Sept. 21 -7:00pm
Social at Café Italia
Look for sign-up sheets at the general meeting.

Sept. 28 -9:00am
AITS Meeting
Chairs & Co-Chairs
Town Hall, Room 3A

October 26 -9:00amAITS Meeting
All Committee Members to attend.
Town Hall,
Rooms 3A & 3B

December 7th
Holiday Luncheon at The Four Seasons
Mark your
calendars!

Welcome back Ladies! I hope everyone had a wonderful, fun-filled summer. Hopefully the 100 degree days are behind us and there is cooler weather in our future. Speaking of the future, I am very excited about the upcoming year. We are fortunate as a club to have an amazing Executive Board in place. These women have already been working over the summer to ensure that all members can enjoy a great and successful year. We have great guest speakers and programs lined up, a variety of social events planned and many charitable volunteer opportunities available. Please find an area of interest that appeals to you and become involved.

Incidentally, did you happen to read the latest issue of Southlake Style? The magazine published their “Gold List”, which is a list of 50 (out of hundreds) of the things that make Southlake such a wonderful community. The Southlake Women’s Club is referred to as “the cities best and brightest who converge for the betterment of all.” I love that! And it’s true. We are known as the women who get things done! Our reputation for successful entertaining events such as the Senior Valentine Luncheon and Art In The Square along with our commitments to serve our community through programs such as Keep Southlake Beautiful and The Annual School Supply Sale is widely known to the residents of Southlake. Each and every one of you, whether a long-time member or a brand new member, is an important, vital part of the Southlake Women’s Club. Thank you for the great things I know will be accomplished this coming year.

Also, thank you to Kristen Knight and her committee for an incredibly successful School Supply Sale. Your hard work along with all the volunteers (extra big thank you here to Chris Shaw) is so appreciated by the community as well as raising needed money for CISD schools.

Thanks go out to Victoria Clyde as well for all her work as Treasurer. She kept the club functioning over the summer paying bills, dispersing AITS monies, paying bills and working on budgets. Thank you Victoria!

Plans are already underway for Art In The Square 2007, thanks to Barbara Cohen and Lindy Moyers. These ladies have already begun the intensive planning process to ensure another incredible event. You won’t want to miss being a part of this!

One last thank you…….I would like to thank Vicky Stropes, last year’s SWC president for all the guidance she has given (and I’m sure will continue to give) to me. It is an honor to be a part of such an outstanding group of women.

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, ideas or suggestions. I can be reached at 817-329-4891 or tljcopeland@verizon.net. We have a fantastic year ahead of us, but we need each and every one of you.

Oh, and for those of you wondering…Southlake Women’s Club was listed fifth on the “Gold List”. Of course they did indicate that it was in no particular order or I’m sure we would have been #1!

Laura Copeland

SOCIAL
Tina Bacius

GIRLS NIGHT OUT
BYOB – CAFÉ ITALIA
2631 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine
Thursday, Sept. 21st 7:00 p.m.

Meet us for terrific food and conversation at Café Italia in Grapevine. This will be a great time to meet new friends and catch up with a few old ones. Feel free to bring a bottle of your favorite wine and even a friend or two. Be sure to add your name (s) to the sign-up sheets at the general meeting.

I’m looking forward to great times ahead with SWC. If you have any questions you can reach me at tina.bacius@verizon.net or 817-251-1165.

Southlake Women’s Club Foundation

The SWCF board is a separate board made up general SWC members as well as board members. This group approves all Foundation allocations and serves as the grant selection committee for AIS beneficiaries. If you are interested in more info about this board, see Terri Messing or Sherri Whitt.

ART IN THE SQUARE
Barbara Cohen

SCHOOL SUPPLY SALE
Kristen Knight

I am truly proud of our results! I ordered more packets this year than ever before, and we still sold out of packets for 4 grade levels. In addition, we provided the schools with over $4600 worth of free school supplies for students in need. Our supply vendor, EPI graciously donated those supplies, so the cost will not affect our proceeds – AWESOME!

This year our gross sales were $150,313, up from $120, 834 from last year’s sale. We are still working on final numbers to determine our exact proceeds, and we should have that information soon!

I would also like to extend thanks to The Coffee Beanery, who donated all the coffee (and fixings) for the morning of the sale, and to I Fratelli who brought pizzas at a discounted price.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Brandy Voirin

Please remember to sign up for a shift in the Adopt-a-Street program. There will be a sign-up sheet at the general meeting. There will also be more Community Outreach opportunities in the future.

For those members who have not purchased their SWC aprons, Joan Henderson will have the order forms for the aprons at the general meeting. The aprons are $15 and your name can be added for an additional $5. You may make checks payable to Southlake Women’s Club. We encourage all members to wear their aprons while working at Art in the Square and the School Supply Sale.

Please contact me at brandy2326@hotmail.com with any questions regarding Community Outreach.

SUNSHINE
Kim Stevens