Prior to the actual start of the meeting, Sylvia Martinez of our EMS was present to personally thank the membership for their donation that has partially funded the purchase of the defibrillator. This life saving unit has been installed in the entry of the Community Center and is to be used for an emergency during which a member of the EMS will also be on hand. Sylvia stressed that funds from the County only cover a partial amount necessary for equipment, and that the help from our Community has become vital to keep the EMS in operation. Both the EMS and Fire Department are extremely grateful for the support of the citizens and organizations of POC.
Agenda for the October 18, 2012 meeting of the Service Club centered around several upcoming events, with the first being the Fall Garage & Bake Sale as scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2012. The Sale will begin again at 8:00 a.m. and continue until the last item on the tables is gone. The hardworking Chairman of the Sale is Lydia Strakos, and she is stressing to the community at large that although we have been accepting various donations for the Sale during the past several months, we are continuing to need them. Many items can be donated such as outgrown children’s clothes; women’s as well as men’s clothing; that purse that you no longer need or a necklace that just doesn’t fit. We are also looking for kitchen items of dishes, glasses, pots and pans, and special baking dishes, also those superb decorative bits of this and that which no longer suit your mood or decor. Tools as well as fishing gear are very welcome as are various pieces of furniture. Please contact Lydia at 983-2003 or 983-2341; her Assistant, Debbie Busby 512 914-9521 or our President, Janet Johnson 983-4737 to arrange for storage of these castoff or no longer necessary items.
Members have also been alerted that following the meeting on Thursday, the morning and early afternoon hours will be dedicated to setting up the tables and sorting items on the tables.
Although Christmas will not arrive for several months, that does not mean that the members of this organization are lacking in thought or planning for that season. Chairmen Pat Ekstrom and Pat Turk of the annual Christmas Luncheon for our senior residents, announced that the entrees for the Luncheon will once again be baked ham accompanied by beef brisket. The members will be providing the various items of mashed and sweet potatoes, vegetables, salad, cranberries and desserts of all kinds. As, luckily, our membership keeps growing and many of our members are from dissimilar backgrounds, those special dishes will create an unbelievable choice for our guests. Do plan to mark Friday, December 7, 2012, on your calendar for attending the annual Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon as prepared by the members of the Port O’Connor Service Club. You won’t be disappointed by the huge array of excellent foods!
And along with the Christmas Luncheon, it had been announced at a previous meeting that Chairmen Joyce Jordan and Sue Kubecka of the Decorating Committee have planned to create an old fashioned Christmasy atmosphere in the Center’s Main Hall. Table decorations will be the many Santas and Angels and Snowmen from years past along with greenery, red bows, and even some fancy stockings to hang. Candle lights will be interspersed among the greenery and possibly some hurricane lanterns will be used to enhance the theme. And the date of our Trim the Tree Party has been changed from the Monday following Thanksgiving (the 26th) to Monday, the 3rd of December, commencing at 9:30 a.m.
A letter from Erny McDonough, the Pastor of Fisherman’s Chapel and a representative of the POC Benevolence Fund, was read to the membership asking for help to cover the costs of the Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets that have become so necessary to some residents of our Community. Pastor McDonough explained that the POC Benevolence Fund is composed of representatives from each local church and that the Fund with the aid of local organizations and citizens have been providing the baskets of food for a number of years. A donation of money will then be forwarded to the Benevolence Fund to help in the purchase of these Baskets.
Our next meeting is set for Thursday morning, November 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Community Center. If any woman in this area wishes to become a part of this organization, please contact either President, Janet Johnson at 983-4737 or Membership Chairman, Shirley Gordon, 983-4365 for further information.
