Junior Women’s League plans tea party fundraiser

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League of the Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs Ohio will host “Step Back in Thyme Tea,” a benefit for Mahoning County Women and Children’s Shelters. It will take place at 1 p.m. March 11 at Poland Presbyterian Church, 2 Poland Manor Drive, Poland. Tickets are $20 per person and include lunch, herbal teas and a basket auction. Ellen Speicher will present a slideshow “English Gardens,” featuring images from the Chelsea Flower Show. For tickets, donations or information, call Linda Crish at 330-727-9321, Yvonne Ford at 330-718-2013, or Cheryl Smaldino at 330-717-4088. A limited amount of tickets are available. Preparing for the event above, from left, are Ford and Smaldino, co-chairmen; Nina Lowery, president of BPJWL; and Debbie Chop, recording secretary and publicity for BPJWL.