Newsletter - August 2016

August 2016
Summer is Here! Yes! 2 New Club Members already! We wel-
come Rachael & Holly two young women who have the hearts
and passions of an Altrusan! And more new Altrusans to come! Just
keep asking after all we are so glad that friend asked each and every one of us! Summer also means fundraising is happening! Elephant Ear fundraising, it’s another successful summer season and
with one more event at the Fall Festival on September 24 & 25. Fireworks flew and so did our Elephant Ears at the Red White & Blues
Festival on the 3rd & 4th in Corvallis! Thank you Bob G & Cecily for
getting us all “squared & set”! 2016’s Philomath Frolic was our 2nd
best year ever, 2nd only to our banner year in 2015! Thank you to
Sharon, Cecily, Jeanette, Bill and to all who helped make these Altrusa events Successful & FUN! It is so much FUN to see & work with our new members at these events
too! Summer means Vacations, Staycations, Reunions, Sporting Events, Concerts, County Fairs,
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, New babies, and all kinds of FUN. Friend members FB pages
for a peak at their Summer Fun photos & updates on Epic Adventures! Enjoy making lifetime
memories. And let us all remember to keep track of our volunteer hours as Altrusa International has
asked each member to mark our Centenial Year with 100hours each this year, that is just 2 hours a
week. Many of us find volunteering is easy it’s the keeping track that is the challenge, so look for
our VHours check-in sheet at each business meeting. Remember also keep talking and asking with
your friends, neighbors, that person you know who already helps someone or somewhere… Just
Ask! After all – you were glad to be asked! And we do have FUN doing what we do as a Club! Committees keep on meeting during the SUMMER and planning for our Fall club activities. Summer is
our Annual Picnic time – this year we’ll meet in the Thompson Shelter at Avery Park the evening of
August 31st. I look forward to seeing you and your families there! Have a HAPPY, FUN & SAFE
SUMMER!
Page 1 - Presidents Message, index
Page 2 - Officers, Calendar, Birthdays
Page 3 & 4 – Business Minutes
Page 5— Altrusa in photo
Page 6— board meeting minutes
Page 7— Elephant Ears photos
Page 9– Latest, announcement
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Officers
President
Julie Livingstone
541-231-4119 (C)
[email protected]
President-Elect
Karen Grant
541-745-7979 (H)
[email protected]
calendar
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3 (5:30 pm)
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17 (5:30 pm)
31 (6:00 pm)
Business Meeting
International Youth Day
Board Meeting
Annual Picnic in Thompson
Shelter at Avery Park
Vice President
Helen Wilhelm
541-745-1951 (H)
[email protected]
Co-Secretaries
Tammy Skubina
541-752-4214(H)
[email protected]
Remember to sign in your
Volunteer Hours at our
Business Meeting!
Operations Treasurer
Mary Lou McLocklin
541-967-8416 (H)
[email protected]
Foundation Treasurer
Helen Kupeli
541-753-4468 (H)
BIRTHDAYS
[email protected]
Directors
Alice Glass
Maryam Ghasemi
Past President
Carolyn Power
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Arlene Burnham
Nancy Davis
Helen Kupeli
Newsletter
Maryam Ghasemi
[email protected]
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Business Meeting Minutes - July 6, 2016
The meeting was called to order by President Julie
Livingston at 6:10 pm.
Guests: Nancy Shaffer , Michelle Feldman & Rachel Fletcher.
50/50 Raffle: Winner Kar en Mills.
reported that $107.20 was donated to our club in the
elephant ear tip jar at the horse show and Red,
White & Blue Festival. This goes into our operations budget. Finance: Foundation – The report was
printed for all of us. Helen Kupeli then made a motion to update a motion we passed at the June 1 club
Altrusa Centennial: The 100th anniver sar y of
meeting. The new motion is: …that the club desigAltrusa is 2017. Carolyn continues the theme of 100 nate President Julie Livingston, President-Elect Kathings each month: several club members sew 100 ren Grant and Foundation Treasurer Helen Kupeli
cloth bags for College Hill High School students.
as signers on Citizens Bank Community Account
These bags will hold Holiday items. Thank you
#2217741236 and all other foundation accounts at
Blackledge Furniture for the fabrics. Another exam- Citizens Bank with all appropriate authority.
ple: Jar with 100 pieces of macaroni that when
(checking) (change of officers) – This motion adds
boiled the macaroni expands: like our membership foundation in front of accounts at Citizen Bank.
growing and many of us getting more involved and …to designate President Julie Livingston, President
expanding our service projects and thus our impact -Elect Karen Grant and Operations Treasurer Mary
in our community.
Lou McLocklin as signers on all operations accounts at Central Willamette Credit Union with all
Altrusa Information: Reading of the “Pr inciples appropriate authority. (checking) [Remove Carolyn
of Altrusa”.
Powers as she is now Past President and add Karen
Birthdays: J ean Peter s, Lor r aine Beyer lein, Hel- Grant as President-Elect}- This motion changes
en Wilhelm & Cecily Feudo.
foundation account to operations account and
Years of Service: Cer tificates pr esented to the
adds signers on all operations accounts at Cenfollowing Altrusa members for their years of sertral Willamette Credit Union. Both motions
vice: Maryam Ghasemi (1), Alice Glass (2), Mary
passed
Lou McLocklin (16), Tammy Skubinna (30), Janet
Magedanz (31), & Jeanette Maier (50). Tammy &
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeanette received flowers.
Career Closet – Karen: the signup sheet for volunNew Member Initiation: Elizabeth Gr oner (for
teering at the Career Closet. Clothes donations may
Vice President Helen Wilhelm) led the initiation
be dropped off at Coldwell Valley Brokers and
ceremony for new member Rachel Fletcher, CarTown & Country Realty on weekdays.
olyn Powers; sponsor
International Relations –Lillian: asked everyone
to read each of their newsletters this year & watch
for surprises from the International Relations ComCLUB BUSINESS
Minutes: Minutes fr om J une 1 meeting appr oved mittee. There will also be updates on our internawith the following correction: Under the Literacy
tional projects. Mark Rampton will share about the
Committee report, it should say “…reading program Haiti vitamin & medicine project we supported at
at Lincoln School”, not backpack program. Finance: our October 5 meeting. Evelyne shared that after the
Operations – The report was printed for us. It was delegation going to Uzhhorod, Ukraine returns in
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Business Meeting Minutes - July 6, 2016 (continued)
late September we will have an answer for if we will
have a Roma female student for our college scholarship. Lillian reminded club members that international projects take time, esp. because of working
with other countries & the cultures there. Literacy –
Carolyn: meeting this Monday, July 11, 11:30 am at
the Market of Choice meeting room (upstairs).
Working on grant application to the Altrusa International Foundation. Membership –new applicants for
Altrusa membership continue. Elephant Ears – Cecily: some maintenance was done on the trailer: cost
$388.00. And trailer now has standard extension
cords and a hydraulic bottle jack. Cecily asked for
several volunteers to learn the trailer setup before
Fall Festival. She reminded us it is important that
more than one person know how to do trailer setup.
Bettina made a motion that Altrusa pay the
$388.00 bill for trailer maintenance: motion
passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Communications, Facebook & Club Marketing –
Bettina: copy on table of a draft Communications
Plan. She will add it to Dropbox and also email it to
all club members. She shared that all our documents
are in the Dropbox, including newsletters, flyers,
minutes, etc. Members can check Dropbox for updates & club info
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Yearbooks – New Yearbooks distributed. Thank
you Janet for updating the yearbooks!
Paperback Books for Oak Creek Juvenile Center
– Judy continues to collect books for the girls (age
12-25) in Albany. Greeters & DCA – Elizabeth reminded us that Altrusa is a member of the Downtown Corvallis Association (DCA). She represents
Altrusa & Blackledge Furniture at the monthly DCA
meetings (3rd Wednesday). Also the After Hours
Network meeting the 2nd Thursday 5:30 – 7 pm.
Elizabeth cannot attend, so would another club
member attend for us? Altrusa pays $75 a year to
use the DCA newsletter for Altrusa promotions. Another DCA event is the Greeters on Tuesday at 8:00
am, where everyone can announce about their group/
business. This costs $25 per month. Several members agreed to volunteer & represent Altrusa at
Greeter meetings and to promote our club.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kids Shop – the Albany Altrusa Club will have their
Kid’s Shop shopping event on August 13. The deadline to apply to be a shopper is July 31. Shopper applications online. Thank you Kyle – Corvallis Altrusa Facebook page photos from the EE booth at the
Red, White & Blue Festival: Online Club Marketing
vis your smartphone. Club Business Cards? – discussion: with room for individual name & phone
number. Cost for 500 cards is $65.00 or print our
own? Helen Kupeli’s Mother’s Service – July 16,
11:00 am, Good Samaritan Episcopal Church. Donations can go to SMART or the Food Bank in Roseberg, OR.
IMPORTANT DATES
June 7-10 – Philomath Frolic – Elephant Ear Booth
July 15 – World Youth Skills Day
July 16 – da Vinci Days – Benton County Fairgrounds
July 20 – Board Meeting @ Carolyn’s Home, 5:30
pm
July 30 – International Day of Friendship
August 3 – Business meeting @ Country Club –
5:30 pm
August 31 – Annual Picnic at Thompson Shelter in
Avery Park
Closing.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Tammy Skubinna, CoSecretary
LITERACY
MEETING
RACHEL FLETCHER
INITIATION
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Board Meeting Minutes - July 20, 2016
Altrusa International Inc. of Corvallis
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
July 20, 2016
733 SE Winterfield, Corvallis OR 97333
The meeting was called to order by President Julie Livingston @5:40 PM
In attendance: Julie, Karen G, Mary Lou, Helen K, Alice, Maryam & Carolyn, acting as Secretary.
Excused: Helen W & Tammy.
The minutes from the June 15th Board Meeting were approved as presented.
Committees Reports:
Finance: Operations- no change since nothing had changed since bus meeting. Motion made &
board approved a $50 donation to the S.M.A.R.T. program in Roseburg, OR in honor of Helen K’s
mother; Mary Louise Young.
International Relations: Committee met & expressed interest in new “shoes” project. And desire to
utilize new project funds for the project. Board recommended further discussion within the committee.
Literacy: Continuing to make contacts with Schools & MLC.
Membership: Board approved new member applicant.
Jewelry: Co-chairs continue the restructure of duties & delegate roles for members.
Elephant Ears: Summer fundraisers completed, trailer training TBA, Fall Festival next event.
New Business: Club Retreat tentatively scheduled for Sept 28th in Bev Larson Rm @ Old Mill Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM
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Foundation Meeting was called to order at 7:16 PM
The minutes of the June 15th meeting were approved as written.
Finance: Report presented. Checks order awaiting formal name change w/State. Discussion if EE
donations should be foundation instead of operations.
The Meeting was adjourned at 7:43 PM.
Submitted by Carolyn Powers
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Julie Livingston reports that some of her son’s Matt Sculptured Art is on exhibit at the c3: initiative http://www.c3initiative.org/ in the St John’s neighborhood of Portland. It is the first
time that his 3D Art is on display outside of Corvallis. Oregon’s Biennial Art Exhibit at Portland
2016, featuring “Matt Conklin’s World of Wonders”-the show runs until mid-September.
Carolyn Powers had a great drive to the Bay Area with her daughter-in-law and grandson. She
stayed at the home of one of her sons where she was surrounded by the other three of them
and all their children and grandchildren. They all enjoyed a picnic at Tomales Bay State Park,
which was the last State Park they lived in before Carolyn’s husband left the park service.
Bettina Schempf and her husband just completed a week long bike ride in the state of Washington. They covered 470 miles and 27,300 ft of climbing in 7 days and enjoyed the beautiful
scenery.
In case you like to buy inexpensive college-rule notebooks for College Hill High
School. They are starting to appear. At Staples you can buy up to 30 for 17 cents
each. At Bi-Mart they are 16 cent each--there didn't appear to be a limit. Be sure to get
college-rule; they are often displayed with wide-rule notebooks.
ANNOUNCEMENT
“Just Ask” each of us is so happy that someone did step out and ask us. So “Just Ask”,
chances are that person has already wondered what you do in Altrusa. “Just Ask or Invite them” to help with a project or a summer fundraiser, sewing bags, Jewelry collecting & sorting, Career Closet Saturdays, and Elephant Ears in Sept.
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