Archbald
Coat collection: State Rep. Frank Farina, D-115, Jessup, collecting clean/wearable coats for shelters/nonprofit agencies, drop off: 423 Main St. office, Mondays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesdays-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Avoca
Chicken dinner: Queen of the Apostles Parish spring chicken dinner, March 10, noon-4 p.m., St. Mary's School auditorium, 742 Spring St., takeouts, 11 a.m., $10/adults and $6/12 and younger, 457-3412.
Factoryville
Book sale: Factoryville Library book sale, March 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., behind town hall, donations of newer books in good condition accepted, 163 College Ave., 955-8150.
Lackawanna Trail
School play: Lackawanna Trail production of "Little Shop of Horrors," Thursday, Friday and March 2, 7:30 p.m., high school auditorium, $8/adults and $6/students and seniors; chicken and biscuit dinner, March 2, 4:30-7 p.m., $8/meal only or $15/meal and show ticket, Katie Lane, 945-5181, ext. 2207.
Ledgedale
Pancake breakfast: Ledgedale Volunteer Fire Company breakfast, March 17, 8 a.m.-noon, $7/adults and $3/under 12.
Mayfield
Fish dinner: William Walker Hose Company takeout-only Lenten fish dinner, March 22, noon-8 p.m., 803 Penn Ave.; $10, advance tickets or group orders, 983-7415, tickets also from members or at door.
Food sale: St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral homemade pierogies and halushki (cabbage and noodles) sale, Friday, noon-4 p.m., church center, Hill Street, pierogies (deep fried or frozen uncooked), $6/dozen, or cabbage and noodles, $3/pint or $6/quart, first come, first served, business orders fax, 876-2534, by Thursday, 876-0730 or 876-0391 on the day of the sale.
Montrose
Chili benefit: Endless Mountains Medical Care Foundation benefit Heat at the Seat chili cook-off, March 16, 2 p.m., County Seat Tavern, Maple Street; music by DJ Ringmaster; applications available at the County Seat, 278-9996 from Noni or her staff.
Pike County
Garden series: Pocono Environmental Education Center garden series, Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon, May 5, 1-3 p.m., and July 27, 1-3 p.m., Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Dingmans Ferry, $10/session or $25/three sessions, pre-registration is requested, 828-2319.
Regional
Cultural awareness: Greater Scranton YMCA Cultural Awareness Day, Wednesday, 4-7 p.m., Paula Scotchlas, pscotchlas@greaterscrantonymca.org or 342-8115.
Sign language: Scranton School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children six-week American Sign Language courses: Tuesdays, March 5 to April 9, Green Ridge Assembly of God, Scranton; Thursdays, March 7 to April 11 on the Scranton School Campus, 537 Venard Road, South Abington Twp.; 7 to 9 p.m.; details: Mary Ann Stefko, 585-1000.
Scranton
AIDS workshop: Maternal and Family Health Services, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA and the Wright Center for Primary Care "Stop, Think, Act: An All-Ages AIDS Empowerment Workshop," March 7, 6-8 p.m., UNC's Progressive Center, 414 Olive St.; HIV and STI screenings, F-Stop exhibit opening, educational demonstrations, food, refreshments; free.
West Scranton
50/50 bingo: St. Mary's Sisterhood of St. Michael's Orthodox Church 50/50 bingo, March 17, 1 p.m., 540 N. Main Ave., 961-1795.
Food sale: SS. Peter & Paul R.C. Church pierogie and clam chowder sale, every Saturday before and after the 4 p.m, Mass and Sunday before and after the 11 a.m. Mass during Lent, 1309 W. Locust St., pierogies, $7/dozen and clam chowder, $7/quart, Sandy, 342-1719 or rectory, 343-7015; bake sale and basket raffle, Palm Saturday and Sunday before and after weekend Masses.
Pierogi sale: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church pierogi sale, March 2, pickup, 2 p.m., parish center, 428 N. Seventh Ave., homemade, $7/dozen, advance orders by Wednesday, Dorothy, 346-4164.
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