Important April Dates

Board Meeting: Thursday, April 9 at 12 noon

General Meeting - April 17 – 12 Noon

Program: Annual Meeting - Election of Officers

Bring to meeting: New elementary level books

Items/Wine for Fish Fry Raffle Baskets

Old cell phones Clothing for Broward Outreach

April 25: Green Expo

Stranahan Park - 9 am - 3pm

FFWC Spring Convention - April 17 - 19

Rosen Plaza Hotel - Orlando

Nominating Committee Presents 2009 - 2010 Slate

The Red HibiscusThe Red HibiscusThe Red HibiscusApril/May, 2009 Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Volume 98, Number 4

Important May Dates

Board Meeting - May 8 at 12 noon

FLWC-FLHS Fish Fry - May 9

General Meeting -

May 15 - 12 noon

Bimini Boatyard

Program:: Installation of Officers,

Woman of the Year

& Scholarship Presentations

Substituting for Nominat-

ing Committee Chairman

Genia Duncan Ellis, Jeri

Pryor presented the slate

of officers for the 2009 -

2010 Club year at the

March meeting. Named for

the position of President:

JoAnn Smith; for 1st VP:

Jeri Pryor; for 2nd VP,

Genia Duncan Ellis; for a

second term as Recording

Secretary: Gretchen

Thompson; for Corre-

sponding Secretary: new

member Mae Silver; and

also for a second term as

Membership Secretary:

Jeanne Burke; incoming

new member Pam Winston,

who is a CPA, has agreed to

accept the position of

Treasurer. Additional

nominations for any posi-

tion will be accepted be-

fore the election at the

April meeting. Other mem-

bers of the Nominating Com-

mittee were Nola Richard-

Joann Smith Jeri Pryor Genia Duncan Ellis

Gretchen Thompson Mae Silver Jeanne Burke

son and Sharon Hynds.

The program for the meet-

ing was entitled “Building a

Better World Through Civic

Involvement” and was also

presented by Jeri Pryor! Jeri

has worked for the City of

Ft. Lauderdale for 20 years

and recently received her

MS degree in Leadership.

She related the “Tale of the

Reactionary Caterpillar” and

shared her personal motto:

“Challenge the status quo!”

“There is no growth if you’re

not changing,” she averred.

“Be transformational - ask

ques-

tions!”

She dis-

tributed a

brochure

she’d cre-

ated

which in-

cluded

“10 Commitments of Leader-

ship.”

President’s CornerIt is hard to believe that this

message is my last as your presi-

dent. Although it was accidental

at the outset, and quite a learning

curve for me, I hope that I have

served the club and all of you

well.

What started as a gift mem-

bership from my husband has turned into unexpectedly

interesting and busy years making new friends and

finding new causes. I am pleased that over the past

two years not only has membership grown, but involve-

ment by members has grown as well. I am confident

that this will continue to be the case – with the help of

every one of us.

I am proud of our activities, which include club-

house restoration, donations of children’s books, Arbor

Day, Sea Farers’ Christmas shoe boxes, the Ice Cream

Social, the Red Hot Hibiscus Gala at Pier 66, the

Women in Distress Race Walk, Heifer International,

and the Calder scholarship events.

All of these successes were the result of dedi-

cated, positive, and cheerful efforts by fellow mem-

bers all of whom you know. If you don’t know them, get

involved and try something new – if you are like me, you

will be really pleased at what happens when you take

the leap and spend some time on our club’s events and

work.

As we elect a new president, I

hope that everyone continues in

the spirit of harmony, hard work

and fun as we support the causes

of the club in the community and

with each other. I know I will!

T hank you for the honor and

privilege of serving as your presi-

dent. Yours in Federation,

Alice

April/May, 2009 Club Mailing Address: PO Box 2487, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33303 Page 2

Dear Members,

It’s hard to believe another year has

passed and it’s that time again!!

Here is your

OFFICIAL DUES REMINDER:

CURRENT MEMBERS -- $50.00 PER YEAR,

PAYABLE IN MAY. SEND CHECK TO:

FORT LAUDERDALE WOMAN'S CLUB,

P.O. BOX 2487,

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33303.

New members who join between April - December

$60 (includes $10 entry fee)

For members who join in April, dues are for the

whole next year: April 2009 to May 2010

Treasurer,

Deb Workman

Important Notice: Dues are DueImportant Notice: Dues are DueImportant Notice: Dues are Due

MembershipChairman: Jeannie Burke

Member Spotlight

Congratulations to FLWC

member, attorney Heidi

Davis Knapik, who was se-

lected as the recipient of

the Florida Bar President's

Pro-Bono Service Award for

2009 for Broward County!

Heidi provided The Pantry of

Broward (which assists the

elderly) with 200 pro-bono

hours in the area of land use

and zoning entitlements and

approvals for its operational

headquarters and offices.

Jeannie

Happy Passover

Susan McClellan Takes Best-In-Show

in Club Art Showby Margarethe Sorensen

5 Nominated for Woman of the Year

At the March meeting 5 members were nominated for

FLWC’s Woman of the Year. They are:

Jeannie Burke - Club

Membership Secre-

tary; Chaired Ice

Cream Social; brought

13 new members into

Club this year;

Bev Hoppe - Editor

of The Red Hibiscus,

Yearbook Editor,

website creator and Club photographer.

Susan McClellan - Club Architect, participated in every Club

event during year; created water color of clubhouse which

has become new Club symbol; won Best-in-Show in Art Show

for her “tea-table.”

JoAnn Smith - Club 1st VP; Chaired Arbor Day Event and

created booth; decorated Clubhouse for every meeting dur-

ing the year using her own storehouse of decorations.

Deb Workman - Club Treasurer - Has worked tirelessly to

maintain Club funds; Chaired Seafarers project; participates

in all Club activities.

Each of these members has done much more than the things

mentioned - this is just a sample.

Voting will be held at the April meeting and the results will

be announced at the May Installation Luncheon.

The 2009 FLWC Arts

& Crafts Show had a

total of 23 entries

plus 12 Display-Only

items, including a dis-

play of art from stu-

dents at Bennett Ele-

mentary School.

Among them, the ladies of

FLWC provided a good, re-

spectable show.

Best-in-Show purple ribbon

went to: Susan McClellan for

“Tea Table” created from

Cardboard, paper and paint.

Blue ribbons were won by:

Donna

Bruno:

Miniature

painting &

Child’s knit

sweater

Bev Hoppe for Fabric Craft,

Other: for her English-

themed tablecloth made for

the FLWC

Birthday Tea;

and for 4

digital photo-

graphs in the

categories of Portrait, Natu-

ral History, Feature, Scenic.

Susan McClellan for FLWC

House Water Color painting.

Marilyn

Romano: Oil

& Acrylic

painting

April /May, 2008 Website: http://fortlauderdalewc.org Page 3

Sandy Rosar for 3 catego-

ries of Jewelry Designs:

Metal, Beadwork and Other;”

Edna Salg for

Crafts, Paper:

a beautifully

designed Val-

entine’s Card

and Envelope.

JoAnn Smith: Fabric Craft

Painting for

her FLWC

“green”Bag.

Students from Bennett Ele-

mentary School sent a selec-

tion of original pictures:

Diane

Hickey from

“Windows of

Imagination”

kindly lent

her exper-

tise to judge

the Show.

She indicated she was very

impressed with the quality

of the work submitted, and

wrote a personal note to

each entrant.

Jeannie Burke Bev Hoppe Susan McClellan

JoAnn Smith Deb Workman

Art Show Program on Brass Rubbing

Bev Hoppe, who lived in Eng-

land for 5 years, shared her

knowledge about the art of

brass rubbing and talked

about each of the rubbings

she did while living there. She

brought 2 miniature brasses

and Jean Deering (right) did

a rubbing of her own of Lady

Margaret Peyton.

Thanks to Genia Duncan Ellis

and the Nominating Committee

for their work in filling the

slate. Be sure to come to the

April meeting to vote for offi-

cers and for the Woman of the Year! Have a look at the

nominees on page 3.

May’s meeting will be the Installation Luncheon at the Bimini

Boatyard. We will also present the Club scholarship to a de-

serving young lady and honor the FLWC Woman of the Year.

The FFWC Spring Convention will be held in Orlando from

April 17 - 19. Planning to attend are Alice Sakhnovsky,

Gretchen Thompson and I. For anyone who’d like to know

more about Federation and why we do reporting, the state

meetings are very informative. The next one will be in Sep-

tember. Let me know if you’d be interested in attending. You

can learn more by going to http://gfwcflorida.org and read-

ing about it. Also, don’t forget to visit the GFWC site at

http://gfwc.org. You are a member of an international or-

ganization which offers numerous leadership opportunities!

Jeri Pryor shared an “Ivy” tidbit with

us at the meeting: Ivy left the Meth-

odist church because the minister

stated that “a woman’s place is in the

home.” She did a study of church phi-

losophies and decided to become a 7th

Day Adventist! Ivy’s birthday was

March 24, one day before Mae Sil-

ver’s on March 25. To recognize Ivy

along with her own 75th birthday ,

Mae brought a birthday cake to the February meeting!

Valerie Taylor was really thrilled when she

received a stack of artistic “thank-you”

notes from the elementary students who

received the books donated at the Tea.

She’s still hoping to give more books, so if

you see some good ones, remember the kids!

Here’s something about which I feel we

should all be aware: Scamming - both internet and actual -

has become more rampant in recent months. Just tonight, I

received one of those e-mailed Nigeria-type scam letters,

ostensibly from an acquaintance who said he was in the UK

and had misplaced his wallet. The note asked for funds to be

sent by Western Union to an address in the UK. I Googled

“scams using personal address books” and found the exact

type of thing! It’s really bad when scammers can steal your

own e-mail address! So be alert! With the economy the way

it is, there are a lot of people trying to get our money!

And that’s the last byte for this year! Bev

Bev’s

Bytes…..

Happy Birthday to:

April

01 - Susan Gillis

02 - Kitty Preziosi

08 - Maureen Kelley

13 - Bobbie Cooper

19 - Shatha Atiya

19 - Susie Flynn

25 - Jordana Jarjura

26 - Ramola Motwani

28 - Deb Workman

May

04 - Stephanie Fenton

10 - Dodie Keith-Lazowick

10 - Louise Stahly

16 - Lorna Moodie-Fisher

18 - Valerie Taylor

24 - Sue Long

26 - Pat Hinde

June

03 - Joan Courtade

04 - Kathy Mitchell

05 - June Deering

07 - Judy Dixon

08 - Susie O’Leary

21 - Eija Contento

30 - June Brisick

July

02 - Becky Medley

03 - Nancy Lambert

08 - Susan Dellcioppia

08 - Janet Schwartz

13 - Tina Sindall

18 - Sally Alshouse

18 - Lorraine Vreeland

25 - Gretchen Thompson

30 - Ana Segura

April/May 2008 Editor: Bev Hoppe, 1040 SW 52 Avenue, Plantation, FL 33317 954-587-9275 HapiHopi@aol.com Page 4

August

03 - Stephanie Toothaker

06 - Susan McClellan

08 - Edna Salg

11 - Kathy Schauer

14 - Gloria Hood

15 - Nola Richardson

18 - Diana Lacz

23 - PollyAnn MacMillan

September

03 - Ina Smith

07 - Lois Perkins

07 - Linda Poston

09 - Annette Ross

10 - Kian Movafaghi

12 - Emily Farrell

15 - Daryl Miller

19 - Rae Spellman

24 - Sharon Menish

25 - Linda O’Connor

28 - Edith Toogood

Welcome New Members:

Terry Patterson

Pam Winston

Passages

New member Bobbie Cooper

and guest Myra Love inspect

the goodies at the March

meeting.

FLWC Volunteers Needed!Saturday, May 9 4:00 - 8:30 pm

The Historical Society is counting on FLWC

to provide approximately 35-40 volunteers for

this event which will benefit both of our or-

ganizations. We also need baked goods

to sell. This is the opportunity of the year for

all our members to do something to help sup-

port our club!

Volunteers are needed to help setup tables

earlier in the day (brawny types would be good)

and cleanup later on, and for two hour shifts if

possible in the following areas:

Table, chairs and site setup at 1pm

(4-6 volunteers)

Registration table (4)

Cake walk (2)

Lemonade Stand (2)

Children's Art projects (2)

Lawn Games (1-2)

Bake Sale (4)

Raffle (4)

Serving Fish Dinners (6-8)

FLWC Table (2)

Site Cleanup at 8:30 pm (4)

To help with this event contact

Jeannie Burke

954-587-413 JeannieBe@aol.com

Alice Sakhnovsky

954-467-5467 amarieskincare@bellsouth.net

To provide bake sale goods contact

JoAnn Smith

954-298-5607 Club10@aol.com

To help with Raffle Baskets contact

Valerie Taylor

954-568-0785 valeriepalm@comcast.net

April / May, 2008 Page 5

FLWC Installation Luncheon

Chairman: Valerie Taylor

Friday, May 15 at 12 noon

The Bimini Boatyard

1555 Southeast 17th Street

954-525-7400

Tickets: $35.00

Make checks payable to FLWC

Mail by May 5 to

Edna Salg

1649 SE 12 Court,

Fort Lauderdale, 33316

ConservationChairman: Annette Counihan

Phone: 954-524-3161 celtictiger2k@aol.com

JoAnn Smith will once

again set up a booth for

FLWC at this year’s

Earth Day celebration on

April 25. She will sell

raffle tickets for two

garden statues with the

proceeds again going to

the Wildlife Care Center.

She plans to bring the

statues to the meeting on

April 17 so members will

have the first opportu-

nity to purchase tickets.

Plan to come to the Expo

and support FLWC.

Newsy Notes from HelenBy Helen Von Salzen

I learned this song from the Conservation

Department of the Woman's Club of Ra-

leigh in North Carolina. It is sung to the

tune of “My Favorite Things” from The

Sound of Music. I divide my time between homes in NC

and in Florida.

Although some of the trees are not known here in

South Florida and the snow image is foreign to us, this

is a great song to commemorate Arbor Day or Earth

Day (April 22) and other horticultural festivities and

great for those in the landscape and tree business.

Enjoy! Helen

Helen Von Salzen, Master Gardener

Parkinsonia Garden Circle of The Fort Lauderdale Gar-

den Club, FFGC, NGC Member

Woman's Club of Raleigh Member( GFWC)

Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club Member (GFWC)

LOVE THOSE TREES

Chestnuts, Magnolias and Flowering Dogwood,

Bright flaming Maples and tall Pines that smell good;

Oak leaves in springtime and acorns in Fall,

Here named a few trees, but surely not all.

Cypress and Hickory, and Pecan and Gingko,

Hemlock and Holly all covered with soft snow,

Blooms of pink Cherry that sway in the breeze,

These are a few of our favorite trees.

Trees are a wonder, a gift from above.

We must conserve them

and plant more with love.

They offer shelter for birds on the wing,

Warm nests for fledglings,

no wonder they sing.

When the leaves fall, and the winds blow,

We are filled with awe.

We humbly give thanks for the beauty we see.

Now please don't destroy our trees.

From The Conservation Department,

Woman's Club of Raleigh

April / May, 2008 Page 6

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