DAR program

GRAY – Regent Sheila Desgrosseilliers announces that Burnt Meadow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at Cole Farms Restaurant at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7. Jayne Bickford will present a program on the Constitution. A tour of Opportunity Farm will follow at 1 p.m.

Educators to meet

AUBURN – The Androscoggin County Retired Educators Association will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the High Street Congregational Church. After a short business meeting, Linda Matzen, Edward Little High School guidance counselor, will give a talk on college costs, scholarships and admissions. After lunch there will be speaker from the Geek Squad.

A luncheon of macaroni and cheese, ham, garden veggies, and homemade pies will be served by the women of the church. Luncheon reservations are $8. Reservations for lunch must be made by Monday, Sept. 10. For reservations, call Mildred Bickford at 782-9655.

Breastfeeding

AUBURN – Expectant women and breastfeeding mothers are all invited to the La Leche League meeting to be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 102 Bennett Ave. Babies are always welcome.

This month’s discussion will focus on “The Advantages of Breastfeeding for Mother and Baby.” All concerns about breastfeeding are welcome for discussion. For breastfeeding help or directions to the meeting, call the La Leche League leader at 782-6645.

MS speaker

LEWISTON – The MS Support Group and Caregivers will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Lepage Conference Center, 99 Campus Ave. For more information, contact Andy Michaud at 784-7927 or Ron Pomerleau at 783-1863.

The guest speaker will be Dawn Stratton, counselor and consultant from Portland who has a master’s in clinical mental health counseling. A representative from the Maine Chapter of the NMSS will also be there.

Women’s supper

LEWISTON – The Ladies of St. Ann Sodality of Holy Family Parish will have a potluck supper at the first general membership meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the church hall. Doors will open at 5:30. Tickets are $6 and are available through officers or by calling 782-3722.

Neighbors Night

WALES – Lakeside Chapter 60, OES, will celebrate Neighbors Night on Tuesday, Sept. 11, with a potluck supper to fund the Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership Scholarship program. The scholarship is unique to the Order of the Eastern Star. It benefits members and nonmembers alike.

Lakeside will provide the main dish and chapters in Auburn and Lisbon will bring the rest of the meal. There is a charge of $3 each. The proceeds will be apportioned among the three chapters and later sent on to the Grand Chapter Scholarship Program.

Jerri A. Holt, general Grand Chapter committee member and Maine ESTARL chairwoman, has accepted an invitation to speak. Members and visitors are welcome.

For more information about the scholarship, call Vi at 375-2698.

Hosts needed

LEWISTON – “Our Fresh Air child doesn’t have a backyard. But here we have room, and it’s very quiet. In fact, our closest neighbors are cows.” As the summer winds down, local host families such as this reflect on their Fresh Air experiences and remember the ways in which their New York City visitor made a difference in their lives.

This summer, 11 children visited volunteer host families in and around Auburn-Lewiston.

Next year, families can also give a New York City child the gift of summer. To find out more about becoming a host family in 2008, contact Marie Reimensnyder at 926-3557 or the Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003 or online at www.freshair.org.