Browndale

Blood drive: Community Red Cross blood drive, Feb. 6, noon-5 p.m., Browndale Fire Station, Route 247, 620 Marion St. Appointments: 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. A few walk-in appointments are available.

Lackawanna County

Hops For Hunger: Bread Basket of NEPA fundraising event, Hops For Hunger, Jan. 23, 5:30-9 p.m., Voodoo Brewing Company’s Scranton Pub. Voodoo will donate $1 from select food/beer items all day; the party starts at 5:30 with music by the Dishonest Fiddlers. Admission is free to the public at this family-friendly event. There will be raffle baskets, 50/50, pub food, local craft beer and music. Proceeds will benefit the Bread Basket of NEPA, which oversees a network of seven food pantries throughout Lackawanna County; information or to donate: www.breadbasketnepa.com/donate.

Milford

Lecture series: Grey Towers Heritage Association Lunch and Learn, Jan. 24, “The Pinchot Legacy in Pike County — Past, Present, and the Path to America 250,” Jan. 24. Join the U.S. Forest Service and the Grey Towers Heritage Association for a special Lunch & Learn (free for members) celebrating the Pinchot family legacy and its profound influence on both Pike County and the nation. Other scheduled Lunch & Learns are the “Gardens of Grey Towers — the Past and Projecting Forward,” Feb. 21; “Olmsted and Pinchot —A Partnership That Shaped America’s Landscapes,” March 14; and “The Music and Stories of Pennsylvania’s Past,” April 18. The Lunch & Learns take place at Forest Hall, 214 Broad St., with the exception of the April 18 event, whose location will be announced. Tickets for the Jan. 24 event are free/members, $15/nonmembers and $5/students. Subsequent events are $15/members, $20/general public and $10/students. Guests are welcome at 11 a.m. and programs start promptly at 11:30, with a light lunch offered after the presentation. Tickets: www.greytowers.org/events or, if space allows, at the event. The lecture space at Forest Hall is accessible only via a one-flight staircase; there is no elevator or ramp access available at this time.