Beautiful Autumn

Off and Running

With the Fashion Show under our belt (remember that the drawing for the exquisite diamond earrings is still open until the November General meeting), the provisionals and returning members assigned to the various committees and our charities for the 2013-2014 year announced, we are definitely underway.

Now is the time that we form our teams and make our plans - for our general meetings, for the Holiday Party, for the happy hours and book club meetings, and for our 38th Lake Run - Return to the Lake.  I sincerely hope that everyone will participate as much as possible - it will only enhance your club experience and I guarantee that you will get to know some really fantastic women.

Participation for active members only requires attendance at 4 meetings, but you will miss out on so much and so many new friends if you don't participate at least that much and hopefully more - including coming to some of the social events.  I highly recommend the Holiday Party - you can bring a spouse or a friend - and have a lovely evening. I look forward to seeing you all at our gatherings and hope to get know you all better.

Let's start with the potluck general meeting in November!

Blessings to all and see you then!

Chris Bonney
President 2013-2014

Sustainer Fiesta

Interacting with great women is one of the pleasures in life.

On Saturday, October 5th we had a

Leslie P., Caroline A., Susan Z., Lauren R., Chandra T., Sharon M.

Sustainer's "Fiesta" dinner.  A huge thank you to Kathleen and Monte for doing a fantastic job at hosting the event.
There were delicious homemade dishes that included shredded carnitas, chicken enchiladas, homemade refried beans, layered bean dip and much more.  Even the gentlemen that came to escort their wives had a great time.  The ambiance of the lake was the perfect setting.  A huge thanks goes to this year's Sustainers Liaison Lauren Retzlaff, for a well orchestrated event.  The picture on the right includes past presidents in attendance.

DeLoris Scherschligt
Membership Chair

Clackamas Women Services Luncheon

We are invited...Clackamas Womens Services is hosting a luncheon from 11:30-1:00 p.m. on November 13th to celebrate and update the community and their partners about the opening of the new Family Justice Center called "A Safe Place".

As one of our three selected charities, Clackamas Womens Services has invited us to attend and to support their event with an eight (8) person table. This is free to attendees and will give us a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the upcoming opening of the Family Justice Center and how those victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence and elder abuse will find safety and services they need - all under one roof. Although this is a free event, Clackamas Women's Services encourages the guests to become partners for the Family Justice Center by generously supporting them with your donations.

Please contact Garlinn Story at philanthropy@lowomensclub.org if you are interested in being one of the eight (8) LOWC representatives.  What a great way for us to further develop our new partnership with Clackamas Womens Services.

Garlinn Story
Philanthropy Chair

November 21 General Meeting/Potluck

Location: Oswego Pointe Condo Party Room
Event time: 9:30 am -11:30 am

Our November meeting will be a potluck brunch and the meeting will be held at the Oswego Pointe Condo Party Room near downtown Lake Oswego. Provisional, active and sustaining members are invited. Please join us at 9:30 am for the social and potluck brunch followed by the meeting at 10:00 am.


Not sure what to bring for the potluck? Please follow the suggestion below:

• If your last name begins with A-F please bring a protein dish (such as egg, cheese, meat, etc)
• If your last name begins with G-L please bring a bakery or pastry item. (such as muffins, bread, etc)
• If your last name begins with M-S please bring a salad (such as fruit, pasta, etc)
• If your last name begins with a T-Z please bring a dessert.

Directions and a reminder will be sent the week before the meeting.

Thank you Shauna Lugar and the Children’s Center in Oregon City for hosting our October 17th general meeting. 

Happy Autumn!

Julie Lester
Meetings Chair

Holiday Party

Mark your calendars now for the LOWC Holiday Party.  We'll be having a potluck on December 7th at the Lake Oswego Heritage House from 6:30 - 9:30pm.  The cost is $10 per person with guests and/or significant others encouraged!!

Bring your favorite dish, dessert and/or a bottle of wine.  The dress will be holiday casual.  Please send checks (made out to LOWC) to Lisa Rainer at 13479 Fielding Rd, Lake Oswego OR 97034

We'll see you at the party!
Lisa Rainer
Holiday Party Coordinator

Lake Run Ramp Up

The 2014 Lake Run Committee is ramping up for the Return To The Lake 12K/5K!  The event is set for Saturday, May 10, 2014.  Please mark your calendars.  All LOWC members will be needed to volunteer in a variety of ways.  Packet pick up will be at Millennium Plaza Park the Friday evening before the race.  Volunteers will also be needed for Day of Race registration, Course Monitors, and LOWC booth representatives.  The Lake Run Committee will be meeting soon to begin the planning process.  If you or your business would like to be a sponsor of the Lake Run, please contact Glennell Brivic at lakerun@lowomensclub.org.  One of our sponsorship team members will contact you with information on our sponsorship benefits.  If you have spoken with someone in our community who is interested in sponsorship, please contact Glennell.

Glennell Brivic
Lake Run Chair 

Nov. 21 Deadline to Order LOWC apparel

In an effort to brand ourselves as proud LOWC members in the community---for our work parties and major fundraising events such Lake Run----we are taking orders to have any article of white clothing you want emblazoned with our LOWC logo!

That's right, you supply your favorite white short-sleeved or long-sleeved shirt or vest or jacket----as long as it's pure white (no colored stripes or ribbing...just plain white)----and DeLoris Scherschligt, membership chair, will take your apparel to be embroidered, at $10 per each item (this is the cost of the workmanship; there is no profit for DeLoris or the organization).

Because you get to select your own clothing/style, you get to determine how much or how little to spend!  From Target to Nike to LuLuLemon to Ross or Walmart, from jackets to shirts to caps, etc., as long as it's white and you want to wear it, DeLoris can coordinate getting our logo embroidered on it.

There is no obligation to participate, but if you do, here are the schedule/instructions:

1. Submit clothing item(s) along with $10 cash or check (made payable to LOWC) to DeLoris at the November 21 Potluck General Meeting.
2. Also, for each item of clothing, write your name on a piece of paper and pin it to the hem or sleeve.  This step is important to successfully redistribute the items. 
3. No item will be processed without your name pinned directly to the article of clothing. 
4. No item will be processed without payment by the November 21 deadline.  
5. If you can't attend the November 21 meeting, please deliver your clothing, pinned name, and payment to DeLoris before the November 21 meeting. Alternatively, ask a friend who is able to attend the meeting, to deliver your clothing (and nametag and payment) for you. 
6. All items will be complete and re-distributed at the December 7 Holiday Party.

If you have questions, please contact DeLoris Scherschlight, Apparel Branding Coordinator, at membership@lowomensclub.org!

Johanna McCormick
Secretary 

Kudos

Kudos to Lori Malone - her incredible effort over the last few months, especially, have permitted this club to function. Without what she does as Communication Technology Chair, we could not exist. She is the glue that binds us and she maintains the backbone of this organization.  Many thanks and heartfelt gratitude!

 

LOWC has a New Blog Editor!

LOWC members!  I am happy to announce that LOWC has a new blog editor.  Provisional, Minita Feldsien, has agreed to step up as the blog editor for 2013-2014.

As a reminder, the blog is published twice monthly with articles due on the 15th and 30th of each month. LOWC Board members are responsible for submitting articles to Minita to keep all members up-to-date on the activities of each committee. It's Minita's job to assemble the articles, gather photos, and make sure the blog looks "presentable" for our readership.  If you'd like more details about our blogging policies, please review this document.

As the "ex-blogger" I still have access to administrative rights on the blog, so I am sneaking this article in at the last minute as a surprise to express my sincere appreciation to Minita for her work!  Please feel free to drop Minita a note at blogger@lowomensclub.org to let her know you appreciate her willingness to step up to such an important job during her provisional year. Thank you, Minita!

Lori Malone
Communications / Technology Chair
Former LOWC blogger!!