P.E.O. chapters hold annual Founders’ Day luncheon
On Saturday, Feb, 25, 2023, 55 women representing five central Ohio P.E.O. chapters, attended the annual Founders’ Day Luncheon, which was held in the Amelia Room of Otterbein SeniorLife in Granville. Local chapter presidents are Sally Stilwell, Chapter AB, Granville; Mary Beth Mathews, Chapter DL, Newark; Earlene Henderson, Chapter EL, Newark; Shannon Chiacchira, Chapter EZ, Newark; and Christine Miller, Chapter FF, Mt Vernon.
Special guest Jane Koch, President of Ohio State Chapter and member of Chapter AJ, Cuyahoga Falls, addressed the group. Beth Black, Chapter EL, served as emcee, and Chapter DL members presented the program titled "How Firm Our Foundation" written by Barbara Ransopher. A silent auction was held with the proceeds going toward P.E.O. Ohio Scholarships Funds.
P.E.O. is a nonprofit philanthropic organization with 6,000 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Since its inception in 1869, the sisterhood has helped more than 119,000 women pursue educational goals by providing $398 million in grants, scholarships, awards, and loans.
P.E.O. also owns and supports Cottey College, an independent liberal arts/sciences women’s college in Nevada, Missouri. Fully accredited, Cottey is a four-year baccalaureate degree-granting college.
To learn more about P.E.O., its powerful educational philanthropies, and to see stories of women who have benefitted from the programs, visit the website www.peointernational.org. For scholarship information, please contact Sue DeVoe at astdevoe@gmail.com or Linda Dayhuff at ldayhuff@icloud.com.
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