OCT 2017 Website: www.hadleymothersclub.org What s Inside: Oct 5 Special Town Meeting Paint & Sip Event Letter from the President HHF Flyer 2017-2018 Membership Form Paint & Sip Flyer Important dates: Oct 5: Special Town Meeting table Oct 10: HHF meeting @Kris 630pm Oct 12: Paint & Sip Event Oct 18: HMC Meeting: Sensible Sort Oct 25: HHF meeting@kris 630pm Nov 15: HMC Meeting Nov 19: Hadley Holiday Fair Officers 2015-2017: President: Denise Devine Vice Pres.: Suzanne Waskiewicz Treasurer: Jessica West Secretary: Diane Kieras-Ciolkos Directors: Barb Pliska Jen Lapis Peg Jekanowski Diane Kieras-Ciolkos Kelly Higgins Jessica West Suzanne Waskiewicz Denise Devine Program: Kris Moriarty Kelly Higgins Sunshine: Kris Moriarty Peg Jekanowski Membership: Melissa Aloisi Newsletter: Melissa Aloisi Grant Writing: Jen Lapis Advertising: Jen Lapis Webmaster: Barb Pliska Fundraising: Kris Moriarty Cathy West Jen Lapis Donna Berg Barb Andersen Nominating: Peg Jekanowski Suzanne Waskiewicz Kris Moriarty Denise Devine Scholarship: Cathy West Kelly Higgins Bert Szala Melissa Aloisi Oct 5 we will host the refreshments table. Please bring some kind of treat or snack. Meeting starts at 7 pm at Hopkins and our collection box is earmarked for a School in Florida Keys for hurricane relief. Help spread the word! Paint & Sip At The Hadley American legion $10 per person + cash bar **can be applied towards this year dues** Members asked to bring an appetizer to share And A new friend please help us increase our membership! (PLEASE POST ATTACHED FLYER) Guest Speaker: Kira from Sensible Sort ~~ ~~ ~~ Meetings are held monthly at 630pm in the Staff Lounge at the Hadley Elementary School with FREE childcare provided by Hadley Girl Scouts Troop 11610
Dear Members, Hadley Mothers Club Page 2 of 6 Letter from the President Please pass this on to anyone you know who works at UMass we are on the 'list' for contributions. Thank you! K15205 is our COMEC code. It is this time of year to sign up for contributions! Due to a mix up with computer communications Girl Scout troop 11610 will provide child care in 2017-18, thanks! Special Town Meeting is 10/5 we will have a table set up with refreshments please bring some kind of treat or snack, thank you. Meeting starts at 7 pm at Hopkins, we will be ear marking the collection to a school in the Florida Keys that was recommended by Emma Dragon who was there doing relief efforts after the hurricane. She gave me all the information needed to send a donation directly to the school. Anne McKenzie sent me answers to the questions that members brought up regarding the Fields Program, we can go over them at the October meeting. I also indicated to Anne that the School Use Policy is still a 'bone of contention' with our members. She suggested that our members look at the policy and make recommendations that will go to their sub committee to consider changes. We can talk at our October meeting about if a few members want to do this task. Members want to look at different options for giving to the Goodwin Library project (all depending on 11/14 ballot vote). I brought information to the September meeting but no vote was taken. We hope in October that more members can see the information and we can discuss more. Some options discussed were spreading out donation over a few years to 'purchase' bigger ticket items. The membership committee announced October 12th the Paint and Sip event to be held at the Hadley Legion. We voted to charge each person $10 to reserve their spot. We will offer non members an option to use the $10 towards their dues and members will have their membership paid. There is a Sign Up Genius for members to bring appetizers. I would like to encourage each member to come and to invite someone. Thanks to Ellen and Abbey for doing this!!!! I have flyers, there is one attached to this newsletter please pass it on; at soccer games, dance, social events, churches.
Page 3 of 6 Hadley Mothers Club Continued: from the President The Holiday Fair is SOLD OUT!!! We are full, we do have space for non profits in the hallway. The sub committee will be meeting on 10/10. There is a Sign Up Genius that allows members to sign up for a 'job' before the fair; ie Entertainment; lining up dancers, singers for the day. We want this sign up so we can follow up with the member in charge to see how it is going, do they need help, etc. Thank you!! We amended that list, with Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th with specific times/jobs to work those days, soon. Specifically now our 'job' is to get shoppers there for our Vendors! You can help by giving out postcards (Denise will have at meeting) to anyone, sub committee and members should consider ad for newspaper, flyers (one attached) posted around town and your work place. We hope to have a refreshment table at ballot voting on 11/14 to pass out postcards to Hadley voters. The sub committee meeting summary: the gym is full, DDI is starting a wait list, we need some more members to help with entertainment and getting volunteers to help on 17th/18th of November (this is the 'job' list on the Sign up Genius), we need shoppers, Denise to ask about the side banners to purchase, Denise will appear on Mass Appeal on the 13th of November to press the fair (hopefully with DDI). Did you know that we have a committee to Hurricane Harvey donation voted on $300 to be donated to Students of Hadley: Helping students of Hurricane Harvey. Next meeting is October 18th at 6:30 at HES. Our organizing guru Kira will be there to help answer our questions, topic: Homemakers disaster preparedness. Her web site is: www.sensiblesort.com. If anyone asks about Hadley Mothers' Club be sure to send them to our great web site: www.hadleymothersclub.org! ~Denise devinehdly@charter.net or 413-695-0385
Hadley Mothers Club Page 4 of 6 8 Th Annual Holiday Fair November 18, 2017 9:00 am 3:00 pm Hopkins Academy Cafeteria Route 9 Hadley MA Contact for questions: Donna Berg 413-427-4169 or dberg10kt@gmail.com Come shop for the holidays! Visit from Santa! Lunch menu, silent auction, hourly door prizes, bake table.*bring non-perishable food item for Hadley Food Pantry and receive a raffle ticket!
Page 5 of 6 Hadley Mothers Club Starting Our New Year 2017-2018! All members are required to fill out a membership form each year. Please complete ASAP and submit with annual dues of $10.00 payable to: Hadley Mothers Club This form allows the Membership Committee to accurately keep records of members emails, MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION phone numbers and addresses, and to communicate with you. Thank you. Please return Form & Money at a meeting, by mail, or via email: HMC, PO Box 672, Hadley, MA 01035 hmothersclub@gmail.com Name: Preferred Phone: Birthday (optional): (mm/dd) Address: Email(s): Anniversary (optional): (mm/dd) Child(ren) First Name: Grade Birthday Childr(en) First Name: Grade Birthday
Hadley Mothers Club Page 6 of 6 Moms! Come Join the Fun! Thursday October 12, 2017, 6:30 pm Hadley Mothers Club Paint and Sip Evening at the American Legion No Experience Necessary! Paint & Sip Fun Event located at the AMERICAN LEGION 162 Russell Street Hadley, MA 01035 Cost: $10 per person + cash bar available Reserve your spot by 10/10/17 Go to http://hadleymothersclub.org/ $10 FOR THE Paint/ CASH BAR FOR SIP! Reserve you spot early! Free Appetizers $30 Value