Secretary's Message

Ohio Grotto Association
40 Public Square Willoughby, Ohio 44094-7864
Telephone: (440) 946-2334

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Secretary's Message:

Prophets and all the Ladies out there in the realm;
Greetings from your Secretary or should I say "grumpy here"

The endowment fund for the Ohio Grotto Association was started before I became secretary of the Association. It was started to help the Association gain a little headway in money and only the interest of the fund was to be used.
The endowment fund is the plaques that are on the board at the Zone Conference and Convention. Why we never place the boards out during a dinner is a very good question, because if we only put them out at our meetings the ladies never get to see what they are about.
First off, anyone that would like to buy a plaque may do so by coming to the secretary, paying $100 and letting him know just what you would like on your plaque.
Second, at each meeting we raffle off a plaque after a $100 worth of tickets are sold and the winner may have anything put on the plaque that he want.
It could be your name and Grotto or you and your ladies name and Grotto. Your could just have your Grotto name put on it or use it as a memorial to someone that has passed from your life. You may use it to name your Grotto Unit or in honor to someone near and dear to you.
This is how it goes. Whenever $100 is collected for a plaque the money is put into the Ohio Grotto checking account. Then a check it made out to the Ohio Grotto Endowment fund held at Edward Jones. This way there is always a paper trail from beginning when the secretary receives the money for the OGA checking account and then a check it made out to Edward Jones investment company. Now for the rest of the story. Once Edward Jones receives the check they make out a check for $5.00 and send it to Play-All in downtown Ashtabula, for them to engrave the plaque for us. Then Play-all send the plaque to the secretary who brings it to the next meeting and installs it on our board for all those Prophets to see when they come up and look over the endowment fund plaque board,.

grumpygone