Newsletter – October 2011
October Meeting
Our October meeting on Tuesday, October 11, will emphasize International Outreach. Major General Melissa A. Rank will highlight the cultural awareness strategies that military service members adapt and embrace while serving their country around the globe. She will share insights into the hearts and minds of the people where she has been privileged to serve. There will be videos showing some of the regions where she has had tours of duty. Come ready to have a great time listening and learning with the General! 
Public Issues
The Public Issues Committee will be collecting for Boatsie’s Boxes, which supports our troops overseas, at the October and November meetings. Cash and checks are welcome to buy supplies and to help defray mailing expenses. Two great places to shop for some of these items are the two Dollar stores in Westminster. 
Items for Boatsie’s Boxes include the following: 
•	 All toiletries and health aids.
•	 Foods: nuts of all kinds, cookies, crackers, gum, mints, Ramen noodles,   microwave popcorn, health bars, Slim Jims, beef jerky, Tootsie Pops, hard candy, and gummy worms.
•	Drinks: Coffee (all kinds), Crystal Light, hot chocolate packets
•	Misc: Ziploc bags, AA and AAA batteries, greeting cards, puzzles, playing cards, sleep shades for the eyes, white athletic socks, wipes, SPF 50 sunblock lotions, Tylenol, Advil, Q-tips, body lotion.
The Public Issues Community Service Group will meet
directly following the October 11 meeting
Education
The Education Community Service Group will meet at 12:30 P.M. before the October 11 meeting in the back corner of the meeting room.
Don’t forget your Boxtops for Education labels and cardboard tabs!
International Outreach
October is the month when we participate in World Food Day and we are collecting non-perishable food for our local Food Sunday.
The next date for SERRV in New Windsor is October 31. Please let Sally Marks or Barb Reiner know if you are able to join us.
Home Life
Cooking Class/Luncheon scheduled for Monday 10/17/11 at 12:00 P.M. at Bud’s in Silver Run. Cost is $30.00 per person. Pat Harter will be collecting that fee at our regular club meeting on October 11. Please make checks out to GFWC Woman’s Club. There are some people who signed up, but were unsure at the time if they would be able to attend. If you are one of those people, please e-mail Pat at victoriantrader@verizon.net ASAP so she can take you off the list. Bud’s is a small restaurant, and 30 people will be a tight fit, but Pat will do what she can to accommodate everyone who would like to attend. As of September 20, Pat had a little over 30 people interested, so it is important to firm up your plans with her.
One Voice is scheduled for Saturday 11/19/11 at 7:30 P.M. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Westminster. Adults are $10.00 and children are $5.00. If anyone would like to attend, please contact Pat or Jean Picardi. This concert is to benefit victims of domestic violence.
Sock Project—In November, during our regular club meeting, Home Life will be collecting socks contained in plastic baggies. This is to signify victims of domestic violence leaving their abuser. So please be generous with the socks!
Pearls of Strength—We will continue to sell the beautiful pearl bracelets. They come in dark and white and we are still getting requests for them. They make great gifts and the holidays are approaching! Pat has been using them to bond with her siblings, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters. Any profit we make goes to Access Carroll, which is doing a great job providing medical treatment for the underinsured and the uninsured
Special thanks go out to Janet Buchanan for handling the poster project and to Jackie Finch, who will do some volunteer work at West End.
Arts
Trip to Holly Manor—Journey from Colonial to Contemporary—on Friday, October 14th. Holly Manor is a twenty-five room estate with 18th century roots and 21st century possibilities. Decorators have reflected both colonial and contemporary design. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Lunch will be served at the café. We will meet at 9:30 at the parking lot behind Ascension Episcopal Church. Tickets will be available at the October meeting.
The Serious Side of Comics, October 19th – November 19th. This is a unique exhibition of cartoons at Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall at McDaniel College to educate the public about the cultural and historical relevance of the Sunday funnies. It is free to the public. Complementing the exhibition will be a speaker series featuring contemporary cartoonists on October 19th, 26th, and November 8th at 7:30 P.M. in McDaniel Lounge.
Capitol Steps, November 19th. This evening of political satire will benefit ARC. You can call Sandy Ferguson for tickets or buy them at the October club meeting.

Outdoor Concert Opportunity – October 8th
Grammy Award Winning Artist John Arthur Martinez
House concert to benefit the new Westminster Pregnancy Center
Saturday, October 8, 6:30 P.M.
Hosted by John & Patti Spaar
2305 Highland View Rd. (near Route 91 & Deer Park Rd.)
Finksburg, Md. 21048
Donation of $20/person recommended. Light snacks and beverages included.
Tickets/Information 410-259-9492 or 410-848-9391
Bring your blanket or lawn chairs for an outdoor concert with friends!
Western Art Talk at McDaniel – October 13th
A special talk on the western art of E. William Gollings will be held on Thursday evening, October 13th, at 7:00 P.M. in Peterson Hall at McDaniel College. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Philanthropist of the Year Awards Breakfast – October 19th
Our own Sandy Ferguson and her husband, Tom, will be honored at the 5th annual Philanthropist of the Year Awards Breakfast at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 19th at the Portico. This event honors Carroll County’s leading philanthropists of the year. Tickets are $50.00 per person.
We are trying to get a table of GFWC members together (10 people to a table).
Jane Stocksdale will be selling tickets at the October meeting, so the deadline to register for the breakfast will be October 11. Checks should be made payable to the Community Foundation of Carroll County. If you want to charge your payment, please call the Community Foundation at 410-876-5505. No charge cards will be accepted at our October meeting. 
Paradiso Dinner to benefit September Song – October 27th
Please join us for the first-ever grand 4-hour gala sit-down dinner-- including appetizers, menu choices, delicious desserts, cash bar, and live entertainment by September Song—on Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 P.M. at Paradiso Restaurante, 20 Distillery Drive, Westminster, Md. Tickets are $50.00 per person, with half of the ticket being tax-deductible. RSVP to either Joan Eichhorn at 410-654-0494 or Sandy Ferguson at 410-848-3032. ****Please call early to get reservations!****
Christmas Luncheon/Holiday Silent Auction
And finally….the holidays will be here before we know it, so it’s time to start thinking about our annual Christmas Luncheon/Holiday Silent Auction! The auction will remain open during the luncheon.
Date:	Tuesday, December 13th, opens at 11:30 A.M., lunch at 12:30 P.M.
Place:	Riding Club, 366 North Colonial Avenue, Westminster
Caterer:	A Gourmet Affair, Westminster
Program:	Musical Performance by Carol Raber, soloist.

Reservation Form for
Christmas Luncheon/Holiday Silent Auction

Price: $25.00 per person

Name	
Guest (s) name (s)	

Menu choice: (Please check one for each person)

	California Chicken Salad with Asian Slaw
	Fruit Salad
	Mini Croissant

	Shrimp Salad with Asian Slaw
	Fruit Salad
	Mini Croissant

Order forms will also be available at the October and November meetings, and one will be included again in the November newsletter.