Gilmont Service Club

Don't forget... meeting tomorrow Aug 19th 6:30 at Jordan Lumber.

Please don't forget to be thinking about fund raising ideas to discuss at the meeting on the 19th.
See you there!

Hey everyone, please put next Monday Aug 19th on your calendar, so you can attend the next meeting! I will be sending out a text so you can let me know if you WILL be attending. I need a count for dinner. If you don't receive a text, please reach out to me so I can update our records. Have a great week - Darcia

Hey everyone, hope all of you are staying safe in this heat. Just a reminder that there is no meeting this month, but we look forward to seeing everyone August 19th. Please be thinking of ways to raise funds or ideas on what we can do during Fall fest in town.

Some great news! This is a project that we discussed at our last meeting.

We want to give a big thank you to the Gilmont Sevice Club and Mount Gilead Police Department! The Gilmont Club made a donation of $500.00 for coats for kids. Coats, toboggans, and gloves were purchased from that donation. We are forever thankful to have such wonderful supportive community members! 💜🐊

Come see us at out booth near the clock on Haithcock Square at the Fall Festival in downtown mG today!

Great turnout for the downtown trash cleanup this morning ! Thanks to all the volunteers!

Going on this weekend in Mount Gilead! Support a great cause. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Gilmont Service Club is pressure washing the concrete area outside of the MGES playground.

Stay tuned for the exciting paint project that Darcia Alt has planned for this area.

Club member Darcia Thomason Alt stepped up after hearing about a need during Chief LeGrand’s presentation at last night’s Gilmont Service Club meeting. Great job! 🙌

Thank you to Darcia Alt for dropping off some blankets and toys for the kids!!

In this week's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/8a37d44738c8/yet-another-mural-completed
• Another mural's been completed (great job, Jack Williams and Eli Williams of Albemarle) and yet ANOTHER one will be under way soon.
• New tourism coordinator for MoCo resigns.
• A big weekend upcoming: May Day on Saturday, cruise-in on Sunday.
• MG's Patty Metzgar Byrd is Montgomery County Schools' office support employee of the year.
All that and more in the newsletter. Please read and share!

Congratulations to Club member Patty Byrd! 👏👏👏

The mural honoring Mr. Bob Lowdermilk, WWII fighter pilot, is beginning to take shape!

Great turnout from Club members for MG Food Pantry duty today (not pictured Bruce Haywood and Dinah Jean Blake). Thanks for all your help!

Mount Gilead Pickle-ball Update

Per Club member, Bruce Haywood:
Yesterday at the Pickle-ball courts, we had 25 people competing in the new series called the “Star of Stanback.” This is a “King of the Court” type of competition. We will have this event each Saturday in May, weather permitting, leading up to a tournament on the 27th (Memorial Day weekend) at 1:30 PM unless otherwise posted. All are welcome!

Saturday May 27th
217 E Allenton Street, Mt. Gilead, NC

The Gilmont Service Club is putting on a Saturday Night One-Pitch. Games will start around 3PM.

All proceeds for this tournament will go towards Wreaths across America.

Entry $200
5HRs a game
$15 Home Run bands and Foul Ball Bands (3per team)
This tournament is for men and women. If women play they will receive a good foul. This tournament is open to anyone, so women can play if they so choose.

This tournament will be apart of all the towns Festivities on May 27th. Get your team ready and come enjoy the day in Mt. Gilead.

Contact Brandon Tucker or Corey Smith to get details or enter.

Signs are up!

Our Club has officially been approved for the NC Adopt-A-Highway program! We have adopted Lilly’s Bridge Rd from Hydro Rd to Tyler’s Way (a distance of 1.97 miles). Out first pickup will be scheduled prior to July 11th. Just one more way the Gilmont Club is making a difference in our community!

Co-ed softball, today at Mt Gilead ball field on Park Ave. The Gilmont Service Club softball league kicks off today. Play will commence at 3pm each Sunday with final tournament on Saturday, May 13th. No spectator entry fee.

3:00 - Byrd and Son vs Lillys Bridge Marina

4:15 - Byrd and Son vs The Bomb Squad

5:30 - Lillys Bridge Marina vs The Bomb Squad

Hot dogs and more will be available for purchase. All proceeds go to the Gilmont Service Club to support our local community. Hope to see you there!!!

Come out to hear Club member Alane Wilder Brown!

Tired of renting? Want to own your own home? Alane Wilder Brown, vice president at the Eastover branch of Regions Bank in Charlotte, will tell you how at 10 a.m. this morning at the Paw. She'll present a seminar entitled "The Road to Homeownership" that includes everything from credit upgrades to how to talk to your local banker. It's all specific to Montgomery County ... and it's free!

Club member Corey Smith featured in this week’s Speckled Paw Times!

In this week's newsletter: https://bit.ly/3G3edXU
• Meet Corey Smith, softball guru.
• MG's last doctor's office closing permanently on June 30.
• Easter Bunny's hopping downtown on Saturday.
• Cruise-in returns on Sunday.
• Wendy Jordan signs book at museum.
All that and lots more in the newsletter. Please read and share!

In this week's newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ZcH0Qm
• Bob Lowdermilk, local hero, is turning 99 next week.
• Two more murals are coming to town; find out who's being featured on each one.
• Barbie Blake's the teacher of the year!
• Townwide spring cleaning is Saturday.
• Upcoming event to feature 2,000 Easter eggs.
All that and much more; please read and share.

Who would be interested in a one pitch softball tournament in Mount Gilead on Saturday, May 27th? This would be part of the Town’s Summer Kick Off celebration with pool opening and more!!

Contact Corey Smith at (704) 438-2378

Congrats to Club member Allen Thompson and his wife Jennifer Slacktish Thompson! Read this week’s Speckled Paw Times (published weekly by Club member Kyle Poplin) to find out more about their global award nomination!

In this week's newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ZRMjpv
• Charlene Kelly (below) says she wants what's best for Mt. Gilead ... then delivers.
• The firm co-founded by Mt. Gilead's Allen and Jennifer Thompson is among 20 finalists for a global award.
• O'Julia the Wonder Dawg gives a paws up to the animal shelter's "St. Pawtrick's Weekend Adoption Event."
• If you had the "under" on the Paw making it to five years, you lose!
There's LOTS more in this week's newsletter. Check it out!

Club members Mary Morley Poplin and Sam Everhart getting it done! 💪