CIVIC CLUB OF SHIPPENSBURG
PO BOX 593, SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 shippensburgcivicclub.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO DEVELOP THE EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS AND TO ADVANCE THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE CIVIC CLUB WAS ORGANIZED IN 1911 WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO DEVELOP THE EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS AND TO ADVANCE THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. INITIALLY THE CLUB MET IN HOMES, CHURCHES, THE YMCA OR ANY AVAILABLE SPACE. AT A MEETING IN 1920 A MOTION WAS MADE THAT RECEIPTS FROM A NOVEMBER RUMMAGE SALE BE SET ASIDE AS A BEGINNING OF A CLUBHOUSE FUND. THE CLUB CURRENTLY HAS 92 MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES THAT MAKE UP THE CLUB. THE COURT HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COURT HOUSE AND ITS ANTIQUE FURNISHINGS. COURT HOUSE DOCENTS ALSO PROVIDE TOURS DURING THE YEAR WITH AN OPEN HOUSE EACH MONTH FROM MAY THROUGH DECEMBER. PRIVATE TOURS MAY BE ARRANGED BY CONTACTING THE CIVIC CLUB OF SHIPPENSBURG. THE GARDEN COMMITTEE MAINTAINS THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE BUILDING AND ALSO PROVIDES TOURS TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. THERE ARE SIX REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CLUB DURING THE YEAR - THE

THE CIVIC CLUB OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE OLD COURT HOUSE, HISTORIC BUILDING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OTHERS. THE GARDEN IS MAINTAINED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE CIVIC CLUB EMPLOYS THE COMMUNITY NURSE. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS UP TO 150 PEOPLE PER MONTH AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT. THE NURSE ALSO GIVES LECTURES AND EDUCATES.

GENERAL AND MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED EACH YEAR TO STUDENTS ATTENDING POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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