September 2009

Tupelo Women's Club Newsletter

September 2009

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Letter from the President

The year has gotten off to a fabulous start! It was great to see all of you who were present at the August meeting. If you were unable to attend, you will need to pick up your notebook at the next meeting. Also, please remember to pay your dues if you haven't already.

This is the time of year when each member's contribution is the key to success for the Holiday Tree Festival. Aletha, Andrea, and Jamie are working hard, and they are depending on each of us to solicit donations. Most of the money made each year at HTF comes from our generous donors, so let's get a jump start to make this year the most successful HTF yet!

As we mention at the previous meeting, we have been given a wonderful opportunity to have a booth at the Sanctuary Hospice’s House’s fundraiser,Celebration Village (October 21-24). This will allow us to further promote HTF by wearing our new t-shirts and selling raffle tickets. However, we have been asked in return to provide support at the entrances during Celebration Village. This is in addition to the usual duties that the New Members perform. So, please come prepared in September to sign-up to assist this wonderful cause!

For those of you who know that you will miss more than the two excused absences this fall (teachers, etc), please consider working at Celebration Village extra hours in order to make up for your excused missed meetings. Remember you will need to work one hands-on hour for every excused missed meeting. Your volunteer hour will need to be approved by myself and Louise Gable.

Thank you all for your dedication to TWC! I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting on September 17!

Mary Stewart Rhea

President

Tupelo Women’s Club

____________________________________________________________________________

Meeting Reminder:

Our next general meeting is Thursday, Sept 17th @ 9:15 am in the Calvary Youth Building. Board Meeting will be immediately following general meeting.

____________________________________________________________

Dues Reminder

If you have not paid your dues yet, please mail a check for $35 to

Tupelo Women's Club

PO Box 3471

Tupelo, MS 38803

If you have any questions, please email Emily Addison at eaddison@cdfms.org

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Holiday Tree Festival Update

*We urge each of you to attend our upcoming September meeting, as we will be giving you vital information about HTF. If for some reason you are unable to attend, please be in contact with one of us so that we can make other arrangements for you to get your packet.

*HTF t-shirts should be in by the September meeting. Please be prepared to pay your $15.00 (per shirt) to TWC. T-shirts must be PAID at pick-up.

*Your first installment of $48.00 for the HTF tickets will also be due at this meeting. The final installment of $48.00 will be due at the October meeting.

Thanks!

-Jamie, Aletha and Andrea

____________________________________________________________________________

Down on Main Summer Concert Series

Thursday, September 17th

6:30-10:30 p.m.

Fairpark Amphitheater

Charlie Mars and Paul Thorn

Chairs and Blankets welcome

Food and Beverages for Sale

Great Family Event!!

**Tupelo Young Professionals will have tickets to the TYP VIP area. Interested participants must email TYP@cdfms.org by Thursday, September 10th.**

____________________________________________________________________

Baby News

Christopher Hodges Curtis, "Christopher", April 15th to Meg and Chris Curtis

Elizabeth Rhodes Crabb, "Ellie", June 2nd to Amy and Clay Crabb

Elsbeth Anne Behm, "Ellie", June 20th to Tracy and Bill Behm

John Douglas Pannell, "John", July 6th to Katie and Jason Pannell

Expecting Moms

Aletha Mims due September 2009

Jessi Prestage due September 2009

Allison Goodman due October 2009

Anne Britt due January 2010

Andrea McDaniel due January 2010

Emily Addison due February 2010

Emily Oxford due February 2010

Laura Hodges due March 2010

______________________________________________________________________________________

A Note from Amy:

I need your help to make this newsletter blog successful! Please subscribe to the posts and begin using the tupelowomensclub@gmail.com address for correspondence. If you have any information to be included in the newsletter, I need it by the 1st of every month. Please continue to send me any information, baby news, committee announcements, community events, etc. so that I can share them with the club every month. Thanks! -Amy