CBWC Feb General Meeting

Our spread of goodies before the meeting!

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Guest Speaker Susie Fricker with Vicky Murfin with Healthy Planet of Brevard (HPOB).
Susie spoke about Healthy Eating and demonstrated preparation of healthy and delicious dishes. Susie and Vicky both brought several delicious and healthy treats that were enjoyed by all.

Fashion Show - Cocoa Beach Woman's Club Jan 23 - Huge Success! Click on any photo to see larger version

GALA - evening of Dining and Dancing

An Evening of Dinner & Dancing
In the Spirit of Mardi Gras
February 20th
Cocoa Beach Country Club

6:00 PM Appetizers & Cash Bar
7:00 PM Dinner Catered by Gourmet
Chef Damian Josephson
8:00 PM Enjoy Live Music by “Janice & Rene”
And Dance into the Night

$800 Spa Package Raffle
Door Prizes
Tickets $35.00
Tickets available at Shobha’s Boutique

Advanced Reservations Required
Call Janice at 253-2629 or
Julia at 868-7393

A Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club
Scholarship Fundraiser

New Member Special

Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Have we Got a Deal for You!!

The Board of Directors, at it's January 14th meeting, voted to offer women joining the CBWC during the months from February to May 2010 a special savings.

During this period, dues will be $45.00, plus the $10. 00 new member fee, which covers the cost of the yearbook and its' cover. Once these dues ($55. total) are paid, new members will not be assessed any additional dues until May 2011.

Current members, this is a great time for your friends to join. Do invite prospective members to attend our February meeting and take advantage of this opportunity.

February Birthdays Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Barb Holden 2/1

Louise Brosier 2/3

Mariel Dougherty 2/5

Idalee Schultz 2/8

Ava Henry 2/9

Connie Brinton 2/18

June McClure 2/20

February Calendar Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Feb 1 Annual Reports to State are Due
Feb 4 General Meeting CB Country Club
9:30 Meet & Greet 10:00 General Mtg.
Program: Home Life Department Topic:“Healthy and Delicious Eating” by Suzie Fricker & Vickie Murphin with Healthy Planet of Brevard
Also, Arts & Crafts Contest, Julia George, Chairman
Hostesses: Ava Henry – Chairman, Sheryle Shaefer, Rozan Jordan, Anita Goodman
Feb 11 Exec Board Meeting 2:00 pm
Feb 19 Newsletter Articles Due
Feb 20 Spring GALA Fundraiser Cocoa Beach Country Club Chairman, Janice Pannitto
Feb 26 FFWC Arts & Crafts Festival Deland Woman’s Club

February Letter from Pam Kendrick, President Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Happy Valentines Day!

What a great January we are having! You ladies make me so proud to be a small part of the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club. About 1/3 of our members submitted detailed reports on hours to me and I want to say thank you to each of you. Special thanks go to Jean Carey, Claudia Davis and Julia George for major help with writing the state reports. Without these members, the work would not be so well done. We are truly submitting reports that are a joint effort and this is exactly as it should be.

Also, I could not be more proud of how the fashion show is "shaping up". We need to find seating for 158 ladies -- what a delightful chore! And what a show we are going to have! There has been so much behind the scenes planning going on - starting with Jean Carey getting our fashions and myself getting our caterer last spring.

Both Julia George and Sheryle Schaefer, (our Chair) have done tremendous amounts of work in the past few weeks. We have so upgraded our food, fashions, gifts, etc. that we have also purchased new plates and cutlery for our event. Thank you all for your great job in selling tickets. I am so looking forward to this party.

I have received the official call for our district arts / crafts festival. Please remember that our local contest will be at our Feb 4 meeting and only winners from this showing will then go on to district. We did an outstanding job last year and hope to continue our winning streak this year.

I sincerely want to say an enormous thank you to everyone who has been so generous with their time -- not just this month but all this past year. It has made all the difference!

A reminder that we need to sell those Ocean Landings tickets for scholarship money. The drawing will be at our Gala on Feb. 20th and the free week is in April. Also availlable for sale are our beautiful book covers and the CBWC pens that we have been giving to our guests.
A final special thank you to Marilyn Grigsby for her excellent Treasurer's report without which I could not have done the state's statistics.
It is again necessary for me to report that several of our members are having health difficulties. Our thoughts to Jean Carey, Barbara Holden, Anne Herrington, Pauline Contakos, Lucy Tolson, and Betty Rokes. My sincere apologies if I have omitted any ladies.

My quote is to be in conjunction with the Breast Cancer awareness "Artful Bra" project which we "support".
"Friends are like bras. Close to your heart and all about support".
Pam Kendrick

Message from Julia George, Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

For those of you who are bringing a craft or art project to our February meeting, please meet briefly with Julia before our January Meeting begins (about 9:45). I'd like to get everyone pre-registered and help determine in which category your item best fits. Remember, if your item wins a blue ribbon at our February meeting it will move on to the District competition. If you know someone who is not a club member and would make a knowledgeable judge for our creations, please let me know by the January meeting. Thanks!

We're working on the reports that go to the State Federation and need your data brought to our January meeting. Our club has done so very much with a relatively small membership and we'd like you to get some recognition for your efforts. Remember to look over the year from January to December 2009 and note the time put in for committee meetings, prep of goodies for hostessing, as well as the dollars you spent on those goodies, for tickets to our various functions, donations made of canned goods, clothes, etc. Each of us doing just a little adds up to so much for others. For example, did you know that we donated over $800 worth of clothes at our December meeting alone? And we were able to fill 11 gift bags of toiletries for needy women. And we again reached our goal of raising $500 for the Heifer International project. Your giving adds up! We continue to work feverously on the Artful Bra Project. We will use whatever we have finished as unique centerpieces at the Fashion Show. We will meet at the Coral Seas condo to share ideas and materials on January 5th, 12th, and 19th at 1:30. If you don't want to make a bra then come and help us paint the holders. If you are completing one (or two, or three) padded 36C bras on your own, please let Julia know so we can plan accordingly. I'm sure these will be very eye-opening and will generate lots of conversation at our Fashion Show. Events coming soon: January: Fashion Show February: Spring GALA & Drawing for Ocean Landings March: Pelican Home Tour Our “Sarasota Bling Fashion Show” is just around the corner (January 23, at 11:30) and it promises to be a really nice event. Please remember that tickets WILL NOT be available at the door. In order to have an accurate count for the caterer, all tickets must be paid for in advance and the guest list confirmed by January 18th. So get your name and the names of your guests to Sheryle Schaefer, Chairperson as soon as possible. (321) 784-9128. Please sell tickets to your friends and neighbors! If you need more tickets, call me at 868-7393 for tickets. Julia

Thank You Space Coast Art Festival Volunteers!

Once again the Galleries @ the Space Coast Art Festival were handled with the greatest care. A special "thank you" goes to the following CBWC members who helped:

Marge Cmejla; Claudia Davis; Pamela Kendrick; Julia George; Barbara Freeman; Ava Henry; Pat Dugan; Barbara Holden; Bobbie Stevens; Jean Carey; Lynne Lamy; Sheryle Schaefer; Terry Ducharme; and Rozan Jordan. Thanks also goes to Claudia's son Chuck; Tom Jordan and Brian Grigsby who assisted. Members Ella Hofstetter worked as a Booth Sitter and I.B. Johansson coordinated all other Volunteers for the entire festival.

A SCAF Volunteer Party on Friday, Jan 15th at the Cocoa Beach Pier will recognize these volunteers for all their assistance in making the 46th Space Coast Art Festival a tremendous success!!!

Marilyn Grigsby, SCAF Gallery Chairman
Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Fashion Show & Luncheon

FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON
‘Sarasota Bling Accessories & More”
January 23, 2010 11:30 AM
Cocoa Beach Country Club
$25.00 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance
and will be on sale at our January Meeting!
This is a rare opportunity to see some really unusual clothing and accessories. We will also be drawing gemstones again. These include emeralds, rubies, & sapphires (no diamonds).

Lunch Catered by Chef Damian Josephson
Assorted fresh fruit, vegetables,
cheeses and crackers
Cascading Shrimp Cocktail Centerpiece
Pasta Station with Grilled Chicken & sun dried tomato parmesan cream sauce served over tender cheese tortellini
Crisp salad of baby California greens with Mandarin
oranges, fresh Strawberries with
Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing
Variety of miniature Pastries and Cakes along with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

Artful Bra creations for breast cancer awareness will be on display and there will also be two very special baskets to be raffled at our fashion show. One theme is “gourmet” and the other is “spa”. We will also have Door prizes!

Please sell tickets to your friends and neighbors!
Contact Julia at 868-7393 for tickets.
 

Barb Holden, Cocoa Beach Womans Club Member of the Month

Member of the Month
Barbara Holden

Barb was born in Washington, D.C. but lived in St. Louis (Clayton) MO most of her life. She graduated from Stephens College with a degree in Theater Arts & Voice. She spent a semester in Europe studying music theory, voice and visiting opera houses throughout Europe. She met Parker, her husband of 45 years, a Missouri U. grad, while in college and spent the next twenty years as an Army officer’s wife, traveling the globe. She especially enjoyed her four years living in Giessen, Germany. The worst was having her first daughter, Kristin while Parker was on his first tour in Viet Nam. Their second daughter, Amanda was born at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in the Army hospital. Ten years later, they were stationed in Maryville MO where Barb went back to school and received a degree in Psychology and Sociology. After retiring from the Army they returned to St. Louis where Barb ran a 24 hour Suicide/Crisis Intervention Hot Line and later managed a church office. While visiting Army friends, they bought a home in Merritt Island in 1999. Barb has 4 granddaughters’ one of which lives with her.

In 2003, Parker & Barb were enjoying a Pelican House Tour. Before she had even joined the Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club, Allison McKay had her assigned as Editor of the CBWC newsletter, which she did for three years. Barb has served on the CBWC Executive Board for 5 years. Through the years Barb has co-chaired the Space Coast King/Queen Balls and chaired numerous Fashion Shows and Pelican Home Tours. Barb served as CBWC President from 2006-2008 and as Advisor the past two years. Barb has enjoyed her CBWC experiences and friendships she has made. We appreciate all that Barb has given to the CBWC over the years.

January Calander Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Jan 2010 Calendar

Jan 7 General & Holiday Meeting CB Country Club
9:30 Meet & Greet 10:00 General Mtg.
Program: International Affairs Dept
Speaker: Sandy Purdy—”Women of Hope”

All department reports and individual stats due

Hostesses: Esty Taylor, Chairman, Barbara Freeman, Jan Mulberry, A. Raymond
Jan 14 Exec Board Meeting 2:00 pm
Jan 18 Newsletter Articles Due
Jan 18 Fashion Show Ticket Purchase Deadline
Jan 19 Individual Questionnaire/Stats Due and Annual Dept reports due
Jan 23 Fashion Show & Luncheon - “Sarasota Bling by Accessories & More”
11:30 am Cocoa Beach Country Club
Chairmen Pam Kendrick & Sheryle Schaeffer

January Birthdays
Jan Mulberry 1/11
Charlotte Eddinger, 1/21
Sheryle Schaefer 1/31

CBWC President's January letter

Happy New Year!

As many of our members have had health issues in the past year, let us wish for a healthy 2010.

Our Christmas party was a lot of fun. Thanks for all the help from so many of you. Our efforts to raise money for Heifer International were successful too.

A big “Thank You” to Terry Ducharme for the loan of her new car in the Cocoa Beach Christmas Parade. We could have wished for sunshine that day, however.

Many of you have expressed favorable comments on our food from the Christmas party. We will have the same caterer for our Fashion Show. Damian has put together an outstanding menu for us and we will be remembered for our food as well as fashion.

Much effort has already been put into making the show a really special event. The vendor who will be bringing the clothing has never done a fashion show in our area before. This is a rare opportunity to see some really unusual clothing and accessories.
We will also be drawing gemstones again. I have been told there are emeralds, rubies, sapphires (no diamonds) and some really nice choices just waiting to be drawn.

There will also be two very special baskets to be raffled at our fashion show. One theme is “gourmet” and the other is “spa”. We will also have door prizes. This is truly a “not to be missed” day!

Decorations will be provided by Julia and her crafty ladies. We really need to make an all out effort to sell tickets to this unusual show. This could help us make a name for our Club as providers of an outstanding event.

With my time as CBWC President nearing an end, I hope for success in our final fundraisers. We are already receiving applications for scholarships. It will be hard to select just a few.

Quote: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein.
Pam Kendrick

Craft Fair at Cocoa Beach Country Club hosted by the Woman's Club

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Carole Jose, Guest Speaker

Children's Books

The Education Department
Please continue to donate children's books.

Thank you, Jan Mulberry
Chairman Education Dept.
Cocoa Beach Woman's Club
321-783-5551

Volunteer Hours Tracking Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

It's that time of year again--the annual State reports about our service activities. Did you know that each member needs to report their volunteer activities from January 1, 2009 thru December 31, 2009?

Look through your '08-'09 yearbook to remind you of what you've done to help during 2009. Examples: if you baked/brought refreshments for one of our monthly meetings, count the hours you spent baking and the estimated money value of what you brought; count the number of hours you attended planning meetings around events or department specific meetings, including related phone calls; count the financial contributions you made to any project/activity including personal checks, admission tickets, raffle tickets, etc.; count the estimated value of any items you donated.

When you write these items up, make sure to put the date, related event or department, hours contributed, and money contributed. Don't forget to put your name on the page and give this info to Pam Kendrick by the January 7th meeting in order for it to be included in our Club reports. You'll be surprised at how quickly our volunteer hours add up!

Upcoming Events - Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

I'm really looking forward to seeing those projects you will enter in our Arts and Crafts Competition. Eligible work must be completed between January 1 and December 31, 2009. Our Club competition will be February 4, 2010 at our regular meeting. There are a multitude of categories in both the crafts and the arts division. Contact Julia for more detailed guidelines. ALSO, I would like any feedback you have about someone you know, who is NOT a club member, who would be qualified to assist with judging. Thanks and happy crafting!

The Artful Bra Project. The creating has begun and some of the ladies have already made cute/pretty works of art. But we could use more, especially since we will use the decorated bras as table centerpieces at our January Fashion show. Remember, it has to be a 36C, padded bra decorated on the outside, inside and straps. This is a chance to get really creative! I'm also still collecting paper towel rolls. Again, this is to heighten awareness about breast cancer, but is also lots of fun. If you need some ideas or help, or want some clarification, contact Julia George at 868-7393. The website of the South Carolina group this idea came from is http://www.quiltersofsc.org/artfullbras/artfullbras.htm

Something new at the December meeting...once again we will have a couple of fundraisers for the FFWC State President's Project, Heifer International. All the money we raise will go towards providing families both an animal, and the necessary knowledge, to help them improve their standard of living. One of the activities we will do is known as a reverse raffle. There will be a detailed explanation at the luncheon, but let’s just say, this is one raffle you might NOT want to win. We are looking forward to a tasty meal and some good laughs, so make sure to bring a friend. Advanced confirmations would be appreciated.

Julia George

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Cocoa Beach Parade

2009 COCOA BEACH CHRISTMAS PARADE, Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at 2:00 pm. Terry Ducharme Chairperson

Check-in is at 3rd street North for the floats and vehicles and they then proceed to the PO parking lot to take our place in the parade line-up. The parade goes south on N. Orlando and then back up Brevard Ave.

I have volunteered to drive my convertible with HOBY scholarship recipients as passengers.

Anyone interested in walking in the parade representing the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club by my vehicle is most welcomed. Those who walk along side the CBWC car, will hand out candy to the children.

Any questions, please call Terry Ducharme, 321-783-9740. Email: TerryDFL@cfl.rr.com

CELEBRATING WOMEN

JULIA LATHROP (1858-1932)
GFWC’s Chicago Woman’s Club supported the juvenile court law, the first ever to be passed in the United States. This law became the model for all subsequent juvenile court laws, many of which were passed at the insistence of GFWC clubwomen. Chicago clubwoman, Julia Lathrop led this club effort and was appointed by President William Howard Taft to head the Children’s Bureau in 1912.

EMMA LAZARUS (1849-1887)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. These famous words from The New Colossus, were written by Emma Lazarus, one of the first successful Jewish authors. Originally created in 1883, the sonnet was later engraved in bronze and placed at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

Submitted by Jean Carey, 1st V.P.
Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Home Life Department is collecting small personal size toiletries

The Home Life Department is collecting small personal size toiletries for Christmas Gift Bags to be given to the women in the Salvation Army Shelter. This shelter for women and children holds 40 people and the average stay is 3 months. While there the women are helped in finding jobs and saving money, they attend classes in leadership and self-esteem, and a clothes closet is available to them when they go job hunting.

A few suggestions for the Gift Bags are small size deodorants, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, shampoo, combs, perfume, small individual packages of Kleenex, make-up that has not been used, and jewelry that you no longer wear.

These women have experienced emotional and/or physical abuse. We would like them to know that the Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club is wishing them well as they work towards a better life. Please help us fill these Gift Bags. Bring your donations to the December 3rd meeting where we will have a special table for them.

CLOTHING COLLECTION for Central Brevard Sharing Center

The Public Affairs Department is having a CLOTHING COLLECTION for Central Brevard Sharing Center.

Please look through your closets and select clothing items that are clean and in good condition and bring them to the December 3rd meeting.

There will be a table for clothes.

The clothes are for the Center’s Dress for Success program. This program is to empower women by promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire as they seek employment.

“Casual Nice” clothing needed too!

DECEMBER IS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH

The focus for our December Holiday Luncheon will be Heifer International. Linda Dennis, GFWC Florida president, has chosen Heifer International as her President’s Project. Her theme is Sharing Hope for a Better Tomorrow and the symbol is The Ark Filled with Farm Animals. Her goal is to annually raise funds to provide at least 14 “arks” of animals, one representing each of our 14 districts.
Across the United States and around the world, Heifer International is working with communities to end poverty and hunger. Through the gift of animals, plants and training this organization aids recipients in becoming self-reliant while providing a better standard of living, a feeling of dignity and hope.
Heifer’s gifts of animals offer marketable products of milk, eggs, meat, wool, and other benefits that can be used to provide nutrition, health, and income for resource-poor families.
“Passing on the Gift“ is the heart of Heifer International‘s sustainable community development philosophy. Every family who receives an animal signs a contract to pass on one or more of their animal’s offspring to another family in need, along with the training and skills that they have acquired. This unique approach creates a ripple effect that transforms lives and communities.
There will be a table with information about Heifer International and Gift Cards where you can buy shares in an animal, these make wonderful gifs for everyone on your list, especially for the person who has everything!
COME AND HELP US FILL THE ARK!

December Calendar

DEC 2009 Calendar

Dec 3 General & Holiday Meeting CB Country Club
9:30 Meet & Greet 10:00 General Mtg. 11:30 Lunch
Hostesses: CBWC Executive Board
Program: Presidents Project Heifer International
Speaker: Barbara Janos, District 6 Hope Chairman
Christmas Bazaar Heifer International Market Place
Arts & Crafts Sale Chairman, Julia George

Assorted Cheese and Crackers during meet and greet

Lunch Menu: Fresh mixed greens w/ marinated vegetables,
Glazed stuffed chicken w/ apples and walnuts,
Hot vegetable medley and Assorted mini Cakes and Gingerbread Cookies.

Cost of Buffet Luncheon is $15.00 (bring to meeting)
Please call Barb Holden at 454-6010 by Sunday Nov 29 to make your luncheon reservation. We need an accurate head-count to insure that we order the correct number of lunches. If you plan to dine, please let us know.

Dec 10 Exec Board Meeting 2:00 pm
Dec 12 Cocoa Beach Christmas Parade
Dec 18 Newsletter Articles Due
Dec 31 All Dept. Reports Individual Stats Due to Pres.

December President's letter

Happy Holidays!

As you know, we are entering into our busiest time of year. I hope that we have an enjoyable and successful season for our club.

By the time you read this, Julia and Jean will have joined me in attending the report writing workshop for District 6. This workshop will be presented by our state president elect Teddy Hulse and is our most intense and informative workshop. We will learn of the changes made during the past year which affect the annual reports that we submit to state. It seems that there are always changes.

Julia and I attended an event in Viera recently for the Woman’s Center. It was to introduce the first recipient of a $2,500 Microloan. The microloan project was discussed by Pam Paquette at our October meeting. CBWC was recognized as being among the first sponsors of the program.

Jean, Julia and I attended a fundraiser last weekend at which I was able to discuss the Very Special Arts project with one of the founders. VSA is very grateful for CBWC help and asks that we please continue to volunteer our help at the zoo in the spring. The theme this year will be the ocean.

Julia has done a terrific job getting vendors for our Arts and Crafts fair. It is going to be a full house and we are talking to vendors for next year. This is a great opportunity to shop and enter into the season gently (I’m writing this almost two weeks before the fair. I realize you will be reading this after).

I recently attended a conflict resolution workshop which I really enjoyed. For the next few newsletters I will include one of the conflict management styles discussed at the workshop. Hope you find them useful and entertaining, too.

Quote from Norman Vincent Peale:

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful”.

Pam Kendrick
President
Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Past events: Nov Meeting. Speaker was Author Carole Jose. Click on photos for larger version

October 24 Event - Gold Party & Diamond Pendant Winner - Click on photo for larger version

$3,000 diamond pendant raffle winner Barb Holden receives diamond donated by Don Traver, "Your Private Jeweler" http://www.theprivatejeweler.com/intro.asp

Past Events - October General Meeting

Cocoa Beach Woman's Club
Pat Paquette from the Women’s Center was our speaker. The Mission of the Women’s Center is to empower women and their families by providing support, education, counseling, information and services. She talked about the effects of violence in families.

Newsletter Submissions

Newsletter Submissions for Cocoa Beach Woman's Club Newswletter

Please email, fax or mail your newsletter items to me by the 18th of the month. If you need more time, please contact me to save space for you.

Claudia Davis, Newsletter Editor 960-2577 cell ClaudiaCDavis@AOL.com