The Parkesburg Lions Club has set several special events in March - a community bench dedication and Easter activities.

A community bench dedication to honor the late Charlie Scott will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m. The bench will be placed at Dyer's Deli, located at 5739 W. Lincoln Highway, Parkesburg. All are welcome.

"Charlie passed away in December. He was a lifelong resident of Parkesburg and longtime member of the Parkesburg Lions Club," noted Robin McKenna, Lions Club president. "The brief dedication will take place on what would have been Charlie's birthday."

Scott served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 and was stationed in Germany. He was later employed in the maintenance department at the former ServiStar Warehouse in Parkesburg, He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Church in Coatesville and was a former member of the Keystone Masonic Lodge 569 F. & A.M. of Parkesburg. As a member the Parkesburg Lions Club, he served as a Lion Tamer, which is the person responsible for keeping the club's property and equipment in order.

The Parkesburg Lions Club has been collecting plastics to earn free benches as part of a recycling program offered by the Trex Company. The Lions Club placed its first bench in the community at the bus stop near the Parkesburg Library, 105 West St. It was dedicated to the late Jim Norton, a longtime Lions Club member and a past member of the Parkesburg Library Board.

The Lions Club also provided a "Buddy Bench" at Octorara Elementary School, which is available for students who are in need of friends or playmates.

Other benches were placed in memory of Joann Carmen, who was the office manager of the Parkesburg VFW, and Thaddeus "Bud" Wilde, director of the Wilde Funeral Home. Wilde was a past president of the Parkesburg Lions Club and was very active in the community.

The community is welcome to donate plastics for the bench program. Items such as grocery bags, bread bags and dry cleaning bags are accepted, along with cereal box liners, bubble wrap and the plastic used to wrap cases of bottled water.

Currently, there are receptacles at the Parkesburg Free Library; Fulton Bank, 100 W. First Ave., Parkesburg; Octorara Elementary School, 104 Highland Road, Atglen; Gabe's Pizza Place, 428 W. First Ave., Parkesburg; and Pine Creek Animal Hospital, 150 Pine Creek Drive, Gap.

McKenna reported that the Lions will continue to dedicate benches as donations of plastics come in from the community.

The Parkesburg Lions Club will also present its second annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Parkesburg Baptist Church, 103 West St., Parkesburg. Breakfast will include pancakes, breakfast meat, eggs and beverages. There will be separate prices for attendees age 10 and up and children under age 10.

The Easter Bunny will be on hand and available for pictures. Organizers are requesting that attendees make reservations for the breakfast. To register, contact either Karen Fronefield at 484-678-4231 or Karen Holmes at 717-380-3098 or send a message on the "Parkesburg Lions Club - New and Improved" Facebook page. Cash, check or Venmo will be accepted for payment. The registration deadline is Sunday, March 17.

The Lions Club will present Easter egg hunts the same day in Parkesburg's Minch Park. Eggs hunts for children ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by egg hunts for younger children age 2 and under and ages 3 to 5 at 10:30 a.m. Attendees should bring baskets to collect eggs. Children will be asked to return the plastic eggs to the Lions Club before leaving the park.

"Last year's event was our first of its kind, but proved to be quite successful," McKenna added. "The Lions are looking forward to this year's Easter activities."

For more information and to register for the breakfast, visit the previously mentioned Facebook page. Prospective members are also asked to message the club on Facebook or contact McKenna at 484-247-4080.