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May - 2014

Soroptimist International - Ashland

CALENDARTh, May 1 Lunch Buddy wk1W, May 712-1 pm*

Business Meeting

Th, May 8 Lunch Buddy wk2

W, May 1412-1 pm

AWARDS LUN-CHEON, Ashland Springs Hotel

Th, May15 Lunch Buddy wk3

W, May 2112 - 1 pm*

Pillow Booth Orien-tation

Tu, May 275:30 pm

Board MeetingYMCA

W, May 2812-1pm*

Det Carrie Hull, You Have Options

* La Casa del Pueblo

Looking Ahead:

SIAshland Board Installation

Dinner, June 16 Ashland Springs

Hotel

SIA Federation Biennial

ConferenceJuly 23-26, 2014Vancouver, BC

BESTfor Women

I saw an article recently about a few of the “simple truths we learn on the road of life” and thought the following ones were especially worth sharing with all of you.

1. Real friends won’t ask you to change who you are.

The right people for you will love all the things about you that the wrong people are intimidated by. Don’t change so people will like you. Be patient, keep being yourself, and pretty soon the right people will love the real you.

2. Adversity will come to every person at some point.

How you meet it, what you make of it, and what you allow it to take from you and give to you is determined by your mental habits and personal choices.

3. Someone else doesn’t have to be wrong for you to right.

Keep an open mind. The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know. We all have our own unique path and feelings. When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.

4. Pay close attention to how people feel.

There’s always some truth behind ‘just kidding,’ knowledge behind ‘I don’t know,’ emotion behind ‘I don’t care,’ and pain behind ‘It’s okay.’ And remember, silence is often the loudest cry. Sometimes what a person needs most is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

5. The past can’t hurt you…unless you let it.

Forgive and move on! Forgiveness allows you to focus on the future without combating the past.

—Author Unknown

If you have a moment, I would love to hear your thoughts and reactions to this message (send to [email protected]).

Best, Joy

SOROPTIMISTINTERNATIONAL OF ASHLAND

La Casa Lunch:1 week $8.752 weeks 17.503 weeks 26.254 weeks 35.00

A Cup of Tea with Joy!

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Walk on the Wild Side

COMING ATTRACTIONS for the summer:

Taco/margarita party (Barb •Stout & Georgina)BBQ party (Gail & Cynthia)•

Fundraising has reached our goal: we have raised over $3500, with 2 parties to go. And we are in the early planning stages for 2014-2015 parties: we have some new ideas and some popu-lar repeats in mind. The com-mittee would like to thank club for making POP a success again this year!

—Fundraising Committee

Ashland Walks with Pat Acklin

Well, walk on the wildflower side with Mel Bailey and Kathy Mooney on 5/3. Looks like the weather cooperated and all had a good walk!

Barbara Ross, Barbara Stout, Kathy Mooney, Wendy Ray, Mavis Cloutier, Barbara Old-field, Mel Bailey (and photographer, not shown, Mike Mooney).

Laurie Schaaf, Wendy’s friend Kathy Hoxmire, Pat Acklin, Barbara Ross, Wendy Ray, Barbara Oldfield, Joy Dobson Way, Kathy & Mike Mooney, Carlyle & Barbara Stout (Photographer: Sue Kurth)

On Saturday, April 12 this group went on a walking field trip to explore the ways in which the City Beautiful and Parks & Playgrounds movements influenced Ashland. We met at the Community Center, built in honor of the Ashland Women’s Civic Improvement Club, on Winburn Way in Lithia Park and walked to the library. We adjourned to the patio of the Standing Stone for refreshments following the walk.

We will schedule another walk in the early fall for those who couldn’t join us this spring.—Pat

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Mush-

Back Row: Yolanda Nagel, Sue & Richard Kurth, Greg Ross, Rick NagelFront Row: Laurie Schaaf (leader), Cory Ross (photo taken by Jill Ross)

Laurie Schaaf, our awe-some leader helped us find a FIND!

Health Committee: Environment at SIA

Front & Left: Colleen Chambers, Judy Faulkner, Julie Reeder, Pat Acklin with participants from various Men’s Service Clubs in Ashland.

From Lori Ainsworth of the Park’s Dept to organizer, Don Paul:

What a wonderful group that came out on Saturday! Everyone was so nice and did a great job chipping our Lithia Trails. I love the publicity you arranged getting both Ch. 12 and Ch. 5 to show up!

We have two posts on our Facebook account at this time-one from Graham and the other from Channel 12 news.

Thank you so much for setting up this community event and I look forward to working with you next year!

Laurie Schaaf, Caro-lyn (& photographer Bruce) Johnson, Pat Acklin, Wendy Ray, Linda Anderson, Sue Kurth, Alex Zaremska prepare for “battle” of the roadside debris on E Main. Many mo-torists yelled out their thanks as they passed by!

On Sunday, May 4th a small group of four soroptimists, three soroptimisters and one soroptidaughter braved the overcast skies and headed up the mountains towards Hyatt Lake. After a quick tutorial on morel identification and hunting tips given by Laurie, the group began searching the grass and duff covered ground under the towering Douglas Fir. The group be-gan to find mushrooms almost immediately. As the morning progressed and we searched through the deserted camping ground, we improved our “eye” for spotting the morels. By the end of the hunt everyone had at least a dozen morels in their basket and a lot of fun. —Laurie Schaaf

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Northwestern Regional Conference

Irene Grace, our Philly member, & Pat Acklin

Barb Oldfield, Kathy Garrett Canape, Kathy Mooney with Diane Verger, SI Coos Bay Area

Chief Holderness with Georgina

Our Grant of Friendship, Kristin Cook

Georgina with her new Laurel Society Pin

Kathy King, Governor Northwestern Region, SIA with Ashland Police Detective Carrie Hull and Carol Hanson, Governor Elect Northwestern Region at Ruby Award Pre-sentation Luncheon Friday, April 25, 2014. The award was for $1,000 and it is my understanding this is the last year it will be awarded on the regional level.

Note: Carrie will be presenting at our meeting on 5/28, sharing the “You’ve Got Options” program.

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96th NorthWestern Regional Conferenceby Kathy Garrett Canape

SI Ashland was well represented by Barb Oldfield, Kathy Mooney, Georgina Holderness, Pat Acklin, our Pittsburgh, PA internet member, Irene Grace and yours truly, Kathy Garrett Canape. We had a lot of fun and fellowship. Pat and I thank you so much for sending us. Governor’s Theme – “Our Love Lifts Us Higher”

There were several major highlights for us:

Carrie Hull was extremely well received as the Regional Ruby Award •Winner. She gave a great talk and lots of attendees talked with both Carrie and Chief Terry Holderness about the Options Program.

Kathy Mooney, as the Regional Grant of Friendship Chair, did a •wonderful job. The Grant of Friendship women gave great talks and had a fantastic time. Rufina Achieng from SI Milimani in Kenya mentioned the donation that SI Ashland gave to them when Margie was our GOFV.

Georgina Holderness was the Election Chair and did a great job. •

I took at whole notebook of notes, but a few important things:

Governor: Carol Hansen; Governor Elect: Stephanie Smith; Regional •Secretary: Marti Crook; Regional Treasurer: Carla Tucker; District 2 Director: Dawn Christiansen Cuellar; District 2 Secretary: Theresa Heidt Vanderschoot.

The Women’s Opportunity Award will now be called the • Live Your Dream Education and Training Awards for Women. New application deadline will be November 15th

Federation dues increase replaces loss of membership because the •cost of operating is not going down.

LiveYourDream.or• g website has 44,000 members and supporters and has leveraged several grants including one from Google for $120,000.

Celebrating Success Awards now go through the Region and are due •July 1. Can be done on line.

The Federation continues to ask us to make Soroptimist, “Our Charity of •Choice,” and to give 10% of our Service fundraising to SIA.

The Region Budget passed.•

New Region Mission Statement: •

Provide its members with leadership training and education to promote the Soroptimist mission of improving the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic improvement and to advance the human rights and status of women locally and globally.

DUES will be DUE:

Membership Dues for the Fis-cal Year 2014-15 are due June 15. You will receive your bill by email: for $174.64.

Reminder: You have the op-tion of paying $100 by June 15, with the $74.64 balance due by September 15.

Regional Dues incReases:

Regional dues for •each of us increased as follows: Life members from $2.65 to $2.70/year and Regular members from $8.85 to $9.00/year.

A Federation dues •increase will be voted on at the Federation Convention: +$16.00 in 2015-16; +$2.00 in 2016-17 and again in 2017-18, for a total increase of $20.00 per person.

http://www.soroptimist.org/members/meetings/Vancouver2014.html

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Immense Possibilities

New Member: Jenni rosenberg

See the Immense Possibilities show, promoting STEM education, that Soroptimist Strong Girls Strong Women participated in, shown Friday, May 2, 8:30 p.m. on SOPTV. Jeff Golden hosted, our own Susan Hollandsworth was featured, as well as 2 Helman SSGSW participants, Julia Ferguson and Milan Hague. You can see it at: www.immensepossibilities.org.

Strong Girlstrong Women

in partnership withHelman Elementary School

Jeff Golden, Milan Hague & Julia Ferguson, Susan Holandsworth on Immense Possibilities.

by Mavis Cloutier

For our newer members, Laundry Parties are part of the Pillow Booth fund raiser that supports all of our service projects. Each year, we have 3 “parties” at Henry’s Laundromat, behind the Ashland Cinema. Here is how it works. You sign up for one of the following times, as you are able:

7 am Meet at OSF’s Pillow Booth, strip pillows, load cars and transport inventory to Henry’s

7:30 am Meet at Henry’s Laundromat in the Ashland Shopping Center, where we wash and dry all of the pillow covers & blankets

8:30 am Continue washing, drying, and folding at Henry’s

9:30 am Meet at Henry’s to transport inventory back to OSF’s Pillow Booth, where the pillows are re-stuffed and inventory is put away in cupboards.

launDRY PaRTY DaTes:

May 12•

July 14•

Aug 25•

Look who was featured in SOU President Mary Cullinan’s Monday message to staff. Jenni made a lovely presentation to the Blue Moon last month, featuring her goals for her team and a short video of what playing soccer at SOU means to each team member. It was inspiring.

Note: See some of the soccer teammates in the pictures of the Blue Moon, next page. Jenni will soon be inducted as a new member. She is the daughter of member Gail Rosenberg.

Pillow Booth: It’s Time

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Blue Moon: Potluck at Gail Rosenberg’s lovely home

Pay Acklin, Barbara Hetland, SS, Kathy Garrett Canape, Mona Stormer, Colleen Chambers, Mavis Cloutier dining inside. Linda Anderson not shown.

Gail Rosenberg, Georgina Holderness, Jen-ny Egan with abundance of food.

Pat Acklin won the Basket Raffle.

woMEN in Black: Wendy Ray, Gail Rosenberg, Bar-bara Hetland: OpArt, anyone?

Yolanda Nagel with a winning raffle ticket.

Above: Cynthia Bennett, Jenny Egan, Wendy Ray (back), SSs, Joy Dobson Way, Georgina Holderness dining on the lower terrace.

To Right: Yolanda Nagel, Gail Rosenberg, SS, Jenni Rosenberg, SSs dining on the upper terrace. There was room for all!

*SS is SOU Soccer Student. And they took all of the extra food home!

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Box Tops 4 Helman

Janet Leifur continues to collect Box Tops for Education for HELMAN SCHOOL. Look for these coupons on Avery, Betty Crocker, General Mills, Hefty, Pillsbury, Ziploc, and more. It is a small way for us to support the Soroptimist Strong Girls Strong Women at Helman!

Soroptimist International of Ashland

meets at noon on Wednesdaysfrom September through June.

Please contact Joy Dobson-Way at 541-840-1550 for additional meeting or club details

or send us an email at [email protected] mailing address is:

P.O.Box 544, Ashland, OR 97520.

Editor: Linda [email protected]

Advertising: $50 for 1 year—contact Linda Anderson and provide her with your business card or other art work.

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Years in: SIAAmanda Pyle 11Roberta Broadie 8Sue Kurth 8Sandy Schorovsky 8Gail Rosenberg 2Cory Ross 2Irene Grace 1Colleen Chambers 1Adrienne Trunnell 1

JuneBarbara Stout 14

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