InSpireOpportunit ies. Inspiration. Resources.

A publication from the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation

12th Annual Dinner Auction Offers Variety Of ItemsMarch 14 Event At Hustontown Fire Hall Benefits Long Term Care Canopy Project

InSide:Page 2: Executive Director’s Message, Czech Returns to the Congo

Page 3: FCMC Turns Questions Into Answers From GSD Expert

Page 4: Mellott, McClure and Shreve Speak at Wild Game Feast

Page 5: Wrapping Up 2014; Cole Named to FCMC Foundation Board

Page 6: FCMC Foundation Scholarship Program - Then and Now

Page 7: Quarterly Listing of Donors

Winter 2015

I magine walking the legendary golf course at the Masters during the final round. Or vacationing in

Myrtle Beach for a week. How about hanging a beautiful print on your wall from a well-known local artist. Or per-haps taking home a dessert, or four or even 12. Maybe antiques are your pas-sion and we have those, too. Over 200 items featuring sports mem-orabilia and tickets, handcrafted items, antiques and collectibles, electronics, appliances and tools, travel packages, kitchen accessories, food items and more will be on display for the silent and live auctions at the 12th Annual Fulton County Medical Center Foun-dation’s Dinner Auction. The event, which is sponsored by JPT Healthcare Architects, is set for Saturday, March 14 at the Hustontown Fire Hall. The event begins at 4 p.m. when items for the si-lent auction will be displayed until 5:30 p.m. A homestyle meal will be served from 5:35 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. before the live or traditional auction begins at 6:35

p.m. Lyle Reed will be the auctioneer and Helen Overly will be the emcee. “We are blessed to have Lyle and Helen together again because they are highly entertaining,” said Mike Straley, Executive Director of the FCMC Foun-

dation. “Guests to our event are treated to a delicious home-cooked meal, are entertained throughout the night and are treated to some outstanding items in the silent and live auctions. None of this would be possible without the support of our community - business-es and individuals that come together to make this a signature event in our county.” The event’s proceeds benefit the Long Term Care Canopy Project that will be-gin in the spring. The goal is to raise at least $30,000 at the auction, said Straley, who added that last year’s event sold out three days prior. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased online at www.fcmcpa.org, by phone at 717-485-6322 or in person at the FCMC Gift Shop or the Foundation Office. Auction items can be viewed online at www.fcmcpa.org/dinner-auction-items.

The Gator XUV 12-Volt ride-on, courtesy of Smith’s Implements, is one of the many items that will be featured at the auction.

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A Message from the Executive Director

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ebecca Czech has had the “bug” since she was a little girl running around in the Congo

with her family. The “bug” as she describes it is a pas-sion for the Congolese people who lack many of the everyday simple necessi-ties that we take for granted. “My family’s heritage is there...I re-member when I was a little girl my dad showing me our great grandparents’ graves,” said Czech. “My family has been there for generations and it was home for my dad, my grandfather and my great grandparents.” Czech spent nearly eight months in 2014 with the Congolese in small vil-lages. She returned to Africa in late January of 2015 with hopes of working in development. While there in 2014, she taught two classes and transported medical equipment, which was do-nated by the Fulton County Medical Center and the FCMC Foundation, to a medical professional in the area who knew Rebecca’s father, Jim Camp.In her dad’s footsteps Jim Camp spent his life ministering to the needs of others through his medical service. The C.A.M.P. (Congolese Advo-cates Medical Project) Fund was set up through the FCMC Foundation to carry on his work and build on his legacy by honoring his memory and his promises, and to enable Congolese professionals to address local medical and education-al needs. He worked as both an anesthetist and a hospital administrator for a ru-

ral (DRC) Democratic Republic of the Congo medical facility from 1982 until 1990. He then moved his family to the USA, but he never forgot the medical needs of the Congolese; he sent equip-ment to hospitals there and supported several medical students’ schooling. In January 2009, Camp traveled to the DRC, where he assessed some equip-ment needs and built cooperative re-lationships with organizations doing good work. He provided support to a number of different medical personnel in DRC. He died in March 2009.Taking a “Leap of Faith” “People ask me if I’m doing what my father wanted to do,” said Czech. “At first, I would say ‘No, I’m doing my own thing,’ but then as I got to thinking about it, where was my dad’s heart? Yes, he loved working at the Fulton County Medical Center, but his heart was in the Congo and that’s where mine is, too. I am who I am part-ly because of the Congolese people. I grew up in their culture...I know I’m taking a leap of faith by moving there with nothing set in stone as far as in-come, but I’m confident I will be able to put my education to good use...be-sides, if people who can do something don’t do it, where does that leave us?”

I want to clarify something at the outset: the Fulton County Medical Center, not the FCMC Foundation, made the $5,000 donation to the Friends of The Mead-ow Grounds Lake Project. I attended the event and was asked to make the check presentation on behalf of FCMC. When the front page article and photo appeared in the Fulton County News, some folks immediately identified me with the Foundation, which is a good thing and certainly accurate, but asked why the foundation was supporting those efforts with private donations. On the medical center side, there is a health and wellness component tied to their community outreach efforts, and there are many wellness opportunities tied to the lake, which we consider one of our natural resources. --- Speaking of the Foundation, Rebec-ca Czech toted two suitcases of vari-ous medical supplies to the Congolese village of Beni last year. She delivered the supplies to a medical professional named Bizi, who has been the heart and soul of that area for years. She said people line up and wait for hours to receive treatment in that village and others around it. She was back on the FCMC campus in January to talk about her eight-month journey to Africa. Re-becca’s story appears on this page as she is now back in the Congo. --- As we thaw out from the winter’s cold, we soon will turn our attention to awarding scholarships again in the spring to area graduating high school seniors and college students pursuing health care careers. Please turn your attention to page 7 where we have given you an update on our scholarship program and its recipi-ents through the years. I think you will agree our program has been successful and very beneficial to those pursuing health care careers.

The Jim Camp Fund ad-dresses medical and edu-

cational needs of the Congonese people. Your tax deductible gift

goes directly to the HEAL Af-rica program. Your gift may be made online at www.fcmcpa.org/donation, or you may use the enclosed envelope.

Rebecca Czech Follows Heart To CongoPassion for the People and Family Heritage is Motivation

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Rebecca (right) with her brothers Jason and Jon and mother Judy in January at FCMC, just days before she returned to the Congo.

Front Cover: Helen Overly poses

with one of the many animals

on display at the Wild Game

Feast.

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WInActionTurning Questions Into Answers: FCMC Gets Info. From Expert

Tessa Peck

We enjoy reading and sharing letters like the one below because it shows you took the time to let us know about the trust and confidence you have in Fulton County Medical Center. Reprinted with permis-sion.

To the Staff at the Fulton County Medical Center:I wanted to thank you for the outstanding care that you provided me during my stay there. I have been in a few hospitals over the years; however, this experience was so different from any I’ve had before. Everyone charged with my care went far above and beyond simply performing their job. From the doctors and acute care staff to housekeeping, everyone, without exception treated me, my family, and my friends with absolute professionalism, cour-tesy and kindness. To the doctors, nurses, lab techs, respiratory care, nuclear medicine, X-Ray techs, kitchen staff, housekeeping and everyone else who contributed to my recovery, you have my everlasting gratitude and respect. I genuinely believe that I could not have received better care anywhere. I wish you all the best in the future. You all have been in, and will continue to be in my thoughts. Thank you.

Sincerely and Gratefully Yours, Matthew Zimmerman

hen Tessa Peck came into the Fulton County Medical Center emergency depart-

ment last September, she was seeking answers. However, FCMC had questions. Those questions centered on the 18-year-old’s glycogen storage disease (GSD) that complicated normal treat-ment for a stomach virus. GSD is a rare genetic disease that affects one out of every 100,000 people. Interestingly, Ful-ton County has two such cases. Those diagnosed with GSD follow a restrictive diet, which is free of dairy products, fruits and any foods con-taining sugar. If consumed, the sugar builds up in the liver, posing a risk of hypoglycemia, seizures, renal failure and growth. In 1982, cornstarch was introduced as a slow release source of glucose. Patients carry cornstarch with them at all times, including Tessa, who has 30 to 60 grams of Argo cornstarch with her 24/7.

“They had trouble main-taining her blood sugars,” said Melinda Peck, Tessa’s mother, recall-ing the Sep-tember visit to the emergency d e p a r t m e n t .

“Dr. (David) Weinstein was out of the country, so we called a physician from the Cleveland Clinic, who instructed the emergency room doctor through the necessary steps of treating her.” “Her IV site was compromised and within five minutes her sugar level dropped from 100 to 50,” said Jessica Smith, RN. “It was critical that we found another intravenous site in a short amount of time.”From Florida To McConnellsburg Weinstein is the lead physician with

the GSD program at the University of Florida’s Department of Pediatrics. The GSD program at the University of Florida is the largest clinical and re-search medical facility in the world for the hepatic glycogen storage diseases. The Pecks travel annually to Gaines-ville for Tessa to be evaluated. Born with Type 1A glycogen storage disease and diagnosed at 17 months, Tessa is a senior at McConnellsburg High School. The Pecks and Kim Slee, who serves as the chief operating officer at Ful-ton County Medical Center, discussed the idea of having Iris Ferrecchia (RN, CHC, LMT) fly from the GSD clinic in Florida to McConnellsburg to give a series of seminars on the disease to the medical staff and emergency crews.Getting Answers On December 12, Ferrecchia presented three one-hour long sessions that were attended by over 30 medical center staffers. The sessions included the his-tory, overview, management, current research and the future of GSD. She also was present at a fundraiser/seminar on December 14 that Tessa organized for her senior class project. Proceeds went to the Jim Ferrecchia Fund at the University of Florida, with hopes that the registered nurse can educate others around the world on GSD. “I met Tessa about a year ago,” said Ferrecchia. “She is an inspiration to so many around the world. I have a slide in my presentation with a quote from her: ‘Don’t Let GSD Hold You Back.’ It’s an honor to come to her hometown’s hospital and to provide information to the medical staff about GSD. So many hospitals, big and small, don’t know the proper procedures of treating someone with GSD. Unfortu-nately, some patients die because of that lack of knowledge by the medical staff. These seminars were meant to be a learning tool and I commend Fulton

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TWild Game Feast Nets $8,473 For ScholarshipsReCap

iming was everything for Courtney McClure and Jus-tin Mellott, who were grate-

ful they had the scholarship awards from the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation. The pair spoke about their expe-riences at the Second Annual Wild Game Feast held in late January. Each year, the Foundation invites scholar-ship recipients back to the event to share personal accounts of the im-portance of the scholarship program.This year’s event attracted 116 guests and netted $8,473 for the scholarship program.Mellott and McClure Share Journeys “I was a two-time recipient,” said Justin Mellott. “I was given $1,000 and then another $750,” said the Mount Aloysius graduate. “The scholarships meant the world to me because books aren’t cheap. The scholarships came at a time when I needed financial assistance.” He said in 2008 while in high school at Southern Fulton, he did volunteer work with FCMC’s Therapy staff, who paired him with the Long-Term Care residents. “I fell in love with them and knew I wanted to work in the health care field. In the summer of 2014, I did clinical rotations - two 7-week sessions at FCMC...Every time I’m at the medical center, it feels like family.” He took his state board test in mid January and passed them to become

Director’s Message continued from page 2

We had our Second Annual Wild Game Feast in January to benefit the scholarship program. We think it’s important to invite scholarship recip-ients to the event to speak firsthand about the importance of the program. This year’s guests were Courtney Mc-Clure and Justin Mellott and they did not disappoint. Their comments ap-pear above as part of the Wild Game

Feast recap. By the way, we raised $8,473 for the scholarship program at the event. ---And finally, the Foundation has been working on a number of projects with none more important than the creation of our Development Council Commit-tees. We have established five fundrais-ing committees populated with com-

munity volunteers to assist with these efforts. We will have more detailed information about these Develop-ment Council Committees in the next month or so as we begin to launch the marketing campaign.

Blessings,

Mike

a certified Physical Therapy Assistant. Courtney McClure received her schol-arship in 2013 while attending Slippery Rock University after hearing about FCMC Foundation’s program from an-other former recipient (Amanda Sny-der). “It came at a time when my life was stressful, as I was about to begin my first year of grad school,” said McClure, who also job shadowed with the Thera-py Department during her senior year of high school at McConnellsburg. “I don’t think there is a better way to help people than in the medical field.”Highlighting the Safari Club’s Local Club Ken Shreve was the guest speaker, rep-resenting the local Mason-Dixon Chap-ter of the Safari Club International. He spoke on the values and mission of the local chapter and its dedication to the area’s youth and to the Wounded War-riors.

“With our youth we focus on conservation, hunting safety and sportsmanship programs,” said Shreve. “With the Wounded War-riors, it’s pretty amazing to see our military men and women hunting and fishing - sometimes for the first time. One word really describes it: unbelievable. You’d be surprised how healing these programs are to them. “

Elk SponsorsAlexander Financial Group

PinnacleHealth

Deer SponsorsThe Bienville Group

LECOMPark Place

Turkey SponsorsAll Things Automotive

BortekCommittee to Elect T.R. Williams, Judge

Leidy’s Custom WoodworkingNet Health

P&H FlooringState Rep. Jesse Topper

Susquehanna BankU.S. Rep. Bill Shuster

Frog Leg SponsorsArmen ArakelianKeystone Electric

Paris Linens

Justin Mellott, Mike Straley and Courtney McClure.

To view event photos, go to www.fcmcpa.org.

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Fulton County Medical Center FoundationBoard of Directors

Jerry Spessard - Chair Loy Garber - Vice ChairAndy Washabaugh - Secretary/Treasurer

Joyce Ritchey Craig Paylor Spence PerryHelen Overly Abbie Cole Margaret Taylor

Brett Cornelius Bill Hine

Mike Straley - Executive Director of FCMCFDeb Shughart - Vice President, CFO of FCMC

Jason Hawkins - Ex-Officio, CEO of FCMC

FCMC Gets Answers From GSD Expert continued from page 3

County Medical Center for wanting to learn.” “It was an honor for us to have Iris come to Fulton County from the Uni-versity of Florida,” said Slee. “She is very passionate about GSD and brought a wealth of information with her. Those who attended the in services found them to be very informative.” “We depend on Fulton County Medi-cal Center for Tessa’s treatment ... ,” said Melissa. “I know it scared a lot of people in the emergency room back in September, and I was a worried, too, especially when the IV blew, but I’m

comfortable with the staff now. They took the time to learn and let’s face it, this is a rare disease. We also have a binder in the ER with the protocols for Tessa. Prior to September, the last

time Tessa was at the Medical Center for any type of treatment was when she was 5 years old ... it could be another 10 years...”

The medical staffers who

attended the first of three ses-

sions hosted by Iris Ferrecchia

included. Rear: Dr. Stephen Hoff-

man, Shannon Fegan, Dr. Jessica

Pasko, Dr. James Freeman, (Iris

Ferrecchia), Della Werner; front

row: Danielle Houck, Carrie De-

shong, Dr. Joanna Brady, Melinda

Peck and Patty McQuade.

Wrapping Up 2014

Clockwise: Members of the Auxiliary raised $1,140 with their annual Tree of Love, which was celebrated with a ceremony in mid December. The Long Term Care Dining Area became alive and vibrant when Jolanda Conner painted a 3D colonial-time motif. Helen Overly (third from the left) was one of six honorees at the annual National Philanthropy Day festivities in Frederick, Maryland. She was honored for her outstanding volunteerism and fundraising efforts.

Abbie Cole Named ToFCMC Foundation Board

Abbie Cole of McConnells-burg has been named to the FCMC Foundation Board of Directors. She will serve on the Finance Committee. She is an independent fi-

nancial/insurance professional.

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Scholarship Recipients Share Successes Of FCMC Foundation Program

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InDepth

very August, post-secondary students across the county begin

a new semester. Each new year brings with it the excitement of learning more and being one step closer to a degree in a student’s chosen field. For almost all students looking to pursue a career in health care, education after high school is a requirement. With all the excitement, however, comes the reality of the bill from the bursar’s office. As tuition costs continue to rise, financial barriers make it challenging for students to attain the education required to serve their community as health pro-fessionals. Loans and scholarships are an integral, often times an essential, component to a student’s post high school education. Scholarship programs like the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation’s help offset the rising cost of tuition and can at times be the difference between continuing education or not. Tracking the Recipients As 2004 scholarship recipient Courtney Weiland (West) describes, “I remember being so very grateful for any scholar-ship I was given upon graduating high school. I was responsible for my stu-dent loans and room/board/books. The FCMC Foundation Scholarship is a great program that helped me get off to a good start.” FCMC Foundation Assistant Chris Boryan recently reached out to former scholarship recipients, dating back to the program’s beginnings in 2001. “We wanted to reconnect with our scholar-ship recipients,” said Boryan. “We felt it was important to be able to share the success of our program and tell the story of the impact it has made on local stu-dents.” Local is the key word, as scholarship recipients come from Fulton County schools or are members of the FCMC community. Andrew Smith shares, “I am incredibly grateful for the Founda-tion’s scholarship, not only for the gen-

erous financial aid, but because it is incredibly encour-aging to know that I have the contin-ued support of my home community.” Andrew lives in Big Cove Tannery and is a 2013 and 2014 scholarship recipient. He attends Purdue University as a pre-pharmacy student. The application process challenges stu-dents to achieve academic excellence, provide a written essay and culminates with an interview before the scholar-ship committee. Former 2011 recipient Morgan Mills notes, “The in-person in-terviews really provide a great experi-ence for the applicants to sell themselves. Some people are average on paper, but much better in person and vice versa.” Lacey Beatty, a nursing student at Hag-erstown Community College and 2011 scholarship recipient, remembers, “This scholarship program was the first inter-view I had ever had, so it was a great experience for me to have the committee there to interview me. Yes, it was nerve-wracking, but it was a great experience.”The Numbers Inside the Program The FCMC Foundation’s scholarship program has awarded $74,000 to 72 re-cipients since the program’s inception in 2001. Results from the Foundation’s sur-vey showed, with a 67% response rate, that 28 scholarship recipients work in the medical field within an hour’s driv-ing distance of the medical center. Nine-teen recipients are still in school pursing their degrees and 10 former recipients have come back to FCMC during their careers. Their professions include registered nurses, license practical nurses, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, physi-cal therapy assistants, nuclear medicine techs, personal care assistants, medical information technology professionals, occupational therapists, school nurses, pharmacists, physicians assistants, DOs and MDs.

The Wild Game Feast is the signa-ture annual fundraising event for the scholarship program. Additional gifts throughout the year support the pro-gram and increase the amount of funds available for the scholarship committee to be able to award to local students. “In 2001, $2,000 was awarded to three recipients, compared to $11,000 to 12 re-cipients in 2014,” said Mike Straley, Ex-ecutive Director of the FCMC Founda-tion. “Our goal is to continue to increase the amounts awarded each year and to encourage our local students who are pursuing a health care career to apply for the scholarship.” Endowed scholarships have also been generously established to continue pro-viding scholarships in perpetuity. In the past year, the Clair and Dorothy Miller Scholarship was endowed and the Rus-

sell C. McLucas, M.D. Scholar-ship Fund was entrusted to the FCMC Founda-tion. Endowed scholarships re-quire a minimum of $25,000 to es-tablish and repre-sent a lasting leg-acy supporting

local students and the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation.

Scho ar ents¢shipsFCMC Foundation

Deadline to submit 2015 Scholarship

Applications is April 10. To download

an application, go to www.fcmcpa.

org/scholarship-program.

Sara Hoffman Leis, an RN at FCMC, was a recipient in 2009.

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FCMC Foundation Benefactors (November 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015)

Archie D. Bergstresser EstateDelaplaine Foundation, Inc.F & M TrustFulton County Medical Center AuxiliaryHustontown Area Senior Citizens CenterNancy L Henry Revocable Trust AgreementRandom Acts of KindnessSecond Time AroundVFW Auxiliary 6241Mr. and Mrs. William R. AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Todd AlexanderMr. and Mrs. George B. BakerMr. and Mrs. James A. BarlowMr. Roger BloomfieldMr. Christopher M. BoryanMs. Sharleen J. BradyMr. and Mrs. Mark BurkholderMr. and Mrs. Denny L. ButerbaughMr. and Mrs. Kirby R. CarbaughMrs. Janet C. ChampionMr. and Mrs. Paul W. ChristophelMs. Victoria J. ColesMr. and Mrs. Allen L. CoverMr. Stu CransonMr. Brent A. CullerMr. and Mrs. Craig C. CutchallDr. Frank L. D’Amelio Mr. and Mrs. William V. DeutermannMr. John R. DoyleMr. and Mrs. John C. DuffeyMr. and Mrs. Jack W. EnderlinMr. and Mrs. Thaddeus S. FornalDr. and Mrs. James W. FreemanMs. Edna J. FunkMr. and Mrs. E. L. GarberMs. Anne GobinMr. Harold M. Gress, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. GrestyMr. and Mrs. Mark HaleMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. HannMr. and Mrs. Jason F. HawkinsMr. and Mrs. Earl J. Hendershot

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis HessMr. and Mrs. William G. HineMr. and Mrs. Frank R. HollensheadMrs. Patricia HortonMrs. and Mr. Bonnie L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. James T. KuehnMr. and Mrs. Brandon S. LambertMs. Sandra H. LandMr. and Mrs. Timothy K. LeedyMr. and Mrs. Robert S. LynnMr. Joshua W. MasseyMr. and Mrs. Michael J. MellottMr. and Mrs. Lester R. NewmanMr. and Mrs. Frank B. OttoMs. Helen I. OverlyMs. Meghin L. PalmerMr. and Mrs. Frank W. PalmerMr. and Mrs. Donald T. PenatzerMr. and Mrs. Spence W. PerryMr. and Mrs. Kerby RandlerMrs. Ruth G. ReederMs. Lisa A. SaucierMr. and Mrs. Kris L. SheffieldMr. and Mrs. Martin H. ShimerMs. Sharon Sitch-BrodeMr. and Mrs. Donald L. SleeMr. and Mrs. Keith B. StainsMr. Paul R. StatlerMr. and Mrs. Michael L. StraleyMs. Wanda J. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Timothy N. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Duane ThomasMr. Thomas J. Thomas and Ms. Theresa R. CliffordMr. and Mrs. Clair P. TraxlerMs. Patricia T. VarnerMs. Naomi M. WaiteMr. and Mrs. Charles E. WalkerMr. Charles E. WarrenMs. Della M. WernerMrs. Stephanie WhiteMr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Yingling

Saying Thank You is a Privilegefor our Foundation, not an obligation.

is a quarterly publication of the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation.

Michael L. StraleyExecutive Director

717-485-6842mstraley@fcmcpa.org

Wendy FarlingFoundation Associate

717-485-6116wfarling@fcmcpa.org

Chris BoryanFoundation Assistant

717-485-6322cboryan@fcmcpa.org

FCMC Foundation214 Peach Orchard Road

McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 17233www.fcmcpa.org

Fulton County Medical Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Your tax-deductible gift is supporting health and wellness in our community. Thank you.

Fulton County Medical Center Foundation214 Peach Orchard RoadMcConnellsburg, PA 17233

InSpire

March 14............12th Annual Dinner Auction

March 26........................Auxiliary Book Sale

April 10...Deadline To Submit Scholarship Form

May 8.............................Auxiliary Bake Sale

June 13...4th Annual Strawberry Stampede

July 9...2nd Annual Christmas in July Yard Sale

Sept. 12..............22nd Annual Golf Tournament

Oct. 16......Auxiliary Soup, Sandwich, Bake Sale

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