Meeting Announcements

Posted by Dicksie Tamanaha

on Jan 07, 2016

Meeting Announcements

A project that Leroy Carlenzoli has undertaken to build shelves at the new SAY (Social Advocates for Youth) Dream Center, was announced by Steve Worthen. The shelves are eight inches deep and are stacked 12 shelves high on all sides of a therapy room with a sand table in the middle. Hundreds of figurines of various figures, animals and objects line the shelves. By selecting figures and placing them in juxtaposition with each other in the sand table, youth are able to participate in a therapy exercise that could shed light on what is troubling them.

President Eloise announced that Susan Glowacki is now an Honorary Member due to family issues.

Past President Dan Davis returned from a Holiday trip to welcome two new grandchildren born in December: Clark Daniel Davis born in Lexington Park, Maryland and Amelia Margaret Snedecor born in Tel Aviv, Israel. The proud grandfather brought President Eloise a plaque with the word “Shalome,” which can be used at meeting or parting and means peace.

President Elect Merle Hayes conducted a brainstorming session at individual tables to recruit members for our 30th Anniversary Planning Committee and solicit ideas for the party, which will be held in June.

Club Assembly covered the following items:

* 30th anniversary Sunday June 12. Each table provided a list of suggestions for the event
* Community Service Projects
* Member Time
* Meeting Attendance--we need to do better
* Celebrate Membership
* Goals

Steve Zwick presented an update on the contributions, both financial ($87,000 in 2015-2016) and otherwise that we make to community and international projects. In total we support more than 30 organizations and activities.

Major participants in various categories are as follows:

Youth

EAHS Interact Club

EA Foundation Scholarships

Steele Lane Garden

International

Eyeglass and Dental Project

Santa Rosa Kagoshima Student Exchange Program

Polio Plus

General Community

Women’s Recovery Center

The Living Room

Rebuilding Together

Salvation Army

Environmental

Land Paths

Tecoluta Turtle Preservation

Seniors

Senior Picnic and Octoberfest

Lighting Lives Music Program