The mild winter was indeed a factor in bringing out more of you to our study groups. I so appreciate your continued support as much time and effort goes into planning a meeting, whether with an in-house speaker or someone from the community. We endeavor to make everyone comfortable... some of you with masks, others without... some prefer to sit close to each other while others choose the back or sides of the room so they can be distanced. Our meetings are safe, and we hope those of you who have not yet come out will do so soon.
Gail Charnes and her Nominating Committee have completed the slate for Board positions for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. With new and old members filling the positions, I look forward to a strong board capable of working together for the good of MWI.
Please check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mwimeadowbrookwomensinitiative/posts and invite your friends to view our posts. I hope you will encourage your friends and acquaintances to join our organization.
I am so looking forward to our special events now being planned for the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Please look for information in the weekly email as well as on our website: https://meadowbrookwomen.org.
And... of course, I continue to be thankful for my Executive VP, Judy Fischman, for fielding all the phone calls and keeping us all in the loop.
Polly Hammer
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
The mission of our organization is philanthropy, giving back to the community, sometimes learning new ways to look at old things, and making friends along the way. That statement says it all. That is the nature of our members. As an organization we are proof that our members live up to our mission. This past year has been horrendous for all of us. We have gone through the Covid pandemic and survived. We survived by seeing each other, mostly on zoom, and sometimes, weather permitting, we were able to meet at a park. Not only did we manage to stay together, we were able to provide support to Island Harvest with donations of close to $30,000 as well. Since we had no fund raisers, our money came from our member’s dues. Our members are always there to lend support in good and bad times. That is the nature of MWI women.
However, nothing happens unless we nurture. We have all just survived a most difficult time in our lives. Now we are able to meet once again at face-to-face meetings. In order to keep MWI the viable organization it is, it is time to nurture each other. Please help us to grow and keep our future as impressive as our past. It is up to all of us to support our events, as well as our study groups. It is at our study groups that we usually find it an easy time to start and grow relationships. Don’t forget the all-important lunch after each meeting. Please consider becoming a presenter at our study groups.
It is time for new thoughts and new ideas. Everyone is welcome and will be listened to. All ideas or suggestions are worth exploring. Hopefully this virus will be a thing of the past in the not-too-distant future. Stay Healthy, Stay Safe!
