Junior Altruistic Club holds geranium fundraiser

The Junior Altruistic Club was organized in 1926 for “the promotion of volunteerism and improving the community.” Every year, club members volunteer to clean up Tommy Perkins park and maintain flower beds and shrubs. Members also volunteer to clean up several blocks of the downtown area while maintaining the rose bushes and shrubs planted in those blocks. Of course, this helps to improve the looks of our community, but the club also donates money to various organizations that actively strive to improve Olney through beautification, educational, and service projects, like Keep Olney Beautiful, the Olney Community Library and Art Center, Toys for Tots, Olney Senior Cub Center, and House of Mercy. These are just to name a few because the Junior Altruistic Club has also supported many other organizations and worthwhile causes over the last 96 years.

Now YOU have the opportunity to help improve Olney by participating in a special fundraiser. Members of the Junior Altruistic Club are taking orders for beautiful geraniums in 6.5” pots from Smith’s Gardentown. For every $12 donation, you may choose a red, salmon, or hot pink geranium.

Please contact any Junior Altruistic Club member to place your order now. The geraniums will be available for pick-up at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, at the Brazos Communications metal storage building, on the corner of Ave. E and Elm St. On that morning, a very limited supply may be offered for sale, if there are extras, but please don’t wait to pre-order, because they sell fast! No pre-orders will be taken after March 27. Donations are not tax-deductible. For more information, you may contact Sherry Altmiller at 940-564-5901.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY!