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Upcoming Dates January 8 Board meeting Clarion Hotel 5:00 P.M. January 8 Business Meeting Clarion Hotel 6:15 P.M. January 14 Sue's Supper Ronald McDonald House 4:30 P.M. Jan. 15 BooksGiving (Snow date Jan. 22) January 22 Program Meeting Silent Auction Clarion Hotel 6:15 P.M. A Letter From Our President President's Message Resolutions - To make only those that we can keep! Mine is to be kind and smile even when I feel crotchety. What a December we had, we should call it "Holiday Book Month". A B C has been completed in Westbrook and started in Portland; an incredible book drive finished at Books-A-Million and those books have been labeled, sorted and are ready for shelving; Christmas books were wrapped and delivered to three Portland area Boys and Girls Clubs for their parties; a tree was purchased and decorated with a book theme for Westbrook's Festival of the Tree, and at Christine's urging we had a table of eight at the Festival's "Lunch for TIPS" benefiting Westbrook's Food Pantry. That's not all! Nicki led the team preparing and serving another delicious meal at Ronald McDonald House and our friend, Wayne Franklin, helped us deliver our Christmas tree INTACT to the Riverton Boys and Girls Club in time for their Christmas Party! We are not all work and no play - Marie and the social committee planned a fun and stress free Christmas party on the 18th at St Peter's with no lugging of heavy bags of groceries since we had voted to collect cash funds for Wayside Food Programs (if you missed the party, you can still donate), their buying power is greater than ours! The food was great and our social team came up with games that tested our holiday knowledge! Who doesn't want to win chocolate? Looking forward to this new year, we will be hearing our mid year reports at our meeting on the 8th and our in-house auction on the 22nd (remember the date changes due to New Years). Of course, I must add, keep on selling those calendars, how many times do you have the chance to win 30 days in a row? In addition to our monthly commitments, Booksgiving is coming up fast, our opportunity to share classes outside of A B C with wonderful books, Bags of Hope and the Volunteer of the Year are on our horizon. Marie will be chairing the nominating committee for officers for 2020-2021, if approached to serve, please consider holding an office, building fine leaders is an important part of our mission. Thank you each and everyone for all that you do to help make our community a better place for all and the very best to you and yours for a healthy, peaceful and happy New Year. Anita "Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." Mother Teresa Merry Christmas to All, Anita Chandler Altrusa is an international non-profit organization, making our communities better through leadership, partnership, and service December 2019 AltrusaGram 1/5/2020 1 of 8
Transcript of Upcoming December 2019 AltrusaGram...Upcoming Dates January 8 Board meeting Clarion Hotel 5:00 P.M....
UpcomingDates
January 8
Board meeting
Clarion Hotel
5:00 P.M.
January 8
Business Meeting
Clarion Hotel
6:15 P.M.
January 14Sue's Supper
Ronald McDonald House4:30 P.M.
Jan. 15BooksGiving
(Snow date Jan. 22)
January 22Program Meeting
Silent AuctionClarion Hotel
6:15 P.M.
A Letter From Our President
President's Message
Resolutions - To make only those that we can keep! Mine is to be kind and smile even when I feel crotchety.What a December we had, we should call it "Holiday Book Month". A B C has been completed in Westbrook and started in Portland; an incredible book drive finished at Books-A-Million and those books have been labeled, sorted and are ready for shelving; Christmas books were wrapped and delivered to three Portland area Boys and Girls Clubs for their parties; a tree was purchased and decorated with a book theme for Westbrook's Festival of the Tree, and at Christine's urging we had a table of eight at the Festival's "Lunch for TIPS" benefiting Westbrook's Food Pantry.That's not all! Nicki led the team preparing and serving another delicious meal at Ronald McDonald House and our friend, Wayne Franklin, helped us deliver our Christmas tree INTACT to the Riverton Boys and Girls Club in time for their Christmas Party!
We are not all work and no play - Marie and the social committee planned a fun and stress free Christmas party on the 18th at St Peter's with no lugging of heavy bags of groceries since we had voted to collect cash funds for Wayside Food Programs (if you missed the party, you can still donate), their buying power is greater than ours! The food was great and our social team came up with games that tested our holiday knowledge! Who doesn't want to win chocolate?Looking forward to this new year, we will be hearing our mid year reports at our meeting on the 8th and our in-house auction on the 22nd (remember the date changes due to New Years). Of course, I must add, keep on selling those calendars, how many times do you have the chance to win 30 days in a row? In addition to our monthly commitments, Booksgiving is coming up fast, our opportunity to share classes outside of A B C with wonderful books, Bags of Hope and the Volunteer of the Year are on our horizon. Marie will be chairing the nominating committee for officers for 2020-2021, if approached to serve, please consider holding an office, building fine leaders is an important part of our mission.Thank you each and everyone for all that you do to help make our community a better place for all and the very best to you and yours for a healthy, peaceful and happy New Year.Anita"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." Mother Teresa
Merry Christmas to All,Anita Chandler
Altrusa is an international non-profit organization, making our
communities better through leadership, partnership, and service
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The 2019 - 2020 Board
President: : Anita Chandler
Vice President: Debbie Lemieux
Secretary: Ann B. Smith
Treasurer: Wanda Pettersen
Director: Fran Breton
Director: Nadeen Daniels
Immed. Past President: Marie Pike
Parliamentarian: Judith Reidman
Committee Chairpersons
2019 - 2020
Communications: Debbie Lemieux
Finance: Wanda Pettersen
Membership: Fran Breton
Service: Susan F. King
and Martha Gross
Social: Marie Pike
[email protected] Please send me your submissions no later than 3rd Friday of the month.
Forward to my email at [email protected]. You can also call me at
310-4509.
Editor - Debbie Lemieux
Hold the presses...
Altrusagram entry
submissions!
Communications: Debbie Lemieux, ChairmanAnn BabbittChristine JohnsonNadeen DanielsGerry DongoNicki GriffinVicki Woodbrey
Finance: Wanda Pettersen, ChairmanFran JensenPam LemieuxMarcia MarleyMarie PikeJudith Reidman
Social: Marie Pike, ChairmanAndrea DohertyJoanne Doherty
Membership: Fran Breton, ChairmanRae Clark McGrathTrish MaximAnn B SmithPam Szalajeski
Service: Martha Gross & Susan F King, Co-ChairsAnita ChandlerJane CoolidgeSharon DavisMartha DonahueFran DyroArlene HansonCarolyn HolmanSarah LabonteCarol Spector
Altrusa International Foundation of Portland, Maine, Inc.
PO Box 8834
Portland, ME 04104 USA
www.districtone.altrusa.org
www.altrusaportlandgivesbooks.org
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March -- holidays
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The Sound of In-House Money Please continue to fill up the green Altrusa CLYNK
bags. Here's how to dispose:1. drop them off at your local Hannaford’s2. drop the bags off at Pam Lemieux’s house 3. bring to a meeting and give to Pam.
Keep those cans and bottles coming!
Altrusa Portland Program
Meeting NEWS
Pam delivers a representation of the Altrusa Organization structure.
Silent Auction at the January 22nd
dinner meeting; we're all about
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
This is your chance to find a good home for that Christmas present you
don't really want or that old-but-still-good item you have that's been
replaced by something new. Bring your cherished-though-used, or just-
like-new, items to the January 22nd dinner meeting at the Clarion Hotel
and help raise funds for our in-house use.
AND come prepared to find that special something that you want to take
home. We don't make any money unless someone is buying the things we
bring!
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Join us for Sue's Supper on Tuesday, January 14th.
Look for a sign up sheet at our business meeting...or
email Susan at [email protected] but put SUE'S SUPPER on your
January calendar!!
Festival of TreesWestbrook Congregational Church
Many thanks to Cole Bergeron of 2 Men and a Truck for sponsoring Altrusa's space at Westbrook's Festival of Trees. We received LOTS of publicity for our club with our ABC tree!! Thanks to Christine for this opportunity!!
Altrusa Portland Service News
From left top: Pam Lemieux, Marie Pike, Tree, Anita ChandlerBottom Left: Susan F. King and Nicki Griffin.
Nicki Griffin dressing the tree. She also was Chef Extraordinaire on Dec. 10 for our Sue's Supper at Ronald McDonald House. Thank you, Nicki.
Pam Lemieux really knows how to sport that ChristmasTree Skirt.
Christine treated us all to lunch at the Festival of Trees " Lunch For Tips " The tips benefited the Westbrook Food Pantry so we helped a great cause and had lunch with friends. Thanks, Christine!!
Shown from top, left to right:Pam Lemieux, Nicki Griffin, Fran Jensen, Anita Chandler, Christine Johnson.Bottom Left to right: Wanda Pettersen, Ann Smith, Susan King.
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A B C Reads at Rowe SchoolDecember 6
Martha Gross holds this group of students attention.
Wanda Pettersen reads to this attentive group of Kindergarten students.
Fran Jensen reads to this class of Kindergarten students.
Susan F. King reads to her designated students.
The smiles on these childrens' faces tell it all!
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SOS 2019
Support Our Soldiers
An International Project
Nicki Griffin shows us the coat that is to be donated to the Ocean State Job Lots Coats for Vets Program. She is coordinating our Club effort to support this worthy cause. To date we have 10 coats donated. Thank You, Nicki.
The Coats for Vets Program hosted at Ocean State Job Lots Ends on Thanksgiving day. Thank you to everyone that donated coats.
Wanda Pettersen read to the children at Saccarrappa School. These are their "Forever" Books.
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ASTRA stands for
Ability
Service
Training
Responsibility
Achievement
Meetings held weekly on Tuesday in the
Library during the Acceleration Block
(AB: 10:10 - 10:45am) at LRHS.
Altrusans are always welcome
to join us for these meetings.
Trish Maxim
ASTRA Club of Lake Region High School has their new T-Shirts.
Saturday morning Dec 7fh at Songo Locks elementary school, assisting with “Breakfast With Frosty”.
ASTRA fundraising (50/50) in the LRHS gym at a basketball game on Friday, December 6th.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE NEWS
What a wonderful Christmas social we had. As you know this year, we decided to collect monetary donations for Wayside Food instead of collecting food. Wayside can purchase more food with the money than the food we give them. For those members who could not make the social but still would like to contribute, feel free to email me that you will be mailing a check to me. Your contribution should be made out to Altrusa and I will tally up the contributions and mail one check to Wayside.
Thank you for all your contributions time and money. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season.
Thank you for your supportWanda Pettersen
Many Thanks to the Social Committee for putting on a Merry, fun-filled Christmas party.
Pam Lemieux, Gerry Dongo, and Judith Reidman shown collecting their game prizes.
Christine Johnson displays her game prize.
Fran Jensen shows off her game prize.
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