Just a reminder to everyone...the dues for PCFR will be $30 for 2003, and this is due by the end of January. First Quarterly of the year comes out in Feb. This increase in dues was explained earlier this Fall on the NC-PCFR mail list and in a letter. It is simply that costs for the Quarterly, Reunion and other service projects have increased to the point that we have been operating at a loss for some time. The surplus we enjoyed for the first few years is gone. Some of you have already sent in checks for $20. For everyone who does this, Janice has to contact you to request another check for $10. For those who do not have e-mail, she has to write a letter...more expense and more time for Janice, who already spends an awesome amount of time serving all of us! So...ATTENTION! make a note of this and let's all help her out by sending a check for the correct amount. Hopefully we will begin putting together the new Surname book after Christmas. If any of you have not sent in your surnames, please do so soon if you wish to be included in the book. Send them to Laymond Elks ELKSLD@aol.com or Janice Gurganus jtginnc@cox.net We will have a regular meeting in December on the 17th, at 7:00 at Sheppard Memorial Library. Attendance at the meetings has been amazing this year, averaging 25-30 members each meeting, and our membership is over 300 now. Hopefully, 2003 will be a very productive year for us. The board has discussed some possible new projects for our group that could be exciting for all of us. Don't forget the Picturing Pitt County Project. If you have pictures you want scanned to be included in that resource contact Eleanor at jallen@sprintmail.com or e-mail the pictures to Janice or me. jtginnc@cox.net bstocks@cox.net I think Eleanor has over 750 already on CD and many of us local members haven't even turned ours in yet. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday..... and may this Christmas season be the best ever for each of you. Brenda DAVIS,STOKES,COX,TRIPP,HARPER,JONES,ADAMS,HARDEE,and STOCKS