The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline.

Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar.

Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information.

Submit items at least one week in advance via email, events@lewistownsentinel.com; call (717) 248-6741; online, Virtual Newsroom at www.lewistownsentinel.com; or mail or drop off, The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown Suite 2, P.O. Box 588 Lewistown, PA 17044. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions.

You must include a telephone number for verification purposes. The phone number is not for publication, unless so indicated.

Reserve Now:

• Raisin-filled cookie sale — Pick-up noon to 6 p.m., Wed., Dec. 17, Decatur Fire Co. cookhouse, Rte. 522 N., Alfarata. $12 per dozen. $7 per half dozen. To order, call (717) 543-0921 by Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Today

• Machine Shop No. 1 retirees breakfast — 8 a.m., Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant, Burnham.

•Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.

•American Red Cross Blood Drive — 1 to 6 p.m., Middlecreek YMCA, Beaver Springs. Appointments requested. For appointments and “Rapid Pass” visit: www.redcross.org.

• Bingo — 1 p.m., Derry Township Senior Citizen Center, 15 Mill St., Yeagertown.

•McCoy House Museum — open 5 to 9 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.

•Lewistown Community Band concerts — 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 120 N. Main St., Lewistown. Enter through doors at pull through.

Friday

•Coffee with friends — 9 a.m. to noon at Lack-Tuscarora EMS, 9320 Route 75 South, East Waterford.

•Sacred Heart Thrift Shop bag sale — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown. Clothing and shoes $5 per bag.

•Bingo — Doors open 5 p.m., Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Beale Township Fire Co., 2051 Cider Press Rd., Walnut. Kitchen will be open. For more information, call (717) 436-5377.

•McCoy House Museum — open 5 to 9 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.

Saturday

•Holiday bazaar — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 20 S. Main St., Milroy. Unique crafts and baked goods.

•Graceful Soles Shoe Bank — 9 a.m. to noon, Grace United Methodist Church, 101 Logan St., Lewistown. Children up to age 18 are given a free pair of shoes with verification of low income through medical assistance. Parent or guardian must accompany child.

•Cookie walk – 10 a.m. to noon, East Salem Church. Purchase a bag for $10 to fill with cookies. Soup and sandwiches available for takeout. Proceeds benefit church missions and special projects. Proceeds from crafts and baked goods benefit Joyful Quilters.

Sunday

•Holiday Open House — 1 to 3 p.m., Hoopes School, located just off Rte. 522 N. at Long Ln., Lewistown.

• McCoy House Museum — 1-3 p.m., 17 N. Main St., Lewistown.

• Bingo — Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 5 p.m., Lewistown Elks Lodge, 229 W. 3rd St., Lewistown. Rip tickets will be sold. Short order menu available for purchase.

• Captain Jack / Mount Union Area High School get-together — 6 p.m. at Downtown OIP.

Reunions

Upcoming reunions, including missing classmate requests, are published as part of the calendar and should be sent to events@lewistownsentinel.com. Brief reports of reunions and class reunion photos with the people identified in the order in which they appear are accepted for publication in the Saturday Living section and should be sent to living@lewistownsentinel.com.