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Like us on Facebook! Visit the Bedford Business and Professional Women’s Face book page and invite others to Like our page Inside: Birthdays, Bedford Club news, pg 2. Community Events, Pg 3 Additional email for Women-to-Women grant Institute info and Zoom meeting. If you cannot open or did not receive contact Joan LaSalle: jlasalle929@gmail.com, 814-285-6610

A message from our President, Joan LaSalle Short and to the point – as we all begin returning to what has been referred to as our new normal, “let us not forget to be kind”. These words from our collect can act as a simple reminder that no matter what the situation, how tense, anxious or worried we are, do things with kindness.

Collect, by Mary Stewart

Keep us O God from pettiness; let us be Large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us Be done with fault-finding and leave off

Self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense and meet Each other face to face without self-pity, And without prejudice. May we never be? Hasty in judgement and always generous.

Let us take time for all things; make us

Grow calm, serene, gentle. Teach us to put Into action our better impulses, straight

forward and unafraid.

Grant that we may realize it is the little Things that create differences, that in the

Big things of life we are at one.

And may we strive to touch and to know The great, common human heart of us all,

And O, Lord God, let us forget not to be kind.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again soon. Love,

Joan

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Maura Whetstone =July 27 Rita Bush -August 1 Katie Fink -August 6 Cindy Feather -August 16 Linda Szanca -August 21

Bedford Club News

2020-21 Officers

In June we usually install officers. We will have official installation of officers at our next

meeting. This year we are retaining all our current officers: President, Joan LaSalle;

Vice President, Katie Fink; Recording Secretary, Melinda Feaster; Treasurer, Faith

Zembower; Co-Treasurer, Karen Everhart; and Corresponding Secretary, Nancy Mellott.

Parliamentarian is Laura Whetstone. If you are interested in serving as an officer and

have questions on what the duties are, you can find that information in the BPW By

laws. You can request a copy of Bedford By laws by email to jlasalle929@gmail.com or

check out the sate Bylaws at BPW PA member section, By laws.

Scholarship Update

Scholarship winners are invited to join us at our regular meeting for our meal and to be

presented with their awards. Rita Bush, Scholarship Committee chairperson sent letters

thanking all applicants and notifying winners. The amount of scholarships was reduced

due to not holding our spring fundraiser, which was explained in the letter. This year we

awarded three scholarships in the amount of $1000 each. There were 24 applications

for high school graduates and no non-traditional applicants

This year’s scholarship winners represent three county schools. They are Allyson M.

Ritchey from NBC High School, Hannah M. Lafferty from Bedford High School, and

McKenzi V. Nesbitt from Everett High School. Rita requested bios and photos of the

winners to place in the Bedford Gazette. Thank you to the committee, and to all

members who work to support this worthy cause.

Fund Raisers

Until we get a decision on Fall Foliage, we are moving forward with the plan to sell gobs

as usual with the same baker as last year. From the member input, Bingo is still the

favored fundraiser. We are planning to monitor how other Bingo’s work and if they are

successful, we will book a venue (inside or outside) for a Bingo. There may be

modifications to accommodate the change in date and number of attendees (day of

week, prizes, etc).

Laura Whetstone -June 12 Mary Grattan -June 27 Trina Golubosky -July 3 Leigh Shank -July 3 Karen Everhart -July 24

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

More Bedford Club News

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Reminder - If you haven’t sent in your dues, you may send them to Faith.

MAY DAYS ARE PAY DAYS - Dues for 2020-2021 are now due and can be sent to our

treasurer Faith. Dues are $30 for the year and that includes State, district and local dues.

Please send your check to Faith:

Faith Zembower 130 Seifert Street

Bedford, PA 15522

Grants for Women Owned Businesses:

Spanx Red Backpack grant information can be found at their website:

https://www.spanx.com/the-red-backpack-fund . The grant program, which began in May, will

award grants to 1000 female business owners in the amount of $5000 each. Applications

begin again on July 6 and August 3.

Beyond Spots & Dots’ Women-to- Women Campaign will award $15,000 in Grants to

Women owned businesses. Info is at their website, and I will send additional email

containing the link. https://www.spanx.com/the-red-backpack-fund

If you know of an occasion to send a card, please notify Nancy Mellott, our corresponding secretary at randmell@pa.net. Please send any updated information for our yearbook to Joan LaSalle. Current name, address, email and phone number, ocupation/employment, birthday day and month. If you do not want your phone number listed, or have a preferred number, please send the appropriate information. You can use your home, mobile, or work (or all three) phone number(s) Remember you can also share Community events here in our newsletter, and we are members of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce. Upcoming Community Events Starting July 4 there will be Saturday Drive In Movies at the Bedford Fairgrounds. Tickets are $5/person ages 10 & older. Gates open at 7:30 for Online ticket holders and 8 pm for Cash ticket purchases. More information available at the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce (PA) Facebook Page.