Chillicothe Circle of Service

Chillicothe Circle of Service Our women’s club mission is to provide educational opportunities and support to the community.

President Carol Solis was the guest speaker at Chillicothe Park District's "Coffee @ the Clubhouse" held at Shore Acres ...
06/17/2026

President Carol Solis was the guest speaker at Chillicothe Park District's "Coffee @ the Clubhouse" held at Shore Acres Park. From our beginning as Altrusa in 1960 to becoming an independent organization in 2019, Carol updated attendees on our recent projects, including playground upgrades at local grade schools and the Little Free Libraries located at Shore Acres and Santa Fe Parks. Other projects include annual support of Community Needs Agency, the Arc at Chillicothe and scholarships for graduating seniors. We're currently accepting donations for school supply gift cards so teachers may purchase items needed by students. Thanks to the Chillicothe Park District for inviting us to present our story.

As an independent organization we're now officially 7 years old ... and to celebrate, we held a Tea Party at Grecian Gar...
06/11/2026

As an independent organization we're now officially 7 years old ... and to celebrate, we held a Tea Party at Grecian Gardens. Although we were associated with Altrusa for more than 50 years, we're now a local organization able to keep our projects and money within the IVC District 321 community. Thanks to our Birthday Party committee for providing a lovely evening with theme-related decorations and desserts.

Officers for 2026 - 2028 were installed during our May meeting. Serving the organization for the next two years: Preside...
06/06/2026

Officers for 2026 - 2028 were installed during our May meeting. Serving the organization for the next two years: President Carol Solis; 1st Vice President Elaine Snyder; 2nd Vice President Char Williamson; Recording Secretary Linda Krider; Corresponding Secretary Diane Koch; Treasurer Laurie March; Board Members Kay Bartley, Jane Funk, Janet Gilomen; and General Counsel Donna Armstrong. Thanks ladies for giving of your time to support our organization.

Chillicothe native Brian Fislar, author of "Whispers in a Ghost Town" and "The Night the Name was Spoken," was our guest...
05/25/2026

Chillicothe native Brian Fislar, author of "Whispers in a Ghost Town" and "The Night the Name was Spoken," was our guest speaker at the May meeting. Brian was in town to present the Peggy Pierson Memorial Scholarship to Miley Stamate in memory of his mother. His research on Shore Acres Park led him to write "Whispers ...," while "The Night the Name was Spoken" is a short fictional story about the Grey Ghosts' identity creation. Look for two more books authored by Brian - one later this year about the 1957 Grey Ghosts football team and a second about the life of Billy Galindo to be published in the fall of 2027. Thanks, Brian, for traveling to Chillicothe to present the scholarship and for sharing information on your books with our organization!

Personal care items are always needed by Community Needs Agency, and Circle of Service members gladly contribute annuall...
05/19/2026

Personal care items are always needed by Community Needs Agency, and Circle of Service members gladly contribute annually. Shown delivering a trunkful of items are Service Committee members Beth Colgan (L) and Mary Baker (R). Donations included mouthwash, toothpaste and toothbrushes, men's and women's razors, shaving cream, body wash, deodorant and many other things needed by individuals on a regular basis. Thanks members for your generosity!

Five Chillicothe Circle of Service scholarships were awarded at IVC High School Honors Night May 13. Hatley Burdette and...
05/14/2026

Five Chillicothe Circle of Service scholarships were awarded at IVC High School Honors Night May 13. Hatley Burdette and Hannah Lipke each received a $2000 general scholarship. Hatley plans to attend ICC and then transfer to a four-year college to pursue a business finance degree. Hannah will be attending Western Illinois University, majoring in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration. Winner of the $1000 trade school scholarship is Jacob Cathey, who plans to be an electrician. The $2000 Nancy Wilson Memorial Scholarship was given to Faith Longstreth, who will attend the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh with Biomedical Science as her major. Miley Stamate was presented the $1500 Peggy Pierson Memorial Scholarship. She will attend ICC, then ISU, to pursue a degree in Nursing. Congratulations to all winners!

Students at CEC Chillicothe and Mossville School are enjoying the new bell towers recently installed on their playground...
05/11/2026

Students at CEC Chillicothe and Mossville School are enjoying the new bell towers recently installed on their playgrounds. These bell towers replaced the defective musical flower drums purchased by Circle of Service which were put on the playgrounds in 2024. We're happy students love playing the bells!

Welcome to our newest member Laura Sniff, who co-founded non-profit organizations Blue Ridge Community Farm and The Pick...
04/22/2026

Welcome to our newest member Laura Sniff, who co-founded non-profit organizations Blue Ridge Community Farm and The Picket Fence Foundation with her husband Jim. She's excited to support many of our projects, and we're thrilled she chose to join us! Pictured below are President Carol Solis (L) and Laura Sniff (R).

Arc at Chillicothe residents enjoy shopping at their Little Store once a month, and Circle of Service members love to su...
04/15/2026

Arc at Chillicothe residents enjoy shopping at their Little Store once a month, and Circle of Service members love to support that shopping experience. Service Committee members Pat Simmons (C) and Kitty Baxter (R) happily delivered lots of things to be included in the Little Store, including deodorant, shampoo, candy bars, word search books, colored markers, various items for craft projects and other goodies to Activity Director Missy Herridge (L). Thanks ladies for your generosity!

In just a few weeks, Three Sisters Park will host over 400 5th - 7th grade students for the annual Spring Planting progr...
04/07/2026

In just a few weeks, Three Sisters Park will host over 400 5th - 7th grade students for the annual Spring Planting program which allows pupils to explore how life was on a farm in 1918. An event of this size takes lots of pre-planning, preparation and volunteers. Circle of Service members helped out in late March by packaging seed packets for the germination station, wrapping cobs of popcorn which the students will take home and making packets of play money for them to use at a lunchtime auction. Thanks ladies for your efforts!

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