May 2016 Cheerful Earful

The Cheerful Earful

Monthly newsletter of the Altrusa Club of Macomb, IL

May 2016 Website: Facebook: Email:

http://tinyurl.com/AltrusaMacomb www.facebook.com/MacombAltrusa altrusa@macomb.com

Contents Next Meeting Information Next meeting is Weds. May 25, 2016

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Next meeting information April meeting Updates Calendar of Events

What: Potluck and Installation of Officers and Initiation of new members Where: Everly House ,811 S. Lafayette St, Macomb When: at 6:00pm Hosted by the Membership Committee

The Membership committee will be providing the main dish.

Committees will provide: Communications Committee desserts Finance Committee - side dish/vegetables Service Committee - salads

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April 2016 Meeting We met at the Western Illinois Museum and the Museum Director Sue Scott gave us a tour of the wedding dress exhibition.

The Service Committee hosted the meeting.

ALTRUSA BLUE SHIRT MEETING WEAR YOUR ALTRUSA BLUE SHIRT TO THE MAY MEETING! WE WILL TAKE A CLUB PORTRAIT PHOTO FOR OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

Volunteers Needed for the Airport Fly-in Pancake Breakfast -Sunday June 26th Macomb Altrusans traditionally volunteer at the Airport Fly-In Breakfast. We have helped them every year for the last 6 years and they would greatly appreciate our help again this year.

Lin Stults will bring a sign-up sheet the next 2 meetings Please sign up at the meeting for a shift!

Sunday June 26th at Macomb Airport - 6:30 – 8:30 8:15 - 9:15 9:00 - 11:00 They stop serving at Noon but can always use help with the cleanup (The overlap of 15 minutes is to see who is leaving and where help is needed before volunteers leave.)

Thank you! Lin Stults

PLEASE WEAR YOUR BLUE SHIRT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLUE SHIRT PLEASE CONTACT PENNY POLLOCK AND ONE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE MEETING FOR YOU

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Service Committee

Finance Committee

Awesome Amazing Yard Sale Sat. June 4 8am-12noon at Meadowbrook Neighborhood Yard Sale 606 Meadow Drive (Heather's house) Save your Stuff!

Please sign up to help with the yard sale.

If you have not signed up for a shift please contact Brae Huston.

Membership Committee

The May meeting will be a potluck - a wonderful time to bring a friend to see what Altrusa is like!

Paula Rhodes delivered the Yellow Sunshine bags to the McDonough District Hospital Hospice office. The bags will be distributed to Hospice patients and families. Thanks to Paula for delivering the items and to Peggy Ma for organizing this service project.

Paula Rhodes reading to Mrs. Olson's Grade class. This is one of the classrooms we have "adopted".

This photo has been seen by over 1,000 people on Facebook!

“Leading to a Better Community” Altrusa is an international non-profit organization making our local communities better through leadership, partnership and service

This newsletter is brought to you by the Communication Committee of the Macomb Altrusa Club, Macomb, Illinois

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Communications Committee

Tutoring Program

Story about the Altrusa Club offering summer tutoring was in the McDonough County Voice on April 30.

SUMMER TUTORING UPDATE

The Cheerful Earful Staff Editor:

Heather Munro

Karen’s Korner:

Karen Trusley

Calendar and Events:

Lynne Brinker

Favorite Recipes:

Lara Lessard

The student applications for our Summer Tutoring Program have been sent to all the McDonough County 1st - 6th grade schools.

Photographers: Lin Stults, Miriam Satern

MidAmerica National bank will have a shred day on Saturday, June 4 from 9-12 a.m. at the Spoon River College Outreach Center on E. Jackson St.

Thank you to each of you for being such an amazing and supportive group to work with and be a part of for the last few years. Altrusa is an amazing organization and certainly you all make a huge and very positive impact on the Macomb community and surrounding areas. I certainly wish the club the best always. I look forward to seeing and hearing about all the amazing projects you will continue to do at Lincoln School and in the community. See you all around town!

All the best, Karen Trusley

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2015-2016 Macomb Altrusa Officers and Board Co-Presidents - Karen Iversen and Penny Pollock

Calendar 5/20

5/20 5/21

Past President - Karen Trusley Recording Secretary – Liz Duvall Treasurer – Brae Huston

Application Deadline for Altrusa Summer Tutoring Program

Corresponding Secretary –

National Bike to Work Day

Communication Comm.: Heather Munro

Macomb Bluesfest-Veterans Park

5/25

General Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Potluck Everly House, Installation of Officers and Initiation of New Members

5/25

National Senior Health and Fitness Day

5/30

Memorial Day

5/30

Last day for 2016-2017 dues to Treasurer without penalty

6/3

Park n' Cruise Macomb Courthouse Square

6/4

Flag Day

Chair: Finance Committee: Brae Huston Membership Comm.:

Jeanie Sowers

Service Committee: Paula Rhodes Tutoring Committee: Sandy Collier