P.E.O.'s annual kitchen tour Sept. 23

Chapter AB of the International PEO Sisterhood will host its annual Kitchen Tour of selected homes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. This year’s tour will highlight the kitchens of five Carlinville area homes owned by: Dan and Carla Fleming, Walt and Keran Harrington, Drs. Jon and Maya Reid, Karl and Kim Warma, and John and Dana Yowell.

“Our last Kitchen Tour was in Sept. of 2019,” said Janet Lippold, a member of the tour committee. “We had to stop because of COVID, so we’re very happy to host it again this year. It’s become a popular end-of-summer event and we’ve had a lot of requests for it this year. So we went to work, contacted our host homeowners, and came up with a good plan and a good time of year.”

“People take the tour for a variety of reasons,” added committee member Elisabeth Herndon. “Some folks want to rehab their kitchens and are looking for ideas and maybe contractors. Some are building their new houses and hope to find a model to work from. Others are just plain curious about kitchens and, in some cases, even curb appeal as they approach a home they’re visiting.”

Tickets for the Kitchen Tour cost $12 per person and will be available as of Sept. 1 at Carlinville Public Library, Heinz Furniture, Main Street Florist, My Sister’s Closet, and other shops in Carlinville. Tickets also are available from committee members, including Maylene Denby, Cynthia LaMar, Della Sullivan, Lippold, and Herndon.

Ticket-buyers may visit as many kitchens as they wish and in any order they choose. Maps or directions will be available with the tickets.

Proceeds from the PEO Chapter AB Kitchen Tour go toward a $500 scholarship, each year, for a CHS senior girl who plans to attend college after graduation.

P.E.O. is women’s international philanthropic education organization that was formed more than 150 years ago by seven original members. It is dedicated to furthering educational opportunities for women around the world. The organization has given more than $400 million to more than 120,000 recipients of its projects and programs. The Carlinville chapter (AB) has been actively engaged in women’s education since 1911.