Meeting!!!
Please be sure
to mark your
Calendars.
Jan.24th
 

SCOUP
January
2006
Officers 2005 -2006

President
Paula Harvey
Vice President
Nancy Cusick
Treasurer
Minnie Olds
Betsi Lewis
Secretary
Pat Arbutine
Director
Susan Kinney-Lowell
Director
Judy Price
 
Link to  2001 - 2002 Bylaws
 
The
 Way We Were  2004-2005
 

Committee Assignments
2005 -2006

1 Organization Committee:  Susan Kinney Lowell
Board Liaison

History_____
By Laws_____
Protocol -Terry Sue Turner

2. Awards:    Committees:  Betsi Lewis -Board Liaison
Women Honoring Women
 Mel Chase  & Susan Kinney Lowell
Service Awards_______
Women Opportunity Award
 Mary Louse
 Chairman
Terry Sue
Judges
Violet Richardson Award
 Martha Gray
3 Outreach :   Pat Arbutine Board Liaison

 Sunshine - Alice Schutzendorf/
Marie York
Telephone
 Terry Sue Turner
SCOUP
Pat Arbutine
Directory
Judy Price
Public Relations - Karen Curry


Membership
Nancy Cusick Board Liaison

Growth & Development __________
SOLT______
Programs___

Birthdays

Pat A. - 9/13
Mel C. -10/8
Karen C- 1/27
Nancy C.-3/19
Marion D -9/20
Linda F - 12/21
Martha G-7/19
Paula H-5/14
Susan K-9/23
Betsi L- 12/19
Pegi M-1/16
Marsha M-1/6
Minnie O-8/24
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 

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
 OF UPPER PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
 P.O. BOX 10635  CLEARWATER, FLORIDA USA 33767    
Volume 38,   Issue, January, 2006 Online Edition #62

Our meeting in January 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, Jan 24 th,  2006
Social Time & Dinner: 5:30  7:00.
Dinner at 6:30pm.  (Cost - $12.00}
Meeting - 7:00- 8:30PM

Our Speaker is our own Marion De Trude
Marion will be showing a video of her time spent with the Soroptimists of Elverum, Norway  celebrating
their 40th Anniversary.

We will be inducting Ann Whiting
as a new member.  Welcome, Ann!!
 

 

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.
 

Click here or on the right side border for the
Brag Bucket


Soroptimist International of Upper Pinellas - Minutes of General Meeting
November 22, 2005

General Meeting of SI Upper Pinellas Held at the Silver Queen

A Shopping Hour at the Silver Queen was enjoyed by all. 

The Minutes were accepted with the following correction.

Sharon Coil – misspelled name was
 corrected.
Treasurer’s report for September was filed for audit.October is still  being worked on.:

A letter from Sharon Coil, Women on the Way,  concerning a Fashion show as a fund raiser for books.  They requested   we sponsor a  table by providing it with with complete place settings from our clubThe Board recommended not to participate in this fundraiser.There was consensus from the membership. 

Volunteers were needed for service awards committee.  Applications have gone  with no response at this time. 

The Westfield Shopping Night made $904 for us.Anyone wanting to apply their tickets sales to their service funds are to  let the treasurer know..  $7 per ticket will be applied. 

Women’s Opportunity award applications have gone out.  There are  no answers so far.Terry Sue will find the  judges  

Violet Richardson  applications are out.  No response yet.    Several people are needed to  determining the honoree 

Martha asked for responses to her  Christmas party invitations. 

We have 2 Christmas families this year consisting of 5 individuals.

A Motion to give $100 to each individual  was made by Martha Gray,
It was seconded and passed. 

Nancy Cusick spoke about the Avon project.She didn’t  know the percentage we get from our purchases. Mary Louise would like each member to get a new catalogue.Nancy told us  there is only a 2 week time frame between getting catalogue and ordering. Karen suggested that we preview on the net avon.com .   Then we would know what we wanted to order. 

New business;
June Wallace notice  about   book marks for spouse abuse. – to be passed out to high school and college students.   June wanted Tampa bay clubs to order 5000 bookmarks.    Cost was to be $125 for these cards.Board motion that we don’t do these bookmarks.  Martha Gray moved we go with the board decisions. (Really a second.)  Motion passed. 

Terry Sue questioned where are the purple  abuse messages.  Betsi will bring to the Christmas party.

President Paula thanked  Lenora for a wonderful world  of dining. 

Susan & Mel  are the co chairs for Women Honoring Women.
They have nominating forms for  selection.They have contacted many places. The Biltmore Safety harbor Spa &  Bon Appetit are being considered.April 1st  or  the 9th are  available   No one wanted the 16th. Everyone has the same sub committee positions as last year
Alice reservations.   Alice will be only receiving answers.Karen will do publicity
Martha will have invitations printed.Deadline for nominations should be  January 21st

 There was nothing new on the Blue Jays tickets fundraiser. 

We are One member short of our retention number.    We will a new member, Ann,  shortly.Federation has put us on notice.  They gave us an automatic extension.   

The Christmas Party is on   Dec 11th ..  2PM  at   Martha Gray’s.    Bring Food and  a Chinese  auction gift. 

President Paula won the door prize. 

Adjourned 8:38pm

Submitted by Pat Arbutine

 To Mel,
Our love
& sympathy

To Terry Sue
&
Sean's family
Our love
& sympathy


Calendar
2006
Jan 24 Meeting
Valentine Gifts

 

Please bring
for
Women on
The Way


Feb28 Meeting


Mar 28 Meeting

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
Please remember to bring Toiletries.
Paper Products &   other  whatnots for the gals
at "Women on the Way".


Dinner Money Due
Jan -Feb-March
$36

Click Here
for Brag
Bucket
Brags
from
our
November
Meeting!!

 

SOROPTIMIST ORIENTATION - December

Sandra Baumann, Soroptimist Orientation Chair Southern Region

 Dedicated to Dorothy Quick who loved to share her  Soroptimist wisdom with us.S.O.L.T.
As we sat around the Thanksgiving table discussing what we are thankful for, I talked about Soroptimist and what it means to me.

A chance to give a scholarship grant to a deserving woman (WOA), a chance to give an award to a teenage girl who has learned about volunteering. A chance to honor a woman in our area for outstanding work in the community for women.

It has also meant worldwide friendships thru the chat line and wonderful friendships in our club. district and region. Meeting people of like minds who are committed to helping women.

What a wonderful thing we have and what a shame that too many of our members don't take advantage of everything it has to offer. Age and physical abilities don't count when you do the part you can do.

They say "many hands make light work" and it is true, just do what you can and the job will get done. Invite one friend or acquaintance to each meeting and help grow your club. Ask for help for your programs. It may amaze you that your elderly neighbor would be delighted to read to children at a battered women's shelter or help collect clothing bank or thrift shop that benefits women.

Along those thoughts think of your relatives who might help out.

At this time of year, with holiday party's you will be seeing loads of people so your circle of prospects will grow.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.

Sandra Baumann, Soroptimist Orientation Chair, Southern Region

 
Check out "The Way We Were For 2003-2004
LINK TO THE UPPER PINELLAS HOME PAGE LINK TO TAMPA BAY AREA SOROPTIMIST PAGE
Link To SCOUP Index Link to Southern Region Homepage
Link to  2001 - 2002 Bylaws Link to Ruby B. Minar Scholarship

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