The POC Community Service Club is busy with Spring and Summer plans. Our April Garage Sale is almost here and 2017 scholarships will be awarded soon. We are excited to help with the Crawfish Fest again and look forward to other community events coming up. Our Spring Break Movie Night was a big success and the volleyball court should get some warm weather attention in its new location. 4H students have agreed to help with the garage sale efforts and they are much appreciated. Stay tuned for updates on all our plans and activities.

The application deadline for 2017 Scholarship awards is almost here. If you have not applied, see your school counselor or check with any club member for details. We would love to be part of your future dreams.

Have you been spring cleaning, reorganizing or just downsizing. We invite you to donate gently used household goods, décor items and clothing to the Port O’ Connor Community Service Club Spring Garage Sale. Bring donations to the Community Center Pavilion on Thursday, April 6th or Friday April 7th and we will help you unload those items to a good cause. All proceeds return to our community through scholarships and community projects. If you need help with larger items, please call Linda Orrick at 719-650-33433 or Diane Cooley at 903-467-6335 to make arrangements. Please do not leave donations at the County Service Barn any longer.

Have you thought of joining the POC Community Service Club? Now would be a great time to do so. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the Community Center at 10:00 AM. Your skills will be valued whatever they may be and you will really enjoy the people you meet. Come check us out. We promise to make you feel welcome.

So, until next time, be safe, live simply, love openly, forgive generously and remember this quote by Margaret Moore, the educational pioneer and literacy advocate loved by teachers and parents everywhere, who said “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote everyday about the kind of community you want to live in.” Come cast a positive vote for a perfect POC.