Altrusa Newsletter, Issue No. 29, December 16, 2016
At our Business Meeting Tuesday, we installed Nia Harden. (Photo attached). When you see Nia, please welcome her to Altrusa. She is pictured here with one of her sponsors, Mary Beth Kelton. We also approved four new projects 1) To The Moon and Back - Aubrey Kyle - For Brooks Carter Louis; 2) Kosse Cares, Inc.; 3) Camp Dreamcatcher; and 4)Canstruction. .
What an exciting time we had at the Altrusa Christmas Party Monday evening. The food was great, and the venue was delightful. Thank you Tara Stafford and Debbie Gordon for putting this together for us. You two really know how to throw a party. The Christmas ornament exchange was a very nice touch and everyone went home with a Christmas ornament that was new and different from the one they brought.
Remember, we will not have a program meeting in December. Our Christmas Party took the place of our program meeting. So, the next time we will meet will be our business meeting on January 10th. Our Board will meet on January 3rd at noon at the Library as usual.
Donna Lammert, RWYC Program Director, shared a note with us through Beverly and Sharon. She said, "When the children at RWYC get off the bus to come to the Center, they are asking if "those ladies that read to us are coming today?" " That is just so adorable to get an image of a child who may not have the opportunity to have someone read to them be excited to have that happen. If you have time available to read to these precious children please email Beverlyor give her a call. She will be happy to put your name on the list of readers.
If you have service hours or community hours to go toward our goal of 100 hours for each Temple Altrusan, please email those hours to Chipby simply clicking on his name and emailing the hours. How easy is that...no muss no fuss...no form to fill out!
I hope each one of you have a Very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. You won't hear from me again through the newsletter until next year with our January 6, 2017 edition of our Altrusa Newsletter.
If you would like to contribute to Club 21 (Altrusa Foundation), Kathy Folley is still collecting. Club 21 is an awesome way for us to donate just $21 each year to the Altrusa Foundation. The money we donate goes into a fund that is distributed back to Altrusa Clubs all over the World for worthy projects. Altrusa International of Temple, TX. Inc. has been a recipient of one of those grants with Camp Dreamcatcher a couple of years ago. Your dollars are tax deductible if you choose and you can be well assured that your hard-earned money is going to a good cause. AND besides all of that, you get a really cool Club 21 pin to wear.
Please consider a contribution. It is not mandatory that you contribute each year, but once you see all of the worthy grants the foundation funds, you will more than likely want to continue. THANK YOU for your consideration in support of this worthy foundation. Kathy will have forms at our meetings in October, but I have attached the link to the form if you want to print it and bring it to a meeting with your $21.
The 2016 Fall Leadership Event(FLE) is right around the corner (Saturday, November 5th). Registration is still open and you can get with Barbara Pearcy for housing and carpooling details. Click this link to open the packet of information.
If you plan to go to Conference in April 2017, don't forget to make your hotel reservation. The reservations at the host hotel could go quickly! Conference is a ton of fun and you will enjoy spending time with Altrusans from Temple and the other clubs in Disctrict Nine. Email me if you have any questions dorothyg@hot.rr.com.
Debbie Fendrick will be coordinating housing and travel for our District Nine Conference in Waco in 2017.
Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Accent Presenter
December 13, 2016 - Human Rights Day
Cases, Angela
January 10, 2017 - Distinguished Club Award
Brockette, Lorna
January 24, 2017 - Member Retention
Stafford, Tara
February 14, 2017 - Altrusa Foundation
Janes, Janna
February 28, 2017 - World Day of Social Justice
Gorden, Debbie
March 14, 2017 - International Women's Day
Peck, Sherryn
March 28, 2017 - District Conference
Moore, Linda
April 11, 2017 - Altrusa Awareness
Lanham, Pam
April 25, 2017 - Altrusan of the Year
Ruiz, Julie
May 9, 2017 - International Day for Families
Kaesberg, Mrs, Maria
Meeting Greeter
June 28, 2016
Kirkland, Jessica
June 28, 2016
Hall, Stefanie
July 12, 2016
Caraveo, Juan
July 12, 2016
Caraveo, Leticia
July 26, 2016
Kauk, Mary Beth
July 26, 2016
Ainsworth, Sherry
August 9, 2016
Cases, Angela
August 9, 2016
Richey, Robbie
August 23, 2016
Brown, Marsha
August 23, 2016
Cummings, Mikie
September 13, 2016
McClaren, Peggy
September 13, 2016
Cortes, Debbie
September 27, 2016
Bowen-Bechtel, Teresa
September 27, 2016
Arredondo, Mary
October 11, 2016
Dobos, Amy
October 11, 2016
Conner, Gracie
October 25, 2016
Fendrick, Debbie
October 25, 2016
Fleck, Carol
November 8, 2016
Hargrove, Annette
November 8, 2016
Smith, Sharon
November 22, 2016
Janacek, Kathy
November 22, 2016
Hill, Brenda
December 13, 2016
DiGaetano, Michelle
December 13, 2016
Bennett, Tammy
January 10, 2017
White, Carol
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