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 October 2008
I would like to take the opportunity to welcome any new members or prospective members. If you are thinking of joining, please feel free to attend one of our upcoming events (Playgroups, Mom & Tots activities, Book Club, General Meeting, etc). These are good opportunities to talk with our members to get a better idea of what the Welcome Club is about. IMPORTANT!!! We are in the process of selecting our charities for this year. Thanks to those of you who cast your votes at the September General Meeting. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please take a minute to complete the Charity Voting Form . You can email the completed form to me or mail it to the club's PO Box. ALSO, if you haven't already done so please complete and return the Volunteer Form to me. This form is also attached the newsletter. I would like to thank Kim Carpenter for another great job with the picnic. Fun was had by all! The October board meeting will be at the
home of Lael Swank (124 Kestrel Road, Forest Pointe) on Thursday,
October 2nd at 7:30. Please email with any question or concerns
you have for the board to discuss.
Thanks to Corinne for speaking at our last meeting it was so interesting and informative! Now we know just a little bit more about this place we call 'home'. This month's meeting will be with Jill Kryston. Jill is an expert on Etiquette Presentation and will be demonstrating how to set up a formal dining table. She will also address identifying utensils and glassware, proper use of napkins, the difference between American and Continental styles of dining and eating common and unusual foods. GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, October 23rd RSVP: By October 20th by using the reservation
form at the back of the newsletter or by email Beth at bethdoug@ptd.net
or Karin at kacap66@yahoo.com
Thank you to all who participated in the
Welcome Club barbeque! We had over 40 people attend the cookout
at the Wright Township Park. The food was great and the kids
especially had a great time, playing on the playground and participating
in several games including a potato sack race and relay race.
The dads were out in full force, manning the grill and leading
the games! Each child received a glow in the dark bracelet and
several families went home with a harvest mum door prize!
First, I would like to thank Crystal Reptak and Elizabeth Montanino for providing desserts for the September meeting. Second, I am still looking for volunteers for the rest of the meetings including October. I also need volunteers for centerpieces. We need 5 centerpieces for the meeting. The centerpieces are raffled off at each meeting. Remember, the centerpieces and the desserts
are donations. The club cannot reimburse you for your expense.
If you are interested in providing either item let me know.
Secretary - Cards sent out to the Pickett
and Joseph families. Deadline for membership dues will be Oct.
15, in order to be included in the directory. Plans are to have
directory ready for November.
Welcome to a new year from the Ways and Means Committee! We are excited to be coordinating the Welcome Club's general fundraising efforts this year. Our main fundraiser is our Spring Auction; however, we also traditionally do a smaller-scale fundraiser in the fall. This year, we have decided to try something new and participate in Bon Ton's Community Day event. The Welcome Club will be selling $5 coupon
booklets for the Community Day event to be held on Saturday,
November 15th. The booklet includes a $10 off any purchase of
$10 or more, and eight additional coupons each good for up to
20% off one item. (Some exclusions do apply.) These can be used
at any Bon Ton store. The coupons can be used for purchases on
November 15th, or during the pre-sale which runs from Monday,
November 10th through Friday, November 14th. (Note that pre-sale
items must be picked up after November 15th.) We will also asking for members help us
sell coupons to the public from a booth at the Bon-Ton in the
Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre. The dates are still to be
announced. Thanks in advance for your help and support!
We look forward to a successful fundraising year as we continue
to support the community organizations chosen by our membership.
We changed the date of the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Clean-Up due to the change in our first general meeting. It is now scheduled for Tuesday, September 30th. We will meet at 9:30 am in the parking lot at the Rise and Shine Restaurant (formerly Morris' Family Restaurant). Babysitting will be provided at the home of Mary Kate Finney: 155 Kestrel Road in Forrest Pointe development. We would be grateful for anyone who could volunteer for a couple of hours to clean a two-mile stretch of Route 309. The more people we get the faster it goes. Please sign up by emailing Renee Sessions, Mary Kate Finney, or Tricia Russell or you can sign up at the first general meeting. We hope to see you there. Fire Department Appreciation Bakers: contact Tricia Russell (403-7785 or tricia.russell@wilkes.edu)
We started baking for our local fire departments (Mountain Top
Hose Company #1, Rice Township, and Wright Township) and I'm
sure they appreciated it. I would like to thank the following
September bakers: Mary Kate Finney, Carol McGowan, Tracey Pratt
and Shannon Williams.
Mountain Top Welcome Club in the news:
I'm looking for photos of all events such as playgroups and fieldtrips,
dinner clubs, special events, adopt-a-highway, picnics, children's
parties and any other events that our Welcome Club participates
in. I need your help to cover all of our special interest groups.
These photos will also be used for our President's album at the
end of her term. Please send me any photos you would like published
and I will send them to the newspapers. Let's have a great year
promoting our Welcome Club!
Please email newsletter articles for the
November issue to me by Friday, October 24th, 2008 so
that we can get the newsletter out in a timely manner. Also,
please send me the email addresses of any new members so I can
add them to the newsletter distribution list. If your email changes
during the year, please let me know. Thank you!
Please contact Christine is anyone needs
this service, which provides meals to members experiencing an
illness, birth or death in the family Back to Top
Fall is on its way and that means apple
picking, hayrides and pumpkins! This October please join us for: Wednesday, October 8th
Preschool playgroup is for children older
than 2. Siblings are always welcome. This year, in order to accommodate
Moms and their preschool-aged children who are attending preschool,
we would like to try to offer this playgroup on different days
of the week. If you would like to hostess, or have any questions,
please contact me. The October playgroup will be at Heidi Pollack's
house in Woodland Acres (Nuangola.) Heidi will also have a Halloween
craft for the children who are interested.
Come join us for Coffee & Babies this month. This playgroup is primarily for parents and caregivers with children aged two and under and siblings are welcome! If anyone would like to host a play date for this year, please contact me if you are interested. Thanks to Rachel Boellmann for hosting in September! We had a great time! Date: Friday, October 10th CHILDREN'S PARTIES Tracie Pratt and Ann Papciak (474-9542 or pppratt@yahoo.com and 403-0488 or kgnfakp@aol.com)
The Dinner Club held its Cocktail Party
on September 20th at the Filchaks. New members are still welcome.
We will be setting up our dinners the first week of October so
if anyone is interested please call Marie Duclos at 678-7332.
We have three large group gatherings, September, January we have
a cold winters night dinner at the Rademans (soups, stews,comfort
foods), and in May we have cocktails and Dessert to close out
the year. We occasionally have a picnic in June. The dinners
are usually four or five couples where the host provides the
main course and their guests bring the side dishes, dessert and
wine. New members are always welcome.
** Please RSVP to
Bobbi-Jo as soon as possible for this event !! **
We are a small friendly group who meet
every other Wednesday morning. You don't need to have a needlework
project to attend, just come for the company and conversation.
We love to welcome new members. Please contact me or the hostess
if you will be able to join us.
Hello all. I would like to invite everyone
to the join the Scrapbook group. You do not have to be an experienced
scrapbooker to join. Everyone is welcome. Just bring the supplies
you need for the project you are working on. We are planning
on meeting the second Thursday of every month. The first meeting
will be:
Happy Fall everyone!! We'll be reading
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseni for October.
We'll meet at my house, 212 Eagle Rd, on Friday October 24th
at 9:30. Even if you don't get to read the book or finish it,
please stop by for some coffee and socializing. As always, children
are welcome.
Please bring a gift valued around $15 in a white gift bag to the following general meetings: November, January, and March. You will then bring a gift to the big reveal at a date to be determined in May. If you cannot attend the meeting, I will be your responsibility to make sure your Secret Sister receives her gift on that same day. We wouldn't want anyone to feel left out. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the form and return it to Terry Cahill. You can e-mail me at TCahill@ptd.net or mail/drop it off at 57 Catalpa Ave, Woodland Estates, Mountain Top. Please have all forms to me by October 31st. We want to have plenty of time for everyone to get their gift in time for the November meeting!
Library Board Members Neeed: The Marian Sutherland Kirby Library is looking
for board members. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm
at the Library and have the summer months off. Anyone interested
can contact Deb Grosek (dbgrosekesq@juno.com)
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