Soroptimist Pinellas County, Florida, USA newsletter

"Soroptimist International is an organization of women in management and professions working
through service projects
to enhance human rights and the status of women."

Meeting!!!
Please be sure
to mark your
Calendars.
March 27th

SCOUP
March, 2007

THE BEST FOR WOMEN

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Officers:
2006-2007

President:
Paula Harvey
Vice President:
Mary Louise
Scussel
Recording & Corresponding Secretary:
Susan Lowell
Treasurer:
Pegi McEneaney
Director
1 Year Term:
Pat Arbutine
Director
2 Year Term:
Alice
Schutzendorf

Link to
2006 Bylaws

The
Way We Were
2005-2006

Committee Assignments
2006 -2007
1 Organization Committee:
By Laws
Pat Arbutine
2. Awards:
Committees:
Women Honoring Women
Susan Kinney Lowell

Nominations & Selection – Judy
Reservations
Alice Schutzendorf
Program
Pat Arbutine

Women
Opportunity
Award
Judy Price

Violet
Richardson
Award
Martha Gray

3 Outreach Sunshine
Marie York

Telephone
Terry Sue
Turner

Scoup
Pat Arbutine

Directory
Susan Kinney Lowell
Judy Price

Public
Relations
Karen Curry

Growth & Development
TerrySue Turner
Betsi Lewis

SOLT
In the
SCOUP

Programs
Mary Louise
Scussel

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SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
OF UPPER PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
P.O. BOX 10635 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA USA 33767
Volume 40, Issue, March, 2007 Online Edition #72

Meeting - March 27th
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Place will be the Radisson Hotel Clearwater Central.
20967 US Hwy 19 North.

This is located just north of Perkins Restaurant on the service road.
We will be eating at the restaurant and then meeting in a room on the first floor. Each member will order and pay for her meal individually. Prices range from $5 to $15. There is a bar available. It would be good to arrive between 5:30 to 6:00 so we can order together.
At 7PM we will adjourn to a meeting room nearby on the 1st floor. It will be necessary for each member to contribute $5 at the door to pay for the meeting room.
We will not be responsible for any set up or clean up.

Marie
Christmas - 2006
Just a few years ago.
We will miss you!!

The slate of officers will be presented in March.
The election will be held in April.

Service Funds are due on March 31st. Remember
that you are responsible each year for $100 in service funds. You may raise these either by writing a check, advertising in our WHW ad booklet, or by using our banner to have your own fundraiser. All funds raised under our banner must come to our service fund. Each person that participates in an ad hoc fundraiser is still responsible for a total of $100 in service funds.
(Example. 3 members hold a garage sale. They raise $310. The total amount must come to our service fund. All 3 members have covered their service funds. But if 3 members raise $270, each member is still responsible for $10 more to cover their service funds.)

Dues are due on April 1st.

There will be a report on Women Honoring Women at this meeting.
We had some nice publicity in the Belleair Bee.

Sorry that the picture is crooked.

Thanks to all of us and especially to Susan
who worked so hard to put this together.

Soroptimist International Conference of Southern Region.
May 4-6, 2007

Accomodations: Holiday Inn Key Largo, Florida.
Poolside Rooms @$149
Parking Lot View @$129
Hotel Website: www.holidayinnkeylargo.com
Phone : 305-451-2121 or 1-866-240-6311
Contact the Homestead Club@keystosuccess07@aol.com

Shuttle Information.: www.leyshuttle.com -- the price for the shuttle each way from Miami is $35; from Ft. Lauderdale is $45.
Call Soroptimist Member Mary Gathercoal at Merry-Go-Round Travel -305-248-1112 to reserve space.

Anyone wishing to put a business card ad in
Keepsake Program may do so by sending your business card and payment to
Judi Rosentreter
Renaissance Fundraising Chair
17019 NW 22nd Street
Pembroke Pines, Fl.33028
You may email a Jpeg file to
keytosuccess07@aol.com
Deadline is April 15th.

A Member of our club has donated $50 to the campaign below. Our club will receive the credit. Thanks to whoever you are from all of us!!!!

Fundraising: SIA ANNUAL CLUB CAMPAIGN: Recognizes gifts from Region clubs that generously support SIA Programs. “Reach for the stars” and give a fair share of your local fundraising efforts. Support your organization:

Bronze $500, Silver $750, Gold $1,000.

Calendar
2007 - 2008

March 31,2007
Service Funds are due.
April 1, 2007
Dues are Due

April 24th
Meeting

May 3-4-5,
2007
Southern
Region
Conference
Key Largo
Hosted By
SIA Homestead

May 22nd
Meeting

June 9th.
Joint Installation
Hosted by the Largo Club. A luncheon at "The Palms".

June 26th
Membership
Meeting

May 2-4,2008
Southern
Region Conference
Hosted by
Our Club

Birthdays

Pat A. - 9/13
Mel C. -10/8
Karen C- 1/27
Nancy C.-3/19
Marion D -9/20
Martha G-7/19
Marsha M 1/06
Helen
______________
Paula H-5/14
Ellen J
__________
Susan K-9/23
Betsi L- 12/19
Pegi M-1/16
Judy P - 1/25
Peggy R- 10/17
Grace S - 11/22
Alice S -5/5
Mary Louise S 6/26
Terry Sue T -
9/4
Cathy W - 5/15
Marie Y -2/13

Our club museum is upstairs at the Silver Queen.

Minutes:
Soroptimist International of Upper Pinellas County

General Membership Meeting

February 27, 2007 Radisson Hotel

5:30 to 7:00 p.m. – social and dinner

At 7:15 p.m., President Paula called the meeting to order and started the Brag Bucket around which collected $90.00.

Betsi Lewis (as District II Director) inducted three new members: Mary Lou Ambrose, Helen Maggaro and Marsha McGrath.

MINUTES of the November 28, 2006 and January 23, 2007 meetings were approved as published

TREASURER’S REPORT:· Following a brief discussion, the November, December and January reports was filed for audit

· Dues are due April 1^st

· Service Funds are due April 1

· Betsi will send out invoices

COMMUNICATIONS:

· Email from June Wallace regarding “grouping” awards and clubs together – more discussion @ joint installation on June 9, 2007

· SIA Federation letter thanking us for our $50 contribution for Club Campaign

· Thank you letter from Sharon Coil for our Christmas donations

· Invitations from SI Tampa, SI Holiday Isles and SI Largo to their awards functions – all on weekend of March 8,9 and 10 (Betsi to send article to all newspapers regarding “SI Weekend in Bay Area”)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

· Room charge at the Radisson of $60 – Board motion – with 15 members, each would pay $5 to cover the cost of the room – to be collected at each meeting. Discussion followed including use of Brag Bucket funds, increasing dues, etc. It was decided that a dues increase would be the responsibility of the next Board of Directors, Brag Bucket funds support many small service projects and shouldn’t be committed. Board motion passed. Betsi will collect $5 per person at each meeting.

· Women Honoring Women – Paula will have tickets, Martha and Mary Louise will sell tickets. Alice, Mel and Helen will man the Name Tag Table and Mary Lou will make sure all our honorees have their flowers.

· Governor Connie will be here for Women Honoring Women Luncheon. Mary Louise will escort Governor Connie to visit hotels for Region Meeting in 2008 Friday afternoon and this will end with a meeting at Mel’s home to review all Region Meeting information.

· Southern Region Conference in Key Largo hosted by SI Homestead is et for May 4-6 – Call to Conference will be out soon.

NEW BUSINESS:

· Joint Installation is set for June 9 at The Palms in Largo – host club is SI Largo – more information to come

· Club Calendar. The Board feels we need to have a June meeting, regular pool party in July, no meeting in August. Without the June meeting, too much is left undone to fall in September. All agreed.

· Nominating Committee – President Paula appointed the Nominating Committee. They will present the slate in March and elections will be in April.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Make sure you make your Women Honoring Women reservations as soon as possible. Deadline to Alice is March 5^th.

President Paula then adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. with the Soroptimist Pledge.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Kinney-Lowell

Susan Kinney-Lowell

Secretary

SOROPTIMIST ORIENTATION

A GIFT THAT KEEP ON GIVING

“SUPPORT THE TROOPS “ PROJECT

Louise Barlow, Chair, Soroptimist Orientation

Dedicated to Dorothy Quick who loved to share her Soroptimist wisdom with us.

S.O.L.T.

A GIFT THAT KEEP ON GIVING

“SUPPORT THE TROOPS “ PROJECT

SI Davie Club has started a project that must be shared throughout Soroptimist. Through the leadership of Marie Ambrosiono, club members have been collecting personal items for a US Army Reserve troops in Iraq. Marie told the story of how she met a Lieutenant Colonel at their Relay For Life event last November. He describe the needs of the soldiers on the front line and how committed they were to the US mission. The club shipped over 60 pounds of requested items in shoeboxes hoping to reach these soldiers in time for the Christmas holiday. Success! They enthusiastically sent a letter of thanks for making their holiday a little happier knowing that “strangers” appreciated their efforts.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all got involved in supporting our troops?

Where do I start?

1) See if any members know of anyone serving overseas, if not.

2) Call your local recruiting office of any of the branches of service or

3) Contact your local Red Cross Office. You must have an actual person and Unit to send to. Once you have that, obtain a preference list and send away.

The Davie Club has agreed to support this Unit until they come home. They recently received another letter from the Unit Leader. The message from the soldiers was that the most appreciate packages are those sent by people they don’t even know. It really lifted their morale knowing they are truly loved and appreciated for their service to our country.

No matter what your political opinions are, we must rally to support our service men and WOMEN, who are so gallantly defending our freedom.

Hats off to the Davie Club for stepping up to the challenge for such a worthy cause and setting a president!!!

P.S. One of the members of the Huntsville Club has a son in Iraq. March 3, Saturday of Service they will be sending packages to his Unit. Free shipping boxes can be obtained from the Post Office and sent (as long as you have an APO address) for $8.10 a box. All that is required is a customs form to accompany each box, listing the contents.

If you would like more information on this project, please feel free to contact Marie Ambrosiono @ maa101@aol.com or myself @ RonandLu @aol.com.

In Soroptimist Service,

Louise Barlow,

Chair, Soroptimist Orientation

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Live Your Dreams

"Live Your Dreams" pins are available at our club for sale at $3 each which is our cost. There is more information on "Live Your Dreams" below and at the bottom of the page.
The following information is from the Soroptimists International of America Webstie. To read more info, Just click here.." Despite much progress during the last century, women and girls throughout the world continue to face serious challenges. While they represent about one-half of the world's population, women suffer disproportionately from many social problems. Approximately 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people who live on $1 a day are women. More women between the ages of 15 and 44 die due to gender-based violence than cancer, malaria, car accidents and war combined. About 90 million girls around the world are deprived of primary education. These are but a few statistics illuminating the obstacles facing women and girls around the world. Soroptimist created the Live Your Dream campaign to raise awareness about these challenges and inspire women from all walks of life to realize their full potential.

LINK TO THE UPPER PINELLAS HOME PAGE

LINK TO TAMPA BAY AREA SOROPTIMIST PAGE

Link to 2006 - 2007 Bylaws

Link to Ruby B. Minar Scholarship

Link To SCOUP Index

Link to Southern Region Homepage

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