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Thanks to the charitable contributions of a local group of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) members, more scholarship assistance will be available to members at the Boys & Girls Club (BGCN) of Noblesville this year.
Noblesville’s Chapter DG has donated $725 to BGCN to supplement the cost of annual memberships for local youth.
Jane Meats, president of the P.E.O. Noblesville group, explained that the women wanted to use the proceeds from the annual sale of May baskets to financially support their community. This money will be earmarked to assist children attending the Club who might need financial assistance. With this additional help from P.E.O., many more prorated memberships will be supplemented, according to BGCN Executive Director Becky Terry.
Active since 1975, Noblesville’s Chapter DG of the Philanthropic Educational Organization is one of 135 chapter within Indiana and 6,000 in North America. (Photo provided)
P.E.O. is an international organization which has supported the educational dreams of women for more than 150 years. Since its inception in 1869, the nonprofit group has encouraged women to reach for the stars by funding undergraduate and graduate scholarships, continuing education loans and awards, and supporting a four-year full-time college campus.
The local Chapter DG is one of over 6,000 chapters which include more than half a million women throughout North America. Although the group’s main annual focus is supporting its national projects, the chapter voted this year to bring its outreach closer to home. According to Sandy Fink, chapter member, the women voted to use their proceeds to support their home community.
Chapter DG was organized in 1975 by 15 Hamilton County women. The chapter is proud to say it has continued as a strong advocate for the educational and social advancement for women, both locally and internationally. Today there are more than 135 active P.E.O. chapters in the state of Indiana. More information about the Sisterhood may be found at PEOinternational.org.