MEGAPHONE  DECEMBER 2012

We’ll be welcoming the Christmas Season with song at 7 PM on

Thursday, December 6, when Lockport’s favorite pianist KEVIN CLARK will entertain and play as we sing the old familiar songs.

We’ll meet at the Lockport Town & Country Club for festive desserts and the last chance to get-together until February, 2013.  THERE IS NO MEETING IN JANUARY.

Cost is $12, with reservations with your telephone lady by 8 PM on Sunday, December 2.  Or, you may e-mail Sue (smgrigg@aol.com)  or

Judy (judycummings@yahoo.com) Hostesses will be Donna Bergman and

Nancy Coons.

REMINDER: Dues of $40 may be paid at the December meeting, or mailed to Treasurer Ann VanDusen- 40 Lakeview Pkwy.; Lockport, NY  14094.

After December 31^st, dues for the current year go up to $50, so be aware!

FLASHBACK: The November meeting ably handled by hostesses Cherlyn Willett and Mary Beth Caswell, featured speakers Shirley Britten and her daughter Kate. They cited the need for volunteers and donations at Lockport Cares. The house on Genesee Street, run by volunteers, is a temporary shelter for homeless and hungry men, women, and children. To help with ongoing needs, College Club members donated toiletry items and some gently-used winter things such as mittens. At the meeting, we expressed our sorrow at the passing of Shirley Chrzanowski, a member since 1976.

FOR THE FUTURE: Remembering the financial success of the basket raffle, please collect assorted new items for this year’s baskets at the April 14, 2013, fundraiser. Call ahead and drop them off at Rosemary Dever’s- 6864 East High St.  or Pat Kennedy’s-126 Windermere Rd. - our very creative gals who will give them the finishing touches.

NEEDS:  Greet your friends in College Club early and become a hostess at a meeting. Only requirement is being in place a half-hour before the meeting begins. Name tags, etc, provided. Call Anna Beth Kinyon (434-5868) 

            The next Board of Director’s meeting will be Jan. 10, 2013, at Anna Beth’s, 117 Windermere Rd.

            MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS BE HAPPY, HEARTY, HEALTHY…

                                                …and fat-free!

LOCKPORT COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB

          *CELEBRATING OUR 90^TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR!*

Come at 7 pm to the Lockport Town & Country Club on Thursday, November 1, for a delicious dessert buffet to help celebrate. Cost: $12.

          Reservations by 8PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, with your telephone lady or via e-mail Note time change!  E-mail contacts are: smmgrigg@aol.com and judycummings@yahoo.com   

          The speaker will be SHIRLEY BRITTON, who will tell us all about “LOCKPORT CARES”, a volunteer-based shelter for homeless men, women, and children.  You and I can help by bringing needed items to the meeting to donate.

          The list includes: toothbrushes and toothpaste; diapers; combs; brushes; feminine products, and gently-used hats, gloves, and scarves.

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          DUES ARE DUE! So bring along your check for $40, and check out the new directory, compiled by Dee Morotchie. If you can’t make the meeting, dues may be mailed to Treasurer Ann VanDusen; 40 Lakeview Pkwy.; Lockport. NY  14094.

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     Put on your collective thinking caps, and please come up with some creative ideas for our Spring Fundraiser.  Elaine Bergman is anxious to hear from you! Regarding the fundraiser, the Basket Auction was very lucrative, and Rosemary Dever and Pat Kennedy are NOW collecting items and/or completed baskets.  Items you have or buy may be dropped off at Rosemary’s (6864 East High St.)  or Pat’s (126 Windermere Rd.), but call first!

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     In case you missed it, our October meeting was fascinating, with Nancy Knechtel, NCCC professor, giving us an insider’s view of three artists’ lives and works. Newest member Marion Hannigan was introduced. The hostesses were Peggy D’Amato and Rosemary Dever.

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     The next Board of Directors meeting is planned at 7 pm November 8

At Dee Morotchie’s , 95 Vermont St.

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October Meeting 2012

Welcome back to a new year for Lockport College Women's Club. Our October meeting will be held on October 4, 2012 at the Lockport Town and Country Club. This will be a dessert meeting. Coffee, tea and a selection of desserts will be offered for a cost of $ 12.00. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.

Welcome back (by popular demand) to our speaker Nancy Knechtel, award winning professor and Coordinator of Fine Arts at Niagara County Community College. As her presentation last year was so well-received by our members, she has agreed to return to LCWC. Her topic will be "On Location: a look at the Wyeths, Georgia OKeefe, and how the land they lived on influenced their art".

There will be a new Directory this year. If you have any changes to your information and/or have not been contacted by the telephone committee, please call Dee Morotchie at 434-9892.

Anyone who would like to receive the Megaphone by e-mail, please call Ann Van Dusen at 433-7265 or e-mail at lockportcwc@gmail.com. Dues of $ 40.00 will be accepted at the meeting. Checks may also be mailed to Treasurer Ann Van Dusen at 40 Lakeview Pkwy., Lockport NY 14094.

The October Board of Directors meeting will be held on October 11, 2012 at Monica Pullano's, 43 Grasmere Rd.

Baskets!! Pleas start saving baskets and items to put in basket for our annual fund raiser. You can drop them off at either Rosemary Dever’s home at 6864 East High St. or Pat Kennedy’s home at 126 Windermere.

Please make your reservation with the Telephone Committee by 9:00 pm Sunday September 30, 2012.
Reservations may also be e-mailed to smmgrigg@aol.com or Judycummings@yahoo.com by 9:00 p.m.

Remember all our meetings are guest meetings. Why not bring a friend to start the new year? See you there!

June 2012

LOCKPORT COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB THE MEGAPHONE – JUNE 2012 Our FINAL meeting until October will be at the Lockport Town & Country Club with its yummy bevy of desserts at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, with a speaker to stimulate you intellectually, Formerly with UB’s Educational Opportunity Center, Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold , is the winner of several awards and is currently the co-director of Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women and an instructor at Empire State College. Cost of the dessert buffet will be $12. Hostesses are Nancy Coons and Karen Robison. Call your telephone gal by 9p.m. Sunday, June 3. Honorees in June will be: Charlotte Lasher, a 50-year member, and Linda Fraser, 25 years. Honored at the May Banquet were Isabelle Murphy, 50 years, and Judy Johnson Paonessa, 25 years. Amelia Sommer was recognized for 50 years, but was unable to attend. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - At the banquet, we congratulated our scholarship winner Kelsey Stanley and her mother Chris. Kelsey plans duo-majors of linguistics and astrophysics at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and wants to be with the FBI in the future! She ranks third in her Lockport High School class with a 101 average. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Treasurer Ann VanDusen has announced a profit of $4,300 from the luncheon fund-raiser. The basket raffle was a great success and was responsible for $1,345 of that amount. Many thanks to everyone involved in the fund-raiser, especially to our creative basket-ladies and co-chairs Pat Kennedy and Rosemary Dever. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - From the Board: We want to encourage all members to use their talents and be more active with the club, even in “unsung heroine” duties. Please use the tear-off below to let the board know if you’d like to hold an office or chairmanship! – or call Patty at (716)433-9342 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME AND ‘PHONE:_________________________________ I’M INTERESTED IN: MAIL TO: Patricia Russell; 102 Continental Dr.; Lockport, NY 14094

May 2012

LOCKPORT COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB
THE MEGAPHONE - MAY 2012

PLEASE plan to attend the May Scholarship Banquet MAY 3! Meet the college-bound girl who will receive our $1,000 per year scholarship.
Place: The Lockport Town & Country Club
6:30 pm: Cocktails and Cheese Tray.
Dinner at 7 pm.
Entrees: 7 oz. NY Strip Steak; Chicken Laura as a pinwheel of chicken with prosciutto and cheese, or the Vegetarian Dish with pasta, vegetables, olive oil and garlic) Pie, salad, twice-baked potato , rolls and beverage- plus tip INCLUDED IN $25 cost of dinner!
Reservations, with your dinner choice, must be with the
Telephone Committee by 9 pm on Sunday, April 29.
Hostesses: Donna Bergman and Molly Niland
OTHER HONOREES: 50-year Members: Charlotte Lasher,
Isabelle Murphy, and Amelia Sommer AND 25-year Members: Linda Fraser and Judy Johnson-Paonessa.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- There will be a new Directory in the Fall. For changes,
call Dee Morotchie.
- If you would like to receive the Megaphone via E-Mail, contact Ann Van Dusen at lockportcwc@gmail.com . (Saves $$ for the club)
- We are still collecting ladies’ personal items for the YWCA Safe House, -brushes, combs, deodorant, toothbrushes, shampoo,etc.
- The next Board meeting will be Thursday, May 10
at Ann Van Dusen’s.
- Contact Patty Russell if you’d like to serve as a College Club Officer
or committee member. We always can use new, fresh perspectives!
- The fund raiser was a success, thanks to Elaine Bergman for chairing the event. We made a little over $4000 again this year. Thanks for your support.
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- Advice from Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895):
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” …
And from an unknown author: “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day, while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated.”

March 2012

LOCKPORT COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB
THE MEGAPHONE – MARCH 2012
Don’t miss our next fact-filled meeting at 7 PM THURSDAY MARCH 1 at the Lockport Town & Country Club for dessert buffet or fruit plate, featuring Jim McGrath’s program, “GETTYSBURG”.
A historian and lecturer, he is a frequent visitor to the Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg and attends seminars related to wartime history.
Reservation and your dessert choice with your telephone contact by 9PM SUNDAY, FEB. 26. If you call Mary Beth Wilson, try someone else. She’s out of town ‘til March 17.

SAVE THE DATE ------ SUNDAY, MARCH 25
It’s our new and different Spring Scholarship Fund-Raiser !

Luncheon and a fun music show, ”Nunsense Boulevard” , at the Lockport Town & Country Club, with that perennial favorite – a Basket Raffle.
Tickets and more information will be mailed to you by the end of February.
At our March 1 meeting, the hostesses, Pat Kennedy and Rosemary Dever, (who also are our creative “basket ladies”) will tell us more about donating to the sale. We can create our own basket for the raffle, OR we can drop off new items, used baskets, ribbons, etc. at Rosemary’s house (6865 East High St.) and the committee will design exciting for-raffle baskets. *Call Rosemary at 434-9972 before leaving items.
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- There will be no College Club meeting in April.
- Your great response to the needs of sexual assault victims, has inspired the Board to ask for donations of toiletries for residents of
the YWCA’s Safe House at the March 1 meeting- toothbrushes, combs, deodorants, cologne, wipes – daily needs of ladies, etc.
- Let President Patty Russell know if you’d like to be a contact person for members who need transportation to meetings, or if you’d like to serve as an officer or committee member.
- Please consider making an extra contribution to the Scholarship Committee.
- If you have questions about the Directory, contact Dee Morotchie.
- If you have questions about the Megaphone, contact Charlotte Lasher, Mary Anne Buddenhagen, or Ann Van Dusen.
- Next Board meeting on March 8 at Patty Russell’s.