More District pictures 821–Sterling from the zooHeights, event can be Michigan found on the Altoona District 45 page of the GBU Life Member Community. More District pictures 821–Sterling from the zooHeights, event can be Michigan found on the Altoona District 45 page of the GBU Life Member Community. Dear Members and Friends, Dear Members and Friends,
District 45–Altoona, District 45–Altoona, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Our district officers hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving, a
Our district officers hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving, a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. With any luck, very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. With any luck, everyone took time to reflect on everything they have to be thankful everyone took time to reflect on everything they have to be thankful for and celebrated the true meaning of Christmas. for and celebrated the true meaning of Christmas. Winter officially arrived on December 21 so please drive with Winter officially arrived on December 21 so please drive with caution as you are out and about this winter. caution as you are out and about this winter. We had a full slate of events through the summer, fall and holiday We had a full slate of events through the summer, fall and holiday season. You can find a full recap of them along with more member season. You can find a full recap of them along with more member photos on the GBU Life Member Community (community.gbu.org) photos on the GBU Life Member Community (community.gbu.org) in the District 45-Altoona, Pennsylvania, group. in the District 45-Altoona, Pennsylvania, group.
We joined with the Unter Uns for a Family Christmas Party at the We joined with the Unter Uns for a Family Christmas Party at the Unter Uns Club in December. The activities included food and fun Unter Club December. The activities included food and fun as wellUns as a visitinfrom Santa himself. as well as a visit from Santa himself. Congratulations Corner Congratulations Corner Congratulations to the 14 District 45 Scholarship Award recipients Congratulations toacademic the 14 District recipients for the 2021-2022 year. 45 TheScholarship officers areAward pleased to for the 2021-2022 academic officers are pleased announce the members that year. have The received scholarships to to announce the members that have received scholarships to
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help with their post-secondary education: Evan Arnold, Lily help withKaras their post-secondary education: EvanRhone, Arnold,Andrew Lily Bowser, Foreso, Kayla Letscher, Jordon Bowser, Karas Foreso, Kayla Letscher, Jordon Rhone, Andrew Rigney III, Kelsey Rigney, Anna T Schlecht, Gavin Schlecht, Kyle Rigney III,Ashley Kelsey Steinbugl, Rigney, Anna T Schlecht, Gavin Schlecht, Kyle Schlecht, Maren E Steinbugl, Riley Steinbugl, Schlecht, Ashley Steinbugl, Maren E Steinbugl, Riley Steinbugl, Angela Wharton and James R Wharton. We wish everyone a Angela Wharton successful year. and James R Wharton. We wish everyone a successful year. We welcome into our GBU family the new members that have We welcome into ourand GBU family45. theWe new members thatthe have recently joined GBU District hope you have recently joined GBU and District Wemany hope activities you have the opportunity to participate in one 45. of our and have opportunity tomeet participate in one of ourmembers. many activities the chance to some of our other Pleaseand feelhave free the chanceme to meet oura other members. Please feel free to contact if yousome wouldoflike copy of the District Calendar of to contact me if you would like a copy of the District Calendar of Events or check our site out on the GBU website. Events or check our site out on the GBU website. We continue our GBU Cares project as we collect personal hygiene We continue ourto GBU project as weShriners collect personal items to donate theCares local shelters and Hospital hygiene for items to donate local shelters and Shriners for Children. To havetoathe donation picked up contact ourHospital treasurer, Children. To have a donation picked up contact our treasurer, Betty Richardson (943-6655) or me. Motel-size or full-size Betty (943-6655) or me. ortoothbrushes, full-size bottlesRichardson of shampoo, conditioner, soap,Motel-size toothpaste, bottles of shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, etc. are greatly appreciated. deodorant, etc. are greatly appreciated. The Spring Pie Sale orders to benefit the Miracle League of Blair The Spring Pie Sale orders to benefit the Miracle of Blair County baseball organization and Dreams Go On League therapeutic County baseball and Dreams riding stable will organization be due on Monday, MarchGo 28 On andtherapeutic the order riding will be dueApril on Monday, and the order and comesstable in on Saturday, 9 for theMarch Easter28 season. Meringue comes in are on Saturday, April 9 for season. Meringuerolls, and fruit pies available to order asthe wellEaster as pecan pie, pumpkin fruit pies Easter are available to order as well as pecan nut logs, bread and banana bread. Call mepie, to pumpkin place an rolls, nut logs, bread and banana Calltome to place anlove order. TheEaster Miracle League providesbread. support children that order. Theof Miracle League provides that love the game baseball. Many may besupport confinedtotochildren wheelchairs due the game of dystrophy baseball. Many may be confined to wheelchairs due to muscular or cerebral palsy. Others may be coping to muscular palsy. Others be coping with Down’s dystrophy syndrome or or cerebral autism. The mission ofmay Dreams Go On is with Down’s syndromehorseback or autism. riding The mission of Dreams On is to provide therapeutic sessions to adultsGo and to provide riding sessions to adults and children oftherapeutic Blair Countyhorseback who are physically challenged, receive children of Blair County who are physically mental, behavioral health or family therapy challenged, services. receive mental, behavioral health or family therapy services. We will be mailing out our District 45 Scholarship Request letters We willnear be mailing out our District 45 Scholarship Request letters in the future along with the Calendar of Events for 2022. If in the future along the know Calendar Events forsure 2022. you donear not receive these,with let me andof I will make youIfget you do not receive these, let me know and I will make sure you get them. Scholarship donations may be sent to our treasurer, Betty them. Scholarship donations beAltoona, sent to our treasurer, Betty Richardson, 2524 W. Chestnutmay Ave., PA 16601. Please Richardson, W. Chestnut Ave., Altoona, PA 16601. Please make checks2524 payable to GBU District 45 and denote District 45 make checksFund payable tomemo GBU District Scholarship in the line. 45 and denote District 45 Scholarship Fund in the memo line. Please join us at our monthly meetings. They are held at 6 p.m. on Please join us at our monthly They are held at 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of themeetings. month at the Unter Uns Club located the second Wednesday of the month at the Unter Uns Club located at Van Buren Ave. and 14th Street in Altoona. NO meetings in at Van Buren and 14th in Altoona. meetings in January, July,Ave. November, orStreet December. (Your NO officers will be January, July, November, December. (Your officers will be having officers’ meetings or instead to plan for upcoming activities.) having officers’ meetings to plan for upcoming activities.) Come, learn, support, and instead get involved in the fraternal activities, Come, support, and getPlease involved in the fraternal activities, and joinlearn, us for refreshments. contact me before heading and join usmeetings, for refreshments. Please the contact me before heading out to our due to Covid-19 meetings may become out to our meetings, due to Covid-19 the meetings may become virtual. Be sure to sign up for access to the GBU Life Member virtual. Be sure to to sign fortoaccess to theinGBU Life Member Community page be up able participate many fun activities Community page to be able to participate in many funHome activities and keep up-to-date with activities sponsored by the Office and keep up-to-date with activities sponsored by the Home Office and District and to see photos from past events. and District and to see photos from past events. Your officers for 2022 year are: Your officers for 2022 year are: President John Kessler President John Kessler Vice President Joseph Letscher Vice President Joseph Letscher Fraternal/Recording Secretary Robin Kessler Fraternal/Recording Secretary Robin Kessler Treasurer Betty Richardson Treasurer Betty Richardson Trustees Debra Picano Trustees Debra Picano Albert (Butch) Schlecht Albert (Butch) Schlecht Teresa (Terri) Weakland Teresa (Terri) Weakland Auditors Chantel DeGennaro Auditors Chantel DeGennaro Marissa Kessler Marissa Kessler
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