By Susan Thompson | Times Vedette
The Panora Women’s Service Organization (WSO) annual holiday luncheon will be Friday, Dec. 6. This is the 51st year for this fundraising event. The luncheon will be held at Faith Bible Church, which is north of Panora on Highway 4.
Serving begins at noon. As guests arrive, they can purchase raffle tickets and sign up for door prizes. The décor this year will feature a gingerbread theme. The meal includes ham balls, dinner rolls and a large variety of salads made by WSO members.
Tickets are $20 and are available now from any WSO member, at the Panora Library, or by contacting Sue Merryman at 641-751-5956 or Barb Halupnik at 641-740-7773.
Proceeds from the WSO holiday luncheon help fund local projects and make it possible to provide a $500 scholarship to one Panorama High School graduating senior each year, which can be renewed annually for up to three years. In most years, WSO is providing $2,000 in scholarship money to four Panorama graduates.
Another major fundraising event for WSO is an annual home tour, which in 2025 will be Friday, June 6. This will be the 49thWSO home tour. Tickets for this event will be limited, so those interested will want to contact their usual ticket seller in early May.
The holiday luncheon and home tour will secure this year’s scholarships, plus make it possible to donate to other local causes. Some of those include Tori’s Angels, Panora Library, Heritage Park, Guthrie County Historical Village, Guthrie County Food Pantry, and the Panora Garden Club Main Street petunia trees and flower pots.