Calendar

Green Center of Central PA, Green Living Fair: 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9; 1426 N. Third St., Harrisburg; Informational sessions on energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, indoor air quality; free; details: Julia Knight, 717-2211300, ext. 1477 orwww.green centralpa.com.

Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Better Investing, Learn & Earn Model Investment Club meeting: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9; Summerdale; free; details: www. betterinvesting.org/centpenn.

York College Women's Business Center Organization, luncheon: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12; York; author and management consultant Liz Weber will discuss methods of leading by managing difficult situations and behaviors; reservations must be made by Oct. 1; cost: members free, nonmembers $20; details: 717-815-6632 orwbco@ ycp.edu.

Mechanicsburg chamber, businesswomen's networking luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12; Mechanicsburg; cost: members free, nonmembers $10; details: 717-796-0811.

Central Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian chamber, mixer: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12; Mechanicsburg; live art demonstrations to be featured; registration requested; cost: members free, nonmembers $5; details: info@cpglcc.org.

Harrisburg Regional chamber, Sunrise Exchange: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12; Camp Hill; "Creating Raving Fans!" with Paul Currie of ActionCOACH; cost: members $15, nonmembers $30; details: Christine Books, 717-2135048 or cbooks@hbgrc.org.

TechQuest, "Establishing the Harrisburg Health Information Exchange": 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12; Harrisburg; cost: members $30, nonmembers $60; details: Joelle Bailey, jbailey@tccp. org, 717-635-2108 orwww.tech questpa.com/events.

Shippensburg SBDC, "Writing an Effective Business Plan": 9 a. m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 12; Shippensburg; cost: $15; details: 717-477-1935, sbdc@ship.edu or www.ship.edu/sbdc.

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Central Pennsylvania Chapter, "Fraud in Charitable Organizations": 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13; Camp Hill; speaker: Edward Shevenock, chief of the Division of Investigations at the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations, will discuss fraud that affects philanthropic organizations; cost: members $10, nonmembers $20; details: www.bit.ly/cVSYPX or www.pacfe.org.

Score Lancaster, "Funding Your Business": 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13; Lancaster; cost: $25; details: www.scorelancaster.org.

Sales & Marketing Executives Central PA, meeting: 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13; Swatara Township; "The Alpha Factor: Take Control of Your Market," with Wes Ball; cost: members free, nonmembers $50; details: www.smeicentralpa.org.

Rising Sun Consultants, "My Sales are Down ... What Now?": 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14; Harrisburg; free; details: Rick Pierce, rick@ risingsunconsultants.com or 717-497-5965 .

York Score, Business Planning III: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14; York; cost: $20; details: $75 for series; details: www.yorkscore.org.

York County Community Foundation, Cultural Alliance of York and United Way of York County, nonprofit workshop: 8-1 1:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15; Hellam Township; "Maximizing Impact Through Collaborations & Alliances," with Tom McLaughlin; free; details: saulbach@yccf.org or 717-848-3733.

Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association, CATRA-Thon fundraiser: 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16; East Hanover Township, Dauphin County; pledges will be collected for events including trail rides for CATRA riders with mental and physical disabilities, a bike-a-thon, a "wheel-a-thon" for people in wheelchairs, goat races, a bake sale, a chicken barbecue, crafts; a used book sale and a silent auction; free; details: Ben or Shirley NoIt, 717-469-7517.

Penn State Harrisburg, undergraduate open house: 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16; Middletown; prospective students can meet with faculty; obtain application, registration and financial aid information; tour the campus; participate in the Campus Fair; RSVP preferred, but not required; free; details: 717-948-6250, www.hbg.psu.edu or hbgadmit� psu.edu.

Penn-Harris Toastmasters Club, speech contest: 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16; Harrisburg; representatives of Toastmasters clubs in Harrisburg, Hershey and Palmyra will participate in a humorous speech contest; free; details: Sue Amin, govarealla@ tmdistrict38.org.

York County Heritage Trust, 36th annual Oyster Festival: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17; York; food and spirits, educational fun, artisan and craft demonstrations, live entertainment; meals may be ordered to go; free; details: www. yorkheritage.org.

Nativity School benefit concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17; 110 State St., Harrisburg; musicians: Jonathan Desmarais, Tim Dixon, H. Ralph Vartan and Kari Dyrli Hermeling; free.

SUBMITTING ITEMS

E-mail calendar items four weeks in advance to calendar@journalpub.com.