events, or you can volunteer to help the day of the event. There are so many dayof tasks, and it takes many hands to stage this event. Everyone who has worked the event has had a great time, and they often sign on again to help the next year. After the golfing, there will be a luncheon and silent auction. All are welcome to join the event for the luncheon for $30 per person. For reservations, contact Mike Armstrong at 203-414-2379. Don’t forget! We have our premier project in November: the Halifax Art Festival. In case you weren’t aware, that phenomenal committee has been working since the close of the 2017 festival to lay the groundwork for our 2018 Festival. Calling all help! We must all remember why the Guild exists: we work to advance the Museum of Arts and Sciences by raising friends and funds to help sustain the Museum and expand its member base. I hope you New Board Members of the MOAS Guild at the 2018 Fashion Show and Luncheon. From left to right: Karrie Houlton, Mary Alice Wnuk, Ruth Snyder, know what a special treasure this Museum Sue Fream, Sandy Buckley, Dr. Beverly Grissom, Andrea Pair, George Fortuna, Brenda Rivers, Hilary Reilly, Carolyn Keene, Pat Masotti-Abernathy is to our community and our state. We, of course, appreciate your being a member and coming to our meetings; we also need your talents to keep our Guild vibrant and on mission! Perhaps we should adopt the ell, it looks like spring painted flower pots, and savory herbs. motto: JUST SAY YES! has sprung! 2018 is off to All are available for purchase. Marilynn a really successful start, Sternberg and her committee are currently A million sincere thanks to those of you thanks to our superb team of working to ensure the success and quality who work so hard on our Guild activities. dedicated volunteers. Our annual Fashion of this lovely newer tradition. It is essential Let’s hope many more members will step Show Luncheon on February 13 was a that you make your reservation as early up and help. I just say, “YES”. Will you? huge success. Judy Krombholz and her as possible. The seating is limited, and the committee did a wonderful job---from the event is always a sellout. Dr. Beverly McMurtry Grissom reservation and check-in processes to the MOAS Guild President table decorations, to the venue, the meal, We are currently preparing for our Eighth the fashions, the prizes and raffles, and, of Annual Children’s Museum Golf Classic, course, the models. It all went so smoothly. which is scheduled for Monday, April If you see one of the members of that 23 at the exclusive Club de Bonmont at committee, I hope you will let them know Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club. This how much their work is appreciated. They beautiful course is not open to the public, Tuesday, April 10 | 11:00 a.m. deserve your praise. so if you or someone you know are golfers ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY and would like the opportunity to play For the rest of the Spring, we have some this course, we urge you to sign up! Mike AND LUNCHEON special events in the planning stages. Our Armstrong is our experienced chair of this next signature event is the popular Annual event. This is a major project and takes a lot Monday, April 23 | 9: 00 a.m. Garden Party, which will be held at the of volunteers to help in a variety of ways. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Brown Museum Courtyard on April 10. We First and foremost, we need EVERYONE GOLF CLASSIC will enjoy a pleasant social time, a delectable to recruit foursomes to play! You can be a catered lunch, and beautiful potted plants, “caddie” by purchasing a commemorative vibrant blooming flowers, lovely hand- caddie ribbon, or you can be sponsor of the
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