CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women Youngstown Branch will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in Room 3418 at the Williamson College of Business Administration, 221 N. Hazel St., Youngstown. Betty Jo Licata, Dean of the Williamson College of Business Administration will speak about “Women in Leadership.” For information, call 330-758-4142.

Tri-Gold Prime Time Chapter of ABWA will meet Wednesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. A social will take place at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will follow at 6. Cost is $19. Guest speaker will be Debbie Hale from Mercy Health Hospital prescription drug program. Guests are welcome. For reservations, call Mary Lou at 330-533-8730.

AUXILIARIES

Auxiliary of St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital will meet at noon Monday in the dining room of St. Elizabeth Hospital. Guest speaker will be Thomas Welsh on “Irish American Heritage in the Mahoning Valley.”

VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 W. South Range Road, New Springfield.

VFW Post 3538 Auxiliary will host its monthly meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at the post home, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers.

CLUBS

Friends of the Poland Library will meet Monday in the Poland Library Meeting Room, beginning with a short meeting at 9:30 a.m., followed by a program and picnic. Melissa Ames, vice president of Better Business Services, will present “Scams, Frauds, and How to Protect Yourself.” Hostesses will be Dana Cina, Mary Lou Carbon, Beverly Gibson and Sue Perry. The meeting is open to the public, and new members are welcome. Membership dues are $10 per year.

Junior Seton Circle will meet for lunch at noon Thursday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. A program on autism will be presented by Gregory Boerio.

Mahoning Valley Chapter of Polka Dot Powerhouse will meet Tuesday at Upstairs Restaurant, 4500 Mahoning Ave., Austintown, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Positive women interested in business and personal connections can attend their first meeting at no cost. The cost of lunch is from a limited menu. You must register to attend, and space is limited. The speaker will be Janelle Fumerola, client adviser for Cookson Peirce Wealth Management. Used bras will be collected to donate to the Free The Girls organization for Human Trafficking. Registration is open and available at www.polkadotpowerhouse.com or call Sandy Barger at 330-518-5383 or sandyrockthedot@yahoo.com.

NARFE Chapter 14 will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club. All active and retired federal employees are welcome. For information, call 953-0077.

Round Table Woodcarvers meet every Thursday from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Anyone interested is welcome. For information, call 330-792-4355.

Poland Lions Club will meet Saturday at Cafe Wittenauers at 8:30 a.m. Guests are welcome. For information, call Judy at 330-360-3641.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will host its HAM Radio Club meeting Oct. 16 at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield, at 6 p.m. for dinner. The meeting starts at 7. Guest speakers will be WRARC trustees and other board members presenting a program on the proper procedures for providing public-service communications. For information, call Brian Lewis at 330-286-3966 or knightvol@zoominternet.net.

Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. will host its monthly meeting Oct. 13 at the McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. The executive board will meet at noon, and the general meeting will follow at 1. Members are asked to take their gift baskets and ticket money for the annual membership luncheon set for Oct. 20.

GUILDS

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rotary Community Building, Fair Park, Canfield. Anyone interested in attending is asked to bring a tape measure, something to write with and a favorite fitting sweater (commercially made or hand-knit). Demonstration will be given about how to take measurements and take the mystery and misery out of sweater knitting. For information, email wrkg.ohio@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook.

rELIGIOUS GROUPS

Mother’s of the Crucifix Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. President Cathy Zack will preside. Hostesses will be Norma Baca, Cathy Zack, Ange DeTunno and Carol Amicone.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. Singles Group meets each Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. October meetings will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes; from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, play pool at Wedgewood Lanes; from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank; at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, speaker night at the church with Joyce Whited speaking about Medicare; and from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 12, card night at Denny’s on Mahoning Ave., Austintown.

SOCIEties

Boardman William Homes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township. Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-33rd, will share memories of growing up in the Mahoning Valley. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. Walk-ins are welcome and admitted based on seating availability. For information or reservations, call Richard S. Scarsella at 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown; and 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive, Boardman. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Grief Share Support Group, hosted by Churchill United Methodist Church, 189 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty, meets at 6 p.m. each Thursday through Dec. 13. The program is for all who have suffered a loss. The meetings take place on the second floor of the church’s educational building. For information, call Janice Ferry at 330-759-1924.

Grief Recovery Instructional Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kelley-Robb-Cummins Funeral Home Care Center, next to the funeral home, on Main Street in Hubbard. The groups are led by Phillip Roland, grief counselor for the funeral home, and are open to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. For information, call Bill or Candee at the funeral home at 330-534-1952. Meetings take place each Tuesday through fall.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers Connections support groups for adults living with mental illness, in a discussion format, to promote self-disclosure in a safe, relaxed, supportive and confidential environment. Connections meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. at Alta Care Building, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. NAMI Mahoning Valley also offers Family Support Groups that provide information and support for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness. Family groups meet the first Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at Girard Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; and the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Alta Care, 142 Javit Court. Dual Diagnosis Group will meet the first and third Monday each month, beginning Nov. 5, and will meet at the Homes for Kids office, 165 E. Park Ave., Niles. For information about the groups or other services provided, call Carrie Baun, program director, 330-727-9214 or visit www.namimv.org.

Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road SE, Warren; and at 7 p.m. Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE (Route 422), Warren. For information, call Bill at 330-856-3822.

Next Step Group, a 12-step group to help people break the bonds of codependency, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Road, Canfield. There is no charge, but a $1 per meeting goodwill offering is appreciated to cover the cost of coffee and refreshments. For information, call Linda at 330-799-4941.

Overeaters Anonymous Groups have scheduled the following local meetings: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Church Hall, Room 2, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna; 7 p.m. Sunday, Shenango Presbyterian Church, 3144 Wilmington Road, New Castle, Pa.; 1 p.m. Monday, Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard; 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oxford House, 320 Benton Road, Salem; 7:30 p.m. Wednesdayat Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown. All locations are handicapped accessible.

TOPS 327 is seeking new members who want to Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Meeting will take place Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. with the meeting at 5:45. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call 330-799-3106.

Youngstown Area Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Azalea Room at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, 8401 Market St., Boardman. Free parking and light refreshments are provided. The meetings will alternate locations every other month. This is a nonprofit self-help support group that meets the second Tuesday of each month. Family and friends are welcome. For information, contact Anna Fitzgerald at 330-480-3440 or visit Anna_Fitzgerald@mercy.com.

Youngstown Area PFLAG will have its monthly support meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Youngstown Area PFLAG (Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies) is a support, education and advocacy group United with the LGBT community to move equality forward. Meetings are free and confidential. Parking is available in the church lot off of Wick Avenue and, for this meeting only, in the YSU and library lots adjacent to the church. Directions and a map can be found at the chapter website: www.youngstownpflag.org.

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