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."

Convention of International Chapter: September 21-23, 2023

 

Save the date for Convention of International Chapter – September 21-23, 2023 – in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! 

Registration opens in March 2023.

In-person P.E.O. Chapter JI Gathering - A Garden Party!

 

Enjoying Kathie Burson's Backyard

Annie Gaddy's Fabulous Program About Improving Our Organization Skills

Hostess Kathie Burson's Cool Refreshments

New Fundraiser Idea: The JIFFY Table!

JIFFY = "Just Incredible Finds For You"

Quarterly Connections (Small Groups) -- Reorganized Fall 2022

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It was delightful to be able to meet in person again! Hostess Kathie Burson invited us to a garden party in her beautiful, shaded backyard. Fifteen Sisters and one honored guest were able to attend. 

She welcomed each of us with a "cool" yellow bandana (cold from the cooler) so it could be tied around the neck. It was fun to see all the Sisters sporting the same festive bandana throughout the time together. And it felt so good, too -- helping us to stay cool on a hot summer afternoon! 

As is our custom, Sisters take their lunches to enjoy lunchtime with one another before the program and chapter meeting. We appreciated Kathie providing refreshing fruit-flavored water, other drinks, a variety of popsicles, and Godiva chocolate!

Annie Gaddy gave a marvelous program on how each of us can improve our organization skills. She is the business owner of Orderly Outcomes. Here is an excerpt from her website. "What I truly love to do is to teach women to clarify and prioritize their complex life so that they create amazing and lasting change and have a clear vision of how, on a daily basis, to accomplish what is most important."

A new fundraising effort was announced! Our chapter will begin having "JIFFY" pop-up fundraisers. "JIFFY" is an acronym for "Just Incredible Finds For You!" Sisters' donations will be available as raffles or things that can be had for a donation. For example, at this meeting, the raffle of the box containing a beautiful collection of greeting cards raised $48. The raffle of the collection of various scented hand soaps raised $28. And donations for packaged greeting cards raised $42. The total amount raised for our first "JIFFY" pop-up fundraiser was (drum roll ...) $118. Yea! 

Geneva Fisher, Co-chair of the Communications Committee, announced the reorganization of our Quarterly Connections (small groups), which will go into effect this fall.

All in all, it was a "cool" summertime in-person gathering of P.E.O. Chapter JI Sisters. Every time we gather and celebrate one another's gifts and take stock in all that we are able to accomplish together, we are struck by the awareness that we really are Just Incredible! 

Painting Birdhouses on a Beautiful Summer's Day

What fun!

Hostess: Mary Jean Cardinale Standing by Painted Birdhouses

Sisters with Newly Painted Birdhouses (L-R): Belinda Alkula, Maggie McDonnell, Beth Herbert, Kathie Burson

Honored Guest: Beth Herbert with her Painted Birdhouse

Kathie Burson with Her Painted Birdhouse

Maggie McDonnell with Her Painted Birdhouse

Belinda Alkula with Her Painted Birdhouse

Today, a few P.E.O. Sisters gathered under a large shade tree in the lovely back garden of Mary Jean Cardinale to paint birdhouses. It was a relaxing, fun thing to do on a summer's day! (Note: We were told to dress down and wear things that we could get paint on.)

We got to tour Mary Jean's painting studio and bountiful garden. And we enjoyed a delicious salad, all ingredients gathered directly from her vegetable garden, minutes before serving. This blessed time together was a wonderful fundraiser-event! Donations totaling $390 will support our chapter's philanthropic endeavors. Thank you, Mary Jean!

2022-2023 Theme -- Colorado State P.E.O.

2022-2023 Theme -- Colorado State P.E.O.

At this year's state convention, it was announced that this is our theme for the next year. There is a marvelous 6 1/2-minute video, available for viewing, that shares examples of how to "let your love for P.E.O. show" with others in your orbit.

Here is the way to view this video. Login to the website for the Colorado State Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Under the "Member Resources" drop-down tab, click on "2022 Convention Videos and Documents." Scroll down to the fourth row of videos, and you'll see it on the right. Click on it, and the video will start.