The Ararat Ruritan club has been busy during the summer. During the August meeting, the club presented three $1,000 scholarships. The recipients – Rayshawn Sawyers, Jr, Marissa Bentley, and Benjamin Hiatt, and their families enjoyed a covered dish meal.
The club collected school supplies during its July bingo and purchased another $500 for the cause. All of the supplies were presented to the Blue Ridge Elementary School principal Jessica Horton by Ruritan members (and teachers) Donna Fariss and Mary Slate.
The club also hosted local author and historian Tom Perry as an ongoing “Tom Talks History” series. The summer talk was presented by Beverly Belcher Woody. She discussed her new book Patrick Pioneers.
The club is getting geared up for its fall activities.
The Disaster Food Ministry will bring its mobile pantry for distribution on August 24 from 10 -11:30 a.m. The Patrick County Patriots are instructing a Hunter Safety Education Class on September 7 (pre-registration is required). The club hosts cash Bingo on the third Saturday of each month. The annual BBQ/Cruise-In is a long-standing tradition dating back to the “Wagon Train Days” and is scheduled for October 26 from noon until 6 p.m.
