The Town and Country FCE Club met on July 11 for the club's family picnic with family members as guests. Karen Murphy, Brenda Pender and Lois Seabaugh were in charge of arrangements. The club furnished fried chicken and members brought side dishes. After enjoying the picnic dinner members played bingo with the prizes furnished by the committee.
Darlene McCain, president, presided over a brief business meeting. Members answered roll call to their favorite picnic food. Mary Klaproth read the minutes. Pender gave the treasurer's report and collected pennies for "Coins for Friendship."
McCain thanked members for their help with making the carport sale a success. Klaproth planned to attend the NAFCE Conference to be held in St. Louis on July 18 through 21. She will give a report to the club about the conference at the August meeting. Klaproth gave out registration forms for the MAFCE Annual Conference which will be held Aug 27 and 28 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. The deadline to register for the meeting is Aug. 10. She encouraged members to attend and several members are interested in attending.
Shirley Heise and Donna Woolsey are on the nominating committee and are to present a slate of officers to be voted on at the Aug. 8 meeting.
Club out will be on July 30 at the Gordonville Grill. Ten percent of all sales on that day will be given to the club. This is a fundraiser for the club.
The next meeting will be hosted by Lois Seabaugh on Aug. 8. Donna Woolsey will present the program on "What to do with your Stuff." Members are to bring items for the Jackson Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry and members will pay their dues for 2020 at this meeting.
-- From staff reports
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