Happy New Year

Mark your calendars now for upcoming meetings. We look forward to a lot of fun gatherings in 2010.

Pi Phi Gatherings

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Here is a photo from our first meeting at Rae Lynn's - We had a great time. If you weren't able to make it, please bring your toiletries for the Sanctuary House to the December 3rd Meeting. Notice the beautiful strawberry cake. You can order many delicious desserts from them. See their offerings - A Sweet Success

Betsy asked me to relay this message "Please get those PPP dues in as soon as you can!! The Huge Lottery drawings for Pi Phi "Goodies" will be held at our December 3rd meeting at Amy Callaghan's !!!(Always a treat to see her beautiful, decorated home!!) Remember...only gals who've paid their dues are eligible!!! You don't want to be left out!! The Piedmont Pi Phis want you to be a part of our wonderful Fun, Fellowship, and Philanthropy You can bring your dues to the December mtg....or, better yet, mail them to Betsy Bullard, Treasurer/ 4106 Westmount Drive/ Greensboro, NC 27410 !!! Ring-Ching!!!"

Joy sent over a list of things we still need for our Christmas Family we have agreed to sponsor. You may sign up at the December meeting or letting Joy know what you would like to be responsible for bringing. jmccoy@triad.rr.com

Circle February 27th for the Beaux and Arrow Ball. Julie Clark is working hard on all the details. You will not want to miss it. We had a great time last year.

Finally we still need volunteers for the Barnes and Noble Fundraiser on December 17th. Email Carol Van Schoick for details. van_schoick@yahoo.com

Salvation Army Christmas Family Signups - Please help !

Please check your email for attachment to sign up for gifts/food for our Christmas Family. We hope to collect all these items by our December 3rd meeting at Amy Callaghan's. Thanks.

Barnes and Noble Fundraising Event - SIGN UP INFO

Pi Phi Holiday Greetings!

Just wanted to update you on plans for our Barnes and Noble Fundraiser, which will be Thursday, Dec. 17. Please note this change of date.

We will be wrapping gifts at Barnes and Noble, Friendly Center on Dec. 17 from 10am-9pm. We would like to have at least 2 Pi Phis available to wrap in each of the following time slots:
2 Volunteers
10am-noon
noon-2pm
2pm-4pm
4pm-6pm
6pm-9pm

Please let me know your time preference(s) via e-mail (van_schoick@yahoo.com) or by phone at 286-5184. We will fill any remaining time slots at our December 3 meeting.

Dr. Seuss Party & Book Collection

Dear Piedmont Pi Phis,

Again this year we will be collecting chapter books for the children at the Salvation Army's Boys' and Girls' Club. Each child attending our Dr. Seuss party will be given a chapter book to take home. The tentative date of the party is Friday, February 26, 2010, but we need to be collecting books at every meeting. I have attached a list of chapter books to get you started. Lara Heberle and Rae Lynn Wahl are in charge of the party this year.

Did you know:
30 million adults and millions more children in this country are illiterate.
40% of the 4th graders in this country lack basic proficiency in reading.
School drop-outs earn less than 1/3 of the earnings of a college graduate.
Health costs for those without a high school degree are four times higher.
One fourth of those dropping out of school receive government assistance.
80% of prisoners did not finish high school.
Illiterate women are more likely to be in an abusive relationship.
(Resource: Pi Beta Phi Passion for Literacy, A Pi Phi Call to Action DVD)

We can make a difference.

We'll see you at our first meeting at Rae Lynn Wahl's house on Thursday, October 8 at 7 pm.

Suggestions for First Chapter Books:

Fanny K. Stein series for ages 7 – 10.
Cam Jansen series for ages 7 and up.
Junie B. Jones series for reading level 2.1 – 2.7.
Magic Tree House series for reading level 2.2 and up.
Books by J.C. Greenburg for reading level 2 – 3.2.
Books by Dan Gutman for ages 7 – 10.

The Intermediate Series include:
Books by Beverly Cleary for ages 8 – 12.
Books by Geronimo Stilton for reading level 3.
The Secrets of Droon series for reading level 3.
Beast Quest series for reading level 3.
Captain Underpants for ages 7 -10.
Ricky Ricotta series for ages 7 and up.
Encyclopedia Brown for ages 7 and up.

A New Year...

We are looking forward to another fantastic year... Please check out the calendar of events and join us at our next meeting!!

Join us Sunday the 26th of April for Founders Day Dinner

Please join us for a Founders Day Celebration/covered dish

4 PM on Sunday April 26th:

Lynette Prosser

5908 Autumn Gate Dr

Oak Ridge, 27310

Ph# 336.643.8549

Bring a dish to share

RSVP to Anne by 4/22/09

asmith@jonathansmith.com

Here is a link to google mapshttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5908+Autumn+Gate+Dr,+Oak+Ridge,+NC+27310&sll=36.11524,-79.911055&sspn=0.222432,0.42984&ie=UTF8&ll=36.166878,-79.992828&spn=0.006946,0.013433&z=16&iwloc=addr

Founders' Day Food, Cake, & Ceremony/Game Ideas!

Food:
I wanted to remind everyone to let Anne (asmith@jonathansmith.com) know by April 17th what you will be bringing to the Founders' Day dinner.

Cake:
Since we may need a big cake to accommodate a large crowd, we should probably order a cake from either Sam's Club or Costco. If you have a membership and can order and bring the cake to the party, let me know. (We'll reimburse you... so keep the receipt!)

Ceremony/Game Ideas:
If anyone has any fun Founder's Day ceremony and/or game ideas, let our Ritual's chair, Rae Lynn Wahl (rlwahl@yahoo.com) know... I'm sure she would love some help with the planning.

Again, the date, time and place are as follows:

Sunday, April 26th, 4pm:
Lynette Prosser's Home
5908 Autumn Gate Dr
Oak Ridge, 27310
Ph# 336.643.8549

See you all soon!