December 29, 2016
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PURPLE GROVE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
The Christmas meeting of the Purple Grove Women’s Institute was held at the home of Marilyn Reid.
President Janet Rhody welcomed all the members and guests and Joyce Farrell read the Scripture. Acting-secretary Cheryl Bridge read the minutes of the last meeting. She also reported that we raised $51 for the education fund at last meeting's silent auction.
The Roll Call was answered by providing gifts for the Ripley and District Christmas Hamper. In the spirit of Christmas, the members decided to donate money to the WES for Youth agency, to the Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey, and to Sleeping Children Around the World.
The ladies had each brought a gift and a fun exchange took place. We were all so thankful that Largaret McInnes was able to be with us for the meeting.
Marilyn Reid and Donna Swann demonstrated a craft,a nifty little snowman. Everyone enjoyed being crafty and all the visiting that went along with it. Maureen Collins and Deanna Scott provided a tasty lunch and the meeting closed with a good old-fashioned carol sing.
The next meeting will be Jan. 11, 2017, a noon potluck at Fran Farrell’s home.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Saturday evening, the community gathered at the Purple Grove Community Centre for our annual concert. Our faithful MC, Heather Finnie, kept the program rolling along. We were pleased to have concert numbers by the family of David and Irene Collings, the family of JP and Colleen Greenwood, and even some imported talent from Walkerton when the twins of Mandy and Don Zuk helped out.
Fran Farrell brought out her guitar and led us in a sing-a-long. One of the mandatory songs was Fran’s composition of "Here Comes Santa’s Cows." We then went into a rousing rendition of "Jingle Bells" and wouldn’t you know it, Santa came all the way from the North Pole to hand out gifts to the assembled children. It was a good evening of visiting with our neighbours.
After the concert and the centre was tidied up, chairman Rob Thompson called the centre annual meeting to order. Secretary Heather Finnie reported that we are at the halfway point in our fund-raising efforts to get a new well drilled. Various fund-raising ideas were brought forward. One way to fund-raise will be with our monthly games/card parties starting in February.
After considerable discussion, it was decided to raise the daily rent of the centre to $75. Our spring clean-up will be held in April. Rob thanked everyone for participating with the community centre.
From all of us at Purple Grove, we wish you a Blessed and Happy New Year in 2017.
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