Starlite Family and Consumer Education Unit
August 2023
The Starlite FCE held its August meeting at the Presbyterian Village meeting room. President Glenda Miller called the meeting to order and led the members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the club collect. Nine members were in attendance and reported that they had volunteered for 134 hours and had recycled 1500 pounds.
The minutes of the May and June meeting were read and approved. The club had received thank you notes were read from Wilma Hibdon and Bryan Fry. Deb Lust presented the Treasurers report in the absence of Doris Ericson. Bank fees were discussed and Karen Peery moved that the club close their account and go to cash, Betty Johnson seconded the motion, motion carried. Karen Peery presented the Council report. She announced that the Fall Follies will be held in Bronson at the Community Center on October 10th at 6:00. Our club is responsible to bring four desserts and potato soup. Karen Peery, Deb Lust, Joyce Allen and Terri Williams will bring pies and Terri Williams will prepare the soup. Karen also announced that the Fair Bake sale had raised $316 to go toward a scholarship. Karen Peery, Doris Ericson and Betty Johnson will be attending the FCE State Meeting.
Glenda Miller recognized birthday of Delphine Parks and Leanna Taylor. Glenda also announced the lessons for the upcoming year and that Starlite and received 1st place in the State for our Service Project and 2nd on our accomplishment report. It was also announced that the club had handed out 100 brochures on Men’s health.
New business consisted of putting together goodie bags for the first responders in the area and signing thank you cards for their service. Thank you cards were also signed for the sponsors of the hay bale and scarecrow contests, since the club and won second place on our hay bale and third place on our scarecrow.
Deb Lust was nominated as Starlites representative for the Heart of FCE. Deb Lust moved that the meeting be adjourned, Karen Peery seconded the motion, meeting adjourned.
After the meeting Terri Williams presented the lesson on Blueberries and provided refreshments of whole wheat blueberry muffins, blueberry drizzle cake, chocolate covered blueberries, dehydrated blueberries and water.
Prepared by
Terri Williams