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Avon Grove Seniors
The Avon Grove Seniors will hold their covered dish lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the West Grove Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 139 W. Evergreen St., West Grove.
For more information, call 610-255-4477. Everyone is welcome.
Soup Drive
Members of the Parkesburg Lions Club will be at Dutch-Way Farm Market, 365 Route 41 Gap, on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. to collect soup donations.
An emphasis of the Octorara Area Food Cupboard for the month of February is soup. The goal of the organization is to collect 1,800 cans during the month. Soup donations collected by the Lions Club will be delivered to the food cupboard to be distributed to local families in need.
For more information, call Robin McKenna at 610-857-1786. More information about the food cupboard is available at http://www.octfood.com.
Dance Party
Youths with special needs are invited to enjoy an "Everybody In" dance party that will be held at Grove United Methodist Church, 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester, on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m.
After the event on Feb. 23, upcoming dances will be held on March 2, 9 and 30; April 6 and 20; and May 11. It is not necessary to register for the events, and participants can attend as many dance parties as they choose.
All attendees must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian who must stay with them during the hourlong session. Siblings are welcome. No snacks will be provided, so dancers are encouraged to bring bottled water or other beverages.
American Legion
Local veterans are invited to attend meetings of American Legion Charles F. Moran Post 475, which meets on the fourth Monday of every month at 11 a.m. at Freedom Village at Brandywine, 15 Freedom Blvd., Coatesville. The next scheduled meeting will be on Feb. 25.
The post provides a free buffet lunch following the meeting, but donations are accepted.
Membership is open to veterans of various conflicts, including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and the Gulf War, as well as those currently serving in the War on Terror. Those who join are asked to pay a yearly membership fee.
For more information about the American Legion, including details on membership, contact Chuck Wimer, chapter adjutant, at post475amlegion@gmail.com or 484-645-2369.
TOPS Meeting
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support group, will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Oxford Senior Center, 12 Locust St., Oxford.
Weigh-in will be at 6 p.m.; the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to attend their first TOPS meeting free of charge. For more information, contact Joyce at 410-375-5629.
"The Art Of Tea"
The Parkesburg Library, 105 West St., Parkesburg, will present "The Art of Tea With Ms. B" on Saturday, March 2, at 10 a.m. Attendees will enjoy tea and learn its art with Ms. B from a local tea room. The free program will focus on the etiquette of serving and drinking tea.
Seating is limited. To reserve a place, contact the library at 610-857-5165 or visit http://www.parkesburglibrary.org.
Program For Caregivers
COBYS Family Services has slated a free program for kinship caregivers, who are those raising a relative's child, such as a grandchild or a niece or nephew.
The monthly educational discussion group with other kinship families will feature a different topic at each month's session, as well as the sharing of practical community resources. Topics include Setting Boundaries, Healing From Anger, Emotional Wellness, and more.
The program will be held at Solid Rock Youth Ministries, 34 E. State St., Quarryville, on Mondays, March 11, April 8, May 13, and June 10, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Child care will be available. To register, call COBYS Family Services at 717-435-8139. Updates will be posted at http://www.cobys.org/kinship.
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