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The Monthly Newsletter from
The Women’s Division of the
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
Established 1965
June 2010
www.grapevinechamber-womensdiv.com
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May
was a busy month for the Women’s Division and the spotlight was shining on
many members! Special
thanks to Lavon Bolech who led the “Beer Babes” volunteers who “wo-manned”
all the beer booths on Friday, May 21st during the Main Street
Days festival. Lavon assumed a huge
project in coordinating the effort and did an outstanding job! Please remember to give her big kudos when
you see her! What a fun and memorable
weekend to showcase our Chamber and our City! Thanks so much to the entire Women’s Division volunteers and
their families and friends who joined in the fun to assist! Our
own Gayle Hall received a prestigious award as a star professional among all
of Texas’s festival and event leaders.
We are proud of you Gayle and recognize all the hard work you do on
behalf of our organization and Grapevine!
Lavon
Bolech, Mary Beth Burlet, Amanda Calongne, Elaine Capers, Sharon Kircher, and
Debi Meek were among the 23 graduates in the 2009-10 Leadership Grapevine
class graduating at the Chamber luncheon meeting on May 13th. Darcy
Borutta, RaDonna Hessel, Jennifer Hibbs, Teri Kinsey, Rachel Nobles, Duff
O’Dell, Shelley Ruddick, Shonda Schaefer, Kim Schuld, Jenna Wazac, and BJ
Wilson were honored for their work as Leadership Grapevine alumni who
creatively designed the curriculum and helped coordinate the new leadership
program implemented for 2009-10. Idell
and Gary Bowker received a special award among seniors who have been
dedicated volunteers for years in Tarrant County! We
look forward to June 11th when we’ll gather at the Palace for an
evening of fun to celebrate “Edith’s Follies” hosted by our beloved Dr. Edith
Pewitt. Sue Franks will entertain us
on stage and this is a guaranteed packed house event! Buy your tickets early!! Service
from the Heart is our mantra this year, and I hope each of you know how much
your diligence is recognized and appreciated! Our organization continues to make a difference in the
community in Grapevine and our members are proven leaders and stars in every
endeavor. The
Women’s Division Luncheon Meeting program on Tuesday, June 15th
will be a Vendor Fair for Women’s Division members to showcases their
businesses and network with colleagues.
There is no cost to our Women’s Division vendors, but reservations for
a vendor table are due to Balla Wright and Paul Wilbanks by June 10th. I look forward to seeing you at the June 15th
meeting!! Jan Smith President The June meeting will be our Women's Division Vendors
Fair This will be
a good time to meet members and really
see what they do in their jobs or business! If you are
planning on having a table at the Vendors Fair Please let me
know soon as possible. We currently
have 19 vendors. Cut off
date is June 10th e-mail balleen@aol.com Balla Wright and Paula
Wilbanks Program Chairs
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Special
thanks to Sue Franks, Ross Bannister, Keith Warren and Patsy Daussat for
their very informative and entertaining program in May regarding Grapevine’s
Palace Theater and the upcoming Edith’s Follies! Please join us
in welcoming our newest members – Karen Deakin, GCISD Trustee, and Kirsten
Karlsen, Teacher. Our membership
continues to grow with 135 members as of the end of May! The 2010
Women’s Division Membership Directory was published and sent out electronically
to all members, and hard copies were distributed at the May membership
luncheon. We will also have hard
copies available at our June membership luncheon. However, you can renew you membership anytime, so if you have
not already done so, please take the time now to renew your membership for
our fiscal year January 1 – December 31, 2010. Membership forms can be found online, and we always have them
available at our monthly luncheon meetings.
We will send updates to the membership directory electronically and in
our monthly newsletter throughout the year (see below*). In addition,
members have the option this year of purchasing a magnetic Women’s Division
nametag with your name and/or company’s name for $5.00 each. Order forms for nametags are also available
online and at the monthly meetings. Please
remember to RSVP for our monthly luncheon being held on Tuesday, June 15,
2010, 11:30 a.m. at Stacy's Furniture Community Room, 3rd
Floor. Reservations can be made by emailing msjkane@sbcglobal.net
or calling (817) 360-0684. Please
plan to attend and bring a guest to learn more about what our members’
businesses, talents and interests at our members’ vendor fair. The cost of
our luncheon is $15.00 with advance reservation, $17.00 if you RSVP to attend
and do not show, and $25.00 without a reservation. We have the
capability to accept credit cards, and you can pay online for your membership
dues, monthly luncheons, pre-pay for the year, and all other Women’s Division
activities. Again, please
join us to give your “Service from the Heart” to our community as a member of
the Grapevine Women's Division! I look
forward to seeing everyone at our June luncheon! Janice Kane President-Elect Main Street Outdoor Adventure
Beer
Babes at work! Christmas in July We
will be giving gifts to GRACE senior and disabled clients in July again this
year. We are looking for a small
container and personal care products or items that would be appropriate for
both males and females. If you have
something available through your business, please let one of us know so we
can consider it for this project.
Last year we used a plastic shoebox size reusable container. Keep in mind that we generally purchase
inexpensive dollar store type products to maximize our budgeted funds. We will be assembling these gifts on
Monday, July 19th from 5 to 7 at the Chamber of Commerce. GRACE distributes them with the monthly
commodity deliveries. More
information will be coming to you via email. School Supplies 2010 We
have been working with vendors to provide school supply packs and possibly
gift certificates for shoes to children for the school year beginning in fall
of 2010. We work closely with GRACE
through Idell Bowker to qualify families who would benefit from this type of
assistance. As any parent knows, the
school supply requirements are extensive and costly. Thanks to the fund raising efforts of the
Women’s Division we are able to help area children to be well equipped for
the school year along with the others in their classrooms. Backpacks – Once again we will be
requesting assistance from Women’s Division members to provide backpacks to
go along with the school supplies.
This is the fun part of this project for us and for the children. From the youngest children hoping for a
princess or super hero pack to the teenagers looking for something cool that
their friends will approve of, this is the most important item. We need 695 backpacks this year.
Please help us out by donating whatever you can in back packs or money
that we can use to purchase them. You
can bring them to the July Women’s Division Luncheon or call one of us to
make arrangements for pick up or drop off.
Many stores have backpacks on sale now that the school year is ending. We
will be distributing school supplies all day on August 19th from
the Grapevine Community Activities Center and more information will be sent
to you via email. Linda Swirski, SwirskiL@tx.rr.com,
817-416-8968 Robin Smith, Robin.Smith@WhamProductions.com,
817-442-9579
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2010 Officers and Committee Chairs |
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President |
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President-Elect |
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Parliamentarian |
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1st Vice President/Fund Raising |
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2nd Vice President/Christmas Spirit |
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Secretary |
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Webmaster |
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Communications Liaison |
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Treasurer |
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Photographer |
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Chili Cook-Off |
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Holiday Charity Ball |
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Senior Fest |
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Hospitality |
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Bowling with AMBUCS |
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Programs |
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Great Taste of Grapevine |
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Police and Fire Appreciation |
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Woman of the Year |
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Second Chance School Supplies |
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Membership Social |
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