Hello Altrusan friends, 

As February gets underway, we are having another set of “ Blursdays” as Robyn reported, where each day resembles the last, they blur together. BUT we can take action and do some self-care and make the most of our stay home orders. Here is a short but helpful list of suggestions, do one or two a day: 

• Start your day with 30 minutes of exercise. 

• Meditate for 10 minutes.  

• Put out a bird feeder. 

• Take a bubble bath while listening to relaxing music. 

• Call a longtime friend and remind them you care. 

• Swap favorite recipes with a friend. 

• Burn your favorite candle. 

Look for ways to continue to do service in the community individually. 

Log in to YOUTUBE and search for Ask About Altrusa.  Gillian Allen introduces Leanne Milligan, Linda and Brenda Smith, Katie McKenzie, Silvia Silverman and maybe others, begun in summer 2020. 

Get YOUR Corona Virus Vaccine. 

Attend our Zoom meeting on Feb. 15 for more ideas. 

As a partial clarification to a comment made in January’s newsletter, the 2021 Convention will still be held in North Carolina in July 2021, and will also be offered virtually to those who prefer. Watch for an update from Beverly Hardy and the International team.  

It seems that many of our family members have been touched personally by this virus, continue to pray for them, care for them, and do all that we can to stop the spread.  

Much love, 

Ellen

February 10:  Board Meeting, 4:30 pm (via Zoom)

February 15:  Program/Business Meeting, 6:00 pm (via Zoom)

March 10:  Board Meeting, 4:30 pm (via Zoom)

March 13:  Book Club, 10:00 am

March 15:  Program/Business Meeting, 6:00 pm (via Zoom)

April 29-May 2:  Virtual District Two Conference 

July 28-31:  2021 Altrusa International Convention

1.  Members are asked to complete the SurveyMonkey questionnaire questions about the International Convention in July. The survey is due by February 15.

2.  The Board approved the Service Committee proposal for A 28-day service Challenge.  Club members will be challenged to perform acts of kindness either virtually or in small group settings.

3.  The Board approved the Service Committee proposal for a Spring Plant Sale.  The sale will start on February 20, when members will receive online all materials needed for the sale.  Plants will come from Paramount Greenhouse who supplied our plants for the Fall Sale.

Hello and I hope this message finds you all doing well.

As I sit to write to you today, the weather is dull, gray, and wet!

A poem comes to mind-please enjoy…

January cold and desolate;

February dripping wet;

March wind ranges;

April changes;

Birds sing in tune

To flowers of May,

And sunny June

Brings longest day;

In scorched July

The storm-clouds fly,

Lightning-torn;

August bears corn,

September fruit;

In rough October

Earth must disrobe her;

Stars fall and shoot

In keen November;

And night is long

And cold is strong

In bleak December.

-Christina Rossetti

February 2021-who knew we would be in the midst of a pandemic! The good news, is many of us, and our loved ones, are getting vaccinated, many schools will be reopening, and we can see “the light at the end of the tunnel”. We must still remain careful and respect this invisible enemy; we are not “out of the woods” just yet! 

Altrusa recognizes The World Day of Social Justice. This day has been celebrated on the 20th of February every year since 2009 on the promotion of the United Nations Organization (UNO).

Theme of World Day of Social Justice 2021 is a “Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy”. The World Day of Social Justice guides us to work in a world where everyone is treated with justice and he/she is offered access to the opportunities he/she wants as per the international standards. The day tells us that we should never allow any kind of hate, bias, or social injustice to contaminate our diverse global world. 

Please have a pleasant February and thank you for all you do, every day!

Service Committee:  Joanne & June, Co-Chairs

If you haven't reviewed the District Two Service Bulletin, take a look at it by clicking here.