Loudoun Lady Newsletter

GFWC – Virginia, Northern District

August 2005, Newsletter

Volume Q, Issue 7

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, August 16th, 7:30 pm

Sweets:  Cindy S

Snacks:   Angela F

Drinks and Paper Goods:     Lea W

Meeting Location:  215 Depot Court, located down the street from the Tuscarora Mill Restaurant, on the left side, just past the Morningside Assisted Living House.  Our meeting will be in the multi-purpose room.  The phone number there is 703-777-0257.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT, MICHELLE T

Summer is almost over and it is time to get back in to a routine.  If you are like me this summer passed much too quickly, and I am still unwilling to see it come to an end.  As most of you know – and many of you will also have this experience this year – my oldest son starts Kindergarten on August 29th.  As excited as I am for him to go to school I am saddened by how quickly our time together at home has gone.  I try to focus on what a wonderful experience Kindergarten is for every child.  How George’s love of people and enthusiasm for learning is going to be so enriched by the experiences that he has at school.  I think about what I want him to get out of this experience, what is more important than how to read or compute – the value of good citizenship, friendship, making the right decisions when confronted with peer pressure: things that the author Robert Fulghum talks about in his article “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”  (reprinted below for those that want to read it again). 

You may be thinking, “O.K. Michelle, but what does this have to do with JWCL?”   Well as a former teacher and now a mother I have to tell you that I am a true believer that teaching values starts at home.  I feel that one of the benefits of my membership in JWCL is that I am able to show my children the value of citizenship and volunteerism.  My actions let them know that it is important to express gratitude for all you have been given by giving back. Each of you, whether you have children or not, are doing more than helping your community by volunteering, you are also being good role models for future generations. You are passing on the Golden Rule through your good example.  I want to thank you for taking the time to continue a tradition of volunteering and remind you, “when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.”  Let’s stick together and Keep Building a stronger community through our efforts this year. 

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum

 

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I 
learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school 
mountain, but there in the sandpile at school. These are the things 
I learned:

 

Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life--learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing 
and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and 
stick together.
Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The 
roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but 
we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the 
Styrofoam cup--they all die. So do we.
And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you 
learned--the biggest word of all--LOOK.

Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love 
and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.

Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult 
terms and apply it to your family life or your work or your government or 
your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world 
it would be if we all--the whole world--had cookies and milk about three 
o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or 
if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where 
they found them and to clean up their own mess.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are-- when you go out into the 
world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.

A NOTE FROM ELINOR M, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Hi Ladies.  Hope everyone is having a relaxing summer!  Fall is around the corner and so is our busy season.  Consider taking the time to sign up for one of the volunteer opportunities we have.  Any time you may be able to give will be appreciated and will make a difference. Be sure to check out the sign-up table at the next meeting.

A MEMBERSHIP MESSAGE FROM HEATHER M, second vice president

Hi Ladies!  I hope you have all had a wonderful and relaxing summer!  If you have not had your picture taken for the Directory, please come to the August meeting prepared to have it taken!  I'm hoping to have the Directory out by the end of the year, and need everyone's pictures within the next two months!  Mark your calendars now for our December Ladies Night Out.  We will be meeting on Tuesday, December 13 at the River Creek Club.   I can't wait to see you all this Fall at our many events!

A NOTE FROM KATE M & SHANNON L, FUND RAISING CO-CHAIRS

It’s that time of year again!  It’s time to start gearing up for “Waterford”, our club’s biggest fundraiser.  Each year we have a food concession at the Waterford Fair.  We sell Brunswick stew, corn muffins, baked goods and drinks.  The money raised at Waterford goes towards the clubs operating budget for the following year.  Therefore, please remember that this is one of the very few requirements of membership, and look for the sign-up sheets at the August meeting.

The dates for Waterford are as follows: October 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th.  We need booth attendants for all three days, as well as, help setting up/tearing down the booth on Thursday, October 6^th, and Sunday, October 9^th, respectively.     We will also need to have enough corn muffins and baked goods to last for all three (3) days of the fair.  So, if you are going to be out of town Columbus Day weekend, this is a terrific way to contribute!  The corn muffins are made from a mix, which we will be distributing at the September meeting.

Finally, we are already preparing for our 2^nd Annual Holiday Silent Auction.  I have been busy soliciting potential businesses this summer and look forward to raising even more money for charity this year!  As you may remember our goal last year was $300 and we exceeded that by 500%!!  If you have any ideas or places you would like to solicit, please contact me prior to your solicitation.

The Silent Auction will be held at the Area Agency on Aging November 15^th, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.   Stay tuned for more exciting details to follow!

A MESSAGE FROM JENNIFER S & PAM S

Please bring a check made out to “JWCL” to the August 16^th club meeting. Here are the amounts that each of you owe for hats and T-shirts. If you can not make it to the meeting please mail your check to  Jen S (see the roster for her address):

A NOTE FROM JENNIFER M, NEWSLETTER EDITOR

I have attached the sign up sheet for Meals on Wheels.  I will have the new sign up sheet for October – December at the meeting on Tuesday.  Thank you to all of you that help with this program!  We truly could not do it without you.    Also, please make a note if you signed up to bring snacks or drinks to the meetings.  I will have the hospitality sign up sheet at the meeting as well.

JULY  Birthdays                                                       august birthdays

Trudy B          7/8                                                           Rebecca M              8/14

Angela F        7/7                                                           Elinor M                   8/15

Emily H         7/22                                                         Lori R                       8/17

Nayana M      7/25                                                         Ronna S                   8/7

Erin O            7/17                                                         Angela S                  8/9

Cindy S                    8/11

                             Happy Birthday to all of you!!!

Reminders & Announcements

8/16  JWCL Meeting @ 7:30 pm                                                   

9/12  Sept. Board Meeting @ 7:30 pm                                           

9/13  Newsletter Deadline

9/18  Headquarters Tour

9/20  JWCL Meeting @ 7:30 pm

10/3  October Board Meeting

10/6-10/9  Waterford

10/15  Fall District Meeting

10/18  JWCL Meeting @ 7:30 pm

11/15  Silent Auction & Monthly Meeting

12/13  December Ladies Night Out

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