Our meeting in February is at  the new
 Clearwater Public Library
 The Clearwater Public Library is at the same location it has been for years, the corner
of Drew Street and Osceola Avenue.  If you are coming west on Cleveland,
just turn right at Osceola.  Parking is directly south of the building.

Date is Tuesday, Feb. 28 th,  2006
Social Time & Dinner: 5:30  7:00.
Dinner at 6:30pm.  (Cost - $12.00}
Meeting - 7:00- 8:30PM

Our Program is by Author: G. Wayne Daly.
He will be doing Human Interest Stories on the Roosevelts.
He will concentrate our program on Eleanor Roosevelt,
This will be a very interesting evening.
 

We will be voting on our Service Awards Recipient at this Meeting. A nominating committee will also be appointed. Please consider being an officer. A slate must be presented in March. Our election will be held in April.

 

Women Honoring Women Winners will be announced. Any one wishing to place ad in program Please give to Pat at this meeting.

 

Our club museum is upstairs at the Silver Queen. If you have any more mementoes,  you may bring them with you.  There is still shelf space left.

 

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Soroptimist  General Meeting 
January 24^th. Minutes

Meeting called to order by Nancy Cusick at 6 PM
Invocation and Pledge

Dinner

President Paula continued the meeting

Induction of new member,  Ann Whiting, by President Paula. Ann was pinned by Karen Curry. 

Very good speech & video on Norwegian  Soroptimists was presented by our member, Marian de Trude 

Business meeting 7:45 pm 

Minutes were accepted as published in the Scoup 

Treasure’s report
We have received  a solicitation permits from the state and county.
We also have a sales tax exemption notice.
Filed for audit. 

Communications:
Federation advised us that we have a 6 month extension until July 11^th  per Nancy NardoneThey suggested that we can even advertise in newspapers for new members. 

Thank you from Gregory Lynn Johnson  Francis house. We contributed $100 via the Violet Richardson award 

Karen Coyle Of Women on the Way thanked us  for donating to 2 Christmas families. We received thanks from the 2 recipients  who received the awards. 

We were notified by Region Governor that Soroptimist International aided in the Tsuomi relief and also dealing with Hurricane Wilma. 
The club in Naples received $19000 to aid their girls club due to Hurricane Wilma 

Leigh Wintz, executive director of SIA, was installed as chairman of the Professional Convention Meeting Association. 

Nancy Simmons  of  AFIRE, (Serving Disabled People) requested contributions.   They are holding a bowl a thon. $25  is the cost to be in their ad booklet.   

On Feb 9^th  Women on the Way is honoring women.  Their project is called   “Celebrate Success.” 

We received Christmas card from Marsha Mckenna, District II director.. 

Largo SI club is sponsoring a women’s opportunity  award dinner.  March 8^th, 6 Pm   at the Bayou Club   a Wednesday.

Unfinished  Business 

Violet Richardson Award : Martha Gray – Our winner is from  Palm Harbor University High School.  She is a  senior . She has logged  500 hours in hospice care.Her whole goal is to make the patient’s day better.  Her name is  Moira Kiernan.
Teen Trendsetter’s is her other project.  It helps 3^rd graders learn to read.  Her student this year made the dean’s list. 

Women’s Opportunity Award -  Betsi Lewis. 
We will take that up at the next meeting 

Susan:   April 1^st  Women Honoring Women will be held at the Clearwater Country Club.    We have the room from 10 – 3 .   Lunch, 
Betsi moved that we charge $30 for the luncheon cost.Judy  Seconded Motion passes.
They have their own bartender.  It will not be our job.
Any corrections to the list of invitees would be appreciated.
Currently we have 5 applications. Paula suggested that we have a shorter list. We are not obligated to have 5 people.
Mary Louise suggests that we wait on setting a price until we determine all our expenses.
Mary Louise also suggested that we only give corsages to the present honorees.  The board had already come up with the same suggestion.

 Thanks to Cathy for Past Years of Chairmanship.

 Blue Jays Ticket Fund Raiser –Consensus was to not do this fundraiser as a club. 

Service Awards;  Who is going to get our money?  Betsi sent out applications  and   Women on the Way have answered.  Partners in Self Sufficiency asked for an extension to fill out the application. 

This will be on the February meeting agenda.

 Region conference is in Puerto Rico.  Paula is planning on going.May 5^th, 6^th & 7^th
Candado Plaza Hotel and Casino.
The Call will come to the club mid February.

 Governor Connie Desko still looking for District 2 director.   

Betsi was asked by Governor Connie Desko to be  region chair for Violet Richardson Award. 

Meeting Adjourned  8:39 

Submitted by Pat Arbutine, Secy.

Calendar
2006

Feb28 Meeting
Nominating
Committee

Mar 28 Meeting
Election of
Oficers

Mar 31   
Service Funds
are due.
April 1 
Dues are Due

Women Honoring
Women
April 1st.
at
The
Clearwater
Country
Club

April 25 Meeting

Southern Region Conference 
 San Juan, Puerto Rico 
May 5,6, and 7,
 2006

May 24Meeting

June
Joint Installation

SIA Convention Philadelphia, PA July 20 to July 23, 2006

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