The "Thought for the Day" was given by Virginia Bigbee. It was a "View on Aging" by George Carlin. It was a great article and had us all laughing by the time she was done reading it.
Educationals for the evening were given by Judy Ahrens and Brenda Schaffer who told about some of their "success" stories in their lives.
The next State Board meeting will be in Pratt, KS on January 25-27th. The hands-on project for the weekend will be bringing items for the USO. These various items will be placed in welcome home packages for the soldiers. The speaker for the weekend will be a single mom who is a soldier. She will talk about her life, various challenges, etc. The next District meeting will be on Sunday, January 13th at the Weaver Hotel in Waterville, KS. Beta Epsilon will be the host of the meeting. Cost to attend is $7.00. We will meet at Blue Hills at 12:30 to carpool over to the event.
There will be a work session at the Peace Lutheran Church for anyone that is interested on Saturday, January 12th from 1-4 to make straps for masks for the Children of St. Jude. Anyone that is interested is invited to attend to help sew, cut out items, etc. You can also drop off donations of fabric, elastic, etc., if you do not have time to attend the event.
Brenda reported that we had five applicants for the Outstanding Senior High Youth Award. She also reported that we have 11 pecan pieces, 4 sweet and salty and 2 bridge mix left. Total profits from selling the nuts was around $2,000. Good Job everyone!
We will hold an HCI fundraising event this Spring and one again next Fall. Judy is checking the calendar and will let us know when it will be in the fall.
Second Helping will be on Sunday, January 20th. Judy will send out a reminder to everyone that signed up closer to the date.
The next chapter social will be on Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:30 at Maureen's house. The social will be "Kick Back and Relax". Everyone is invited to wear their pajamas, bathrobes, slippers, etc., but no jeans as they wouldn't be casual enough.) Maureen will be providing the snacks to share and we will play various games and just relax.
Jan and DeAdre will be telling their success stories at the next business meeting on February 13th. Anyone that would like to may bring a gift (no more than $10) to the February business meeting and we will draw numbers and exchange gifts at that time. This is voluntary participation only. The meeting will be at BJ's, with DeAdre as co-hostess.
The Day of Love will be at Heartsprings on February 16th. This is an event that ESA helps with each year. A bunch of individuals normally go down and decorate, the kids are served cookies and punch while dancing away to a DJ's music for a few hours. It is a lot of fun for everyone involved!
Don't forget State Convention May 2 - 5th. Come support Judy Ahrens as she is installed as the next President for the State of Kansas. Judy would like for the honor guard to dress in black. You can wear black slacks with a nice black top, black long dress, etc. Judy's installation will be on Saturday the 4th.
As always, please feel free to invite your friends to our next social, business meeting, etc. Spread the word!
Brenda
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