Business meeting

Business Network International, Hall of Fame Chapter
7:30-9 a.m. every Tuesday
The Chapel, 715 Whittier Ave. NW, North Canton
Contact: Michelle at (330) 253-1500

Business meeting

International Referral Network, Belden Village chapter
8 a.m. Tuesdays
Glenmoor Country Club, 4191 Glenmoor Rd. NW, Jackson Township
Contact: Mike Warren at (330) 838-2500 or visit www.irnlink.com.

The Malone University School of Arts and Science – Department of Art is currently displaying the works of Jack McWhorter; associate professor of art at Kent State University, Stark Campus, Barbara Moran Drennan, Ph.D., professor of art at Malone University; and guest artist Sarah Winther Shumaker. The McFadden and Fountain Galleries are located within the Johnson Center for Worship and the Fine Arts, 2600 Cleveland Avenue N.W., Canton; Art-in-a-Case is located within Cattell Library, on the Canton campus.

The Mount Union College Continued Learning Program for adults will take place at 10 a.m. every Tuesday in February in the Hoover-Price Campus Center in Alliance. The program features a different speaker each week.
Attendees are welcome to stay for lunch in the Kresge Dining Commons, at a cost of $6.25, or the B&B Cafe, a la carte, after the sessions.
For more information, contact Cathy Ossler at (330) 823-2092 or osslercj@muc.edu.

Gaslite Village Health Care at 7055 High Mill Ave., Canal Fulton, will have a blood pressure and blood sugar screening from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 2. The service is free. For information call (330) 854-4545.

Burlington Coat Factory at 4790 Everhard Rd. NW is collecting monetary donations to support the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.
Donations will be accepted through Feb. 17. All Burlington Coat Factory locations will accept donations to the fund.
Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources.

Through the Help Haiti campaign, Westfield Belden Village mall is serving as a donation collection site for Convoy of Hope Charities. Donations can be made at the Concierge Center in the north wing. Proceeds are transferred directly to those in need.
Convoy of Hope is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that already has an emergency command center operating just outside of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and is distributing water and supplies to victims of the earthquake.

The Akron chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF-Akron) and Canton Advertising Federation (CAF) will jointly present a professional development seminar on measuring social media success. This luncheon event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cambria Suites near the Akron-Canton Airport.

Featured speaker Bill Balderaz, founder of Columbus-based Webbed Marketing, will discuss how businesses and marketing, advertising and PR professionals can associate hard results with social media campaigns. His topics will include:

Pat Catan’s, at 4321 Whipple Ave. NW in Jackson Township, will have a free Valentine’s Day “Make and Not Take” event Jan. 30 through Feb. 6.

Participants can make Valentine’s cards that will be distributed to residents of nursing homes and extended care facilities. The card-making takes place from noon until 5 p.m. each day, and all supplies are provided.

For more details, call (330) 649-9690.

“Wicked Winter Woes” will be presented by Linda Brunk, CPN, at the Stark County District Library Main Library from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 2.
Learn about prevention and treatment of winter-related health problems such as the common cold, influenza, H1N1, fever and frostbite for children to seniors. Also learn about our traveling WOW program to educate your group on many topics.
All programs are free and open to the public.
Seating is limited and reservations are required.
For more information or to make reservations, call (330) -363-TALK (8255) or sign up online at www.aultman.org.

People interested in starting a small business or those in the early stages of forming a business can attend a free small-business orientation Feb. 2.
The session will provide a general overview of issues related to starting a business, such as business planning, determining market demand, financing options and available community resources.
Sponsored by the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University Stark campus, the session will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in the University Center at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.

The Massillon Parks and Recreation Department and Jump Start Sports have combined forces to offer a Speed Training and Conditioning Program at Paul L. David Athletic Training Center. Classes will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings. This program will work on speed training, agility and conditioning to help athletes ages 8-14 take their game to the next level. Participants will work with successful college athletes in a small group setting. You can register in person at the Massillon Recreation Center or online at www.jumpstartsports.com.
Session Dates:

This seminar on Understanding and Encouraging Learning--Mind, Body, Spirit will be held weelkly on Tuesday evenings at John Knox Presbyterian Chuch at 5155 Eastlake Street North Canton (across from Stark State College). Sessions are from 6:30 to 8:30pm. February 2, 9, and 16 will focus on 6-11 year olds. Cost is free and babysitting is available with prior regustration. Spreakers are Dr. June Patton, Nursing PHD and Professor; Rev. Bill Quigley, Malone College instructor and clergy; and Dr. Beth Clark Thonas, Malone Elementary Ed

Business meeting

American Association of Individual Investors
6:30 p.m., first Tuesday of the month
Akron Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron
Information: aaii-neo@googlegroups.com

The Carroll County Animal Protection League will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Carrollton Friendship Center at the Carroll County Fairgrounds, 106 Kensington Rd. NE.
New members are welcome.
If the schools are closed due to inclement weather, the meeting will be canceled.

Malone University will offer the next in its Worldview Forum Series: In the Beginning: Interpreting Creation in Genesis, Tuesday, February 2 at 7 p.m. in the Johnson Center for Worship and the Fine Arts, located at 2600 Cleveland Avenue N.W. in Canton.
Proponents are David Hall, Ph.D., senior pastor of Midway Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and John H. Walton, Ph.D., professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Moderator is D. Nathan Phinney, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Theology and associate professor of biblical studies at Malone University.

CANAL FULTON City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 155 Market St. NE.

Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Candidate for 44th District Ohio State House seat Kurtis Liston, will have a fundraiser featuring controversial former Congressman James Traficant at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Tangier in Akron.
Traficant, son of a truck driver, will deliver one of his famous no-holds-barred speeches and to meet and greet attendees.
Kurtis is the Northeast Regional liaison for the Libertarian Party of Ohio and is running for the 44th District State House seat, which is held by longtime incumbent
Vernon Sykes. After a lengthy legal battle, 2010 is the first year in 50 years that Ohio

Father Vincent J. Hawk, pastor of St. Peter Parish in Loudonville, will present “Why and How to Pray” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the next “Come & See” meeting at St. Martha Catholic Church at 300 E. Tallmadge St. For information, contact Patricia Flaherty at (330) 773-7621.

HARTVILLE Village Council, 7 p.m., Village Hall, 202 W. Maple St.

Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

MAC2MUG is the Macintosh User Group for Canton-Akron-Massillon and surrounding communities.

Our February Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 2nd. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm at the First Christian Church (6900 Market Ave N in North Canton).

Our Feature presentation will be Graphic Design 101”: How you can make beautiful pictures on your Mac, starting from just about nothing - presented by Janet Kullman. Rob Ellis will present the Back to Mac Basics topic: Bellying Up to the Sidebar.

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP trustees, 7:30 p.m., 8600 Blough Ave. SW.

Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday.