Now that their convention is over, members of the Maine Federation of Republican Women have something special of their own to look forward to: Celebrating 60 years of volunteer service in Maine.

MFRW President Linda Brawn called to say that her organization will host An Affair to Remember Celebration Wednesday, May 24, at the Senator Inn in Augusta.

The cost is $20 per person, and reservations are necessary.

You can reserve your spot by calling or writing Brawn at 236-3123, 128 High St., Camden 04843, or e-mailing lindabrawn

@aol.com.

Brawn wrote that the first meeting to organize a state Federation of Republican Women’s club was held June 1, 1946, with founder Ela Thompson of Waterville.

The keynote speaker for the 60th anniversary celebration will be National Federation of Republican Women president Beverly Davis of Utah.

Other speakers include Angela Desrochers of the U.S. Department of Education, gubernatorial candidate Chandler Woodcock, U.S. House of Representatives 1st District candidate Darlene Curley and 2nd District candidate Scott Amboise.

Maine’s two senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, have also been invited to address the celebration.

Speaking of celebrations, you are invited to gather with family and friends in honoring Selma Abusamra Ferris on the occasion of her 100th birthday from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Leach Home, 58 Colonial Circle in Brewer.

Writing on behalf of the family, Gail Ferris Moores, of North Hampton, N.H., hopes all those who know her mother will join them in this celebration, and the family requests no gifts, just your good wishes, please.

Friends of the Calais Free Library, which supports a Second-Hand Bookstore next to Unobskey School on Main Street, want you to know that May is Book Drive Month for those facilities, and you are urged to bring books to the library or call 454-2758 for pickup.

Your book donations will be screened for ones that can be used in the library collection while the remainder will be sent to the bookstore.

The bookstore is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, May through October.

The Friends also remind you that new members are always welcome, and volunteers are needed to work a few hours, each month, at the bookstore.

OHI of Hermon, which helps people with disabilities live and work in their communities, is hosting a Basket Bingo fundraiser with doors opening at 11 a.m. and games beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Brewer Eagles Club, 22 Atlantic Ave.

Admission is $10, and the games offer $2,500 in prizes.

Duane Hall reports proceeds will help with the Next Big Adventure Fund to provide recreational trips, educational outings and first-in-a-lifetime experiences for those who receive services from this nonprofit organization.

The Maine Association of Independent Doulas invites you to a free, old-fashioned Mother’s Day Tea 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Isaac Farrar Mansion on Union Street in Bangor.

Door prizes will be offered; you can meet area doulas and receive information about community resources, pregnancy, birth and birth planning.

Evelyn Conrad reports that all new mothers and mothers-to-be will be pampered with hand and shoulder massages.

MAID is a nonprofit organization providing peer support to doulas who provide information about shortening labor and reducing the need for medication and cesarean sections during childbirth.

The Skowhegan-Madison Elks invite members of the public to attend its annual Mother’s Day Brunch 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Sunday, May 14, at the lodge, 21 Silver St. in Skowhegan.

The brunch is free for all mothers, and just $3 for her guests.

The brunch will be followed, at 11 a.m., by the Elks Mother’s Day ritual and the announcement of its Mother of the Year by Past Exalted Ruler Roger Leblond.

Both events are open to the public.

For more information, call the lodge at 474-3111 or e-mail elks2531@gwi.net.

On behalf of the Old Town United Methodist Church, Diane Vatne invites you to attend its Souper Mom Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the church, 744 Stillwater Ave. in Old Town.

Admission is just a $5 donation for your choice of soups, sandwiches, chips and desserts.

All proceeds benefit the Eagle Project of Alex Yates, who is building a bridge between the new Boy Scout building and the church.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.