Bog Hoot Quilt Society meeting 

MECHANIC FALLS — Area residents who enjoy crafts and companionship are invited to join community and church members at the Anglican Church of the Transfiguration (formerly the Mechanic Falls Congregational Church) on Elm Street for the Bog Hoot Quilt Society meeting.

The group meetis at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. The entrance to the downstairs is from the driveway to the church.

There are plenty of tables for quilting projects, an ironing board and a cutting board, and the coffee pot is on. Participants are invited to bring any project they are working on, including knitting, crocheting and needle crafts, or they may join in on church projects.

Food pantry seeks donations 

AUBURN — The High Street Congregational Church Food Pantry has ongoing needs for the following items: peanut butter, canned vegetables, soup, canned pasta, canned meats, canned fruit, dry cereal, baking items, soup, crackers and toilet paper.

Auburn United Methodist Church collects items for the pantry. Donations may be brought to 439 Park Ave.

For information or to donate, call 207-782-3972. 

Pickwick Club to discuss Dickens book 

AUBURN — The Pickwick Club, Maine’s mainly Dickens reading and discussion group, will meet from 10 a.m. to noon (summer hours) Saturday, June 23, at the Auburn Public Library.

The novel to be discussed is Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” chapters 1 through 29. Moderators will be Sherrie Baker and Debbie Bliss.

For more information, call Alexis at 207-779-8979 or Joanne at 207-583-6957.

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