Ashland Eastern Star keeps kids warm
ASHLAND NEWS
by Susan Feeney-Hopkins
The Ashland Tillikum Chapter 99 Order of the Eastern Star recently held a fundraiser during their annual Christmas party and this year chose to allocate the funds to purchase much-needed hats, mittens and warm socks for elementary school students at the Ashland District School (ADS).
Photo courtesy of Andrea White
Keeping Kids Warm — Members of the Ashland Tillikum Chapter 99 Order of the Eastern Star held a fundraiser during their annual Christmas party to raise funds to purchase hats, mittens and warm socks for elementary school children at the Ashland District School. Here members of the club present the warm items to the Ashland District School social worker. Pictured from left to right are: Heather Clark, Associate Conductress OES; Andrea White, Worthy Matron, OES; Lori Demerchant, Ashland District School social worker; and Marshall White, Worthy Patron, OES.
“We can always use them,” said Lori Demerchant, the ADS school social worker. “Children lose or forget their mittens from time to time or get their socks wet, so we like to be able to make sure we have extras; but some kids don’t have any,” she added.
Dozens of good-quality hats and mittens were purchased. Some were also donated along with some hand-made items from local craftswomen.
“One of the main objectives of the Order of the Eastern Star is our charitable efforts. We are always thinking ahead about where the next need may be and we like to keep the money local. Even small donations make a big impact,” said Andrea White, the Worthy Matron of Tillikium Chapter 99.
If you would like more information about the Order of the Eastern Star, call Andrea White, Worthy Matron, at 435-6363.
Susan Feeney-Hopkins is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and the surrounding areas. She can be reached at 227-7760 or Feenhop@aol.com.
