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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Fabulous Flapjack Feed by Kiwanis Club of West Wichita, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Church of Christ, 1924 W. Douglas. Cost $4 adults, $2.50 children under 12. Proceeds go to youth and community service.

Military Order of the Purple Heart, 9 a.m. Saturday, American Legion Post 401, 101 E. 31st St. South. Open to all Purple Heart recipients. Call Tom Creel, 316-558-8059 or 316-650-1328.

Kansas Authors Club, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. Program, "Transitioning from Technical to Creative Writing," by Glen Fisher, Wichita State University former professor. Information, 316-685-0170.

Women of Purpose, conference for abused women, 4 to 7 p.m., registration 3 p.m., Saturday, Office This, 4031 E. Harry. Cost $10. Speaker is Bernia Williams-Kelly, with panel of ex-offenders.

Wichita Area Romance Authors, 4 p.m. Sunday, Derby Recreation Center, 801 E. Market, Derby. Information, www.warawriters.com.

Delta Zeta Alumnae Spring Potluck Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Rockwood Community Room, 7547 E. Rockwood. All area DZ alums are invited. Call Joanne, 316-688-5016.

Fraud prevention classes, by Emprise Bank, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Heritage House Apartments, 211 N. Gordy, El Dorado; and 6 p.m. June 4, Emprise Bank Branch, 1719 E. Patriot, Derby. Classes will be repeated in Wichita and area towns. Information about identity theft, foreign money scams, predatory lending and related topics. Free. For reservations call 316-383-4301 or local Emprise Bank.

Red Ribbon Awards Breakfast, 7:15 to 9 a.m. May 15, followed by workshop, "Practical Approaches to Trauma: Purposeful Strategies to Healing," 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., both at Botanica, 701 N. Amidon. Workshop speakers are Stephanie Frogge of Sam Houston University, "The Value of Ritual," and Brian Ogawa of Washburn University, "Morita Therapy and Victimization: Effective Treatment and Response." Breakfast cost is $12.50 per person or $80 for a table of eight. Workshop cost is $59. Call 316-262-1673

Newman Book Club meeting, catered luncheon and installation of officers, 12:30 p.m. May 19, St. Anthony's Hall, 300 N. Ohio. Cost $7.50 Open to all Catholic women. Call 316-838-6853 or 316-744-1010 by Wednesday.

Vietnam Veterans of America Duane E. McZegle Chapter 934, 7 p.m. May 19, American Legion Post 401, 101 E. 31st St. South. Information, TJ Phye, 620-545-8014.

Toastmasters

Boeing, 4:45 p.m. Wednesdays, South Side Education Building, 4501 E. 47th St. South. Open to the public. Darrel Bishop, elizdar@earthlink.net or 316-684-0988.

Colleagues of Wisdom, 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sheena Lynch, 316-660-7050.

Downtown, noon Wednesdays, Central Church of Christ, 225 N. Waco. Wichita-officers@freetoasthost.org.

Haworth, 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Star Lumber Co., 325 S. West St. Gene Becker, 316-517-5423 or gbecker2@cox.net.

IMA Toastmaster, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, IMA of Kansas, 8200 E. 32nd St. North. Connie George, 316-266-6527.

Jam'N, noon to 1 p.m. May 15, LSI Corp., 3718 N. Rock Road.

Semi Pro, 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays, Tom's Lotus Garden, 822 S. Broadway. Darrel Bishop, 316-684-0988 or elizdar@earthlink.net.

Sunrise Speakers, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Kendal Aldrich, 316-942-1361 or kaldrich75@yahoo.com, or Rob Below, 316-517-6686 or rbelow@cessna.textron.com.

Via Christi, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Cynthia Gardner, the_speaker@sbcglobal.net or 316-689-6740.

West Wichita, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Connie, 316-260-8516, or Patti, 316-721-1887.