October 2013 cheerful earful

THE CHEERFUL EARFUL OCTOBER 2013 This newsletter is brought to you by the Communication Committee of the Macomb Altrusa Club, Macomb, Illinois

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

 Next Meeting Information What: Potluck with VIP Special Visitors from District 6: Chris DeVlieger, Governor-Elect and Dana Vierck, First Vice-Governor We will also play “Altrusa Bingo!”

When: October 23, 2013 Time: 6:00pm Where: Georgetown Clubhouse, ,95 Charleston Drive, Macomb

Contents  Next meeting information  Minutes from September meeting  Additional Announcements  “Just a minute with a member”  Calendar of Events

Chris DeVlieger, Governor-Elect

Dana Vierck, First Vice-Governor

POTLUCK: Membership committee: providing the main course and all tableware/drinks

Communication committee: desserts Service committee: salads Finance committee: vegetables Page 1 of 11

DRAFT OF MINUTES September 25, 2013 General Meeting Altrusa International of Macomb

Old business: Karen Iversen reported about the Summer Tutoring program.

[To be approved at October meeting] Communications committee hosted and guest speaker Dawn Piper from Free Range Yoga spoke and demonstrated yoga moves with Altrusa members joined in.

President Liz Duvall called the meeting to order with everyone reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

The minutes of the August 28th meeting were approved by a motion by Kathy Wyatt, seconded by Karen Iversen, motion carried as reported in the Cheerful Earful.

The Treasurer’s report prepared by Marsha McCormick was handed out. The report will be filed for audit.

Correspondence received newsletter from Chamber of Commerce.

Standing committees gave the following reports: Communication-Karen Iversen: no report

Rosalie Severinsen reported that Oct 9 and Oct 13 volunteers are needed for Mrs. Ramos room.

Penny Pollock reported that volunteers are needed in day from 9 to 11 and 12 to 2 at Pact Head Start.

International Literacy Day will be on the agenda for next year.

Alzheimer Walk had three team members , Karen Iversen, Marsha McCormick and Miriam Satern. Karen Trusley and Heather Munro had a table set up about Altrusa.

Adopted a Day-Mississippi Blood Drive will be Sept 28.

Moon Over Macomb – Oct 19. Volunteers needed from 9 to 12 to help Francis Stewart –WIU with reading. Please contact Penny Pollock if you can volunteer.

Make a Difference Day – Oct 26. Magazine collection (no more than 4 months old) will be collected for Veterans. We will have a collection box at Old Dairy and meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Inform your family and friends of this collection day.

Finance-Marsha McCormick: thanked everyone on the committee

Bazaar Committees have been meeting and things are progressing. At the General Meeting in October, please bring something for the gift baskets.

Service-Penny Pollock: no report

New business:

Membership-Karen Trusley: Alzheimer Walk a table was set up to recruit new members.

Festival of Trees- Dec 6 and 7. Volunteers will be needed, usually 2 people per shift.

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Next Board meeting will be Tuesday, October 8th Everly House @ 5:30 p.m.

Upon a motion of adjournment by Karen Iversen, seconded by Kathy Wyatt ,all in favor.

Next General Meeting will be held October 23 at Georgetown Clubhouse @ 6 p.m.

Membership Committee will host. District Six Visitors and Altrusa Bingo.

Membership committee will provide main course Finance committee will provide vegetable Communication committee will provide dessert Service committee will provide salads.

Attendance: Judy Dallinger, Nancy Dobey, Liz Duvall, Sarah Featherlin, Karen Iversen, Kristi Kupka, Peggy Ma, Marsha McCormick, Heather Munro, Penny Pollock, Nancy Reed, Rosalie Severinsen, Jean Sowers, , Karen Trusley, Sara Wood, Kathy Wyatt and Ann Abbot.

Respectfully submitted, Ann Abbot

Members of the Finance Committee hosted the Sept. meeting with a Yoga program!

From left: Nancy Reed, Marsha McCormick, Sarah Wood, Yoga instructor Dawn Piper, Nancy Dobey, Kristi Kupka and Judi Dallinger.

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Additional Announcements Update: Alta Sargent is planning to be back in Macomb home around midOctober – so we should be seeing her soon!

BLOOD DRIVE REPORT Just to summarize -- we had 2 donors -we will be discussing future dates if we want to do it again. The Blood Drive coordinator is available and interested in coming to speak to the group.

Karen Trusley, Membership Comm.

Adopt-A-Classroom, 2013-14 Adopt-A-Classroom: Karen Iversen volunteered to read to Mrs. Ramos' first grade on October 9th. Paula Rhodes will read on November 13th.

Cindy Roon plans to read on January 8, 2014.

Needed: Someone to read on December 11th. I will bring instructions and books to the October 23rd meeting, and again to the early December meeting, if need be.

Rosalie Severinsen

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We Need New Members Please be thinking of folks that you feel would be interested in joining Altrusa and give their names/email addresses to Karen Trusley (KMTrusley@wiu.edu

All members - come and be a part of this event!

Collecting Magazines for Veterans Old Dairy – Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 9am-11am Bring new –July 2013 magazines to Old Dairy Altrusa collects the magazines for distribution to Veterans Clinics waiting rooms  Recycle used magazines  Assist Veterans  Be a Part of Make a Difference Day !

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IMPORTANT BAZAAR INFO. FOOD DONATIONS REQUESTED FOR THE BAZAAR All Altrusa Members are requested to donate homemade food items for the upcoming Bazaar.

Let Rosalie Severinsen know your planned donation ASAP by calling 833-4382 (leave a message) or e-mailing RosalieSeverinsen@yahoo.com.

We will call you if the item you are donating has already been promised AND we will contact you if we don’t hear from you.

Please donate “some portion” of the total items listed below: Veggie Bags

75-80

Sheet cakes

2-3

Cookies

4-6 Dzn.

(packaged ready to sell…2-3 in a package)

BAZAAR PUBLICITY - YARD SIGNS & BANNERS There are 2 -2’x6’ banners & a Coke banner not yet on display. HELP !!!!

NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE THEM AND DISPLAY THEM SOMEWHERE – PLEASE?  Coke banner  2’ x 6’ banner  2’x6’ banner

Is anyone willing to be in charge of any of the

Muffins

2-4 Dzn. (Gourmet)

Mixed rolls & donuts

4 Dzn. (purchased)

Brownies

None

Quick breads

2-4 loaves

The following banners are displayed:

Water

2-3 cases

Pies

24 Fruit Pies

 Wal-Mart Food Store (Coke banner @ WalMart)

(Homemade or purchased)

ones not yet put up?

(no soft pies - cannot be resold as per the Health Dept.)

 Enchanted Florist (Coke Banner-Rte 136 west of Intersection by the Depot)

Specialty items:

The following signs are displayed:

2 Dzn.

Popcorn balls/Decorated Cupcakes/Puppy Chow/Trail Mix

OR A Cash Donation of $15.00-$20.00 ($20 is estimated to buy 2 pies) Page 6 of 11

 Countryview Care Center (corner @ W. Grant & S. Johnson St.)  Wesley Village (Corner @ E. Grant St. & Candy Lane)

BAZAAR KITCHEN COMMITTEE NOTES AND MINUTES ________________________ From: Nancy Dobey, Chair, Kitchen Comm.

Attached are minutes from the 9/7 Kitchen Committee meeting. Those who accepted responsibilities are listed below... if you did not attend, please notify me the responsibility you will volunteer to work on. Also, if I was supposed to send you information…Remind me what you need. 

a Kitchen co-chair is still needed (someone willing to work with me)

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Food & Supply Ordering & Purchase….Nancy Dobey

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Food Prep….All of us, plus any volunteer workers needed

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Commercial Donations……..Cindy Roon to work with Peggy Ma…will draft members to help pick up donations

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Health Dept. Regulations……Jean Sowers

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Member donations & desserts……Rosalie Severinsen…NEEDS A CO-CHAIR

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Dining Room Operation……Lynn Brinker & Heather Munro…these supervisors will need volunteers all day

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Serving Lines…..Heather Munro will do this IF SOMEONE WILL WORK WITH HER…will need volunteers from 10-2 or 3

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Breakfast……..Cindy Roon, Thelma Smiddy, & Valerie Dugan….these supervisors will need volunteers all day

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Beverage/Sell-out table……Cindy Roon & NEEDS A CO-CHAIR OR TWO

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Cashiers…….Marsha McCormick (will be looking for volunteers)

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Equipment…..No one volunteered for this Volunteers…..Lin Stults

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“Just a minute with a member�

Each month we will feature a Macomb Altrusan - to learn a little bit more about each other!

Say Hello to Ann Abbott, our Recording Secretary and our featured member of the month!

Ann, tell us a little bit about yourself!

I came to Macomb in 1978 from Sheldons Grove. I met my husband on a blind date that his mother had set up and we have been happily married for 25 years. I have two stepchildren and four stepgrandchildren ranging in the ages from 19 to 9.

I have one brother who lives in Panama and two sisters that live in the area.

What type of work have you done?

I have worked in the financial field for over 30 years.

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What do you like to do for fun?

I love to travel. Our son is career Navy, so we have had the chance to travel abroad and throughout the states and our daughter lives in Florida. I have also had the chance to travel to Panama to visit my brother and family. I love to read, walking, and doing Sudoku puzzles.

How did you get involved with Altrusa?

For many years, I attended the Bazaar.

After talking to Kathy Wyatt about Altrusa and loving to do volunteer work, the rest is history.

How have you been involved with Altrusa?

I have served as Co-Chair and Chairman of the Membership Committee and now serve on the board as the Recording Secretary.

What do you like best about being a member of Altrusa?

Making new friends through Altrusa and knowing that the volunteer work is helping the community.

BAZAAR FLYER IN THIS NEWSLETTER –PRINT, SHARE, POST! HELP SPREAD THE WORD! TELL YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR CO-WORKERS, YOUR NEIGHBORS!

 Macomb Chamber of Commerce – Check out page 7 -- the Altrusa Bazaar is a news item!

Link to the October 2013 Newsletter: http://macombareachamber.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/10/October-2013.pdf Link to the October 2013 Newsletter inserts: http://macombareachamber.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/10/October-2013-Inserts.pdf

 Facebook Did you know Macomb Altrusa has a Facebook page? Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/MacombAltrusa Click the “Like” button when you visit our Facebook page! and share the page with ALL your friends and tell them to like our page too!

Oct. 4

Oct. 10

Oct. 14

Sara Featherlin

Lara

Karen

Lessard

Trusley

Nov. 20

Nov. 21

Cindy Roon

Kathy Wyatt

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Nov. 21 Sandy Collier

Oct. 19 Lynne Brinker

2013-2014 Macomb Altrusa Officers and Board Calendar of Events

President Liz Duvall President-Elect Cindy Roon

Oct. 19 Moon over Macomb

Past President – Miriam Satern Oct. 23 Take Charge Illinois

Vice-President Rosalie Severinsen

Oct. 23 Christian Church Fall Festival

Recording Secretary Anne Abbott

Oct. 25 Christian Church Fall Festival

Treasurer Marsha McCormick

Oct. 26 Make a Difference Day –Collection of magazines at Old Dairy 9am-11am Oct. 26 PAS Beerfest Oct. 26 Haunted Hill Run Oct. 27 Christian Church Fall Festival Oct. 27 Macomb’s Got Talent Contest Oct. 31 Happy Halloween Nov. 7 Ladies Night Out Nov. 7 Macomb School Community Forum Nov. 9 Glitz and Glamour PAS Gala Nov. 9 ALTRUSA BAZAAR !!!

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Corresponding Secretary Kristi Kupka Committee Chairs: Communication – Karen Iversen Finance – Marsha McCormick Membership – Karen Trusley Service – Penny Pollock

Altrusa Holiday Bazaar 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 9, 2013 Macomb Jr./Sr. High School

FREE ADMISSION    

BOOTHS ……….. Crafts, Commercial, & Original Art ALSO ……………. Gifts, Raffles, & 50-50 Drawing CONCESSIONS … Sandwiches, Soup, Desserts, etc.

SUPPORT ………. Education, Tutoring, Scholarships, & Community Program  INFORMATION..Call (309) 836-6008 or Contact altrusa@macomb.com

SPONSOR: Altrusa International of Macomb P. O. Box 19, Macomb IL 61455 www.facebook.com/MacombAltrusa Page 11 of 11