Quarterly Connection Group Lunch Today!

 

Left Foreground, Clockwise: Tanya Lynn, Kathy Hunter, Maggie McDonnell, Judy Mastrine, Annette Oakley, Linda Petroff, Annie Gaddy, Sarah Raessler, Deborah Raessler, Belinda Alkula

Group Captain Linda Petroff orchestrated today's lunch gathering at LuLu's BBQ in Louisville. What fun to meet and enjoy a picture-perfect summer's day! 

Our honored guests: Kathy Hunter, Judy Mastrine (Boulder Chapter CZ), Sarah and Deborah Raessler (chapter in Virginia).

The blessings bag gifts totaled $65 which will help fund our chapter's "Bright Futures Scholarships" (available to young women in their senior year of high school).

P.E.O. Bed and Breakfast Program Available Now

 

PACK YOUR BAGS! The P.E.O. Bed and Breakfast program is available. This service provides a home away from home for many while generating dollars for our P.E.O. projects.

Click here to learn more about this program and connect with B&B hostesses: members.peointernational.org/bedandbreakfast. 

Reservations may only be made once a listing is on the P.E.O. International member website.

Baby Formula Needed for Marguerite's Grandson

 

Message from Marguerite Lipton:

If you see/find this in a store, would you either call me with information or purchase it? I will happily reimburse you, as this is for my grandson Kayden.

Lunch with Marylee Z. Today!

Clockwise, Starting in Left Foreground:

Cindy Weber, Marylee Zurick, Annette Oakley, Maggie McDonnell, Belinda Alkula, Marguerite Lipton, Mary Jean Cardinale, Geneva Fisher, Linda Petroff, Annie Gaddy, Debbie Yeats

Ten Sisters turned out for lunch with Marylee Zurick who is visiting Colorado, so she can attend her Fairview High School reunion. It was wonderful to hear how she is settling into life as a Texan.

The food was delicious at the Louisville Parma Trattoria & Mozzarella Bar, and the reunion of Sisters was splendid! Blessings abound!

National Sisters Day -- August 7th!

 

Swimming Party to Celebrate Reunion with Marylee

 

The Fabulous Marylee Zurick!

(Photo Taken by Joyce Kozeliski)

L-R: Tanya Lynn, Jill Hyde, Annie Gaddy, Jan Smith, Cindy Weber, Marylee Zurick

(Photo Taken by Joyce Kozeliski. Others not in the picture: Kathie Burson, Marguerite Lipton.)

Thank you, Jill Hyde, for writing this account.

The Gaddy Group met for their last quarterly connection at Memory Square Pool in Louisville. We coordinated this gathering around Marylee's visit from Texas. As co-hostess, Jill also invited others who she knew loved to swim.

Nine of us gathered under the big umbrella at Marylee's favorite local pool. She reminisced about growing up at her grandmother's home just up the block and swimming at Memory Square as a child. 

Jill treated everyone to lunch (croissants and chicken salad with a side of quinoa salad), and Jan provided a beautiful fruit tray. It was a gloriously hot and sunny day, and after lunch, most of us cooled off and pretended to be a synchronized swim team. 

Annie initiated the blessing bag, and $200 was donated and deposited into this account. We're blessed that Marylee suggested the concept of quarterly connections. Our Gaddy Group has thrived during our meetings, getting to know our sisters better. 

Book Club Schedule -- Update

Here's the latest news from Vicky Hughes, our chapter's book club facilitator/leader extraordinaire.

September 7 -- Tanya Lynn is hostess.  The Maid: A Novel by Nita Prose.

October 5-- Maggie McDonnell is hostess. Violeta: A Novel by Isabel Allende.

November 2-- Cindy Weber is hostess. The Cartographers by Peng Shepard.

December, we will not meet because the Christmas Party is Dec 7 and the meeting is Dec 14.

January 11 (2^nd week to give people time to read the book) -- Vicky Hughes is hostess.  Book not yet chosen.

Book Club Hosted by Annie Gaddy

L-R: Vicky Hughes, Cindy Weber, Beth Herbert (Honored Guest), Linda Petroff, Hostess Annie Gaddy, Tanya Lynn, and Maggie McDonnell (Photo taken by Belinda Alkula.)

Hostess Annie Gaddy welcomed seven Sisters to the beautiful back patio of her country home this morning. We had a great time visiting with one another and discussing Annie's book selection for this month's chapter book club meeting: "An Invisible Thread" by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. 

We were honored that Beth Herbert joined us! It's so great to get to know this Sister who recently relocated to Colorado!

Hostess Annie provided refreshing drinks, fruit, and "nibbles." And our wonderful book club facilitator, Vicky Hughes, provided a delicious homemade chocolate-banana bread. 

Nothing could be finer than to share a beautiful summer morning together, talking about a "good read."