The Mountain Top Welcome Club
Newsletter
  
September 2008
PRESIDENT'S REPORT Shannon Williams (474-5570 richshan1@verizon.net)
Welcome back! I hope that everyone
had an enjoyable summer! I am very excited to take on the role
as president this year. I look forward to working with such great
board members, special interest coordinators and members. September
will be a busy month with our first General Meeting, Newcomer's
Family Picnic, Adopt-A-Highway clean up and lots of special interest
activities.
I am very open to suggestions for new club
activities as well as suggestions for better ways of doing things.
Please do not hesitate to contact me either by phone or email.
Also, if you would like to become more involved in Welcome Club
activities please contact me or one of the other board members.
We will continue to support the Mountain Top community through
our service projects and annual auction. I encourage you to participate
in these events, as well as, any activities we have within our
club.
Attached is the Volunteer
Sign-Up Form for this year. Please fill it out and mail it,
along with your annual membership
dues of $20 to PO Box 243. You are also welcome to bring
it to our September General Meeting. The form for selecting this
year's charities will be in next month's newsletter. We are still
working on finalizing the possible charities.
As many of you know, our Relay for Life
team was very successful in 2008. Lisa Davidson and Christine
Strage will be leading our team again in 2009. For the upcoming
year, Relay for Life will be treated as a committee/special interest
group within the club. If you have interest in being involved
in this group, please complete the Relay for Life section on
the attached Volunteer Sign-Up
Form.
The next board meeting will be September
4 at 7:30PM at the home of Elizabeth Montanino. Please email me with any topics you would like
the board to discuss.
I hope to see you all at the September
General Meeting!
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1st VICE PRESIDENT Karin Caporuscio
(474-1199 or kacap66@yahoo.com) and Beth LaMarca (474-6320 or
bethdoug@ptd.net)
Hope everyone had a great summer!
We will start off the new year with the Secretary of the Mountain
Top Historical Society, Corinne Rossi talking about the History
of Mountain Top. Lunch will be provided by MM Gyro Restaurant.
We will be enjoying authentic Greek fare.
DETAILS:
GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, September 18, 2008
TIME: 12:00 pm
WHERE: Presbyterian Church, 6 Chestnut Street, Mountain Top
LUNCHEON COST: $6.00 per person
BABYSITTING: $3.00 per child for your first one and $2.00 for
every child thereafter
RSVP: By September 11th using the reservation form at the back
of the newsletter or call or email Karin at kacap66@yahoo.com or Beth at bethdoug@ptd.net.
Lets start the new year with better responses so we do not overspend
on the luncheons.
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2nd VICE PRESIDENT Membership
Kim Carpenter (474-9020 or kimwc@yahoo.com)
The Mountain Top Welcome Club
Annual Family Barbeque
Saturday, September 13th, starting
at 4:00 pm
Wright Township Park pavilion.
All members, perspective members
and new families to the area are welcome,
so please invite your friends and especially the new neighbors
in your neighborhood.
Bring your lawn chair and a blanket for your children to sit
on to watch a movie at dusk.
Dress casually, as there will be lots of games for both children
and adults!
Members are asked to contribute to the meal by bringing an item
based on the first letter of their last name:
A thru L for a dessert with M thru Z providing a side dish.
The Club will provide the meats, juice and soda.
Please respond by September 6th
to Kim at 991-1530 or kimwc@yahoo.com.
The Welcome Club would like to start a
new program called the "Moms Squad" as part of our
outreach to new neighbors. We're looking for a couple of volunteers
from each neighborhood who would be able to visit the new neighbors
in their neighborhood and take them a few items: a letter of
welcome from our club, our latest newsletter (both of which would
be provided) and perhaps (but not necessary) a plate of cookies
or something little as a token of welcome. The visits could be
as short as a conversation at their doorstep. If you're interested
in being part of the "Moms Squad," please contact Kim
Carpenter, new members coordinator, at 991-1530 or kimwc@yahoo.com.
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HOSTESS COORDINATOR Khris Fox
(906-8159 or khrisfox@hotmail.com)
Hello all! Our first meeting
is quickly approaching. I have the centerpieces for September's
meeting, but I am looking for 3 volunteers to provide a dessert
for the meeting. If you are interested please contact me.
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SECRETARY Corinne Rodman (474-9501
or sasseboo@ptd.net)
Anyone who knows of a member
in need of a card for a birth, get well, death in the family,
etc., please contact Corinne Rodman.
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WAYS & MEANS Elaine Bernstein
(474-5984, elaine.bernstein@earthlink.net), Carole MacDonald
(474-5777, mcdonac8@aol.com), and Elizabeth Montanino (574-6884,
elizabethmontanino@yahoo.com)
AUCTION, AUCTION, AUCTION!!!!! It's never too early to think
about the spring charity auction. We are always interested in
contacting new businesses so if you have any ideas, please call
us!!
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TREASURER Corinne Rossi (474-2181,
gabeandgigi@msn.com)
If you have any expenses, please
let me know and I'll be happy to reimburse you. Remember to pay
your $20 dues as soon as possible! Fill out and mail the membership
form to our PO box or bring it to the meeting.
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SERVICES Tricia Russell (403-7785
or tricia.russell@wilkes.edu), Renee Sessions (788-6463 or reneekurt@hotmail.com),
Mary Kate Finney (717-682-2389 or Therapy97@yahoo.com)
Welcome back! We are starting
the year off with the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Clean-Up. It
is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd. 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 Tricia Russell, Renee Sessions, or Mary Kate Finney
or you can sign up at the first general meeting. We hope to see
you there.
Also, last year was the first year that
the Mountain Top Welcome Club showed its appreciation of the
local fire departments (Mountain Top Hose Company #1, Rice Township,
and Wright Township) by baking every month for their department
meetings. It was well received and they loved it, so thanks to
Mary Thomas and Beth LaMarca for the idea! I recently spoke with
each department and they can't wait for this service again.
Thanks to those members that have already
volunteered to bake goods for the monthly meetings of these fire
companies. However, we still have open spots for the upcoming
year, so please consider using your baking talent and support
our local fire companies. I'm hoping for 2 volunteers to bake
each month. The dates for the meetings are the 2nd Wednesday
of the month for Rice Township and the 3rd Monday of the month
for Mountain Top Hose Company #1 and Wright Township Fire Departments.
The baked items (cookies, cake, brownies, etc.) should be dropped
off anytime after 6 pm (Rice Township after 6:30 pm). I'm sure
the firemen will appreciate any food, whether you personally
baked it or bought it from a store/bakery. If you are interested
or have any questions, please contact Tricia.
I would also like to find just 1 volunteer
per each fire department to bring an appetizer as a special extra
treat for the October meetings to honor Fire Safety Month. Again,
please let Tricia know if interested. Thanks!
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PUBLICITY / HISTORIAN Lael Swank
(868-5040, rrswank@msn.com)
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!
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NEWSLETTER Mary Thomas (868-7737,
vandert5@pa.metrocast.net)
Please email newsletter articles
for the October issue to me by Friday, September 19, 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!
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MEALS THAT HEAL Christine Strage
(474-5026, Christine@strage.com)
Please contact Christine is
anyone needs this service, which provides meals to members experiencing
an illness, birth or death in the family
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"MOMS & TOTS"
Kate Blazick (474-9881) and Lori Urosevich (868-5852)
We hope everyone had a fun-filled
yet restful summer. We are looking forward to a year of exciting
activities- some will be familiar and some will be new adventures!
'Moms and Tots' is for children of all ages and their caregivers.
Please try to attend these events as it is a way to meet new
people, learn new things and give your children an opportunity
to socialize and play.
Nay Aug Park in Scranton
Come play at Nay Aug!
Monday, September 8th 11-1pm
The park has a beautiful playground,
amazing tree house, a wildlife center, the Everhart Museum, gorges
and waterfalls. Let's go and explore!
**Bring your own lunch**
Hillside Dairy Tour
Monday, September 22nd
11 am -12:15
Cost: $4.00 per child
Join us for a tour of the dairy,
meet and feed the farm animals and taste the treats
of the dairy! We will meet at the dairy store
on Hillside Road in Trucksville at 10:45 am
Please RSVP to Kate by Wednesday, September 17th
**Wear old shoes- we will be visiting the animals in a barn**
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PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP Megan Kennedy
(474-1310, megan.kennedy@verizon.net)
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 first
playgroup of the year will be at Shannon Williams' house.
Date:
Wednesday, September 10 from 12:00 to 2:00 (lunch will be provided)
Address: 507 Morning Glory Place, Bow Creek Estates
RSVP: to Shannon at 474-5570 or richshan1@verizon.net
by September 6th
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COFFEE & BABIES Tricia Russell
(403-7785, tricia.russell@wilkes.edu)
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.
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 16th
Time: 10 AM-12 PM
Place: Rachel Boellmann's home
33 Nuangola Avenue, Lake Nuangola
RSVP to Rachel at 868-6002 by Friday, Sept. 12th
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CHILDREN'S PARTIES Tracie Pratt
and Ann Papciak (474-9542 or pppratt@yahoo.com and 403-0488 or
kgnfakp@aol.com)
More information will come
in next month's newsletter.
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DINNER CLUB Marie Duclos (678-7332)
We will be meeting at Karen
Filchak's on Saturday night September 20th at 7:00PM. Anyone
with an interest in joining should come or contact Karen or Marie
Duclos.
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WHAT'S COOKING? COOKING GROUP
Bobbi-Jo Romanishan(371-4317 or bojorom@yahoo.com)
In place of Judy Grimm's Arts
& Craft Group, we now have a new Cooking Group. Many thanks
to Judy for leading the Arts & Craft Group!
We'll be "cooking off" the 2008-09 season with Thai
cooking. Using authentic Thai ingredients: chiles, kaffir lime
leaves, lemon grass, cilantro roots, etc., our menu includes
grilled shrimp satays with peanut sauce, chicken or tofu &
vegetable panang curry, jasmine rice as well as a Thai beverage
and dessert! Cost: $5.00 per person.
If you would like to host an upcoming Cooking Group in your home,
please let me what month works best for you and we will begin
a schedule. A sign-up sheet will also be provided at the September
meeting.
Wednesday, October 1 - 6:30 PM
240 Glenside Road, 18707
(Glen Summit)
RSVP by Monday, September 29
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NEEDLEWORK Jan Pagodin (647-3908
or pagodin@pa.metrocast.net)
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.
Our September meetings will be at 10 am
on September 3rd at the home of Roye Brunnenmeyer, 135 Cherrywood
Drive, 868-3071 and on September 17th at my home, 60 Ice Lake
Drive ,647 3908.
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SCRAPBOOKING
We are in need of someone to
lead this group. If you are interested, please contact Shannon
Williams
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BOOK CLUB Carol McGowan (868-6876)
I hope everyone had a great
and restful summer. We're going to start this years book club
reading "Zorro" by Isabel Allende. We'll meet
at Valerie Way's house, 506 Morning Glory Place, on September
25th at 9:30. Please call Valerie at 403-4017 if you plan on
attending.
For anyone who is new or would like to know a little bit about
how book club works; members volunteer to host, the hostess picks
the book to be read that month and the date that works best for
her, the hostess usually (but not mandatory) provides coffee
and breakfast foods. It's a wonderful and relaxing morning. In
addition to discussing the book, many other topics come up. We
would love to have some new people join. Children are always
welcome, so don't let that hold you back. Even if you don't get
to finish or even start the book, come anyway for companionship
and a lively discussion. Hope to see you there!
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RELAY FOR LIFE Lisa Davidson (lisa1122@hotmail.com,
474-0285) and Christine Strage (474-5026, Christine@strage.com)
This year we are going to be get a team together to help organize
fundraising, walking and donations. There will be a form at the
September meeting to fill out. If you are not going to the meeting
please feel free to e-mail me if you are interested. Thank You
Lisa Davidson and Christine Strage.
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MESSAGES FROM MEMBERS
Dear Welcome Club Members,
On behalf of the Board and staff of the Kirby Library, I thank
you for the Welcome Club's extremely generous donation to the
library this year.
When I first moved to Mountain Top and knew absolutely no one,
the Welcome Club and the library were my two saving graces. Both
organizations provided me with many opportunities to meet people
and offered loads of activities for my kids. To this day, I am
grateful for their presence in Mountain Top and proud to be a
member of both. And I am willing to bet that many of you feel
the same way.
Also, I wanted to let you know that the Kirby Library will hold
its own silent auction on Saturday, September 20th, 6 p.m., at
the Glen Summit Casino. Besides the auction, the evening will
offer hors d'oeuvres, dinner, live music and dancing. The Westmoreland
Club will cater the event. It's BYOB, but the library will provide
nonalcoholic drinks and mixers. The cost per person is $60.
If you would like to attend, please call the library at 474-9313
to make a reservation. I hope you can make it!
Again, a heartfelt thanks for the Welcome Club's donation to
the library.
Deirdre Murphy
Kirby Library Board President and
Welcome Club member
BULLETIN BOARD
The Children's Ark is looking for
a teacher for the 2 year old class. The class is Tuesday and
Thursday from 9-11:30. An associates degree and experience required.
If interested, call Maureen at 474-5956.
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