COMMUNITY CALENDAR 08/24/12
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ANNUAL HOG ROAST & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Who: Waynedale Post #241
When: Sunday, September 9
Where: 7605 Bluffton Rd.
Contact: 260-747-7851
HOMESPUN DAY
Who: Zanesville
Homespun Day
When: Saturday
September 1
Pancake Breakfast: 7 – 10am
Parade: 10am
Booths: 9am
Lions BBQ 11am – 2pm
Pet Contest: 11am
Bike Rodeo: Noon
Live music: 1pm
Free Horse/wagon rides: 11am-1pm
Contact: More information 260-638-4327
ALZHEIMER’S
SUPPORT GROUP
Who:
Alzheimer’s Association
When: Thursday
September 6
10am
Where: Waynedale Library
2200 Lower Huntington Rd.
Info: To help those who care for Alzheimer’s patients.
Contact: Melissa Barile
260-420-5547
10TH ANNUAL WAYNEDALE PICNIC
When: Saturday, August 25
10am – 3pm
Where: Waynedale Park
Cost: Free
Info: Come join us for music, food and games!
Contact: Beulah Matczak
747-6305
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Who:
Alzheimer’s Association
When: Saturday
September 22
10am
Where: Headwaters Park
Info: Nearly one thousand people from the Fort Wayne area are expected at this year’s event to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Contact: Joanna Rosenthal
317-587-2240
ELMHURST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1977 REUNION
Who: Elmhurst High School
When: Saturday
September 22
Where: Comfort Inn and Suites on W. Jefferson Blvd.
Info: Members of the class can contact Nancy Rush at nrush58@gmail.com for more info on this 35th Class Reunion.
WANT TO HONOR A VETERAN?
Who: Korean War Veterans Association Indiana Chapter One
Info: You can do so by placing a Memorial brick on the beautiful walkway Shrine on O’Day Road in Fort Wayne.
Contact: Ron
260-493-7569
SUPPORT GROUP
Who: Fathers United for Equal Rights
When: 2nd & 4th Mondays
7:30pm
Where: IHOP on Coliseum
Info: Support group for divorce, paternity, visitation, support and custody
Contact: Bob Fraser
260-493-9788
SOUTHWEST WOMEN’S NETWORKING
Who: Cheryl Friar
Where: Tavern at Coventry
5745 Coventry Lane
When: First Tuesday of month
4pm – 6pm
Cost: Bring plenty of business cards
Contact: 747-5202
PAPER GATOR
RECYCLE BIN
Who: Avalon Food Pantry
When: Now!
Where: 1500 Lower Huntington Rd.
Church office
Cost: Free
Info: Help the food pantry
We will receive payment for paper.
Accepted: Newspaper, mail, office paper, phone books, magazines, paper books, catalogues, computer paper, all kinds of paper!
NO grocery bags or cardboard.
Contact: 747-1531
or 414-8391
ACCEPTING APPS FOR VOLUNTEER EMTS & FIREFIGHTERS
Who: Poe Volunteer Fire Department
When: Mon, Wed, Fri
7am – 7pm
Where: 3619 E. Yoder Rd.
Info: Accepting volunteers
Contact: Stop by the office
poefireems@gmail.com
403-1041
LITTLE RIVER RAMBLERS
Who: Little River Wetlands Project
When: Tuesdays
9am – 11am
Where: Eagle Marsh Barn
6801 Engle Road
Cost: Free
Info: Explore the preserve’s interesting plants and wildlife
Contact: Betsy Yankowiak
478-2515
ME-‘N-U COMMUNITY MEALS
Who: Aldersgate
When: Every Thursday
6pm to 7 pm
Where: Aldersgate Community
2417 Getz Road
Phone: 432-1524
MORNING WALKING/WELLNESS PROGRAM
Who: ASH Centre
When: Monday – Friday
8am to 10am
Where: 1701 Freeman St.
Info: Coffee, tea, snacks available
FURNISHING HELP TO REBUILD LIVES
Who: Mustard Seed Furniture Bank
When: Monday – Friday
10am – 4pm
Where: Drop off
3636 Illinois Rd.
Info: Bring in bed linens, extra blankets and towels and miscellaneous kitchen items
Also accepting furniture and goods
Contact: 260-471-5802 ext 5
SWEET ADELINES TOWNS OF HARMONY CHORUS
When: Mondays
6:30pm – 9pm
Where:
5120 Speedway Drive
Info: Real Women
Real Harmony, Real Fun
Contact: 260-436-7104 or
townsofharmony.org
THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSN.
Who: The Korean War Veterans Assn
Indiana Chapter One
When: Monthly meeting
2nd Sat.
10am
Where: VFW Post 857
2202 West Main St.
Info: Lunch served after meeting, bring friends!
Contact:
Mary Anna Roemke
260-485-7627
SOUTHSIDE OPTIMIST CLUB MEETING
Where:
Renaissance Restaurant
Tillman Road
When: Tuesdays
7am
For more information:
Ron Perkins
747-6186
BAERFIELD TOASTMASTERS
What: Learn speaking and leadership skills
Where: Penguin Point
7303 Winchester Rd.
When: Tuesdays at 6pm
If you need help becoming a confident, effective speaker at your club meetings, this is the place to begin
SOUTHMOOR SINGERS
What: Looking for singers to join our ladies choir
When: Practice 9-11am Tuesdays
Come join us!
We are a group of ladies who love to sing and share the gift of music with others
Contact: Call 447-0339 or
744-5034 for more information
MEMORIAL BRICKS
Where: War Memorial Shrine
2122 O’Day Road
Make every day a “Memorial Day” by placing a brick of honor on the Korean War Veterans Association’s beautiful walkway
For more information:
Ron Barnhardt
493-7569
EUCHRE
When: Tuesdays
7pm
Where: 4940 Bluffton Rd.
Who: Fraternal
Order Of Eagles 248
NEW HORIZONS BAND
What: Invitation for you to come blow your horn
If you do not have a horn but want to play one, they will help you
Where: Crescent Avenue Methodist Church
Who: Directing the band is retired music instructor John Morse
Morse directed programs at Elmhurst HS
He also served as third French Horn with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic
The Fort Wayne band meets twice a week
The New Horizons band is open to any adult who wants to make music.
If you’ve never played an instrument before but want to, New Horizons will teach you
Contact: Dave Held
744-6084
NELSON CHICKEN
Who: Kekionga
When: August 30,
2:30pm – 6:30pm
Cost: $6 per chicken,
$3 per potatoes
Where: Kekionga
Contact: 260-467-6615
MS SELF HELP GROUP
What: For individuals and family members dealing with MS
When: Group meets the first Monday of each month at 7pm
Where: Fort Wayne Rehabilitation Hospital
7970 West Jefferson Blvd.
Contact: Call 637-3820 for more information
QUIET WARRIORS
CHAPTER MEETING
Who: Quiet Warriors Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association
Where: Eagles #248
4940 Bluffton Road
When: 1st Sat. of month
8am
For more information:
747-0601
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
What: Pro Troops Rally
Where: Across from the Allen County Courthouse
When: First Saturday of every month
12pm to 1pm
This event is to let our troops know that we haven’t forgotten about them
Please bring flags and signs
For more information:
Rex Mercer
260-609-3461
FISH AND TENDERLOIN SUPPER
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: First and Third
Friday of the month
5pm – 7pm
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
TRAP AND SKEET SHOOT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: Second and Fourth
Sunday of the month
12:30pm until close
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
FREE BINGO
Who: Kingston Healthcare
When: Second Wednesday
9am – 10am
Where: Chik-fil-A
Jefferson Pointe
Info: 15% of all sales go to Alzheimer’s Association
Contact: 260-747-1523
Camille Garrison
Laura Chatham
MONTHLY MEETING
Who: Disorderly Bear Den
When: First Thurs of month
Where: Community Center
233 W. Main Street
Info: Teens, LISTEN up!
Contact: Donna
260-409-9886
CELEBRATE THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Who: Kingston Residence
When: September 7, 2012,
4pm – 7:300pm
Where: Kingston Residence,
7515 Winchester Rd.
Info: Join us for a model car show, antiques, collectibles, live music by The J. Taylors, beef stew & biscuits, caramel corn & “Bags for Biking handbag sale that supports Waynedale Initiative
Contact: RSVP by September 3 at 747-1523 or cgarrison@kingstonhealthcare.com
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