Club 55 has been a fixture in Huntsville for 60 years – a feat not matched by many organizations. On February 14, members gathered for a celebration of its longevity.<\/p>\n
The club held its first meeting at the Legion on February 14, 1957 with 12 members in attendance. It cost just 50 cents to join. Members met monthly and then twice a month and, in 1965 when they’d outgrown their meeting space, moved to the basement of Town Hall where they remain today offering space Monday through Friday for anyone over the age of 50 to meet and mingle. Membership is still affordable: just ten dollars will get you a whole lot of fun and camaraderie with the club’s more than 225 members.<\/p>\n
At one time, the club’s stage – which was removed during renovations when the Algonquin Theatre was built – was an active place for musicians, plays and skits. Square dances were popular for a time and today the club has a variety of activities including shuffleboard, cribbage, euchre, bridge, darts, pool, painting, and crafting.<\/p>\n
The organization is an active community supporter, holding fundraisers and making blankets, sweaters, socks, mitts and hats for local charities – they have given away more than 250 blankets, for which members knit or crochet eight-by-eight-inch squares. One member, Loreen Brickles, has created 2275 squares alone, enough for 40 blankets.<\/p>\n\n\t\t