X-JWC HotLine 2015 Calendar of Events:

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1 X-JWC HotLine 2015 Calendar of Events: Bunco-December 8 lunch 11:30 Bunco 12:30 Peppermill Crafts-December 21 Time and place TBA Winter-December 21 Board meeting-december 29 10:00 a.m.-pointe Frontier Craft Room. All members, new and mature, are welcome. Bunco Fundraiser-January 23 (Saturday) 1:00 p.m. Our Members We support our members! Carol Steinhour-Spent more time in the hospital. She had to go back to the hospital because she couldn t walk and problems with her left arm, she is now at Cheyenne Health Care Center receiving Physical Therapy. She would like cards, phone calls and visits. Marie Kubal-Had a minor stroke is with her daughter Debbie. Toni Greene is now out of Rehab and getting out and about some. Jean Rucker is not feeling real good. Sarah Norris husband, Larry, has been in the hospital and is recuperating at home. Kathy Petersen had cataract surgery on her other eye, she is doing fine. Benita Thompson s great granddaughter is in Children s Hospital in Denver because she wouldn t eat. She is 6 months old. She has now started eating and may get to come home soon. Joan Carey has been having heart problems and recently had a pace maker put in. She is recovering at home. Thelma Harrell had a bout with her car door in the wind at Texas Roadhouse and was sore for a while. She is doing better.

2 Hope everyone is better for the Holidays! Darlene Evans December 20 Lorene Schrader, former member and President ( ) of X-JWC passed away November 3 at the age of 101. We had the pleasure of having her with us at the 75 th Anniversary Party. Sympathy is extended to the Schrader family. Corrections Margaret Shaw s shawmew@gmail.com Melody Nielsen s phone number: Website for: State GFWC gfwcwyoming.org International GFWC gfwc.org Lunch at Texas Roadhouse The event was held Thursday November 12. We had 19 X-JWC members working the lunch. Four husbands took care of the 12 deliveries to businesses, delivering 92 lunches. 255 tickets were sold, we received 18 free lunches. Carol Steinhour sold 66 tickets and collected $175 in donations, and Phyllis Duncan sold 42lunches and collected $145 in donations and Carolyn Turbiville sold 40 lunches and collected $330 in donations. 44 X-JWC members sold tickets or gave a donation. 15 members did not participate. MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES All members are required to work on money making projects. (From Standing Rules in Handbook) Someone left a pair of prescription glasses on the entry table at Texas Roadhouse lunch. Please contact Phyllis Duncan if you know who they belong to. Carolyn Turbiville is collecting Box Tops for Schools.

3 Bev Campbell, President The year is going way to fast. Here it is, December already. The bad news is that reports will need to be completed very soon, (by the end of Dec), but the good news is this has been a wonderful year so far. Each month I become more in awe of the members of this club when I see the dedication and commitment demonstrated month after month. I also truly appreciate the positive attitudes and team work I am observing. It certainly has exceeded my expectations for the first four months. It is hard to believe that with the January meeting we will be half way through the club year already. Congratulations and thank you for all your support and hard work. In December, we will have orientation for new members, put our X-JWC label in 244 books for Head Start, visit and tour Head Start facility, sell and distribute our Candy Bar sleighs, pack baskets with donated fruit and distribute 30 fruit baskets for Veterans, VA Home, and Hospice. The club is also donating money that will be used to purchase coupon books for the VA patients. Thank you Phyllis Salzburg for getting the King Super fundraiser cards program going. Free money and no effort! It doesn t get any better than that. I wish all of you blessed Holidays, and thank you for all your kindness and support. Program Reports Public Issues Committee partnered with Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 12th to help sort and pack care packages for the troops overseas. Many thanks to my group of 10 volunteers that gave of their time and efforts to this project! I so appreciated your help! The last project for 2015 will be to partner with Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless in collecting and donating warm winter coats in any size. Bring any coat donations to the Dec. meeting on the 1st, as the deadline for this is Dec. 2nd. I will see that our donations get to the Coalition. Public Issues Committee will meet shortly after the 1st of 2016 to plan projects for the rest of the year. Karen Lee Chair Public Issues Committee Arts Mary Ann Kamla It is time to think about the Membership Art Contest and the Membership Hobby/Crafts/Sewing Contests. The Art Contest consists of the following mediums;

4 Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, Other sketches and Sculptures. The Hobby/Crafts/Sewing contest consists of the following: Sewing/Quilting, Jewelry Design, Pottery, Floral Design and Fiber Arts. The entry deadline date for applications forms to be submitted is April 1, The application forms with the appropriate contest rules will be available beginning at the January Program Reports Public Issues Committee partnered with Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 12th to help sort and pack care packages for the troops overseas. Many thanks to my group of 10 volunteers that gave of their time and efforts to this project! I so appreciated your help! The last project for 2015 will be to partner with Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless in collecting and donating warm winter coats in any size. Bring any coat donations to the Dec. meeting on the 1st, as the deadline for this is Dec. 2nd. I will see that our donations get to the Coalition. Public Issues Committee will meet shortly after the 1st of 2016 to plan projects for the rest of the year. Karen Lee Chair Public Issues Committee Arts Mary Ann Kamla It is time to think about the Membership Art Contest and the Membership Hobby/Crafts/Sewing Contests. The Art Contest consists of the following mediums; Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, Other sketches and Sculptures. The Hobby/Crafts/Sewing contest consists of the following: Sewing/Quilting, Jewelry Design, Pottery, Floral Design and Fiber Arts. The entry deadline date for applications forms to be submitted is April 1, The application forms with the appropriate contest rules will be available beginning at the January membership meeting. The Membership Photography Contest applications and rules may also be available at that time. So begin thinking and planning on what you can do for anyone or more of the above categories. We have so many talented ladies in our club, jump in and have fun with these contests! Gazebo in Botanic Gardens At one time each President of X-JWC was given $500 to be used for a CIP (Community Improvement Project) of her choice. Monies not used was left in the Treasury until a suitable project was found.

5 Shortly after Iris Trosper was installed as President, she found out that the two presidents before her had not used their monies, which meant that, with their money and hers, they would have $1,500 to spend. Betty Kline, Carol Pralle and Iris talked it over and decided to look into the purchase of the first Gazebo in the Botanic Gardens. Sadly, $1500 was not enough to purchase a "Ready made one but Capital Lumber Company said they would furnish all the materials if our club would find workers to put it together for our $1500. After twisting arms and making pleas, Iris's husband, Chuck Kline and Milt Biltinger agreed to put it together. Norm Pralle was still working and living in Harriman, so he helped out with moral support. Next step!! Permits. This became an obstacle to overcome, but we finally got the city to approve when they were told that all the work was done by volunteers. The day finally came when all the lumber, blue prints, etc. were delivered to Iris' driveway on Snyder and 8th Ave which was close to the park. Work began and even the principal builders consisted of 3 husbands and they had a lot of sidewalk helpers and Iris took gallons of lemon aid to help them tolerate the heat. They put in many long hours because the goal was to have it completed by the time Cheyenne celebrated its Bi Centennial. They made it on the day of the Ribbon cutting. Reporters from TV, radio and newspapers along with Botanic Gardens personnel and X-JWC members were in attendance. A great day and a lasting gift. Since its construction, many happy occasions have been held there including weddings, christenings, picnics, birthday parties, etc. A plaque has been posted inside with the names of the 3 past Presidents prescribed on it. Proud!! You bet we are! Submitted by Iris Trosper Leadership Tid Bits I d like to share something personal related to leadership this month. For the past four months I have had a challenge as club President. I knew I wanted to practice some of what I have learned about Leadership this past year. I have made every effort to encourage members to come up with new ideas, share ideas, partner with the community and implement new ideas. Just hanging back and let them be in control is easier said than done. What I have witnessed is women discussing, brainstorming and coming up with a plan as a team. Do I want to jump in and give my opinion? Absolutely! However, if I just hang back, they make good decisions and get the project done. It might not be the way I would do it, but it always works out and is a success. There is a happy and positive attitude around those stepping up and trying new things. They need support, not instruction or someone to

6 boss them. What do I mean by support? I am there to help and provide guidance. Hopefully, confidence will develop and it will become easier to find officers to fulfill positions. Bev Campbell, State Leadership Chair, (also President for X-JWC, Cheyenne, Wy) Happy Holidays!! Hotline deadline is the Friday before the Tuesday of the general meeting. Hard copies of the Hotline will be made for only the members who do not have . If you have , it will be ed to you sometime between Saturday and Monday just before the meeting. Tidbit from X-JWC Past 50 years A meeting with the Wheels of the Frontier Committee saw changes made in the club s parade costume business. Because they expressed a desire to assume more of the responsibility of dressing the parade floats, the garments were sold to them. X-JWC retained the right to maintain and replace the costumes for a substantial maintenance fee. A further increase was made for maintenance in (Editor note-we no longer are involved with the dresses for the parade. This summer I rode in the Frontier Days Parade and when I returned my dress, I overheard a conversation about some of the dresses from X-JWC are still being used)

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