VALLEY GRAPEVINE

St. Paul Baptist Church, 49 S. McKean Ave., Donora, will hold its monthly food distribution 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until food is gone) on Friday, Proof of income, documentation or identification is not required to receive food. Reservations are not required. Participants will be served on a first-come first-serve basis.

Participants will have to complete a short registration process. Food bank volunteers will assist. Participants can register on site to serve as a proxy to pick up food for a neighbor, family member or friend.

All guests are encouraged to complete the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) self-declaration once a year to receive food. This information will only be used to provide food and help improve service. While completing a self-declaration is not required, some of the food items at the distribution events require guests to have filled out the self-declaration. After completing the form, staff will issue the participant a pass card at the next food distribution. Guests will be asked to then bring their card back to each event they attend so staff can accurately record visits and plan distributions.

For information, email stpauldonora@mail. com or call St. Paul Baptist Church at 724379-3838.

The Donora Public Library, 510 Meldon Ave., will hold a “Liberry Festival” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Included will be free hot dogs, games, face painting, making a tote bag craft for children, free “liberry cards” and general introducing children to the library.

Bible Chapel to host monthly men’s breakfast

The Bible Chapel of Rostraver, 203 Johnson Ave., Belle Vernon, will host a monthly men’s breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The breakfast will be held the last Saturday of each month and will be offered to Christian men of all faiths as well as those who may not be connected to a church.

Each month will feature a motivational Christian speaker. This month’s speaker will be Pastor Eric Johnson, who has been the lead pastor at the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Duquesne for the past 11 years. He retired after 27 years of service as an officer of corrections and the unit manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. During those years he succeeded in leading several prisoners to the Lord.

The breakfast meetings will be led by Ralph Stone, a Mon Valley Independent columnist who writes the popular weekly column, “It’s Etched in Stone.” He will open each session with a reading of his newest book, “Keep Your Eye On the Donut.”

Reservations are not required. For more information, contact Ralph at 724-483-2132. There is no charge for breakfast, but an offering will be taken.

Charleroi to host Magic City Saturday

Charleroi Magic City Saturday will be held 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 29.

Event highlights include live entertainment with MVAA Fife & Drum at 11 a.m., MVAA Band Performance at 11:30 a.m., Turner & Black at 1 p.m., Knob Road at 4 p.m. and Kemical Kemileon at 7 p.m.

Festivities on Fifth will include children’s activities, food vendors and artisan vendors. There will also be a variety of performers throughout the day.

Fireworks will be staged at dusk.

Awareness walk being held to celebrate American independence

The Global Refuge Foundation’s official launch and celebration of American independence will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday. The awareness walk will begin at the Charleroi Transit Center at 1300 McKean Avenue. The launch will start with the awareness walk for the organization and raising of the American flag in honor of American independence. The walk will proceed to the First United Methodist Church at 601 Lincoln Ave.

SOAR Chapter 15-7 to meet Tuesday

Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 15-7 will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday at the United Steelworkers Union Hall, 1301 Philip Murray Road, West Mifflin.

Guest speaker Jessica Rogowicz will discuss melanoma.

Members are urged to attend and bring a guest.

Roscoe Lions lists July meetings

The Roscoe Lions Club will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday and July 16 at the Allenport Marina. New members are welcome.

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