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Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic's 11^th Annual Golf Classic

Golfers from throughout northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania are invited to tee off at the 11^th Annual Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic (NKRC) Golf Classic on Monday, June 9, at the Youngstown Country Club, 1402 Country Club Drive.
All proceeds from the golf classic will benefit NKRC's various adult and youth programs as well as the Dick Riley Fellowship Hall, a safe haven meeting place for people in recovery from addiction.
Several levels of corporate sponsorship are still available: $1,200 for a gold sponsorship, $500 for a silver sponsorship, $250 to be a tee/green sponsor, and $150 for program sponsors. In addition, golfer registrations, at $175 per golfer, are being accepted.
Tickets for a mega raffle to be held at the awards reception following golf are on sale for $25 each, five for $100. Many valuable prizes will be awarded, including vacation and hotel packages, tickets to YSU Penguins and Cleveland Browns games, and sports equipment and memorabilia. Reverend Timothy O'Neill, NKRC board member and clergy at St. Patrick's Church in Youngstown, will serve as emcee and prizes will be awarded for men and women's skill accuracy.
To register, become a sponsor, or purchase a raffle ticket, call 330-744-1181, ext. 7001 or visit www.nkrc.org.

Real Estate Stager makes Final Five in world-wide Competition

The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) is very proud to announce that local resident Lisa Dickson of Decorating in a Day Corporation has been selected as one of the Final Five Finalists of the very first, world-wide STAGER IDOL competition for Professional Home Stagers, the property merchandising arm of the Real Estate Industry. Ms. Dickson is a resident of Brookfield, and has been a professional stager in the Youngstown, Ohio area for more than three years. She is an avid educator of staging often speaking at real estate agencies throughout Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.
Celebrity Judges: Ann Maurice, the House Doctor; Stephanie McWilliams of the HGTV hit show "Fun Shui"; and Margi Kyle of TV's "Desperate Designs" have reviewed the staging projects and determined the Final Five contestants based on a points system.
The final winner off Stager Idol will receive world-wide recognition and cash prizes totaling over $12,000. The winner will be announced on May 28.
Sponsors of the competition include the Real Estate Staging Association, Certified Staging Professionals, Dewey Color Systems, Smart Stagers, Brook Furniture Rental, Kirkland's Home, Active Rain, 3Ddream.net, Feng Shui Cure, Feng Shui Plaza, Village Workroom, Interior Redesign Industry Specialists (IRIS), Inventory Guardian, Stager Talk Magazine, Real Estate Shows, Trade Secrets, and Diva in the House Radio.
For more information on Stager Idol, please contact
Shell Brodnax at  shell@realestatestagingassociation.com. For more information on Lisa Dickson and her Decorating in a Day Corporation, please contact Ms. Dickson at 330-448-4330, or  lisa@decoratinginaday.com

Northeast District
Legislation Day

Warren Junior Women's League/GFWC attended Northeast District Legislation Day in North Canton. WJWL members received 28 District Awards and nine Special Recognition awards.

Seated (l-r): Mary Theis, WJWL President Shelby McElravy, Eddie Wolcott and Susan Rebhan GFWC Northeast District President. Back Row (l-r): Julie Vugrinovich OFWC Assistant Director of Juniors, Esther Gartland OFWC State Chairman Arts in the Community, Carol Batchelder District Leadership Chairman, Pam Vines, Margaret Petrosky District Chairman Home Life and Mary Lou Jarrett. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.

Free NOAS Pre Placement Ed classes 5-2 Austintown

Northeast Ohio Adoption Services, (NOAS), invites area singles or couples to free Pre-Placement Education Classes to cover a range of adoption and foster care topics at Hampton Inn-West, 880 N. Canfield-Niles Road, in Austintown.  The adoption series will start at 6 pm Friday evening, May 2, and continue that weekend on Saturday and Sunday.  Participants can learn more about the needs of children in care of the child welfare system, and learn about the possibilities of becoming an adoptive or foster parent of a school aged child, teen, or sibling group.
In Ohio 6,000 children, mostly school aged, are now waiting for a permanent, loving family.  Adults over the age of 21 are eligible to adopt through NOAS.  Adoptive parents may live in a home, mobile home, apartment, or condo, and they may either own it or rent it.  Adoptive parents will need a stable, but not necessarily high, income.
Reservations are required by April 25 for the Pre-Placement Education Classes. Please call 1-800-686-6627, ext. 126, for details, to get an information packet by mail, or to reserve your place.
Since it was founded in 1978, NOAS has found loving families for over 1,100 children.  NOAS does not charge fees to families for adoption.  Visit NOAS online at www.noas.com.

The difference you'll make
is striking

On May 3, Junior Achievement will hold its annual Bowl-A-Thon at Camelot Lanes. The event will be from 4-7 p.m. Companies form five-person teams with each bowler collecting a minimum of $40 in pledges. Bowlers don't have to be from the same company, and don't have to be regular (or even good) bowlers.
Incentive prizes are offered for individuals raising $50, $100, and $200. Thanks to the efforts of this year's participants, we hope to raise more than $45,000.
The JA Bowl-A-Thon is a great opportunity for particpants to support Junior Achievement while enjoying a great eventing of bowling, food and prizes.
Anyone Interested in participating should contact:  Patti Edwards, Phone: 330-539-5268

The Mahoning County
Senior Center does taxes

The Mahoning County Senior Center and AARP tax experts are teaming up to provide much needed
assistance for those seniors who have not filed an income tax statement in years but want to receive
the $300-$600 check promised by being a part of the Stimulus Package. Susan Gans, Director of the Senior
Center, estimates they will serve 500+ seniors in the four days specifically put aside to provide this
service. The dates are April 14, 18, 21, & 25 from 9 a.m.-noon.

American Legion Post 560 Fish/Shrimp Fry

Friday, May 2 from noon-6 p.m.; Cost: Adults - $7 and children 12 and under is $4. There will be a 50/50 Raffle. For additional information contact Dominic Medina, 330-755-6276 or Victor Reyes, 330-750-6198. The dinner will be at American Legion Post 560 Hall at 103 12th. Street, Campbell, Ohio. SUPPORT OUR VETERANS!

Horticulture Scholarship  through Garden Forum

Students planning to further their education in Horticulture are encouraged to apply for a $500 Scholarship. Applicants must be a resident of Mahoning or surrounding counties who are planning to begin their studies in the fall of 2008 or who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary program.
The students may attend any accredited college or university in the USA.
The deadline to submit an application is June 1.
For more information or to request an application please call the Forum Office at 330-740-7116.