EIGHTH RECIPIENT OF ALLEN-LEE HONORS
dANIEL pELLETIER
jUNE 30, 2019
Rev. Michael McFarlin, left, is pictured with Daniel Pelletier, center, who was recognized as an Allen-Lee Honors recipient. Susan Banks, right, read a proclamation from Mayor Phillip Dow designating June 30, 2019, as Daniel Pelletier/Little Free Library Day.
Daniel Pelletier, a member of Scout Troop 48 in Moreland, recently received his Eagle Scout award. The Eagle Scout award is the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America. As part of his Eagle Scout project, Daniel planned and oversaw the construction and installation of Lone Oak's Little Free Library located in the churchyard at Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church. People are welcome to take books from the Little Free Library. People also may donate books there, although church members are also restocking the library when it needs it. Daniel also built a Little Free Library in Moreland.
On June 30, Pelletier and his family attended the 11 a.m. service at Allen-Lee. He was presented with Allen-Lee Honors, an award given by the church for once in a lifetime achievement or service. Lone Oak Councilwoman Susan Banks read and presented a proclamation designating June 30 as Daniel Pelletier/Little Free Library Day. Mayor Phillip Dow had previously signed the proclamation. In the proclamation, Dow encouraged citizens “to participate in the dedication events and to enjoy and encourage use of our Little Free Library,” which was called a "valuable community asset.”
Following morning worship and a covered dish luncheon, the Little Free Library was dedicated. The outdoor dedication service included a passage from the Bible, prayer and a litany. There were also readings from writings by Young John Allen and James Wideman Lee, for whom the church is named, as well as by novelist William S. Burroughs, Lee’s grandson. Readers were Stuart Crosby, Allen; Gail Gordon, Lee; and Winston Skinner, Burroughs. Tyler McFarlin read a passage from "I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!” by Dr. Seuss before Pelletier pulled a black cloth, unveiling the Little Free Library.
On June 30, Pelletier and his family attended the 11 a.m. service at Allen-Lee. He was presented with Allen-Lee Honors, an award given by the church for once in a lifetime achievement or service. Lone Oak Councilwoman Susan Banks read and presented a proclamation designating June 30 as Daniel Pelletier/Little Free Library Day. Mayor Phillip Dow had previously signed the proclamation. In the proclamation, Dow encouraged citizens “to participate in the dedication events and to enjoy and encourage use of our Little Free Library,” which was called a "valuable community asset.”
Following morning worship and a covered dish luncheon, the Little Free Library was dedicated. The outdoor dedication service included a passage from the Bible, prayer and a litany. There were also readings from writings by Young John Allen and James Wideman Lee, for whom the church is named, as well as by novelist William S. Burroughs, Lee’s grandson. Readers were Stuart Crosby, Allen; Gail Gordon, Lee; and Winston Skinner, Burroughs. Tyler McFarlin read a passage from "I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!” by Dr. Seuss before Pelletier pulled a black cloth, unveiling the Little Free Library.