The Junior Circle. The Co-Presidents Message

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1 The GFWC Junior Woman s Club of Westminster, Inc. The Junior Circle Volume 5 Our next club meeting is 6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 14th, at the Non-Profit Building on Clifton Boulevard. Inside this issue: Conservation 2 Members on the Move 2 Domestic Violence Vigil 2 Public Affairs 3 A Time for GFWC Membership 15th Annual Santa s Workship Dates to Remember October Birthdays 6 October Hostesses 6 Meals on Wheels 6 Newsletter Deadline 6 News from the Editor 6 This Month s Book Club 6 September Club Meeting Minutes Club Roster insert insert The Co-Presidents Message Happy October!!! It was great seeing everyone at the September meeting. Thank you to the hostesses who provided wonderful food. Great job!! I want to welcome Helen Garland, our newest member. She is a friend of Cecilia. Once again the consignment sale was a success! I want to thank everyone who worked, great job! Julie, Vicki, and I couldn t have done it without all the hard work from club members. The girls on the committee, all of you did a fantastic job. The final revenue figure is still pending, but I hope Susan will have an estimated figure at the October meeting. It is time to gear up for the Chili Cook Off. This is a GREAT family event. If you are unable to work, please try to come!! Lots of fun for all. If you know anyone who would be interested in cooking, please contact Tammy Black. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. We will be collecting items for the local shelter. These items in need are tampons, pads, personal care items, gently used toys or books. Please bring as much as you can to the meeting. October is also Breast Cancer awareness month. Be sure to bring a stapler to the meeting to make reminder cards. Thanks Jessica and Cecilia October 2010

2 Conservation PAGE 2 Time to get those yards ready for the winter. It is time to start packing up the lawn furniture and lawn ornaments. There is mulching to do and leaves to rake. Don t forget to use those large brown paper bags to put your yard waste in. They will get mulched up with the leaves when they go to the landfill for recycling. Pull up the old flowers and weeds to prepare for a better jumpstart for the new flowers next year. This is the ideal time of year to plant a new tree and to seed the yard. Find a beautiful day to do this and enjoy all the beauty of the colors, and the wonderful smells of this season. Patti Jo Members on the Move Our members are gearing up for our Annual Chili Cook-Off this Sunday, October 17th. It is not too late to sign up to volunteer or cook! Our help is also needed for the Domestic Violence Vigil being held on Tuesday, October 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Our club has volunteered to supply refreshments. The vigil will be located at the Little Baker Chapel at McDaniel College. Please notify Babs Condon, if you are able to assist. All this service does not go unappreciated!! We have two fun evenings ahead... the Barter Dinner & our Holiday Party. Thank you to everyone for all of your continued hard work! There was no Membership Word of the Month, due to me missing the last meeting. Jesse Domestic Violence Vigil The Annual Domestic Violence Vigil is scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30ish, in Little Baker Chapel at McDaniel College. The expected attendance is 75. Our club is providing the refreshments. Set up is 5:30; the vigil starts at 6:00 and refreshments will be served around 7:30. Volunteers will be needed to serve 75 people. Please let me know if you can provide anything. Please put your name on the bottom of your plate, if you can t stay until the end. I will return them all the week after. Please deliver your refreshments to the chapel between 5:30 and 7pm. Be VERY quiet if you arrive after 6:00 the vigil is an emotionally moving experience, if you have never been to one and we don t want to interrupt any of the speakers. Thanks so much for your help! Babs

3 Public Affairs PAGE 3 Well ladies, by the time you receive this newsletter, it will officially be fall. What a wonderful time of year, especially in Carroll County. There are so many events at this time of year, you can barely fit them all in. One of those events is the Halloween Parade. It is scheduled for Tuesday, October 26th, at 7:00 p.m. We have the dubious honor of judging the talent that goes by. It is a really great time. If there is anyone that would like to join the women that have already signed up to help judge, please call me or me so I can add you to the list. We really have a great time. Don t forget that you must be there at 6:30 so we can get ourselves positioned, and to bring a pencil, clipboard, flashlight, chair, and to dress accordingly for the weather. If it rains, like last year, the parade will be called off. They usually make that decision by 5:30 p.m. at the latest. This only takes a little over an hour of your time. Thanks to all who have signed up already and I will contact you to remind you when it gets closer to the date. Also, I wanted to start reminding everyone that it is only one more month before we change time - November7 th to be exact. Start getting BC0106 ready for that drastic change. Not everyone adapts well to the lack of sunshine and really needs to mentally prepare for the change. Even your children get off schedule when the afternoons seem so short. Soak up all the sun that you can now, while it is still gorgeous out. Everyone, enjoy your autumn. Patti Jo A Time for GFWC Membership Building upon the previous ACT in OCTOBER campaign, GFWC is initiating a new nationwide membership recruitment campaign Three New Members is a Great Reason to Recruit This Season. As the year-long initiative unfolds, each of the four seasons will focus on a different theme with the goal of recruiting three new members per season. This means your club could end the year with 12 new members! Any club that reports three new members in a season will be recognized in GFWC Clubwoman Magazine. - from GFWC News & Notes, September 21, 2010

4 15 th Annual Santa s Workshop GFWC STARS Juniorette Club of Westminster PAGE 4 (a volunteer service organization for girls in middle and high school) Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010, 1-4 PM For children ages 4 to 10 Cost: $20 per child All siblings of a full price child are just $15. Place: St. Paul s United Church of Christ (Fellowship Hall) on the corner of Bond & Green Streets, Westminster Our Santa s Workshop is a delightfully fun filled afternoon. Register your children and their friends to create a wonderful holiday memory they will want to repeat each year. Space is limited - so register early. Simply bring your child inside the Fellowship Hall just before 1 PM and return at 4 PM to pick them up - OR you may stay to watch if you wish. We will teach them how to make crafts, provide juice and cookies and present a short holiday play for their entertainment. - Please register my child for the 15 th Annual Santa s Workshop December 11, Name of child: age: Address: address for future mailings: Emergency phone number during workshop: Name of second child: age: Name of third child: age: Name of fourth child: age: Cut off the lower half of this form and mail BEFORE December 1, OR... call to make sure there is still space. Include check made payable to: The GFWC STARS Club of Westminster (see prices above) Mail to: STARS CLUB, c/o 1224 Martin Drive, Westminster, MD 21157

5 PAGE 5 GFWC Jr. Woman s Club of Westminster DATES TO REMEMBER October 16 October 17 October October 30 November5-7 November 11 November 16 November 21 December 8 December 9 December 11 January 13 February 10 February 25/28 March 10 March??? April 14 April 30-May 1 May 12 Hair Ball 6 th Annual Chili Cook Off Domestic Violence Awareness the Beach Western District Meeting / Braddock Heights Southeastern Region Meeting / The Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, WV Barter Dinner (November Meeting) / New Member Inductions GFWC-MD: Board of Directors Meeting / Columbus Gardens (Baltimore) MATRA Bull Roast/ Money Wheels Fund Raiser Holiday Open House/ GFWC Headquarters: Washington, D.C. Holiday Party (December Meeting) / Gift Exchange / Bring Family Support Gifts Santa s Workshop Reporting Workshop (January Meeting) / Speaker / Dr. Seuss sign-up February Meeting / Speaker Dr. Seuss Local Schools March Meeting / Nominating Committee Aelected Beneficiary Discussions Nominate Members for: Babs Condon Award/ Jr. Award/ Rookie of the Year Tea Party Fund Raiser April Meeting / Committee Preference Sheets & Brief Committee Overview Officer Nominations and Voting GFWC State Meeting (Junior Day) May Dinner ( May Meeting) New Member Inductions Officer Installations Beneficiaries Announced

6 October Birthdays October Hostesses Meals on Wheels October 1st - Helen Garland October 2nd - Jessica Corbi October 7th - Ginny Houser October 8th - Jessica Brock October 15th - Peggy Markovic Patti Jo Green, Head Hostess Jessica Condon Brenda Murphy Beth Szczesny Pam Xenakis, Door Prizes Contact: Martha Brown October 19 - Vickie Kyle & Martha Brown Call Martha, If you are able to assist with delivering meals to the seniors of our communities. Newsletter Deadline Articles for the November newsletter are due by October 24th to Sandy Lynch. Articles can be ed to sanlyn790@gmail.com, mailed to 3495 Woodholme Drive, Hampstead, MD 21074, or called to News from the Editor This month s revised Club Roster includes new member information for Helen Garland. The Junior Circle is published monthly for the GFWC Junior Woman s Club of Westminster, Inc. For more information about events and information, please contact Cecilia Alcorn at massagebycecilia@gmail.com or Jessica Brock at sweetpea1972@comcast.net. For questions concerning the electronic version of the newsletter, please contact Sandy Lynch at sanlyn790@gmail.com. Thanks for helping with our club communications! Sandy This Month s Book Club This month s book will be Katherine Howe s The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. Everyone will come together on Thursday, October 28th, about 7:00 p.m., at the home of Jessica Brock. Everyone planning to attend is invited to wear a costume. They are optional, but would add excitement to the evening!!!!!!