2002 December

Loudoun Lady – Junior Woman’s Club of Loudoun, Inc.

GFWC – Virginia, Northern District

December 2002, Newsletter

Volume N, Issue 8

Next Meeting: December 17^th, Ladies Night Out, 7PM at Laurel Brigade (see Membership info for details). We will be voting on year-end contributions, please review the attached page for the proposed organizations to receive funds.

NOTE: 2002/2003 Membership Dues of $35 are due now!!. We must do our year-end reporting based on the number of members at the end of the year and can only count those who have paid their dues. Please make your check out to JWCL. If you are unable to attend the December meeting, please mail them to: P.O. Box 925, Leesburg, VA 20178-0925; if you need financial assistance, please contact Lori Carter. We don’t want any member to drop out due to financial consideration.

We want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Holiday season and the very best for 2003. It has been an exciting year and we are looking forward to all of the wonderful opportunities in the coming year! See you on Tuesday, Dec. 17^th to celebrate! Reminder: Please bring your loose change for our “Change for Camp East” project. We will collect change at each meeting.

Mark your calendars JWCL’s December Ladies Night Out is set for Tuesday, December 17 at the Laurel Brigade Inn. Cocktails will begin at 7:00p.m. with dinner and our business meeting starting at approximately 7:30 p.m. Cost for the evening will be $25 including tax and gratuity. Alcoholic beverages will be extra. The Laurel Brigade Inn has requested that you each pay individually the night of the dinner as you arrive. You will also be able to purchase tickets for alcoholic beverages at the front desk (wine and beer $4, mixed drinks $5). I will need to call in a reservation number and meal order this Friday, December 12, so if you haven’t e-mailed me with your dinner selection and reservation please do so ASAP.

Also please remember that we will be revealing secret pals at this event. Please remember to bring a special gift that evening for your pal.

The date is set for our January Recruitment Event. We will hold the event at the Exeter Clubhouse on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:30 in the evening. It is very important for our current members to attend this event. We are requesting that club members arrive at approximately 6:30 p.m., and if possible plan to stay to help with clean-up. We should be able to wrap things up by 9:30 p.m.

Please e-mail names and addresses of women that you would like to receive an invitation to our January Recruitment Event to. We need these addresses by January 1^st.

Starting in January the membership committee has decided to begin a monthly gal’s night out. This optional social evening will be planned each month by a JWCL member. Tanya has graciously agreed to play hostess for our first month. She will be planning an outing for January, and will let us know the date, time and location at the December meeting. I will also be passing around a calendar for February through August at that meeting. If you are interested in planning an event then look at your calendars in advance and plan to sign up for a month that evening. These social evenings should give us a chance to get to know each other better.

Thanks for taking the time to read all these reminders. See you on the 17^th. – Michelle

Prom Committee - Fairy Tale Closet
We are very excited to announce that the prom dress project has a new name - Fairy Tale Closet! Our last meeting was very productive. Not only did we create the name, but we decided that we should start collecting the dresses in February/March and would like to hold the event on the last weekend in March. We will be calling several places this week to check on availability and cost. Monica created a great flyer and invitation, can't wait for you all to see it. Even though we are not collecting dresses officially till February, please get the word out now to your friends, co-workers, neighbors, church, etc. Several people have already contacted me about donating dresses. Please accept any before then and we will find a place to store them. Our next meeting will be Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 at the Leesburg Starbucks! There is lots to do. We would love to have you help plan this great, fun event.

TREASURER’S REPORT – Susan Will be reported at December meeting.

UPCOMING DATES:

1. Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing Clinic – this organization was founded by the JWCL in the 1960s. It provides speech and hearing testing and rehabilitation for children in Loudoun County. $50 - $100

2. Holiday Coalition - This year the need in the county is greater than ever before. Nearly 2000
families have been accepted for the program. This is the most the organization has ever committed to & they need additional assistance. The money will be used for food, household items, and/or new clothes and toys/gifts. $300

3. Operation USO Care Package - A program that was mentioned in the District Newsletter. It provides care packages to soldiers who are fighting to protect our freedom. A donation of $25 will pay for postage to send a package. We can send along a note with special greetings that will be delivered with it. Given that we are already at war and may be going into another one, it's a nice way to thank our soldiers! $100

4. L: “Our mission is to provide emergency food assistance to those in need and promote client self-sufficiency in Loudoun County.” Founded in 1991, Loudoun Interfaith Relief is a collaborative effort of talent and energy among Loudoun County residents to relieve hunger. $300

5. Loudoun County Department of Fire &Rescue – provides fire and rescue services to all of Loudoun County. Has many special programs that are provided to the community; spoke to our club this year about 9-11 involvement. $500

6. Very Special Arts is an international organization dedicated to providing quality art programs for children and adults with disabilities. VSA creates opportunities in music, dance, drama and the visual arts for individuals with disabilities to participate in mainstream society. VSA Arts is a special project of the GFWC Arts Department. Donation will be to VSA Arts of Virginia – Loudoun County District. $50 - $100 Additional information from VSA-Loudoun: VSA arts uses donations to help "promote the creative power in people with disabilities." Here in Loudoun we focus on theater. We are currently producing "Snow White" for shows this coming March. Donations are used to help purchase supplies for set, props, make-up and other production needs. We also use funds to sponsor trips to theater performances in the metropolitan area. This helps our actors learn more about different types of theater styles, as well as provides more opportunities for socialization and community awareness.”

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