Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 participated at the Aug. 12 Black Forest Festival by sponsoring a booth on the†midway. Chapter members also participated in the preparations for the festival, and enjoyed the big pancake breakfast with†scrambled eggs, sausage and plenty of orange juice and hot coffee, which the Boy Scouts served starting at 6:30 a.m.By the time the festival celebrations were over at 3:30 p.m., the chapter had sold items and collected donations totaling $296.15. The proceeds were donated to the Black Forest Cares Food Pantry. The items sold and donated for the charity by the†chapter members were home-baked cookies, breads and cupcakes, as well as carefully nurtured potted plants and many special†craft items.Since the Black Forest Festival was started in 1960, eight AARP Chapter 1100 members have served honorably as†Keeper of the Keys to Black Forest.
