St. John the Evangelist Lenten food sales: pickup, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 27; March 6, 13, 20 and 27 and April 3. Orders due each Thursday; call the parish office at 570-654-0053. St. John the Evangelist Parish Pastoral Center Auditorium entrance on Church Street. Potato pancakes, three for $5; choice of take-and-heat red pizza or white pizza with broccoli, $15 per tray.

Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Mid-Winter Breakfast: 7:45 to 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27. The Venue – Culinary Creations by Metz, 28 Concorde Drive, Avoca. This year’s presentation will be “America250PA: An EPIC Year Ahead!” by Cassandra Coleman, America250PA executive director. Open to the public. For information and reservations, visit www.pittstonchamber.org/events or contact the Chamber office at 570-655-1424 or info@pittstonchamber.org.

Dupont VFW live entertainment: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Mike Millennium will play at the Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 main banquet hall.

Pittston City St. Patrick’s Parade Pub Crawl: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Begins at The Red Mill, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and travels to The Knights, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., and Tomato Bar, 8 to 9 p.m. Live music by the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Band.

Dupont VFW Polka Sunday: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 main banquet hall. The Swingmasters will perform.

Dupont VFW monthly meetings: 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909. Commander Tim Bender will conduct the meeting. The monthly Home Association meeting will follow, conducted by President Bob Lopata.

West Pittston First UMC pastie sale: Orders due Tuesday, March 3; pickup Thursday, March 5. Pasties are $10 each. Varieties include meat with or without onions; vegetable; and sausage and pepper. Call the church office at 570-655-1083 from 8:30 a.m. to noon weekdays to order. This is the last sale until October.

Laity Organization of the Oblates Seminary monthly meeting: After 7 p.m. Mass and devotional prayers to St. Joseph, Wednesday, March 4. Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, 1880 State Route 315, Laflin. President Dr. Alyce Zura will preside. The Rev. Joseph Sibilano, O.S.J., is spiritual advisor. New members welcome.

Pittston St. Patrick’s Parade: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7. Steps off from South Main Street and continues up Main Street to Kennedy Boulevard. For information, visit pittstonstpatricksparade.org.

Seabee Veterans of America Island X-IV party to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy Seabees: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909, 401 Main St., Dupont. Cost, $50. Includes buffet-style dinner, open bar and DJ. All branches of the U.S. military invited. For information and tickets, contact Commander Mike Boncheck at seabeemjb@yahoo,com or 570-817-7532.

Jenkins Twp. Senior Citizens Group meeting: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Jenkins Twp. Hose Company.

Wyoming UMC take-out ham and cabbage dinner: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, next to the Wyoming Free Library. Dinner includes ham and cabbage with mashed potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, roll and dessert. Tickets are $15; call 570-693-2821.

Dupont VFW St. Patrick’s Day party: 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909, Dupont. Dinner, entertainment by the Fabulous 45s, cash bar. Tickets, $30. For tickets, call Bob Lopata at 570-472-1152.

Wyoming Free Library spaghetti dinner: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 20. Wyoming Hose Company No. 2, 70 E. Third St., Wyoming. Catered by Dante’s Inferno, includes spaghetti and meatballs with sauce, salad and dessert. Tickets, $12, eat in or take out; available at the door, in advance at the library or through zeffy.com. Proceeds benefit the library.

Dupont Lions Club fundraiser: The Save a Tape Program offered by Redner’s Warehouse Markets offers a 1% cash back to nonprofits based on the total amount of receipts collected. Drop off Redner’s grocery receipts at the municipal building during regular office hours or contact Dupont Lion David at 570-457-5345. Redner’s Rewards numbers must be used for program eligibility. New members welcome; contact Dupont Lion Chris Kalmanowicz, membership chairperson, at 570-603-0660.