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Loudoun Lady Newsletter GFWC – Virginia, Northern District March 2007, Newsletter Volume S, Issue 3 Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 20th, 7:30 pm 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. Refreshments for the meeting: Sweets – Hope Snack – Lori Drinks – Angela Paper Goods - Joelle
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT, PAM
SPRING HAS SPRUNG; TIME TO SPRING INTO ACTION …. It’s the time of year to get outside, get moving, and get rid of the winter coats (well, almost). I’d like to challenge each of you to get even more motivated to volunteer. There are a lot of on-going and upcoming events for you and your family to participate in. Everyone’s schedule is very full, but this spring let’s each try to add at least one new service activity to the mix. We have so many opportunities to touch the lives of those in need. Here are just a few of those that we plan to support in the coming months: · Local teen girls at Fairy Tale Closet later this month · The elderly at Senior Citizens Day in May · Cancer survivors at upcoming “Relays and Walks” · Those that are hungry through our monthly support of Interfaith Relief · The homebound through our weekly support of Meals on Wheels
We’ll discuss these and many more service activities at our upcoming club meeting. STRETCH THIS SPRING. Choose one of these activities that you have not been involved in to-date and SIGN UP! Hope to see everyone at the Club Meeting on March 20th @ 7:30pm. We have some business to conduct, including discussing the upcoming efforts of the nominating and by-laws committees. We’ll talk about any last minute details for Fairy Tale Closet to be held next weekend (March 23-24th). Also, I’m very excited to discuss and celebrate the awards that we received last week at the Northern District luncheon. I continue to be amazed by what such a great group of dedicated, devoted women can do! Thought for the month: "Real motivation is that drive from within. You know where you are going because you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall. " (Dr. Denis Waitley, American Speaker on Success and Productivity)
**************************************************************************************** A MESSAGE FROM RONNA,2nd VICE PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Ladies, Last month, we welcomed a new member to the club. Please introduce yourselves to Melanie. She has already shown great dedication as she comes to our meetings from West Virginia. Melanie, we are so happy to have you in our club! I'm proud to announce that the JWCL Member Directory is up and ready for your perusal! Soon, you will receive an email inviting you to join the JWCL Yahoo!Group. By following the simple instructions, you'll be able to gain access to the site with your own Yahoo! user ID and password. If you do not already have a Yahoo! user account, you can easily set one up and then view the site. This site is for current, active members of the club only. Access to it is restricted. You can only gain access with the invitation to your specific email address. Also, our site is not registered with the Yahoo!Directory, so the only people who know it is there are our club members. As with the roster, any updates you wish to make to your page will need to be sent to me. Speaking of updates, I still need pictures from some of you. If you have a digital picture, you can email it to me and I can crop it and add it to your page. Please get these pictures to me as soon as you can. Please keep in mind that the purpose of this directory is to match names and faces, but that goal cannot be met when we all don't have our pictures included. Attached to this newsletter, you'll find a questionnaire about our club Ladies Night Out events. Please take a moment to fill this out thoroughly. You can either turn it in at the meeting or email me your answers. The membership committee needs to have your input by March 31st so that we can plan the June meeting according to the club consensus. Keep in mind that this is your chance to voice your opinion about the June and December meetings. Be honest, be candid, and be counted by turning in your vote by the deadline. We had our first informal gathering of the year last Friday at Recollections. Those of us that attended had a great time working on our crafts and sharing great conversation. Our second informal gathering will take place on Sunday, March 25th, at 2:00p at my house. We'll be making two sets of cards: one to donate to LAWS or Transitional Housing, and one to keep for ourselves. All materials and instructions will be provided; however, if you'd like to bring a snack to share, that would be fine. Please RSVP to me by Sunday, March 18th, if you'd like to come so that we'll be sure to have enough materials for everyone. Or, if you are going to be at the March meeting, you can tell me then. For our April gathering, we are planning an egg hunt for the kids of JWCL members. We know that not every member has kids, or has kids that are able and willing to participate, but we thought it would be fun anyway to bring the families together. If you would like to volunteer (stuffing eggs, hiding eggs, or other such tasks), watch and enjoy great conversation, or participate with your child(ren), please let me know. There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting, or you can email me. Please let me know how many kids will be participating and their names. You can also specify things like "no candy" or "no bubblegum" if you want. Don't worry! It will be fair for even the littlest of hunters. Each child will have to find eggs with their name on them, so each child is guaranteed to get the same amount of eggs. The hunt will be held at Hamilton Park on April 15th at 2:00p. RSVPs for this event are due by March 31st. As you can see, we have a lot going on in the membership corner. We are a strong club, but we can always use more hands to work our miracles. If you know of a friend, colleague, neighbor, or acquaintance who would like to volunteer and meet new people, please tell them about our club and invite them to attend the next meeting. We'd love to grow even stronger. See you on Tuesday! Ronna
**************************************************************************************** GFWC VIRGINIA IS TURNING 100! Come celebrate this milestone event at the GFWC Virginia state convention in Roanoke, Virginia. The theme is "Happy Centennial Birthday GFWC Virginia". A 100th birthday isn't celebrated often and this celebration promises to be a great one. Highlights include:
Plus, presentation of awards and, a chance to spend time catching up with fellow clubwomen from JWCL and from clubs throughout the state. Details: When: Friday April 20 through Sunday April 22 Where: Hotel Roanoke Registration and Meals: $162.00 **registration does not include hotel charges. JWCL traditionally carpools and shares rooms. Please consider joining us for this special event! It is a great Girls Weekend getaway. If you have not been to a Convention or State Meeting before, this would be a great first experience. If you wish to attend the convention, please contact
Elinor. If you are interested in attending, you must book the room by telling
the hotel you are part of the Virginia Federation block or by using the link on
the GFWC Virginia website. Scroll down on the homepage and you will find the
link. There will be assigned seating for meals. The sooner we mail in the
registration for our club, the better seating our club will receive. If
possible, please bring your check to the club meeting on March 20. Checks for $162.00 should be made payable to GFWC Virginia and received by March 25, 2007. Mail checks to Elinor. Hope to see you there and Happy Birthday GFWC Virginia!
**************************************************************************************** A MESSAGE FROM EMILY AND LEA ABOUT FAIRY TALE CLOSET The Fairy Tale Closet event is fast approaching. Please publicize the event (post the attached flyer), continue to collect dresses and/or sign-up to work the event which will be held on Saturday, March 24th from 8am - 2pm at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Leesburg. The Fairy Tale Closet committee is especially in need of volunteers to work the Saturday morning shift: 7:30-11:00 AM. Please notify Emily or Lea by sending email to fairytalecloset@jwcl.org. **************************************************************************************** A NOTE FROM THE BYLAW COMMITTEE Attention JWCL Members - We need You!! Feedback is due back to Lori by March 31st. **************************************************************************************** A NOTE FROM MELISSA & SHANNON, FUND RAISING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Hello Ladies, The Fundraising Committee has been hard at work in preparation for this year’s 3rd Annual Silent Auction. We are working on an exciting venue and hope to finalize the location and date by month’s end. Additionally, as soon as the date and venue are finalized, the Fundraising Team will start soliciting businesses for wonderful items. As always if you would like to donate an item to the auction, we would greatly appreciate it! If you would like to participate on the Fundraising Team, please do not hesitate to contact either Shannon or Melissa. Please stay tuned for exciting updates in the weeks to come! This year’s Auction is an event not to be missed!
**************************************************************************************** A NOTE FROM REBECCA, 1st VICE PRESIDENT / REPORTING CHAIR JWCL will again this year have a team for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. We're still looking for team members, so please click on the link below if you would like to sign up! http://www.acsevents.org/wloudoun RFL will take place at Heritage High School in Leesburg, May 19-20, 2007 Any questions? Please contact Rebecca.
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Happy Birthday to all of you!!! Happy Anniversary to all of you!!!
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Reminders & Announcements
March 2007 Meals on Wheels – Every Wednesday 3/20 JWCL Club Meeting @ 7:30pm 3/24 Fairy Tale Closet 3/25 Informal Gathering – Card Making 3/27 Interfaith Relief
April 2007 – JWCL Birthday Month (1951) Meals on Wheels – Every Wednesday 4/15 JWCL family egg hunt @ 2pm 4/17 JWCL Club Meeting @ 7:30pm 4/20-22 GFWC VA Convention (Roanoke) 4/24 Interfaith Relief 4/29 March of Dimes
May 2007 Meals on Wheels – Every Wednesday 5/15 JWCL Club Meeting @ 7:30pm 5/22 Interfaith Relief 5/19-20 Relay for Life 5/20 Meghan’s Walk TBD Senior Citizen’s Day
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