February 2022
Hope this Megaphone finds you staying
healthy and warm during this cold and snowy winter.
Due to the snowstorm on February 3,
2022, we found it necessary to cancel our scheduled meeting of College Club
which was to be held that evening. We appreciate everyone's understanding as we
decided to err on the side of caution and prevent any unnecessary driving.
The plans for our February meeting
have been moved to our upcoming March meeting. Please join us at our
March meeting to be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022. We will be meeting at 80
Main in Lockport for a supper, business meeting and program. Supper will be
served at 6pm. Please note the time and place for this meeting. Doors will open
at 5:30pm. We will enjoy a supper of parmesan crusted chicken and
Italian pasta salad, coffee and/or soft drinks, and dessert of cookies and
brownies. The cost is $25.00.
Our guest speaker will be Pete Robinson, the founder of the
successful Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive. Mr. Robinson will talk about how to
be the best version of yourself through service to the community. His drive
began as a small collection in the Niagara County Courthouse where he works as
a NYS Sargent. It has grown to collecting more than 18,000 jars of peanut
butter, jelly and Fluff which was distributed to 40 food pantries.
Mr. Robinson has received multiple
honors for his service to our community and was recognized by the New York
State Assembly in 2021 as a Hometown Hero. He will be accepting donations of
jelly, peanut butter and/or Fluff at our March meeting. Thank you in advance
for your support of this worthwhile cause. 
Please make your reservations with the
Telephone Committee by Sunday, 
February 27th . If you
are unable to reach the person listed on the telephone committee, please call
Gail Marshall to make your reservations.
Hostesses for this meeting are
Michelle Gilbert and Kim Meal.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the owners and staff of Lock 34 and 80 Main for their flexibility,
understanding and support. This is the restaurant willing to host our meetings
now for Lockport College Women's Club. They have been wonderful to work with
and I am hopeful we have a great turn out for our March meeting so we can enjoy
our new meeting place.
On the agenda for our business meeting is the scholarship
award recommendation presented by the Scholarship Committee. The current funds
in our Scholarship Treasury, updates on students presently receiving our
awards, and a proposal for the 2022 scholarship awards will be shared with
members.
Plans for our Scholarship Fundraiser
are well underway. Co-Chairmen are Madeline Angelo and Ida Quade. The tickets
co-chairmen are Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen. "Sunday for
Scholarship" will be held on April 24, 2022 at the Lockport Town and
Country Club. The tickets will be $50.00 each. This year we will enjoy the
luncheon, a fashion show courtesy of Julie Muscato Home and Gifts, and the
basket raffle. As previously stated, members who had paid for their tickets to
the cancelled fundraiser in 2020 have the option of paying the full price for
the 2022 tickets OR they may send in the difference of $10.00 per ticket. (The
2020 tickets were $40.00 each). Look for your tickets and full information
coming in the mail soon.
It is time to create a basket for the basket raffle on your
own or with a friend. Our basket raffle has proven to be essential to the
success of our fundraiser. Please note that the baskets need to be completed by
you, wrapped in a cellophane, and the contents listed. In the ticket mailing,
you will' receive information about where and when to bring your completed
baskets. If you would like to bring your completed basket to the March meeting,
we can accept them at that time. Of course, gift cards may be donated too.
Please include your name on the gift card. The baskets are to have a
value of at least $25.00. Thank you!
Our new directories are printed and
ready to distribute at the March meeting! Please remember to pick your
directory up at the meeting. They are an invaluable resource.
Please remember to pay your dues. The
dues are $50.00 when paid after December. They may be given to our treasurer
Anna Beth Kinyon at the meeting or mailed to her at: Anna Beth Kinyon, 117
Windermere Road, Lockport, New York 14094. Remember that half of our dues goes
to our scholarship treasury!
Our next board meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the home of Gail Marshall. The meeting begins at
7pm. Please let Gail know if you are unable to attend.
We look
forward to seeing you on Thursday, March 3rd at 80 Main St.
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