• A week of Lenten exercises is to be held from tomorrow to Friday at 7 p.m. at Madonna tal-Karmnu Hall, Birkirkara (adjacent to St Therese church). Couples and adults are especially invited.
• The BoV Valletta Fund Management Philately Club is holding a meeting at the Fatima Sanctuary Convent, Guardamangia, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information, call 7931 5509.
• The third annual public lecture in memory of Nadia Farrugia will be held at the Aula Magna, University of Malta Valletta campus, St Paul Street, Valletta, on Friday at 6.30 p.m. Paul Borg, head of economics in Church Schools, will deliver the lecture entitled, ‘Economics: What, how and for whom?’ People interested in attendingcan call 2340 3417, 2340 2735 for further information.
• Land (Living Ability Not Disability) Group is holding a carwash fundraiser next Sunday near Black Pearl, Ta’ Xbiex, from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. There will also be stands of food, beverages and cakes for sale. People willing to volunteer on the day or donate items for sale can SMS Jeanesse Abela on 7982 8787 or Daniela Schembri on 7906 0393, ore-mail landcontact@hotmail.com.
• A treasure hunt in aidof Faces projects in Kenya,Tanzania and Peru will take place on March 19 (public holiday). The meeting point is 10 a.m. at ta’ Qali. The price is €25 per team (maximum of five people per car). There will be prizes for the top three teams. For bookings, call 9923 1686 ore-mail administrator@facescharity.org. Early booking is recommended as places are limited.
• The Women’s Section within Our Lady of Lilies Musical Society of Mqabba is organising a family fun day, to be held on March 19 at Mqabba Football Club’s synthetic pitches in Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju. This full-day event will include bouncy castles, children’s entertainment, a sports day for Junior Club children and their friends and a five-a-side football tournament organised by Our Lady of Lilies Youth Section.
There will also be an exhibition of vintage cars in collaboration with the Classic Sports Car Club Malta between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For applications and bookings for the sports day, call 9927 5037. For further information visit www.talgilju.com.
• Lenten talks in Maltese organised by the Friendship Group are being held at Sarria church, Floriana, from March 20 to 22. Mass at 7 p.m. will be followed by a talk by Fr William Bartolo.
• The Malta Dyslexia Association (MDA) is holding a talk by dyslexia specialist and MDA president Carmen Muscat on March 23 at 6.30 p.m. at the Catholic Institute, Floriana.
All are welcome to attend. The talk, entitled ‘Il-Qari bil-Malti’, will present strategies and techniques for helping children to learn to read and write inMaltese.
• Equal Partners Foundation is holding a fundraising Easter bazaar on March 30 and 31 and April 1 at the foundation’s premises at 184A, Valley Road, Msida, next to the Għajn tal-Ħasselin. It is collecting goods to be sold at the fair, including groceries, supplies for baking figolli, plants, jewellery, books and magazines, toys, unwanted gifts or ornaments or any other items.
If the items cannot be brought to the office the foundation will arrange to collect them. It is also seeking volunteers to help with the baking of cakes and figolli, and to man the stalls during the bazaar. Call 21250400 or e-mail info@equalpartners.org.mt.