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TRUNK OR TREAT FOR ANIMALS: Becker Angel’s Rest Pet Cremation will have a Trunk or Treat Pumpkins Paws and Happy Howls 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at 26 Sexton St., Struthers. There will be treats for family and pets, along with a photo area, best trunk contest best human/pet duo, best costume and more. All pets must be leashed or in a carrier.
CAT SHOW FUNDRAISER: Small Worlds New Beginnings will have its first cat show fundraiser 1 p.m. Sunday at the Girard city gymnasium, 100 W. Main St. The event will promote spaying and neutering for cats. Registration for the show is 1 to 2 p.m. at $10 per cat with judging 2 to 3 p.m. and awards 3 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5.
FUNDRAISER FOR MAN:A fundraiser “Quintin Strong” will be 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in McDonald. Proceeds will benefit Quintin Bell, 20, who is battling an aggressive form of leukemia, with treatments and bone marrow transplants being necessary. There will be a take out meal of $12 per person to help the Bell family.
JA STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE: Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio is turning Williamson Hall on the Youngstown State University Campus into Wall Street for the third annual JA Stock Market Challenge 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Friday. This year, 112 high school students on 31 teams from nine schools across Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties will compete in a fast-paced stock market simulation, learning the ins and outs of investing, trading and portfolio diversification. Working in teams of three to four, young people will buy and sell stocks while reacting to real-world events that move the market. Local business leaders will serve as floor traders, guiding teams through 60 "trading days," each lasting just one minute. Participating schools include Bloomfield, Boardman, Conneaut, David Anderson, Grand Valley, Lakeview, NEO Impact Academy, Spire and Western Reserve, with two schools joining the competition for the first time.