CBWC Members Arts and Crafts Contest—50 Categories!

Judging will take place at the Feb. 5 monthly meeting.

If anyone is interested in entering an original item created January 1 through December 31, 2008 please contact Irene Harrington for rules and guidelines and to determine Category so appropriate Judge can be arranged.

Basic requirements include:
1. Amateurs only
2. Artwork entered in only one category
3. Original, not a copy
4. Art and photos must comply to size requirements

Contact Irene Harrington ASAP with any questions!
321-799-4686 or iharringto@aol.com

Photos to be taken of Board Members, Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

A Group Photo is needed of the current Cocoa Beach Woman's Club Board Officers positions of responsibility for the Newsletter. This will be taken at the January 8th monthly meeting.

Thank you,
Claudia Davis
Newsletter Editor

President PAMELA KENDRICK
1st VICE PRESIDENT JEAN CAREY
2nd VICE PRESIDENT TERRY DUCHARME
3rd VICE PRESIDENT BETH GOTT
RECORDING SECRETARY JANICE ROGERS
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY MARIAL DOUGHERTY
TREASURER MARILYN GRIGSBY
ASSISTANT TREASURER LYNN LAMY
MEDIA SECRETARY LUCY TOLSON
ADVISOR BARBARA HOLDEN

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBIITY:
CHAPLAIN Darlene Pals
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Claudia Davis
PARLIAMENTARIAN & PROTOCOL Mary Mace

Welcome New Members!

Welcome to our new Cocoa Beach Woman's Club members!

The following are scheduled to be installed as new members in January:

Connie Brinton, Cocoa Beach

Julia George, Cape Canaveral

June McClure, Cape Canaveral

Angela Raymond, Cape Canaveral

Sheryle Schaefer, Cocoa Beach

Janice A. Zebrowski, Cocoa Beach

Scheduled for February Installation:

Margaret Kupilik, Cape Canaveral

Cynthia Simmons, Cape Canaveral

Doreen Woodfall, Cape Canaveral

January 2009 Events Cocoa Beach Woman's Club

Jan 8 - Woman’s Club Monthly Meeting
9:30 am Meet & Greet
10 am General MeetingProgram: Public Affairs—Historical Preservation
Speaker: Dr. Albert (Sonny) Witt, Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Keeper
Hostesses: Jan Mulberry, Chairman, Este Taylor, Ann Harrington, Barbara Freeman
Jan 21 Birthday Charlotte Eddinger
Jan 11 Birthday Jan Mulberry
Jan ___(TBD) Tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Jan 15 Executive Board Meeting 36 S. Brevard Ave. 1 pm
Jan. 18 Antique Appraisal Fair - Cocoa Beach Country Club 1-5
Chairmen: Pam Kendrick / Barb Holden
Jan 20 Individual Questionnaire & Stats due and Annual Department Reports due

Antique Appraisal Fair Jan. 18, 2009

Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club Foundation, Inc
Antique Appraisal Fair
Jan. 18, 2009
1:00 pm—5:00 pm
Cocoa Beach Country Club
5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

You can have items appraised for your personal information, 1 for $10 or 3 for $25. We will have nationally known appraisers who are available to give you a non-binding appraisal.

Any Questions? Please call :
Pam Kendrick, Chairman 321-783-4762
Barb Holden, Co-Chairman 321-454-6010
Email: ClaudiaCDavis@aol.com

http://cocoabeachwomansclub.blogspot.com/

60th Wedding Anniversary, Congratulations Jeanne Zopfi!

We hear that Jeanne Zopfi (President 94-95) and her husband Charlie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 6, 2008.

They now live in Somers Point, NJ, but she continues her membership in the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club.

Congratulations!

Submitted by Marilyn Grigsby

Thank you 2008 Space Coast Art Festival Volunteers

Thank You Space Coast Art Festival Volunteers!

Once again, the Galleries at the Space Coast Art Festival were handled with the greatest care. Thanks go to the following CBWC members:

Polly Atkinson, Jean Carey, Claudia Davis, Bobbie Stevens, Carole Glynn, I.B. Johansson, Pamela Kendrick, Beth Gott, Barbara Holden, Ava Henry, Barbara Freeman, and Rose Marie Wiley, plus prospective new member June McClure and husbands Tom Atkinson and Brian Grigsby.

A total of 175 pieces of art,selected for final judging, were processed by you and returned to its' rightful owner after the final judging was completed. The Art Festival would never have been the success that it was without your volunteerism.

Marilyn Grigsby,
SCAF Gallery Chairman

Dr. Elbert (Sonny) Witt, Speaker, Jan. 8

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

The Public Affairs Department is presenting the program for the January meeting and the speaker will be Dr. Elbert (Sonny) Witt. Dr. Witt is the Director of Operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base.

Dr. Witt will tell us about the Space Coast’s oldest historic landmark - the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. He has many tales to tell about Corporal Henry Wilson and his days as an early lighthouse keeper. Dr. Witt is also arranging a private bus tour of the Air Force Base including the lighthouse. Sign-up sheets will be available.

I would like to thank you for all your help rising money for Heifer International.
You bought the items I put on the Market Place, gave up all your loose change, played “Heads or Tails” and we raised $910.00!

You heard Teresa Apgar tell us about Beatrice’s goat - how it enabled her to go to school in her village and how she is pursuing a Masters Degree in the United States. I told you about the farmer in Thailand who said if he died, his family would mourn him, but if his water buffalo died, his family would starve.
Ladies, $910.00 will buy 2 goats, 1 water buffalo, 2 sheep, 1 pig and a flock of chickens!

Just think of the difference these animals will make in the lives of families and villages all over the world!

Next month we will have an opportunity to make a big difference in the lives of some of the women in our communities. The Public Affairs Department is planning a Clothing Drive. The clothing donated will be divided between Dress for Success and the Brevard Sharing Center.

The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Please look through your closets and bring items that are clean and in good condition.



Jean Carey, 1st VP

"Member of the Month" Pauline Contakas

Pauline Contakas has been a member of CBWC for almost forty years. She and her husband, Louis, moved here in 1966 from New Rochelle, New York.

Pauline’s husband and her brother–in–law opened a foreign auto parts business which was a new idea for the area and was very successful. She and her husband had one son, George.

Pauline says that at that time a trip to Cocoa by bus took about an hour. But, since there was no Mall on Merritt Island, Cocoa was a good place to shop.

At the time that she joined, a large percentage of members were wives of retired officers and workers at the Space Center. Pauline is a great source for Club and area history!

Submitted by Pam Kendrick

President's Report January 2009

2009 - May it be a good and healthy year for us all!

Thank you to all who have contributed to our state president’s project, “Heifer International.” We have raised over nine hundred dollars to date.

We are going to be welcoming several new members to our club. Six will be installed in January with more joining us in February. Thanks to Terry and all who are working so hard on membership. This is vital to keep us going both at the local and state levels.

Please start saving toiletries for our public affairs department. Anne Herrington is collecting them for domestic abuse victims.

One of our biggest events of the year is coming on January 18th. Please mark your calendars as we will need several of you to help with registration and traffic control at our “Antique Appraisal Fair." Also, many of you probably have items to be appraised. Flyers will be available on January 8th but please tell everyone you can to come to the fair!

We will be having a very special speaker in January. Please see Jean Carey’s column for details. I have met the gentleman and he is quite an entertainer. It will be a great opportunity to bring guests.

Bravo to Irene Harrington and her Arts and Crafts committee. Everyone worked so hard to get a new project for us and it was a lot of fun to attend the Vendor Fair.

We are entering a new year filled with new opportunities and challenges. The need for our services will be greater than ever. Fortunately we are going to have new members and as a larger group we can hopefully contribute more to our community.

Happy New Year to you all!

A thought to remember:
“Money can’t buy health, happiness or what it did last year.”

Fellowship and Community,
Pam Kendrick