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October 2015
Monterey Symphony’s Max Bragado Darman at
Baja Cantina
November
4th
Holiday Extravaganza at Rancho
Canada
December
9th
Pac Rep’s Stephen
Moorer at Bernardus
January
6th
Carmel Valley Women’s Club Foundation
Wednesday, December 9th
1 am—2 pm—Rancho Canada
An Afternoon of
Shopping—Luncheon—Entertainment
Live and Silent Auctions
Holiday Gifts and Goodies
Michael Martinez, Pianist—Plus More
Tickets: $40 available by calling
659-0934
Reserve by December 2nd
Your Doctor Lays it on the Line at CVWC Lunch
Laura
Alexander
and speaker
Dr. David
Weaver at
the CVWC
luncheon at
Wills Fargo
Restaurant
WHAT to do (while you’re
sitting in the waiting room) ‘til
the doctor comes? Organize,
organize, organize. That was
the word from the doctor himself as he addressed members
of the Carmel Valley Women’s
Club at the luncheon at Wills
Fargo earlier this month.
When you are finally facing
your 15 minutes of quality
time, you can’t have too much
info with you. Dr. David
Weaver, a radiologist by profession and a reservoir of
Weltschmerzian understanding, rattled off a number of
items that will make your initial head-to-head meeting a
successful one:
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Be specific about your
complaint
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Bring records with you
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Know your medications
and amounts
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Proceeds benefit
the CVWC Foundation’s Fund
for Scholarships and Grants
Stay tuned for more details!!!
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Know your family history
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Know your level of stress (if
you have a level; if you
don’t, how did you wind up
being so lucky?)
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Most important, know
about your insurance
Armed with these details, your
visit will be much more meaningful, and you and your doctor
will get to the heart of the matter
much faster.
Dr. Weaver led off the discussion by asking for questions himself. And so his audience complied. In fact, they dominated
the conversation.
tor has to extrapolate from your
explanations, so be frank and fully
honest with your comments.
Don’t assume there’s nothing
wrong; find out for sure.
The afternoon ended with exciting upcoming reminders as Judy
Zerlinden, co-chair of the Holiday
Extravaganza with Cynthia Rivera,
gave details for silent auction donations. She urged everyone to
check out those closets, basements and attics for potential
items. More on that in the next
few pages of this newsletter.
President Demi Briscoe’s opening remarks noted the successful
campaign by the CVWC Foundation to assist firefighters in the
recent Carmel Valley blaze. She
also introduced recent members
to the club, who are listed on the
back of the newsletter.
The winner of a cleverly concocted raffle basket by Pinkie
Terry was Marilyn Clifton.
How do you face your doctor
alone? You don't. Bring someone else with you. It’s another
pair of ears.
How do you know if your complaints are real, or products of
stress? Again, you don’t. A doc-
Raffle winner Marilyn Clifton
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Lunch With Dr. Weaver (contd):
(Top row, left) Monique Gardiner, Gail Swihart; (middle) Eva Lindberg, Bergit Eisner; (right) Peggy Dickson, Betsy Shea and Sandi Sellmeyer; (Row 2, left) Demi Briscoe,
Penny Wood; (middle) Marti Roberti, Jane Kelly; (right) June Fellows, Judi Zaches; bottom row, left) Judy Zerlinden, Renee Wagner; (middle) Robin Sokolow and Stephanie
Byrne; (right) Pat Gray and Laura Dost.
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November Lunch—Say It With Music
ence at the upcoming CVWC
luncheon, November 9th, at
Baja Cantina in Carmel.
Maestro Bragado will discuss the
prevailing trend of treating symphonic concerts for children as
one-off performances by overworked orchestras with too few
rehearsals and too many visual
and verbal distractions to make
them vibrant, distinctive experiences for young audiences.
The man at the helm of the
Monterey Symphony has had his
own personal date with destiny
since his first year in Monterey
over ten years ago. His directive
was to take charge of one of the
state’s top symphony orchestras,
but his own personal mission
was to engage children in serious
music appreciation, and that
mission hasn’t changed.
He will explain all to his audi-
He will explain the Monterey
Symphony’s approach, his approach, and the proven success
rate for area youth. Thousands
of young people each year, from
Watsonville to King City, are
exposed to this hands-on type of
experience and the results speak
for themselves. His students
don’t get a truncated version of a
musical piece; they get the whole
piece. At the concerts, Bragado
is aided in his musical interpretations by the flamboyant, charismatic Dr. Todd Samra, who directs the pre-concert lectures and
engages his young subjects.
As you savor the topic, you’ll
enjoy the luncheon menu as well.
Baja Cantina is offering an exciting buffet of chicken, steak and
veggie fajitas, followed by the
Cantina’s own caramel flan. The
all-inclusive menu is a mere
$35.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED
TO DO
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Contact our own Penny
Wood at 659-0934, or
you can e-mail her, at
[email protected]
and give her the number
of people in your party.
Mail your check made
payable to CVWC Founda-
tion PO Box 407, Carmel
Valley, CA 93924, but be
sure to call Penny first.
Reservations must be made
by Friday, October 30th, and
remember, space at Baja is limited, so sign up now.
As you’re readying your check
for the party, why not take this
opportunity to enclose an additional $40 for next year’s
CVWC dues? The new 2015-16
directory will be printed in midNovember, so you must handle
your transactions accordingly.
If you want to be in it, you’re
simply two weeks away from
deadline. This is one envelope,
one check, and no one bugging
you.
See you October 7th at Baja
Cantina..
Message from President Demi Briscoe
Dear Members,
Behind the scenes are a score of women
who are making things happen for your Carmel
Valley Women’s Club. The group of ladies who
are planning the Holiday Extravaganza, Judy Zurlinden and Cynthia Rivera, along with the famous
crew from last year who did such a wonderful job:
Connie Hong-Smith, Sally King, Monique Gardiner
Pinkie Terry, Janice Robertson and Cheryl Thompson are already hard at work. They are preparing
for a wonderful celebration, so mark your calendars: Wednesday, December 9th at noon at Rancho Canada.
women have met with their committees and have
already started the planning that will result in another stunning event.
This next general meeting November 4th at
noon we will have the privilege of hearing the wisdom of Max Bragado-Darman, the Music Director
of our Monterey Symphony. Max is an entertaining speaker who has infinite wisdom about the
world of classical music and we are honored that
he agreed to come and entertain us as the Symphony celebrates their 70th anniversary season.
So make your reservations with Penny Wood early
as seating is limited at Baja Cantina.
In addition to these magnificent fundraisers
Why not consider introducing a friend to the
are the two women heading up the Fashion Show world of the Carmel Valley Women’s Club? We
Committee, Stephanie Byrne and Jackie Lynch,
love guests at our luncheons!
both of whom have begun preparations for next
Regards,
year’s major event in April, 2016. These two busy
Demi
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ARE you prepared? December
is just around the corner...well,
a mere month and some change
away, and the stage is literally
being set for the first grand
fund raiser of the 2015-16 season, the CVWC Holiday Extravaganza, December 9th.
The location is the favorite
Rancho Canada, replete with
tons of space for dining, silent
auction items and entertainment.
So that’s what we’ll do, with
your help. We’ll even throw in
some live auction items—trips
to Paris, balloon tours, a fine
dining experience on the Italian Riviera—of course, it’s up
to you to come up with all
those dreamy events.
But you can begin doing
some scouting right now for
silent auction items. Below is
a clipable form to tuck into
your reticule as you pursue
daily activities. You stop at
the dry cleaners. Are they up
for a free coupon? How about
your favorite restaurant?
There’s always the art gallery
on your block—a photo,
maybe, or a certificate to
frame. Wine is a favorite, particularly when you couple it
with a box lunch from your
local deli. Beer and wine tours
always sell quickly, and they
can be packaged with other
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When you make your contact,
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to the next lunch.
Don’t forget your own private
collections of goodies. Check
the basement, attic, garage,
neighbor’s garage. Or consider
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CVWC Foundation News
The group has several goals in
mind, many of which were already
reached. The formation phase of
the foundation is moving along
according to strategy. The foundation exceeded its fundraising
goals of $25,000 last year, and
distributed a total of $28,000—
$22,000 for scholarships and
$6,000 to local non profit organizations.
AT the newly minted Carmel
Valley Women’s Club Foundation meeting this past summer,
the board added new members
and elected a slate of new officers for its board of directors.
New board members are
Jackie Lynch and Debra Crawford. Reelected are June Dawson and Pinkie Terry for two–
year terms. “Designated Directors” include Demi Briscoe,
Monique Gardner and Renee
Wagner, while continuing board
members are Connie HongSmith through June, 2016, and
Peggy Dickson through December, 2015. Kimberly Briggs
is legal advisor.
The board reviewed accomplishments to date and envisioned several plans. Officials
elected are the following:
Chairman of the Board and
President, Demi Briscoe;
Vice President, Debra Crawford; Secretary, Monique
Gardner; Treasurer, June
Dawson, and Assistant Secretary, Pinkie Terry.
The CVWC has received scores
of thank you notes from students
and groups alike. The YWCA
proudly mentioned its new emergency shelter, the CV Community
Youth Center was pleased to put
their donation to use in the Senior
Meals program, the Friends of the
CV Public Library will use its
grant for renovation, and meals
on Wheels will apply its funding
to the Sally Griffin Active Living
Center programs.
In addition, the foundation’s
new Community Allocation Committee has created an emergency
relief fund of $2000 to be put into
use immediately if a situation occurs. Its first use was to fund the
Carmel Valley fire department
during this summer’s flare up.
Other highlights include an expansion of our donor base to include several trusts formed by
individual members, and one
member has generously named
the foundation as a life insurance
beneficiary.
Fashion Show co-chair Ann
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Flood was heartily thanked for
her five-year stint as runway
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handed over to co-chairs
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Lynch.
Other good news guaranteeing
last year's success came from
generous outside support.
Pebble Beach Corporation had
waived the $6,000-rental fee for
the Fashion Show; Scheid Vineyards had donated over $2,500
for three events; Los Laureles
Lodge had donated meeting
space and two pretty parties,
Isolis Pizza proprietor and
member Janice Robertson gave
numerous donations of food,
coffee and meeting space.
Pinkie Terry continued to donate copious amounts of paper,
printer ink and time to create
menus, posters and programs
for the foundation’s many fund
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Who We Are
THE Carmel Valley
Women’s Club is a social
organization consisting of
community-minded Monterey Peninsula women con-
Who’s New?
cerned with the welfare of
Carmel Valley, the education
of Carmel Valley’s young
women, and the individual
needs of its membership.
Photo by Marcia Hayes
CARMEL VALLEY WOMEN’S CLUB
P.O. BOX 407
CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924
Welcome to new members,
Mary George, Shelby
Lambert, Christine Oster, Shirley Peake,
Karolyn Stone, If you’re
interested in joining an active
group of women donating time
and funding to our community,
call Membership Chair, Pat Gray,
at 650-417-5902, or
[email protected].