Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Club Notes

Mavretic to address Senior Democrats

The Senior Democrats of Wake County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Crabtree Marriott Hotel on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh. Former House Speaker Joe Mavretic will speak. A Dutch lunch will follow.

Ijames to address AARP chapter

The AARP Raleigh-Wake County Chapter 3689 will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Abbotswood at Stonehenge, 7900 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh. Earl Ijames, the curator of African-American and community history at the N.C. Museum of History, will speak about black history. Lunch is $7. Those wishing to attend but not eat lunch are welcome. For more information, call 919-848-9122.

Substitute Teachers group

The Substitute Teachers Association of Wake County will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Cameron Village Library, 1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh. To RSVP, email stawakecounty@gmail.com.

Democratic Women of Wake County

Democratic Women of Wake County will meet at noon Thursday, Feb. 23, at the N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. Charmaine Fuller Cooper, executive director of the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation, will speak. A buffet line will begin at 11:30 a.m. Cost of the luncheon is $16. To make a reservation by noon Tuesday, Feb. 21, call 919-467-0151 or email democraticwomenwakecounty@gmail.com.

Program on laws affecting children

Tom Vitaglione, senior fellow with Action for Children, will be the featured speaker at the Timely Topics brown bag lunch of the League of Women Voters of Wake County at noon Friday, Feb. 24, at the YWCA, 554 E. Hargett St., Raleigh. Vitaglione, an expert on children’s health and safety, will update attendees about legislation affecting children in North Carolina either passed or under consideration by the General Assembly. For more information, visit www.lwvwake.org or call 919-783-5995.

FemCity Raleigh connection lunch

FemCity Raleigh, the local chapter of Femfessionals, a national network of accomplished professional women, will hold its February connection lunch from noon to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Brio Tuscan Grille. The program will be part one of a series on “Your Personal Brand.” Nicoa Dunne, managing partner at Holland Archer and president and chief relationship rover at Roving Coach International, will speak.

To register, visit femfessionals.com/FemCities/Raleigh.htm. For more information, visit www.femfessionals.com or email raleigh@femfessionals.com.

Anime Club

The Anime Club will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh. Teens in grades six to 12 are invited. Participants will discuss their favorite titles and learn about new series. For more information, call 919-856-6710.

Patriotic art contest for youth

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10225, is looking for high school artists to participate in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest. For rules and criteria, go to www.ladiesauxvfw.org/programs/youth.html. The first place national winner will attend the VFW and Auxiliary National Convention in Reno, Nev., in July. The deadline for submissions to the local auxiliary chairman is March 31. For more information, call Joy Clifton at 919-772-1062 or Helen Carter at 919-779-6314.

Northern Wake Optimist Club Oratorical contest

The Northern Wake Optimist Club is holding an oratorical contest on the topic “How my Optimism helps me Overcome Obstacles.” The first place boy and girl will advance to the zone-level competition. From the zone contest, winners will advance to the district level, which has a first prize of a $2,500 scholarship for boy and girl winners. The application and typed speech are due March 30. The contest is open to students 18 and younger as of Dec. 31, 2011. For the rules and an application, call Barbara Timmons at 919-426-5824, email barbnjct@aol.com or visit www.optimist.org.

Keystone Club of Raleigh

The Keystone Club of Raleigh holds monthly social events for former residents of Pennsylvania now living in Wake County and the surrounding area. For more information, call 919-792-2234 or email keystoneclubR@gmail.com.