Art:   Iris Will  

Arts,  Crafts and Writing Results from GFWC Virginia 2011-2012

Reported by Page Peyser, April 21, 2012

The GFWC Virginia Arts & Crafts show was held Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, at the Westin Hotel, Richmond.

Results:

Nancy Golden, category Amateur

Scenic:  "Irish Monastery"    1st

Portrait/Personality:  "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"    3rd

Page Peyser, category Semi-professional

Ceramics, hand built:  "Rocky Top Mountain"    2nd                          

Pottery, hand built:  "Gray Stoneware Vessel"     1st

Photography, Scenic: "Pink Building near Coliseum"  2nd                           

Dot Robelen,  category:  Semi-professional

 Jewelry, "Beaded Necklace"                                  2nd               

Jonnie Smith, category semi-professional

Writing, Poetry:  "Assignment Deadline"   1st

Iris Will,  category semi-professional        

 Arts, Other: "Calendar w/Original Watercolor"   2nd               

 Mixed Media: "Bookmarks w/Original Watercolor"   

TRI CLUB ART CLASSES are held on Monday  from 1:30 - 3:30  pm at the Gayton Kirk  Presbyterian Church USA at 11421 Gayton Road, Henrico VA 23238.  Talk to Page Peyser, Doris Glisson, Lea Lightner, or our wonderful teacher Shirley Spangler, if you are interested in taking art lessons and working on your art projects.

We are now in recess from classes and will start again in September or early October.
 Autism Awareness & Assistance - the Unity Project 
 Lee District Project report
 reported by Anne Hunnicutt  co-chairman Eunice Bailey

Our Unity Project for Lee District was assisting the Autism Society of Central Virginia. We wanted to make our members more aware of Autism. We donated money and provided volunteers for three of their special events.

One club donated $190.00 in gift cards from Target.
The clubs in Lee District were asked to collect money at their monthly meetings for camperships for children with Autism. This was called "Koins for Kids." A total of $1061.62 was collected for this project.

We had a raffle and silent auction at our October District meeting. This raised $480.00.

After the holiday party we received some more donations from clubs in our district that totaled $171.72. A check was sent to the Autism Society for this amount.

The clubs in Lee District donated a total of $2,015.16 out of their treasuries.
BRIDGE MARATHON:    Adele Van Divender
 
Last call to phone, E-mail or send me your bridge marathon scores.   I'll check the list and phone  if I'm missing some scores. I will need to have all the scores in by the end of April so the prizes can be awarded at our final luncheon meeting on Thursday, May3.
 
 I hope all participants in the marathon will come to my house the following Thursday, May 10 at 12PM for "charmin' chit chat' and lunch.   Please let me know if you can or cannot attend so I will  know how many bottles of wine to open.
 
 Adele Van Divender
  adivender@aol.com
Bylaws Committee:   Sherry Kerley- Chairman,
Janet Cocke & Jonnie Smith
Conservation Committee
 Lynne Moore   lmoorern54@yahoo.com

Earth Day is April 22, 2012. Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement started in 1970.

Arbor Day is April 27, 2012. Arbor Day  is  a nationally celebrated observance that encourages people to appreciate and care for plants and trees. It is most commonly observed in spring on the last Friday in April, though the date varies depending on climate and suitable planting season. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska  by J.Sterling Morton. The first  Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated one million trees were planted that day.

Reminder:
Please dispose of any expired or unused medications correctly by using mailing envelopes available at most neighborhood pharmacies.

Thanks for your help. Lynne Moore
Education:  Gretchen Bradley & Evelyn Kerschbaumer   
We were very sad to learn of the sudden passing of one of our committee members, Karlyn Gleason. Karlyn was always happy and willing to participate in all that we did and always offered a helping hand with a smile.  We will miss her very much.
 
Thank you to all of the members who donated a total of $66 to the teachers' baskets as well as school supplies for Crestview and Ridge schools.  Gretchen and Evelyn will assemble and deliver the baskets, along with school supplies, to the schools.
 
We were happy to see the response of our members to the book cart.  It will be very helpful in storing and moving the books.  Also, if anyone would like to donate an audio book or two, there will be room on the cart for that.
Patrick Henry Charter School:  Evelyn and Iris will assist the librarian twice a month at the school.  Evelyn assisted this past month with the kindergarten and first-graders.  It was a delightful experience, especially meeting the enthusiastic children!  Please let us know if you wish to participate in this program.

Books Galore:  Check out our list in the Tri Club Tribune  attached on the  Forms & Publications page of this website.
School supplies: glue sticks, non-toxic markers, pencils, & children's scissors, crayons, rulers, composition books, pocket folders, markers,  notebook paper, and pens for students at Ridge and Crestview Elementary Schools.. Education: Focus on HOBY






What do you know about HOBY? 

HUGH O'BRIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP (HOBY)

HOBY was founded by Hugh O'Brian in 1958 in response to Dr. Albert Schweitzer's remark "The most important thing in education is to teach young people to think for themselves." HOBY seeks out, recognizes and rewards leadership potential in high school sophomores by giving them the opportunity to build their leadership skills during a three day seminar. High school sophomores are chosen because their age is critical in focusing on future goals and forming opinions for adulthood. These students have the unique opportunity to create a "ripple effect" from their HOBY experience by utilizing their remaining time in high school to lead others and lay the foundation for a strong future. HOBY challenges students on NOT what to think but HOW to think.

For more information, click HOBY

The national website is http://www.HOBY.org/           
The Virginia Seminar website is http://www.VaHOBY.org/
FUNDRAISING:  Coordinator Pat Thiel
 
"Bling" Jewelry Sale:  "Glitz Galorie" will be sold at the May Luncheon meeting.  Each bagged item will be $3.00 - look for the table in the luncheon room!!!
 
Spring Fling Tea Party and Silent Auction:  THANKS to all who made this event a SUCCESS!  Approximately $1,500 was raised!  We had 50+ silent auction items, sold 50+ tickets and held a raffle for the table centerpiece that was designed and provided by Dot Robelen and made in memory of Karlyn Gleason.  A final report will be provided at the May Luncheon meeting.

GFWC VA State Project:  Prevent Child Abuse Virginia  (PCAV)   Pat Thiel & Sybil Telfian 




















Left to right: Dottie Williams, Sibyl Telfian, Pat Thiel, Mariett Eggleston and Dot Wright.

April is "Prevent Child Abuse Month.THANKS to all who helped to "plant the pinwheel garden" following the April meeting.  Once again Tri Club members planted a Pinwheel Garden out front of the West End Community Center following the April meeting. Using the screw drivers made it easier to make the hole for the pinwheel!

This photo and the one on the Home Page of our website were displayed at the GFWC Virginia convention on the PCAV display.
Health:  Jean Martin & Martha Vermilya 
Walking to our state capitals   
At our April Meeting you turned in 1107.15 miles.  Thanks to that number of miles, we were able to go from Madison, Wisconsin to Saint Paul, Minnesota and then on to Des Moines, Iowa.  Our next stop was Springfield, Illinois and then to Jefferson City, Missouri.  Later we traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas and on to Jackson, Mississippi.  Our final destination was Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Thank you for your help with this project.  Because of you we were able to visit 32 state capitals walking 5471.16 miles! 

We say farewell and thank you for a job well done.
Remember: Keep on walkin', it's the healthy thing to do!  





Take care of your eyes

 Although there is no known way to prevent macular degeneration, lifestyle factors can reduce your risk of developing the condition.  Don't smoke, eat a healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal fat, exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weight.  See your eye care professional regularly for dilated eye exams. Don't rub your eyes.

Take PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS formula twice a day, every day. Join Joy of Sight to learn about AMD and how your family can lower their risk of AMD.

For a free, comprehensive kit on AMD, call toll-free 1-866-467-3262 (Hope AMD) or visit online http://www.bausch.com/joyofsight.

There are three medications that can be injected into your eye(s) that help prevent macular degeneration from progressing.

HOME LIFE:  Anne Hunnicutt, Eunice Bailey
 LEE DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING 2012

Eleven members of The Tri Club Woman's Club attended the 2012 Lee District Annual Meeting at Richmond Country Club.

 Seated on the front row, left to right, are Pauline Mitchell, Jane Hostetler, Jonnie Smith, and Page Peyser. On the 2nd row, standing, are Ell Gordon, Mary-Meade Lee, Anne Hunnicut, Eunice Bailey, Mariett Eggleston, Gracie Tingle and Deloris Apsley who has served as President of Lee District for the past two years. This meeting was the final meeting of Deloris' term.





              
                                                                                                 




GFWC Virginia Convention 2011 - 2012 Awards
reported by Mary-Meade Lee.

All awards are in the Large Clubs category

Communication and Identity: Best Overall - Page Peyser

Conservation:Collaboration:  Best Single Project - The Tricycle Garden, a joint project of  Education & Conservation-  Evelyn Kerschbaumer

Home Life - Best Overall -  Eunice Bailey & Anne Hunnicut

International Outreach - Best Overall-   Janet Cocke

Newsletter - 2nd - Gwen Glasser 

HOSPITALITY:  Margaret Vachet & Jean Ray

Breakfast Before Casserole

1 lb. sausage
6 eggs
2 c. milk
1 t. salt
4-6 slices white bread, cubed
1 c. grated sharp cheddar cheese

Saute sausage; drain.  Beat eggs with milk and salt.  Layer bread cubes, sausage and cheese in 9"x13" baking dish sprayed with Pam.  Pour egg mixture on top.  Refrigerate overnight.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Serves 8-10.  
(Crumbled bacon or chopped ham may be substituted for sausage.)
The sign up chart for the 2012-2013 luncheon committees will be available at the May meetings. Please choose a month to serve for next year's luncheons that best suits you and remember that you will be plugged in somewhere if you don't sign the chart.  

Remember the ideas listed each month on the sign-ups are only suggestions. Serving on a luncheon committee is a requirement for our regular club membership. If you are physically unable to serve on the luncheon committee, you have two options: either pay $10.00 for an annual exemption or choose the third category of membership, Sustaining Membership. See page 15 of your Yearbook for more information or read the Membership page of this website.

Home Life - Meals on Wheels:   Beverly Lee

Tri Club delivers Meals on Wheels (MOW) the 1st Tuesday of months Sept. - May. We have 2-person teams deliver meals - one is the driver and the other one the rider. We provide Jackie at MOW with the names of ladies delivering for the month.
We also collect gifts for the recipients at the December meeting and then deliver them promptly to MOW for Christmas gifts for the recipients. The wish list for MOW recipients is detailed on page 5 in  the December 2010 newsletter issue on the Forms & Publications page.  
                    
MOW recipients are usually low-income people who cannot afford food. Sometimes we deliver to people who can pay MOW but need help with buying and preparing the food.
International Outreach:  Janet Cocke
UNICEF'S Tap Project
Thank you very much for your contributions to the Tap Project. You generously donated a total of $124.61.  In addition, the club has donated $100 for a grand total of $224.61!  This year the monies will provide clean water to the countries of Vietnam, Togo, Mauritania and Cameroon.
 Pat yourselves on the back. You've put smiles on many, many children!
Leadership:  Mary-Meade Lee 
2011-2012 1st Vice President, Leadership
2012-2013 President

There will be a survey form on the table at the May annual luncheon where you can make suggestions for next year. Our new 1st Vice President Pauline Mitchell would love to have your ideas. 
 
Many thanks to:
 I have enjoyed being your lst V.P and look forward to working with you as President.
  Mary-Meade Lee   
  • For the 2011 year, Tri Club worked 94 projects, contributed 5217 volunteer hours and donated $9,878.00 in-kind donations and donated $10,415.00. Outstanding!             
Chairmen - Continue to keep your records of projects and hours. Your reports will help our President prepare her Annual Report for our Annual Meeting in May.  Continue to use the two forms Report Narrative Form and the Tri Club Time Record Sheet on the  Forms & Publications  page. 
 

According to our bylaws, in Article VII - Committees on page 22(a) in the 2011-2012 Bylaws.                                                                                                 
" A. Insofar as possible, there shall be Department/Division Chairmen for each of the corresponding structures designated by GFWC Virginia. .Each of these Chairmen shall be responsible for reporting the year's work in her area in a written report to the President by the April Club meeting. 
                                                                                                                                    
B. Additional Committees to facilitate the operation of The Tri Club Woman's Club shall also be appointed. These Committee Chairmen shall prepare a written report for the President by the April Club Meeting."
                                                                                                                                    
These reports will assist the President in preparing her report for the Annual Meeting in May.                                                                                                                                                                               
Legislative Report:  Gracie Tingle 
 
 Wrapping up the Assembly Session: Gov. McDonnell signed into law Bill 656, sponsored by Sen. McEachin, D-Henrico, that requires local school boards to adopt policies to have EpiPens on hand and for a school nurse or employee to administer to
students believed to be having an allergic reaction. The House and the Senate passed bills that would require voters without an ID to cast a provisional ballot.
 Also, the governor signed a bill requiring ignition interlock device in the car for first drunk-driving conviction and he is expected to sign legislation into law guidelines concerning PE in our elementary and middle schools.
The General Assembly is in session now pondering the budget and other bills as of this writing. Will report on final out come of these bill in next newsletter.
 
The rally on March 3, protesting the bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before an abortion, netted 30 arrest. Those arrested had been sitting on the steps of the Capitol and refused to leave. They were arrested for trespassing and unlawfully
assembly. They were among several hundred people who attended the rally. (Gov. McDonnell signed the ultrasound bill into law four days later.) A June 19 trial date has been scheduled. Recently, the arrested people were offered a reduced charge.
 
 Did you notice in the news that the Obama administration told Congress it will waive democracy requirements to release up to $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt despite concerns of backsliding on commitments to democratic governance and rule of law. This
comes on the heels of U.S. paying the Egyptians several million dollars in bail --between $4 to $5 million according to news media reports-- as part of a broad agreement to release Sam LaHood (son of Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood) and allow him along with 18 other Americans to fly home. Sam LaHood and others were in Cairo working for a democracy rights group backed by America. The Egyptian interim military government raided and closed 17 NGOs (Non Government Organizations) including the International Republican Institute (LaHood's employer), Freedom House and the National Democratic Institute.

 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood continues to get stronger. They called on the ruling generals to get rid of the military-appointed government and appoint a Brotherhood representative as prime minister who would then form a new government. First of April, in a surprised move, the Brotherhood nominated its chief strategist and financier, Khayrat el-Shater for president. The election commission will issue a final list of presidential candidates later this month with election May 23 and 24. You wonder why I am  reporting on the Muslim Brotherhood? To help us be aware of the issues and how we are affected, ---US access to the Suez Canal, Egypt's peace with Israel, Egypt as an important ally of US,  foreign aid (PDF) from US, and their social and religious ideology, to name a few.
  
 Good news: St. Mary's Hospital is planning to build a hospitality house for families of patients being treated at the hospital and the PSB special "10 Buildings That Changed America" will include the Virginia Capitol.
 
 "Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few, but the universal right of all God's children"  Ronald Reagan
President's Report: Mariett Eggleston

Please read the President's Report in the Tri Club Tribune.
Public Issues:  Nancy Krause Golden
Paperbacks for Patriots
Thank you for the overwhelming response to Paperbacks for Patriots...Tri Clubbers contributed five bags of paperback reading material to be given to the men and women of McGuire Veterans Hospital.  We will continue to collect paperbacks (No hardbacks please)  each month so that there is always a fresh supply.
Ideal books would be less than one year old since there is a possibility of transferring molds to the patients with older books.

Any questions, concerns or suggestions should be directed to Nancy Golden, Chairman, Public Issues  SCGC4@aol.com.

Click here for instructions for knitting helmet liners.
Lap blankets are made from any soft fabric 40" x 60."
GFWC Signature Project: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention            
GFWC has become a national leader in the fight to end domestic violence by raising awareness about this social issue, by supporting existing programs and initiating educational opportunities for club members and local citizens.
 

 Jodi Ottaviano, Development Coordinator, Safe Harbor Shelter           (804) 249-9470, ext. 17                                                                

Safe Harbor 24 Hour Assistance Hotline (804) 287-7877
Safety: Johanna Gilbert  wieckmann@verizon.net
                   
 Everyone, please check your email's "sent folder" once a month to make sure you are the only one sending out mail.  If you find something in your "sent folder"  that you do not recognize, that means something has gotten into your computer and used your contacts.  You may have a Spybot. See the Webmaster's report for how to get rid of Spybots. Be safe and have a great summer.
Treasurer's Report: Jane Hostetler
 Important notice. 

The Tri Club Woman's Club 2011-12 financial books will be closed May 18, 2012.  Any bills to be paid or reimbursements to be made must be requested of the treasurer by this date.  After that the books will be closed and no further financial transactions will be made for the 2011-12 club year.
See the Tri Club Tribune for our proposed budget.

Webmaster:  Page Peyser   - Spybots  

Hello, Tri Clubbers,

To detect  Spybots:  (1) If you receive an email with an odd message - either recommending Canadian pharmacies or more recently, telling you how to make lots of money doing online work.at home, you may have received an email sent by a Spybot virus that's gotten into someone's computer. (2) Someone else may receive an odd email from you and ask  "Did you send that email to me?" (3) Another way of detecting spybots is checking in your email's "sent" folder, as noted by Johanna Gilbert in her safety report. If there is outgoing email that you did not send, then you may have a spybot problem.

Search online for "Spybot Search and Destroy." Download this free software and run it.

You may have to temporarily delete Spybot Search and Destroy  when you update your anti-virus software. 

Yours in service, Page 
West End Community Center -  WECC President Page Peyser
 In Case of  Inclement Weather Policy  
You will find the closings on the Channel 12 website at http://www.nbc12.com/category/221064/closings

WECC is looking for a small counter-top microwave oven for the kitchenette  upstairs. If you can donate one please give me a call at (804) 360-4232. We are also looking for a dorm size refrigerator for the kitchenette upstairs.

WECC CreateAthon:

Contrary to what was reported before, WECC did not receive a new website from CreateAthon 2012 VCU. We will work some of the proposed changes into our current website over the summer.

On May 3 this officer and Jean Martin attended a reception at the Try-Me Gallery and received the products that the CreateAthon on Campus 2012 VCU team WECC created. We received a new outdoor banner, a case of new letterhead, a case of new brochures, new business cards for the Manager and President, all of the related files on a CD, and more.

WECC Raffle:

WECC will hold a raffle for fund-raising, with prizes from Cliff Bruce Studio, Martins, Arbonne,  Richmond Country Club, Today's Hair,  Applebee's Restaurant, and Ken Conger Photography.. 

One ticket  costs $5,  three tickets are $12 and five tickets are $20. Carlos Costas, Manager of Martin's at John Rolfe Commons, will draw the tickets for the prize-winners at the  WECC Annual meeting on Monday, May 14, at 7:30 pm. The drawings will take place at the beginning of the meeting. You do not have to be present to win.

Here is your chance to win one of three Gift Certificates from Cliff Bruce Studio for a family or children's portrait, each valued at $390,   $250 total in gift cards from Martin's Supermarkets, Sunday brunch for four, four pool passes, and pool food from Richmond Country Club, a ceramic vessel from Steven Glass, Resident Potter at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a gift certificate for Applebee's, Fantasy Fish, two packages of  beautiful hair products, one for women valued at $90, and the other for men, valued at $70, from Gene Martin's Today's Hair, a 17" x 22" photograph of a pair of Harlequin ducks from Ken Conger Photography , known for his wildlife photographs,  and a beautiful box  of Arbonne all natural products from Sandy Walton, member of Thomas Jefferson Junior Woman's Club.  

Click to see the Fantasy Fish   search fantasy fish. The price given is for a large carton of Fantasy Fish. The value of the prize is $25.00.

Get your raffle tickets from Page Peyser, Winnie Jones, Jean Ray, Susan Beller, Jean Martin, Lea Lightner, Libby Danforth, Kathy Theado or Dave Friend.   Please buy some raffle tickets. Help the Community Center with our fund-raising - this will benefit everyone.
 Remember: 1 ticket = $5,  3 tickets = $12, and 5 tickets = $20.

We will be selling raffle tickets at the Tri Club May meeting at Richmond Country Club.
 WECC has received a very nice donation from one of our sponsors. More about this later!