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Circle-Lets, Inc.SPRING 2019

Hello Circle-Let Sisters,

I hope you are all well and getting ready for our upcoming “Meet me

in the Lou” 58th Conclave in St. Louis, MO. The 2018/19 leadership

team is half-way through our term and we are on track for completing

many of the goals we promised to focus on when I took the helm of

this amazing organization.

I am proud to say that our Technology Council led by Gia Ramos has

successfully launched our first Technology Newsletter to help mem-

bers use our Member Portal. The team has maintained our website and member portal with current

news from our chapters, continued to streamline our annual renewal processes and integrated our fi-

nances and banking systems with Quickbooks.

We have also increased membership this year to 470 getting closer to our goal of 500 members by

our 60th Anniversary in 2021. At our 2018 conclave, the Technology Council members took lots of

headshots to be added to the member profiles so we have visibility of our sisters across our network.

Thank you New York for an amazing conclave. It was our largest to date in the history of the organ-

ization. BRAVO to the ladies of the New York Chapter!!!!

Over the next few months, as your leader I will continue to build our sisterhood by expanding our

technology strategy to improve and modernize our administrative infrastructure, enhance chapter to

chapter communications and increase our National visibility. There are few changes we’d like to

recommend to our bylaws and operating guidelines to continue to streamline our business. These

changes will help us maintain historical information in one place for easy transition from adminis-

tration to administration.

I have enjoyed hearing from many of you over the past year and I look forward to seeing many of

you in St. Louis at our next conclave.

Yours in the Circle,

Stephanie BrowneNational President

Greetings Circle-Lets from Wilhelmina, Cross Country Currents, Editor

Featured in this issue:• National President’s Letter• Chapters’ News• New Circle-Let Member Highlights

• 2019 Conclave (St. Louis)

• Jewelry Update

• In Memorium

• Highlights from 2018 New York Conclave

Cross Country Currents Chapter Representatives Please send your news and

pictures to: Circle-Let Wilhelmina Jackson (Philadelphia Chapter)

WILHEL4@aol.com

Deadline for the Summer Conclave issue is June 16, 2019.

CHAPTER NEWS

AtlantaBy Circle-Let La Royce Morgan Thompson

Greetings from Atlanta ! ! !

Our own Azira Hill was recently honored by Governor Nathan Deal as one of ten recipientsof the Governor’s Awards in arts and humanities.

Twenty-five years ago, a group of Atlanta commu-nity leaders set out to find a way to attract moretalented young musicians of color into classicalmusic careers.

Led by Azira G. Hill, one of the longest-running,year-round musical education diversity programswas born, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra TalentDevelopment Program (TDP)

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra cares deeply about advancing the vitality and relevanceof symphonic music. An important step on this journey is creating a stronger associationbetween the musicians and the communities we serve. Since its inception, the TDP hasserved talented young musicians, and the entire field of classical music, by providing thehighest level of musical training to hundreds of African-American and Latino students.Nearly 100 fellows have graduated from the program and gone on to attend top musicschools, including The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Musicand the Peabody Institute, to name but a few. This strong educational foundation has ledmany to careers in orchestras, teaching and performance. Kudos Azira!

Chapter Circle-Let Brenda Thomas Broadnax was honored by the womenof Friendship Baptist Church during their annual Women’s Day Celebra-tion on October 28, 2018. Circle-Let Brenda received The TorchbearerAward for her dedicated service and leadership. At Friendship, she is amember of Christians in Action, the Sanctuary Choir, chair of the Wed-ding Guild, a member of Deaconess Board, a communion coordinator,and the baptismal coordinator. Community activities include the De-catur/DeKalb Drifters, the Pearls Literary Club, the Decatur Chapter of

Epicureans, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Whether behind the scenes or in the forefront,she leads by example. Circle-Let Brenda is married to Circle-mate Bonhuer Broadnax.

An imtimate group of family and friends celebrated the well-de-served promotion for Circle-Mate Stephen Brooks, husband ofCircle-Let Lea Brooks who was appointed Global Vice Presidentfor Procurement at the InterContinental Hotels Group. Circle-Let Kim Warren Francis helped plan a surprise dinner celebrationat Cape Dutch restaurant in Atlanta, which included testimonialsabout Circle-Mate Steve from his father, cousins, and his wife Cir-cle-Let Lea Brooks.

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Co-Founders:Doris Bell-Bass Daniels

Detroit

Vivenne Malone Mayes,Dallas

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEStephanie L. Browne

President Boston

Linda M. MackVice PresidentRoanoke

Lori DukeTreasurer

Washington, D.C.

Brenda C. BelsitoRecording Secretary

Sarasota

Doris CookCorresponding Secretary

Roanoke

Anita R. BunkleyFinancial SecretaryHouston-Galveston

Kimberly M. WattsParliamentarian

Nashville

STANDING COMMITTEESMichelle BinghamBudget, Boston

Patsy Mayes-WheelerHistorian & Archivist, Dallas

Yvonne M. RobinsonConstitution & By-Laws, Dallas

Sheri L. BradshawInternal Revenue, Chicago

Wilhelmina M. JacksonCross Country Currents

Philadelphia

Yolanda M. HendersonWebsite, Nashville

Gia M. RamosTechnology Chair, LA Valley

Greta J. RussellNominating Chair, Columbus

Jean B. PlayerProtocol Chair, St. Louis

Jakki G. AllenJewelry & Vendors, Columbus

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Circle-Let Brenda Twyner Robinson and her daughter & son-in-law, Alexandra & Michael Daniels traveled to Egypt for Christmas.The vacation began in Cairo with a visit to The Great Pyramidsand the Sphinx at Giza, the Ramses IIStatue and Alabaster Sphinx in Mem-phis. They also experienced an eveningsound and light show in Giza. A flightto Luxor started a seven-night NileRiver Cruise that included sailing on atraditional felucca. This included visitsalong the way to many Temples- Luxor,Dendera, Horus, Isis, Kom-Ombo,Queen Hatshepsut. The Step Pyramidin Sakkara, the High Dam, the Unfin-ished Obelisk in Aswan, a Nubian Village, and the Botanical Gar-dens on Kitchener’s Island were also visited. The Nile Cruiseended back at Luxor with a tour of the West Bank and the Valleyof the Kings. The vacation ended with a return to Cairo where theAlabaster and Sultan Mosques, the Hanging Church of St. Marysuspended above the Babylon Fortress of Old Cairo, and theEgyptian Museum were captured. It was a fabulous cultural andeducational experience. The weather was perfect.

Circle- Let Audrey and Circle-Mate Ernie Hines enjoyed a 10-dayvacation to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Additionally, Jalen, theirgrandson graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in LosAngeles, CA. He is attending San Francisco State University.

Circle-Let Teresa and Circle-Mate Enoch Peters are happy to an-nounce their daughter, Janine James was promoted to the positionof Project Manager for Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, and Or-thotics & Prosthetics with Children’sHealthcare of Atlanta. Also, Circle-Mate Enoch surprised Circle-LetTeresa with a fourteen (14) day cruiseto Cuba, Panama, and South America;celebrating her birthday and fourteen(14) years of being breast cancer free.

Circle-Let Johnnie Booker, chaired ourAnnual Holiday event which was ajoyous occasion. We dined at 103 Westand danced to music provided by KLFProductions.

BostonBy Circle-Let Lynn Wells BowmanThe Boston Chapter of Circle Let’s welcomed the Holiday seasonwith another wonderful annual gathering hosted by Circle-LetNina and her husband, Circle-Mate David Bowman. A great timewas had by all, and it was the perfect way to start off the Holidayseason.

We continued celebrating friendship and staying connected. InJanuary Boston Circle Lets read, Sing Unburied Sing and followedup our meeting with an engaging book discussion. It was so muchfun that we decided to do the same thing next month. Becomingby Michelle Obama will be our book choice for our next meeting.

Circle Let Robin Vaughan, her partner Phil Epps, and his daughterDanielle enjoyed a Mediterranean cruise on the new Symphonyof the Seas-Royal Caribbean’s newest ship in October. Afterspending three days in Barcelona, they sailed to Majorca, Marseille,Florence/Pisa, Rome and Naples with a tour of the Amalfi Coast.

Circle Let Tammy Hillhas good news to share.She became a MA Li-censed Embalmer we areso proud of her! ANDshe got engaged to soonto be Circle Mate DavidE. Ryan. Congratulationsto Tammy on this won-derful professional ac-

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complishment and Best wishes to Tammy and her fiancé!

Circle Let Lisa Simmons is back from an incredible trip to Tanzaniawith Babson College BELA (Babson Entreprenuerial LeadershipAcademy) program teaching entrepreneurship in partnership withthe Geanko School in Tanzania. Lisa taught presentation and storytelling skills to students from the ages of 15-22 to prepare them topromote their ideas in a “pitch” competition. Circle-Let Gloria Re-spress-Churchwell will run the Boston Marathon on April 15th tosupport the Boys and Girls Club of Newton. Having participatedin marathons in Nashville and Chicago, her motivation includesthe children and youth whose lives are forever changed becauseof local youth organizations. Circle Let Gloria continues her pas-sion for sharing nonfictional stories with kids, especially thoseabout unsung heroes. Having received her M.A. and M.F.A. fromSimmons University in Children’s Literature and Writing for Chil-dren, her next book, Follow Chester!, debuts in the Fall of 2019.

We continue to be proud of all our Boston Circle Lets for their ac-complishments and many successes, and we rejoice in the manyways we continue to deepen our connections and strengthen thecircle of friendship.

ColumbusBy Circle-Let Shelly Lawler Welcome to Columbus Circle

The Columbus chapter has been busy making memories. The fallof 2018, we proudly expanded our circle with four new members.CL Sherry Keys-Hebron (Anthony), CL Jocelyn Armstrong, CL Jo-celyn Hamlar (Leighton) and CL Brenda Barnett (Dr. George)joined our beautiful sisterhood. CL Jocelyn Hamlar (Leighton)has now continued in the legacy of her mother as she is thedaughter of our Columbus chapterfounder CL Maxine E. Hamlar. Hersister, Deidre Hamlar (Stephens) had the pleasure of participating inher sister’s ceremony. We have en-joyed celebrating the Circle-Let familytradition.

Progressive Dinner

A good time was had by all during the Columbus Circle-Lets Pro-gressive Holiday Party. CL Kimberly Minor and CL Ingrid Brown-lee opened their beautiful homes for food and festivities. Thewhite elephant exchange, karaoke, and dancing made for a verymerry celebration amongst sisters.

Dallasby Circle-Let Barbara Watkins

Congresswoman and Circle-Let Eddie Bernice Johnsonelected Chairwoman , House Science, Space,

and Technology Committee

Circle-Let and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson shares in her own words:

In my 26 years in Congress, I have only been in the majority forsix years. After January 3rd, I can now say I was in the majority forat least eight. As the 116th Congress was sworn in, we representthe most diverse Congress in the history of our nation. A fact ofwhich I am very proud.

On January 4, I had the honor of being elected chairwoman of theHouse Science, Space, and Technology Committee by my Lead-ership and Democratic colleagues. It is a distinct privilege to as-cend to this position as I am the first African-American and thefirst woman to chair this Committee. I have been a member of the

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On January 9, I had the privilege of leading the House of Representatives inthe Pledge of Allegiance.

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Science Committee since I was first seated in Congress in 1993,and over the years, I have seen the positive impact it can createwhen it’s used constructively. It’s a committee I like to call “thedoor to the future,” because it has jurisdiction over all policiesdealing with domestic and international science, technology, stan-dards and competitiveness, funds NASA, space exploration, andmuch of our nation’s non-defense Federal research and develop-ment portfolio.

One policy area which we cover, that is perhaps more importantthan any other area in the committee’s jurisdiction, is funding re-search into climate change. We know the threat to our planet isreal and are all too aware the human activity has accelerated itsharmful effects. It is my goal to help address this issue and mitigateits effects. I intend to return the committee’s focus to supportingthese endeavors.

There are many other areas which I believe we will focus on in thisCongress. Two areas close to me are increasing funding in STEMeducation and better mental health care. My experience on theScience Committee has proven to me that change is inevitable,and the best way to prime our workers to succeed as our economycontinues to move toward automation is by offering STEM train-ing that will open doors of opportunity for many working fami-lies.

As the first registered nurse elected to Congress, few of my col-leagues realize as well as I do what kind of impact mental healthhas on so many of the issues we face. I intend to bring my expertiseand experience to address this issue – one that affects us in Texasvery directly.

This is an uncertain time in our government but an exciting timenonetheless. Know that I am grateful for the opportunity to con-tinue serving and always appreciate your well-wishes and prayers.

CIRCLE-LET ELEANOR CONRAD HONORED AS A DIAMOND SOROR (75 YEARS OF SERVICE) IN ALPHA KAPPA APPHA SORORITY, INC.

Hilton Head, MetropolitanBy Circle-Let Shirley Miller

Greetings from the Metropolitan Hilton Head Chapterand Happy New Year to all.

Circle-Let Reva Goodwin Lewie and Circle-Mate Lemuel ArthurLewie, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family andfriends at Baltimore ‘s Martin’s West Banquet Hall in August 2018.The Lewies, now 98 and 88, held the ceremony in front of morethan 70 people including, their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Arthur is one of the last survivingTuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American military avi-ators in the US armed forces. These airmen were also known as“Red Tails” for the distinctive patterns painted on their planes.

Seated, Circle-Let RevaLewie and Circle-MateArthur Lewie; Standing,(2nd from l), Circle-Let Dr. Marcia Thompson withher children and grandson.

The full article can beobtained from the Bal-timore Sun newspaper.

Our chapter was thrilled to install 3 new members in September:Rhonda Smith of Rhode Island, Charlotte McCaskill-Wright ofChicago and Nancy McLaurin of California. This area is nowhome to these ladies and we are very excited to call them sisterand welcome them into our circle of friendship.

Hilton Head Chapter Inductees seated; (l to r),Rhonda Smith, CharlotteMcCaskill-Wright, Nancy McLaurin

Circle-Lets Nancy McLaurin and Bonnie Hawkins with Circle-Mate Ray Hawkins traveled to Sedona AZ to experience the scenicred rocks and historic monuments. They then traveled south toexplore the Tucson area and play golf in the desert.

Circle-Let Charlotte McCaskill-Wright has traveled all over theworld. In retirement, Charlotte keeps busy teaching yoga. As ayoga and meditation teacher, she has studied in many locationsacross the world. Her most recent trip was to Southern Peru tocontinue her studies. She is finalizing her case study work for heradvanced certification under a program called Yoga Medicine. But,while in Peru, she did get to hike the famous Machu Picchu moun-tain range. What a beautiful and inspiring site to visit and study!

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Conference: seated (l to r),Circle-lets: Nancy King,Ruthie Tate, Frances Mallory;Standing, (r to l), Cora Smith,Marcia Thompson

Many thanks to Circle-Let Rosalind and Circle-Mate Alan Hollis foropening their gorgeoushome and hosting a deli-cious New Year’s Day Brunch for our Chapter. What a beautifulday it was! We had all the traditional foods including, “black eyedpeas, collard greens and cornbread”. It was such a beautiful sunnyday, we sat on the lanai and sipped drinks while watching peoplegolf. The setting was conducive to getting to know each othermore in depth. The event was well attended with Circle-Lets and Mates.

Houston-GalvestonBy Circle-Let Diane PunchGreeting from Houston-Galveston Circle-Lets. Our own authorin residence, Circle-Let Anita Bunkley’s, A Twisted Crown, wasreleased in 2018. Anita is pictured below reading from her novelwith many of her fellow Circle-Lets present for the reading.

Houston-Galveston Circle-Lets travelled to the 57th Conclave inBrooklyn. Pictured below are Circle-Lets and Circle-Mates fromHouston enjoying the Conclave.

Circle-Let Dana Johnson attendedthe Dartmouth University 2018Graduation ceremony in Hanover,NH, with Circle Mate, Jim Johnson,who was attending his 50th YearClass Reunion at Dartmouth.

Los Angeles ValleyBy Circle-Let Gia Ramos

L.A. Valley Member ProfileConnie Avery Meigs

Birth date: June 20Birth city: Los Angeles, CA

College: California State University at Los Angeles, BA Sociology, Minor Education;

University of San Francisco, MA Education and Administrative Credential

Spouse, children, grandchildren: John Meigs (married 51 Years);Sons: John Meigs, Jr. (Andrea, daughter-in-law); Darryl Meigs

(Davonne, daughter-in-law): 5 grandchildren

Circle-Let induction: 2015

Vocation / Retired: Retired Educator – Los Angeles UnifiedSchool District (33 years)

E-mail: cmeigs01@yahoo.com

Circle-Let Meig’s Story: Even though she’s been retired for 13years, she continues to keep busy. She volunteers in church min-istries and local and national civic and charitable organizations.She also enjoys reading, shopping, going to movies, attending livetheater performances and traveling. In fact, she is going to spendtwo weeks in Australia this spring and is really looking forward toit. She also loves spending time with her 5 grandchildren and seesthen often as they live within a-six mile radius of her home.

The Holidays are time for giving, entertaining, traveling and spending time with family.

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Circle-Let Gia Ramos coordinated the 10th annual communityservice project in December at her work. The project known asSandwich Builders assembles and delivers between 1,500 – 2,000lunches for six homeless shelters in the Los Angeles area. Thelunches include a homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich, abottle of water, a banana, an orange, a bag of cookies, a bag ofchips, some fun-sized candy, a candy cane and a homemade card.All of the supplies are donated by the employees in her depart-ment. This year they were also able to donate hygiene kits withsocks to the homeless. Circle-Let Krishna Tabor participates in asimilar event making lunches for the homeless at her church onChristmas Eve.

Circle-Let Ayers Minnix’s brother and noted guitarist, Roy Ayers,was in town and performed to a sold-out crowd at the M3 LiveAnaheim Event Center!

Our Circle-Let sisters certainly know how to travel!

Circle-Let Michelé Ayers Minnix and family sailed from Los An-geles to Hawaii and visited four of the islands on a tropical cruise.

Circle-Let Bernie Robinson went on an Alaskan cruise. Despitethe early Fall weather, it was still pretty cold!

Circle-Let Pamela and Circle Mate Rodney Taylor, too, have beentraveling a lot. They spent a week in Italy and the week afterChristmas, spent a family vacation in Hawai’i for the new year onone of their favorite islands.

Circle-Let Annette Williams’ and her childhood friend traveled toJamaica at stayed Annette’s vacation home.

Evan Bowman, daughter of Circle-Let Chrystal Bowman andgranddaughter of Circle-Let Dodye Evans, together with two otherstudents at the Archer School for Girls placed third in the mathchallenge and first overall in the Raytheon Engineering Games.During the games, they met engineers and scientists, competedin math-related challenges involving cracking cyphers of increas-ing difficulty and participated in immersive virtual reality games.

We also have some new additionsto our Circle-Let families.

Circle-Let Jocie Smith, is excited to announce that she is a firsttime Grandmother! In February, her son, Alex, and his partnerKatie, gave birth to Kyla Carter Smith. She was born full term andstill a teeny 4 lbs. 15 oz, but with a healthy set of lungs!

Circle-Let Delilah Lanoix also became a grandmother again inFebruary. This time to Simeon Stewart III.

As promised, here is a recent L.A. Valley chapter picture with three of our new members – Denise Downing, Delilah Lanoix andJoan Kates.

NashvilleBy Circle-Let Kimberly Watts

CL Janean Overton, daughter of CL Arnetta (CM Eddie) Hamil-ton, wed Walter “Trey” Vance III during a beautiful ceremony inNashville, TN on Saturday, November 17, 2018, followed by alovely reception at the Hilton Downtown Nashville. CL Janeanis the granddaughter of the late CL Ruth Martin, foundingmember of the Nashville Chapter.

First Row: Gia Ramos, Dodye Evans, Michelé Minnix, Helen McKnight, Mary King, Cosetta Moore, Bernadine Robinson.

Second Row: Chrystal Evans Bowman, Joan Kates, Vivian Arterbery, Jocie Smith,Pam Taylor, Delilah Lanoix, Krishna Tabor, Connie Meigs, Denise Downing.

Remember to check out the Circle-Lets website at:www.circleletsinc.org

Hamilton Family

Bride and Groom Portrait

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New JerseyBy Circle-Let Bea Jones

The New Jersey hosted its annual Holiday celebration in a beau-tifully decorated venue at the Hyatt Regency, in the heart of thedowntown theater district in New Brunswick NJ, on Saturday, De-cember 8, 2018. The afternoon event was filled with delightfulconversation, games, and merriment. A great time was had by allin attendance.

New Jersey Chapter Circle-lets and Circle-mates at the Holiday Luncheon

In late July 2018, Circle-Let, Bahiyyah Abdullah, celebrated herbirthday with her entire immediate family in Hawaii. Bahiyyahcreated great family memories with her children and grandchil-dren as they explored such sites as the Dole Plantation, Pearl Har-bor, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, the Polyesian Cultural Center,Diamond Head and the wonderful Wakaki Beach.

On Thanksgiving Day, Circle-Let, Bahiyyah Abdullah’s oldestgranddaughter, Yasmeen, participated on the Varsity Team of theUnited Cheer Association (ACA) in the Thanksgiving Day Paradein Philadelphia. Two hundred girls were selected from around thecountry to participate in the parade. Congratulations Yazzy!!!!

Circle-Lets and Friends on Tour

NJ Circle-Let Alice Chapman-Minutello coordinated a won-derful 10-day Mediterranean cruise to Greece in November 2018.

Fourteen embarked on the European journey that originated outof Venice Italy on board Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas.

Stops along the way included the country of Montenegro, andGreek cities of Corfu, Athens, Mykonos, and Argostoli. Theweather was generally in the upper 60’s low 70’s and toursthroughout the historic ruins in each location were amazingly pic-turesque and enlightening. All enjoyed amazing hospitality, food,and of course, shopping!”

New YorkBy Circle-Let Beverly Granger

The New York Circle-Lets enjoyed hosting all of our Circle-Let Sis-ters at Conclave last summer. It was the culmination of manyyears of preparing and planning and we hope that you all had awonderful time. The attendance numbers were unprecedentedand it was exciting to have some daughters joining us to see whatConclave is all about. Lots of new friendships and memories weremade, and we all had a blast.

Florida was the destination of choice for many of our membersthis fall. Darralyn Willoughby and Hamil, Brendajean Prothroand Gerry, Racquel Oden and Walter, Gay Bullock and Mel Dou-glass, Beverly Granger and Al Cuyjet were all in Naples attendinga Guardsmen Weekend along with many Circle-Lets from acrossthe county. Betty Pearsall and Bryan were in Fort Myers/SanibelIsland area for Thanksgiving. Beverly Granger and Al Cuyjet, alongwith daughter Alyssa, spent Thanksgiving on Siesta Key in Sara-sota. Everyone enjoyed the sunshine and warm temperatures.

Betty Pearsall and Bryan spent the Christmas holiday in Arizonawith son Khalid’s family. The grandchildren, Milo and Lucy kepther them very busy.

Margaret Griffith-Miles and mate David Miles along with theirdaughter, Ashley went on a family vacation to Croatia and Slove-nia in October. From the pictures it looked like an amazing expe-rience. Shortly after their return, it was off to Oakland, Californiato spend Thanksgiving with Ashley. While there, they enjoyed

Front left to right; Circle-LetKaren Andrade-Mims & Circle-Let Alice Chapman-Minutello;Rear left to right; Pat Taylor,Leroy Taylor, Gwen Marshall & Lessie Hardley

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touring Oakland and spent a wonderful day touring Carmel bythe Sea with Brendajean Prothro and mate Gerry. Brendajeanand Gerry can be found in Barbados for the winter.

Denise Walcott participated in a “Diva Caravan”, meeting up inEngland with cousins from Brooklyn, Queens, Raleigh, NC, andPort-of-Spain Trinidad, to visit with recently discovered familymembers.

Carmen Hughes ran her first marathon in New York City in No-vember. She ran in honor of the daughter of a friend who tragi-cally passed away and raised $26,200 dollars for her charity,Gabrielles Wings.

The mission is to encourage children of underserved communitiesby providing scholarships and offering edu-cational support and cultural exposure. Wehope that Gabrielle’s legacy will enable chil-dren to aspire to dreams beyond their imme-diate horizons and that her “wings” willenable them to soar. We are very proud ofCarmen’s accomplishment.

Daphne Silas and Bruce celebrated their46th Wedding Anniversary in August with aspecial “date night”, a Broadway show and

dinner in a French restaurant. Oh la la!

Niko Konan and Ryanne traveled from Paris to Florence with astop in Rome by Eurorail, for the welcoming ceremony for theirnephew. They also purchased and renovated a new home in La-Grange, New York in July. Daughter Alexis is a Miss USA NewYork finalist. We wish her the best of luck in the competion. Ryanwon Best of Hudson Valley Attorney Award.

PhiladelphiaBy Circle-Lets Dana Meade-CapersGreetings and Happy New Year from the Philadelphia Chapter.Kudos to our east coast sister chapter for an unforgettable conclavein Brooklyn. We already have our dancing shoes packed for the StLouis conclave this summer!

A great time was had by all at our fall opener, sharing stories ofthe summer past and catching up on activities and hearing plansof our new year. We welcomed two new members into our circleof sisterhood.

We welcomed Circle-let Jocelyn Smith Harris. Jocelyn is originallyfrom Atlanta, GA, but has been in the Philadelphia area for manyyears. She is married to Circle Mate Bill Harris Jr. and has 2 daugh-ters, Alayna Harris living in Austin, TX and Whitney Harris, whois a junior at The Ohio State University.

Also joining the fold was Circle-let Dana Meade-Capers. Dana isa native of Philadelphia, PA. She is the niece to Circle-Let PatriciaSaddler in the San Francisco Bay Area chapter. She is married toCircle Mate William Capers. They have 3 children. Alexis a soph-omore at Spelman College, Sasha is a junior in high school and

Tripp is in middle school.

We look forward to fellowshipping with our newest members andgetting to know them better.

As we ventured Out and About the town the Philadelphia Circle-Let’s could be found enjoying a Painting Party at the OctoberGallery’s 33rd annual Black Art Extravaganza!

As the 2019 holiday season of hustling and bustling approachedwe took time to gather for our annual Holiday Luncheon at thehome of Circle-Let Patrice Tucker. Our gracious hosts Circle-letsPatrice Tucker and Renee Allen prepared wonderful menu and cre-ated and atmosphere filled with friendship and fun.

In January, we connected at the Flourtown Country Club with Cir-cle-Lets, Circle-Mates and special friends to toast the New Year. Afterour Chapter President Linda Nunes shared the welcome and theoccasion everyone shared in good food, great music and dancing.

Proud Moments:Phil Freelon, the cousin of Circle-Lets Willadine Bain and CoralieBarksdale, was feted at a recent cel-ebration at the Philmont CountryClub. For his work as the lead archi-tect for the new Smithsonian Mu-seum for African American Historyand Culture in Washington, D.C. ,Phil was entered into the Hall ofFame at his alma mater CentralHigh School in Philadelphia. HisCircle-let family was in attendancefor this distinguished honor. Coralie,Willadine, Greg and Gregory Barks-dale attended the event.

Circle-Let Gloria Williams’ granddaughter, Madeleine Williamsgraduated from Harvard University Law School in May and se-cured a position with Dechart LLP, Philadelphia’s #1 rated law

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Pictured Seated: Circle-Let Willadine BainStanding L-R Circle-Let Joceyln Smith Harris, featured artist, Leslie TannerMoore and Linda Nunes.

Pictured L-R: Circle-Lets Wilfreta Baugh, Naveena Bembry , Linda Nunes(Chapter President), Jocelyn Smith-Harris.

Standing: Circle-Lets Coralie Barksdale, Wilhelmina Jackson, Maxine Coker, Leslie Mond,Nancy Jean Sewe

Pictured 1st row: Circle-Let WilladineBain, Phil Freelon, Circle-Let

Coralie Barksdale2nd. Row: Circle-Mate

Greg Barksdale, Phil’s brother, Gregory Barksdale.

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firm. She has followed in the footsteps ofher older brother Julian Williams, whoearned his undergraduate degree fromBrown University and graduated from Co-lumbia Law School last year. He nowworks for Morgan Lewis LLP, Philadel-phia’s #2 rated law firm.

Circle-let Phoebe Haddon is the Chancellorat Rutgers University–Camden. This yearshe has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Ruth Bader

Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Awardfrom the Association of American LawSchools (AALS) Section on Women inLegal Education. This prominent awardhonors individuals with exemplary ca-reers that demonstrate outstanding con-tributions to the legal academy and thelegal profession through their teaching,service, and scholarship. The award rec-

ognizes recipients’ impact on women, the legal community, andthe academy. She will be acknowledged for her mentoring, writ-ing, speaking, and activism and for providing opportunities to oth-ers. Additionally, Circle-Let Phoebe Haddon will also be recipientof a 2019 Smith College Medal, this February. This honor recog-nizes alumnae who exemplify in their lives and work the ability ofa liberal arts education to transform lives and communities. Weare so proud of Circle-let Phoebe and her commitment to educa-tion and to uplift others.

Pittsburgh

By Circle-Let Gloria Walton

Best wishes to all our Circle-Let Sisters and their families fora healthy and prosperous New Year!

Family Trip to Barcelona and MoroccoCircle-Let Nancy D. Washingtonand her family took a wonderfultrip to Barcelona, Spain and Mo-rocco in northern Africa. The tripwas in honor of Nancy’s grandson,Kendall Thomas, who recentlygraduated from high school. He isattending the University of Penn-sylvania in Philadelphia. Nancy’sfather, Tanner Duckrey, graduatedfrom Penn in 1923. Nancy and herfamily are pictured in front of thefamous Sagrada Familia Church inBarcelona.

Cecile Springer – The Legacy Honoree (Lifetime Achievement Awardee)On October 29, 2018 the packed ball-room at the Wyndham Grand Hotel,Downtown, rose in unison and re-mained standing as Circle-Let CecileSpringer walked onto the stage. It was inamazing appreciation for the nearly 60years of outstanding philanthropy andcommunity engagement that Cecile hasgiven to Pittsburgh and its residents.

When she was named president of the Westinghouse Foundationin 1978, she became the first African American female to head amajor philanthropic institution in our region. Being named theLegacy Honoree at the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Women of Ex-cellence 2018 Reception is just one of the many honors bestowedupon Cecile throughout the years.

A Great Autumn Adventure Circle-Lets Karen White and Shirley Golden were joined by Cir-cle-Let Brenda Turner of the Atlanta Chapter in late October for anine-day vacation to Greece – A Land of Gods and Heroes. Forthose of you who have flown Emirates know the flights, thoughlong, were comfortable and unlike the domestic flights here withinthe United States. The three with others in the group were basedat Kinetta Seaside Beach and Spa Resort located at the Ionian Seajust outside Athens. This tour, planned by the African AmericanChamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania covered numer-ous archeological sites, ouzo tastings, local cuisine, lectures and in-teractions. Sites visited included Saronic Islands of Aegina, Porosand Agistri, Ancient Athens, world famous Acropolis and Pantheon,Corinth Canal, Theatre at Epidauris, Mycenae, Olympia, Templesof Hera and Zeus, stunning sunsets and much more. Weather con-ditions throughout their time abroad were very pleasant.

Urban League Community Leadership AwardOn DÏecember 7, 2018, Circle-Let Andrea and Mate Glenn Mahonereceived the Urban League Community Leadership Award at theAnnual Ronald H. Brown Gala held this year at the WyndhamGrand Pittsburgh. This year marked the Centennial Anniversary ofthe founding of the Pittsburgh Urban League, and Glenn and An-drea were particularly pleased to be recognized on such an auspi-cious occasion. As many Pittsburgh Urban Leaguers know, Glennand Andrea met at the 1972 National Urban League Conference inSt. Louis. She was a member of the National Board, and Glenn wasa member of the local Pittsburgh Chapter, where he later served asChairman. So, they are especially de-voted to the goals of the Urban Leagueas a catalyst for community improve-ment, and hope to be instrumental in itsongoing efforts that are just as criticalnow as they were when the organizationwas founded.

Nancy Washington and Family in Barcelona, From left to right are: granddaughter, CeCe; friend, Tom; grandson, Tanner; daughter,

Lara; Nancy, and grandson, Kendall.Urban League Community Leaders,Glenn and Andrea Mahone

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San Francisco Bay AreaBy Circle-Let Courtney JonesAkram Khan’s GiselleEnglish National Ballet, First Artist Pre-cious Adams, is coming to the states, Feb-ruary 28 – March 2, 2019, Harris Theaterin Chicago performs Giselle. Giselle isan iconic ballet; the first full-length balletchoreographed by Akram Khan. One ofthe greatest romantic ballets of all time.We will be in full force, in Chicago, sup-porting Precious’ performance. Preciousis the niece of Circle-Let Courtney Jones,San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.

Topaz Meeting

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter’s November Meeting was fullof fun, friendship and festivities; we prayed, ate, toasted and enjoyedeach other. Celebrated the November birthdays for Circle-LetsCarol Somersille and Tamara Sisk. The meeting was hosted by Cir-cle-Let Carolyn Olive at the Left Bank Restaurant, Menlo Park, CA.

Town & Country New York Style14 members strong fromthe San Francisco BayArea Chapter, enthusias-tically attended the 57th

Annual Conclave, ele-gantly hosted by the NewYork City Chapter. Wetook a big juicy bite out ofthe Big Apple. All en-joyed an exciting week-end of fine dining, shopping, theater, museum tours and muchmore. Thank you to The New York City Chapter, you are awesome!

Sarasota BradentonBy Circle-Let Charmaine Downie

Congratulations to our own Circle-Let Wanda GilbertCongratulations to Circle-Let Wanda Gilbert,who, after a lengthy court battle against thepolice of Miami Gardens, Florida, wasawarded over a million dollars in compen-satory damage.

Wanda had been fired as a whistleblowerfor speaking out about unwarranted arrestsmade by police officers of this city trying tomeet a quota that would earn them 5 per-cent annual raises. The jury awarded herover a $1 million.

Circle-Let Gilbert’s lawsuit pre-dated heavily publicized claimsof harassment by a Miami Garden’s businessman, a series of sto-ries by the Miami Herald and a study by Fusion that showedMiami Gardens’ police stopping, frisking and harassing residentsat alarming rates. More than 99,000 were documented. An em-ployee of the businessman who filed the complaint was stopped419 times over a five year period, and was arrested 62 times, mostlyfor trespassing.

Officers were ordered to target black males between the ages of15 and 30 years of age.

Not long after speaking out and penning letters to the Chief ofPolice and the City Manager about her concerns, she was fired.

Wanda’s speaking out against this abuse led to the resignations ofthe city’s police chief and his top deputy.

Throughout this ordeal, Wanda was supported by her loving Cir-cle-Mate Herman.

Sarasota-Bradenton Circle-Let Chapter Book Trip

The Circle-Let’s Sarasota–Braden-ton Chapter Social Committee at-tended a meeting on October 25,2018 at Eckerd College, St. Peters-

burg, Florida, sponsored by the Manasota Interracial Book Clubto hear Dr. Ibram X Kendi. Dr. Kendi is a professor and foundingdirector of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at AmericanUniversity and author of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive Historyof Racist Ideas in America. He is also the youngest writer to receive

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Sarasota-Bradenton Circle-Let President,Dr. M. Vicki Wacksman with nationallyacclaimed historian Dr. Ibram XKendi, author of “Stamped from the Beginning” winner of the 2016 NationalBook Award at Eckerd College in St. Petersberg Florida.

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the esteemed National Book Award. In his book, Dr. Kendi chron-icles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggeringpower over the course of American history. Dr. Kendi shared hisown racist ideas and how he overcame them. He also provided di-rection to people and institutions who want more than Band-Aidprograms; and how they can move on actual antiracist actions thatwill build an antiracist America. His arguments are factual, com-pelling, and will likely change forever, the way racism is discussedand confronted in America.

Prior to the lecture, a Reception was held where the attendees had the opportunity to meet and share a few private moments ofconversation with Dr. Kendi. The Lecture convened from 7- 9 P.M. in Fox Hall.

Sarasota-Bradenton Circle-lets and Mates in attendance: Circle-Lets: Brenda Belsito (Mate Alfonso), Charmaine Downie, JacquiFitzgerald (Mate Robert), Wanda Gilbert (Mate Herman), MargieJaudon, Doris Johnson, Shirley Miller (Mate Lawrence), PhyllisMoran (Mate Clarence), Joyce White (Mate Bene), Beverlyn True-hart, and CL President Vicki Wacksman (Mate Sheldon), and CarlaYoung (Mate Julius)

Questions and book signing followed. You may view more information, on a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwO2KvZVKw

Circle-Let Carla Young and Circle-Mate Julius Young: 5,000 Mile Cross County Trip

Sarasota-Bradenton Circle-Let Carla Young and Circle-Mate JuliusYoung traveled cross country over 5,000 miles by car, visiting closefriends, relatives as well as some Circle-Let members along theway. Departingon June 16, 2018from Sarasota,Florida they vis-ited with andboarded at friendsin Tallahassee FL,New Orleans LA,Dallas TX, El PasoTX, and OdessaTX, Scottsdale AZ,Palm Desert CA,Los Angeles CA,San Diego CA,and Biloxi MS before returning home on July 6, 2018. Noteworthywas their visit with some members of the Circle-Let’s New Or-leans chapter, dining at the famous Café De Monde, and their lastvisit with CL Barbara Hicks, who along with Gradie Knight helpedto sponsor their Florida Chapter. Thanks so much to CL GradieKnight and her husband Glen for their gracious hospitality inhosting them in New Orleans. It was lots of mileage, fun and afantastic way to see this great wonderful country of ours.

St. LouisBy Circle-Let Theresa RogersCircle-Let Dr. Lisa S. Thompson celebrated several milestones in2018. She earned her Doctorate of Education degree, May 2018from Lindenwood University, St. Charles Missouri and was chosento speak at The International Conference of Dress Historians, ti-tled, Dress and War: Clothing and textiles at Home and Abroadduring the First World War Era, in London, England.

Circle-Let Dr. Lisa S. Thompson recently founded The ModernClassic Society, a non-for- profit fashion community founded withthe purpose of building a viable historical costume collectionthrough preservation, oral histories and research for the explo-ration of women’s history through fashion and culture in St. Louisand beyond. She currently serves as a Fashion Historian, Inde-pendent Researcher, Curator, Buyer & Stylist for The Modern Clas-sic Society. Read and learn more about The Modern Classic Societyat www.themodernclassicsociety.com.

In addition, this past year Circle-LetLisa aka “G-Li” welcomed the birth ofher second granddaughter “Baby Noel”on September 1, 2018.

Circle-Let Dr. Lisa S. Thompson &Granddaughters “Avery Girl” (left) and “Baby Noel” and daughter Christian E. Darby (right)

For the 58th Conclave in “The Lou”St. Louis, Missouri • July 18—21, 2019

Hyatt Regency at the Arch Hotel

The St. Louis Chapter is so excited to be hosting the 58thNational Conclave. We are busy making plans and workinghard to make sure your stay in the ‘Lou” is enjoyable, excit-ing, fun, memorable and unforgettable. Come see and ex-plore what our great city has to offer from A—our famousArch overlooking the city to Z—our world renown St. LouisZoo , spanning 89 acres with everything from boat rides, mu-seums, beautiful landscapes, golf, walking trails to outdoorconcerts and much more.

We look forward to seeing you in St. Louis, July 2019!

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West Los Angeles ChapterBy Circle-Let Aurelia BrooksThe West Coast Chapter has been relatively quiet the last fewmonths, however in August, 2018 Laurel Lightner, our president,invited chapter members to the First Annual Sutro Avenue JazzFestival. The main stage was located directly in front of Laurel’shome, so members enjoyed the concert from her front lawn. Concertheadliners included Dwight Tribble and Barbara Morrison. LeRoyDowns, a local jazz station DJ, was one of the hosts of the festival.After the concert, the musicians and festival hosts joined the WestL.A. Circle-Lets, dancing the night away in Laurel’s backyard.

The members decided early on to have a “Holiday Get Together”in January rather than Christmas to avoid conflicting dates withother events.

The Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills was the spot chosen for celebratingwith friends, the holiday past and the new year’s activities. A de-licious brunch staged in a lovely room with a setting of crystalglasses of champagne and glistening china on each table, beganthe morning to afternoon affair. A Jazz group played continuouslymuch to the delight of members and their guest, many of whomjumped up and danced to the sounds. A little added spice was see-ing several of the Golden Globe attendees as they departed for theawards show held later that evening. This is Hollywood, after all.

Tweetye Carter said that prior to Christmas she and husbandSteven spent about a week at Lake Tahoe relaxing and getting backto Nature. She was instrumental in planning the Luxe Jazz eventwhich she coordinated during the Christmas Holidays.

Aurelia Brooks and Nedra Austin were the hosts of the Januarymeeting which happened to fall on Aurelia’s birthday, January18th, and much to her surprise, the club president, Laurel Lightner,brought out a cake with flaming candles and the members sangHappy Birthday. They wisely did not sing, “How old-old are you?”

Because birthdays also signal gifts, members were asked to bringa wrapped White Elephant gift to the meeting for exchange.(White Elephant - anything you have in your possession that youwant to get rid of as in, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure)If one member liked another member’s selected gift, she couldtake it rather than from the other wrapped gifts. Made for somehilarious times.

Kim Lee Lamb and her husband Tony travel to distant places everyyear and this year they took a two week tour from Cape Town toJohannesburg, South Africa.They went on three safaris inKruger National Park amongother highlights. Kim said thatthere is something about step-ping foot on the Mother Landthat makes you feel like you havefound home. It was the trip of alifetime for both of them.

Jackie Ryan spent the holidays with her daughter Ali Ryan Scottand her grandchildren, Langston Scott (14) and Jacsyn Scott (10),who live in West Orange, New Jersey and who were only toohappy to visit sunny, warm Los Angeles, California. One of thehighlights of their trip was attending the 38th Annual Black Doll

Show, “Double Dutch: A Celebrationof Black Girlhood.” The exhibitionshowed the many nuances of being aBlack girl such as play, activism, edu-cation, the black experience andHAIR. Included in the show were pic-tures of Jackie as a child playing withher dolls some seventy years ago. Thegrandchildren were entranced withthe pictures of their grandmother as ayoung girl.

Nikki Debruhl Browder announcedthat she is retiring in June from the

Department of Radiology at UCLA Breast Imaging Section after28 years. From fellowship to professorship, 1991-2019, she hashad a fulfilling career and is ready to enjoy relaxing, exercising,traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Joyce Gordon brought her daughter,Kai to the Brooklyn, New York Cir-cle-Let Conclave following whichthey toured parts of New York takingin the play “The Boys in the Band”,on Broadway. They then traveled bytrain to Washington, DC for a fiveday cultural experience, spendingtwo days exploring the NationalAfrican American Museum andtime at the National Portrait Gallery,and the National Mall. In between,they enjoyed the restaurants of DC.

West Los Angeles members areplanning an interesting year of ac-tivities and will keep the Circle-Letmembership up to date on what’shappening in the West.

Kim and Tony Lamb at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Jackie Ryan in front of her childhood picture at Black Childhood Exhibition.

Joyce Gordon at National African American Museum.

Remember to check out the Circle-Lets website at:www.circleletsinc.org

There you’ll find lots of important and interesting information:

Red Book (Members’ information)Jewelry Order Form

Administrative Chapter FormsPhotos from 2018 New York ConclaveCross Country Currents (past issues)

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Circle-Let Bernie Wiley (Atlanta) joined 2017

After retirement, Circle-Let Bernierelocated to Atlanta from Chicago.Circle-Let Bernie fills her days deco-rating her home, bike riding, and play-ing golf and tennis.

Additionally, she enjoys doing volun-teer work, meeting, and socializingwith friends. She has adopted herneighbor’s 10-month-old baby as hergranddaughterand loves every mo-ment spent with her.

Circle-Let Angela Garcia (Boston) joined 2017

Circle-Let Angela has been involved ineducation for over 25 years and has beendescribed as a “visionary leader, aproven change-maker, and a spiritualeducator.”

Most recently she was selected to be thenew Head of School at Friends Com-munity School in College Park, Mary-land. We know that she will continue to

feel the love and support of Circle Lets as her circle widens to ourchapter in the Washington DC area.

Circle-Let Shondra Johnson (Dallas) joined May 2017

CL Shondra Johnson, the daughter-in-law of CL Eddie Bernice Johnson, ismarried to.D. Kirk Johnson, Sr.. They arethe proud parents of 3 sons.

Circle-Let Shondra has a passion formusic and has had the pleasure ofsinging at special events state-wide andat the national level.

Circle-Let Joan Kates (LA Valley) joined May 2018

Circle-Let Joan Kates loves to dance andhas been tap dancing most of her lifesince starting in grade school.

She has been participating in an annualtap dancing showcase for the past 15years and she wouldn’t miss her tapclass for anything.

Circle-Let Charlotte McCaskill-Wright (Metropolitan Hilton Head)

Charlotte McCaskill-Wright former li-censed CPA and retired COO of theAmerican Planning Association moved tothe Hilton Head/ South Carolina area in2011.

Since retirement she has pursued herlongstanding passion for yoga. As a yogaand meditation teacher she has studied at

many locations in the US as well as Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain andmost recently Peru; training and advancing her specialization inthe therapeutic aspects of yoga. Having completed her coursework; she is finalizing her case study work for her advanced cer-tification under a program called Yoga Medicine.

Circle-Let Karen Farmer White (Pittsburgh)

Circle-Let Karen Farmer White has adeep commitment to quality public ed-ucation, and a desire to narrow the ed-ucational achievement gap betweenmajority and minority students. In hercurrent role as Chair of the PennsylvaniaState Board of Education, she is in a keyposition to influence educational poli-cies within Pennsylvania.

Circle-Let Dorothy Libron-Green (Sarasota)

Dr. Dorothy Libron-Green, a resident ofLakewood Ranch, Florida.

She is the wife of The Reverend Larry C.Green, a mother, grandmother, and aretired professor of mathematics.

Dorothy loves people, especially hernew Sarasota family, helping others,traveling, and living every day as a gift.Remember to check out the Circle-Lets website at:

www.circleletsinc.org

HighLightsof Circle-Lets

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IN MEMORIAM

We remember the following Circle-Lets Sisters with love:

Circle-Let Helen Ann Hays Grove

(Los Angeles) January 24, 2019

Circle-Let Barbara Hicks

(New Orleans) August 19, 2018

Our prayers and thoughts are with these

Circle-Lets families and friends.

Circle-Let Ruth E. Williams (New Jersey) joined October 2017Ruth E.Williams resides in Monmouth Junc-tion, NJ. and is originally from Connecticut.Ruth is a Human Resource Consultant andBusiness Partner who has extensive globaland domestic corporate experience. In 2012,she retired from the Colgate-PalmoliveCompany where she was employed as theDirector of Human Resources, Global Infor-mation Technology (overseeing teams in theU.S., Ireland and India). Prior to coming to the Colgate-Palmolive Com-pany, Ruth was previously employed as Director of Staffing and Directorof Human Resources with the Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company

“Poppy” as she is called by many is an avid murder mystery reader, lovesblack history books, decorating and working out at the gym. She also isthe proud mother of one son and is an Associate Member of Jack and Jillof America, Inc.

Circle-Let Claudine Allen (St. Louis) joined September 2018.We are so pleased to welcome our new mem-ber Circle-Let Claudine Allen, LPC, NCC,MBA,into our circle.

Claudine enjoys volunteering and socializationwith a cause, and is active working with disad-vantaged women and children.

Circle-Let Patricia (Pat) Meade-Saddler (San Francisco)Pat, who was born in Philadelphia, is a lover of orchids and succulents, avid reader of women biographies, modern art enthusiast, enjoys musi-cals and hiking.

Pat is the Director of Programs and Special Projects for Berkeley Unified School District. Her spouse is Eric C. Saddler and son is Eric C. Saddler II.

Also, Pat is related to Circle-Lets Kathleen Saddler(deceased), ChristinaSaddler (SF Bay Area)and Dana Meade Capers (Philadelphia).

Jewelry UPDATE!!!!

Conclave Schedule

St. Louis 2019

Los Angeles Valley 2020

New Orleans 2021

Philadelphia 2022

Baton Rouge 2023

Columbus 2024

Hilton Head Metropolitan 2025

West Los Angeles 2026

Sarasota 2027

Nashville 2028

Circle-Let Jakki G. Allen, Jewelry Chair, provides an update that the New Circle-Let 3D-pendant will be available at the July Conclave in St. Louis. Chapter Presidents will receive more information in the upcoming weeks. Current Circle-Lets’ Jewelry is available for pre-order. See the order forms and designs on the Circle-Let website.

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Memories from the 57th Annual Conclave,July 2018, in Brooklyn, New York!!!

Thanks to Circle-Let Gia Ramos (L. A. Valley) for the photos.

See more pictures from the Conclave at www.circleletsinc.org.

Celebrating “Town and Country”

Save the Date for the Lou!