Shoppers found bargains galore at the Annual Fall Garage Sale on November 8th.

Thanks, Gracias, Danke, Hohua, Obrigadu, Merci beaucoup, Mahalo, and Siyabonga is ‘Thank You’ in many languages because I simply do not have the words to adequately express my sincere gratitude to the many people who helped make our biannual garage sale a huge success. Club members, their hard working husbands, kids, moms and friends; the Coast Guard Members from our local station; and numerous local volunteers offered muscles, trailers, lifting assistance, ice, food and other help to make it all possible. The service club gained several new members who found our garage sale so much fun they joined our ranks. A special shout out to Logan, Steve, Jim Butler and his crew Jeremy and Holly Dyes, several of our second miler husbands; Evelyn Williams along with her Seadrift House of Prayer squad and all those folks who worked so hard before and during the sale and long after. The assortment of trinkets, treasures and things was vast and varied. We sold enough baked goods to make a generous contribution to Past President Janet Johnson’s medical expenses and shoppers bought their share which will go towards funding our scholarship program for 2015 POC graduates.

There is no time to rest because the calendar is full and the jobs are plentiful as the service club members cook and bake and decorate for the annual Senior Christmas Luncheon on Friday, December 5th at the POC Community Center. The Coastal Christmas Celebration will begin at 11 AM and Luncheon Chairman Becky Carville and her talented committee have outdone themselves in the planning and preparation for this extra special event. Delicious food, special friends, zany fun, angelic music and several surprises will combine to make it a memorable holiday event. Make plans now to attend.
Did you know that the service club funded and established the community announcement board in front of the post office? This board is available to the public for business announcements, buy/sale/trade/barter notices, business card sharing, and club announcements. It is not intended to be used for personal or political agendas or representations. Our monthly publication of The Dolphin Talk Newspaper has an area for letters and opinion pieces where those items can be shared. Please use our announcement board respectfully and appropriately. If you have announcements posted now, please be aware the board will be emptied and cleaned thoroughly the last week of the year, and all announcements will be disposed of that time. January 1 will be the time to repost or update your contribution to the community announcement board after its annual clean up. Thanks so much for your contributions and cooperation.

The POC Women’s Community Service Club invites interested women to join us in the back room at the community center the first and third Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM. All are welcome. We remain active in all areas of our community, and are excited to be a part of the upcoming holiday food basket distributions for Thanksgiving and Christmas, the annual Toy Run and Lighted Boat Parade, Angel Tree Christmas Shopping, the local lighting and decoration competition, the Christmas store at the school and other holiday happenings. Don’t forget to check The Dolphin Talk for details, dates and times. You won’t want to miss out on the festivities.

Believe it or not, the county barn is empty and we are accepting quality donations for our spring garage sale, so keep us in mind if you do any major holiday housekeeping.

So, until next time, be safe, live simply, love openly, forgive generously and remember what the great insurance entrepreneur and philanthropist W. Clement Stone said, “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”  What are you sharing today?

Service Club members (l to r) Helen Hardcastle, Pat Ekstrom, and Ginnie Lichac manned the Bake Sale. You too can enjoy the Service Club members’ delicious desserts at the upcoming Christmas Luncheon on December 5. -Photos by Evelyn Williams, House of Prayer