President’s Notes December 2009 |
Dear Members,
Happy Holidays,
We had our annual Cookie and Ornament Swap on Thursday, December 3rd. A big thank you goes to Cheri Farley for hosting this event. It was a wonderful evening with plenty of food and laughter.
November was a busy month with another Middle School Dance, as well as the Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot raised an amazing $3,400+! Great job by Jill Donelan who handled the entire event without a committee! We are all grateful for your hard work.
The dances continue to be successfully organized and run by the Dance Committee, lead by Dianne Malloy and Diane Daly. Thank you for all your hard work and the work of your committee – you are doing a great job!
This coming month will be busy for everyone. Let’s do our best to remember the needs of the food pantry and the closet. At this difficult economic time, the needs of the community only increase. Anything we can all do around the holidays, and all year through is definitely appreciated. Please see below for the Norwell Adopt-a-Family information. They are still looking for 42 families to be adopted.
The Norwell Gardens Luncheon was a success on December 4th. Thank you to all who baked and served. Again, Micci thank you for organizing this very fulfilling event. The “Decibals” from Norwell High School were beautiful to listen to.
Karin Gilmartin is organizing a fun evening out in January (in lieu of the wine tasting) to be held at Boston Bowl in Hanover. Tickets are on sale now! For $40/pp you will be able to bowl two strings, including shoe rental, and appetizers. There will be a cash bar and some fun raffle items. Please organize a team of bowlers, or buy a single ticket and you will be put together with others. It will be a great way to “Strike out the winter doldrums”, so please contact Karin to purchase your tickets!
Membership dues are due. The yearbook will be published soon, and if you want your information in the Yearbook dues need to be paid. You can mail your $30 check to the Norwell Women’s Club c/o Jessica Chase, Membership Chair.
The January meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night, January 12th at the Middle School at 7:30 pm. I hope everyone has a very happy and safe holiday season.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me any time.
Warmest Regards,
Nancy L. Bailey Karin Gilmartin Karen Reynolds
President Vice President Vice President
Nancy.bailey@rocklandtrust.com Karingilmartin@rsmi.com kmrseattle@yahoo.com
781-987-1266 781-659-4876 781-924-1897
Membership Update
Please go on line and pay your membership dues! The annual yearbook will be created soon and anyone who has not paid will not have their information published. This is an invaluable directory of friends and associates used by many to network. You may also send your check for $30 to Jessica Chase (30 Wildcat Lane). Your quick response will make her job easier to compile the current members for the printing of the 2009-2010 Yearbook.
Next Meeting – New Members Meeting
Our next meeting will be on January 12th at the Norwell Middle School at 7:30. Please RSVP to Ellen Allen at 659-8120 or at ellenrob@comcast.
Adopt-a-Family
We are writing to thank you for your previous help with our Holiday Adopt-a-Family program and to ask for your time and generosity again this year. If you are able and willing, kindly reply ASAP to Alicia Tedeschi at norwellFP@aol.com. At this point we still have 42 families to be adopted.
As you can imagine in this economic climate, more families than ever are in need of a helping hand. We also understand that you may or may not be able to contribute to the extent you have in the past; please know that whatever you can do will be greatly appreciated. When you respond, please let us know if you would like to adopt a specific number of people or a complete family, and if you have a preference for specific ages or genders. We are also happy to accept general gift cards that we will match with families. There is also a women looking for a size 18 dress to attend her sister’s funeral so donations of second-hand clothes are also acceptable.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide this year. Warm regards, The Norwell Adopt-a-Family Program
January Bowling
‘Strike Out’ the Winter Doldrums at the Norwell Women’s Club Bowling Tournament this January!
Join us Friday, January 29th 7:00pm – 11:00pm at the newly renovated Boston Bowl in Hanover. The $40 per person price will include 2 strings of Tenpin Bowling (Big Balls), Shoe rental, Pizza & Appetizers and a lot of fun! Cash Bar with Beer & Wine. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams along with the highest scoring Male and Female bowlers of the evening. Tickets will be on sale at the Holiday Meeting this Thursday. They can be purchased individually or as a team (6 bowlers). Tickets can also be purchased after the meeting by contacting Karin Gilmartin at karingilmartin@comcast.net or Lisa Murphy at emurd65a@comcast.net. Please help spread the word so this can be a sellout event!
Publicity
Members are welcome to submit items for publication to Patti Nelson, marshman59@aol.com or781-659-6620 for the Norwell Mariner, a minimum of two weeks prior to the publication coming out on Thursday. Please indicate if you would like to run the announcement/item just that once or several times leading up to the event (I can usually tell by what it is). Should you want something to be included on the cable channel, please do the same. For other publications (e.g. Patriot Ledger), include the appropriate email address for submission.
Youth Dances
The 7th and 8th grade dance committee is looking for 6 volunteers to chaperone the 7th and 8th grade dance on Friday, January 22nd from 7:10 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. If you can help, please contact Diane Daly at diane.daly@comcast.net or Dianne Malloy at dimalloy@yahoo.com. The dances remain one of the club’s major fundraisers, and much help is needed for their success. Please also encourage your friends who have 7th and 8th graders that their help is always welcome. Thanks in advance for your help!
Norwell Knoll
It has been a tradition for many years for members of the Norwell Women’s Club to provide snacks on the first Monday morning of each month to the residents of the Norwell Knoll on Washington Street for a coffee social. Since we are no longer able to provide our own baked goods per order of the Health Department, the Women’s Club provides funding each month to Micci Fitsgibbons to purchase and deliver the baked goods.
The Closet
We are now accepting winter clothes. Please make sure that the clothing and shoes that you bring to the closet are not stained nor have holes in them. If you wouldn’t wear it they probably won’t either. Thank you for all of your donations; the people who receive them are very grateful. If you would like to help out please email Micci Fitzgibbons (miccifitz@aol.com) or Chris Gillis (seagirley@aol.com).
Fashion Show
Lights… Cameras… Fashion!
“Hooray for Fashion … Hollywood Meets East!” is the theme for this year’s Spring Fashion Show. Don’t miss the excitement on Thursday, April 8, at Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston.
Planning is well under way. The next meeting is Thursday, November 19, 7:pm, at the home of Pamela Duckworth, 51 Tara Drive. Please join us to share ideas for this fun event!
Promotional posters will be available for distribution at our holiday party and the website will be live for ticket sales and promotions. See you in Hollywood!
For more info, contact Heather at creel35@comcast.net.
