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AROUND THE VALLEY

TOASTMASTERS

Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Merrill Lynch Training Room in the U.S. Bank Building, 2300 W. Sahara Ave. (258-1922).

The Sourcer-ers Toastmasters Club meets at 7:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson (296-8665).

The Monday Niters Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (807-2176).

Toastmasters en Espanol Club meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Cambridge Community Center, 3900 Cambridge St. (951-9454).

PINOCHLE CLUB

The nonsmoking Double Deck Pinochle Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (274-6387).

PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL GROUP

The SW Las Vegas Chapter of Drinking Liberally, an informal, left-leaning progressive social group that talks politics, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Torino's Sports Pub & Restaurant, 5570 W. Flamingo Road (460-0973).

CHINESE NEW YEAR

The Asian Chamber of Commerce will clebrate the Chinese New Year and Asian Community Achievement Awards Friday at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South. A silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $100 per person. Reservations are required (737-4300).

FUNDRAISER

The Adoption Exchange of Southern Nevada will host its third annual Monopoly-themed fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, to help the charity find "forever families" for local children waiting to be adopted (436-6335).

BREAST CANCER PROGRAMS

The Breast Center at Sunrise offers classes in yoga, meditation, nutrition and other subjects at 3600 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250 (784-7870).

St. Rose Dominican Hospital offers free breast cancer screenings and services to uninsured and underinsured women ages 40 and younger (616-7525).

Mammovan for Nevada offers free mammograms to low-income women age 40 and older in the Las Vegas area. Appointments are necessary (877-581-6266).

NEW MEMBERS

The University of Hawaii Alumni and Friends, Las Vegas Chapter, is seeking new members (364-8950).

Compiled by Jean Bard. Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities presented by local nonprofit organizations and clubs. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jean Bard at 383-0245 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

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