Lovely Fall

Clackamas Women Services Luncheon Sign Up

Sign-up for a Luncheon in Support of Clackamas Women's Services (CWS).

We hope to fill a table with eight (8) of our wonderful women on November 13th in support of our selected charity, CWS. At this fall luncheon, CWS will seek financial support for and recognize the significant monetary efforts that have already gone into The Family Justice Center. The Center has been built to house services for victims of violence and abuse "All Under One Roof".

Please email Garlinn at: philanthropy@lowomensclub.org or call her on her cell phone at: 513-602-3009.

Final numbers should be turned in by Tuesday, November 5th (a special email was sent out by Lori Malone on this).  Thanks for supporting one of our three main charities.

Garlinn Story
Philanthropy Chair

November 21 General Meeting/Potluck

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

This is the last general membership meeting for 2013 so please plan to attend. The potluck brunch/meeting will be held at the Oswego Pointe Condo Party Room near Foothills Park in Lake Oswego. Watch for an email reminder closer to the date that will have directions.

Coffee and beverages will be provided but we ask that members bring a dish to share.

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.

Provisional, active and sustaining members are invited.

Thank you to Provisional Annie Arkebauer for offering to host the meeting this month!

Julie Lester
Meetings Chair

How we can be of service

Meals on Wheels People are looking for a team or individual volunteers for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday (Nov. 25th, 26th, and 27th) to staff the Lamb’s Nature's Choice Market (formerly known as "Palisades") from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Two people are needed for each two hour shift to hand out cards to customers coming into the store to "donate a dinner” to a senior (Shifts are: 10-noon, noon to 2 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

This would be a great opportunity for LOWC to wear our logo merchandise with Meals on Wheels aprons and get exposure for what we do in the community by helping nonprofit organizations.
LOWC members can sign up (no later than November 8th) at the Donate Dinner website:

www.donatedinner.org

Any questions can be directed to Garlinn, Philanthropy Chair, or you may contact Events Manager, Lauren Woodward at: lauren.woodward@mealsonwheelspeople.org.

Holiday Party

There is only a month left until our Holiday Party on December 7th at the Lake Oswego Heritage House from 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Get your checks mailed in now if you (and a guest) would like to attend! The cost is $10 per person and guests and/or significant others are encouraged!!

This is a fun, relaxed social event.  We may even bring out the Karaoke Machine for the adventurous folks and entertainment for the rest of us!

Bring your favorite dish, dessert and/or a bottle of wine. The dress code 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

Last Chance - Diamond Earrings

The Fashion Show/Luncheon has come and gone but I am still finalizing the sale of the tickets for the amazing one of a kind diamond earrings valued at $4500!  I have sold 36 tickets to date but would love to hit 50 tickets by our next general meeting on November 21st. At this meeting, I will be pulling the winning ticket!

The tickets are $50.00 each and you can purchase them with check or cash by calling Rhonda at 503-709-6884 or you can purchase them by Credit Card at the luncheon on the 21st!

All of the proceeds go towards our philanthropy fund which as you all know is a wonderful cause to support. You have great odds at winning those gorgeous earrings just in time for the holiday season so buy your tickets now!

Rhonda Webber
Fashion Show Chair

Lake Run Sponsorship

Know anyone who might want to be a sponsor for the 2014 Lake Run?

The Lake Run Sponsorship Committee is actively looking for sponsors for the May 10, 2014 Lake Run.  If you know of anyone who might be interested in sponsoring the event (at any level), please contact Lisa Rainer (503-307-5400), Toniya Villalobos (858-229-0276) or Glen Brivic (503-699-7362). We will be able to get information about the various sponsorship levels out to you!

Do you have a contact name and number and want us to do the rest? That is fantastic too!  Just give us a call!

We are keeping a centralized list of all of the prospects.

Thanks for helping us with the 2014 Lake Run!  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year!

Lisa Rainer
Vice President 2014

LOWC Voting: Facts versus Traditions

FAQs
  
Did you know that according to our Bylaws...

1. Only Active (non-Provisional, non-Sustainer) members are qualified to vote.
2. Provisional members are not “Active” in this sense, though you may hear the term “Active” used in other ways, so I appreciate the confusion.
3. Provisional members may graduate to Active status at the May meeting after having met the conditions set forth in our Bylaws. After that motion-to-approve-the-new/once-Provisional-members, these women create a new “total of Active members” and a new minimum number to achieve Quorum will be created at that meeting.
4. Therefore, Provisional members (currently) cannot contribute to the final tally of any motion. (This was not made clear at the last General meeting and I apologize for any confusion!)
5. A Quorum is required for a vote to be formally accepted.
6. For General meetings, Quorum is defined as 33% of our Active membership. Currently we have 34 Active members, so we need 11 Active members to achieve Quorum at these meetings.
7. For Board meetings, Quorum is defined as 51% of our Board members (not including any Provisional or Sustaining member filling the duties of a Board position).
8. Currently we have 11 such Board members, so we need 6 in attendance at our Board meetings to fulfill Quorum and formalize any motion.
9. Until recently, we traditionally entertained motions to approve our monthly Treasurer’s Report. However, upon consideration of the Bylaws (which do not require such a motion) and logic (which begs the question as to what we are “approving,” since those voting are only accepting the numbers are presented by the Treasurer, not judging them), we have dispensed with this procedure and simply acknowledge in the Minutes that the Report has been filed.
10. Though the organization has traditionally waited for a Quorum to be achieved before formally approving the Minutes (General or Board), closer scrutiny of the Bylaws informs us that it is unnecessary. Per Article V, Section H, the minutes of each meeting need only be “approved by the President and two other members.”

Members, our last General meeting, held at the Children’s Center, failed to achieve a Quorum. Your participation is vital to our ability to thoroughly debate topics and resolve concerns---not to mention officially conclude decisions by vote! I hope to see all of you at the upcoming General Meeting, November 21---a festive potluck at Oswego Pointe on Foothills Road.

Johanna McCormick
Secretary

Provisional Member Highlighted

Get to know Gaby Gardner

Are you married?
I have been married for 15 years to someone I knew in high school. My husband and I got married on the beach in the Cayman Islands after a week-long scuba diving trip.

Do you have children?
No, we do not have any children.

What states have you lived in (in order if more than one)?
I was born in Missouri in the St. Louis area, moved to Austin, Texas when I was 12, and moved to Oregon 18 years ago.

What is your favorite hobby?

I am an avid reader and read 2-3 books a week. I love to garden and grow my own vegetables, and enjoy the old-fashioned practice of canning my own tomatoes and applesauce. My husband and I learned how to scuba dive 17 years ago and have been all over the Caribbean scuba diving. I'm a total foodie and love to cook and follow Top Chef religiously.

What is your favorite book?
The absolute best book I have ever read is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I have read this book at least 25 times and always get something more out of it each time I read it. I have read everything  written by Stephen King, Lee Child, Jo Nesbo, Jodie Picoult, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly and Kate Atkinson.

What is your favorite movie?
Steel Magnolias is definitely my favorite movie - I often quote many of the one-liners. My favorite is, "You know I love you more than my luggage."

What charity do you or would you like to, give your time to?
One of my current goals is to find time to volunteer at the Clackamas Children's Center. I think the work they do there is vitally important to the lives of the children they serve.

Could you share your favorite recipe?
My almost-famous Triple Chocolate Cupcakes:
     16 oz. sour cream, room temperature
      3 eggs
      1/4 cup oil
      1/2 cup kahlua
      1 pkg. dark chocolate fudge cake mix (without pudding in the mix)
      1 small pkg. instant chocolate fudge pudding
      1 12-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Mix together the first four ingredients. Add the cake mix. Mix in the pudding. Add the chocolate chips. Fill cupcake cups 3/4 full and bake in 350 degree oven about 23 minutes for jumbo cupcakes or about 20 minutes for regular-sized cupcakes. These are divine served warm with vanilla ice cream!

Thanks Gabby for letting us get to know you!

Kudos

Kudos to DeLoris Scherschligt for all the great ways she makes the new provisionals feel welcomed and supportive!

Way to go DeLoris!

November Birthdays

Happy November Birthday to the following LOWC Members!!

Kelly Heard
Garlinn Story
Rhonda Webber
Annie Arkebauer
Lori Malone