Pershing Park Memorial Association

Veteran's DaySherry Ellison has completed the 2020 Pershing Poppy Quilt and it is truly remarkable. Some lucky person can win this quilt by purchasing a lottery ticket for 10 dollars. This Quilt will be the only source of funds other than donations this year due to the ongoing CV-19 pandemic. The quilt is 6'x 2" long and 4'x8" wide and is museum quality. Tickets are available by contacting any PPMA board member. The lucky winner will be notified on Nov 11, 2020, Veteran's Day .

Pershing Leadership Archives room

We finally had our first meeting of the year last Wednesday due to the CV-19 virus. VP Jerry Dale called the meeting to order at 1800 with a quorum present. 1. BSA Daniel Heaney will be working on his Eagle Scout project honoring the 957 Missouri soldiers killed in WWI that are still buried in European graves. Daniel presented his plan to the board that was met with great enthusiasm. 2. Pershing Days is on! mark your calendars 11-12 & 13 September in Laclede. The PPMA silent... auction and Wine & Cheese party is scheduled for Saturday night. 3. The Model T needs some sprucing up. Action, Rick Scruggs. 4. Sherry Ellison will be making another Poppy Quilt this year. She is a sensational artist. 5. We need to get a bid from Jack Turpin on finishing up some roof and wall issues with the PPMA building......ongoing. 6. Rick will contact MU, KU, K-State and NU Pershing rifle teams to organize the Color Guard for the parade. There is a potential for some last minute decisions due to the CV-19 crisis. 7. It's pretty obvious the CV-19 epidemic has the potential to cancel the whole program, however, at this time, we are leaning forward in the foxhole. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1900 Hours. See more

Due to the CV-19 recommendations, the March 2020 meeting was postponed. Poppies have been ordered for the Spring.

It's that time of year that PPMA takes a break until this Spring. We have the Model T running and plan to use it during 2020 for local parades whenever possible. The last treasurer's report showed our status is on track with no issues. We get things rolling again in March so keep the "home fires" burning.