Year End Picnic RSVP & Covered Dish Sign-Up

Please leave a comment below to RSVP for the Year End Picnic! Let us know how many adults and how many children will be attending.

Also note what covered dish you will be bringing. Paper products, hamburgers, hotdogs, and drinks will be provided. Be sure to review the comments above yours to prevent bringing a duplicate food item.

See you there!

January 2010 Business Meeting Minutes

Junior League of Fairmont
January Business Meeting • 12 January 2010
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President Paula Hatton called the January Business meeting to order at 7:55pm.

Officer Reports

• Treasurer's Report:
• Balance as of 1/12/10: $3032.63, including $85 in donations

Unfinished Business

• Kids in the Kitchen
• Looking for volunteers to help out!
• Will be meeting prior to the February Business Meeting, at 5:30pm

• Radio Publicity
• Cecilia Bowen states that the Radio Station is ready to start taping mini segments.

• Book Fair
• Discussion about the prices of the book fair tables, did we allocate that much money in the budget?
• AI: Paula Hatton verify price with Treasurer
• Decide to table the decision until price of tables is verified

New Business

• This month's project, Food Donations, which will be taken to the Fairmont Food Pantry

• Slating of Officers for 2010-2011
• Positions to be filled: President Elect (1 year term), Recording Secretary (2 year term)
  
• Anonymous nominations were taking for the two open positions
• For those not in attendance, nominations for these two positions must be submitted to Lindsay Lilly, the Nominating Committee Chair, by COB Wednesday, January 20, 2009 (lindsaylilly@hotmail.com)
• Lindsay Lilly, will send out a ballot at least 10 days prior to the date of voting
• Voting will take place at the Februrary Business Meeting

• Fund Raising & Community Service Proposals
• Sharon Zeck Hesse handed out sample proposals to the group
• Proposals need to be submitted by January 25th to Deanna Palmer (wvasweetness@gmail.com)
• Proposals will be presented at the February Business Meeting. Voting will take place in March
  
• All members are encourage to submit proposals for both fund raising and community service
• Submissions need to include details: proposed date, budget, location, partners, etc.
• See Sharon Zeck Hesse with questions/concerns
  

Next business meeting: February 2, 2010 @ Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Refreshments: Deanna Palmer

Adjourn @ 8:43PM.

-- Minutes recorded by Recording Secretary, Deanna Palmer

December Update

Ladies,

Courtney said that Chicken n Bones is fully on board with the Pajama Program. I should have a final count on those after the Dec 18th. Also Deanna shared that her son Wes's daycare jumped right in and helped collected Meal in Bags this put our final count to 57 meals and $20 cash donation! These are perfect examples on how we as a small League can still make a huge difference. We all have families, co-workers, friends who can help us. They do not have to be a part of the Junior League to help us with our projects. Our January DIAD is Meal in a Bag again. Please encourage people who you know and will see over the holidays to help with the collection of food for our food pantries.

A big thank you for those who were able to make it out Monday to shop for our Angel Tree Kids. I cannot wait to hear about all the goodies that you got for our little ones.

The Premier Jewelry is coming in so watch your porch for deliveries. If you came to the party and ordered, I have your orders. If you collected outside orders, your order and the orders you collected will be coming to your house.

I also want to take his time to encourage you again to be checking the AJLI website regularly. I found this article and found it very interesting.

http://www.ajli.org/?nd=sesamestreet

Can you imagine us on Television??? We will be on radio shortly. Cecilia is looking for folks that will be willing to be interviewed on by her hubby on the radio about the Junior League and all we do. Please let Cecila know if you are willing to do this. (magintamoon@yahoo.com) Ithink it would be great if the Project Chairs (or someone else if they can talk them into it) would talk about our projects. Pajama Project, Reach out and Read, Kids in the Kitchen, Silent Witness, Pink Ladies Night Out, Out Done in a Day Projects...you know who you are. She said the interviews can be pre taped.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and will enjoy the upcoming Holidays.

As always, thanks for all you do!

Paula

November Update

Ladies,

Wow, Is it really Thanksgiving already?? I hope you all are able to slow down during the holidays and enjoy time with your family and friends these upcoming weeks. A huge thank you to all of you that brought your "Meals in a Bag" to our November meeting. Deanna's trunk was absolutely full. She donated all the food to the food pantry in Clarksburg that serves several counties in the area. I also want to thank the members that came out in support for our Premier Jewelry Fundraiser Party. I do not have our totals yet, I should have them by our December social.

Our December project is "The Pajama Project". We will be collecting pajamas for homeless children in our area at our Christmas Social on December 1st. The location was changed for our Christmas Social due to the party also serving as our New Member Social. We are hoping for a big turn out a was a little worried about overwhelming Nan's neighborhood with cars. So the meeting will now be at the Marion County Chamber. Please bring a covered dish, two Chinese Exchange gifts (so our new members will not be left out of the fun) and don't forget your PJ's. I am sure you will find some great deals this Friday on pajama sets.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends and as always..thanks for all you do!
Paula