Dear Members,
We got our first snow storm of the season and still had a good turnout at our General meeting at Tango on Friday, November 19th, which speaks well of our stalwart membership. We are continuing to provide virtual access to our meetings via Zoom. I’m still working on the process for sharing the PowerPoint slides through Zoom rather than trying to capture them through the camera on my computer. Hopefully by our next meeting in January I’ll have my technical kinks worked out.
Thanks to Barbee Buchanan for updating us on her progress with the Kinderhaven Tree, Helen Tapp for advising us of the seasonal closure of the Healing Garden, Mary Sturgis for the Blankie Project, and Sherry Fulton for providing the status and instructions for the Senior Giving Program.
Near Term Events Status: KINDERHAVEN
Barbee Buchanan is looking for gifts to go under CAL’s tree for the Festival of Trees supporting Kinderhaven. Our tree will be displayed at The Alpine Shop at 2d and Church. Recommendations for gifts are things such as books for young children as well as for pre-teen and teenage children, puzzles, coloring books, throws, stuffed animals, journals, even things that can be used at the home itself such as detergent, bathroom tissue, wipes, etc. Use your imagination. All items will be most welcome and appreciated. There is a space provided in the Clubroom at Bizarre Bazaar for collection of these gifts.
THE CENTERPIECE OF CAL’S “TREESCAPE” IS A SHINY NEW, RAD ELECTRIC BIKE! HOURS OF GREAT BIKE RIDES AWAIT THE LUCKY WINNER! OUR “TREESCAPE” FEATURES A JOLLY JUMBO BEAR RIDING THE BIKE, WITH HIS BULLDOG BUDDY CATCHING A RIDE, AS THEY PULL A SLEIGH FILLED WITH BOOKS, TOYS AND GIFTS FOR THE KINDERHAVEN KIDS! A CRATE OF MORE GOODIES IS ON THE BICYCLE’S FENDER CARRIER TOO! LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, IS THE WHIMSICALLY DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE! A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS BIRDS, SANTAS, GNOMES AND TEDDY BEARS ADORN THIS LOVELY, FLOCKED, FAUX TREE. WE HAVE DECORATED THIS TREE TO BRING SMILES AND A LITTLE JOY TO THE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AT KINDERHAVEN! MERRY CHRISTMAS KIDS!
Senior Giving Project
Sherry Fulton has organized the process for the Senior Giving program this year and outlined the process for collecting our senior gifts. We have 100 names this year, considerably more than previous years. These shut-ins are in great need of our help. She also made some recommendations for the sorts of generic things that will be appropriate, as indicated in her article about the project.
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Thanks to everyone for your continued support of these worthy projects. I’m looking forward to seeing you at our Christmas luncheon and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Beth Drain
Vice-President
drabe@hotmail.com
208-920-3543
