Tidewater Altrusan Newsletter
🌼🌼May 2023 🌼🌼
April showers bring May flowers!!
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Important Dates / Information
Important Dates / Information
May 10: Board Meeting via Zoom @ 5pm
May 15: Program/Business meeting @ 6pm (Social @ 5:30)
--Installation of 2023-24 Board of Directors
--Select a date for our planning retreat.
--Conference reports by Delegates, Alternates, and others.
May 20: Yard Sale to benefit World Kitchen
June 1: Last day to pay annual dues to Kathy without a late fee.
June 14: Board meeting via Zoom @ 5pm
June 19: Program/Business meeting @ 6pm (Social @ 5:30)
July 19 - 22, 2023 - International Convention - San Antonio, TX
Meeting Location
Jo-Kell, Inc.
628 Innovation Dr. Chesapeake, VA. 23320
President's Message
President's Message
I am so proud of us in Tidewater! What a wonderful conference. We all came together, working hard. All had a great time. It was very special having the new club Prince Georges, Maryland represented.
I hope to see you all at our May 15th meeting as we install the new board. We start a new year with our new Governor Linda Dorr. Please view District Two Goals, "Leading to a better Community". Her new Biennium 2023-25 is
"Be The Change You Want To See In The World".
Joanne and Ellen, Thank you for guiding us through this conference.
Next year Conference is in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's not too early to plan to attend.
See you next Monday night!
In Altrusa Love,
Sherral
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Greetings Altrusans!
I hope this message finds you all doing very well. Spring is here in full bloom! The April showers have brought us many May flowers! I hope everyone enjoyed our conference here in Virginia Beach and you made many wonderful memories, met some new friends, and enjoyed those who are near and dear to us.
May is a very busy month; we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 14th and Memorial Day on May 29th. In addition, Altrusa recognizes May 15th as the International Day of Families. We must always keep our hearts and minds focused on the needs of our families, both locally and around the world. We are a sisterhood of connected souls; giving our very best to those who need us, both privately and publicly. Please see the link below for more information and the theme for 2023: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g4vzj4vf
Please enjoy the month of May with your families and friends and I look forward to seeing you all again very soon.
All the Best,
Tracey
Zoom Link for Altrusa Meetings:
Zoom Link for Altrusa Meetings:
Click here to join all scheduled Altrusa Zoom Meetings. The password is the same with a capital first letter.
Click here to join all scheduled Altrusa Zoom Meetings. The password is the same with a capital first letter.
Board Actions - May 2023
There were no board actions at the May 2023 board meeting.
Committee Reports
Committee Reports
Service Committee: Joanne & June, Co-Chairs
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.
Green Run Elementary School
Club members Marcy, Joanne, Cathy M and Ellen attended the volunteer appreciation reception at Green Run Elementary School recently . Altrusa of Tidewater was recognized for the many volunteer hours members provided the past school year. We enjoyed snacks and a beautiful cake. Each member received a certificate of recognition as well as one for our club. It was lovely to meet all of the other volunteers as well.
Reading to Kindergarteners at Green Run continues through June 9. On that date the students will each be given a new book from our club. The following members have signed up to read the remainder of May and two dates in June.
May 12, Robyn and Marcy. May 19, Cathy M. June 2, Cathy M and June Kates. June 9, Cathy M, June, and Joanne.
On Monday, May 8, in recognition of Teachers Appreciation Week Altrusa members provided treats and coffee for the teachers and staff at Green Run Elementary. Thanks to members' contributions there was a large variety of goodies for breakfast and takeaway treats. Our club also provided a large basket of apples and bananas. Many teachers expressed how much they enjoyed the spread and our recognition of the work they do.
Yard Sale Fund Raiser
Leading to a better community as an international organization, our board supports joining in on a neighborhood yard sale on Saturday May 20, 2023 at Jennifer’s home in Chesapeake to benefit World Central Kitchen.
Hours: 7am-12pm.
Jennifer needs help Friday afternoon, 4pm, for pricing and setup.
World Central Kitchen provides meals for families in need, lately in Turkey and in Ukraine in times of disaster.
Bring your excess usable household items to sell or make a cash donation.
Please be sure your items are priced and ready for sale when bringing to Jennifer's home. Volunteers are also needed. Increase your Altrusa Service hours by volunteering and having fun!
Teacher Appreciation at Green Run Elementary School
Thanks to many club members for contributing an abundance of snacks. The office staff were amazed! Cathy M. did individual notes for mailboxes. We covered ALL staff this week!
Scholarship Committee
Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee has been very busy. Kathy has written all the checks they will be mailed on Monday, May 8th. Many of the scholarship recipients will be attending our June meeting.
Reminder! Club 21 dues must to be paid online. Use this link to update your personal Club 21 dues to support International Foundation.
Post Conference Information
True Altrusan Tidewater Hospitality Shown at Conference
Thank you, thank you!! We are very grateful to each of you who helped supply us with a variety of yummy foods for the Conference Hospitality Suite! Our guests enjoyed them all. Both breakfasts included everything from homemade breakfast cakes, cinnamon rolls and hard boiled eggs to yogurts and fruits. Thursday night’s evening social was a banquet of veggies, chips, cookies, cakes, chocolate and more chocolate! We even had enough food on Saturday to pack Sunday Breakfast bags and “to-go” bags for folks to enjoy on their long rides home on Sunday. For your amazing Tidewater Altrusan hospitality, thank you! --- Lisa Carter
Pictures... Pictures... and Pictures!!
Enjoy viewing the great things that happened at Conference 2023 in Virginia Beach, VA hosted by OUR Tidewater Club!!
Some great things that happened...
We won awards!
June Kates won the First Timers Scavengers Hunt and received a $100.00 credit on next years convention in Montgomery County.
Shari was installed as District Two Second Vice Governor.
Susan and Emily did a great job presenting on Days for Girls!
Joanne's cake was AWESOME!
The hospitality suite... AKA Lisa Carter ... was the best since we hosted our last conference!!!
Joanne and Ellen did an OUTSTANDING job on planning and organizing!
Our invitation to the 68th Annual District Two Conference to be hosted by the Montgomery County, MD club.
Library - 1 of 1.movWant 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: April 2023
Program/Business Minutes: April 2023
April general meeting23.docxTreasurer's Report: April 2023
Treasurer's Report: April 2023
TREASURER'S REPORT MAY 2023.docxSubscribe to the Altrusa of Tidewater Google Calendar. Click here for directions. Use this link to join.
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If you're interested...
If you're interested...
If you're interested in purchasing an Altrusa of Tidewater t-shirt, contact Jennifer. You can provide your own shirt!
If you're interested in purchasing an Altrusa of Tidewater t-shirt, contact Jennifer. You can provide your own shirt!
May Birthdays
May Birthdays
May 30 - June Kates
Barbara and Don are so proud of their grandson Tom. He graduated with is Law Degree from Florida State University. He completed owner 450 hours of Pro Bono service while in school. Tom has accepted a position with the city of Tampa as a public defender. Family and friends had a fun weekend in Tallahassee celebrating.
From Blanch: April was jammed pack with resuming Master Gardener projects, Church planter and Altrusa activities such as preparing Brookies for conference and helping Judy pack her trail mix. Then ending with Blepharoplasty surgery on both eyes, upper and lower eyelids.
District Two News
District Two News
District Two Board and Committee Chairs
This document lists the board and committee chairs.
DSB Winter 2023
Winter 2023 DSB.pdfGovernor's Message May 2023
Governor's Message - May 2023.pdfDistrict Two Service Newsletter: Click here to view the District Two Service Newsletter.
International News
International News
Dear Altrusans,
Thank you for your continued membership with Altrusa International. You have done amazing things this past year, and we can't wait to see what's in store for 2023-2024.
This is a friendly reminder that dues for 2023-2024 are now active and due June 1st.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Hello Altrusans,
The International Office is moving!
Our staff is still preparing for the move, but since Convention and the new fiscal year is approaching, we’d like to ask you all to please use our new address when sending Convention registrations and dues. Dues will become payable April 1st.
Our new address is:
1400 E. Touhy Ave Suite 410
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Please send any Foundation correspondence here as well.
Please be aware that during this transition period the processing of mailed checks may be a bit slower.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
David Mena
Executive Director
Response Delay
Altrusans,
As we transition from our old office to our new office, there is likely to be a delay in email and phone responses. We should be back to normal business on Thursday, May 18th. We greatly appreciate your patience during this time.
Thank you!
Click the image to view the April 2023 issue of The Altrusa Compass.
International Astra Gram
ASTRAGram for April 2023.pdfFoundation News
Foundation News
Click here to view the November 2022 edition of the Altrusa International Foundation, Inc The Impact.
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