Photo by R Melgar

16939 Hwy. 70N, Monterey, TN 38574​

Website:     www.cumberlandcovepoa.com​​

E-Mail Address:  [email protected]

Cove Security Phone: 931-261-8950

Welcome Center: 931-839-2926 M-F, 9am-1pm

Welcome Center Office Staff: Dawn Kulisek & Denise Yates

​Newsletter Editor: Gregg E. Brickman

A pdf of the newsletter is available on the website.​​

by Debbie Melgar, Cumberland Cove POA President

We had lots of happenings last month. Volunteers were invited to a dinner hosted by the Board of Directors to thank them for their many hours they put in to helping our community. We served Cuban food that was prepared by the Board members, and the Welcome Center was decorated in a Luau theme with the decorations provided to us by Janet Coe. Thank you to all those that helped make this dinner a success.

The wild boars have been busy again in the community. Last month, we had two residents pick up forms to contact the USDA Wildlife officers to start the process to help with the wild Boar issue on their property. The POA only provides the forms to the residents and documents the sightings.  It is between the homeowner/property owner and the USDA Wildlife Officer to determine if there is a problem and how to deal with it.

Last month, we saw lots of road repairs being done by both the Cumberland County and Putnam County Roads Departments. Cumberland Cove Road was repaved and marked during this repair while other roads were tarred and chipped. Some of our roads still need attention, and we will keep documenting these locations so we can advise the respective Roads Department. Cards were sent to both the Cumberland County and Putnam County Road Departments thanking them for the work they have done on our roads.

We have finally received the insurance check for the damage to the East Cove Road entrance wall. As long as the weather holds up, the repairs to rebuild the wall should begin this month. Also, the parking lot at the Welcome Center received a nice shiny sealcoat and was restriped in September.

For additional information on items discussed at the monthly Board meetings, refer to the minutes and committee reports posted on the Cumberland Cove POA website. 

As always, thank you from the Board of Directors to our many volunteers and office staff, Dawn and Denise, who help keep the Cove running so smoothly.

Please see the following section, Cove Activity/Interest Groups, for routine meeting times and contact information.

Red Hats

October Red Hats luncheon will be held on October 10th at 11:30am at the Cumberland Mountain State Park Restaurant. Hostesses will be Betsy Hess, Kaye Robinson, and D Joerger.

Book Club

The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, October 16 at 10:00 am at The Welcome Center. The book is You'll Never Know, Dearby Hallie Ephron. Gregg Brickman is the discussion leader.

The Cumberland Cove Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 10:00 am at the Welcome Center and is open to all residents. If you are interested in joining, please call Valerie Sizemore at 839-2830 or [email protected].

Cumberland Cove Veterans Honor Roll  

We try to maintain a current list of Veterans residing in Cumberland Cove. If you are a veteran resident in Cumberland Cove and would like to be included in our recognition honor roll, please provide your name, branch of service, and any conflict or deployment in which you served, to Elton Warren at the Cumberland Cove Welcome Center. You may do this in person or via email to [email protected]. Thank you for your service. I look forward to hearing from you! Elton

Activities Committee

On Saturday, October 27 there will be a bonfire at Eagle Flight Park (near the maintenance shed) beginning at 5 p.m. There will be hot dogs available to roast over the fire, as well as chili, popcorn, s’mores, and hot mulled cider. BYOB and BYOC (bring your own bottle and your own chair), as well as a flashlight. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Beginning at approximately 6 p.m., we have special guests coming to entertain us with storytelling. Please see the attached bio. In case of rain, this event will be moved to the Welcome Center. Sign up is available by stopping by or calling the Welcome Center.

Mark your calendars – Sunday, November 18 at 2:00 for a Thanksgiving dinner, and Saturday, December 15 at 3:00 for a Winter Open House.

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 18 at 10:00 at the Welcome Center.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Storytellers’ information:

The Edu-Tellers, Betty and Mike Roe, do storytelling concerts and workshops for schools, libraries, professional and social organizations, senior facilities, churches, and home concerts. They tell folktales, true stories from history, ghost stories, inspirational stories, and personal experience stories. They often coordinate songs with appropriate stories.

The Edu-Tellers tell both individual and tandem stories. Betty and Mike’s performances have included ones at the International Literacy Association Annual Conventions (Betty emceed the Informal Storytelling Gathering of this organization for fifteen years.) and a number of other conferences of professional teachers' organizations; the Crossville Storytelling Festivals at the Palace Theater; The Homesteads Apple Festivals, and The Standing Stone Storytelling Festivals. They have presented storytelling workshops at Christian Storytelling Conferences and performed at the Storytelling Concerts at these conferences, have performed in many states across the United States and in Toronto, Canada, and have been featured in a two-hour individual concert in the Rebecca Johnson Theater in historic Rugby, Tennessee.

Betty taught storytelling at Tennessee Technological University for 35 years. She is the co-author of a book, Teaching Through Stories: Yours, Mine, and Theirs, which received an Honorable Mention in Storytelling World Magazine. She has written many articles for journals about uses of storytelling, and has served on the review boards of the Tennessee Storytelling Journaland Storytelling World. She was even a cover-girl for one issue of the Tennessee Storytelling Journal.

Mike was plunged into storytelling by listening to Betty practice stories for events. In self-defense, he became a teller. He has been telling tandem tales with Betty for 25 years, and also has a repertoire of stories that he tells individually, primarily true stories that he has developed from historical sources. He has also co-authored an article for the Tennessee Storytelling Journal.

For this performance they primarily focus on true stories from Cumberland County and Tennessee and some spooky stories from the South.

RV Social Club Update

The RV Social Club recently added another participant who is interested in outings with other Cumberland Cove participants. If you would be interested in getting in one more outing before the snow flies, let me know and I can put you in contact.

Speaking of the snow flying . . . summer is winding down and so are the activities of the RV Social Club for this year. We will not be organizing any outings for the remainder of this year. If you would like to get in one more outing, please do. If you want to invite others to attend with you, please do. I can send a group email to those members of the club to see if anyone is available to attend.

There will be an organizational meeting in the spring of 2019 to kick of future festivities. If you have recently moved to the Cove and would like to be added to our mailing list, please send me an email with your name, address (or email address), and your phone number to [email protected]. If you have sold your unit and no longer wish to participate, let me know that as well.

Finally, my thanks to all that have supported our group this year and years in the past. Sheryn Ward, RV Social Club

Dining Out Bunch

The Dining Out Bunch meets the third week of every month. The restaurant choice, day of week and time are chosen by the host and/or hostess for that particular month. Everyone is welcome! It can be lunch, a late lunch or dinner. The decision is made by the host based on restaurant capability. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this function, please email Martha and Tim Schmidt at [email protected].

Our Dining Out for October will be hosted by Steve and Gregg Brickman. We hope you can join us at Fiesta Cancun Grill in Cookeville. All details will be provided by email at the beginning of the month. Hope you can join us!

(Welcome Center unless otherwise noted)

Morning Coffee--Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:00-9:00 AM                       

Activities Committee--3^rd Thursday,10:00 AM, Social gatherings.

Contact: Jan Litke and Dawn Kulisek through the Welcome Center

Bible Study--Wednesdays, 7:00 AM, Non-denominational,

everyone welcome. Contact: Elton Warren, 839-8866    

Book Club--The Cumberland Cove Book Club meets monthly (except

January) on the third Tuesday of the month from 10 am to 11 am at the

Welcome Center, and is open to all.

Please call Valerie Sizemore at 839-2880 or e-mail at 

[email protected] for more information.

Bunco-- 2^nd & 4^th Thursday, 1:00-3:00 PM, 

Simple dice game. All welcome, couples/singles 

Contact:  Judy Webster, 839-3516, [email protected] 

or Dorothy Jones, 839-6308, [email protected]

Chicken Foot Dominoes--1^st Thursday and 3rd Friday at 10:00 AM, 

Contact:  Judy Webster, 839-3516 or [email protected]                                              

Couples Golf Scramble--Tuesday mornings (seasonal, May-Oct.)

Contact: John Robbins 931-839-8546

Cumberland Cove Art Society--Fourth Tuesday from 6:00-9:00 pm. Contact: Barbara Chambers 615-838-2279

Dining Out Bunch--Third week of  the month

(Day, time, and restaurant to be announced) 

Contact:  Martha & Tim Schmidt, 839-2859 or [email protected]

No meetings in January or February of 2017

Firewise--Firewise Co-Chairs James Schaffner & John Brasseur [email protected]

Game Nights--2^nd, 4^th, & 5^th Wednesdays,  6:30-9:00 PM, 

Poker: Russell Moss 931-839-2221

Dominoes: Perla Moss 931-839-2221 

Late Bloomers--Last Wednesday, 11:00 AM,  February through October.

Discussions of gardening, plant selection; guest speakers; field trips

Contact:  Ginger Arthur, 931-200-6308 or [email protected]

​Parks & Trails-- Contact:  Butch Barnd, 561.329.1197 or 

[email protected]

Poker--3^rd Tuesday,  5:00-9:00 PM Contact: Joe Zunino, 931-839-3838

Plateau Sassy Stitchers--2^nd & 4^th Monday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 

Contact:  Barbara Griffiths, 839-8943                                                                   

Red Hat Ladies--2^nd  Wednesday, 11:30 AM, except December and

January 

Contact:  Gail Massey, 901-734-9237

RV Social Club--Contact:  Dennis & Sheryn Ward,  839-8620 or

[email protected]                                                                                                                                                           

The Firewise Committee has been busy planning and preparing for the upcoming fire season. The above picture is from the S190 class that was given by Jim Dale and Dave Fiorella from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. The class was attended by fifteen of our residents, which is the minimum requirement to respond to a wildfire emergency. Thanks to Jim and Dave for a great class!

A huge thank you to Janet Coe and Terry Carr for preparing and serving the food!

Over the next few months you will begin to see Evacuation Route signage posted on our main roads. There will also be signs that direct people to the main roads from the side roads. These signs are being installed based on recommendations from the Tennessee Division of Forestry as part of our Firewise Plan. This plan is completed annually and filed with the National Fire Protection Association through the Firewise portal.

By Bev Beers

Notes on Fall Garden Cleanup

Autumn frosts can mean lots of cleanup around the yard and garden. While it is important to remove diseased plant material from the yard and garden to reduce the survival of plant pathogens, it is also important to leave healthy flower stalks, seed heads, grasses, fallen leaves, and other plant parts in the garden to support pollinators and wildlife. Many birds, native pollinators, and other wildlife utilize the plants in our landscapes to help survive the winter. 

What about mulch to keep the soil warm? Sometimes I think that we are using mulch to cover a multitude of sins. All research-based information suggests 2-4 inches of mulch in our gardens to prevent weeds and keep plant and tree roots insulated, but they also say “right plant right place!” If we have the right plant for our area, do we really need to keep the soil or roots of those plants warm? Did you ever notice Hostas growing in colder climates actually grow bigger, faster and flower better? Also, Rhododendrons grow better in colder temps. So, think about what plants you have in your yard and act appropriately. Or said another way; work smarter, not harder!

If you are really a neatnick, why not turn that yard waste into treasure? Compost it!

Backyard composters will do best to avoid materials heavily infested with weed seeds, insects, and disease organisms. Although a properly managed compost pile should generate enough heat in the center to kill most of these pests, ensuring uniform heat can be difficult, particularly in a small compost pile. Compost is one of the best things you can do for your soil and therefore your plants, by improving soil structure and adding nutrients. Adding a small amount of completely finished compost will get that neat and clean look most gardeners seem to want. If you don’t compost, start now by using the leaf litter and all those millions of leaves that will start falling any minute now, and plan to use compost instead of mulch.

Bev Beers, CCMGA Communications, [email protected], Plateau Discovery Gardens, 320 Experiment Station Road, Crossville, TN 38558 phone: 931-484-0034

By Elton Warren, Chairman, ECC

Passion!

Now that we live in this beautiful place, how passionate are you about maintaining the atmosphere that drew you here? Everyone is not physically able to maintain the flower gardens, roads, buildings, forests and trails. But there is more to the beauty of a place than those things we can see. The true beauty of a neighborhood is rooted in community, people getting together to form friendships or to devote quality time to understanding how Cumberland Cove is governed and getting involved in at least one of the many activities, game nights, morning coffee club, service organizations in the Cove and in the Counties; and above all, serving on one of the Cove committees, or the Board of Directors. All the clubs and recreational activities do not explore the governance issue, but every one of them provides an opportunity to expand your circle of friends and learn more about Cumberland Cove.

It is easy to find fault with governance (By-Laws, Covenants, ECC Red Book, Board of Directors decisions) and with the people who are involved in those governance areas. One of my friends has a very effective response to persons who express umbrage with some of the specific restrictions in our By-Laws and Covenants. Her response always begins with “How passionate are you about this issue?” The response is usually very expressive, even emotional; and her follow-up is, “Well, why don’t you form a study group and work on getting the rule changed?”

There is a group currently working in just that challenging arena and every resident/property owner is invited to participate. The next meeting is at 10:00 AM, Tuesday September 25 at the Welcome Center.

Cumberland Cove will be even more beautiful the more we see people coming together in concern for each other, in appreciation of our governing by-laws and covenants, and in understanding of what it takes to maintain and enhance the beauty of community.

By Chef Kitty Philips

It is apple season and fall.  Take advantage of all the wonderful apples in our area  and try this great recipe for baked apples.

Ginger Baked Apples

Ingredients 

1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 

2 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 

2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans or walnuts 

2 tablespoons raisins, chopped 

two 1/2pound Golden Delicious apples 

1/2 lemon 

vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment if desired

In a bowl stir together the butter, the brown sugar, the ginger, the pecans, and the raisins. 

Core the apples, peel the top third of them, and rub the peeled flesh with the lemon. 

Spoon the ginger mixture into the apple cavities, mounding it. Arrange the apples in a deep microwave safe dish and microwave for 8 minutes, covered, at high power (100%), rotating the dish halfway through the cooking. 

Transfer the apples to 2 plates, spoon the cooking liquid over them, and serve the apples with the ice cream. 

By Dr. Mark Hendrixson, VP-FOCCAS

Hello Cove friends, you all haven't heard from me since before our Bark Whine & Dine, which was a raving success. Thanks to many of you for coming out and supporting us at that event. We were on vacation to America's last frontier in July, and time got away from me in August.

We have many things upcoming. Here is a sampling of them. Please go to our website at www.FOCCAS-TN.org for more info on these and other topics. You can also sign up there for our email newsletter and keep updated on all of our activities.

Comedy for A Cause of Paws

Join us for one night only with the professional comedians from Raise the Woof at the Cumberland County Playhouse on September 29th at 7:00pm. This special event will benefit FOCCAS & Safe Haven Puppy Sanctuary. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased on our website at www.foccas-tn.org, or at Dr. Mark Hendrixson’s office, Happy Hound Realty, and Best Friends Veterinary Hospital. Tickets purchased online will be held at the will-call window. There is limited seating, and it is first come, first serve. The comedy is clean & non-vulgar but best suited for an audience of 16 and older.

Support for a Tethering Ordinance

We’d like to share some potentially exciting news. Crossville city manager, Greg Wood, and Councilwoman Pam Harris approached FOCCAS, asking that we develop some humane tethering guidelines. Earlier this year, a tethering ordinance had been presented to the city council, but because it contained time restrictions and other factors, it did not have the support it needed to pass. 

We are certainly in favor of restricting the length of time a dog can be tethered. We quickly realized that we had been given an opportunity to make some meaningful suggestions to the city council that would improve the lives of dogs who live most, if not all, of their lives on chains or in outdoor enclosures (kennels). Jan and I met with Wood, Harris, and Interim Police Chief Chris Kendrick to discuss our suggestions as well as suggestions made by each of them. Then we submitted the final draft. 

The city council held a working session on Tuesday September 4th, during which time they discussed the suggested tethering ordinance. The feedback we got was quite positive! They decided to have the city attorney, William Ridley, rewrite the suggestions into ordinance form to be voted on. The ordinance will need to pass three readings and may be modified. The ordinance will be read and voted on the first time at the next city council meeting on Tuesday, October 9th at 5:00pm. We encourage everyone who supports more humane treatment of tethered dogs to attend.

When the prior ordinance was presented to the City Council, one of the reasons it received little support is because the people who were against it spoke out to the council members. We can’t let this happen again! They need to hear from YOU! I am asking each of you to read the ordinance and if it is something you support, I strongly encourage you to send an email to our City Mayor, James Mayberry, and the City Council members and let them know. You may include City Manager, Greg Wood, in your email as well. Remember when writing your email, Pam Harris has been the driving force behind this idea and has been very supportive as well as Greg Wood. Both Scot Shanks and Danny Wyatt have also spoke favorably regarding the need for more humane restrictions. Councilman Graham has not made any statements regarding this matter publicly or to any of our members.

Obviously, this ordinance could be better, stronger, but we see these suggestions as a great first step to better animal welfare in our community. Hopefully, this will set the example for the county to follow in the future.

You can find the tethering suggestions for the ordinance on 105.7News.com from Sept 5. Council members email are available on CrossvilleTN.gov. You DO NOT have to live inside the city limits to let your voice be heard!

Foccas Feline Adoption Promotion

Our feline adoption promotion is making a difference! Since we launched it only 7 weeks ago, 22 cats & kittens have been adopted from CCAS. FOCCAS has always believed in the importance of increasing the local adoption rate in order to ease the burden and dependency of transports. With each new feline adoption, FOCCAS pays ½ the adoption fee ($25.00) & provides a Welcome Home package with everything needed to bring a new furry feline family member home, including a free microchip! Funding for this program has been provided by our core group of volunteers and a few other supporters. If you would like to help us continue this promotion, you can sponsor a kitty adoption with your $25 donation. Just let us know on the memo line of your check, mailed to PO box 3245, Crossville TN 38557, or in the comment section of a PayPal donation at PayPal.me/foccas.

Foccas Building Update

Things are moving right along at the building site, albeit at what seems to be a governmental pace. Presently, the masons are still doing the block work. The front of the building is completed and almost one side of the kennels, as well. 

The next thing to do is get the roof on—trusses, sheeting and shingles. This will make the building a relatively rain proof environment. After that, it will be time to spray paint/seal the walls and floor. I’ve been in communication with the company that did the floors at Putnam County Animal Shelter. At about four years after completion the floors are still in great shape—no cracking or peeling. They should have a life span of 15-20 years or more. This particular floor covering is fairly expensive but we feel strongly that this is a necessary component and not the place to attempt to save money to make up for the increased labor costs we’ve been hit with since construction began. It is NOT the top of line product offered by this company. They offer floor coverings that are more than double the cost of the material we have picked out. We are expecting the need to raise an additional $20,000-$25,000. Honestly, this is a new development and we are only starting to digest it and considering how to proceed. Our goal is still to have the shelter animals housed in the new facility when cold weather arrives. We are praying for a long, warm fall season.

Michael Abston Animal Cruelty Case

Thank you for writing, calling and emailing the DA’s office about this case!

Many of you are aware that Michael Abston was charged with animal cruelty for kicking and stomping a dog to death. We have some very good news to report! The DA has upgraded the charges in his case to Aggravated Animal Cruelty, which is a felony! Jan spoke with Assistant DA Phillip Hatch, and he told her there had been a lot of public interest in this case and he had heard from many concerned citizens. It is certainly because of this that his office took a very hard and thorough look at the evidence and found that Abston's actions clearly meet the standards for this charge. Assistant DA Amanda Worley will be handling the case. She spoke with Ms. Worley and Mr. Hatch at the time of his last hearing. Mr. Hatch stated at the September 27th hearing that the DA’s office will request his bail be revoked so he will remain in jail until his trial. After the evidence is presented at the hearing, hopefully his case will be bound over to criminal court. 

Now here is the rub. Judge Warner has a long history of allowing defendants in animal cruelty cases to walk free. Many of us have personally witnessed this. In spite of overwhelming evidence, he finds the defendant’s story credible and the case is not bound over to criminal court. So, the REAL hurdle is getting past Judge Warner on September 27th. However, the defendant admitted his guilt to the investigating officer at the time of the offense. Even Judge Warner would be hard pressed to find anything he says now credible. 

As always, thanks you all for your support for the animals and our work. We have only begun to fight.

Archery:

September 22-October 26, 2018

October 29-November 2, 2018

Muzzleloader & Archery:

November 3-November 16, 2018

Gun, Muzzleloader, Archery:

November 17, 2018 – January 6, 2019

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Let me know what you would like to see in the newsletter, volunteer to write an article of general interest (no politics, please), or send me wonderful Cove pictures.

Thank you.

Gregg

Safety & Security

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office does vacation home checks for Putnam residents. You need to go to their website: http://p2c.countywide.us/p2c-pcso/ and click on the heading “Security Watch”. It gives you a form to fill out and file with the SO. The watch is not automatic, but has to be reviewed and approved by them. If approved they will notify you by email.

In Cumberland County you call their main number (931) 484-6176 and ask for dispatch. You give them your information and they enter it into their Extra Patrol Log.

Notice for Home and Property Owners

As a reminder, it is very important if you are selling, buying or moving that you contact the Cumberland Cove Welcome Center – 931-839-2926 to provide ownership or address changes.  Without your current address information, all correspondence such as annual statements will be sent to the address we have on file.  This may cause a delay in receiving your statement for your annual dues.  We also keep our Cove phone book updated with this information.

We do not know when you move or new ownership takes place, unless you notify us.  PLEASE do not rely on Realtors, Attorneys, or Title Offices the pass this information on.

We have Welcome Packets for new property/home owners, with useful information in them.  So if you are new to Cumberland Cove, please stop by the Welcome Center Monday – Friday between 9:00 and 1:00 to receive your welcome packet.​

Parking Violations

​RVs, boats, utility trailers, and other equipment

According to the Cumberland Cove Covenants 9.4 Parking – “No truck exceeding one-ton capacity shall be parked, within the Subject Properties overnight, unless the truck is being used in connection with the construction of a new residential dwelling unit. All other vehicles (except automobiles, SUV’s, and small trucks) or equipment must be parked in a garage or hidden from view by neighbors or from the street. Any vehicle parked on a Subject Property must not be a nuisance and must conform to the communities’ standards for sight, sound, and smell.”

For further clarification, please see Appendix G in the Environmental Control Committee (ECC) Red Book.

The ECC respectfully request that all residents with vehicles and equipment parked on their property take the initiative to insure compliance with this covenant requirement.  Please understand that tarpaulins, canvas or plastic RV covers and partial privacy screening do not satisfy this restriction.

For advice on compliance solutions, please contact the ECC Chairman, Elton Warren, through the Welcome Center, (931) 839-2926.................."

Use of Cove Assets and Equipment

Cove Assets and equipment are for official Cove use only.  Chain saws, weed eaters, the tractor, the truck, and any equipment used by committees are for their official use only.  Individuals may NOT borrow the equipment for personal use.

Equipment at the POA office including chairs and tables can only be used on premises...they cannot be loaned for off-site use, per the current WC Usage Agreement.

The Chipper use is administered by Firewise, and is available for use by those who have taken the required training.

Burning in the Cove

From October 15 to May 15 it is required by law that citizens obtain a burning permit.

For a leaf or brush pile less than 8 feet by 8 feet, log onto www.BurnSafeTN.org for approval and to receive a burn permit. For a larger burn, call your local Division of Forestry burn permit number: For Putnam County it is 931-839-2328; for Cumberland County it is 931-484-4548.

The person burning is legally responsible for any fires that burn another person's property, so it's better to be safe then sorry.

We encourage anyone that is going to burn outdoors to borrow one of our water backpack extinguishers. They are very easy to use and they are very effective on small fires before they become large, out of control fires.

The cove Firewise committee has several of these water backpack extinguishers and fire rakes at the maintenance shed for loan out to cove residents.

You can contact Jon Brasseur (561-282-7907), James Schaffner (561-254-3613) or Al Singleton (931-267-2905).

The Security Vehicle also has one of the water backpack extinguishers. Should there be no one available from the Firewise Committee, contact security (931-252-1443) and they can provide the water backpack extinguisher.

It is against our covenants and against state law to leave any fire unattended! For suspected violations, please call 911 and then Cumberland Cove security (931-252-1443).

Cumberland Cove Firewise Committee

Firewise Homeowner Safety Guide: http://burnsafetn.org/firewise_docs/HomeownerSafetyGuide.pdf

Box Tops for Education

In 1996 General Mills wanted to create a program to help support education and benefit America’s schools  -  and so, box Tops for Education was born.  Initially box tops were only found on select general mills products.  The program was such a huge success that it was expanded to include many other products.  Box tops can now be found on 100’s of products.  Some of the products are cereal, kleenex, green giant and pillsbury just to name a few.  A complete list can be found on the Website for Box Tops for Education.  Today, America’s schools have earned over $719 million.   I collect the box tops for Burks Elementary School.  Anyone who would like to help me collect Box Tops can leave them at the Welcome Center in the plastic box labeled Box Tops for Education.  Thank you, Debbie Melgar

Debbie Melgar, President

Robert Grubb, Vice President

Fred Guinazzo, Treasurer

Al Singleton, Secretary

Cathy Frank

Gail Haggard

Carol Haney

Ginger Arthur

Pat Robbins

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