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March 2010
"Welcome" to the April edition of our newsletter. I have lots to discuss. First of all, I am so proud of our wonderful Night at the Races fundraising event on the rescheduled date of Friday, March 26th. What a fun way to raise money for the community! It was so great to see so many of our members there. I was especially encouraged to see so many husbands – and without the "pained look" that many of them would have at the auction when they had to look at yet another Vera Bradley bag. I know my own husband was much happier serving as the "Assistant Bartender" this year, than he was last year when I had him updating the auction spreadsheets all night. Special thanks to all of the families who very generously pitched in at the end of the event to break down the tables and chairs – making our clean up quick and painless. Kudos to our wonderful Ways and Means Committee Chairs, Mary Ellen McFarland and Pam McGovern, who organized the event beautifully. Thanks to our members who helped out in so many ways –big and small. In particular, members Marie Duclos and Lisa East deserve special mention for going above-and-beyond in taking care of so many of the details that were an integral part of the night. We also have lots of thanks to send out to our very generous sponsors and donors from outside the group, but I will leave that to Pam and Mary Ellen for our next newsletter, along with our fundraising totals. The final numbers are not in yet, but we are very hopeful that we will reach or exceed our goal. Congratulations to all who were part of what I suspect may be a new annual event for the Welcome Club! I also wanted to take an opportunity to say goodbye to Mary Thomas, who leaves Mountain Top this month for Germany. Mary is someone who just embodies everything that Welcome Club is and wants to be, and we will miss her. My best memory of Mary is from the Membership Picnic in 2007. I was a little nervous that day, because I was still very new to the club and didn't know anyone else who was planning to go.I remember very tentatively walking in to the room, wondering if anyone would even notice that I was there. All of a sudden Mary came up to me with the biggest welcoming smile and offered to hold Anna while I got settled in. That kindness meant the world to me at the time. I'm not sure Mary even remembers it, but I certainly do. Mary – thank you for everything you have done for us, and especially, teaching me about making people feel truly "welcome." I think of your kindness often, and hope that I can continue to pay-it-forward. Best of luck to you and your family in your new home. We will miss you! Happy Easter! Happy Passover!
Happy Spring!
Our April meeting will be held on Thursday April 15, 2010 (mail your taxes and head on over!) at noon. It will again be held at the Presbyterian Church 9 Chestnut Street. Our speaker this month will be Cypress LaSalle; she will be discussing women's health issues. I am sure this will be a very informative meeting! Hope to see you all there! Kindly RSVP to Kerri Fey at Kerrifey0723@aol.com or 570-479-2739 by Monday 4/12/2010.
Spring is a good time to reach out to your friends and neighbors...bring them to the next meeting and they will get a welcome gift! You'll get a gift as well! The member who brings the most guests will also get a special gift! Here's another incentive to reach out to your neighbors: over the next month, just stop by and visit someone new that moved into your neighborhood, take them a copy of the current newsletter, and let me know about it. Your name will be put into a drawing to receive two movie tickets WITH BABYSITTING PROVIDED! If the winner doesn't need babysitting, they will receive four movie tickets!
Thank you Diane Keating for the delicious dessert
and the door prize for the March meeting. I would also like to thank
Mary Ellen McFarland for providing a dessert.
Webmaster Note: Info left out for privacy purposes.
Thanks, everyone, for a wonderful
Night at the Races event! We are finalizing our financial information,
and plan to announce our fundraising totals after Easter.
Please contact me if you have any club expenses.
Thanks to all who contributed items for the Easter baskets for the children at St. Paul's Food Bank. Thanks to Maureen Petzold, Candice Denoo and Darlene Scotti for baking for the local fire departments in March. We're planning a highway clean up in early May.
With the holidays behind
us it's time to load our pictures onto the computer and send me some!
I still need pictures from the picnic, the clean up, and the holiday
parties. Those of you in the special interest groups, please snap a
photo or two at your next meeting. Also if you have a special event
or project you want in the newspaper just send me a photo and the names
of all those in it and I will send it to our local papers. As always,
I also welcome hard copies. If you bring them to the meeting, I can
scan them and return them to you. Thanks!!!
If you know anyone that was expecting a newsletter and did not receive one, please let me know and I will be sure to correct my email list. Thanks!
Please contact Mary if anyone needs this service, which provides meals to members experiencing an illness, birth or death in the family. Recently meals were provided for Rob & Egda (Eggie) Young in celebration of the birth of their twins, Isabella & Madalynn on Feb 21, 2010. Thank you to everyone who takes some time out of your daily schedule to help this new family and others in need of a meal.
Back to Top MOMS AND TOTS - ( Lori Urosevich 868-5852 or Lurosevich@aol.com and Shannon Williams 474-5570 or richshan1@verizon.net) Harold and the Purple Crayon
The children's playgroup invites babies and preschool children to come and play. A big thanks to Tricia Russell for hosting a playgroup in March! Please contact either Tricia or Liz if you are interested in hosting a play date in the upcoming year. We are also looking for a replacement(s) of our positions to coordinate the children's playgroup if anyone is interested. Please let us know and we would be happy to answer any questions. Hope to see you at the next playgroup in April! Maureen-thanks for volunteering your home! Date: Friday, April 23rd
CHILDREN'S PARTIES - Tracie Pratt (474-5942) or pppratt@yahoo.com Please contact the committee member above for more information.
DINNER CLUB - Marie Duclos (678-7332 or duclosmarie@hotmail.com ) The Dinner Club schedule has been set but substitutes are always needed. If any one is interested in more information about the Dinner Club, please contact the committee member listed above for more information.
Indian Cooking Munireh will be hosting
a delicious demonstration and eating of Indian food. Cost per person: $5 Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00
PM RSVP by Friday, April 16.
We are a small friendly
group who meet every other Wednesday morning. You don't have to have
a needlework project to attend, just come for the company and conversation.
We love to welcome new members. Please contact the hostess or me if
you will be able to join us. Our next meeting is listed below. Thank
you. Here is a list of our next three meetings:
We are meeting at Beth LaMarca's house for scrap
booking. It will be from 10-3 on April 8th. Please RSVP to me (khrisfox@hotmail.com
or 570/906-8159) or Beth (behtdoug@ptd.net or 570/474-6320). Beth lives
in Highland Woods. Her address is 11 Old Orchard Lane.
For more information, please contact the committee member listed above. RECIPE CLUB Jen Glowacki (malinows@juno.com)
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