Elaine Orr - Jolie Gentil 07 - Vague Images by Elaine Orr

Author:Elaine Orr [Orr, Elaine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Real Estate Appraiser - New Jersey
Publisher: Lifelong Dreams Publishing
Published: 2014-06-24T00:00:00+00:00

BY THE TIME OF our six o’clock meeting, I’d worked myself into a worry that a couple of members might quit the committee because I’d make the unilateral decision to work with Morehouse and his crew.

We were squeezed into the smaller of two meeting rooms in the basement of First Prez. Thankfully, it wasn’t hot outside, and we hadn’t had to slug through snow or rain to get to the meeting. People might be in a better mood all the way around.

“Thanks for coming, everybody,” I began. No one said anything. “Um, I know it was kind of short notice, but we need to pull in more money than usual this Thanksgiving.”

“Or Christmas,” Dr. Welby said, in a serious tone.

Damn. He knows, and he doesn’t like the idea.

“That, too, of course,” I continued. “I was focusing on the first big event.”

“Maybe we can patrol the town and come up with ideas,” Sylvia said.

After another second of silence they all started to laugh.

“We got you,” Monica said.

I leaned back in my chair and let out a breath. “Did Scoobie arrange this?”

“He did not,” Sylvia said, as Scoobie walked in.

“No, but I said I’d stay in the hall until they finished giving you grief. I’d never have kept a straight face.”

“It was Monica’s idea,” Lance said.

“Oh, dear.” She looked stricken.

“Don’t worry, Monica, I don’t believe it.”

“It was mine,” Aretha said. “I like the idea of working with Shop with a Cop. I try to get a couple kids at the community center to participate in that, but they say it isn’t cool. If we have an interesting fundraiser, maybe they’ll come to that and get to know a couple of cops.”

“Now, what ideas do we have?” boomed Dr. Welby.

“We’ll do the treasurer’s report first,” Lance said, and began his recitation.

I glanced at Scoobie and he silently mouthed, “Not me this time.” I rolled my eyes at him.

I took the chair role back from Dr. Welby. “It would be a good idea if whatever we do places some kind of spotlight on Mr. Markle’s store. He said business is down after that robbery.”

“Does he still give a discount if people say they are buying food to donate to us?” Sylvia asked.

“At designated times,” I said.

“My sorority raffles off big baskets of goodies, even if it’s not the main part of one of our fundraisers.” Daphne thought for a second. “We could give a raffle a lot of publicity and get a few prizes from local businesses. And say Mr. Markle will give people a discount if they donate a food basket and buy the contents at the In-Town Market.”

“And they can get all their ingredients for the bake sale there,” Monica threw in.

“Those would work,” Scoobie said, “but Alicia and I had an idea that would get a lot of free publicity.”

The group was too polite to do a collective groan, but Lance did ask, “Is there any risk of falling at this one?”

“You’d have to try pretty hard,” Scoobie said.

“I’ll have my orthopedist friends on stand-by,” Dr.

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