June 2016 President’s Message

It’s time to thank all the worker bees who have volunteered this year to make our FRIENDS and Newcomers group work smoothly. We sometimes don’t even notice our workers in action. Our chairpersons and officers deserve a round of applause.

We had our appreciation tea at our May coffee for the good participation from members put on by the board. We really do a good job in making our meetings happy occasions when working together.

Get your reservations in for the INSTALLATION LUNCHEON at the HUNTER RESTAURANT in Oceanside on our regular meeting day in June. We will each pay for our meal at the restaurant that day. Put your order in from the selection in the newsletter . (see page 5)
This will save a lot of paperwork in the planning. We will have a private room and good food at a reasonable price.

Dues are due this month, as well for those who haven’t paid yet. Lets all get them paid so we can get the yearbook out on time. We have a contest going to get new members. Bring two new members into the club and get your membership paid for the year.

We have a new lunch group meeting at members homes. I think they’re going to be looking for people to substitute whenever the regular members can’t make it. Call Bunny Hallstrom for more information. Sandy Stevens is starting a movie going group, also. If you have an idea or a wish for companions to do something with you, lets find you others with similar interests. I heard an idea that we could go out of town for a day or two. Where could we go? What could we do?

With Summer coming on, members have already started traveling. Show up for things when you are in town so we don’t have too many empty spaces. We will miss you if you’re not around. But, we know you are just gathering stories to tell us when you get back. See you at the INSTALLATION LUNCHEON.

Juanita Savage

May 2016 President’s Message

I hope all VISTA Friends and newcomers are benefiting from our extra activities. Coffee is our”coming together”, but the side groups are what really helps our friendships.

We had our yearly election last coffee. Our new officers are pretty much of an extension of last year’s , with some exceptions.
President Juanita Savage
1st VP LEOS and Luncheons Trudy Snell

2nd VP programs Janet Leary and Carla Berhold 3rd VP membership Karen Taylor
Treasurer Linda Mueller
Recording Sec. Mary Dahlberg

Corresponding sec. Diane Granger

I will be looking forward to filling out our groups chairpersons. If you would like to participate in the leadership of our special club, please volunteer for a chairmanship.

The installation luncheon will be on our regular coffee day, Thursday, June 9. (see page 5 for more info.) Husbands, friends and significant others are invited This is one of our 2 off site meetings for the year.

It will be interesting to see how we use our scarves in the future. The scarf group that met at Karen’s was a hoot.

Our yoga meeting inspired several members to go stretch after our April demonstration. So easy.

May coffee will be a tea put on by the exec committee to show our appreciation for the participation of our members.

See you in May
Juanita Savage