Tidewater Altrusan Newsletter
November 2022
Important Dates / Information
November 9: Board Meeting via Zoom @ 5pm
November 19: Mayflower Marathon, 9:45am - 12:45pm Pembroke Mall behind Target.
November 21: Program/Business Meeting @ 6pm, JoKell. Social @ 5:30pm; Meeting Begins @ 6pm. JoKell, Inc. | 628 Innovation Dr., Chesapeake. 23320
November 25: Trim the Tree @ Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital - 10am. Meet in the Azalea Room | 1309 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk 23502
December 2: Set up for Bazaar - 6pm @ Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church | 2217 W. Great Neck Rd. Virginia Beach 23451
December 3: Holiday Bazaar - Members arrive @ 8am; Bazaar begins at 9am.
December 5: Holiday Social
December 10: Days for Girls Workshop - time and place to be determined.
December 14: Board Meeting via Zoom @ 5pm
April 27 - 30, 2023 - District Two Conference - Tidewater, VA
October Meeting Location
President's Message
Thanksgiving is approaching us soon. We have a lot to be thankful for. We have a strong club, dedicated members and projects.
Our Annual Bazaar is Saturday 12/3. Please let Ellen, our bazaar chair, know how you'll be participating and bring your gift cards to the next meeting.
For you that are making things for our bazaar, can you bring some of your items to the meeting for Show and Tell?
A big thanks to our Deb Davis for her video at our Fall Workshop. We were able to see her three videos and her personal message regarding the Mirror of Hope Foundation, which she supports.
I hope to see you at the November 20th Meeting.
Sherral
Zoom Link for Altrusa Meetings:
Click here to join all scheduled Altrusa Zoom Meetings. The password is the same with a capital first letter.
Board Actions from October Board Meeting
The board voted that raffle tickets for the gift card tree be sold for 1 for $2 or 6 for $10.
Accent
Greetings Altrusans!
I hope this message finds you doing very well. November has begun with beautiful, Fall weather, cool evenings, and breezy days. It is exciting to look forward to Thanksgiving and all the other festivities that are just around the corner.
Locally and Internationally, Altrusa acknowledges The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. On November 25, 2022 we proudly support this day through our unstoppable commitment to supporting women around the world. Please see the link below for additional information:
As Altrusans, we understand the importance of protecting and encouraging women in all areas of their lives. “Mamie L. Bass created the Principles of Altrusa which defined Altrusa as "a builder of women" and an organization based on merit and accomplishment. The Principles were officially adopted in 1921 along with a major club building effort. By 1922, Altrusa had 20 clubs”.
Thank you for all you do every day!
All the Best,
Tracey Garbers
Committee Reports
Service Committee: Joanne & June, Co-Chairs
Service Hours: If you like to submit your service hours as you do them, Shari has added an updated form for this 22-23 club year. Service completed from June 1, 2022 to May 30, 2023 can be submitted on this form. You can access it from the website menu or click here.
Socktober was a big hit! Members kicked off October’s sock drive by donating several large bags of socks collected at our October 17th meeting. Hundreds more socks were collected as part of an outreach to local school communities who joined Altrusa in the effort to support “Stand Up For Kids”. Participating schools included Strelitz International Academy, Kempsville Middle School, and New Castle Elementary. Nearly 4,000 socks were donated in total.
Tracey is so proud of her school where they collected 1,311 pairs of new socks!
Mayflower Marathon
The Mayflower Marathon is an annual food drive sponsored by The Food Bank of Southeast Virginia to help our neighbors who are struggling with food insecurity.
Our club has been volunteering for several years on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Our club's shift is on Saturday, November 19 from 9:45am to 12:45pm. The location is behind Target at Pembroke Mall.
Our volunteers:
1.Robyn
2. June
3. Barbara D.
4. Cathy
5. Shari
6. Jennifer
7. Kathy
8. Lisa
9. Tracey
10. Cynthia
If you need to cancel, please notify Robyn ASAP.
If you planned on volunteering but your name is not on the list, please contact Robyn. There is a good chance that you can be added.
Thank you to all who have stepped up.
For more information on the Mayflower Marathon, click here.
HER Shelter - Gifts of Joy
Gifts of Joy 2022 is here!!!
Want to support HER Shelter clients this Christmas? Considering adopting a mom, a child or an entire family who is in our After Care program. Clients in our After Care program are spending their first Christmas in their own home after living in shelter.
Moms were asked to select a needed gift card, household item, personal care item and something for their bedroom. Kid's were asked to select a gift card, a toy, a game and something for their bedroom.
Click on the link below or scan the QR code to find the perfect person or family that you, your family or your organization would like to bless this holiday season.
Please return your gifts unwrapped and securely labeled with the name of the person the gifts are purchased for so we can direct them to the correct person. If you would like to provide mom with a roll of wrapping paper and tape, she would be most grateful. If possible, please attach gift receipts to each item.
Gifts can be brought to us between December 6-8 from 1pm to 6pm at Portsmouth Christian Church (3150 Detroit Street, Portsmouth 23707).
If you have any questions, please contact Alaina at alaina@hershelter.com or at 757-292-3924.
Thank you for sharing holiday joy with our mom's and their kids.
Ways and Means
Bazaar Information:
Holiday Bazaar Dec. 3
Set up is at 6-7 pm Friday, Sale is 9-2 pm Saturday, members can arrive at 8 am!
At Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church, located at 2217 W. Great Neck Road Virginia Beach VA 23451.
You may copy and paste this PDF and share with all your friends and groups!
We are making food, and arts and crafts, collecting gift cards and re-giftable items.
The raffle is a large money maker. IF you choose to share a gift card, please bring it MONDAY NOV. 21.
Tickets for pre-sales will be available Nov. 21 from Sherral, and the board has a recommendation we sell them 1 for $2 and 6 for $10.
Committees:
Set up Friday night @ 6pm: Ellen Shari Joanne Jennifer and ALL the club
Street Signs: Tracey
Communications: Jennifer Lisa
Craft tables: Barbara S. Cathy M. Ellen Fran has table covers
Preparing food to Sell: Robyn Shari Marcy June Kathy D. Barbara S. Joanne
Lunch : Barbara D. Lisa C.
Cookies and gingersnaps: Robyn
Set up and managing re-gifting items: Barbara D. June and Jennifer
Raffle Table: Marcy, Shari
Music: June and Marcy
Financial operations collecting and deposit of funds: Kathy and Marcia S.
Clean up of space Barbara S., Martha F. and ALL the club!
Please contact Ellen, respond to this email or call or text if you can do something to help meet our financial goal!
Bazaar Flyers - Download here to print, post on Fb, or share with others via email.
District Two Conference Planning Update: Joanne & Ellen, Conference Co-Chairs
District Two Conference Update:
67th Annual Altrusa District Conference on April 27 - 30, 2023 Hosted by Altrusa International of Tidewater, Inc.
Location: The Holiday Inn Virginia Beach Hotel and Conference Center, 5655 Greenwich Rd, Va Beach 23462
(757) 499 - 4400
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Room rate is 139.00 per night | Two queens or one king bed.
BOOK YOUR ROOM ASAP DUE TO A POPULAR MUSICAL EVENT HAPPENING THAT WEEKEND CAUSING ROOMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN VA BEACH. Ask the front desk for Altrusa block.
You can hold your room now with no fees. You may cancel 48 hours before the event.
______________________________________________________________________________________
Full conference fee is $195.00. Includes ALL meals Friday and Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.
______________________________________________________________________________________
Help is needed by all club members. This is our time to shine and show how awesome we are!
A new sign-up sheet will be available at our November meeting. Please contact Joanne Baines, (757) 739 - 9500 to sign up to help if you don’t attend the meeting.
All club members are encouraged to participate in planning as well as attending the conference.
Please let Joanne or Ellen know if you have any ideas on entertainment or speakers or any other ideas.
More details will be discussed at the November business meeting.
Reminder! Club 21 dues must to be paid online. Use this link to update your personal Club 21 dues to support International Foundation.
Want to order items from Amazon for Hope Village and other service projects? Check out this wish list created by Joanne (with a little help from her sister, Karen)!
To view Tidewater's 22-24 Strategic Plan, click here.
Program/Business Minutes: October 2022
October 17, 2022.docxTreasurer's Report: November 2022
TREASURER'S REPORT NOVEMBER 2022.docxPansy Sale Update
Pansy Sale Report 2022.docxSubscribe to the Altrusa of Tidewater Google Calendar. Click here for directions. Use this link to join.
Tidewater's Member Update
From Blanch -
October the month of recovery and healing.
Thanks to Judy for helping me in many ways especially getting me to my doctor's appointment.
Thanks to Kathy and Sherral for dinner from Olive Garden and helping me with household chores I could not do.
Thanks for pansy delivery by Barb. I thank my Altrusa Sisters for all of the cards, calls and prayers.
Blanch
Tracey has some new additions to her family!
October 22, 2022-Liam was born in Virginia Beach.
On November 3, 2022- Elijah was born in San Diego.
Robyn, Sherral, Chris and Judy at the Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair in Elizabeth City on Friday, October 28th.
June participated in Vote Forward which is a letter-writing campaign to motivate reluctant voters to vote by sharing personal reasons why you vote. No candidates or issues should be included in your message.
Here is June participating in the Halloween Hat contest at the Witches Luncheon in West Neck.
If you're interested...
If you're interested in purchasing an Altrusa of Tidewater t-shirt, contact Jennifer. You can provide your own shirt!
District Two News
District Two Board and Committee Chairs
This document lists the board and committee chairs.
District Two Service Bulletin.
Summer 2022
Summer 2022 DSB DistrictTwo_2022-06-29.pdfLetter from Governor Tammy
August 2022
Governors Message August 2022 District 2.pdfDistrict Two Service Newsletter: Click here to view the District Two Service Newsletter.
International News
Statement to Membership Nov 2022.pdf
Click the image to view the latest issue of The Altrusa Compass.
International Astra Gram
ASTRAgram.9.3 final to distribute.pdfFoundation News
Click here to view the February 2022 edition of the Altrusa International Foundation, Inc The Impact.
