Woman's Club has busy week
<p>Members of the Plains Woman's Club show off the festive plates of cookies destined for Plains Schools.</p>
PLAINS – The Plains Women’s Club had a busy schedule last week as the organization came together to install new officers and put together plates of cookies for local staff and faculty at the Plains schools.
On Friday, Sept. 26, members of the local group assembled at the Plains United Methodist Church on Meany Street for their busy slate of events.
The meeting began at 12:15 p.m. and the first order of business for the women’s club was to complete the installation of the group’s officers for the 2014-16 session.
Over the next two years Sandi Lane will serve as the women’s club president and Glenda Wolverton will serve as vice-president for the organization.
Following the completion of this business, members of the PWC got to work on putting together plates of cookies for teachers and staff members of the Plains schools.
The interior of the church quickly became an area of significant activity as club members moved from one area to another, constructing the decorative plates and covering them in saran wrap before moving on down the line for the next item.
“It’s a way to say thank you to everyone at the school,” Lane said.
According to Lane, some of the club’s members baked cookies, and the whole group worked to get the cookies onto plates, which would be presented to recipients at the school.
Shirley King of Paradise said the PWC has a long history of doing something to show their appreciation for the staff and before they made plates of cookies, the club would host a tea party for teachers at the school.
“The women’s club has been doing something for the teachers for a long time,” King said.
King said the club’s recognition of local teachers dates back to the 1960s.
Pat Farmer of the PWC stated the plates were all about showing appreciation towards those who work in the schools and all they do for the youth of the Plains community.
“It’s to show appreciation for the teacher’s and for working with the kids,” Farmer said.
Once the plates were done and ready to be sent off to the school, some festive touches were added with fall these and thank you notes reiterating the club’s appreciation for the role of the schools in the Plains community.
Cookies were not the only sweets added to the decorative plates as sweat breads and home baked bars were also included on the plates destined for the school.
In addition to the plates for local teachers the Women’s Club also puts together May Day baskets for the area’s senior citizens in the spring.
Club members construct the baskets and deliver them to senior citizens throughout the community, taking time to spend a while visiting with the seniors when the baskets full of baked goods are delivered.
The busy afternoon of work at the women’s club set off the group’s 2014-16 session off on an active note and following a good turnout for the Friday meeting the club and its new leadership seems ready to go.