Callie’s Chaos
by callie on 07/24/09 at 4:17 pm
I want to issue an apology for having let so much time lapse since my last blog. My life as I know it has been turned inside out as I have walked away from a business relationship and started up a new enterprise. I figure this is what this blog place is all about: us women as we go through the great challenges of life, and mine is definitely been a challenge over the last three months. I don’t know if I have said anything about this before, but in addition to being mother of three and a GFWC member I also own and operate my own small town newspaper. I write a weekly column as part of the paper and I would like to share with you my first editorial in my newest endeavor. I hope you enjoy it.
Full Story | 3 CommentsWell, it has been so long since I have done any blogging! Life passes you by so quickly without you realizing it.
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Who would have thought we’d see another disaster in this century worse than Katrina? True Haiti is not on the soil of the Good Old USA, but it’s so close their refugees sail over here on makeshift boats and frequently drown trying to reach our soil. There are thousands and thousands of Haitians living here in the states.
Full Story |I admit that when I last tried to post, on November 3, nothing went right with the blog software. I gave up and then life got very busy So here is a short recap of the last 10 weeks of 2009, and a deep breath for a Happy New Year 2010.
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My club makes about 80 quilts annually for Operation Smile. This worthwhile charity is partnered with GFWC, and I encourage your club to take up the cause. You can find more information at www.operationsmile.org.
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Our club does a unique event to introduce prospective members to GFWC and our club. We hold a New Member High Tea.
Full Story |This past Saturday, I and three of my fellow club board women attended a most thought provoking and practical seminar on fund raising for non-profit boards. The seminar was sponsored by our local Peace and Justice Action League, PJAL.
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I hope you all know about the GFWC campaign of Hats, Gloves, and Bags…usually we put on work hats, garden gloves, and carry big, big trash bags to clean up something or plant something. So in the spirit of that, the crew running the Great Lakes Regional Conference had us all dress up in semi-formal [...]
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Have you ever attended your county fair? Have you ever entered anything in the contests?
Full Story |Our district is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary. I am on the Centennial committee and have been gathering pictures and memorabilia to have a presentation at the Fall district meeting. As I look back on the old photos and see the ladies that have left us, I realize I can never ask them questions about [...]
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Summer is ending and I am just now getting to work on some nagging old clubhouse projects. A one hundred year old building always needs work and work is therapy for my soul [Repeat this mantra].
Full Story |Ann Cook is a published author, a fellow clubwoman and the model for Gerber products. I got to know Ann one afternoon last week when she graciously accepted my request for a chat. I am interested in writing mystery books myself and wanted to talk to a successful writer. Ann spoke to Temple Terrace Woman’s [...]
Full Story |I knew August would be busy with club meetings starting back up. I just did not know how busy. My office at work looks like a staging area.
1) Pile of school supplies folks have donated that our club is collecting.
2) Non-perishable food items for us to stock the pantry for Ronald McDonald house.
3) [...]
Wow, Wow, Wow is all I can say after returning from GFWC Annual Convention in Cleveland OH. This was my third time attending and I must say that this was my favorite by far!
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