To include your organization’s activities in this calendar, mail them to the Journal, 130 Louisiana Avenue, PO Box 267, Perrysburg, Ohio 43552. Or send an e-mail, with the date, time and location to editor@hollandsfj.us.
The deadline for the weekly calendar is Wednesday at noon.
Saturday, March 15
9 a.m. The Hope Chest, offering clothing and small household items, at Hope United Methodist Church, 10610 Waterville Street, Whitehouse, until noon.
11:30 a.m. Wolcott Heritage Center tours, 1035 River Road, Maumee. Also at 1 p.m. More information at wolcotthouse.org.
Monday, March 17 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day
7 p.m. NAMI Greater Toledo Connections peer support group, at 4334 Secor Road, Toledo, is for adults 18 and older living with a mental health diagnosis. Offered every Monday, excluding holidays and the fifth Monday of the month, until 8:30 p.m. Contact Kristen Zientek at kzientek@namitoledo.org or call 419-243-1119 for more information.
Tuesday, March 18
4:30 p.m. Make and take rain barrel workshop is part of the Toledo/Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative. Class will be held at the Maumee Division of Natural Resources building, 210 Illinois Avenue, Maumee. Cost is $40 per barrel. Sessions are at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Register at LucasSWCD.org/rbworkshop or call 419-893-1966. Space is limited.
5 p.m. Springfield Township Trustees at the township hall, 7617 Angola Road.
6:30 p.m. The Zepf Center’s Recovery Support Center, 2005 Ashland Avenue, Toledo, offers A.A. program of action–open, big book. Those attending should use the Floyd Street parking lot on the north side of the building. All meetings are open to the public. The fellowship area is open from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 419-841-7701 or visit zepfcenter.org.
6:45 p.m. Women’s Cancer Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital’s main campus, fourth floor conference room A until 8:15 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Holland Village Council at the Municipal Building meeting rooms, 1245 Clarion Avenue.
Wednesday, March 19
9 a.m. Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting in the conference room at Lott Industries at 3350 Hill Avenue, Toledo. Call 419-893-1966 for more information.
11:30 a.m. The Hope United Methodist Church, 10610 Waterville Street, Whitehouse, offering community lunches until 1 p.m. The Hope Chest offering clothing and small household items, open from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
2 p.m. Free caregivers coffee, a support group for those caring for aging family members or those with dementia. Hosted by MemoryLane Care Services. To register, call 419-720-4940 or send an email to cconley@memorylanecare.org. 5:30 p.m. Spousal or Partner Loss, an ongoing grief support group for adults who experience the death of a life partner or spouse, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 800 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, until 7 p.m. To register, call 419-661-4001.
6 p.m. ProMedica adult chronic illness peer support group at the Neuro-Science building, 2130 West Central Avenue. For more information, call Stephanie Souza at 419-291-2059.
6:30 p.m. The Zepf Center’s Recovery Support Center, 2005 Ashland Avenue, Toledo, offers A.A. program of action–12x12 and living sober book study, offered in gender-specific rooms. Those attending should use the Floyd Street parking lot on the north side of the building. All meetings are open to the public. The fellowship area is open from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 419-841 7701 or visit zepfcenter.org.
Thursday, March 20–First day of spring
10 a.m. Wolcott Guild Lecture Series presents Early Stories of Ohio’s Western Reserve 1800 Settlement Problems by Frank Kuron, historian and author, at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Road. Lecture is free. For more information, contact Guild President Judy Justus at 419-874-6828.
10 a.m. The Holland Springfield Spencer Historical Society will open the museum, now known as the Lee Irons History Center, until 2 p.m., at 7154 Front Street, Holland.
5 p.m. The Zepf Center’s Recovery Support Center, 2005 Ashland Avenue, Toledo, offers Wit’s End family support for alcohol, drugs and more. H.A. and A.A. –Shot of Freedom book study, offered at 6:30 p.m. Those attending should use the Floyd Street parking lot on the north side of the building. All meetings are open to the public. The fellowship area is open from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 419-841-7701 or visit zepfcenter.org.
6:30 p.m. Gathering of Quilters at Holland Free Methodist Church, 6605 Angola Road, Holland. For more information, visit gatheringofquilters.wixsite.com/ gatheringofquilters.
Friday, March 21
6:30 p.m. The Zepf Center’s Recovery Support Center, 2005 Ashland Avenue, Toledo, offers A.A. program of action–chairman’s choice. For more information, call 419-841-7701 or visit zepfcenter.org.zx.
