GHJWC May 2005 Newsletter

President's Report
Joyce Hundhausen 464-0209, joyce@svs.com

Hi Ladies!

We had a great busy month! In recap, we donated money from our candlelight bowl to CASA and Family Shelter Services, we attended a Fashion Show for the GFWC for Child Abuse Prevention, GFWC 5th District Annual Luncheon, a craft night at Ann’s and a Blood Drive at the Glenside Fire Station. I would like to say Thank You to all who attended/participated in/at these events. As a small club, we do get around!

Our May is just as great. Our meeting is May 4th at Glendale Lakes Golf Club. We will have Phil Siedlecki speak about financial planning, so bring your questions.

From the Fashion show this month, I purchased a pin and magnet on child abuse prevention, these will be available again at convention which is May 19-21st at the Marriott Oak Brook. If you are not attending convention, but would like one of these items, please let me know, they are $5.00 each. Also, for convention, I am selling split the pot tickets at $1.00 each or 6 for 5. An exciting thing to note is that we received a lot of 1st Place awards at the annual meeting and we anticipate many more at the May Convention. Also about convention, the traditional pizza party will be in full swing on Friday May 20th, if you have not sent in your money, please try to do so by May 1st.

Some small comments: Please come to our meeting with your wonderful smiling faces, as usual. If you are making a committee report, please keep it brief. Also, this meeting we will be voting on a charity for the Fall/Craft Auction. During this month of May, please try to meet with your committee and get it together for a report in June, as that will be our last meeting until September, that way everyone will know what is going on during the summer. Dates......I am in need of dates that will stretch over the summer for the different events that we can attend as a club or individually. Please let me know the dates of your planned events so I can make sure they are on the June Agenda Calendar.

Have a Great Day!
Joyce Hundhausen

Vice President's Report
Laura Burke 653-5664: Lburke3942@aol.com

Hi everyone!

As you start saying "tootles" to your winter wardrobe for the next few months, please remember now is the time to donate items that you know you won't be seen in again! What a great feeling........closets and drawers with more breathing room and donations to those that will be in need come fall.

As a Woman's Club member, you should be receiving the "Club Woman Magazine" in the mail. If you are not receiving this, please email me with your complete address so I can send a master request in.

On May 30, please join us at the Veterans Memorial Park in Glendale Heights (at the corner of Bloomingdale Rd and Fullerton Avenue) for the park dedication. We will meet between 11:30 am and Noon. Those of us that attend will be looking for our GHJWC Memorial Brick!

See you soon!
Laura

Mark Your Calendar:

May 4- General Meeting: Glendale Lakes Golf Club
May 14- Morton Arboretum
May 18- Board: Mary Wolski
May 19-21- Convention
May 30- Veterans Park Dedication: Glendale Hts.
June 1- General Meeting: Glendale Lakes Golf Club
June 6- June Institute
June 10- Relay For Life: COD: Sue Johnson
June 17: Social: Arlington Race Track/ Dinner
June 20- Lombard Jr's TLC Camp
June 24: Relay for Life: Addison Trail: Sue Dees
August 2- National Night Out
October 7- Fall Auction
February 25, 2006: Candlelight Bowl!

Junior Pledge:

I pledge my loyalty to the
Junior Club Women,

By doing better than ever before what work I have to do.

By being prompt, honest, courteous, by living each day, trying to accomplish something, not merely to exist.

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Email Newsletter Articles to: LBurke3942@aol.com

Deadline: Third Sunday of month.

Convention is just around the corner and I hope everyone has a great time. At board everyone asked me about the convention dress code. If you are going to one of the banquets on Wednesday or Thursday night, they are pretty fancy, most people really dress up and the head table is usually in long dresses. If you are scheduled for one of the lunches, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, it is usually more casual, dress pants and a top, dress capris, skirt or dress, however NO JEANS. If you are scheduled to come Friday night for the Pizza Party and Junior Awards Night, the dress is casual, most of the ladies will be wearing Jeans and probably a club T-shirt, sweatshirt or denim. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me. If you are not sure what meal functions you signed up for, I will have the info at the May General Meeting so you can check. I was happy to hear that we have 11 ladies from our club coming, we should have an awesome time.

Thanks so much to everyone who helped out with the blood drive...those who gave blood (or tried to give), those who sent friends and family to donate; those who helped and those who baked: Jeanette Wells, Peggy Wells, Virginia Engel, Virginia Proffitt, Barb Kuminowski, Sharon Fonte, Mary Wolski, Laura Burke, Joyce Hundhausen, Ann Warren, Sue Dees, Joanna Seebeck & Cheryl Channic (hope I didn't forget anyone). It ended up to be very successful with more walk-ins than scheduled appointments! We donated 42 usable units of blood! Looks like our community was very receptive to this drive. We should definitely consider doing it again. Also many thanks go out to Chief Don Markowski & Glenside Fire District for partnering with us on this event and for the use of their facility.

Ways and Means
Barbara Kuminowski
894-5654 or BKuminowsk@aol.com

Here is the ballot you will be voting on at the May meeting for the beneficiaries of our Fall Auction. If you cannot be at the meeting, please email or call me with your choices so your vote can be counted.

Please vote for two! The two with the most votes will receive the proceeds from the 2005 Fall Auction Extravaganza. We will split the proceeds 50/50.

_______ Devon Gartshore. Three and one half year old Devon suffers from renal failure. He was on dialysis everyday for 10 hours until recently receiving a kidney transplant from his mother. Devon's mother is a single parent and they are living with his grandmother. His mother is a waitress and not receiving any child support and the grandmother was recently laid off her job.

_______ Jess Flores. Jesse is a second grader at Glen Hill School. Weeks before his fourth birthday he was diagnosed with leukemia. He went through three years of intense treatment. Several months ago he had a major relapse and needs a bone marrow transplant. He has spent the last several months in the hospital and had to have lung surgery. Jesse's sister Mariah will be his bone marrow donor. If his health is good enough, surgery will be scheduled for April/May. Jesse Mom had to leave her job to take care of him and is in danger of losing her house.

_______ Sue Dees. A member of the Glendale Heights Junior Women's Club for six years, Sue has been fighting cancer for the past 2-3 years and has been receiving chemotherapy almost continuously for the past year. Sue has not been able to work and has been on reduced disability.

_______ Safety Town Renovation. Glendale Heights is updating, rebuilding and expanding Safety Town. The village would also like to expand the safety programs and make it more available to the community for special events. The village is looking for business sponsorships to have a building at Safety Town look similar to their building.

Our Newsletter is no longer generic!
Thank you to everyone that participated in the naming of it.
(I just can't resist relaying it in this format (smile)......

Second runner up: INSIDE: The GHJWC
First runner up: GHJWC: Giving, Helping, Joining, Woman, in the Community
And our winner is: WE CARE/WE SHARE NEWS!!!!

Congratulations to Joanna Seebeck (actually to Josie Seebeck, Joanna's daughter,) for submitting the winning name. I'll see you at the June General where you will be awarded your fabulous prize!!
The name of this newsletter says it all about this club and it's members.

Not only do WE CARE, but WE SHARE our hearts, hands and time for so many. Congratulations to all club members for doing exactly what this newsletter is titled!

Please remember to take some club brochures to pass out to people you meet who live in our community. Invite them to our next meeting or social event. It takes all of us to get the word out about our club and the great things we do!
Judy and Jeanette

Come join The Pink Pals team at the Addison, Bensenville and Wood Dale's Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 24th at Addison Trail High School in Addison. Team participants are asked to collect $100 in donations and luminaries are on sale for $5 to honor or remember a loved one. We walk the track outside and have fun while we're doing it. Pls. contact Sue Dees by May 5 if you're interested. Last year's team collected $2400 toward the event's total of $76,000. Thanks for your support.

Sue Dees: 630-790-3450
suecat46@AOL.com

Art Department

We had a great craft night! Ten girls attended and we got quite a few items done for the Fall Auction.

Well has spring finally landed? My main office is in downtown and after seeing the snow flakes again on Saturday it does make you wonder? Social for the month of May will be convention, which is a fun packed time for those who have not attended in the past. I will once again have STARS FOR CRF (Children Research Foundation) for sale at the May meeting. They are a mere $1.00 at such time you are given a star to adhere a picture of a loved one you would like to honor. Someone who has made a special difference in our lives example being my grand princesses which definitely can change your life. Please bring your dollars and pictures you would like to have displayed at convention for the May meeting so we can show Federation GHJWC is a great club with FANTASTIC MEMBERS!

Joyce shares a Thank you letter from the family shelter, the Easter baskets she dropped off.

Convention split the pot tickets one for a dollar or six for five dollars. Fifth district raffle one dollar for one or six for five.

Laura congratulates Mary Schroeder, Sharon Fonte, Joyce Hundhausen, and Linda Jackson on winning their political position.

Beginning Balance, $5,764.81 - Deposits, $5,110.00 - Total Paid Out $4,003.83, Ending Balance, $6,870.98 - Funds Earmarked, $2,034.60 - Net Available, $4,836.38

In Du Page County there are three women shelters. There is a pet shelter, for the women who are pet owners. One out of four women is affected by violence. These are people in our neighbor. We don’t even know it. They are people who donate like you.

The shelter help the women get an education. A Latino program is offered. The length of stay is six months. The goal is to get the women to be independent. There is help from the court system.

We have 150 kids in our system. Four new ones today. 2900 reported abuse cases in Du Page last year. They are from all economic levels. All donations are welcome.

Pam Matrisciono and Kay Hedeen received a check for a donation $1,715.00 each. The proceeds from our bingo.

Three new members Mary K. Leston, Sue Johnson, and Li Ann Holcomb joined tonight.

Our new logo can be put on your shirt. Nine dollars for the logo it can be put on the back too bringing the total to $12.00. Our new logo is a Heart with a we care across the middle of the heart. Choose your own colors.

Judy and Jeanette give a service award to Joanna Seebeck she served our club as President, Vic President, Treasurer, and chaired a committee each year. Joanna Seebeck started a program called raising new heights.

Scholarship has been sent out. Mary wants help reading the letters that come in. $750.00 in scholarship money to be given away to a winner.
Phil Sedlicki is coming next month. He will talk about our money, so bring your questions.

This Sunday afternoon fashion show at the Marriott. Please give social outing ideas to Cheryl Channic.

Vets are having trouble, so please write to your congressmen. Address is in our yearbook Page 23. Not enough beds in Hines hospital. See chairwomen for details.

Joanna is looking at May 14 Saturday morning for our Morton Arboretum tour and lunch trip.

Easter Baskets for the children at the women’s shelter were bought and donated.

Becki lets us know $25.00 donation gift is expected from each member. Items must be new. We make 100 balloon baskets with gifts. Sharon and Ann are the chairwomen for baskets. Basket is sold for $10.00 each. October 7, 2005 is our auction date. Items you have that are new (not used) can be given to our basket.

Summerfest information is given to new members. Joanna suggestion is that money from bingo should go to safety town. Bingo cards are rented for $50.00. Mary Schroeder thinks we should buy our own bingo cards. Jeanette will check with Bingo.com.

Rebecca has a kitchen and Bath showroom. Her place of business will like to donate service and items to our fundraiser. They will like to get back to the community. Joanna would like for us to have a list of things they sell and do.

Tonight is the last night to sign up Wed. May 18 through Sat. May 21. Friday is Jr. Fun day a big day to come.

Jackie Peicer International Pres. elect speaker Thursday evening. Pizza party Friday night. After Pizza party there is awards night.

Club pays registration. You pay room and food and gifts you buy. Cheryl Channic has a good room. Jeanette passes out sign up sheet of who is going to convention.

8:00 am things start & is scheduled until 11:00pm. Lunch is 12:30 to 3:00. Awards 7:00 to 11:00. Pizza 4:00 to6:00. Jeanette has the schedule so many things are going on. Fifth picture photo is Thursday evening. Please contact Jeanette. Jeanette needs checks for meals (these are pre-planned) tonight to mail out.

Cheryl is selling stars for a dollars a piece. A picture of a child goes on each star. Bring picture to May meeting. CRF - Children research foundation.

Friday 4/ 15/04 at Drury Lane Fifth District meeting. Reports from clubs are read and awards are decided here.

Jeanette is in need for a person to attend three meeting a year to take minutes and help with dues. See Jeanette Wells.

Addison trail High School is where the Relay for Life program will be held. Sue Dees has a sign up sheet. Sue will have packet next month. It’s hope that each Relay member will raise a minimum of a $100.00 each.

June 10 to 11, is another Relay for Life at College of Du Page. Please contact Sue Johnson.

April Board meeting is at the home of Mary Schroeder 1904 Flagstaff Glendale Hts.

Becki Tybor our Treasurer won’t be at our next general meeting. See Becki tonight if you need money.