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The Matoaca Woman’s Club Annual Candy canes were handed out to everyone.
Community Christmas Tree Lighting Matoaca Woman’s Club received a All prots go to human
Event was held Saturday, Dec. 2 at the thank-you for organizing the event each freedom projects
Touchstone Bank (Bank of McKenney). year, with special thanks to Marie Holland
Eddie Pearson, the bank's vice-president Marshall for seeing to all the details.
and marketing executive welcomed Visit us at River’s Bend
everyone to the event as did Mary Thrift, 241 East Hundred Rd.
principal of Matoaca Elementary School.
Ivan Perkinson gave the opening prayer, Chester, VA 23836
and Ryan Atchison led in the closing
prayer. Prior to the arrival of Santa
Claus and Ms. Claus, Leah Kovack,
music education teacher of Matoaca
Elementary School, led the first-graders
in signing holiday songs. Santa arrived
on Tommy Herman's fire truck – driven
by Mike Ferguson – and Allen Thompson
announced.
Family members took pictures as Alzheimer’s
children sat on Santa’s knee. Jack Britton
as Santa Claus, and Terry Jean Prior as Ms
Specialty Center
Claus heard children’s Christmas wishes.

Matoaca Woman's
Club News

The monthly meeting of the Matoaca
Woman’s Club was held Nov. 21 at New
Hope Baptist Church with president Peggy
Perkinson presiding. Members opened the
meeting by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Brenda Austin gave a devotion on “Let
Freedom Ring.” and sheled members
singing “My Country 'Tis of Thee.”
Pat Beville and Marie Crawford gave Understanding and Responding to
a program highlighting the club’s service
projects, art activities, and fund-raisers over Dementia-Related Behavior
the last 50 years. Pat Beville read part of
"Ida Best’s History of the Club" written Nov. presented by the Alzheimer’s Association
1, 1991. A table displayed different projects
completed by the club. Wednesday, Dec. 20 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
The Matoaca Woman’s Club Christmas
Decoration Contest will be held on Thursday,
Dec.14. The judges are ready to view and Sunflower Gardens cutting-edge Alzheimer’s Specialty Center is designed with neighborhoods around a town
inspect all the hard work that has gone into center – giving residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia the chance to live normal lives.
beautifying our community, so be prepared
to dazzle the judges when they come to “Come take a walk through town with us”
your neighborhood. The winners will be Reservations and Deposits are now being taken
announced at the next regular meeting on

Dec. 19, and they will be listed in this paper. 5305 Plaza Drive Prince George, VA 23860 804-452-5000
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