THE BLUEVIEW
Co Presidents:
Jennifer Wood
Elaine Davis
Hello Everyone,
Okay, October seems like a blur. What an exciting month! The Fundraising Committee made Town Hall look like something out of Martha Stewart Magazine. Programs repeated it the following week and as luck would have it, had a gorgeous day to take Family Photos. Membership created an elegant social event at the Woman’s Club House, for the New Members Social and Community Service made admirable collections for several different Fall Drives (which included DOVE, Milton Food Pantry and Cradles to Crayons). Never let it be said that anyone sits around in this group. We are so thankful and impressed by the level of support and communication that we have in our group. It makes our job look easy. We appreciate the connection we have with you and we are truly grateful for all you do. We just ask you all to do us a favor and don’t burn yourselves out! We are here to help.
October also gave occasion for many of our members to take advantage of Book Club, Knitting Club, Preschool Story Hour and a hugely successful Road Race Potluck. There are some really substantial and rewarding projects going on right now. We encourage everyone to come out and try something new in the coming months. We love the camaraderie, so be spontaneous and drop in where you can.
Our November meeting was something else. We had a lot to cover, but we got it all done somehow. We wanted to make sure you have some of the highlights:
- We approved a donation of $500 for the Celebration for Education Fundraiser. In addition, we agreed to prep a silent auction offering for the Milton Woman’s Club to be auctioned off at the CFE Event. This offering is a free daytime rental of the parlor at the Woman’s Club House. It is a pretty nice opportunity to have a brunch or luncheon and you don’t have to clean up! We might be fighting over that one at the event on November 17th!
- We approved moving forward with Bigtent.com. It will be our future “members only” communication website for the club. Ladies, this is going to make our connection and interaction so much better! We will still have our current website for informational purposes for prospective members and anyone else interested in learning about the club. The MJWC website will be a place where people can see what we are all about, but Bigtent.com is going to allow us to be able to communicate with each other. We will be able to add more valuable information, look at and create calendars, and give up to the minute information about committees. We will be able to pay our dues online, pre-pay for events, and set up our own profiles. It is going to give us much more flexibility, but moreover, it will allow us to be in touch with each other in a much more intimate way. Our date to “Go Live” is December 1st. You will hear more over the coming days. All we ask is that you get your membership dues in by then so you can become an active participant on Bigtent.com.
- We approved a new fundraiser event idea for a comedian to perform at the MWC, tentatively, on 1/26. The fundraiser has a lot of potential and everyone agreed this could be a very good thing. Details are being arranged and we will have more information for you shortly.
- We approved our Holiday Party for Wednesday, 12/12 to take place at the MWC. We will be doing our famous Yankee Swap with a $15.00 limit on all gifts. We hope that everyone can make it. We consider it our own little “office party.” An invitation will be out to you very soon.
- We discussed the success of the Road Race Pot Luck Planning Meeting. We agreed it would be supportive to have all members try to identify what activity they would like to participate in by the end of November. This would be very helpful in planning for the event.
- We also talked about school vacation fundraisers for February and April. We are focusing on the Toe Jams again for February and maybe a different a group for April. We will keep you posted.
- Lastly, we have been discussing a wonderful opportunity to support a new scholarship in memory of Patty Outman, a past member and past president of the MJWC, who sadly passed away last summer. We have been working closely with her friend and past president, Fran Launie, to see what is possible. We are currently discussing this with various professionals. We will let you know when we have more information on this.
With all of that incredible news comes November! The Holiday Spirit is flying already! Programs had their Toy Box event Sunday night. It was an amazing kick off to the season and we have the receipts to prove it! This is a fabulous event with an overwhelming response. We apologize for not being able to accommodate everyone who wanted to attend. Thanks to Julie Ritchie, Programs, and all of the support staff for being so organized and helpful. You really outdid yourselves!
Hey, don’t look now, but Tuesday night 11/13, is the Vendor and Appetizer night! Just think, more ways to get moving on the shopping. The club is really keeping us on schedule to have all of our shopping done early. It works for us. We need people to help us focus sometimes!
Please take a moment to look at the calendar and the committee information. We would love to connect with you soon. We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving for you and your family. Let us know when there are things we need to know about. We look forward to spending time with you during the Holiday Season. Let the chaos begin….
Best wishes,
Elaine and Jennifer
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Tuesday,
January 8th from 7:30 to 10 PM
All club members are invited to attend the monthly meetings. This is a great way to learn more about the club and get more involved. Look for more information about the January Business Meeting in the December newsletter.
Eve Nightingale
Tuesday,
June 10, 2008, is the Road Race, our largest fundraiser of the year. We
are very excited about getting started this year, and we have some really great
ideas about how to support everyone¹s busy schedules.
I
would like to thank Elaine Davis for opening her house to the brainstorming
meeting. Our immediate and initial focus is on sponsorship. We will
be asking for members to contact sponsors from previous years starting in
January. We will need many members to make this personal contact
efficient. I would like to ask all members to look around at all people
within their families and business circles. There are so many businesses
out there that would benefit from exposure in this exciting event. The
best way to get these businesses involved is through a personal connection.
In particular, we are looking for a business to be the presenting
sponsor. We are also looking for families/businesses to sponsor water
tables and purchase mile markers. More details will follow and each
member making contact with businesses will be given a script and detailed
information as to what sponsorship money will gain for the business.
It
is our hope; you can let us know, by
November 30th, what you would like to do to support this
event. Volunteering for this event is our only commitment as members of
the MJWC. It is well respected throughout the
The
next road race meeting will be November 28th, 7:30 PM at Eve’s
house,
Each year, the MJWC hosts the Annual Milton Road Race. This year, the
31st Annual Road Race will be held on Tuesday, June 10th, 2007. The
proceeds help support club initiatives, including funding community grants and
scholarships. The road race is an exciting event and a great way for members to
become more involved in the club. We
typically have one meeting per month and would appreciate a two-year
commitment. Please contact Eve Nightingale for more information.
Chair: Eve Nightingale
COMMUNICATIONS AND PROMOTIONS
Coordinate all written communications PR and promotion of the road
race. This includes the editing of solicitation letter and existing
fliers; the placement of all ads, photos, and articles in local and regional
papers as well as different running publications prior to the race; and
communication of race results.
SPONSORS
Develop and manage a sponsor contact list, comprised of previous
sponsors and potential new corporate/business sponsors; coordinate sponsor
mailings; make follow-up telephone calls and visits to potential sponsors. This is a great way to be involved from home,
in advance of the road race.
NUTS AND BOLTS
Work within the community to solicit vendors for donations for race day,
including food/water, kid’s activities, DJ, etc. On day of race, coordinate volunteers who
partake in the following: help vendors with set-up at race start/finish,
oversee food, water and cups, water stations, medals and laurel wreaths, chutes
and splits, mile markers and clean up.
T-SHIRTS AND RACE BAGS
Manage all elements associated with road race t-shirts, including the
compilation of sponsor names and logos at print deadline; buy, design and
coordinate the hanging of road race banners; organize race bag stuffing and
distribution.
REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Manage all registrations on day of race as well as on Sunday prior to
event. Order race numbers and coordinate race number distribution to all
race entrants; manage tracking of applications and fees, and communication of
entrant information to Spitler. This is a great way to participate on
race day.
CHILDREN’S FUN
Organize and manage kid’s fun run and activities. On day of race, direct
volunteers who work the fun run and kid’s activities.
Blueview Newsletter
Annmarie Loughnane
Maureen Skillin
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 Annmarie to sign up.
Rachel Schewe
We will be getting together on November 14th at the home of
Suzanne Martin
Laura Conway
Karin Mylod
The Community Grants Application Period will open the beginning of
December. Any tax-exempt organization that assists
Co-Chair: Jane Busconi
Co-Chair: Lori Humphreys
Kimberly Zieselman
Jeannine Reardon
Audrey Gavin
Meg Kaster
Martina Connelly
Meals Coordinator
Courtney
Affanato
The Community Service Committee’s
goal is to assist the community through volunteerism and donations/drives. We always welcome new ideas and
participation.
As always, if you know of a member who
recently had a baby or is struggling with medical issues, contact Courtney
Affanato, our meals coordinator.
A huge thanks to all who contributed to last month’s drive to benefit the DOVE domestic violence organization! We were able to fill up the whole back of Lori’s minivan with items for the shelter. We gave many items such as: new clothing, diapers, and cleaning supplies, as well as a child’s table and chairs. The employees at DOVE were thrilled and we as a committee applaud your generosity! Way to go!
FALL
Last month we kicked off our fall food drive to benefit the
Milton Community Food Pantry. The food pantry is in need of decaf or
instant coffee, hot/cold cereals, canned fruit, canned peas, baked beans,
peanut butter, jelly and any kind of snacks. Donations are gladly accepted
at the homes of Jane Busconi 60 Hoy Terrace, Audrey Gavin 34 Russell
Also, if your children would like to create a “neighborhood drop site”, there is a flier attached that they can circulate. Last year we had approximately 10 families participate. The children really felt involved in a wonderful cause and had a lot of fun too! Please contact Meg Kaster if you have or would like to set up a drop site so she can coordinate with you.
Big thanks to Meg for opening up her beautiful home to members for the coffee hour on October 24. It was a big success to say the least. We enjoyed each other’s company over a cup of coffee and collected many items for the Food Pantry. That morning we were joined by Pat Brawley Morise of the Food Pantry who explained just how much they appreciate all of our help. Thanks to all who came and donated at this event!
We will be volunteering at the food pantry for a holiday
bag stuffing on Friday December 7 at 3:30.
If you are interested in helping out, please contact Meg Kaster at cmkaster@comcast.net as space is
limited. This is another wonderful way to involve your kids in the holiday
spirit of giving!
Believe it or not some kids in
MJWC is partnering with the
Milton Residents Fund to provide holiday gifts for needy children living in
We have been asked to once again provide gift cards for those kids on their list ages 13-16 years old. Please help us reach our goal of providing each young teen on the Fund’s list with a gift card again this year!
Any interested member will be given the age and gender of a child (or several children) in need and asked to purchase him/her a gift card (suggested gift amount is $25, but it is up to each donor to decide.) Whatever you can do to help will be much appreciated!!
Gift Cards should be wrapped and tagged with the child’s
gender, age and anonymous family number (which you will be given when you
volunteer). Feel free to add candy or
other small items to your gift package if you like. Gifts
are due by December 12th, and
may either be dropped at Kimberly
Zieselman's house at
Some suggested Gift Card Ideas: Macy’s, Target, Old Navy, Borders, and AMC Movies.
HINT: The North Quincy Stop and Shop sells all of the above store brand gift cards (and much more!) in various $ amounts, making it simple to pick up while doing your regular grocery shopping!
Please
contact Kimberly Zieselman to be assigned a child
CRADLES TO CRAYONS
If you are interested in volunteering at Cradles to Crayons during the week, you can go to www.cradlestocrayons.org or contact committee member Martina Connelly at MartinaConnelly@comcast.net for more information.
The Community Service Committee’s goal is to assist the community through volunteerism and donations/drives. We always welcome ideas and new participation.
As always, if you know of a member who
recently had a baby or is struggling with medical issues, contact Courtney
Affanato, our meals coordinator.
Brandy Purcell
Luisa Thoma
Lisa Rask Viola
Thank you to Aliesha Jilani for
hosting the Appetizer Exchange and Vendor Night! Check the December newsletter for details on
our spring events.
Co-Chair: Mary Beth Grant
Co-Chair: Amy Masferrer
Betsy Crowley
Annmarie Loughnane
Maureen Skillin
Come
warm up with a few laughs at the January Comedy Night. The Fundraising Committee will be hosting a
Comedy Night with Comedian Dave Reilly (davereilly.com) on Saturday night
January 26th. The event will be open to
members, spouses and friends. Ticket
information and more details of the event will follow soon. Please save the date for what promises to be
a very fun evening.
Maureen Fallon
The knitting club will be meeting at the end of November. An email will be sent soon with the time, date and location.
In addition to the monthly meetings, the club meets on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 at Brueggers. Come join us for a cup of coffee and get some knitting help.
Membership Committee
Tara Curry
Patti Elliott
Margaret Pellegri
Denise Queally
Thanks to all who attended the New Member Social on Thursday, October 18th! We especially appreciate all the appetizers, desserts and wine donated by our members. So far, we have welcomed over 20 new members, and we hope that more will join us over the upcoming months. Please continue to introduce the MJWC to those whom you feel may be interested in all the club has to offer.
It's that time of year again
when we request that all members submit their $40 annual dues which were due
on November 1st. Any member who has not paid her dues will not be allowed
to attend any of the MJWC events and will not be included in the
MJWC Directory which will be circulated soon. Kindly
forward your annual dues of $40 to the MJWC P.O
Playgroups
Rachel Schewe
Playgroups have been put together!
If you are interested in joining one, it isn’t too late. Let
Amy Delaney
Tricia Heelen
Meg Kaster
We
have 20 children registered for the story hour as of this time, so registration
is closed.
We
will be starting another session for the late winter-spring (usually to start
in February), so will keep all posted on the next registration.
Susan Collins
Ariane Foster
Susan Cantillon
Julie Ritchie
December 6 from 7-10. This is the
official signup for this event.
We had so much fun last year at Thayer Nursery; we decided to do it again! So channel your creative side and bring something/anything to decorate. For $25.00 a person, Thayer will provide all types of greenery, baubles, and instruction to decorate your creation. (Suggestions: wooden sled, urns, pots, wreaths, centerpieces).
This one fills up fast! We have 20 slots. The deadline is November 28.
Please RSVP to Susan Collins
**** Please note: if you signed up at the New Members Night - you need to sign up again. We had such an overwhelming response that night that we needed to limit the spaces and open the event to the entire club.
Scholarships
Mary Scott
Amy Farley
Shelia Argyle
Look for Scholarship Committee information in our January Blueview
Newsletter.
Sewing will take place at the home of Eve Nightingale on 11/15 from 7:00 to 10PM. You may bring your own project, or make some fleece hats! Eve will have the patterns as well as fleece available, and machines will be there, so whether you are an experienced sewer, or have never thread a needle – no one will leave empty handed!
Please RSVP to Eve so that we can have all the materials needed.
Website
Susannah Quirion
Betsy Crowley
Please check out our website at www.miltonjuniorwomansclub.com. If you have any changes to the site please
send them to Susannah at slq229@yahoo.com.
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! Just send an email to amlough@verizon.net or mskillin@verizon.net.
To benefit the Grounds and Gardens of the Village School
on
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
6:30 pm until 9:00 pm
Featuring:
*Demonstration on creative holiday table arrangements
*Unique gifts *Custom
designed wreaths *Floral gift baskets
*Sparkling holiday decorations
* Greens, Trees, Roping, Bows & more
$20.00 per person
Space is limited.
For reservations please send check payable to
The
St. Agatha’s
Christmas Shopping Night
Friday, December 7th
5pm to 9pm
Shopping for everyone on your Christmas list!
Please join us for a festive evening!
Hand
painted furniture, children’s accessories, hand crafted jewelry, Water’s End
stationary, painted glassware, jeweled belt buckles, pottery, Dottie Kay’s
Kids, Backporch Soaps, Notables, Pretty Diddies, Silpada Designs, candles,
Arbonne, stained glass, photographs, home décor, women’s clothing, pocketbooks,
accessories galore, Southern Living Home Décor, Pampered Chef, Tastefully
Simple, The Painted Daisy, Bauble B’s, Duxbury Designs, fleece goods by Paris, Nangate Designs, DRE
Designs, knit goods, sports apparel, monogrammed tote bags, ornaments,
personalized gifts and much, much more!
You have to come to believe it! Unique gift ideas!
$2 Admission
Door Prizes and Refreshments for sale.
Any questions please visit:
·
Out Website: www.stagathaparish.org/school
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Or call: 617-696-3548
Thank you in advance for your help with this
fundraiser!
Birthday Party at the
Includes 2 hours of fun and education from Museum staff.
Regular cost is $225, I
am offering for $150.
I have January 19, 3:30
pm reserved, or you can set your own date.
Contact: Lisa
Fischer at:mslisafischer@yahoo.com or call 617-698-6255 for more details
For
Offered at $619,000
Contact: Karin or Chris Mylod
Brick-front colonial in the
popular
Details:
First Floor - Fully applianced kitchen, formal dining room, living room with fireplace, ½ bath, office and family room with sky light and Andersen windows overlooking deck and back yard.
Second Floor -
3BR (Master Bedroom with large, walk-in closet), full tiled bath
MJWC member offering stress-free and affordable
professional portraits of your children and family! Kimberly Zieselman has recently launched, KZ Images, providing
beautiful professional portraits of children and families in the natural
setting of your home or other location.
As
a mom of two, she believes that photographing your family should be stress-free
and fun! As a photographer, her goal is to capture the true essence of
your children, allowing them to be themselves without feeling like they are
"on".
Check out www.KZimages.com to
view portfolios.
Introductory Low
Photo Session Fee is $75 (Extra
20% off photo session fee ($50) for MJWC Members until
December 31, 2007). Cost of all prints and products extra.
v Beautiful Natural
Portraits
v Photos for Your
v Baby Announcements
v Photo Gift
Products (Mugs, Mouse Pads, T-Shirts, etc)
v Birthday Parties (Let
Kimberly worry about the pictures while you enjoy your child's party!)
Gift Certificates Are Available (great gift for new
moms!)
Contact: Kimberly 617-947-3988 or kzieselman@comcast.net
Welcome Baby -
Volunteer
The Milton Early Childhood
Alliance seeks volunteers to deliver Welcome Baby baskets to
Welcome Baby celebrates the
amazing gift each child brings to our community and seeks to build a system of
support for the development of a strong foundation of early literacy for all