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45T H ANNIVERSARY
Women’s Club of Greater Reston
February 2015
GENERAL MEETING
DATE: Thursday, February 19 TIME: 10:00 AM PLACE: Historic Lake Anne Village Center Reston Community Center — Lake Anne (Jo Ann Rose Gallery)
Staying Fit and Eating Right!
Our speaker for the February General meeting is Tsedal Ashby,
who is currently the Nutritional Team Lead, a Nutrition Coach, a
T.E.A.M. Coach, and a Pilates instructor at Life Time Athletic in
Reston. She has more than three years’ experience in the nutrition
field. She is also currently obtaining her Masters of Science in
Exercise Science, with an emphasis in Fitness and Wellness, from
California University Pennsylvania. She has earned a Bachelor of
Science in Biology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and a Bachelor of Science in
Nutrition and Foods Sciences from the University of the District of Columbia. At the meeting
she will discuss which foods are most important to women’s health. She will also discuss why
being active through all stages of life will keep you happy and healthy.
March Preview: Bea Morse, producer, set designer, and set decorator for numerous Reston Community Players productions. will be our speaker, giving us a backstage peek at what it takes to put on a show!
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Happy anniversary W.C.G.R.! What a great celebration to honor our club. Thank you Pepper Buckley! You and your committee organized a very nice party. I hope all of you are enjoying the many activities the club has available. There are new activities, as well as old favorites, to help you beat the winter blahs.
Best,
Susan
Get Acquainted Coffee
Georgene Kaufman 703-597-4106
The recent coffees have been well attended. Don't miss the opportunity in February to come in from the cold and enjoy a warm welcome at Ann Herlich's home on Wednesday, February 11 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Ann's address is 2780 Melchester Drive, Oak Hill.
Please RSVP to Ann by phone or email and let her know if you will bring a dish to share. You can reach her at 703-481-1458 or [email protected]. And ladies, you are invited to wear red and dress in a heart theme for Valentine's. Happy Valentine's Day to all!
Inclement weather policy General Meetings
General Meetings will be canceled if the Fairfax County Public Schools are closed or
opening two hours late. However, meetings will take place as scheduled if the schools are
opening one hour late.
Board Meetings, Get Acquainted Coffees, And Activity Interest Groups
In the event of school closings or delayed openings, these functions will take place at the discretion of the appropriate Board Member or Chairman in consultation with the President. ≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥
Membership Margaret Nichols 703-834-0468
Please offer your women friends and neighbors the opportunity to make new
friends and take part in the many activities and special events we have to offer
by telling them about our club, or simply invite them to attend a general meeting,
an activity, and/or a special event so they may see for themselves. [According
to WCGR By-Laws, Section I, A prospective member or a guest of a member
may attend two general meetings and two activity group meetings. Further
participation is prohibited until dues have been paid by the prospective member.
Spouses are excluded from the limitations placed upon prospective members.]
Bernadette White - 1 Tuula Tooney - 12
Margaret (Peg) Kwadrat - 3 Lois Warren - 12
Anna Marie Harvey - 5 Ann Herlick - 14
Valerie Rubin - 5 Dee Anderson - 16
Dorothy VanAlstyne - 8 Therese Pung - 17
Pat Harrison - 10 Lorik Burton - 19
Please update Jan Anderson’s e-mail to [email protected]
PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
Carla Steckley 3304 Willow Glen Drive Oak Hill, VA. 20171 Phone 703-476-6016 [email protected]
Vera Davison 11323 Myrtle Lane Reston, VA 20191 Phone 703-476-4896 [email protected]
Jill Heydrick 11613 Sourwood Lane Reston, VA 20191 Cell 571-405-7545. [email protected]
ACTIVITIES
Carole Smithline 703-356-4538
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Keep looking for the new groups
that have started this month. If you cannot make the first meeting you can sign up
for the next one. Open yourself up to ideas and meet new people. You’ll have fun
ARTS & CRAFTS
Daytime Needlecraft Ann Herlich 703-481-1458
[email protected] DATE: Thursday, February 5 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: JoAnn Esposito ADDRESS: 12618 Baynard Drive, Reston, VA E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 703-471-7437
Please RSVP by e-mail or phone to hostess and Ann if you wish to join us on that day so that all can be accommodated. Looking forward to seeing you in February, our first meeting of the New Year.
Art Fun Diane Blackwell 703-620-5124
We will be returning to our regular second Friday of the month date for our Art Fun
outing on Feb 13th to see the National Museum of Women in the Arts exhibition,
Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea. The exhibition explores the concept of
womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary, as well as the social and sacred
functions her image has served through time. It brings together more than 60
Renaissance and Baroque-era masterworks from the Vatican museums, Uffizi
Gallery, and other museums, churches, and private collections in Europe and the
United States. Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea features works made by both
female and male artists: Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, and
Elisabetta Sirani alongside Fra Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Giovanni
Battista Tiepolo, and others.
Please let me know if you will be coming so I can arrange for lunch and the tour. [email protected]
BOOK GROUPS
Book Remarks Kathy Day [email protected]
DATE: Thursday, February 12 TIME 12:00-2:00 PM BOOK: Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent RSVP To Hostess: Jan Anderson [email protected] LEADER: Jan Anderson
Pageturners Dottie Batie 703-471-4311
DATE: Tuesday, February 17 TIME: 1:00 PM BOOK: Mrs. Bridge / Mr. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell LEADER: Roxanne Hughes HOSTESS: Sue Maynard ADDRESS: 2217 Wakerobin Lane, Reston, VA RSVP: To Sue at: [email protected]
Monday Morning Books Julie Aurora 703-478-6911
DATE: Monday, February 2 TIME: 10:30 AM BOOK: Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri PLACE: La Madeleine at Spectrum 1
GAMES
Canasta 2 Nancy Huber 703-757-7557
DATE: Tuesday, February 10 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Rochelle Laznow ADDRESS: 1266 Wedgewood Manor Way, Reston 20194. Please RSVP to Rochelle at [email protected]. She can accommodate 10 people. We are a new group of intermediate and beginning players in Canasta. Please contact Nancy Huber for any additional information.
Monday Bridge Gail McDonald 703-318-0194
Joyce Dadant 703-620-2507 The Monday Bridge Group meets the first Monday
of each Month at 1:00 PM. There will be no
snacks. If your skills are from advanced beginner
to aspiring expert, consider signing up as a sub. If
you are interested, please contact Gail or Joyce.
Gail McDonald [email protected]; Joyce Dadant [email protected];
Hearts Rochelle Laznow 703-742-9447
Hearts is a challenging card game which is lots of fun to play. Hearts will be
played on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. If
you are interested in learning a new card game or are an experienced Hearts
player and would love to play Hearts, please call Rochelle Laznow at 703-
742-9447 or e-mail me at [email protected]. The next game is on February
25th at my home 1266 Wedgewood Manor Way, Reston, VA.
Bowling Barbara Kaminsky 703-620-3236
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are ready to burn off some of those calories we put on. I would like to start our first outing at the AMF Centreville bowling alley (13814 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA, 20120) Tuesday, February 3rd at 4:30 pm. Please email or call (703-620-3236) if you are able to come or have any questions. Hopefully, the weather will have improved by then.
Rummikub Marty Hey 703-476-5441
Pat Bredthauer 703-787-8649 Join us for our monthly rummikub game! It’s an easy and fun game
played with numbered tiles. Due to space limitations, we are able to
accommodate two tables and will accept the first 8-10 RSVPs.
Unfortunately we had to cancel the January game due to inclement weather. Ellen Cury has graciously agreed to try again in February. DATE: Tuesday, February 3 TIME: 1:00-3:30 PM HOSTESS: Ellen Cury
ADDRESS: 12751 Lavender Keep Circle, Fairfax, VA RSVP: [email protected] or 703-378-6674 Parking is limited so contact Marty regarding carpooling. We will meet at her house, 11631 Newbridge Court, at 12:40 to organize cars.
Canasta Janet Findley 703-481-2579
Virginia Gonzalez 703-777-2047 DATE: Monday, February 23 TIME: 1:00 PM HOSTESS: Nancy Huber ADDRESS: 1317 Dasher Lane, Reston, VA. RSVP: 703-757-7557 or [email protected] by Friday, February 20. Our Canasta group is an experienced group that usually meets on the fourth Monday of the month. We take turns hosting and play from 1:00 PM until 4:30 PM.
Mah Jongg Jo Ann Esposito 703-437-3996
DATE: Wednesday, February 18 TIME: 1:00 PM
WHERE: Lillian Brodeur
ADDRESS: 1566 Old Eaton Lane, Reston
Please RSVP by February13 either to [email protected] or 703-437-1723.
Lillian can accommodate 11 players.
Second Tuesday Bridge Betty Murray 703-517-5087
Dottie Batie will host this lively group on Tuesday, February 10, at 1:00 PM. Interested in subbing or becoming a regular player? Just contact any member of Second Tuesday Bridge. ADDRESS: 12002 Cheviot Drive, Herndon, VA TEL: 703-471-4311
Duplicate Bridge Pepper Buckley [email protected]
Third Thursday of the month 1:00-3:30 PM
DATE: Thursday, February 19 TIME 1:00-3:30 PM PLACE: Pepper Buckley ADDRESS: 11298 Spyglass Cove Lane, Reston, VA Duplicate Bridge group welcomes couples/partnerships and singles to play bridge in which most players are of middling skill and bid the current conventions. While
competitive, it is not a “serious” group and convivial, learning-oriented review of play is welcome. No food, just bridge. Please email Pepper if you wish to participate as either a regular player or substitute. Future 2015 Dates: March 19, April 16, and May 21
Scrabble Rochelle Laznow 703-742-9447
Carol Berman 703-437-9068 Attention Scrabble players: our next meeting is on Friday, February 20,
at the home Rochelle Laznow,1266 Wedgewood Manor Way, Reston, VA
from 1:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
RSVP to Rochelle Laznow at 703-742-9447 or e-mail me at
[email protected]. I can only accommodate 8 Scrabble players. Please
be kind enough to let me know if you plan to attend by February 15th.
LUNCH, DINNER, AND WINE
Luncheon Delight Karen Denhof 703-435-1089
Dorothy Palmieri 703-689-0942
Luncheon Delight meets once a month for lunch, usually in a member’s home for a potluck lunch. In the months of January, February, and March, however, we will gather in a restaurant due to the possibility of inclement weather causing last minute cancellations. On February 9th Luncheon Delight will meet at Europa Restaurant, 7090 Station Street, Herndon, VA. You may remember Europa at its previous location in Tall Oaks Shopping Center, Reston. The varied menu features Italian, French, and Spanish cuisine, and promises to be a warm and welcome respite of good food, fun, and friendship for a winter day.
Please RSVP to Dorothy Palmieri at 703-689-0942 or at [email protected] before Feb 5.
Destination Dinner Betty Reed 703-727-4737
J. Gilbert’s opened their doors in Fairfax County in 1999. Specializing in wood-fired steaks and seafood, the restaurant was voted the 2011 Restaurant of the Year by the McLean Chamber of Commerce. Separate checks will be issued. Hope to see you! DATE: Sunday, February 22 TIME: 6:00 PM PLACE: J. Gilbert’s 6930 Old Dominion Drive, McLean (corner of Old Dominion Drive & Dolley Madison)
Restaurant Phone: 703-893-1034 (call ONLY for directions) RESERVATIONS DUE BY: Friday, February 20, 4:00 PM. Our private room will seat 20. Others in our party will be seated just outside the room. To make a reservation, please send an e-mail to: [email protected] or call 703-727-4737 and leave
a message. E-mail is preferred. Please put “Destination Dinner” in the Subject line.
Please let me know if you’d like to invite us to your home afterward for dessert.
To cancel, EVEN AS LATE AS THE DAY of the dinner: 1. Please call me directly & leave a message at 703-727-4737. I’ll check for messages in the afternoon as well as at the restaurant. 2. IN ADDITION to the phone message, please send me an e-mail. If I am home, I’ll e-mail you quickly to assure you I received your cancellation. 3. Call the restaurant ONLY if you need ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS how to get there. Do NOT call the restaurant to make/cancel your reservation.
Casual Dining Pepper Buckley [email protected]
NEXT DINNER DATE: Saturday, February 14
6:00 PM
HOSTS: Margaret and Rick Nichols
12617 Bayard Drive Reston, VA
Main Course: lasagna Please email Pepper if you plan to attend and tell her what you'd like to
bring. A week before the event, she will get back to you with numbers. Casual Dining is a group of singles and couples who regularly meet at 6:00 PM on the 2nd Saturday of the month. The hostess provides a main course of her choice for 8 to 16 people (hostess specifies number). Each guest household brings a menu item to share: salad, appetizer, vegetable, dessert, bread, and other side dishes. It's BYOB, and each person contributes $5/meal to defray costs to the hostess. If numbers require it and we have volunteers to hostess, we will open a second host-home for a given dinner date. Please email Pepper if you want to participate this year, as well as the month and number of people you would be willing to host. [email protected]. Great eating--greater camaraderie!!! 2015 Dinner Dates: March 14, April 11, May 9, and June 13. Hostesses needed for May 9.
Wine Tasting Gwen Cohen 703-371-1963
Belle Fitzwilliam 703-281-7727
DATE: Saturday, February 21 TIME 7:00 PM COST: $15 per person, payable to the hosts at the tasting HOSTS: Nancy and Jim Singer ADDRESS: 1613 Woodmoor Lane, McLean, VA RSVP: By February 16; Telephone 703-748-0626 Hosts will accommodate 14 for this tasting. As a reminder, this group meets once a month on the 3rd
Saturday at 7:00 PM at a member's home or another venue at the choosing of the host. The host selects and sets up the wines for tasting. Coffee, tea, and dessert are generally served following the tasting.
Lunch and Movie Bunch (formerly The Ladies Luscious Luncheon)
Margaret Kohlberg 703-481-8566 DATE: Tuesday, February 24 TIME: 12 - NOON PLACE: TBD – call Margaret for more information During lunch we can decide what movie/movies to see.
OUTINGS
Travel Treks Laura Onorio 240-506-3450
Phyllis McCulley 703-787-6903 PLACE: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia DATE: Wednesday, February 25 MEET AT: Macaroni Grill parking lot, Reston Town Center TIME: 9:00 AM LUNCH: After the Museum tour at Violino Restaurante Italiano, 1181 N. Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA We will tour the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, which houses a
permanent collection of over 7,500 pieces ranging from the fine and decorative arts to miniature houses and furniture, as well as artifacts of the Shenandoah Valley. A special exhibit of ‘Hubcap Art’ will be on display. We’ll have lunch at Violino Restaurante Italiano in the lovely pedestrian area of Old Town Winchester, where after lunch we can stroll and visit the various shops! Please contact Laura at [email protected] by February 20th to join us for this fun day.
WORKSHOPS
Kathy Fehringer 703-471-7437
There are a couple of workshops in the plans for the spring. Scarf tying
is coming back. Flower arranging and table “scaping” will also be on the
calendar. Thanks to Susan Ragland and Kathy Severin for sharing their
talents with us!
At the needlecraft group meeting, there are members who can help a
new crochet or knitter. Please contact Ann Herlich, Needlecraft Chair,
for more information if you want help with a project.
Nancy Huber continues to help canasta players refresh their memory of the game and teach members
who want to learn.
Public Relations Patricia Cantelmi 703-435-2010
Isn't it nice to go where everyone knows your name?! Sound familiar? We all need a friend, a greeting, a smile. Let's share what we already have in our club with others! Flyers will be available at the meetings if you can think of a place to post our info. Hope to see you soon! Cheers, Patricia
News on Members Sue Ann McNamara 703-869-7624
Please contact me if you or anyone you know needs a get well wish, a word of cheer, congratulations, or sympathy.
Hospitality Vicky Smith 571-258-1626
Happy New Year, Ladies. Another great meeting – very informative, and the snacks were great. Thank you so much to Val Wallace and various mystery donators. There was so much that we were able to share with the shelter in Reston. What a great beginning! Thank you Kay and Kathy for all your help. I just love it when a plan comes together!
Charity Liaison Janice Shea 703-620-2924
Please remember the homeless and donate to Embry Rucker (next to the
Reston library) with gift cards, cases of water, and blankets.
Notes from The Board
Treasurer’s Report Kathy Fehringer 703-471-7437
December 2014
12/1/2014 Balance $9529.10 Description Amount Luncheon $ 1995.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 1995.00
Directory $ 51.80 Discretionary $ 3.16 Luncheon $1619.36 Newsletter Printing $ 14.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $1688.32 OVERALL TOTAL $ 306.68
12/31/2014 Balance $9835.78
Newsletter Pearl DiPasquale 703-476-5464
. Newsletter deadline is Friday, February 20, at 12:00 Noon. Please send all articles to: [email protected] Also check out our web site www.restonnewcomers.org. If you lost your newsletter or need other information, you can check it out on the web. Margaret Nichols keeps it updated. Please contact her if you cannot sign in.
BOARD MEETING:
DATE: Tuesday, February 3 TIME: 9:45 AM PLACE: Jo Ann Esposito ADDRESS: 12618 Bayard Driven Reston PHONE: 703-437-3996
45TH
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
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FEBRUARY
2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1 2 Monday Morning Books
10:30 AM - - - - - - - - Monday Bridge
1:00 PM
3 Board
Meeting 9:45 AM
- - - - - - - - Rummikub 1:00 PM
- - - - - - - - - Bowling 4:30 PM
4 5 Daytime
Needlecraft 1:00 PM
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9 Luncheon
Delight 12:00 Noon
10 Second Tuesday Bridge
1:00 PM - - - - - - - - - Canasta 2 1:00 PM
11 Get
Acquainted Coffee
10:00 AM
12 Book
Remarks 12:00 Noon
13 Art Fun
14 Casual Dinning 6:00 PM
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17 Pageturners
1:00 PM
18 Mah Jongg
1:00 PM
19 GENERAL MEETING 10:00 AM
- - - - - - - - - Duplicate
Bridge 1:00 PM
20 Newsletter deadline
- - - - - - - - Scrabble 1:00 PM
21 Wine Tasting
7:00 PM
22 Destination
dinner 6:00 PM
23 Canasta 1:00 PM
24 Lunch &
Movie Bunch 12:00 Noon
25 Travel Treks
9:00 AM - - - - - - - - - -
Hearts 1:00 PM
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The Women’s Club of Greater Reston does not endorse or sponsor any commercial enterprise or profit
making venture. The club does not endorse any religious, political, or business pursuits. Club members may not use the organization to advertise their own business
Please remember to check our web site: www.restonnewcomers.org