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The Greenville Civic Club is a group of men from the Town of
Greenville and surrounding area who have an active interest in improving the
quality of life in the Greenville Community. The Club welcomes new residents
into the community helping them to become active participants in the community.
They provide financial support for worthwhile community projects, provide a
framework for social interaction among Greenville residents and provide advisory
input to elected Town officials. The Club exercises a positive influence over
the development of the Greenville community and implements marketing efforts to
create a progressive, appealing image of Greenville to persons residing
elsewhere.
Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 8:00
p.m. at the Greenville Safety Building. New members and fresh ideas are always
welcome.
The Civic Club raises funds through various events.
The Greenville
Homecoming formerly held in
June, has been changed to August at the Community Park and is in conjunction
with the Greenville Cooperative Appreciation Day. It is meant to be a family event. A parade in the morning kicks off the
day.
Fright Night in the
Park is held at Community Park in late October.
The event was started in 1997 and runs five evenings. It has a haunted pavilion
where spooks of every type haunt the pavilion. In 1998, a special hour was added
for young children who would like their first views of a haunted house with the
lights left on. Later, the lights are turned off for those who dare to enter.
Club members, wives and area residents join in the fun to do
the haunting. Members of many of the local clubs and organizations also donate
their time and energy. You do not need to be a member of the Club to join in
this effort. This has become the major fund raiser for the Club.
Porkie Pancake
Breakfast - The breakfast was first
served in 1997 at the Greenville Town Hall. It is held on Superbowl Sunday
morning. Club members serve up a breakfast of porkies and regular and potato
pancakes for area residents. The tradition still continues.
Octoberfest -
The last
last weekend of September will find Club members serving up gyro sandwiches on
the avenue in Appleton for the Annual Octoberfest.
The Club co-sponsors a sandbox filling in early May with the
Greenville Lions Club. Residents can have their sandboxes topped off. Tractor
tires are available to use as a sandbox.
The Club has sponsored "Meet the Candidates Night".
Residents can meet the candidates running for Town offices. It is a question and
answer type format and is held in spring before the April election.
The majority of the funds raised
are donated back to the Community. The park system has benefited greatly from
the Clubs efforts. They have donated funds for the needy, Fire Department, First
Responders, high school scholarships and many other causes.
Anyone interested in learning
more about the Greenville Civic Club or desire additional information can call
the Greenville Town Hall at 920-757-5151 for more information.
The Greenville Women's Club had its
organizational meeting in April, of 1970, with the first regular meeting held in
June of 1970 with 19 members present.
Meetings are held on the third Monday of the
month at 7:00 p.m. Our purpose is to give service and assistance to the
community, to spread friendship into the community, and to promote cultural,
social, and civic development of its members. Any interested woman may
become a member. Membership dues are $2.00 a year.
The officers are President (2 year term),
Vice President (automatically become president), Secretary ( 2 yr. term), and
Treasurer (2 yr. term).
Each member belongs to a committee of choice,
which helps to carry out duties of the club. The program and social
committee plans social functions such as appreciation night and a special
outings. They also welcome and introduce speakers at meetings. The
homecoming and parade committee plan and decide the theme of the float.
They plan and organize the food stand with a work schedule. The Fall Fair
committee plans and organizes a food booth and craft exhibitors.
All committee chairpersons keep a record of
events and activities with one copy going to the President.
The Sunshine person sends bud vases and cards to
members and their families who are ill or deceased. We have a secret pal
activity for the year. We remember pals on their birthday, anniversary and
on appreciation day when we reveal ourselves. We have a secret pal
activity for the year.
For each meeting, a snack or dessert is served by
two members which are drawn at the previous meeting. Our main money making
projects are the food stand at Homecoming and the Fall Fair. Each member
is expected to help at these events.
The appreciation night is a special night and the
club goes out to eat. The dinner is paid by the club for all the work done
during the year. Any other outings are paid by the members.
All monies raised by the club are returned to
Greenville area projects. Previous projects are: Community and
School (AFS, food pantry, first responders, fire dept, Red Cross, Leaven,
Rawhide, nursery school, boy and girl scouts, 4-H trip, people to people, Lions
Park, post prom, and needy families), Town Hall (trees, ceramic floor and wall
tiles, projector and screen, storage cabinets, tables, stove and refrigerator in
old and new hall, meeting tables, draperies, crown moldings and chair rail,
Christmas tree and decorations, kitchen supplies such as nescoes, coffeepot,
silverware and utensils), and Parks ( fixing shelter, Cleary shelter, well and
playground equipment, message sign, trees, picnic tables and new hamburger
stand).
Please help our club help the community.
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