September Newz 2014 - Heathrow Women`s Club

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NEWZ
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IN THIS ISSUE
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE P.1
LUNCH PROGRAM
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SPOTLIGHT P.3
SOCIAL P.4
WAYS AND MEANS P.5
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CHARITABLE
ENDEAVORS P.6
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COMMUNICATIONS
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SAVE THE DATE P.8
SPONSORS P.9-14
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RESERVATION
September 2014 Newz Edition
A MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT
Welcome back for another great year of the Heathrow Women’s Club! I’m sure this will
be an exciting year for us all as we make new friends, visit with old friends, and make
life a little better for the women and children of our community. All summer long our
committees have been busy planning many wonderful social events, organizing
fundraisers, participating in volunteer opportunities, and improving our
communications. Be sure to check out the different committees and their reports in this
issue of The Newz. Getting involved with a committee is the best way to make lasting
friendships and make the most out of your membership in the Heathrow Women's
Club.
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Once again, we will begin our year with a “Chit Chat and Learn” program. This
program will give members the opportunity to learn more about the Heathrow
Women’s Club and give both 'seasoned' and 'new' members a chance to reacquaint
with each other while meeting new friends and guests. Representatives from five of our
committees will give a short presentation and have tables set up in the lobby to offer in
depth information about their particular areas of the club. This "Learn More about Your
Club "portion of the meeting is a great way to find out what we do and how to get
involved in social activities and volunteerism with our charities.
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As all of you know, our members are very generous. I am
proud to say that extends to our members’ grandchildren
as well. Longtime member Apollonia Teske’s grandson
Bryce Barnett donated a very nice drum set to the Boys &
Girls Club of Central Florida, West Sanford Branch. Check
out his picture with the appreciative recipients in this
month’s NEWZ. Way to go Bryce!
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I’m very excited to begin yet another year of “socializing
with a purpose”! I hope you will join me in making this year
our best ever! Remember, your contributions, whether big
or small make a difference in the lives of many in our
community!
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Kindest Regards,
Christine
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SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON
PROGRAM
Heathrow Women’s Club kicks off the year, Tuesday, September 9, with a “Chit Chat” and Learn Program “The
secret of joy in work is contained in one word, excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
Pearl S. Buck And WE have an excellent group of women to work with! Our first luncheon meeting will be a
chance to greet old friends and make new friends. We have so many talented, brilliant women in our club
whose excellent teamwork is obvious from the efforts of last year’s fund raising opportunities.
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Tables will be set up with representatives from our Charitable Endeavors, Ways and Means, Membership, and
Social committees to explain in depth what these branches of the club do and how to get involved in various
volunteer opportunities to enrich our community. Be sure to join us for this first meeting of the year!
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Advanced Registration Required: www.heathrowwomensclub.com by September 4, $23. Our business
program is a bit different from last year so please be on time!
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WHAT’S for LUNCH? 11:00am Registration
11:30am Meeting
12:00pm Lunch
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Our menu will be a lunch Buffet with a choice of ‘Make Your Own Salad’ and Fruit; entrée choices of Salmon
with Citrus Caper Glaze or Gluten Free Chicken Picatta; Wild Rice Pilaf and/or Fresh Seasonal Medley of
Vegetables; Chocolate Cake for dessert. Rolls with butter, coffee, and iced tea will be served at the table.
Cancellations must be made no later than the Thursday before the meeting!
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$23.00 for your lunch in cash or check only
Non perishable food donations for the Somebody’s Hungry Program
Extra cash to buy raffle tickets for the prize basket
Unused toiletries from hotel stays for Friends of Abused Children
School Supplies - Crayons (24 count), Washable Markers, Glue Sticks, Pencil Cap Erasers, Lead Pencils
(yellow #2), Blunt/Rounded Scissors, Yellow Highlighters, Pink Block Erasers, Dry Erase White Board Markers,
Wide Ruled Notebook Paper (200 count), Pocket and Brad Folders (asst. colors), Composition Notebooks
(blk & wht marbled cover), Medium Ball Point Pens (blk/blue/red), Colored Pencils, Spiral Notebooks,
Elmer’s Glue Bottles, Hand Held Pencil Sharpeners, Fine Line Sharpie Markers (blk), Plastic Rulers (12 in std
& metric) & Protractors.
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SPOTLIGHT
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Patsy Marquardt
About an hour from the shores of Lake Erie lies Rawson, Ohio – a sleepy, rural village of 200
where Patsy was born however, her life with husband Don of 58 years was to be a gateway
to relocation into twenty homes near and far, throughout her life. Who would have thought
this high school cheerleader and her grain farm-raised quarterback would experience the
diversity of travel that Don’s professional life was to offer them? And travel they did. A
staggering amount of it, I might add.
Although Patsy has worked and volunteered tremendously throughout the years, admittedly,
her life’s work has been supporting Don’s career and raising 2 little girls into beautiful adults
and later, being grandmother to 3 who are now 27, 20 and 18.
Over the years, you might have sent their Christmas card to them in London, Manhattan,
Chicago, Lancaster, Pa. , Naples, FL or Clinton, NJ (to name a few). They also lived in Mexico City and San Miguel,
Mexico. Historic San Miguel is filled with 16th and 17th century buildings and has been voted Conde’ Nast Traveler
magazine’s #1 favorite city in the world. Patsy reflects on an area so littered with monarch butterflies that the ground
was completely gold. For 22 years, they had a summer home in Portland where one of their daughters lives. They’ve
traveled to all 50 states, have taken countless cruises and holidayed to Europe, the Far East and Latin America.
Twenty-six days in India was her personal favorite. In 1998, they relocated from their Naples beach home to Heathrow
Woods to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren who live in College Park.
Seven years ago, they relocated
downtown to The Sanctuary where they now enjoy sunsets filtered through the Orlando skyline from the 16th floor – a
fabulous setting for her watercolor studio.
Patsy is an accomplished watercolor artist who has donated some of her framed paintings to our yearly gala. She has
honed her skills through workshops and art study in Florida, Ohio, Lancaster, Illinois, Oregon and NY and is VP of the
Central Florida Watercolor Society, a Florida Water Color Society member, Color Pencil Chapter Member and a 2010
volunteer co-chair of the Florida Watercolor Convention. While living in Naples, she was a volunteer at the Von Leich
Art Center.
In Long Grove, Illinois, Patsy was President of the local women’s club, worked to offer charitable support to a Chicago
orphanage and helped with relief efforts after the 8.2 earthquake in Mexico City. In Lancaster, PA, she worked with
inner-city children and was a docent at James Buchanan’s home. In Mexico, Patsy cared for babies in villages. When
she’s not painting, she finds enjoyment with Don attending the Philharmonic, The Mad Cow Theatre, movies and
dining and they are hoping to join the University Club. You can take the girl out of the country but not the country out
of the girl – Wendy’s remains her favorite place to eat.
Patsy loves the HWC book club, card and social groups. Over the last 16 years, she’s volunteered for numerous
committees and organized a book sale at Sawyer Lake Park. The Newz SPOTLIGHT can help us better value our
members and Patsy is a great example of the treasures in our club. Her artistic talent, kindly spirit, worldly backdrop
and desire to give back make Patsy a true HWC asset. BY CAROLYN TAYLOR
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SOCIAL
SOCIALIZING with a PURPOSE
The Social Committee decides what activities and clubs are acceptable for HWC as well as
plans and coordinated them.
Social Activities will begin again in September!
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Sign up for continuing activities and/or proposed new groups. Signup lists will be out for ALL
activities and groups at the Chit, Chat, And Learn luncheon meeting in September.
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NEW GROUPS:
Garden group, Walking group, Biking group, Bocce Ball group, Wine Tasting as educational
event, Melange - Casual Social group, and Theater Outings group (Must have enough interested
members and a leader for group to form)
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Any suggestions are welcomed from all club members, however, a coordinator must be in place
before a group begins.
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Let us continue socializing as we also work to support our four charities, and let’s have FUN!
Please calls with any questions or ideas for social activities!
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Carolyn Boland
Cell. 904-608-3163
[email protected]
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WAYS and MEANS !
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The Ways and Means Committee selects, plans, and executes all of the fundraising events for Heathrow
Women’s Club and Heathrow Women’s Club Charities, Inc.
Bryce Barnett with representatives from Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida, West Sanford
Branch
Ways and Means hosts the monthly basket raffle at our luncheon. Each month members donate a basket
and then we sell 7 raffle tickets for $5. All money goes to our charities. If you would like to donate a basket
or get together with another member to donate, please contact Ginny. We still have several months
available.
Has anyone done any Spring Cleaning? Cleaned out your garage, attic, storage. unit, etc. Hold onto those
items that you want to get rid of and donate them to the Heathrow Women's Club for our annual Yard Sale
being held on November 8th. You can drop off those items at Sawyer Lake Park on November 7th. We will
take any items except clothing and glass flower vases (the ones that you get when someone gives you a
bouquet of flowers). If you don't have the ability to cart your items to the site, please call a Ways and Means
Committee member and we will make our best effort to pick those items up from you. So what are you
waiting for? Start cleaning, and remember, all the money raised from the Yard Sale goes to the Heathrow
Women's Club charities.
For those of you who haven’t decided on a committee yet, please consider joining us on Ways & Means. Be
a voice in the planning of our events. Don’t be shy, it’s a lot of fun and we need everyone’s help! Remember
– many hands make light work.
Ways & Means Co-Chairs-
Toni Zufelt, [email protected]
Ginny Castellani, [email protected]
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CHARITABLE Endeavors
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Charitable Endeavors reviews all potential charities to be supported by Heathrow Women’s Club and
Heathrow Women’s Club Charities, Inc. CE also arranges local volunteer opportunities and donations.
A big thank you to everyone who donated school supplies on August 5th. Together we filled a large car trunk
and back seat with items that will benefit Seminole County Friends of Abused Children. If you didn’t have the
opportunity to drop off school supplies on that date, you may bring them to the September luncheon.
Another thank you to those who donated gently used or new books for Bags of Hope. The book collection for
grades K-5 will be ongoing throughout the year. You can bring them to the monthly luncheons.
HWC was nominated by the Boys and Girls Club for a United Way Community Excellence Award. The
ceremonies were held on July 15th and some of our members were able to attend. HWC was also honored by
the Boys and Girls Club at their end of the summer event on July 30th for our ongoing support. We were
awarded a Certificate of Appreciation.
Our first meeting was held on August 5th. Representatives from SafeHouse and Bags of Hope spoke to us
about their charities. Volunteers signed up to help organize the closet at SafeHouse, walk or run the Friends
Helping Friends 5K, and volunteer at Bags of Hope. More volunteers are still needed for Bags of Hope in
several different capacities. Please see below for mandatory orientation date. All volunteers for BOH must be
registered as a Dividend in Seminole County.
Charitable Endeavors continues to collect unused toiletries from hotel stays for Friends of Abused Children
and non-perishable food for “Somebody’s Hungry” at our monthly luncheons. If you are interested in taking
the food to your favorite food bank, please contact Michelle or Cyndy.
If you have any questions regarding the above events, meetings, or volunteer opportunities, please contact
Cyndy or Michelle. We would love to have you on our CE team. Together we will strive to improve the lives of
women and children in Seminole County.
Michelle DuVall-Rubin [email protected] or 407-221-4667
Cyndy Bloch [email protected] or 908-209-8003
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COMMUNICATIONS
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The communication committee helps organize all forms of club communication so everyone is
on the same page and knows what and when things are happening!
Your communication committee has been working very hard this summer and we have lots of
exciting news to share with you!
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As you have probably already noticed, The Newz has a great new look thanks to Brielle Giesen
our Newz Editor. Not only has Brielle brought a fresh look to The Newz, but she has also updated
the look of our website. Make sure to check it out!
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There have also been some great new features added to our website. You will now be able to
access all the information available in your green membership directory on the website. Our
goal is to make accessing our club information as convenient as possible for all of our members.
You will receive more information about the specifics of the directory updates at our “Chit Chat”
and Learn luncheon program in September.
Some of the information will be password
protected. We are still working to finalize some of the last details so once everything is complete
we will share the password with our membership. We have also added member birthdays and
anniversaries to our calendar page.
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We will continue to work through out the year to enhance club communications. We have a lot to
look forward to so be on the look out for updates!
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If you have any questions or have ideas to improve our communication within the club please
don’t hesitate to contact me!
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Lindsay Freeman
Communications Committee Chair
407.687.5838
[email protected]
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SAVE the DATES
9.6.14 FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS 5K RUN/WALK 7:30am - Held at Colonial Town Park, supports SafeHouse.
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9.9.14 HWC LUNCHEON MEETING 11:00am Held at the Heathrow Country Club
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9.12.14 MANDATORY ORIENTATION FOR BAGS OF HOPE 10:30am - Wekiva Community Center 197 N.Hunt
Boulevard, Longwood
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9.16.14 Charitable Endeavors Meeting 10:00am - Held at Sawyer Lake Park, representatives from Seminole
County Friends of Abused Children, IMPOWER, and Boys and Girls Club, West Sanford Branch will speak to
us about their charities and how we can support them.
9.24.14 BIRTHDAY PARTY AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB 4:00 pm - Held at Boys and Girls Club West Sanford Branch
9.26.14 FIRST HAPPY HOUR SOCIAL 6:30PM At the home of Bill and Linda Richardson. Welcome each member and one adult guest. Bring: $2 each, a
favorite beverage with name on bottle, and an appetizer or dessert. Must sign up!! (Water and soda
provided)
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10.8.14 FACES OF THE FUTURE BREAKFAST 7:30am - Held at and benefits Boys and Girls Club, West Sanford
Branch.
11.7.14 ITEM DROP OFF - Bring your items to donate for the yard sale to Sawyer Lake Park
11.8.14 YARD SALE - The annual yard sale will take place at Sawyer Lake Park 11.15.14 FALL SIDEWALK SALE AND LUNCH In New Smyrna Beach, shop for Christmas and enjoy lunch together! Linda Belz will coordinate and
announce details.
ANNIVERSARIES
BIRTHDAYS
2 Sandy Waters
4 Kristan Priem
5 Marjorie Stenstrom
8 Myrna Newman
Ivette Barrios
9 Regan Le Douaron
10 Lori Ault
11 Anita Trapane
12 Gonny Bentzo
Tina Calderone
13 Kathy Brown
16 Karen Ahmes
Marianne Carlson
Rosemary Robinson
17 Nancy Elton
21 Kay Tober
27 Aimee Van Devan
Marianne Williams
30 Judy Salvi
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4 Rosemarie and Tony Cazeau
7 Myrna and Marvin Newman
Marjorie and Frank Stenstrom
8 Delores and Jim Lash
9 Pat and Sam Patane
20 Apollonia and Gene Teske
23 Andi and Jim McNally
26 Mira and Jim Dordevic
27 Cherie and Steve Foutz
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SPONSORS
Please consider Heathrow Women's Club Charities when making a donation to commemorate a special occasion,
show appreciation or offer condolences. The Special Donation Form can be found here or contact Marie Dayton at
407-333-1533. Mail the form along with your check made payable to: Heathrow Women's Club Charities, Inc., PO Box
950145, Lake Mary, FL 32795. Notification will be sent to the individual you are honoring and you will be sent an
acknowledgement of your donation. This is a wonderful way to show someone that you are thinking of them and to
support our local charities.
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