Camp Fire Begins Annual Candy Sale
It’s that time of year again - the candy sale sponsored by the Inland Empire Council of Camp Fire Boys and Girls began Saturday and runs through March 19.
Certainly there are better bargains in the price of candy, but it’s a sure bet there is no better bargain for the development of today’s youth than the $3.50 charged for a package of candy or trail mix.
The annual candy sale is the council’s main fund-raiser, and the proceeds are essential to help keep dues and program costs reasonable for the participants, to maintain all the council’s camp sites in safe condition and to provide supplies, training and support to the volunteers who work with the members.
From each $3.50 package:
$1.45 covers the cost of the product and the sale.
$1.37 goes toward council programs such as self-reliance and suicide awareness programs presented to teens by teens, club and camp programs and adult training.
36 cents goes toward youth members earning their way to camp through the sale.
20 cents to individual club treasuries.
7 cents for land, building and equipment.
5 cents for individual candy sale awards.
That’s not bad for $3.50 - plus you get to enjoy the candy. So, when a Camp Fire member approaches you to buy candy or trail mix, remember, you’re buying a great deal more than a treat for your sweet tooth - you’re making a good investment in the future.
Mu Phi Epsilon meets
Carol Filippini will serve as hostess and present the program when the Spokane Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon meets at her home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Leta Naimy and Jo Anderson will be assistant hostesses.
Seniors, this is for you
Nick Wood, registered dietician and health facilitator at the Health Resource Center, will discuss “The Quacks are Back” at Wednesday’s Senior Lecture Series at the Cheney Cowles Museum, W2316 First.
The session begins with a continental breakfast at 10:30 a.m. in the museum’s auditorium, followed by the program at 11.
Wood will tell how to recognize false advertising claims that offer quick weight loss, increased mental powers, eternal youth and cures for diseases and how to make wellinformed choices about healthrelated products and services.
Tony Wise of West One Bank will present a 10-minute Financial Tip of the Month for Seniors.
The series, “Journeys: Excursions for the Mind and Body,” is sponsored by the museum, Sacred Heart Medical Center and West One Bank and is free to senior citizens.
Roll a strike
“Bowling for Miracles Family Bowl-a-Thon” to benefit Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sports Page/ Entertainment Palace, E12828 Sprague.
The annual event is sponsored by the Independent Order of Foresters.
For more information, call 928-1105.
‘Tis Leprechaun season
It’s not too soon to begin thinking about the wearing of the green.
Center Pointe, formerly the Spokane Rehabilitation Center, N408 Washington, will serve an Irish dinner following the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, from 2 to 5 p.m.
A traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, soda bread, dessert and beverage will be served. A children’s menu of hot dogs, chips and dessert will also be offered, as well as special activities for children.
Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 12.
All proceeds go to the maintenance of existing Center Pointe programs and expansion of new programs. Center Pointe, a United Way member agency, provides recreational therapy services to adults with disabilities.
DAR winners treated
Winners of the history essay contest, sponsored by the Jonas Babcock Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and DAR’s Good Citizens program and scholarship contest will be honored at a dessert reception on Saturday, March 11.
Stephanie Beaver, a fifth-grade student at Blair Elementary at Fairchild Air Force Base, and Jeremy Decker, an eighth-grade student at Valley Christian School, are winners of the essay contest.
Jeremy Gilrein, Lakeside High School, took first place in the Good Citizen chapter contest. Robert B. Haugen, Medical Lake High School, took second; and Melody Schlafmann, Valley Christian, third place.
The reception is open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling Jackie Daniels, 838-0373.
The Bard’s play staged
A benefit production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will be presented by the community of St. Michael’s Institute, Gonzaga University’s Jesuit school of philosophy and letters, Friday through next Sunday. The Rev. Robert Egan, is director.
The play will be staged at 8 each evening in the Kubiak Performance Center at Gonzaga Prep, E1224 Euclid.
Ticket proceeds will benefit the work of the Jesuits in Alaska with the Yupik Eskimos of Lower Yukon River Delta and central coast of the Bering Sea.
A special opening-night benefit gala will be at 7 p.m. Friday with light hors d’oeuvres and wine before the play and a reception afterwards.
Tickets for the gala are $35, while regular performances cost $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. Call 328-4220, ext. 6190 for reservations.
P.E.O.’s true meaning
Last week a heading and a phrase were added to my column about the P.E.O. Reciprocity Spring Luncheon. These additions were not my writing nor were they something I would have written.
While it is true that the meaning of the letters P.E.O. is known only to its members, that is not the distinctive element of the organization. It is an international philanthropic and educational organization with more than 248,000 women who work to advance the interests of women through education.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood owns and operates Cottey College, a fully accredited two-year women’s liberal arts college in Nevada, Mo., and maintains four other educational projects: International Peace Scholarships, Continuing Education Grants, the Educational Loan Fund and Scholar Awards.
These five educational projects, plus other philanthropic works, are the elements of distinction about the organization.
It is common for fraternities, sororities and fraternal organizations to have some sort of secret known only to members. P.E.O. does not mean “Papa Eats Out,” “Porpoises, Eels and Octopuses” or any other nonsensical meanings attached to the letters.
The meaning of those three letters is not important. What is important is that in this time when people are so busy and resources are becoming more limited, a large number of women continues to meet and work to improve themselves and to help other women through the gift of education.
The following fields overflowed: CREDIT = Betsy Carosella The Spokesman-Review