FAIR OAKS, CA (MPG) - Spring is springing up all over and with it, a little more optimism from what I can tell. We are a year into the pandemic shutdown, and I would say that our local organizations are finding new ways in which to fundraise to sustain the clubs and causes while supporting our mom and pop businesses, especially restaurants. I’ll highlight what Woman’s Thursday Club of Fair Oaks has been up to.

The Woman’s Thursday Club has operating expenses for the clubhouse which are normally covered by rental fees. However, since the pandemic, there have been no rentals, but expenses still need to be paid. On February 17^th, WTC partnered with Del’s Pizza for a take and bake pizza fundraiser, organized in about three days. It was a great success with nearly 100 pizzas ordered and picked up which according to Del’s owner Rick Keith was a new record for any of his fundraisers!

Event organizer Claudia Thorn would like to thank everyone who helped to make the take and bake pizza fundraiser a success: WTC President Kathy Knutson, Linda Poya, Carol Crowther, Toni Mounts, Bud Beebe, Marty Holmes, the Del’s Pizza team, and everyone who ordered pizzas.

Through Saturday, March 13^th, you can order Tupperware to support WTC by shopping at Dcralle.my.tupperware.com, click on Find a Party and go to Woman’s Thursday Club. Questions? Call Diana Cralle at 916-880-6334.

Now you’re just in time to order a delicious, take and bake chicken pot pie from Smokey Oaks Tavern to support WTC. Each pie serves two and the cost each is $25.00. Please call Linda Poya at 707-972-1663 between March 15^th and 18^th to place your order. Pick-up day is Tuesday, March 23rd between 3 pm and 5 pm at Smokey Oaks Tavern. Thank you for your continued support of the oldest service organization in Fair Oaks!

FOCC member Summerset Senior Living in Rancho Cordova is hosting a FREE Drive-thru Resource Fair for Seniors on Saturday, March 13^th from 11 am to 1 pm. Please call Victoria Olivarez at Summerset at 916-330-1300 by Friday, March 12^th at 11 am to register to “drive-thru” to get free coffee, donuts, and grab bags from vendors. I’ll be there handing out packets with information on trusted local senior safety resources.

Our next Fair Oaks Chamber Luncheon will be via zoom on Thursday, March 18^th from noon – 1 pm. It’s free of course, but we encourage you to bring your lunch from a Fair Oaks restaurant! Please pre-register for the zoom link at fairoakschamber.com. If his schedule permits, County Supervisor Rich Desmond will be the featured speaker.

See you in Fair Oaks or on a screen near you!