Remember Gumballs?

March 11, 2014 Gillum House Bed & Breakfast: Several years ago on a visit to the Penny Pincher (a store that is no longer in Shinnston – sigh!) I found a small bubblegum machine bank. It was unique (to me anyway) so I bought it. I even found gumballs, so I put it on the mantle in the Gillum Room.When it was filled and ready for guests, we decided that any money in the bubblegum machine would go to the Lord’s Pantry Food Bank. Last week, noticing it was down a bit on gumballs, I took it apart to empty and refill.After being there for a few years, I found $2.00 in coin. So Sunday, I went to church and handed over the $2.00 (plus a bit more) to Sandra Haggerty, the Director of the Lord’s Pantry who also serves as the organist at First United Methodist Church on Rebecca Street in Shinnston.A bubblegum balls bankThe bubblegum machine is back on the mantle waiting got guests who may want to take a nostalgia trip back to the days of getting a gumball from the machine. (Oh, as an FYI, it takes all coins – from pennies to quarters.)

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