Legion gatherings

The American Legion, Post 927, is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Post home in Gilbert.The 927 Riders will meet at 10:30 a.m. Sunday while the Sons of the American Legion are scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.On Monday, the Auxiliary meets at 6 p.m.The Korean War Vets meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.UMW meetsEffort United Methodist Women will meet for a mother/child banquet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.For more information, call the church office at 570-629-1890.Eldred SupervisorsThe Board of Supervisors for Eldred Township will meet at 7:30 tonight.PVMS musicalThe Pleasant Valley Middle School musical will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the middle school old gym.Seniors are invited to attend the dress rehearsal at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at no charge. RSVP to Grace at 570-977-4437.PIC begins workPride in Chestnuthill has set up spring cleanup days. Weather permitting the group will be doing litter cleanups this Saturday, May 23 and June 6. Other dates and more information can be found at

www.gacofpa.org/FindAnEvent.aspx.PIC members and friends will meet at the Chestnuthill Township municipal building at 7 a.m. on Route 715. Rain date for May 9 will be May 16 and the rain date for May 23 will be May 30, if needed. There is no rain date for June 6. PIC does do not pickup in rain, snow or temperatures below 40 degrees at 7 a.m. on the day of the event.Participants should wear brightly colored rugged clothing and footwear. Children below 13 are not permitted. Children 13 to 18 must be accompanied by a parent. The group welcomes any PVHS students and their parents who are using Community Service as their graduation project.The next PIC meeting will be at 7 p.m. May 14 at the municipal building.Band concertThe Pleasant Valley Middle School Band concert will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The chorus concert will follow next week.Polk yard saleThe Polk Township Historical Society will hold its annual yard sale May 15 and 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Polk Township Municipal Building in Kresgeville.Donations of clean usable items will be accepted on May 13 and 14 after 8 a.m., and during the sale on Friday and Saturday at the municipal building.For additional information, call Pat at 610-681-8984.Officer installationGFWC Western Pocono Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. May 19 at the Boulder View Tavern in Lake Harmony.At this special May banquet, the club will install its newly elected officers for the 2015-2016 club year. Beth Larson of Albrightsville will be installed for her second year as president. Kathy Hargash of Kunkletown will be installed as vice president.Sherry Getz of Kunkletown will be installed for her second year as treasurer and Denise Sedorchuk of Kunkletown will be installed as secretary. The club will welcome 10 new members.On the second Wednesday of the month, the ladies of the Western Pocono Women's Club hold a cookie and juice social at Getz Personal Care Home.The club clips coupons for the military and sends them to a Naval base in Okinawa, Japan. Members have also made over 50 quilts for Quilts for Kids.The club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, March through December, at the Effort United Methodist Church on Merwinsburg Road in Effort. Membership is open to all women 18 years and older. For more information visit

www.westernpoconowomensclub.org, email

wpwomensclub@gmail.com or call 610-681-4967.Double benefitZion United Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville, will host a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday to benefit the PVEN and Zion United Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville to help defray the cost of the furnace repair. The menu includes spaghetti and meatballs, desserts, cold drinks, salad, Italian bread, butter, coffee and tea.For costs, call the church at 570-992-6988 during regular business hours.Blood DriveThe American Legion Post 927, 1 Fairground Road, Gilbert, will host a Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. May 18.Both regular blood and double red blood cells donations can be given at this drive.Burn banA burn ban in Eldred Township continues due to dry and windy conditions.Lions boardThe Western Pocono Lions Club will meet at 7 tonight at the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville. All Lions are welcome.Officers installationOfficers will be installed when the Monroe Chapter Order of the Eastern Star meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic Center on Rimrock Drive in Bartonsville.Pocono Seniors menuMonroe County seniors meeting at Zion Lutheran will have chicken Verona Friday and rosemary roast turkey on May 13. Call the site manager a day ahead, by 11 a.m., at 570-420-3735.A program on osteoarthritis will be presented Friday. Free blood pressure readings will be done.Food pantry openThe Supplemental Food Resource Center at Effort UMC will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.For information about required qualifications, call the church at 570-629-1890.Mom projectWest End Park & Open Space Commission will sponsor a free flower pots for mom project from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Vanbuskirk/Haney Park on Anchorage Road in Saylorsburg. Children will get everything they need to decorate a flower pot and fill with a live flower.For more information contact Bernie Kozen, executive director, at 570-992-9733.Honoring MomsThe Sunday School children of Salem-St. Paul's will honor moms at the 11:30 a.m. social hour Sunday.UMW meetsEffort United Methodist Women will meet for a Mother/Child banquet Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m.For more information call the church office at 570-629-1890.Lioness board meetsThe Western Pocono Lioness Board will meet at noon May 13 at Cherry's in Kresgeville. All members are welcome. The Scholarship Committee will meet before the board meeting. The Disbursement Committee will meet after.Zion Knit & CrochetThe needle plyers of Zion Lutheran, Brodheadsville, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Newcomers are welcome.Tennis lessonsThe West End Park & Open Space Commission will sponsor tennis lessons at the Pleasant Valley Middle School courts from May 12 through July 30. There will be six-week sessions for all ages. Ages 12U will play Tuesdays from 5 to 6: 30 p.m.; ages 13 to 16 will be Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; ages 14 through 18 will play Thursdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; adults will play on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.Munchkin Tennis (6 to 7 years) will start on June 30. For more information call 570-992-9733 or check

www.weposc.ordgSmart Driver courseA 4-hour Smart Driver refresher course, formerly the 55-Alive course, will be held at the Chestnuthill Township Park building on Route 715 in Brodheadsville from 1 to 5 p.m. May 16. To reserve a spot or for more information, call AARP volunteer Roland Vonderheide at 570-619-4006.Participants must have evidence of taking the 8-hour course within the last 36 months.Garden of GivingThe annual Fill the Truck for the The Garden of Giving will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 16 at the Brodheadsville Tractor Supply Company on Route 209.One can stop by and purchase feed and supplies on the wish list for the chickens which have produced over 30,000 fresh, organic eggs for those in need. Light refreshments will be available, with proceeds going to The Garden.Brodheadsville TSC will donate a portion of its sales to The Garden of Giving and everyone who contributes will also receive a thank you gift.The Garden offers thanks to volunteers who helped plant 3,600 onions in April. Another planting is scheduled for May 23 and 24. Shifts are set up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Split shifts are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tomato, cucumber, basil, parsley, zucchini, eggplant, green bean, and a half acre of sweet corn seedlings will be planted.The Garden of Giving is a great place for Scouting, youth and church groups to learn and have fun while giving to their community, and also welcomes team leaders with gardening knowledge to guide the groups. The garden is always in need of chicken feed, volunteers. For more information, call 570-402-1282 or email

GardenOfGiving@gmail.com.Shawl MinistryThe Prayer Shawl Ministry at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Teen Room.