Club notes
EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Club Notes must be submitted in writing to The Blade-News, 6000 Laurel-Bowie Road, Suite 101, Bowie, MD 20715, or e-mail to sstewart@bladenews.com at least two weeks before publication date. Items should include the time, date and place of the meeting or activity, information on the program to be presented and a daytime telephone number. Late or incomplete items may not be used.
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Legion riders
American Legion Riders meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 9605 Old Laurel-Bowie Road. For information, call 301-805-0175 or 301-464-9177.
Running club
Prince George's Running Club will hold an entry level running training program for adults of all abilities Saturdays, May 3 to Aug. 23, at 8 a.m. at Lake Artemesia. Cost is $30 which includes a T-shirt, club membership and entry in the Aug. 23 5K run. For information, call 202-521-1495 or visit www.pgrc.org.
Radio club
Anne Arundel Radio Club will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at Davidsonville Recreation Center. For information, call Holly Bevan, 410-923-0229 or e-mail N3MB@arrl.net.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous meets weekdays at noon and 8:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. and 7 and 8:30 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. For information, call 301-464-2628.
Friendship club
Laurel Friendship Club will hold a 40+ dance Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Phelps Dance Center, 701 Montgomery St., Laurel. Cost is $3. For information, call 301-937-2896.
Glenn Dale seniors
Glenn Dale Senior Citizen Association meets the first and third Monday of each month at noon at St. George's Episcopal Church, 7010 Glenn Dale Road. The community is welcome. For information, call Joy Pierson, 301-390-6640.
Aglow International
Aglow International meets the first Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at Nautilus Diner, Route 3, Crofton. The Christian women's group helps restore and mobilize women around the world. For information, call 410-626-8670.
Stamp club
Bowie Stamp Club meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Programs are as follows: first Thursday, speaker; second, auction; third, new acquisitions; fourth, slide presentation; fifth, 25 cent auction. Other activities include the annual stamp show BOPEX, seasonal parties and awards presentations. For information, call 301-464-3482 or e-mail zdbob@aol.com.
Adoption support
Diakon Adoption Services holds support groups for families who have adopted children, are waiting to adopt or are interested in becoming foster and/or adoptive parents the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road. Meetings are free; child care is available. For information, call 877-342-5667.
Bowie singles
Bowie Area Singles, a social group for singles over 55, meets the first Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew's Church, 14900 Annapolis Road. For information, call 301-336-4532.
Camera clubs
Bowie-Crofton Camera Club meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 16510 Mt. Oak Road. Meetings are free and open to the public. For information, call 301-604-7772 or visit www.b-ccc.org.
Arundel Camera Club meets Wednesdays when schools are open at 7:30 p.m. at Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road. Visitors are welcome. For information, call 410-544-1742. The following are scheduled: May 7 - annual business meeting and election of officers; May 14 - annual Club Events Competition, only photographs taken on designated club field trips are eligible entries; May 21 - awards banquet. This will be the last meeting of the club until September.
Chesapeake Treasures
Chesapeake Treasures chapter of Smocking Arts Guild of America will meet May 8 at Crofton Middle School. Social time starts at 7 p.m.; the meeting at 7:30. The latest approved SAGA Stitches will be featured. For information, call Joyce Ross, 410-672-6864.
Genealogical societies
Prince George's County Genealogical Society meets the first Wednesday of each month, except January, July and August, at 7 p.m. at the Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road. Guests are welcome. For information, call 301-262-2063.
Anne Arundel Genealogical Society meets today at 7:30 p.m. at Severna Park Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Road, Severna Park. The public is welcome. For information, call 410-760-9679 or visit www.aagensoc.org.
Rotary club
Bowie Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. at Old Bowie Town Grille, 8604 Chestnut Ave. For information, call Debora Fajer-Smith, 301-390-4900.
Rotary of Northern Prince George's meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Lamberts, 10825 Lanham-Severn Road, Glenn Dale. For information, call 301-385-2969.
Military organizations
American Legion, Disney Bell Post 66, 9605 Old Laurel-Bowie Road, meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month. For information, call 301-464-9814.
Disabled American Veterans, Omaha Beach Chapter 7, meets the second Tuesday of the month at its chapter home, 8205 Laurel-Bowie Road. For information, call 301-464-8899.
Marine Corps League, Free State Detachment 544, meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the DAV chapter home, 8205 Laurel-Bowie Road. For information, call Al Burnett, 301-262-6338.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bowie Memorial Post 8065, meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the DAV chapter home, 8205 Laurel-Bowie Road. For information, call Harlan Tucker, 301-262-1010.
Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon, for families and friends of drug users, meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Narcotics Anonymous meets at the same time. For information, call 410-451-3489.
Nar-Anon meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel. Narcotics Anonymous meets at the same time. For information, call 301-512-5151 or 410-788-9422.
Rod & gun club
Berwyn Rod and Gun Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the DAV hall, 8205 Laurel-Bowie Road. Individuals interested in the shooting sports, fishing, hunting and archery are welcome. For information, call 301-464-9830.
Scrabble club
Bowie Scrabble Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Barnes & Noble and all other Mondays at 7 p.m. at Woodward Estate, 14997 Health Center Drive. Interested players are welcome. For information, call 301-390-6751.
Emotions anonymous
A support group for persons with unmanageable emotions meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. For information, call 301-464-2628.
Food addicts
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Woodward Estate, 14997 Health Center Drive. For information, call 410-544-2229 or visit www.foodaddicts.org.
CDA
Chemically Dependent Anonymous meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road; Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave.; and Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. at Village Baptist Church, 1950 Mitchellville Road. For information, call 888-232-4673.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon meets Mondays at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road. Baby-sitting is available. For information, call 301-464-1904.
Al-Anon meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. For information, call 301-464-2628.
TOPS
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. at Seabrook Community Center and Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at Bowie Community Center. For information, call Patricia Clunies, 301-262-6447 or visit www.tops.org.
