Walnut Woods’ Busy Bees donate to Boyertown Area Fire and Rescue

Walnut Woods’ Busy Bees donate to Boyertown…

The Busy Bees raise funds by selling handmade works such as potholders, blankets and pillows among other items.
Photo by Rebecca Blanchard Ladies of the Busy Bees hand their donation to representatives of Boyertown Fire and Rescue.
The Busy Bees' items on display at Walnut Woods.
Walnut Woods' Busy Bees donate to Boyertown Area Fire and Rescue
The Busy Bees hand their donation to representatives of Boyertown Fire and Rescue.
From left to right, Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue Treasuer Don Hausknescht, Pesident Jeff Bealer, Assistant Chief of Facilities/Apparatus Matt Rothermel, and Chief Chuck Neubauer with Walnut Woods Busy Bees: Betty Reifsnyder, Wilma Saunders, Sara Kelly, Erma Frye, Ruth Werstler, and Mary Werstler. Missing from the group: Barbara Kalinowski and Sissy Milboune.

PUBLISHED: November 18, 2013 at 11:40 a.m. | UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 4:08 a.m.

A group of ladies at Walunt Woods are keeping busy by working hard. These ladies have once again decided to donate the monetary benefits of their hard work to the community.

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Busy Bees of Walnut Woods Retirement Community in Boyertown donated $1,000 to the Boyertown Area Fire and Rescue.

Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue Treasuer Don Hausknescht, Pesident Jeff Bealer, Assistant Chief of Facilities/Apparatus Matt Rothermel, and Chief Chuck Neubauer met with the Busy Bees Wednesday to receive the donation.

The Busy Bees include Walnut Woods’ residents Betty Reifsnyder, Wilma Saunders, Sara Kelly, Erma Frye, Ruth Werstler, Mary Werstler, Barbara Kalinowski and Sissy Milboune. These ladies raise funds by selling handmade works such as potholders, blankets and pillows among other items which can be purchased by anyone in the community.