Get a jump start on your holiday fitness plan! The new sessions of Massillon Parks and Recreation Department’s land and aquatic fitness classes begin January 4 at the Massillon Recreation Center.

Land fitness classes: Yoga; Stability Ball; Buns, Legs & Torso; Baby & Me; TNT (Trim-n-Tone); Lunchercize, Turbo Kick; Body Sculpting; Pilates; Step Aerobics; and Cardio Dance.

Your children can learn to swim at Massillon Recreation Center. The City of Massillon Parks and Recreation Department has a new session of weekday swim lessons beginning the week of January 4 at the Massillon Recreation Center. There are morning and evening classes available on Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays. Classes are for ages 6 months and up. Our classes are taught by certified instructors.

CARROLL COUNTY commissioners, 9 a.m., Carroll County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 119 Public Square.

Meetings are held every Monday and Thursday. If Monday or Thursday falls on a legal holiday, the board will not meet.

The first session in the financial literacy program “Framing Your World for Success” will be Sept. 14 from 10 to 11 a.m.
The classes will be taught by KeyBank financial counselors. Topics include budgeting and banking basics, credit and debit and more.
Classes will continue on the first Monday of every month through June at Turnaround Community Outreach at 321 Cherry Ave. NE in Canton.
KeyBank Foundation and Turnaround Community Outreach are sponsoring the program.
Call (300) 456-1581 for reservations.

Burlington Coat Factory at 4790 Everhard Rd. NW is collecting monetary donations to support the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.
Donations will be accepted through Feb. 17. All Burlington Coat Factory locations will accept donations to the fund.
Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources.

Through the Help Haiti campaign, Westfield Belden Village mall is serving as a donation collection site for Convoy of Hope Charities. Donations can be made at the Concierge Center in the north wing. Proceeds are transferred directly to those in need.
Convoy of Hope is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that already has an emergency command center operating just outside of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and is distributing water and supplies to victims of the earthquake.

Princess Formals will hold a $600 prom gown giveaway in April. Each person who comes in to the Princess Formals store at 28 B W. Canal St. (U.S. Route 62) in Navarre, across from the post office, is eligible to enter the giveaway.
The store has gowns, shoes, tiaras and accessories for many special occasions and all ages.
For more information, call (330) 284-4463.

Every Monday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. there will be a free blood pressure clinic at Summit's Trace of Greater Canton Independent Living Dining Room, at 820 34th St. NW in Canton.
The agency providing the blood pressure service is Advantage Home Health Services.
This service is free to anyone in the community and at Summit's Trace of Greater Canton.
For more information, call (330) 705-8646.

Pat Catan’s, at 4321 Whipple Ave. NW in Jackson Township, will have a free Valentine’s Day “Make and Not Take” event Jan. 30 through Feb. 6.

Participants can make Valentine’s cards that will be distributed to residents of nursing homes and extended care facilities. The card-making takes place from noon until 5 p.m. each day, and all supplies are provided.

For more details, call (330) 649-9690.

Victims of Violence Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the Stark County District Library Main Library, at 715 Market Ave. N in Canton.
This support group is for people who have lost loved ones due to violence or some other form of unexpected death.
For information call (330) 588-8110.

A tai chi class takes place every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Merging Hearts Holistic Center. Tai chi is a Chinese martial art believed to facilitate the flow of qi (life force) in the body, promoting good health and vitality.
Cost is $30 for four classes or $10 per class.
Merging Hearts is at 5590 Lauby Rd., Suite 4B, in Green, near the Akron-Canton Airport.
For more information, contact Sue Covert at (330) 354-1174 or howlingwolf@neo.rr.com

BEACH CITY Village Council, 7 p.m., 105 E. Main St.

Meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of the month.

PJ Story Time will take place from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the Massillon Public Library, for children ages 2-5 who do not yet attend kindergarten. Children may wear pajamas.
Story times will reflect the new early literacy initiative, Every Child Ready to Read, and will offer parents suggestions for helping children gain skills that lead to reading. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration for the free six-week session, which runs through Feb. 8, is required, at (330) 832-5037.

BREWSTER Village Council, 7 p.m., 302 S. Wabash Ave.

Meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of the month.
Committee meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the third Monday of the month.

ALLIANCE City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 470 E. Market St.

Meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month unless a holiday falls on a Monday. If holiday falls on Monday, the meeting will be switched to Tuesday.

CANTON City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 218 Cleveland Ave. SW.

Meetings are held every Monday, except for holidays. If a holiday falls on Monday, the meeting is canceled.

Greater Canton Men’s Chorus meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at at Trinity United Church of Christ at
3909 Blackburn Rd. NW in Plain Township.

The Malone University School of Arts and Sciences – Department of Music will present the next offering in its faculty artist series on Monday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Stewart Room of the Randall Campus Center, located on the Canton campus. The recital, featuring Caroline Oltmanns, pianist, is free and open to the public. A program follows.