BEDFORD – The Altrusa of Bedford met on Monday, February 12th, at the Southland Church of Christ Annex.
President Bill Barnes and Vice President Kathleen Row presided. Judy Early recorded the minutes. Members provided dinner.
Loretta Bailey distributed 25 magazines to six different nursing homes.
The Lawrence County Museum volunteer list was circulated.
Kathleen Row stated one new member would be attending the meeting in March.
Becky Bailey and Patty Kirkman submitted the write-up for the International Service Award for our support of the Daughters of Ruth project in Thailand.
Tammy Harrell announced the group had collected 1,720 pounds of caps. The group will meet each Thursday until its goal of 2,200 pounds is reached. Caps can be dropped off at the parks department.
The group will use the bottle caps to make six benches and a picnic table at the new Pickleball Complex at Wilson Park. It will take roughly 350-400lbs of bottle caps to make one bench.
The next Altrusa meeting will be held on Monday, March 11th, at 5:30 at the Southland Church Annex.
If you want to join Altrusa, don’t hesitate to contact Becky Bailey at 812-583-0961.
