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December 11, 2009

CLUB NOTES: Meridian/Happy Home

The Meridian/Happy Home HCE met Dec. 3 at the OSU Extension meeting room for their December meeting and Christmas party.

Mabel Phariss led the flag salute and five members answered roll call with "A favorite Christmas memory." The minutes of the November meeting were read and the financial report was given.

Committee Reports:

• Membership/Public Relations: All reports were published and Mabel Phariss volunteered a total of 21 hours at the local hospital and magazines had been donated to the hospital and Senior Citizen Center.

• Resource Management: Three hundred twenty-seven pounds of newspapers plus cans, glass and plastic were recycled in November by members.

• Family: All members had celebrated Thanksgiving with their families and friends.

Cultural Enrichment: 10 books and several magazines had been read and pennies were collected for the Friendship & Water for All project.

• Healthy Living: All members had given up soft drinks in November but voted to "indulge" in December. Two doctor visits were reported and five dentist visits.

Coupons were collected for the Military/Family Support project and Patsy Tapp gave a report on the November Celebration of Craft show and reminded every one of the Awards Luncheon and Awards on Dec. 7 and the Winter Council meeting on Jan. 19.

Donations were made to the Salvation Army and Santa's Workshop and a special donation from Patsy Tapp of hats and gloves for the Amber-Pocasset Elementary school kid's was given.

Marjorie Nicholas reading "O Holy Night" by Imogene Johnson and Shirley Easterling reading "Luke 1-14" opened our December program. Gifts were exchanged and also a cookie exchange was held and a cookie tray was presented to the OSU office staff.

The January lesson will be "Quick and Easy Cold Weather Foods" and will be given by Shirley Easterling. It will be at 10 a.m. on Jan. 7 at the OSU office. If you would like to attend or if you have questions about OHCE you may call 224-4488 or 224-1467.

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