SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 14 E. State St., will offer the following activity: Friday, lunch and learn will host Kasey Knopp, coordinator of Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, who will explain how the program works and offer opportunities to volunteer. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. and the discussion will follow. Registration is required for all activities by calling the center at 330-544-3676.

Senior Corps Retired Senior Volunteer Program, located in First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 201 Wick Ave., is under the Corp. for National and Community Service. It is a volunteer program whose aim is to link volunteers, age 55 and over, with a variety of volunteer opportunities within their community. There are sites throughout Mahoning and Trumbull counties with opportunities such as senior companionship, transcription for museums, meal delivery for home bound seniors, construction and many other opportunities. There is no maximum requirement of volunteer hours. There is a short application, and the program coordinator will meet with volunteers to match them with their preferred site based on their interests, skills and location. Volunteers can contact Kasey Knopp, program coordinator, at 330-480-0352 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or email kknopp@fcsohio.org.

Sharon Regional Senior Circle is providing the following program: noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, lunch and learn by Dr. Robert E. Flanigan on “Colon Cancer Screenings: Is a colonoscopy still the best test?” at Diagnostic & Imaging Center, 2435 Garden Way, Hermitage, Pa. Participants must be a Sharon Regional Senior Circle member and attendance is free unless otherwise listed. To register, call 800-451-5599.