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Hillcrest Baptist has health screeningCENTER TWP — The Hillcrest Baptist Church will be the site of a health screening event Jan. 29.The church at 771 Mercer Road will host Life Line Screening, a company that provides checks for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney function and other chronic conditions.There is a cost associated with the screenings, and those interested should call 877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com to register.
Dream organization will host showPENN TWP — Don’t Stop Dreamin’, a nonprofit organization that fulfills the dreams of residents at Quality Life Services’ nursing homes, will host a Laugh for Love event Feb. 20 at Conley Resort, 740 Pittsburgh Road.The event will feature a Shaun Blackham live comedy act, DJ services by Marc D’Hart, dancing, a cash bar and prizes.It begins at 7 p.m.Don’t Stop Dreamin’ has helped make a number of dreams of nursing home residents come true.Those include attending a Rolling Stones concert, having a wedding, taking helicopter and airplane rides, getting honorary high school diplomas, performing with the Butler County Symphony and taking an overnight trip to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.For information, visit www.dontstopdreamin.org.To buy a ticket, visit www.LaughForLove.EventBrite.com. Only 112 tickets will be sold.
Climate change film to be shownMarcellus Outreach Butler on Saturday will host a showing of “This Changes Everything,” a film about climate change and how people around the world are working to combat it.The film is based on Naomi Klein’s book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate,” and the film features her narration throughout.The free showing will be in the lower level of the Butler Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
