Despite the summer’s stifling heat, the Ladies of the POC Service Club are pressing on, and are as busy as ever! Speaking of the heat, the Club would like to graciously thank the extremely generous donors who provided the funding, installation, and electrical services for the new central air conditioning unit for the Service Club’s Donation Center: Mike and Riki Daley, Wehmeyer Services, and Bourg Electric! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your generous donation, kindness, and support! We are eternally grateful!
Meetings: The Service Club’s next meetings are Thursday, August 4, 2022, September 1, 2022, and September 15, 2022; all at 10:00 a.m. at the POC Community Center. If you are interested in joining this hardworking, fun-loving group, please feel free to contact one of the ladies listed below, or visit one of our meetings and check us out! All ladies are welcome!
Community Center Sign: The POC Service Club is ecstatic to announce that, if all goes as planned, the new and much anticipated “Community Center Sign” will be installed and ready for business by the time you read this article! As you know, the previous sign was destroyed by Hurricane Nicholas in September of 2021, and all of us have greatly missed it! In the aftermath, the ladies of the POC Service Club rolled up their sleeves, got busy raising money to replace it, and, with the generous support of the POC Community at their fundraising events, have been able to do so in record time!! The Club worked closely with the Community Center Board, Calhoun County Officials, Sign Works of Victoria, and Bourg Electric in the design, approval, and installation of the new sign, then purchased it. As our ongoing goal of giving back to the POC Community through our many service and improvement projects, the POC Service Club is now extremely happy to give the “Community Center Sign” back to the citizens of Port O’ Connor! Please enjoy!
Cookbooks: Back by popular demand, the Service Club is now selling all 3 editions of our famous Cookbooks, all available at our booth at each Farmer’s Market!!! The cookbooks are $12.00 each, or sets of three editions for $30.00. They make great gifts for all occasions, and are selling like hot cakes! Get yours before we sell out!!
Farmers Market: Please continue to support the Service Club’s Booth at the Farmers Market, held the second Saturday of every month, next one being Saturday, August 13, 2022! We have a variety of homemade breads and sweets, plants, hand crafted items, and, of course, our “Service Club Cookbooks”! There’s something for everyone, so please stop by!
Clay Shoot: Come One, Come All! The POC Service Club is proud to announce that it will be hosting POC’s First Ever “Clay Shoot” on Saturday, October 8, 2022 on the grounds of the POC Community Center! All “Clay Shoot” enthusiasts and spectators who love watching them are invited to attend this inaugural event! All proceeds will go to the “Port O’ Connor Community Center Beautification Project” to provide funding for improvement projects for the POC Community Center and Pavilion. You don’t want to miss it!!
Fall Mega Garage Sale: The Club is busily preparing for our Fall Mega Garage Sale, which is set for Saturday, November 5, 2022. Please mark your calendars, and “Save The Date”! We continue to accept your generous donations of gently used household, decorative, and kitchen items; small appliances (in good condition and working order}; clothing; shoes; toys; children’s and baby items. For your convenience, we have a “Donation Drop Box” located at the front of our Donation Center, which is the building immediately behind the Community Center Pavilion. As always, we greatly appreciate your continued support so that we can keep doing great things for the POC Community! (Please note that we cannot accept computers, electronics, mattresses, microwaves, or furniture.)
To donate, please contact one of the following Service Club Members: Alane Haardt- 281-416-6028; Nancy Ladshaw- 830-832-0510; Marie Hawes- 361-676-3093;
Nan Burnett- 832-276-5948.
