by Larry Bailey, Master/President
Grange member Ryan’s idea about serving a Strawberry Palooza of Strawberries and Cream was a success. We ran out of strawberries and whipped cream at 2 pm…, two hours before the advertised closing time.
We served 92 cups of strawberries and cream and grossed $610. The net after expenses of $146 was $464. Many of the folks who stopped in had never been in a Grange before and I gave tours of our meeting room. That went over well and, we may get a new member or two out of it.
We need to thank the following who worked to make the event both a financial and, just as important, a public relations success:
- Ryan Aponte
- Nancy Fagley
- Joss Coggeshall
- Dan Anderson (Ryan’s stepfather)
- Pat Deussing (Ryan’s mother)
- Bill Swittlinger
- Diane Bailey
Thanks to all of our members who helped and those members who came in to have a taste.
Webmaster’s Note: I highlighted the part about tours of the meeting room… what a great idea when having events!