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Loudoun Lady Newsletter GFWC
– Virginia, Northern District April
2003, Newsletter Volume
O, Issue 4 Next Meeting: Tuesday
April 15th, 7:30PM Shenandoah Building NOTE:
Members are asked to bring art supplies for an “Arts Shower” to
provide needed supplies for Camp Easter Seal East (a state project) to be taken
to convention in April (see the list on the last page of newsletter for ideas).
We are also celebrating our club’s 52nd birthday this month
and would appreciate donations of new toys or gift certificates for any age to
be given to Birthday Blessings, a local organization that provides birthday
gifts to children in need. Toys can
be brought to the April or May meeting. (Note:
all donations are completely voluntary!) REMINDER: WHEN
REPLYING TO E-MAILS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT FROM THE CLUB E-MAIL (i.e. Junior
Woman’s Club of Loudoun), PLEASE DO NOT HIT “REPLY” AS YOUR E-MAIL WILL
THEN GO BACK TO THE CLUB INBOX WHICH DOESN’T GET CHECKED AS OFTEN.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE E-MAIL ADDRESS OF THE PERSON LISTED AS THE CONTACT TO
REPLY. After you’ve made contact
with that person, you can send e-mails back and forth directly.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION! Ladies Night Out: Save
MAY 3rd for a tea! Stephanie
has reserved space for Afternoon Tea at the Ritz Carlton in Tyson’s for Sat.,
May 3rd at 2:00pm. The tea costs $27 and lasts approximately 11/2-2 hours.
It consists of a selection of teas, sandwiches and sweets/pastries.
Sign-up will be at the April meeting or contact Stephanie. MESSAGE
FROM OUR PRESIDENT – Tanya Hello Ladies! Since our last meeting Lori, Cheryl, Rosalyn and I attended the Northern District spring conference. It was a wonderful gathering and I can’t wait to share with you the great news that we received. Thank you to all who participated in getting the blue ribbons pinned and ready for child abuse prevention month. Together we pinned over 7000 blue ribbons! Teri and her committee put to together a fantastic Fairy Tale Closet. Thank you to all of you helped collect dresses, donated items and oversaw such a successful event. It’s time to clean out the closets and attics for our upcoming Spring Sale. We will be making the final preparations at this months meeting. We still need help on Friday and Saturday of the sale. Please check your calendars, the sign-up sheet will be going around again this meeting. And finally, in celebration of JWCL’s birthday and our
2002 accomplishments, we will be having cake at our meeting!
See you there! Tanya Membership Message – Michelle Hi ladies! What an exciting time we are having on the membership front! It was wonderful to see 15 new faces at our March meeting. I know several of our prospectives were not able to make that meeting due to conflicts. We hope to see you at our next meeting! In addition to seeing new faces, we added three members to the club! Welcome to: Jen, Kim, Jen. Given the amount of volunteering we have done in the last month with the Fairy Tale Closet, I believe we’ll be adding more crayons to JWCL’s rainbow! The Membership Committee will be meeting this month to start planning our June Ladies Night Out. If you have any suggestions for location, let us know! Please be sure to wear your nametags so we can get names with faces! Let’s reach out and extend a warm welcome to one & all! Fairy
Tale Closet–
Terri First of all, I would like to thank everyone on the prom
committee and all the ladies who worked during the Fairy Tale Closet event for
all of the many hours it took to plan this great event. We collected over 300
dresses, many shoes, purses and jewelry and had lots of makeup donated. We also
received 1 dinner certificate, 1 lunch/brunch certificate, several hairstyling
and makeup application certificates, and gift certificates for the outlets that
were used as door prizes. The community has been very generous and
businesses who contributed will be thanked individually and in an ad in local
papers. We had 17 girls attend, and all but 1 found a dress of their
dreams. All of the girls were treated like "princesses" as they were
escorted around finding their dress and accessories, and then were directed to
the make up station where they had personalized service on color choices and
then were given a make-up bag filled with make-up for their big night. All of
the girls were so sweet and appreciative. Those who worked received many
hugs and continuous “thank you’s” from the girls and their parents. We
heard a few tell us that "this was a miracle come true", "I look
like a princess", etc. Our leftover dresses will be given to Park
View High School and Reston Community Center who both are doing similar events
this month. This was a great event and so much fun. It was a very rewarding
experience, plus we had a great time getting to know each other a little bit
more. SPRING SALEOur
spring fundraiser, the Spring Sale is less than three weeks away! It will take
place on Saturday, April 26th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Douglass Community
Center in Leesburg. I need your help! We still need 4 more people to help
on Friday night, April 25th with setting up for the sale. We also need at least
5 more volunteers to work as cashiers during the sale and to tear down after the
sale. The following are the hours of the different shifts: Friday, April 25th Set Up 6 p.m. to ? Saturday, April 26th First Shift 8 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m. Second shift 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tear Down 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. I know Saturdays can be very busy, so if you can only work an hour or two that’s fine. I will be sending around the sign up sheet at the April meeting. We are also in need of many items for the rummage sale. Donated items can be dropped off at the Douglass Community Center on Friday, April 25th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The following are items that we will not be able to accept: cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, mattresses, sleep sofas, and large appliances. It would be very helpful if club members could price the items that they are donating. This will help to lessen the time spent sorting and pricing during set up. Attached is a price suggestion list that has been used for the Mother’s Sale for the past few years. If you are interested in donating items but are not able to drop them off during set up, please bring them to the April meeting or contact me to make other arrangements. In addition to the rummage sale, we are renting tables to home based businesses and crafters. We have had 21vendors to sign up! We have room for up to 30 vendors this year. If you or someone you know has a home based business or sells crafts and would be interested in participating in the sale, please contact Amy. Finally, if you took sale flyers at the March meeting, please be sure to start posting them. Please help to spread the word about our sale to your neighbors, friends, co-workers, etc. We are really hoping for a good turn out this year! It should be a fun event! - Cheryl, Ways and Means Chairman TREASURER’S
REPORT – Susan Checking
as of 3/31/03 is $7,201.99.
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 | Pam needs 8-9 people to help with registering walkers on the morning of the walk (from 7:30 am to 9:00am). |
| We also need people to sign up for our team of JWCL walkers. People can work the registration and walk if they want to. J |
| The walk is about 41/2 miles and it starts and finishes at Loudoun County High School. The actual walking starts at 9:00 a.m. |
| There will be food and face painting and possibly a petting zoo at the finish line. Families are welcome to participate. |
| Donations should be collected ahead of time and brought to the registration tables on the day of the walk. Checks may be made payable to the CF Foundation. |
| I will have brochures and sponsor sheets at the next meeting. I will also have sign up sheets for working the registration and for walking. |
To register for the JWCL team before our next meeting,
contact Jen or you can register yourself on the JWCL team by following the steps
below:
1. Go to: http://www.cff.org/great_strides/choose_a_great_strides_walk.cfm
2. Scroll down to Leesburg, VA and click “Register”
3. Select "Register as a team member" and enter code 3010428
Thanks for participating in this important event! Jennifer
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congratulations to Michelle & Chip on the arrival of David "Davis" on March 16 at 11:38 a.m. Mom, Dad and big brother George are all doing well. Michelle, we’re all looking forward to seeing Davis at one of our next meetings!
UPCOMING DATES:
April 11th – MADD Checkpoint
April 15th – Club Meeting
April 24-27th – GFWC Virginia Convention in Richmond
April 25-26th – Club Spring Sale
May 4th – JWCL Board Meeting
May 17th – Megan’s Walk
May 23rd – Senior Citizen’s Day – Cake Walk; need volunteers and cakes
May 30th – MADD Checkpoint
Other Club Events you might be interested in:
May 15th – Clifton Community Woman’s Club House Tour
May 17th – 2 to 4PM Fairfax County Federation of Women’s Club Afternoon Tea; tickets are $20
“Stick Out Your Neck for Camp” You too can assist Camp Easter Seal East & West by providing much needed supplies. An Arts Shower will be held at our GFWC VA Annual Convention. Each club’s generous support is greatly appreciated. For additional information about camp: www.campeasterseal-va.org