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