PEO Chapter AZ celebrates its birthday

FALLBROOK – PEO Chapter AZ celebrated its fifth birthday on Nov. 12. The chapter was originally founded in Inglewood on Oct. 8, 1915, and was moved to Fallbrook in November 2005. PEO is an international philanthropic education organization that was founded in Iowa in 1869. The primary goal of PEO is to help women achieve their educational goals through scholarships or loans.

Chapter AZ is one of five PEO chapters in Fallbrook. For a number of years female students from Fallbrook Union High School have received monetary awards towards their college education from the Fallbrook PEO chapter...