THE BLUEVIEW

President:  Laura Conway

 

A Letter from the President

 

Dear Friends,

 

It's hard to believe the Holidays are already upon us.  I hope that in between the madness of shopping and decorating, you will be able to take some time out to attend our Annual Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 13th at 7pm at the Woman's Clubhouse.  We will be hosting a Yankee Swap with gifts of $15.  And donations for the Milton Residence Fund will be accepted.   If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Eve Nightingale at www.miltonjwc@yahoo.com or to Meg Kaster and let us know if you can bring an appetizer or dessert.  Also, anyone interested in being a part of the welcoming committee the night of the party can contact me.

 

Special thanks go out to Susanna Ryan who helped those of us who are craft challenged (and those who are not) create beautiful wreaths for the holidays.  They were truly grand!   Thanks also to Susan Collins and Ariane Foster from the Programs Committee for organizing.  What a great first event for them!   Attendance was high thanks to use of the Woman's Clubhouse which was the perfect venue for this event.  And it was great to see so many new faces!  And if you couldn't attend, Susanna is making additional wreaths which will be sold at the Collicot Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3rd!

 

There is no scheduled business meeting for December.  However, we still have a few events planned.  On December 7th, the Book Club will be meeting to discuss The Time Traveler's Wife.  On December 10th, our Holiday Movie, which has been changed to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, will be held at 3 pm at the Woman's Club at 90 Reedsdale Road.  On December 23rd, we will be singing Christmas Carols for the Seniors at Winter Valley at 2pm.  Please bring your children!  

 

Looking ahead, the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 3rd at the Woman's Club.  I would like everyone to attend this meeting.  It is a great opportunity to learn more about the club, find out how to become more involved, and just socialize with friends.

 

I wish you all a very joyful holiday season and a happy new year!   

 

Laura

 

P.S. There was a Larry Levine size 6 coat found at the wreath-decorating program.  If it belongs to you, please give me call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Meeting

Annual Business Meeting  January 3rd  7:30PM

 Milton Woman’s Club  90 Reedsdale Road

 

Our annual meeting will be on Tuesday, January 3rd at 7:30 pm at the Milton Woman's Club.  Please come and share your ideas and find out more ways to become involved in the club.  RSVP to Laura Conway.

 

Blueview Newsletter

Frances Barrett

Jane Busconi

 

We are encouraging members to receive the Blueview Newsletter via email instead of regular mail. It saves us time and postage! If you are not currently receiving your newsletter via email or if your email address has changed please send a note to Frances to sign up.

 

Book Club

Jennifer Fitzmaurice

 

BOOK CLUB - NEW DATE FOR DECEMBER'S MEETING


The date for the December book club meeting has been changed to Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30 PM.  

 

We will be meeting at Jen McNulty's home to discuss The Time Traveler's Wife.  Please RSVP to Jen FitzMaurice.


The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

This clever and inventive tale works on three levels: as an intriguing science fiction concept, a realistic character study and a touching love story. Henry De Tamble is a Chicago librarian with "Chrono Displacement" disorder; at random times, he suddenly disappears without warning and finds himself in the past or future, usually at a time or place of importance in his life. This leads to some wonderful paradoxes. 

 

Upcoming Dates

January 10th:  The Great Gatsby (Lisa Broderick to host)

February 7th:  The Mermaid Chair (Eileen Cakouros to host)

March 8th:  Million Little Pieces (Martina Connelly to host)

April 11th:  The Good Earth (Theresa Jolley to host)

 

Food & Wine Club

Erin Donahue

Reni Doulos-Cadigan

Barbara Meehan

 

Upcoming Events

Wine Tasting is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Wendy Kelly's house.  We hope to include an Appetizer Derby event with this party, so we can allow the husbands to enjoy tasting lovely appetizers!  Hope you can join us!!

 

Cooking Demo with Connie is scheduled for Thurs. April 6, 2006 at Martina Connelly's house.  Details to follow.

 

Grill Night is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2006.  Details and host to follow.

 

Winter Fundraiser

Saturday, December 10th 3PM

 at the Milton Woman’s Club 90 Reedsdale Road

 

Due to licensing problems we are unable to show "The Polar Express" movie on December 10th.  We have obtained the license and will be showing "Life and Adventure of Santa Claus" which is based upon a book by L. Frank Baum who also wrote "The Wizard of Oz."   Does your child ever ask, ''How does Santa make all the Christmas toys? How does he get in and out of the house? Why do reindeer pull the sleigh? These questions are answered and other mysteries are revealed to children in this delightfully animated holiday fantasy.

 

We will also have pictures with Santa.

 

We are still need a few members who can help at this event selling ticket, handing out refreshment and helping with the Santa pictures.  Please call or email Kristin Cain.

 

Homelife

Meg Kaster

Brett Dickens

Mary Keally

Liz Papile

Beth Callahan

Kimberly Zieselman

 

 Thanks to Jennifer McNulty, Linda Cooper, Kristin O'Hare and Home Life members Beth Callahan and Brett Dickens for assembling Thanksgiving bags at the Milton Food Pantry on November 19th.  We were so impressive that the Director asked if we could bring in a group to do the Christmas bags on December 10th- if you are interested please contact Brett Dickens.  We thank the following families for collecting food and donations for the pantry in neighborhoods across Milton; the Vyaas family, the Conway family, the Crissam family, the Papile family, the Gorson family, and the Bertram family. 

 

Please join us in supporting the Milton Residents Fund for the holiday season! The fund assists needy families and seniors with oil and heating costs. Checks can be made out to MJWC and mailed to the club P.O. Box 344. Donations will be accepted at the Santa movie on Dec. 10 and the Holiday party on Dec 13.

 

We will be caroling at the Winter Valley Social on Dec 23 at 2pm.  We are hoping to gather a dozen children together with Moms to sing our hearts out!  There is no school that day and should be a fun time!  We will singing approx. 5 songs with a resident who plays the piano.  Please contact Meg to participate!  

 

Kimberly Zieselman will be coordinating meals for those who have given birth or who have experienced an illness or crisis in their family. Please contact Kimberly if you are interested in cooking or receiving meals.

 

Knitting Club

Eve Nightingale

 

Eve Nightingale will be hosting the Knitting Club meeting on January 18th at 7:30

All skill levels are welcome at all knitting meetings.  RSVP and questions can come to Eve.

The popularity of the Knitting Club is growing. In addition to the monthly meetings, the club meets on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 at Starbucks. Come join us for a cup-a or just stop by to get help on any problems you might be having with your knitting project.

 

Membership Committee

Christine Kelly 

Lisa Broderick 

Ellen Mann

Rachel Schewe

 

The November New Members' Event was a success! We had a terrific turn-out of both new members and a large number of prospective members.  If you know of anyone interested in learning more about the Club, you may refer that person to one of the Membership Committee members listed above.

 

Mother’s Playgroup

 

If anyone is interested in taking over the playgroup, please contact Laura Conway at 696-6329.

 

Pre-School Story Hour

Elaine Davis 

Tammy Vyas

 

Fall Pre-School Story Hour finished on November 15th.  Our next session will begin in the spring.  We are looking for some volunteers to help out with the spring session and take over for the fall.  Please contact Elaine or Tammy with questions or if you would like to help out.

 

Programs

Susan Collins 

Ariane Foster 

 

Coming January 26th, Dr. Stephanie Perry of the Health and Wellness Center at the Weymouth Club will speak about Women's Health Issues. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road Race

Patty Elliott

Susan Cantillon

Eileen Heller

Suzie Barry

Amy Delaney

Maggie Pellegri

 

The 29th Annual Milton 5K/10K Road Race is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13th at 6:30pm. The Kid’s Fun Run will start at 5:30pm. Please mark your calendars! Everyone’s help is needed. The Road Race Committee is excited to welcome new members Amy Delaney, Maggie Pellegri, Susannah Quirion, Ami Joiner, Kristin Cain and Kristen O’Hara. Everyone is welcome to our next meeting which is scheduled for January 12th at 7pm at Darcy’s Village Pub located next to The Common Market at 93 Willard Street in Quincy.

 

Website

Eileen Cakouros

 

Please check out our new website at www.miltonjuniorwomansclub.com.

If you have any changes to the site please send them to Eileen.

 

Milton Shuffle

 

The Milton Shuffle is a great way to communicate to other club members about anything going on outside the club.  If you know of other volunteering opportunities, fun kid activities, fairs, yard sales, or even if you need a babysitter or want to sell your bike – we can put a note in the Milton Shuffle! 

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Calendar of Events

 

December 7………………………..Book Club

December 10………………………Food Pantry

December 10……………………….Movie Fundraiser

December 13………………………Holiday Party

December 14………………………Book Club

December 23……………………..Christmas Caroling

January 3…………………………..Annual Business Meeting

January 10…………………………Book Club

January 18…………………………Knitting Club

January 26…………………………Program Women’s Health

February 4…………………………..Wine Tasting

February 7………………………….Book Club

June 13……………………………….Road Race