CLUB NOTES
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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, meet 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.
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 at Railroad Avenue in Old Bowie; 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.
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 public. The following are scheduled: Nov. 5, Competition night; Nov. 12, Photo Talk: Tricks and Tools to Radically Improve Your Photography; Nov. 19, Barbara Taylor: Fine Art, Wedding, Portrait and Event Photography; and Nov. 26, How To: Basic Digital Camera Operation. 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: Nov. 7, Pinhole Photography by Chris Peregoy; Nov. 14, competitions in digital and black and white prints; Nov. 28, competitions in color slides and color prints.
Chamber meets
Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce will hold its Business and Economic Development Committee meeting today at 8:30 p.m. at City Hall. There will be a Bowie Police Department update. The meeting is open to the public. For information, call 301-262-0920 or e-mail info@bowiechamber.org.
Democratic club
Governor Oden Bowie Democratic Club will meet Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Old Bowie Town Grille, 8604 Chestnut Ave. The special session of the Maryland Legislature, and the proposed referendum on slots, health insurance and transportation will be discussed. Guests are welcome. For information, call 301-809-6114.
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 will hold a free informational meeting Nov. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Arundel Center, 44 Calvert St., Room 130, Annapolis. Regular meetings are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Woodward Estate, 14997 Health Center Drive. For information, call 410-544-2229 or visit www.foodaddicts.org.
Genealogy society
Anne Arundel Genealogical Society will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at Severna Park Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Road, Severna Park. Occupation of our ancestors will be discussed. For information, call 410-760-9679 or visit www.aagensoc.org.
MS support
Bowie-Crofton Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 6111 Columbian Way. Neurologist Sangjin Oh will speak. For information, call 301-464-5153.
MOPS
Mothers of Preschoolers will meet Thursday, Nov. 15, from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. at Cornerstone Assembly of God, 16010 Annapolis Road. All moms with children up to 5 years old are invited. Child care is provided. Breakfast for moms and snacks for children are provided. Activities and crafts will be featured. Cost is $5. For information, call 301-322-6091.
NAMI
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets the second Monday at 1 p.m. at the senior center, 14900 Health Center Drive. For information, call Helen Barnes, 301-265-8454.
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.
Radio club
Anne Arundel Radio Club meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Davidsonville Recreation Center. For information, call Holly Bevan, 410-923-0229.
Readers groups
Dorsey Chapel Book Club discussion group meets bi-weekly Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at 10704 Brookland Road, Glenn Dale. For information, call 301-464-5291.
Rotary club
Bowie Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at noon at Diamond View Restaurant at Prince George's Stadium. For information, call Debora Fajer-Smith, 301-390-4900.
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.
Smocking guild
Chesapeake Treasures Chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Crofton Middle School. For information, call 410-672-6864 or 301-464-1543.
Soroptimist
Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton seeks applicants for its recognition program targeted to young women who make the community and the world a better place. The Violet Richardson Award honors women between 14 and 17 for their volunteer action.
Grants are awarded on the local level and winners become eligible for one of 28 $1,000 awards. Applications must be returned by Dec. 1. For information, call Kelly Pierce, 301-809-2629 or e-mail kleighp@comcast.net.
Square dancing
Belair Square Cats meet the second and fourth Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew's Church, 14900 Annapolis Road. Visitors are welcome.
Square dance lessons are offered Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Chapel Forge School, 12711 Milan Way.
For information, call 301-805-6105 or 301-262-2313.
