President: Kynlon Sherrill January 2018 Newsletter Publisher: Stephanie Adams WHAT S HAPPENING IN MATERNAL LEAGUE?!! Loving all things Maternal,

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1 Save the Dates! A Night at the Theatre March 3 Laughter on the 23rd Floor 6:00p Reception & Cocktails 8:00p Curtains Up PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE General Meeting Wednesday January 17 Ridgeway Country Club (Details below) President: Kynlon Sherrill January 2018 Newsletter Publisher: Stephanie Adams WHAT S HAPPENING IN MATERNAL LEAGUE?!! HAPPY 2018! Happy New Year to you all! I hope you celebrated the start of 2018 in good spirits with family and friends! Now that we re a few days into the new year, it s good to look ahead and think about what this year may bring! Our fundraiser will take place on March 3rd at Playhouse on the Square for a production of Neil Simon s Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Ann Shorter and Stephanie Lincoln have worked diligently on the staging of this event. They have found sponsors and set up committees. However, all of their efforts will be in vain without the full support of our membership! I encourage each of you to not only financially support this fundraiser, but become involved with one of the committees. When everyone becomes involved, we as a group feel the sense of accomplishment that comes from knowing we are playing a small role in bettering the lives of women and children in need in the Memphis area. So... as we ring out the old, let us welcome the new year, full of new and exciting endeavors and raise a toast to yesterday s achievements and Maternal League s future accomplishments! Loving all things Maternal, Kynlon JANUARY Winter Meeting Wednesday, January 17 Meet & Greet: 11:30am Meeting with Lunch & Program: 12pm Speaker: Karen Hill from the March of Dimes What can you do to help?! Order lunch from the Ridgeway Country Club menu if you choose and enjoy the program! DIAPER DRIVE Bring a package of newborn, small size, or adult disposable diapers or packs of Baby Wipes to the January Winter Meeting! DIAPER COUNT Maternal Year : 1,215 BABY WIPES: 3 packs

2 Page 2 A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE Maternal League s fundraising event is A Night at the Theatre. Organized by Maternal League members Stephanie Lincoln and Ann Shorter, the event is set for Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. The evening event will begin at 6:00 pm in the theatre s special event room with reception style dinner food and cocktails. Guests will be able to bid on silent auction themed baskets while a quartet of stringed instrument musicians provides background music. After the reception, guests will be entertained by the theatre s stage of Laughter on the 23 rd Floor, a script based on the experiences of playwright Neil Simon. The cost of the event is $60 per person. Ticket sales are VITAL for this event! We do not want empty seats in the theatre! Maternal League members are encouraged to purchase or sell 1 4 tickets. There are only 100 tickets available. Please, secure your ticket purchases ASAP! Deadline for ticket sales is February 21. Contact Ann Shorter SILENT AUCTION THEMED BASKET HELP NEEDED Stephanie & Ann are calling on all Maternal League members to help fill the baskets to be auctioned at the March 3 fundraiser. Some of the themed baskets decided upon are: Pamper Yourself Movie Night Let s Eat Out Be A Beach Bum A Night on the Town Memphis Style and Golf is Golden Do you have a contact with a local retailer? Do you have a friend with connections? Or are you just a natural at asking vendors for a charitable donation? Everyone's help is needed in order to make these themed baskets a silent auction success! Ideally, 2 more themed basket ideas are needed. Stephanie (stephanielincoln@bellsouth.net) or Ann (shorter6@aol.com) with helpful ideas.

3 Page 3 November Meeting Holiday Decorating with Susie Person Maternal members attended the annual "Holiday Decorating" program and meeting with Susie Person, November 8, held at Ridgeway Country Club. Susie, along with her helper elf, delivered a most informative and fun program on holiday floral arranging!

4 Page 4 Maternal League Christmas Party! Members celebrated the holiday season with food, fun and fellowship, Wednesday, December 13 at the home of Barbara Elliott. "Dirty Santa" gifts were piled under the Christmas tree, there was delicious food provided by attending members, and of course, the spirits were re laxed and happy with holiday beverages! Members in at tendance were Carolyn Shanks, Kynlon Sherrill, Ann Shorter, Stephanie Adams, Marie Dowling, Greear Trew, Louise Palazola, Colette Christie, Pat Gill, Diana Brewer, Karen Klemis, Catharine Wark, Judy Myers, Stephanie Lincoln, and, of course, Barbara Elliott.

5 Page 5 Member News Corner Kynlon Sherrill s daughter Ginny was married to Kyle Enfield on August 19, 2017 in St. Paul, MN. The couple reside in Minneapolis, MN. Deepest Sympathies Carolyn Shanks father-in-law, Mike Shanks, passed away in Wisconsin. Stephanie Adams father-in-law, Rob Adams, passed away in Germantown on November 6, Thoughts & Prayers Diana Brewer s son Alex married Lucy Phillips on June 3, Greear Trew broke her foot on New Year s Day and is housebound with a walker. Keep her in your prayers! Midge Weinberg has been having trouble with her knee. Please, keep her in your payers, too. Stephanie Adams daughter Heather graduated Cum Laude in Business Management from LSU on Dec. 15. She was, also, named a Ruck s Fellow which is awarded to the top 10 Business Management graduates. Happy Birthday! December 1 Dianna Waring 10 Carolyn Cooke January 10 Pat Gill 12 Sandy Gates 14 Kathy Kabel 20 Louise Palazola