Focus Boynton Woman s Club s Newsletter Michele Walter, President January 2016

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1 Focus Boynton Woman s Club s Newsletter Michele Walter, President January 2016 Inside this issue Arts/Crafts... 4 Benzaiten... 4 Birthdays... 2 Calendar... 3 Comm. Car Concerts... 3, 5 Gala... 6 Induction... 4 Membership... 2 Refreshments. 2 Past. Pres. Tea.. 4 Editor s note: Please see time changes in calendar, page 3. We have another new corporate sponsor...see page 4 Left photo: new member Rosemarie, Past Presidents Joan White and Kay Baker. Right photo: Sitting is Past President Lillion Ostiguy flanked by Dist. 10 Dir. Mary Evelyn Mitchell, new member Maurcy and GFWC s Greater Palm Beach publicist Linda Ferris, Below is President Michele Walter with the wreath made by Head Start students. Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a happy holiday, good health and safe traveling. We had a very good concert with Ed Slater on Dec. 6. He is quite the entertainer and has met or knows many of the big names in the singing industry. The Head Start program at the local developmental school was so very appreciative of our gifts. They were very happy to also have some toys. The children made a darling wreath out of tissue paper to thank us. We will display it in the dining room in January. The principal gave Eileen and Carolyn a tour of the classes and every room greeted them in unison saying Hello. The children were extremely well-behaved and it was very impressive. Thank you Eileen and Carolyn and members who contributed gifts. Our Past President s Tea was lovely. Thank you Terry for a great job again. Welcome to our new members who were inducted on Dec 10. See page 4 for their photo and first names. We have a new no last names policy to protect everyone s privacy so those won t be listed. Any member who would like their contact information can a request to From the President bwc1909@gmail.com or call Maria. We have a busy January and February so please put everything on your calendars. Jan Trip to Benzaiten glass blowing museum and workshop. See flyer inside this issue. Jan First concert of our three concert series. Jan Arts and Crafts luncheon and contest. Get those items entered. All of you have taken photos this year. Print those out. If I can do that, then anyone can. Also silk flower arrangements are easy to do...so GO FOT IT. Feb Second concert of series. Feb Copacabana Gala. The Save the Date cards went out in December and invitations were mailed after the Dec. 30 mailing party. If you are seeing this newsletter before that date and would like to help, just come to the club that morning. There is no writing involved just pasting of labels and stamps. Call Stephanie if you are interested. We have already received reservations so get your tables together. We hope to have more people than last year. Stephanie and Rosemarie have been working hard creating our new data base and selling corporate memberships and sponsorships. Please contact any business you frequent and ask them to support our building restoration. Stephanie has packets for information and handouts to help you. We need more silent auction items!!

2 BWC Focus, JAN. 2016, PAGE 2 Officers President... Dr. Michele Walter Presidents-Elect... Barbara Grimes... Mary Fallon Vice President... Maria Forastiero Rec. Sec ys... Barbara Erlichman... Chadda Shelly Corr. Sec y...lillian Ostiguy Treasurer.. JoAnne Kriesant-Weld Asst.Treas.... Pat Waldron Imm. Past Pres.... Dr. Kay Baker Parliamentarian.. Evelyn Weicker Membership meets twice monthly on Thursdays, October through May ACTIVE membership Annual dues $60* *New members add $25 fee application fee ASSOCIATE membership Corporate: $200 FOCUS is published monthly October to May SUBSCRIPTION is $8 a year for printed publication, free online Editor: Maria Forastiero Co-editor: Mary Scheitler DEADLINE is 3rd Thursday of the month Submit articles to mforastiero@comcast.net or bring them to a function Contact Club: Fax: Club bwc1909@gmail.com Check us out on the web: OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Boynton Woman s Club shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and the preservation of our historic building within the meaning of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue code of 1954, and shall otherwise comply with any requirements under such section. Membership We are experiencing a boon in membership these days! We added two more new members, Maurcy and Elly, who came to us through her friends, Lillian O. and Theresa S, respectively. Because of our new no contact info policy in this newsletter, you will have to pick up a couple more labels with their contact information at the next meeting. Or, me - personally or through our web . In total, since the last tea, we have welcomed 13 new members and two additional corporate sponsors. See page 4 for a photo of the induction ceremony. The sponsors are a direct result of the efforts of Stephanie in gathering support for our building in general and our gala in particular. She only became a member a little over a year ago and she has made some great contributions since then. Kudos to her and her committee for their work on the gala and sponsorships. JAN JOANNE JAN DENISE JAN MADELYNE JAN SUSAN JAN JOAN R JAN DAVID BEAUMONT FEB PAT K FEB PATTI O JAN. 7, 2016 ARRIVE 8:30 A.M. MARY F, DOT, BETTY P FEB. 4, 2016 ARRIVE 8:30 A.M. JOANNE, CHADDA MARCH 3, 2016 ARRIVE 8:30 A.M. LILLIAN O., PAT W. Birthdays MAR BARBARA W MAR VONCILE MAR TERESA M MAR LILLIAN C MAR THERESA S MAR BARBARA E MAR NAIN Upcoming refreshment assignments JAN. 21, 2016 ARTS AND CRAFTS LUNCH ARRIVE 10:30 A.M. JEAN, LILLIAN O, BETTY P, ILIA FEB. 18, 2016 POTLUCK LUNCH ARRIVE 10:30 A.M. EVELYN H, JEAN MARCH 31, 2016 MAD HATTER S TEA SPECIAL COMMTTEE ALL REFRESHMENT ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE SET-UP AND CLEAN UP.IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, FIND A SUB AND CALL MARIAN OR THERESA. Eyeglasses As you all know, we bring our glasses to LensCrafters which recycles them into glasses for developing countries overseas and they also donate new glasses to people in the United States. Look around the house...find those glasses which are no longer good for you and bring them to the club. Thank you. Joan White, chairman Check your contact info. WE NO LONGER use the boyntonwomansclub@gmail.com account. Please change all contact info to: bwc1909@gmail.com

3 BWC Focus, JAN. 2016, PAGE 3 Past Presidents Tea A very special thank you to all who participated in making our day of honoring our past and present presidents for their dedication and service to our organization. Special thanks to all the committees and workers. The induction of our new members, as always, was very inspiring. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and I wish a happy New Year to one and all! Terry Markey, chairman Community Caring All the donations have been sincerely appreciated by the Community Caring Center. I look forward hopefully, to you continuing your generosity in the New Year for the needy in our community. Terry Markey, chairman Valentine s Day Concert Sunday, Feb.. 14, 2 p.m.. Be very sure to mark your calendars for this special concert, by the very talented, Frank Corso. He has been called the newest classical crossover artist on the International scene. His love of music began at age 6, singing in the church choir in his hometown of Ventimiglia, Italy, on the Italian Riviera. Inspired by Caruso, Bocelli and Pavaroti, he has been dubbed Voice Of Romance. Be sure to invite your friends, relatives and neighbors. Tickets are $20. R.S.V. P. to Terry at This is part of a 3-concert package for $55 at the Boynton Woman s Club. Be sure to look at the flyer inside this issue and share it with your friends. Terry Markey, chairman Deadline The deadline for the February issue of Focus is Thursday, Jan. 21. Please make sure I have all the articles BEFORE the luncheon. Thank you CALENDAR EVENTS ARE ON THURSDAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BUSINESS MEETINGS ARE AT 10 A.M. (THIS IS A NEW TIME) LUNCHEONS ARE AT 11:30 TIMES FOR OTHER EVENTS - PLEASE CHECK NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE JANUARY JAN. 7, 9 A.M.... EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING JAN. 7, 10 A.M.... BUSINESS MEETING JAN DAY TRIP WITH LUNCH, 11 A.M.... TO BENZAITEN CENTER (SEE PAGE 4) JAN CONCERT WITH ROBERTA DEMURO, 3 P.M. (SUN.) JAN LUNCHEON/ARTS & CRAFTS JAN RACE FOR THE CURE FEBRUARY FEB. 4, 9 A.M.... EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING FEB. 4, 10 A.M.... BUSINESS MEETING FEB CONCERT WITH FRANCO CORSO, 2 P.M. (SUN.) FEB LUNCHEON MEETING (GALA SET-UP) FEB GALA (SATURDAY) MARCH MARCH 3, 9 A.M.... EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MARCH 3, 10 A.M.... BUSINESS MEETING MARCH 3... HABITAT DINNER (COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY) MARCH DAY TRIP TO MORIKAMI MUSEUM MARCH CONCERT WITH ROBERTA RUST, 3 P.M. (SUN) MARCH MAD HATTER S TEA APRIL APRIL 7, 9 A.M.... EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING APRIL 7, 10 A.M.... BWC ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING APRIL 21...SCHOLARSHIP LUNCH APRIL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MAY MAY 5... INSTALLATION LUNCH (TIME AND PLACE TBD) MAY NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING May GFWC Convention in Orlando PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING DATES AND THE BUSINESS MEETING TIMES David Beaumont (561) Corporate member of the Boynton Woman s Club

4 BWC Focus, JAN. 2016, PAGE 4 Benzaiten trip set for Thursday, Jan. 14 The group will carpool from BWC departing at 11 a.m. for lunch on Lucerne Ave in Lake Worth. Following lunch we will drive a short distance to the Benzaiten Center that is located in a 14,000 square foot Historic FEC Train Depot building at nd Ave S., Lake Worth. The tour will consist of a minute docent-led tour of the gallery and featured visiting artists; a 30-minute narrated glass blowing demonstration; and we will learn about the history of glass and the science behind the art of glass blowing and creation. In addition, we will see beautiful glass created from beginning to completion. We will have time to visit the Benzaiten Gift Shop with many one-of-a-kind gifts. Dessert and beverage will be served after the tour compliments of The Center. Three or four volunteers/cars are needed for the trip. Call Barbara G at to volunteer or if you have questions. And, wear comfortable walking shoes, please. Barbara Grimes, chairman 13 new members inducted at Presidents Tea Close to 40 members and guests turned out for the Past Presidents Tea and Induction Ceremony. Invitations were sent out to our Past Presidents as well as presidents of other District 10 clubs. Five new members were able to attend. Pictured above are Mary Evelyn Mitchell, District 10 Director, our President Michele Walter followed by new members Rosemarie, Darlene, then Maria Forastiero, VP-Membership, new member Judy M, new member Judy K and new member Maurcy. The late BWC members Marj Lindgren, Barbara Howard, Betty Cullen and Trudy Willms were remembered in a prayer by Carolyn Schoch. Past Presidents Kay Baker, Lillian Ostiguy and Joan White were thanked for their past and continued service to the club, Maria Forastiero, VP-Membership This is a reminder to finish up your project for the Arts and Crafts show on Jan. 21. We will be accepting entries at 9:30 that morning. Members will not be allowed in the library until after the judging. We have the same two judges for the Arts and Crafts crafts and art projects that we have had for the past few years. We have a new judge for the photography. We hope you all have been busy so we will have a nice display of the talent of our members. If any new member has a question, call Kay ( ) or Pat K. ( ). Wing it (or not) for the BWC team Buffalo Wild Wings located 1401 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach has given us Home Team Advantage Cards. Give them to all your friends and neighbors as every time they are used 10% of the price of the meal before taxes will be given to the club at the end of the quarter. Don t care for wings? No problem they have great salads, burgers, and lots of other things. Even though the expiration date says 3/27/16, Danno Nash, the manager says he will continue to renew for us for as long as we like. He looks forward to coming and giving us our first check. Just be sure to show the card and enjoy. Stephanie Steiner, gala chairman

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