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MATTOON — The Mattoon Exchange Club will be holding its annual Pulled Pork Fundraiser to support the Children's Advocacy Center of East Illinois on Monday, Nov. 14.
This annual event has not been held since 2019 due to COVID.
The evening's menu includes a pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, chips, dessert, and drinks. A cash bar will be available provided by the American Legion. Tickets are $10 per person.
The fundraiser dinner will be from 5-8 p.m. at the American Legion in Mattoon and will catered by Ronda Woodrum. Food is being provided by Morgan's Meat, County Market, Rural King, and the Alamo Steakhouse. Rosalee Myer's coleslaw and pies from Mark's My Store will be included this year. Organizers thank PAAP printing for their contribution.
A basket silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and raffle will be a part of this event. This year's raffle item, generously donated by Broadway Appliances owned by the Kroening family, is a Frigidaire 18.3 cubic foot stainless steel top freezer refrigerator.
Those who wish to donate an auction item can contact a committee member or send a message through the club's Facebook page.
The Mattoon Exchange Club Pulled Pork Committee members for 2022 include Dennis Booker, Dave Coen, Andrew Dowling, Terry Kroening, Rosalee Myers, Jim Norviel, Lucy Perkins, David Phipps, Marilyn Tyler and Laura Severson.
1959: In an effort to better serve the growing needs of the Midwest, Southwest and Far West market for flexible metal hose and tubing the American Brass Co. built its American Metal Hose Division plant in Mattoon.
1963: A new line of paving equipment is exhibited by the Mattoon Blaw Knox plant at the Construction Equipment Exposition and Road Show, Chicago.
1988: Burtschi is the first store in Illinois south of Springfield to offer Hummel figurines.
1959: The Eastern Division of the CIPS is completing a move into the new building in Mattoon. The structure has 36 offices and 23,000 square feet of office space.
1991: The CTA office is carpeted, air conditioned, well-lit and features work stations designed around employee needs. Telemarketers generated $435 billion in sales last year. For each customer who says yes, 99 say no.
1977: Acquisition of the Douglas Nursing Center will complete another phase in Wesley Tower's total care package.
1985: aerial view of downtown Mattoon.
1992: A group of children wait in line to challenge the winner to a game of tether ball at the E. Rudy Street housing project.
1992: A bicyclist pedals along East Rudy Street where a row of new duplexes were built, next to a subsidized housing project.
1989: Pat and Rodney Williamson are ready to dine. Owner Leonard Losch looks on at Ellen Kay's.
1950: Proof that flash photography has become a national hobby is the Mattoon plant of the General Electric Co. which manufactures flash bulbs almost exclusively. A few incandescent or regular light bulbs in larger wattages are made here also.
1965: The school is housed in the former Humble Oil Co. building on Route 45 on the south side of Mattoon.
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