The Cheerful Earful
Monthly newsletter of the Altrusa Club of Macomb, IL
July 2015 Website: Facebook: Email:
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Karen’s Korner Hello fellow Macomb Altrusans!
Next meeting information Karen’s Korner June meeting notes Updates Just a minute with a member Our Favorite Recipes Reader’s Corner Calendar of Events
Next Meeting Information What: Vicki Duba, the McDonough County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Coordinator will speak about CASA Where: Everly House, 811 Lafayette St., Macomb
When: July 22 at 6:00pm We will build our own ice cream sundae as our dessert! Hosted by the Service Committee
Can you believe it is already mid-July and we are more than halfway through 2015?! I am really looking forward to this year and to our many projects and events that we will be taking part in. We have some really exciting speakers, lots of yummy food, and of course, many good times to come. Sometimes we go through tough times professionally, personally, and even as a club. It is times like these that having fellow Altrusans to "lean on" is really helpful. Please be sure to be sensitive to what others are going through. We need to be sure to treat each other with respect and appreciate our differences and move forward together. I am certainly not trying to be sappy here (although I tend to be); however, I do want you all to know how much each of you means to me. Last week when my grandma was in the hospital, I had three members reach out to me and ask how she was and if they could help in any way. That meant the world to me. It's that kind of group compassion that can show others who we are and what we stand for. We are a great organization to be a member of. Let's continue to extend our kindness and compassion for others out into the Macomb community. Whether it is through Habitat for Humanity, collecting books for children, adopting classrooms at Lincoln, organizing an amazing summer tutoring program or assisting at the fly-in or Labor Day--we can and do make a difference. You all ROCK in my book! Karen T.