Andover Service Club Says Good-Bye to Joyce Egge

Pie sales coming up in November

September 19, 2014 • Saved under Andover Organizations
By Mary Ofenloch, President, Andover Service Club
The Andover Service Club's Executive Board members say good-bye to Joyce Egge. L-r: Sandra Graves, Diane Rice, Eileen Mackey, Evelyn Davis, Joyce Egge, Teri Leclerc, Mary Ofenloch, and Robin Boynton. Photo: Nancy Tripp
The Andover Service Club’s Executive Board members say good-bye to Joyce Egge. L-r: Sandra Graves, Diane Rice, Eileen Mackey, Evelyn Davis, Joyce Egge, Teri Leclerc, Mary Ofenloch, and Robin Boynton. Photo: Nancy Tripp

On Wednesday, September 10, the Andover Service Club (ASC) met at the Highland Lake Grange Hall for the opening session of its 56th year of service to the community. After welcoming returning members and a guest, the Executive Board presented longtime member Joyce Egge with a farewell gift as she and her husband, Bill, begin a new phase of their lives in South Carolina. She will be missed.

After committee reports and discussions, especially regarding participation of ASC in the Special Olympics event on September 27 at Carr Field, Program Chair Nancy Bodenstein presented a very informative talk, with slides, on medicinal plants and flowers. Betsy McDonald, Mimi Bowne, and Sandy Miller prepared a delicious lunch for the ladies.

The next meeting of ASC will be on Wednesday, October 8, at 10 AM at the Highland Lake Grange Hall. Special guest Jane King will present the program titled Energy Medicine/The Vibration of Health. Ladies who may be interested in learning about ASC may attend this meeting as guests of a member or may e-mail President Mary Ofenloch at MaryO.ASClub@nulllive.com for more information.

Coming up in November – the annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale will be held at Circle K in Potter Place on Tuesday, November 25, and Wednesday, November 26. This is a major fundraising event.

Tickets for the second annual raffle of a basket of “Gifts Galore” will be sold very shortly. The winning ticket will be drawn at the annual ASC Christmas luncheon on Wednesday, December 10.

Proceeds from all ASC events are used to financially assist 15 Andover and wider community organizations. They are: The Andover Beacon; AE/MS; Andover Food Pantry; EAVP; Andover After School Program; Boy, Girl, and Cub Scouts and Brownies; Kearsarge Council On Aging; Highland Lake Grange Hall Restoration; Andover Children’s Christmas; Child/Family Services; Danbury School; Friends of the Northern Rail Trail; and most important of all – the ASC Merit Scholarship Fund.

The ASC Thrift Shop on School Street in Andover is a major source of income for the contributions made to these organizations. But we could not do any of this good work without the help of the public, who, through the years, has been very generous in support of our efforts. Donations and contributions are very gratefully accepted. ASC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.