For nonprofit, charity or fundraising events in Hamilton and area, submit items in writing to Too Good To Miss, The Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid St., Hamilton, L8N 3G3, by e-mail to toogood@thespec.com only (no other e-mail addresses please) or fax 905-526-3510. Deadline is two weeks prior to publication.

Volunteering

Neighbour to Neighbour requires warehouse volunteers for three to four hours a week, Mary Millar, 905-385-7723, volunteer@neighbourtoneighbourcentre.com

Welcome Inn needs coaches for business development workshops Tuesday evenings. Also needed are food pantry workers Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays, 905-525-5824.

New Horizons needs help sorting donations, displaying donations, assisting customers, and an assistant manager and manager, 905-525-5824.

Acclaim Health (formerly VON Halton) needs volunteers, 905-827-8800, 1-800-387-7127, volunteering@acclaimhealth.ca

Education @ AGH needs energetic, creative teens for summer camps, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., July and August, 905-527-6610 ext... 272, laurie@artgalleryofhamilton.com

Self-help

Eating Disorders Anonymous 12-step support group in Halton, Mondays, 8 p.m., Salvation Army Church, 2090 Prospect St., Burlington, 905-962-0502

Iris' Way, cancer assistance program, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, 277 Stone Church Rd. E., 905-383-9797

Recovery International meets weekly for people with depression, anxiety or panic attacks, 905-304-6802, 205@recovery-inc.org

Women for Sobriety meets Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., The Olive Branch, 195 Rebecca St., 905-545-9665, 905-628-0421

STD and sexual health clinics by Hamilton Public Health Services, no appointment necessary, 905-528-5894, hamilton.ca/std

Well Women Clinics, for women 20 to 45 who do not have a family doctor, offer a range of medical services. 905-546-2424 ext. 2011 to book an appointment. hamilton.ca/std

TOPS weight-loss club, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Fridays, St. Elizabeth's Trillium Clubhouse, Garth and Rymal roads, 905-335-0770

Recovering Couples Anonymous 12-step program, Tuesdays, 8 p.m., 905-546-8027

Parenting

OEYC, 33 Cromwell Cres., Stoney Creek, 905-573-7905, offers the following programs June 30 to July 5:

* Success in Kindergarten for children entering school, June 30, 6 p.m., preregister

* Infant Rhyme Time, July 2, 10 a.m., preregister

* Canada Day Celebration, July 2, all day, wear red and white

* Infant Massage, five-week program, June 30, 1:30 p.m., and at Saltfleet Library, 131 Grays Rd., July 3, 1:30 p.m., preregister

* Wild Safari Day, July 4

* Super Summer Wraps, July 5, 10 a.m.

Community Parent Education Programs, at 354 King St., 905-521-2100 ext. 77312, include COPEing with oppositional three to 12 year olds, July 7, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., for six weeks; COPEing with ADHD kids three to 12, July 8, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., for six weeks

Community meetings

BitNet presents creating a culture environment and the power to connect, July 8, 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington. Register by July 4 at bitnet.ca. $15 members, $25 nonmembers

July 1 Festivities

Strawberry Social, Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd., Burlington, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Games, face painting, vendors, crafters, demonstrators and artisans, entertainment

Picnic in the Park, Webster's Falls, 315 Brock Rd., Dundas, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entertainment, children's games, face painting, Highland dancers

Griffin House, National Historic Site, 733 Mineral Springs Rd., Ancaster, 1 to 4 p.m., 905-648-8144. Olivia Newport, a Grade 5 student at Corpus Christi School, will show her award-winning presentation on the Underground Railroad and Griffin House.

Chris Charlton's Canada Day BBQ and Concert, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mountain Park, Upper Gage Avenue and Concession Street, 905-574-3331, with music by Sonny Del-Rio. All proceeds to United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton

Pancake Breakfast, Dundas Driving Park, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Rotary Club of Dundas. Adults $7, children $4, families $20

Parks Canada Discovery Centre and HMCS Haida are free. Enjoy a scavenger hunt, butterfly craft, chalk art, bubbles and face painting at Discovery Centre; learn naval knots, Morse Code and signal flags at HMCS Haida, 905-526-0911, pc.gc.ca

Whitehern Historic House and Garden Open House, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., pay what you can

Canada Day Military Tattoo, Hamilton Military Museum, 7 p.m., free

Canada Day celebration, 534 Upper Sherman Ave., 4 to 8 p.m., to benefit Wesley Urban Ministries Youth Housing Program. Chicago Style Pizzas $10, takeout or dine in

Campbellville Conservation Area, re-enactment of Hamilton first settler Robert Land, 2 to 3:30 p.m., free

Good Times

Free Square Dance. July 5, 6 to 8 p.m., North Burlington Baptist Church, 1377 Walkers Line, Burlington (between Mainway and Upper Middle Road), 905-335-5808

No 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum Open House displays by Canadian Drilling Rig Museum, Cottonwood Mansion and Haldimand Genealogy Society, July 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., barbecue 4 p.m. Dunnville Slowpokes car show, for entry 905-774-6833, 905-774-6164

Royal Canadian Legion, East Hamilton Branch 58, 1180 Barton St. E., 905-544-6385, mixed cribbage, Mondays, 8 p.m.; Happy Gang jammers, fiddlers, guitars, dancing, Wednesdays, 7 to 10 p.m.; ladies' darts, Thursdays, 8 p.m.; fish and chips, Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m., followed by karaoke

Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 163, 435 Limeridge Rd. E., fish fry, Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m., then karaoke, $8

Germania Club, 863 King St. E., 905-549-0513, dance, Sundays, 7 p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 622, 12 King St. E., Stoney Creek, 905-662-4171, fish fry, Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m., $8, followed by dancing, $4

Good Food

Bread and Raised in Hamilton, a series of live cooking shows with local chefs, food producers and Niagara wineries, Wednesdays to August 20. Advance tickets $30, 905-627-5266. Fundraiser for Dundas Little Theatre

Sunday Brunch, Marburg Community Hall, Lynn Valley Road, between Highway 6 and Cockshutt Road, July 6, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $6. Wheelchair accessible

Miscellaneous

Euchre Card Party, Marburg Community Hall, Lynn Valley Road between Highway 6 and Cockshutt Road, July 4, 7:30 p.m., $2

Dundas Trees Count Too, a presentation about the benefits of urban forests by Environment Hamilton, July 3, 7 to 9 p.m., at Dundas Baptist Church, 201 Governors Rd., Dundas. Free. 289-439-1085, treescounttoo@gmail.com

Youth Employment Services provides employers with students for full-time, part-time or temporary help, 905-627-5461 or visit Dundas Community Services, 2 King St. W., Dundas.

Community Gardening information sessions, Wesley Neighbourhood Centre, 93 Delena Ave. N., 10 a.m., Wednesdays beginning July, 905-549-4884

Sahaja Yoga meditation classes, Mondays, July 7 through August, 7 p.m., Pinky Lewis Recreation Centre, 192 Wentworth St. N., 905-573-7405, hamiltonsy@gmail.com., free

Scrapbooking workshop, Truscott, Brown & Dwyer Funeral Chapel, 1309 King St. E., June 30, 1:30 p.m., 905-549-2417, free

Junior Datebook

Vacation Bible School, ages five to 12, Rehoboth United Reformed Church, 77 Glancaster Rd., July 7 to 11, 9:15 to 11:45 a.m., 905-679-6287, 905-304-8673

Synergy Business Camp for high school students, beginning July 7, synergy.degroote.mcmaster.ca, 905-525-9140 ext 21499

Ancaster Community Vacation Bible School, SK to Grade 6, July 7 to 11, 9 a.m to noon, Ryerson United Church, 265 Wilson St. E., Ancaster, 905-648-2731

Mountain Kidz Klub summer camp, Eastmount Community Centre, 115 East 26th St., July 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for six weeks, $75, 905-574-2993

Spanish classes for children, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board, beginning July 3, 9:30 a.m. to noon, 905-574-8844 or 905-304-3822, free

Babysitting course, Ancaster Community Services, 300 Wilson St., Ancaster, July 7 to 11 and Aug. 11 to 15. Must be 11 and older. 905-648-6675

Babysitting 101 Red Cross Babysitting Certificate program, 905-575-2062, camps.mohawkcollege.ca

Summer camps in Cayuga, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Haldimand Artworks, 905-772-7000, haldimandartworks.ca

Seniors

Canada Day Celebration, June 30, 12:30 to 3 p.m., Hamilton Seniors' Active Living Centre, 75 MacNab St. S., lunch and entertainment, $7 in advance

Museums, parks

and galleries

Battlefield House Museum and Park, 77 King St. W., Stoney Creek

Beamer Conservation Area, on the escarpment above Grimsby, 8 a.m. to sundown, 905-788-3135

Burlington Art Centre, at 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, 905-632-7796, burlingtonartcentre.on.ca

Cottonwood Mansion, 740 Haldimand Rd. 53, Selkirk, cottonwoodmansion@linetap.com, 905-776-2538, Thursday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m.

Dundas Museum, 139 Park St. W., Dundas. 905-627-7412, dundasmuseum.ca

Dundurn National Historic Site, 610 York Blvd., 905-546-2872, dundurn@hamilton.ca

Erland Lee, 552 Ridge Rd., Stoney Creek, 905-662-2691, erlandlee.com

Fieldcote Memorial Museum & Park, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd., Ancaster, 905-648-8144, fieldcote@hamilton.ca, Tea in the Garden, Wednesdays to August 27, 2 to 4 p.m.; Ice Cream Wishes, July 3, 2 to 4 p.m. Children can make their own sundaes, $5.

Griffin House, 733 Mineral Springs Rd., Ancaster, 905-648-8144

Haldimand County Museum and Archives, 8 Echo St., Cayuga

Hamilton Children's Museum, 1072 Main St. E., in Gage Park, 905-546-4848, childrensmuseum@hamilton.ca

Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology, 900 Woodward Ave., 905-546-4797, steammuseum@hamilton.ca hamilton.ca/museums

Mountsberg Wildlife Centre, Milburough Line, Campbellville, between Guelph Line and Highway 6, 905-854-2276

Parks Canada Discovery Centre, 57 Discovery Dr., 905-526-8526

Ireland House Museum, 2168 Guelph Line, Burlington, 905-332-9888

Norfolk Heritage Centre, 109 Norfolk St. S., Simcoe, 519-426-1583

Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, 905-527-1158, rbg.ca

Streetcar & Electric Railway Museum, 13629 Guelph Line, hcry.org

Ruthven Park National Historic Site, 243 Hwy. 54, Cayuga, 905-772-0560

Westfield Heritage Village, Regional Road 552, north of Highway 8, 519-621-8851

Whitehern Historic House & Garden, 41 Jackson St. W., 905-546-2018, whitehern@hamilton.ca

-- Compiled by Kathi Aitken, The Hamilton Spectator