Public Relations~ Pat Forth

I hope all had a great summer!! As we begin this new meeting year, I'd like to remind everyone to spread the word that Antioch Woman's Club is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs which is an International Service Organization.  The GFWC website gfwc.org, says "...in 2007 GFWC and its members raised nearly $20million on behalf of more than 68,000 projects, and volunteered more than 4.2 million hours." It's amazing to think that we are a part of these numbers and of this great world wide organization!! All of us have gifts and talents to contribute to our Club, so consider serving on a committee. For further information about what our committees do, see our yearbook for my phone number or email address, and contact me.

 

Don't forget to let me know when you have a project and I will take pictures and write up a story for the papers. Please keep your eyes open for any news articles and please bring the ENTIRE PAGE from the newspaper to me. Here's to a great year of service to community, fun, food and friendship!!

 

Card Ambassador

Maria Anderson

 

I have kept busy sending Get Well cards to Mary Polley, Susan De Roche, Charlotte Jehlicka, Bernadette Bay, Kitch Pecci, Ron Simek (Shirley's husband), Mary Anne Leideger, Trudy Anderson, Suzette Lengvenis, Oliver Walker (Laura's husband), Patrick Rung (Patricia's husband) Norman Goone (Pat's husband), Norma Meierdirk and Mary Pejril. I also sent Cheer Up cards to Eleanor Storey and Jean DeBoer.  Sympathy cards were sent to Edna Barr on the death of her daughter Cheri Dalgaard, to Charlotte Jehlicka on the death of her husband, to Elizabeth Pierik who also lost her husband Ed and to Nanci Sorensen who lost her mother. During the last month our club lost three dear members: Irene Jachimowski, Claire Richter and Wilma Gibbs; cards were sent to their families.  My special thanks to Nanci Morici, Laura Walker, Carol Coker, Ann Radivoy, Kitch Pecci, Betty M Schneider, Pat Rung, Maureen Fremgen, Margaret Cole, Dee Costello, Pat Forth, Janice Fenske, Alleen Nelson, Pat Goone, Mabel Lou Weber and Arlene Hauck who were nice to let me know the needs of our club family.

 

Bibliophile's Corner

 Marlene Fernandez, Literature Chairman

 

Hello everyone, Is this a crazy summer or what?

 

Well we had another spectacular Book Club Picnic, Great weather, great food and great books. All our thanks to Maureen Fremgen our most gracious hostess and to Kay Blake for the help of her two wonderful grand kids. Hunter is our "Hero".

 Our book sale was a success and we made approximately $238.00 plus a box of

books donated to the Veterans Hospital in

North Chicago, two more boxes donated to

the VFW in Antioch for our military overseas.  

Special thanks to the many women in our book club who attended and helped not only us but also with the bake sale, and visa versa. These women are the best!!!

New Book Club Schedule for 2008/2009 follows: 

 

Book Club

Monthly Book Club Meeting

Last Thursday of the month (w/exceptions)

12 Noon Lunch

12:30 P.M. Book Exchange

                                                        

Antioch Senior Center - Antioch 

                                                         

Calendar for 2008-2009

 

Sept. 25, 2008

Oct. 30, 2008

Nov. 20, 2008 ~ (3rd Thursday)

Dec. 18, 2008~ (3rd Thursday) Christmas pot luck.

Jan. 29, 2009

Feb. 26, 2009 ~ Sweets pot luck.

Mar. 30, 2009

Apr. 28, 2009

May - None

June - None

July - Picnic TBA

Aug. Book Sale TBA

Back in Sept. 24, 2009 Harvest pot luck

 

For questions or need of a ride please call: Marlene Fernandez

or e-mail martini@wi.rr.com

 

Our new meeting place will be great! Nice and private... we have the back two rooms.  We can have food, (order out, bring own lunch or special pot lucks!) Please bring your favorite local restaurant menus!

 

RELAY FOR LIFE ~ Linda Anne Valentino

 

On July 26th and 27th, the Antioch Woman's Club participated in the "Relay for Life" an American

Cancer Society fundraiser at Caboose Park on Route 132.

 

Kay Blake set up a tent, and I brought tables, a few chairs, cookies (of course), and a cooler with drinks (non-alcoholic).

 

The Walk was amazing.  First the survivors of cancer were cheered on as they proceeded around the track.  Next the caregivers did their lap around the track while being cheered on.  Then everyone joined in.  It was exhilarating!!!!

 

When the sun finally set, hundreds of luminaria lights were lit to remember those who lost their

fight against cancer.

 

To honor those in our club who have lost their lives to cancer AWC purchased a luminaria in their memory.  The light symbolizes hope and perseverance in the fight against this deadly disease.

 

Those who represented AWC were:

Pat Forth

Maria Anderson

Eva Hawryluk

Mary Baehler

Fran Groff

Bunny Thelen

Sigrid Bruggemann

Kay Blake, Co-captain

Linda Anne Valentino, Co-captain.

 

In addition to our donation, many of the members knitted hats and sewed caps to sell at this event.  They were gorgeous and we sold many. We also sold breast exam gloves.

 

Thank you to all who made donations, walked, sewed, knitted, crocheted. I hope to see more of you next year at this wonderful event.  Please remind us to bring some flashlights!!!

 

Bridge ~ Audrey Lyle

Hope you are ready to start bridge after a wonderful summer!  Bridge will begin on October 16th at the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m.  Nothing is changed from last year.

 

If you have any questions call Audrey.

Phone Tree

LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE GOOD WOMEN

 

Are you interested in being the first to know?

Can you convey messages in a succinct and accurate manner?

We need a few more ladies who would be interested in becoming a Captain or Co-Captain on the Telephone Tree.

If you cannot physically participate in other activities, this may be the way to fulfill your volunteer hours.

It entails telephoning approximately 8 to 10 members when the Calling Tree is called into action and relaying the message given to you.

That's it!  It's that simple.

Please consider acting as a Captain or Co-Captain for the Telephone Tree.  It is a very important service to our Club.  Thank you.

 

Call Mary Baehler or Linda Valentino.

 

Social ~ Nancy Morici

It’s the start of a new club year, but you’ve got the same old Social Chair.  I want to thank the 95% of you who co-operated so well in taking assigned seating for the 2 luncheons.  To the other 5% I’d like to propose this for thought.  Just suppose you had to move to a new town and didn’t know anyone.  Or, maybe you worked and raised your kids and didn’t have much time for social activities just for yourself.  Put yourself in those shoes.  How would you feel at a luncheon if you walked in as a stranger and at each table you approached someone said “I’m saving these seats for my friends.”  Woman’s Club should be a GREAT place to meet other like-minded (or not so like-minded) women who want to socialize, have fun and, at the same time, do something good for their community.  We should strive to be INCLUSIVE not EXCLUSIVE.  Every one of us has hidden talents or treasured ideas to share with others.  All we have to do is extend ourselves a bit.  So, we are going to try this again.  Keep in mind that I only ask you to do this at Opening and Closing luncheons.  Besides sitting at assigned tables, I’d like to challenge each of you to make sure that each person at the table is engaged in conversation.  I would hope that this would encourage you to welcome the new members at general meetings, too.

Here’s hoping we all make new acquaintances as well as new friends.

 

HOSTESS DUTIES

 

1. Each hostess committee has two head hostesses.  It is their job to contact all the women on their committee and assign them whatever jobs are necessary.  The hostess committee may pick a “theme” for the refreshment table unless the officers have a “specific” theme in mind.  The hostess committee supplies refreshments, coffee, tea, sugar, cream, plastic cups, napkins, dishwashing soap, towels etc.  There are some supplies i.e. table clothes and coffee carafes, if needed.

2. Chairs and head table will be set up in Senior Center.  Hostesses will set up refreshment and reception tables.

3. The head hostesses assign a hostess to give the “Thought for the Day.”  They are to inform the president who will be doing this.  This is given at every meeting.  If the meeting is a luncheon, another hostess is to give the “Blessing.”  The president is to be informed of this person’s name. 

4. Coffee makers are available for our use in the kitchen.

5. It is the responsibility of the Hostess Committee to clean up after the meeting.

6. The head hostesses will calculate the amount owed by each hostess for coffee, tea, plates etc.  It is also expected that each hostess assigned to a certain month, attend the meeting that month to carry out her duties.  If she is unable to attend she should switch duties with someone else on another month.

 

Legislation ~ Grace Valloni

The following is information is excerpted from the “Lake County Connection” that all Lake County residents should have received in late July or early August.

 

Voters Determine the Future

Lake County has more than 380,000 registered voters. Voter registration is available at all local municipal offices and most libraries. To register you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age and a resident of your address for 30 days by the date of the election. For a list of voter registration locations, visit www.GetRegistered.info or call 847-377-2410

 

Registration closes 27 days prior to an election, which is October 7 for the 2008 presidential election. Visit www.AmIregistered.info to verify your registration status at your current address or call 847-377-2410.

 

Early and absentee voting is available to all registered voters. Visit www.VoteEarly.info to find the early voting locations. Visit the clerks website at www.lakecountyil.gov/countyclerk and click on Absentee Voting or call 847-377-2406.

 

For information about serving as a Lake County election judge, visit www.ElectionJudge.info or call 847-377-2408