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Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652
The sale of the 2025 Effinger Community Birthday Calendar continues until Aug. 15. The calendar is being prepared and sold by the Effinger Ruritan Club. The cost of the calendar is $4. Birthday, anniversary and memorial listings are 35 cents each. Calendars and listings may be purchased by contacting a Ruritan Club member. With Christmas just around the corner, the 2025 calendars would make great holiday gifts.
Plans for the 34th Palmer Ice Cream Supper sponsored by the Effinger Ruritan Club have been made. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Palmer Community Center, 1230 Blue Grass Trail. Homemade ice cream, hamburgers, French fries and music will make this an event you won’t want to miss. There will also be a 50/50 drawing. Volunteers willing to lend a hand with this year’s event are asked to contact Lynda Miller by email ([email protected]) or call (540) 797-0126. The Effinger Ruritan Club invites you to come, eat, enjoy the ice cream and listen to music at this popular end-of-summer event.
The Collierstown Presbyterian Women’s annual Church World Service “School Bag” campaign will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 11. Members and friends of the church have been filling canvas tote bags with seven basic school supplies for distribution to needy students in the United States and around the world. The 2024 goal is to make 260 bags. The community is invited to help by giving a financial gift to buy supplies or by calling the church office at (540) 463-5918 to obtain a list of the needed supplies to donate. Financial gifts can be mailed to Collierstown Presbyterian Church, 31 Church Drive, Lexington, VA 24450.
Providing leadership for the August worship services held at the Lake Robertson Campground will be the Collierstown Presbyterian Church. Area residents are invited to join Lake Robertson campers at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings at the campground chapel for worship outdoors. All are welcome to attend.
On Sunday, Aug. 25, members and friends of the Collierstown Presbyterian Church will gather on the church grounds at 10:30 a.m. for the church’s annual summer outdoor worship service followed by a covered-dish picnic lunch on the church grounds.
Information on community events and other activities will be shared again in this column next week. Please send information for inclusion in the Collierstown News to 29 Desmac Lane, Lexington, VA 24450, send email to [email protected] or call (540) 463-7652.
