Crawfordsville news and events

The U.C.W. of the United Church of Crawfordsville met Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 2 p.m. with ten ladies present.

Wilma McAllister gave the meditation, ?Spring Cleaning for Heart and Soul.?

President Debbie Lowe called the business meeting to order and everyone read the Opening Creed in unison. The secretary read the minutes of the April 14, 2015, meeting, which were approved as read. The treasurer?s report was also given and will be filed for audit.

Various committee reports were given.

It was reported that the Riverboat Foundation Grant, which the church had applied for to update facilities in the kitchen and church had been approved.

It was moved to transfer monies for the kitchen remodeling project and to pay pledges.

Upcoming events for the United Methodist Women were discussed.

There will not be a June meeting and the next regular meeting will be Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 2 p.m. Meditation and hostess will be by Clarissa Malmberg.

Due to Memorial Day and vacation in June, Dorcas will not meet again until June 22, 2015. They reported completing four quilts, three adult and one baby, at the last meeting with many more started. Five had been taken to the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City.

May Work Committee members consist of Cathy Williams and Carol Steele, while June Work Committees consist of Donna Fletcher and Wilma McAllister.

The Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, with Gene Miller and Wayne Lowe in charge.

The meeting was adjourned and the Closing Creed read together.

President Debbie thanked Wilma for being hostess and closed with scripture from 1 John 5:1. She also presented a thought from a devotional book by Joyce Meyer.

The Crawfordsville Lions Club will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Monday, June 1, 2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the United Church of Crawfordsville. Questions may be directed to David Jewell at 319-658-2711 or 319-931-2044.

On Sunday, June 7, 2015, there will be a HACAP Fish Fry at the United Church of Crawfordsville from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation of non-perishable food items and paper supplies. Please be aware they cannot accept anything outdated. These items will be given to the Washington HACAP Center. Monetary donations are also accepted. The money is used for food vouchers for bread, meat, milk, eggs and other perishable items.