PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Karin Caporuscio (474-1199 kacap66@yahoo.com)

Greetings everyone and welcome back! I am excited to take on the role as president with the Welcome Club! We have so many exciting things planned for our organization this year. Some of these include recipe club, scrapbooking club, "secret sister", and "MOM squad". In addition, we are bringing back the Scavenger Hunt! We will be discussing all of these activities, and more, at our September general meeting.
We will continue to support our community through our service projects and annual auction. I encourage you all to participate in these events, as well as, any activities we have within our club. We appreciate the time and effort our group leaders put into planning the monthly events.
Attached is a Volunteer Sign-Up form for this year. Please fill it out and mail it, along with your annual membership dues of $20 to our PO Box. You are also welcome to bring it to our first general meeting. Don't forget to include your email address so we can have the monthly newsletter emailed to you. We have been able to reduce our printing costs by taking advantage of this. The form for selecting charities will be included in next month's newsletter since four possible charities will be participating at this month's general meeting.
Finally, I ask you to please spread the word about our organization and invite new friends to join! Keep in mind you can invite new or existing members of Mountain Top. Once again, I am excited about the upcoming year and look forward to serving you as president!
The next board meeting will be September 6 at 7:30PM at the home of Beth LaMarca. Please email me with any topics you would like the board to discuss.

1st VICE PRESIDENT - Lisa Charton (868-0180, charton@epix.net)

Hope everybody had a wonderful summer and is looking forward to the upcoming year as much as I am. This year we are starting our meeting the same way as last, by inviting speakers to talk on behalf of their non-profit organizations so that we can choose to whom our money will go. This month we will be hearing from some of the same speakers as last year as well as some new, interesting, local non-profits. We encourage everybody to attend this meeting and listen to what these people have to say since we will be contributing money on behalf of our club.
Lunch will be provided by III Guys Restaurant and will consist of some delicious, homemade Italian fare. Since this is the first meeting of the year, please invite some friends/neighbors/family members who might not be aware of our group to attend the meeting free of charge. Look forward to seeing everybody!

GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, September 20, 2007
TIME: 12:00pm
WHERE: Presbyterian Church, 6 Chestnut Street, Mountain Top
LUNCHEON COST: $5.00 per person
BABYSITTING: $3.00 per child for your first one and $2.00 for every child thereafter
RSVP: By September 17th using the reservation form at the back of the newsletter or by email to me at charton@epix.net

2nd VICE PRESIDENT - Membership - Kim Carpenter (474-9020 or kimwc@yahoo.com)

Is summer really over already?! Then it's time to be thinking of potential new Welcome Club members! I am currently in the process of collecting names and addresses of new families to the area, and families who have recently had or adopted a child. A welcome letter and copy of our newsletter will be sent or delivered first-hand to them by one of our members. So if you know of any new families to our area, or families with new additions, please let me know at kimwc@yahoo.com or 474-9020.

HOSTESS COORDINATOR - Tracie Pratt & Lisa Davidson (474-9542 or 474-0285)

We are looking forward to September's meeting. After the first meeting if anyone has any suggestions please, feel free to let us know. If you can bring a dessert or provide centerpieces for one of our upcoming meetings and you did not put it on the volunteer form, please give one of us a call.

SECRETARY -Lorraine Novinger (474-1002 or lcnovinger@aol.com) Corinne Rossi (474-2181, gabeandgigi@msn.com)

WAYS & MEANS -Tricia Russell (403-7785, tricia.russell@wilkes.edu --please note new email address) and Shannon Williams (474-5570, shannon.williams@flsmidth.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!!

TREASURER - Terry Cahill (474-0592, tcahill@ptd.net)
Hope everyone had a nice summer! Please try to get your membership forms back as soon as you can. Remember to make your check for $20.00 payable to The Mountain Top Welcome Club. If you have any expenses related to the club, send me your receipts so I can reimburse you.

SERVICES - Beth LaMarca (474-6320, bethdoug@ptd.net) and Mary Thomas (868-7737, vandert5@pa.metrocast.net)

Welcome back! We are starting the year off with the Adopt- A-Highway Fall Clean-Up. It is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25th, at 9:30am. Babysitting will be provided at the home of Beth LaMarca: 11 Old Orchard Lane in Highland Woods. 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 calling Beth or Mary or you can sign up at the first general meeting. We hope to see you there. Thanks!

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!

NEWSLETTER - Kim Kovalchik (403-1353, ejk2@verizon.net)
Welcome back! Please send all newsletter articles to me by the 15th of each month. Also, please let me know if you have an email address change. Thank you to all our members receiving the newsletter via email - you are reducing our overhead so we may provide our charities with additional funding.

MEALS THAT HEAL - Christine Strage (474-5026, Christine@strage.com)
Do you enjoy cooking? If so, I would love to add you to my list of wonderful chefs who will cook for a Club member experiencing the arrival of a newborn, an illness or any other life-changing event. You can sign up when you complete the Club's activity form, or by contacting me directly at Christine@strage.com or 474-5026. If you know of anyone who needs this service, please let me know.

"MOMS & TOTS"- Ann Papciak (403-0488, kgnfakp@aol.com)
I'm so excited to be heading up this group! Those of you who know me, know that I love to pick up Chris (my son) and GO! So we'll be doing just that this year! I have some ideas, but am ALWAYS looking for input. Feel free to call me anytime! I thought we'd start the year off with a "Road trip!"..........................

Bloomsburg Children's Museum
Thursday, September 27th at 10am
$4.50 per person, the more the merrier

We will tour and experience this hands-on museum for two hours. Then enjoy a picnic lunch at the municipal park next door. Please bring your own lunch, as the museum does not have a cafeteria. We will meet in the Wendy's parking lot on Rt. 309 at the Rt. 80 jct. at 9am. Please RSVP to me (403-0488) by Sept. 20th.

PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP - Elisa Colo (403-5374, Ekcolox2@aol.com)
Preschool playgroup is for children older than 2. Siblings are always welcome. If you would like to hostess, or have any questions, please contact me.
Date: Friday, Sept. 21st from 10AM-Noon at Valerie Way's home
Address: 506 Morning Glory Place, Bow Creek
RSVP: to Valerie at 403-4017 a few days ahead of time

COFFEE & BABIES - Rachel Boellmann (868-6002 or boell912@epix.net)
Hope to see you at this month's coffee and babies. This playgroup is primarily for parents and caregivers with children younger than two years of age and siblings are welcome! Volunteers are needed to host, please contact me if you are interested.
Date: Thursday, Sept. 13th at 10AM at Liz Shipton's home
Address: 460 Black Walnut Drive, Bow Creek
RSVP: to Liz at 474-5481 a few days ahead of time

OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITIES:

DINNER CLUB - Suzie Rademan (678-7893) & Marie Duclos (678-7332)
If you like to eat, meet simply wonderful people, try strange and exotic foods (sometimes), then the Dinner Club is the place for you. What? Don't think you're a great cook? If you can follow a recipe, join up. In Oct/Nov, February, March & April, we meet in small groups to enjoy an informal dinner. Each couple hosts
once during the year, supplying the main course and hors d'oeuvres. The balance of the meal is supplied by the invited guests. In January, the group meets as a whole to enjoy a "Cold Winters Night" meal. Several other group activities are planned. All Mountaintop Welcome Club members are invited to join.

We will kick off the year with an organizational, get-acquainted COCKTAIL PARTY on SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 7:00PM at the home of KAREN & MIKE FILCHAK, 306 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE (Blue Ridge Trail/Alberdeen Acres). Interested? Call us for details & to RSVP BY Sept. 20. If you are unable to attend, but would like to join, call by Oct. 1 and let us know.

ARTS & CRAFTS- Judy Grimm (403-6194, jacg715@ptd.net)

It's time once again to think of the beauty of fall and all the excitement that comes along with it. School starts and the autumn colors have already begun to show signs they are around the corner. With all the new things to look forward to, we also look forward to some of the things we have enjoyed in the past. One of the things I look forward to is reuniting with friends I have not been with for awhile and meeting new ones.

The kick off meeting for Arts and Crafts is at the home of Mary Thomas, 39 Waterman Drive, Mountain Top, on September 27th at 7:00 pm. We will be making some cards and crafts using rubber stamps. Mary is a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and she has stamps for all occasions, so if you have a particular type of card that you need, just let her know! All of our crafts will be in general $10.00 or less. We are looking for 8 to 12 people to have a really fun night out. I will be looking forward to having you there with me. Please call if you plan to come (570-868-7737) or email Mary at vandert5@pa.metrocast.net; All are welcome - even if you have never stamped before and are just curious. Come and have a fun night out. Come with ideas of things you would like to do. Feel free to bring finger snacks or drinks to share. Thank you!

NEEDLEWORK - Roye Brunnenmeyer (868-3071)
We meet every other Wednesday morning and members bring their own needlework projects to work on. We always welcome new members to join this fun-loving group. Please call the hostess if you plan to attend.
1) Wednesday, September 5th at the home of Marie Duclos, 15 Revere Road (Walden Park), at 10:00 a.m. (678-7332).

2) Wednesday, September 19th at the home of Lois Lauffer, 304 Cedar Manor Drive (Bow Creek), at 10:00 a.m. (474-2375).

SCRAPBOOKING - Deana Pickett (474-6048, dpickett01@aol.com)
Anyone interested in scrapbooking of any style is welcome to join in this new group for '07-'08! Whether you have shelves full of supplies and completed books or have never completed a single page we hope you will join us for a monthly get together where we will work on our individual projects, share ideas and tools, and have fun! Monthly crops will be kept informal and fun and will take place on the 2nd Thursday of each month and usually from 1pm to 3pm. Children are always welcome! Bring some photos and any supplies or tools you have handy. I am also looking for hostesses for the upcoming months - a table and some light refreshments are all that is required!

Scrapbooking Date: Thursday, September 13th Time: 1pm-3pm at My House -- 141 Timberwood Drive, in Timberwood. Please call or email to let me know you can make it!

BOOK CLUB - Carol McGowan (868-6876)
Look for details of our first monthly reading selection and get together in October's newsletter. If you would like to host, please call Carol at 868-6876.

BULLETIN BOARD
If you offer a service you would like our members to know about, or have an item you would like to sell, please email the details to Kim Kovalchik at ejk2@verizon.net for posting in our Bulletin Board.

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

September 5 10:00 am Needlework
September 6 7:00 pm Welcome Club Board Meeting
September 13 10:00 am Coffee & Babies
1:00 pm Scrapbooking
September 15 5:00 pm Family BBQ & Bonfire
October Newsletter Articles Due
September 19 10:00 am Needlework
September 20 12:00 pm General Meeting
September 21 10:00 am Preschool Paygroup
September 25 9:30 am Adopt a Highway Clean-up
September 27 10:00 am Moms & Tots
7:00 pm Arts and Crafts
September 29 7:00 pm Dinner Club Cocktail Party

WELCOME CLUB 2007-2008 VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP FORM

Community service is the foundation of our Club; therefore, we would like to invite you to sign up for our yearly activities. Please remember that any amount of time that you are able to give is always appreciated! Before each event, you will get a reminder phone call or email from the person in charge of that event. Please fill this out and let us support our community together!

You can send your reply to: Mountain Top Welcome Club, PO Box 243, Mountain Top, PA 18707, bring it to the First General Meeting, or e-mail it to me at: kacap66@yahoo.com THANK YOU!! Karin Caporuscio, President

NAME___________________________________ PHONE NUMBER_________________

EMAIL___________________________________

1. SERVICES - We collect and distribute food, clothing, and other items to the needy within our community. Please check the ones that you will support with donations. If one that you are interested in is not listed, please use "other".

A. Food Bank ____

B. Christmas Angel Tag Tree ____

C. Hats & Mittens ____

D. Easter Baskets ____

E. Military Care Packages ____

F. Volunteers of America ____
(helps unwed mothers w/ baby items)

G. Other_____________________ ____

2. Adopt-A-Highway - we clean a two-mile section of Route 309, just past St. Jude's Church/School twice a year. The more helping hands, the faster the job gets done. Babysitting will be provided.

A. Clean-Up: Fall_____________ Spring___________
B. Babysitting: Fall_____________ Spring___________

3. General Meeting - Volunteers are needed to prepare desserts, and to make/buy centerpieces for meetings in September, October, November, January, February, March & April. If there is no centerpiece, we will do a 50/50 drawing.

A. Craft/Centerpiece: Month Preferred_____________________
B. Dessert: Month Preferred_____________________

Would you like to baby-sit during one of the monthly meetings? If we get enough volunteers, we could eliminate the charge for babysitting.

C. Babysitting: Month Preferred_________________________

4. Meals that Heal - We prepare and deliver meals to families that have had a baby, an illness, an accident, a death, or another lifestyle event.

YES, I can help with a meal______________

MOUNTAIN TOP WELCOME CLUB
MEMBERSHIP DUES/REGISTRATION FORM

Yearly Dues: $20.00 Half Year: $10.00*
Begins September/Ends August *Begins January/Ends August.

Circle One: NEW RENEWAL

NAME/SPOUSE:_________________________________________________________
STREET ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________
___________________________________Zip Code________________
DEVELOPMENT/NEIGHBORHOOD_______________________________________

Children's Names (birthday month & year)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ___________________________________
E-Mail Address: ___________________________________

Please send with check written to: The Mountain Top Welcome Club
Mailing Address: Mountain Top Welcome Club, P.O. Box 243, Mountain Top, PA 18707

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