“And the seasons, they go ‘round and ‘round…”

Greetings to all!  It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the end of our club year!  Our last general meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8^th at the Nashua Country Club beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Our new, but incomplete slate of officers and committee chairs will be installed at that time.  Please be mindful of the vacancies we still have which include:  1^st Vice President, auditor, program coordinator, and Apple Fest chair.

This has been a good year for me as your president.  I am deeply appreciative of the support, which my board and club members have extended.  So many have given so much of their time to help the HWC continue and improve our seasonal traditions and our charitable works.  Several new faces have stepped forward to help us out next year; this is truly exciting!  The Hollis Woman’s Club is indeed a friendship quilt; “When stitched together, our individual strips of cloth become something bigger, warmer, and brighter – a great source of comfort and warmth!”  Well done, Kimber!

Our fallen sister, Jan Squires, lives on in our hearts through the fond memories we have of her friendship and her participation in HWC activities.  To honor her spirit and warmth, the Hollis Woman’s Club will be making a gift of $200.00 to the Friends of the Hollis Social Library in memory of Jan and her contributions to our “friendship quilt”.

Sunday, June 23^rd is rapidly approaching, and soon we will delight in the scent and sight of strawberries growing in the fields of Hollis!  Our preparations for the Strawberry festival are in full swing.  Many club members have already signed up to help with hulling on Friday, June 21^st and/or to work at the festival on that Sunday.  If you are new to this Hollis tradition, be sure to sign up and help out; there is no better way to feel as though you belong to the HWC and to the Hollis community!

Happy Mother’s Day to you all.  “Let the sun shine!”

Announcements

Strawberry Festival: We still need donations for the auction at our annual luncheon on May 8th. We need more items to auction so please consider donating any item or service if you own a company. Some examples of member donations are homemade maple syrup from Amy Watson and a cooking class hosted by Chef Karen Calabro who gained her experience at some of the top restaurants throughout the world. We are also looking for the donation of a vacation home/ timeshare to auction. Donations are tax deductible.

Please contact (Ldougherty@charter.net). Thank you for your help ladies!

Annual Luncheon: The annual luncheon is wonderful time to end the year with good friends and fond memories that we shared over the year. We have business to do as well so we would love to have you there.

Quilts are like good friends –

a great source of comfort and warmth.

The Hollis Woman’s Club is like a friendship quilt. Quilts are made of many different patterns and fabrics, just like the women of our club. Once we are all stitched together

we represent something bigger, warmer and brighter than we were as individual strips of cloths. Be A Part of the Hollis Woman’s Club Quilt. Join us as we celebrate our friendships at the Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, May 8 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at the Nashua Country Club,

25 Fairway St, Nashua. Deadline for RSVP is Saturday April 27th cost is $28.00 if you have any questions, call Kimber Harmon at 465-2742.

Destination Imagination: is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children the creative process on the journey from imagination to application. It is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Teams compete in Challenges that test their problem solving skills and ability to showcase their creativity, communication and collaboration skills.

Each Challenge leverages core school subjects PLUS a focus that is based in science, technology, the arts, improvisational skills, architecture or social learning. What makes DI unique is that the team members, and not adults or friends must do all solutions, including all ideas and construction SOLEY. Hollis has produced two teams this year who have qualified to enter the Global Finals tournament in Knoxville, TN.  The teams have been working on their challenges for months. Hundreds of hours of work go into designing props, structures, and rehearsing skits. In 2013, Destination Imagination grew to over 150,000 students in over 30 countries competing in the same Challenges done here in New Hampshire. Our state started with over 300 teams, but only a few have earned the right to represent New Hampshire at the DI Global Finals in Knoxville, TN from May 22-25, 2013. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet and learn about different people and cultures in an atmosphere that is unlike anywhere else in the world! Here is the website campaign for more information http://igg.me/at/Hollis-DI-globals/x/2958936. Thank you for considering us!!

HWC Happenings

April General Meeting Review- Pauline Meridien came and visited us with Cover Girl at our April General Meeting. Their therapeutic riding program is truly impressive and if anyone wants more information on their work with disabled people or volunteer opportunities let me know and I can give you more information on BITS (Back In The Saddle).

Peabody Essex Museum Trip- Our trip to the Peabody Essex Museum will, as scheduled, take place on Wednesday April 24^th. We will meet at the Hollis Library parking lot at 9:00 AM and carpool to the Museum. If you have any questions about this trip, contact me at 603-465-9734 or you can reach me by e-mail, (jackanni@aol.com).

Note From Anni Hurley, Program Co-coordinator - I have enjoyed my two years as Program Co-coordinator very much and hope that the Members enjoyed some of the Speakers and Field trips that I have organized. Unfortunately I find myself unable to continue in that capacity in the future and a new Programs Chair is needed. All Programs for 2013/2014 have been put in place and just need to be implemented.  Some ideas and suggestions for 2014/2015 are on also on hand.

Membership:

Attention all members!  We would love to see our club grow!  If you have friends or neighbors that you haven’t invited to attend our general meetings or activities, please do!  According to our by-laws, a non-member can attend up to three events to see if they would like to join us!  If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Tieman at (rachel_hwc@rocketmail.com).

Suggestions:

Any members wishing to make suggestions for the club are encouraged to submit your suggestion to our new Suggestion Box, which will be out at our next General Meeting.  You can also send your suggestions to P.O. Box 1042, Hollis, NH 03049.