CLUB CALENDAR

ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. July 11 at the Embassy Banquet Center, 5030 Youngstown-Poland Road, Boardman. Cultural enrichment will be provided by the Youngstown Connection. Ikram Khawwaja, Ph. D. and Randa Shabayek will discuss “Faith in the Valley: Islam.” Salvation Army will be the recipient of the monthly project which will be personal hygiene items and toiletries. Memberships run from March to December and cost $25 per person. Dinners are $15 for paid members and $20 for nonmembers. Send checks payable to Ohio Cultural Alliance and mail to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406. Reservations are due by July 6.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 13 for a luncheon, America the Beautiful, at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Diane Young will present Consign and Design and music will be provided by Jan Goehring. The guest speaker will be Sherry Gray of New Carlisle, Ind., on “Surviving the Winds of Life and Still Laughing.” Reservations must be made by July 6 by calling Karen at 330-482-3005. Cancellations are necessary, call Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. For information about Stonecroft Bible Study, call Margie, 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, meet at the walking trail off Route 224 in Mill Creek Park for a hike; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, birthday night at the church; and 7 p.m. July 1, Putt Putt at Sports World on South Avenue in Boardman.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Easter Seals Adult Day Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway St., Salem. 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.

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.

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 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.