• Paws Malta is in need of clothes hangers and carpets, as well as objects which can be sold in bazaars. If you would like to donate any items, call 7952 4555.
• As part of the European Year for Volunteering 2011, the National Council of Women, together with the Commission on Domestic Violence, Nature Trust Malta and National Youth Council, are organising a conference, ‘Getting together – Flimkien għall-Volontarjat’, at The Palace hotel, Sliema, on Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Participation is free. Those interested are asked to register on www.ncwmalta.com, send an e-mail to ncwmalta@camline.net.mt or call 2124 8881 or 2124 6982 by noon tomorrow.
• The bazaar held on the third floor at 7, Merchants Street, Valletta, is now open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. The bazaar at Mgr Alfred Mifsud Street, Birkirkara, is open every Tuesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every first Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. All profits go in aid of the missions. For more information, call 2123 6962.
• A retreat on the Lectio Divina method of reading the Sacred Scriptures and praying with the Bible will be held from Friday to Sunday at Manresa retreat house, Victoria. For bookings, call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
A fashion show will be held at Inspire, Marsascala, on Friday at 7 p.m. To book, e-mail to breastcare supportgroup@gmail.com by tomorrow, or call 9999 4666. Entrance is €12 per person and includes three kinds of pasta and a beverage.
• The Maltese Diabetes Association is organising its main fundraising event, Dine4diabetes, on Saturday at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana. The evening will include a buffet dinner. Flowing wine will be served throughout. The price is €30 per person and dress code is smart/casual. Entertainment will be provided by leading pianist Vinny Vella Jr and his group. For more details and an application form, visit www.diabetesmalta.org, call Chris Delicata on 9942 9499 or e-mail cjd@diabetesmalta.org.
• The Maltese American Association will be celebrating the 235th anniversary of US independence with a buffet lunch at the Seabank Hotel, Għadira Bay, Mellieħa, next Sunday at 12.30 p.m. Americans, Maltese-Americans and their guests are welcome. For more information call Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta, on 2122 2644, 2124 0255 or 2123 2545.
• St Catherine V.M. Band Club Youth Section, Żurrieq, is organising a day at Splash and Fun water park, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, next Sunday. For more information, call 7964 7018.
• A day’s outing and card party in aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Plaza Hotel, Sliema, on July 6 from 10 a.m. For booking and information call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.
• InYgo-Malta will be organising a trip to Spain for youths aged 18-30 in order to celebrate World Youth Day during August. The youths will be invited to experience the spiritual lives of the Jesuits and lay people who follow the Ignatian path. For more information, call Fr Jimmy Bartolo on 9928 1101 or visit www.inygo.jesuit.org.mt.