LARGO - The Largo Senior Kitchen Band, which performs show tunes and popular songs from the past, always has room for new singers.
No auditions are necessary. Rehearsals are at 1:30 p.m. Mondays at the Largo Community Center, 65 Fourth St. NW.
For information, call Ralph Harper at 581-2253 or the center at 518-3131.
Clearwater food pantry needs extra hands
The Religious Community Services Food Pantry needs volunteers to help sort food during the week.
The pantry, at 700 Druid Road in Clearwater, receives thousands of pounds of food every week and serves about 2,000 families. Volunteers also are needed to check applications for assistance and distribute food. For information, call 443-4031.
Program puts pets, seniors together
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pinellas County, 9099 130th Ave. N, Largo, matches pets with senior citizens in the Pets for People program. Seniors ages 60 and older can take home a specially matched pet and the adoption fee and the first veterinarian visit are covered. For information, call 586-3591.
Palm Harbor Library hosts discussion groups
The Palm Harbor Library hosts a history discussion group and a science fiction discussion group. For information or to be a guest speaker, call Carolyn Burke at 538-2299. The Palm Harbor Library is at 2330 Nebraska Ave.
Italian-American Club offers dinner dances
CLEARWATER - The Italian-American Club of Greater Clearwater, 200 McMullen-Booth Road, has a pasta dinner and dancing every Tuesday. Dinner at the club is at 5:30 p.m., followed by dancing until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. The club also puts on dinner-dances from 5:30 to 11 p.m. every other Saturday. For information, call 791-8698 or go to the club's Web page at www.iacgc.freewebspace.com
Learn about volunteering for hospice at orientation
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast offers orientation classes for people interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities. The hospice also has a special program that enables high school students to make hospice volunteering a part of their educational experience. Hospice services include end-of-life medical care, emotional counseling and spiritual support. To learn more about hospice volunteering, call Kathy Roble, director of volunteer services, at 586-4432.
Pilates sessions available at wellness centers
CLEARWATER - The Wellness Centers of Morton Plant Mease Health Care offer the Pilates method of body conditioning. Beginner and advanced classes are offered Monday through Friday at the Cheek-Powell Wellness Center, Clearwater, and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at the Palm Harbor Wellness Center.
The classes use six basic principles - concentration, control, centering, flowing movement, precision and breathing - and have been studied by numerous ballet companies and theater groups.
Beginner-level classes are good for the elderly because they are gentle, non-cardiovascular exercises that concentrate on mind-body awareness.
The classes are free to Wellness Center members; $10 each class for nonmembers. In Clearwater, call 462-7656. In Palm Harbor, call 772-2222.
Service center can help if you're hearing impairedFlorida Telecommunications Relay Inc. is pleased to announce that the Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay is now providing complete FTRI services.
Local residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind or speech-impaired can receive specialized telephones and ring signaling devices at no charge.
For information or to schedule an appointment call 399-9983, or 1-800-222-3448 Voice or 1-888-447-5620 (TTY) for an equipment application, or visit www.ftri.org
