Rainbow Belles to celebrate anniversary

The Rainbow Belles will meet for their 36th anniversary dinner at the Church of the Brethren at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Call Doris at 301-898-9428 or Dottie at 301-663-5096 for reservations or cancellations.

Camping group to meet

The Scott Key Campers will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at South End Baptist Church, 506 Carrollton Drive, Frederick. The group holds monthly camping trips from May through November. All are welcome. For details, call 301-845-8696 or 301-271-9265.

Valley Quilters to meet in Jefferson

Valley Quilters LLC meets the first Wednesday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Open to all ages and levels, the guild offers teaching, learning and companionship to those interested in the art of quilting. Wednesday’s meeting will feature a talk and demonstration on hand-crank sewing machines. Feel free to bring a current project for show-and-tell. Visitors are always welcome. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, contact Carrie at valleyquilters@hotmail.com.

Holiday decorations topic of garden club meeting

The Rose Hill Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick. Christine Speilman will demonstrate holiday decorations. Guests and prospective members are welcome. Come to the meeting, or call Elaine at 301-473-5302 for details.

World Community Day celebration

Church Women United will celebrate World Community Day and hold their annual meeting Friday at New Life Center of Quinn Chapel, 132 E. Fourth St., Frederick. Registration begins at 10 a.m., with the meeting at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon. The cost is $7.50, and registration is required by calling 301-535-1662. The celebration begins at 1 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Ruth Everhart. For more information, call 301-865-8626.

Positively Single meeting Friday

Postively Single meets Friday evenings at the Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick. This week’s gathering will feature music by contemporary Christian singer Lisa Fenstermacher. For more information, call 301-663-6903.

Alzheimer’s topic of HLAA meeting

The Frederick County Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will meet Saturday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a social time to follow. Cathy Hanson, program coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association of Maryland, is the speaker. The HLAA Chapter meets the first Saturday of the month at the Manor House, Edenton Retirement Community, 5800 Genesis Lane, Frederick. HLAA Chapters are support groups for people with hearing loss, their families and friends. They focus on awareness of hearing loss and advocate for those with hearing loss. All meetings are CART reported. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call Janice at 301-988-3838.

Quilting retreat

A Stay@Home quilting retreat will be held Nov. 20 through 22 at the Middletown AMVETS Post 9, 409 W. Green St., Middletown. The event begins from 6 p.m. to midnight Nov. 20 and continues from 8 a.m. to midnight Nov. 21 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 22. The cost is $100 and includes an 8-foot table, quilting expertise, electricity, an ironing board, a cutting table and two breakfasts and two lunches. Dinner is on your own. Other crafters, such as scrapbookers and knitters, are welcome to participate. To register or for more information, call 240-818-1175 or email ksca132@yahoo.com.

Thanksgiving giveaway

Seton Center Inc.’s Thrift Shop, 16840 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, will hold a Thanksgiving drawing from Saturday through Nov. 21. When you check out with your purchases, you can complete an orange ticket for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Jubilee Foods in Emmitsburg, or a green ticket for a chance to win a Thanksgiving centerpiece, donated by Gateway Flower and Gift Shop in Thurmont. Thrift Shop hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The drawing will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 24. For more information, contact Thrift Shop Manager Kenneth Droneburg at 301-447-6102, ext. 15, or kenneth.droneburg@doc.org.