Perris Valley Woman's Club organized in September 1987.
Became a part of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1987.
CLUB FLOWER - CARNATION
CLUB COLORS - BURGUNDY and WHITE
2008 CLUB THEME - JOURNEY THROUGH FEDERATION
Mission Statement:
*Have the opportunity for friendship, fun, and fulfillment while working together.
*Be part of a respected organization.
*Have a voice in policy making through involvement in local, State, and international affiliation.
*Together we can make a difference - within ourselves and within our community.
Meetings:
Held on the first Monday of each month, September through May. Should a holiday fall on
the first Monday, the meeting for that month shall be held on the second Monday of the month.
Meeting place:
Camper Resorts of America, 375 E. Ramona Expressway, Perris 92570 Meeting starts at 11am, lunch at noon - cost $10.00, and a program at 12:45 on issues pertaining to club organization, health, personal finances, etc.
Upcoming Meetings -
MAY
2 - PVWC Regular Mtg, 10
am,
Camper's Resort of America
THINGS TO BRING TO A MEETING
*You and your lovely smile
*Valentines for our veterans
*Items for a woman serving in Iraq
*Items for Crazy Auction
*A Guest
*Old cell phones for Domestic Violence
*Manufacturer Coupons for Op
Coupon
*Flip tabs for Ronald McDonald House
*Change for Penny Pines
*Hotel-size shampoos, lotions, slightly-used
baby clothing,
school supplies for New Beginnings
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
30-May 2 - CFWC Convention, LA
JUNE
13-15GFWC
Convention, Cleveland, OH
MAY NEWSLETTER 2009
Presidents Message
Dear Members, Seeds of Friendship Scatter seeds of friendship everywhere you go; Scatter bits of courtesy - Watch them grow and grow. Gather buds of friendship, keep them till full blown You will find more happiness than you have ever known. The above poem was written by Amy R. Raabe and it is certainly captures the feelings of De Anza District's Convention. For those of you who missed it, there will be recap at our May 4th meeting, but the friendships that are strengthened and developed at the Convention must be experienced first-hand. A big round of applause to our own Gertrude Moore who chaired the convention. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Many thanks to Willie Bourgeois and her Scholarship committee for the super award recipients they decided upon. Cindy Garcia, Perris High School, and Johnathan Blahut were very gracious, warm, and exceedingly well spoken when they attended our Youth Appreciation Day. Evidently the committee had a wealth of candidates to end up with such well-deserving honorees! If you can attend the high schools' scholarship presentations, please do -- it is quite exciting to see how great our young adults are. Even though our club year only has a month to go, we are very busy planning for the Gone With the Wind scholarship fundraiser. Please read the article in this newsletter to see how and when you might be able to help. This fundraiser is different from anything we've tried before, but with your help and support, it will be successful. See you Monday, May 4th when we will be dining on a delicious Cinco de Mayo lunch and hear how not to get taken from auto repair shops. Yours in Federation, Pat Kelley MAY BIRTHDAYS !! 2 – Pam Scott 7 - Betty Valenzuela 9 - Bonita Welch 10- Diane Lynch 11 –Sheryl Swanson 19 – Syndie Telles 23 – Shirley Spath 30 – Toni Emery HAPPY BIRTHDAY to You All!!!
DATES TO REMEMBER: May 2 -GWTW Garden Clean-up, 8 am, Marilyn Rogers' home 4 - PVWC meeting, 11 am, Camper's Resort of America 5 - Wake-Up Perris, 7:30 am, Bob Glass Gym 6 - Health Fair, 1-4 pm, Mountain Shadows, Nuevo 9 - Turn in your Steps count 9 - GWTW Garden Clean-up, 8 am, Marilyn Rogers' home 11 – Garden Club, 11 am, Natalie Ginger’s home, 30706 Debbie Lane, Nuevo 13- Craft Meeting, 10 am, Pat Kelley's home 15- GWTW Preparation Day, 9 am, Marilyn Rogers' home 16- Gone With the Wind Scholarship Fundraiser 18- Put things back together - 2 pm, Marilyn Rogers' home 21- Honors Gala, Harrison Hall 25- PVWC Board Meeting, 10 am, Taquito House 28- Mystery Book Club, 11 am, Perris Library 28- Temecula Valley WC Reciprocity Tea, 11 am, Temeku Hills Country Club June 8 – PVWC End of the Year Club Picnic, 11 am Orange Empire Museum, potluck June 13-15 - GFWC Convention, Cleveland, OH July 23- Retreat, 10 - 3 pm, Della Bond's home, potluck (Bold = PVWC Sponsored Events)
OPERATION COUPON 2009 GOAL: ???
TOTAL TO DATE: $376,000.85 A big bouquet of spring flowers to each of you that cut and count the many coupons that are sent each month. I always have coupons with me so please don't hesitate to ask for coupons to cut and/or count. The community of Nuevo have been very generous in giving coupons as well as the Oceanside Senior Center and the Perris Senior Center Bunco group. And then there is our wonderful family and friends who are so supportive of this project. Pat Kelley, Chairman THANK YOUs RECEIVED PVWC received the following thank yous from: *From the family of Mildred Pryor * New Beginnings for all the items given to the mothers and their babies * Cindy Garcia, Scholarship winner from Perris High School * Johnathon Blahut, Scholarship winner from Bridge High School * Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Rota, Spain for the coupons PLEASE KEEP DEBORAH BOWMAN AND RACQUEL CORRALES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO RECUPERATE. WE HOPE TO SEE THEM BOTH IN ACTION VERY SOON.
NEW GARDEN CLUB!!!!
SEEDS & WEEDS
PVWC's newly organized Garden Club under the chairmanship of Ann Hinds
met on Sunday, April 26 and decided on a name, meeting time -- second
Monday on each month at 11 am; will meet all year round; and will have
a variety of activities relating to gardening. Sounds like a fun group.
The next meeting is Monday, May 11, at 11 am and we will meet at
Natalie Ginger's home, 30706 Debbie Lane, Nuevo. Come and play in the
dirt.
Ann Hinds
THANK YOU! As some of you remember, it is the luncheon money that pays to send our coupons to service people overseas. And so far this year, we are getting a record turnout for our monthly meetings and luncheons. Even though we provide the food, as we did for the International Luncheon, we still pay the $10.00 and it counts up. So far we are ahead in the postage account! Please continue to come to the meetings, and smile as you see my outstretched hand at the sign-in table. It is for such a good cause! Thanks. Joy Sullivan, Treasurer
NEWSLETTER UPDATE! The electronic version of the newsletter is being sent to: Pat, Milly, Della, Rhonda, Teri, Joy, Lani, Jennifer Q., Syndie, Narsis, Ellie, Raquel, Dorothy, Judy, Jennifer B., Ann, Kathy, Shirley L., Ardel, Joanne,Virginia, Betty S., Linda, Betty V., Bonita, and Janice (email addresses as shown in the 2009 Yearbook). Electronic members, please let me know if you received it; didn’t receive it; can’t open it or for those not on the electronic distribution, if you want to be added to this method (Saves $$$ for the club). Deadline for June Newsletter articles is MAY 24th. Please send your articles/comments/suggestions to clarias@sbcglobal.net or call me on my ATT cell at (775) 762-6247 (leave message & I’ll call you back). Connie
Are you planning a trip to Washington, D.C.? GFWC will participate in the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Walk Weekend, June 6-7, 2009. The free event includes two days of special exhibits, tours, and activities for all interests at nine museums, including GFWC Headquarters. Free shuttle buses are provided between sites. If you would like to help us welcome new visitors to Headquarters during the Walk Weekend event, please contact Women's History and Resource Center Collections and Services Coordinator Ashley Carver at ACarver@GFWC.org or 202/347-3168 ext. 137. Visit www.DKMuseums.com to learn more. PVWC THEME: Puting Our Visions to Work in Our Communities Call Pat Kelley at (951) 928-0867 or http://cfwc.org/perrisvallywomansclub for more information Message from 1st Vice President, Ellie Pledger: WHAT A CONVENTION!!!!!!!!!!. We had a marvelous time and the whole convention was very well done, interesting and lots of fun. The food was great, ambiance superb, accommodations very nice, and the atmosphere was full of joy and good will. I was not ready to come home even though I knew that I had no choice, but I look forward to next year's convention and personally hope it will be in the same place. We had a new fundraiser, which was dreamed up by Jacki Antee,...BINGO...which we played for 45 minutes. It was very successful as well as fun. Our skit was a blast and most everyone loved it. We had so much fun doing it too. Gertrude, if you keep on doing such a great job as Convention Chairman, you most certainly will have a steady job. Willie B. was on top of getting the goody bags done and she had lots of helpers. Thanks to all who work so hard on these conventions. Plan on attending the May 4th meeting, for President Pat has a great deal on her agenda and I believe you will enjoy it. Please take one or two hourly reporting sheets with you....complete them and turn them in. As of now I am receiving very few and I keep trying to impress upon you the importance of telling us about your volunteer hours and your $'s donated to charities. Lump this $ amount gals for it matters not the amount but the fact that you tell me so I can add it to the others. Keep a pad in one place and jot down the information daily. This is the only way I can keep track and I suggest it to you to try. Thank you for your efforts. PVWC DEAN: Ellie....... GONE WITH THE WIND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER Take a trip back in time to 1865 and the Tara Plantation for this ""Gone With the Wind" Scholarship Gala! Marilyn Rogers' home, which is styled like an antebellum mansion, and in honor of the 70th anniversary of "Gone With the wind" will be the focus of our garden Tea Party and Home Tour on May 16 between 1-4 pm at 21925 Garden Drive, Nuevo, CA 92567.
Marilyn Rogers' and Gus Moore (who is wearing a terrific Rhett Butler-hat) will be the hostess and host. Soft mint julep and tea with light refreshments will be served in the backyard poolside gardens. Four rooms will be available for touring; and Bonita Welsh has gotten dancers for demonstation dances. Narsis Williams will sing gospel songs and a pianist will be playing in the house. Shelley Peters, a Civil War costumer, and a couple of Civil War soldiers will be walking around providing atmosphere. Thanks to Shelley, several people who are into Civil War costuming have purchased tickets. What is desperately needed is a big screen TV for showing the movie. To help Marilyn get her home ready for our event, garden clean up days have been scheduled for May 2nd and May 9th, (Saturdays) starting at 8 am or whenever you can come. Friday, May 15, 9 am, will be set-up day. If you can provide refreshments, please see Judy McNatt. Natalie Ginger has the parking well planned. If you can docent for an hour-and-a-half, please see Pat Kelley. Girls from New Beginnings will be serving. If you need clothing, please call Marilyn or Mary Vigneau. Mary brings a trunk-full of clothes to all our meetings. White gloves are still needed. The $10 donation will go towards the scholarship fund. To purchase your tickets, please see Ellie Pledger at the May 4th meeting, call the hostess, Marilyn Rogers, 951-852-0131 or Pat Kelley, 951-928-0867.
STEP FOR THE ROSES Ladies, hopefully you are continuing to keep track of your steps. As of April 25, we have made 1,432,921 steps and are in 330th place among all GFWC clubs. The next count is May 8 so please either call - 928-0867 - or email (nuevopat@dslextreme.com) me your steps on from March 28 to May 9. Words to Walk By "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me." Fred Allen Notes from Members Afar (1) Long-time member MADELINE DODD is now residing in Orange County, but would certainly appreciate receiving a letter from her PVWC friends. Her address is 5829 Los Ramos Circle, Buena Park 90620, telephone 827-9849. (2) ONLY IN A SMALL TOWN Millie Henderson received quite a few calls on her birthday as her birthday was announced on the local radio station. "only in a small town" Recently she was out of town for a couple days. A neighbor became concerned when her trash can wasn't brought in and she had not been seen walking the dog. So the neighbor called the police department who in turn got in touch with Millie's brother, who told them she would be back soon, and that Millie and the dog were fine. It made Millie feel good that someone cared enough to check on her. "only in small town"
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE PERRIS LIBRARY Saturday, May 2, 3 pm - Early Music from the British Isles UCR Collegium Musicum presents songs, dances, and concert music from Renaissance England. Come see and hear demonstrations of a colorful array of instruments including guitar, lutes, flutes, viols, crumhorns, recorders, harpsichord and percussion. Free admission Saturday, May 30 - 10 am - Author's Luncheon Ellen C. Anderson will speak about her book, Lumber Queen, the biography of extraordinary woodswoman Ruth Ayer Park who graduated from Vassar College in 1906, took over the failing family business, and became a colorful legend in her own time. Also, Wayne Kelly will discuss his books on the history of the area. A lunch for $5.00 will follow the talks. Please RSVP for lunch at 928-0867.
