ACROSS?OUR?COMMUNITIES
Salem 1955
SALEM-The Salem High School Class of 1955 will meet for lunch at noon Dec. 30 at Adele's Place.
AMVETS dance
SALEM-A dance will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 31 at Salem AMVETS Post 45, 750 S. Broadway Ave. Music will be provided by Damaged Goods. Post members and non-members are welcome. A cash bar will be available. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. Members have to pick up their tickets at the post for members and non-members.
Meetings changed
LISBON-Ladies Auxiliary Wilfred Clunk Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4111 is reminding members that the meetings have been changed from the first Tuesday of the month to the first Monday. The next meeting begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at the post.
Blood drive set
COLUMBIANA-A blood drive, sponsored by the Crestview Music Boosters, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Jan. 5 at Crestview High School.
Salem 1951
SALEM-The Salem High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Jan. 6 at The Center, 525 E. Second St.
Leetonia 1949
LEETONIA-The Leetonia High School Class of 1949 plans to meet at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
Leetonia dance
LEETONIA- A dance is scheduled from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at the Leetonia Eagles Club. Music will be provided by the Tribute Band.
Fibromyalgia group
BOARDMAN-The Mahoning Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman. Dr. Bonnie Reeveley, DC will present "Lab Reports 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Laboratory But Were Afraid to Ask." Anyone with an interest in fibromyalgia is welcome to attend. For information call 330-758-8413 or 330-565-7187.
MS meeting canceled
YOUNGSTOWN-The January meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Services Agency Mahoning County Support Group has been canceled. Clients will receive notice of the February meeting. For information call 330-792-8900.
Stage Left tickets
LISBON-Stage Left PlayersStage Left Players in the Trinity Playhouse at 234 E. Lincoln Way is taking reservations for the upcoming junior/senior high performances of "Snoopy, the Musical." Directed by Nathan Kuhns, with musical director Jodine Pilmer, the show runs three weekends in January 2010, starting Jan. 8. For more information visit www.stageleftplayers.org or call 330-831-7249.
Weight challenge
EAST PALESTINE-The community is invited to participate in the Weight Loss Challenge 101 and create a "new you" in the new year. Cost is $29 for the 12-week class which starts at 6 p.m. Jan. 7 in the East Palestine Church of the Nazarene. Registration money will be paid out in cash and prizes . To pre-register or for more information call Meggan Goerig at 330-423-8800.
Goodwill donations
YOUNGSTOWN-Make some room for those new holiday gifts, or get rid of those gifts that weren't quite right, by donating your gently used clothing and other unwanted items to Goodwill Industries.
Donors get a tax deduction and Goodwill gets additional funds for its job training and employment services for people in the community with disabilities and other barriers to employment such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience.
"Donations to Goodwill Industries and other local nonprofit organizations are an investment in our community," said Mike McBride, executive director of Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries. "Every donation to Goodwill helps make 2010 a better year for thousands of people who need job training and other Goodwill services."
Goodwill accepts clothing, household items, toys, cars and other vehicles. Goodwill also now accepts computers and computer equipment as part of the new partnership with the Dell Reconnect recycling program.
Donations are sold in seven retail stores throughout Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence Counties. Revenues from Goodwill stores fund job training programs and career services for people with barriers to work including people with disabilities.
Donors interested in claiming tax deductions should keep itemized lists of their donations. The Internal Revenue Service allows a deduction for each item, but the donor determines each item's value. Generally, an item's value should be based on fair market value. Goodwill provides receipts to donors at its drop-off sites, and attendants can validate itemized lists when they are presented. For general guidelines, visit www.goodwillpromo.org and www.irs.gov.
Following is a list some Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries' donation centers:
Boardman: Boardman Plaza, 285 Boardman-Canfield Road, 330-758-0282.
Calcutta: 15765 State Route 170, 330-385-7998.
Salem: 187 S. Broadway Ave,. 330-337-9685.
Community Center
SALEM-The Salem Community Center is offering the following programs.
The Individual Triathlon Training on Sundays from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 3 through March 21 is for ages 15 and older. The events for this triathlon are a 15-mile bike ride, 5k run and 500-yard swim. The triathlon begins at 9 a.m. March 2.
The Teen Strength Program for ages 12-15 will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4-27. Teens will learn aspects of wellness and participate in classes and instruction with a personal trainer. A fitness floor youth certification will be obtained at the end of session.
Children's Music World for children ages newborn to 6 is a 12-week program offered on Mondays from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., depending on age, beginning Jan. 25. Information can also be found at www.childrensmusicworld.com.
The Lose It Program, a 12-week weight loss program beginning Feb. 8, is open to all ages. The program includes an initial and final fitness assessment, body fat testing , bi-weekly weigh-ins, meetings with the wellness director and a certified dietitian, and four personal training sessions. For information on any program call 330-332-5885.
