Hello Newcomers—Welcome to August! I hope you are all managing to stay cool and well. After our break from our monthly luncheon in July, we look forward to seeing you at the August Luncheon this week. A big thank you to Christine Martin and Sandy Garrett for working so hard to get all of our luncheons set up for the year. In the current economic climate, that has been no small feat! Hopefully, you saw our e-blast about the Community Involvement School Supply Drive. Those items can be brought to the luncheon for Emilia Westney to pick up. Thank you, Emilia!
We are gearing up to have the new directory printed, and copies will be available at the September luncheon. Before that, Susi Baylis-Powell will send out a draft so that you can ensure your information is correct. Please get back to her in a timely manner so she can make any needed changes.
Also coming up at our September luncheon will be our Interest Group Showcase. All of our interest group leaders will have information on what they are doing and how to join. Have you got an idea for a group you’d like to start? We would be glad to help you get it going! All ideas are welcome—and multiples of the same type of group are fine. Sometimes schedules don’t work for the current group meeting, and you might just have the time slot that will attract different members. Michelle Plazek is our go-to for all things Interest Groups. Thanks, Michelle!
A new feature going forward in our newsletter will be a member spotlight. Especially after the last couple of years, we don’t all know each other. Longer tenure members don’t know the newbies and the newbies don’t know our longer tenure members, so I hope this will be a small way to introduce you to various club members. See below for our very first member spotlight!
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me or any board member if there is something we can help you with. We are here to serve and will do our best to address your needs.
Hope to see you soon at the luncheon, coffee, or any of our great interest group activities!
Carol Palazzo
President