The Susanville chapter of the international P.E.O. organization, a group which provides support and encouragement for woman’s education, will be holding their annual Yard Sale fundraiser on August 5th.
P.E.O. was founded on January 21st, 1869, by seven students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
According to the group’s website this circle of kindred spirits – bonded by their enthusiasm for women’s opportunities – eventually expanded to include women off campus as well.
Today, P.E.O. has grown from that tiny membership of seven to nearly a quarter of a million members in chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.
The yard sale will be held at 1321 4th Street beginning at 8:00a.m. on Saturday, August 5th.
