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ISSUE 35
 SEPTEMBER 2013
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"Bake a Difference - No Kid Hungry" Bake Sale
Oct. 19th Fall Conference

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At the October 19th Fall Conference we will be having a BAKE SALE - for "BAKE A DIFFERENCE - NO KID HUNGRY" for "Advocates for Children Program."
If your Club would like to participate in baking breakfast items to be sold the morning of the conference to members and at a table outside of the clubhouse to the golfer's playing that morning, please register with Mischa Campbell what you will be baking and selling that day. Please make sure you will have a member from your club help to sell that morning. All the proceeds that day from the bake sale will be sent from GFWC/CT to nokidhungry.org/bake. If you are a club participating in this event you will be able to report for January your sales and activities in the Category of Advocates for Children.
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Federated Women's Club of Glastonbury
Eva Bowden wins
Jennie Award  

Eva Bowden wins Jenny June 0813 Eva Bowden,a 54-year member of The Federated Woman's Club of Glastonbury,Inc. was honored at the August 10th Executive Board Meeting as the recipient of the Jennie Award. She will represent GFWC/CT at the New England Region Conference with the other New England State winners on September 21st. Let's all wish her great success in being chosen to represent New England Region as our Jenny Award winner at our International Convention in Arizona. 
Killingworth Women's Organization (KWO)
"A Novel Affair" Killingworth Library fundraiser  

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The KWO hosted an evening of "casual elegance" including dinner with complementary wine, silent auction and live music by the Silvertones on Saturday, Sept. 14th.
Elaborate "literature-themed" decorations were unveiled that evening. The club has raised over $18,000 in the last 4 years for the library, one of the town's best resources.
Newington/ Wethersfield Women's Club
AMP update  

The club recently toured the American Mural Project in Winsted. The artist and founder of the project, Ellen Griesedieck, updated the attendees on the progress of the three-dimensional project which celebrates American ingenuity, productivity, and commitment to work.  When completed, the mural will be 120 feet long, 48 feet high, and 6 feet deep.

For more info, contact: Veronika Westbrook,
860-667-4077
SUPPORTING FISHER HOUSE WITH THE ROCK CATS
JoAnn Calnen, Gloria Hutchinson, Nancy K., Kathy Aiello and  
Christina Wilson (absent were Margaret Nourse and her daughter)  
At our August 10th Board Meeting, I had announced that your GFWC/CT President was invited as one of the special guests to an event hosted by Friends of Fisher House and Kevin Creed, Esq. Volunteer Director.
GFWC/CT was invited in appreciation of our donation of $1000.00 to the House this past year along with other contributors. Margaret Nourse, our Chairman for Veteran's, made the donation from the Veteran's funds to help support the building for this New (Fisher House) in West Haven. 
The fundraising benefit event took place on a balmy, Sunday night, September 1st at the Rock Cat Stadium, which coincided with the Harley -Davidson 110th Anniversary Rally Ride, both of the sponsors for the Evening.
We were invited to the Rock Cat's Luxury Box for a buffet dinner, to watch the game, view the fireworks display at night and at the end of the festivities the raffling off of a Harley Motorcycle.  
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A great time was had by all that attended that evening, a fantastic game and some spectacular fireworks! What a Sensational Promotional Event for them at Fisher House, now that's how you raise money! I hope they made a bundle.
CT Women's Hall of Fame ticket

CT Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Come join GFWC/CT to show who we are as an organization. Be there to support and recognize the successful and dedicated CT women that evening. (See a copy of the ticket here) We are looking to fill a table of ten on the evening of Wednesday, November 6th. There are only a few chairs open,so please hurry to reserve immediately! Event includes Cocktail reception,Dinner and Induction Ceremony -Tickets $150.00. Seats are going fast please respond by October 18th deadline to Nancy Kalyan.


Make a Difference Day - Saturday-October 26th. If your club would like to participate on this day of giving with a very worthy project to help in your community, please go on to their website and register for that day to participate.
We would love to see one of our Clubs be recognized by this foundation.  
International Partners
                   
Walgreens Pharmacy has announced a New Program that they will be doing until October 14th,

"Get a Shot, Give a Shot" to help United Nations Logo support United Nations Foundation "Shot @ Life" Program. GFWC International is in partnership with the United Nations Foundation for this campaign to help support children in undeveloped countries to get their life saving immunization shots.


PLEASE- if you will be getting your Flu Shot,Shingles Shot or any other vaccination, consider going to Walgreens instead of your normal place, all insurance companies pay regardless of where you go. We as members can help support this program by just visiting a Walgreens store for your shot and support one of our Partnership Programs without it costing you anything and it can be reported as an IN- KIND donation in your Club reports for International Partnerships. Just keep your receipt and report it in your club member's hours OR please consider having your club donate $20 which will provide 4 vaccinations.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF will be held at our GFWC/CT Fall Conference with containers on your tables for change.

I will be speaking additionally about these programs at our Fall Conference.  

- Maggie Centurelli, Chairman

 
Let's take a trip... you decide where!                   
I would like to get a consensus from everyone, including those of you who attended the August board meeting, regarding your interest in taking a trip to one of these locations:

Our Federation HQ in Washington, D.C. ($325.00 includes: bus ride, 2 overnight stays, 2 dinners or 1 ea. dinner/lunch) 
   
OR 
Newport, R.I. ($109.00 includes: bus ride; lunch;
time to shop; mansions tour, early evening drive by of illuminated mansions)
   Both of these trips would be during the first week of December, including the weekend of December 7th. Please email your thoughts to parkrose1974@yahoo.com  (Christina Wilson, GFWC/CT Public Relations Chair).
 
Please take a moment to forward this e-newsletter to your club members. They will thank you for it!

Kelly Leach
Webmaster, GFWC/CT


Deadline:
FOCUS: 3/15/14
E-newsletter: 10/27/13
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