes for them.

The Music Plays On Quarter Auction will take place at 7 p.m. June 23 at DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Doors open at 6:15. It will benefit the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra Community Outreach Program, which supports programs for artist-driven musical literacy classes to students, musical ensemble training for children age 10 to 18, school release and school-site youth concerts and Stained Glass Concerts at neighborhood houses of worship. Tickets are $10 and include a bidding paddle. There will be a cash bar and snacks available for purchase. Prizes of gift certificates and theatre memorabilia will be given. For information or tickets call 330-744-0264. Tickets also are available at the DeYor Performing Arts center box office, through Symphony Society members or at the door.

CRAFT SHOWS

St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana, is seeking vendors for its annual craft show planned for Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in its activity center. Call Mary Burkey, parish secretary, at 330-482-2351. There will be a basket auction, bake sale, prize raffle and lunch counter including vegetable soup.

FESTIVALS

Celebrate Poland is looking for craft, art and nonprofit vendors. Cost of $30 will rent a 10-by-15-foot space at the 10th annual summer event. A craft show also will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 25. Call Barbara Banks at 330-757-4584 for details.

Poland Presbyterian Church, 2 Poland Manor, will sponsor a strawberry festival from 5 to 8:30 p.m. June 24 on the church front lawn, rain or shine, as part of Celebrate Poland festivities. Strawberry shortcake, ice cream, homemade cakes, hot dogs and Italian sausage sandwiches with chips and pickles, and beverages will be sold. There will be free face painting provided by the church’s preschool, live jazz, a 50-50 drawing and basket raffle. Proceeds will benefit the church’s youth programs and various events and activities sponsored by the parish life committee.

FUNDRAISERS

Avalon Lakes Golf and Country Club, One American Way, Warren, will be the location of the annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic on July 18. The cost is $110 per golfer. Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 8 a.m. with the shotgun start at 9. The 18-hole four-person scramble will be followed by lunch, a basket auction and raffle. For details contact Donna Mowrey at 330-207-9630 or Ginny Johnston at 330-219-9092. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

RAFFLES

West Side Cats, 2217 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, will host a Father’s Day raffle and drawing Saturday. It will feature a 48-inch Insignia LED TV. Proceeds will be used for the spay/neuter program at West Side Cats. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and are available through any volunteer or at the shelter. For information call 330-792-4228.

SALES

Ellsworth Community Church, 11171 Akron-Canfield Road, will host a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24 and 25. The church is located one-eighth mile west of the intersection of Route 224 and Route 45. There will be no clothing items or shoes. For information call Wally Sinn at 330-533-2467.

Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothes for the entire family. All children’s items, men’s and women’s sportswear, swimsuits, shorts, tees, tanks, polo shirts and sandals will be 60 percent off. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Salem Public Library is preparing for a used book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul School gymnasium, 925 E. State St. There will be books for adults and children, DVDs, VHS, CDs and more. The sale is sponsored by the Salem Public Library Memorial Fund Association. Help will be available to carry purchases to your vehicle. For information call the library at 330-332-0042.

Trips Ahoy, a nonprofit organization that assists those who are developmentally disabled, will sponsor a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 28 and 29 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30 at It’s All Fine consignment and gift shop, 3581 Youngstown-Warren Road, Warren. Donations are needed; call 330-369-8829 or 330-647-0434. There will be a basket auction and a 50-50 raffle drawing July 30.

TRIPS

A guided motorcoach day tour of “True Polish Treasures” will take place Aug. 16 in Cleveland. Cost is $79 per person and includes a narrated tour of the Polish American Culture Center and the center’s garden, St. Casmir Church with an ethnic lunch at Seven Roses Restaurant, Shrine of St. Stanislaus and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. For information or reservations, contact Cindy Jeric at 330-963-0808 or LadyCynthiaJ@Windstream.net.

Jesus the Key Ministries and Men of Faith, the producers of Rally in the Valley, will host a bus trip to Lancaster, Pa, to see the show “Samson” at the Sight and Sound Theater and “Crooners” at the American Music Theatre on July 12 and 13. On Dec. 6 and 7 a trip will include “Samson,” a Christmas concert at American Music Theatre and a meal at the dinner theater, the Dutch Apple. Each trip also will provide time for sightseeing and shopping. For information or reservations, call 330-427-6578.

Our Lady of Fatima, St. Ann Church, 601 Roemer Blvd., Farrell, Pa., will offer bus trips as a fundraiser for repairs of its church organ. A trip to Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca, N.Y., is set for Tuesday and Wednesday. Lodging in the casino’s hotel is $155 per person for double occupancy with $70 in bonus rebates. A bus trip to Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., will be Sept. 13 to 15. Hotel rooms will be $304 per person for double occupancy with a $100 bonus. For information on these trips, contact Anne White at 724-962-1665.

Second Baptist Church, 820 E. Patterson St., Alliance, will host a bus trip from Aug. 2 to 4. Cost will be $330 per person and will include a motorcoach, lodging for two nights, four meals, “Samson” at the Sight & Sound Millennium Theatre, “Crooners” at the American Music Theatre, Kitchen Kettle Village, Rockvale Square Outlets and a guided tour of Lancaster.

A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.