Soroptimist Pinellas County, Florida, USA newsletter

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
OF UPPER PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

P.O. BOX 10535 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA USA 33767

Volume 46, Issue, November, 2010 Online Edition #110

Our November Meeting, November23rd, is a Shopping Night at

The Silver Queen / Belleair Coins,Gold and Diamonds.
1350 West Bay Drive
Largo

Appetizers and Wine will appear at 5:30PM.
Our people will be there until 7 to help you with your shopping.
Pizza will appear around 6:15. There will be white pizza included with other varieties.
Our meeting will be at 7 when the staff goes home.
Everyone, please come and enjoy.

Betsi is hosting our Christmas Party at Alfano's on Clearwater-Largo Road.
The date is December 12th at 1:00 PM.
Please bring your usual gift for our gift exchange.

President Susan's Letter . Please Read.

This is President Susan's Final Letter as President.

Soroptimist Slate of Officer's Published Here.
Election will be held at this meeting.

gifts Our next membership meeting is set for Tuesday, November 23^rd. This is our Annual Gift Shopping Spree at the Silver Queen … thank you Pat for hosting this one more time!!!!!!! Check out all the great deals the Silver Queen offers and the ‘special deals’ Pat offers all of us on that night only!!!!! Bring cash, check books and credit cards and let’s get an early start on our Christmas shopping. I won’t be there this year as I will be in Washington, D.C. (Arlington Cemetery). I haven’t missed a shopping spree in years, so I will be thinking of all of you that evening.

It occurred to me that, with the new slate of officers (Mary Ramsey – President; Karen Curry – Treasurer; and Martha Gray – Secretary), elections in November, and installation in January, I ‘chaired’ my last meeting in October. Glad I didn’t realize it then as I would have been weepy, I am sure! I do want to thank all of you for ‘allowing’ me to lead our club as President … it was certainly my pleasure – even with all the difficulties – in the club, with my job and most recently with my health. I applaud each of you for your ‘get it done’-ness. What a special group of women.

Please mark your calendar for our Christmas Party on Sunday, December12th – Betsi will have more information at the next meeting, if not included in this issue of the SCOUP. See you all then – if not before J

I want to wish each of you and your families the best Thanksgiving ever and may this be the beginning of a blessed holiday season and terrific new year.

Yours in Soroptimists,

Susan

Below you will find our Calendar, Lists of our Officers, Committees and Members, Some Committee Reports, Birthdays and other Current Announcements.

The minutes are attached in the accompaning e mail.

The treasurer's report will be provided by Linda when she is able.

The
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Officers 2010 President: Susan Kinney Lowell, Vice Pres- Phyllis Cloman, Secretary- Patricia L. Arbutine Treasurer – Linda Taminini, Director - Marsha McGrath Director- Mel Chase Delegate -Terry Sue Turner, Delegate-Karen Curry These terms end December 31,2010			Committee Assignments 2010 - 2011 Telephone & Parliamentarian: Publicity: Growth & Development: Scoup - SOLT: Directory : Club Historian: Above the Club: Betsi Lewis Telephone: Terry Sue Turner Audit:Linda, Karen, Susan and Betsi Projects Women Opportunity Award: Betsi Lewis Women Honoring Women- Mel and Phyllis Violet Richardson Award: This will not be given this year. The Ruby Award:(Women of Distinction) Transitional Living Program-
Link to Women Opportunity Award Applications Chairman of the WOA Committee has posted a downloadable application of line. It has been distributed at St. Pete College to Women on the Way. The women will have the ability to fill it out on line, save it to their document files and then email it to us as an attachment. If you know anyone else that you would like to have apply, please email this link to them.
Report from Karen Curry Terry and I attended the Women on the Way Appreciation Luncheon today in the Margaret Heye Great Room at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Our club was listed in the program. It was great. I would say there were at least 300+ attendees and six student recipients of monies to assist with their education. The average age of the winners was approx 35, all moms, and all overcoming sisyphean (.50 cent word) challenges. One gal was legally blind and continuing her studies. She told of her past deep embarrassment over her ailment and how she tried to hide it for many years as she was taunted by bullies. She came to WOW and found the kindness and support she needed. Now if that's not a story to believe in a higher power, I don't know what is. The coordinator Shirley Crumbley spoke and Ashley Donald (a WOW student) sang beautifully accompanied by a baby grand piano. Michelle Piccione of Dollars for Scholars spoke of the Dress Shop in the WOW offices and the people who contributed and the students who worked there. Dr. Linda Hogans, SPC Director of Special Programs, gave a rousing send off in the vein of - Yes we can! It was wonderful.
Program Updates from SIA The 2011 Soroptimists Celebrating Success! application is now available. Apply for recognition for your club’s successful projects in the areas of program, public awareness, fundraising and membership. Have you heard? SIA and SIE have partnered to increase the impact and scope of Soroptimist Disaster Grants and Soroptimist Project Matching. Use the Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Club Projects to ensure that your projects are achieving their objectives. Check out Soroptimist One Day Club Projects to find simple projects your club can do while involving the community and attracting new members.
Birthdays Marsha M 1/06 Alice S -5/5 Cathy W - 5/15 Karen- 1/ 27 Martha G-7/19 Linda- 9/04 Terry Sue T -9/4 Phyllis 9/06 Pat A. - 9/13 Susan K-9/23 Mel C. -10/8 Grace S - 11/22 Betsi L- 12/19 Barbara -4/26
Calendar2009 -2010
July 27,2010	August 24th	September 28th Meeting	October 26th Meeting Halloween Party at Marsha's Home.	November 23rd Shopping Night at the Silver Queen	December Christmas Party. Hosted by Betsi Lewis at Alfanos' in Largo.
		Women Honoring Women will be held on March 12th at the Clearwater Country Club. It will be a brunch. All details including Chairpeople and Committees will be in the Minutes. Please consult them.