A huge thank you to Debbie's Florists, Excel Update, Loretta's Event, and 2010 dates

I noticed beautiful, bright orange bows on the cornstalks in downtown Berlin. I surmised that Debbie Briggs, owner of Debbie's Florists, quietly made, donated and arranged the bows on the cornstalks. I overhead Debbie recently state, "Those cornstalks need some livening up." Thank you, Debbie. Your generosity is only surpassed by your daily kindnesses that I have observed. What a great mentor you are for me with regard to volunteering.

Am working with Frank Domin and Carol McCormick to finalize the dates for the Excel training (I wouldn't have been able to make it November 5 and 6 as Frank proposed). Part selfish on my part and also because I am part of the headcount we need to make the quota for this training. We are aiming for a late afternoon session. I will be in touch.

Loretta, we are hoping your ballroom event to raise funds for Breast Cancer was a success. For those of you who do not know, Loretta's South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition, on the White Horse Pike (near Cash for Coins) is a non profit firm that donates dollars to breast cancer patients who have fallen behind in their bills due to treatment and side effects. I always tell Loretta, she is doing God's work. Hope it went well; your event conflicted with a Scleroderma Walk my family does every year in Philadelphia for a member of our family who lost their fight to Scleroderma.

Chris Chekouras will be our guest speaker next month. Mark your calendars. Chris will be speaking on Virtua's ambitious construction plans in South Jersey. From what I hear, you won't have needs to "cross the bridge" for quality healthcare. Thanks, Chris, for bailing me out of a calendar conflict. I am so blessed to have a group of officers who are all about service to one another. Chris, let me know if you need any "props"!

The dates for next year will eventually be posted to the right of the blog but for now, mark you calendars. We took the survey into account and are alternating times next year. Here they are:

2010 Dates
January 7, am
Feburary 4, noon to 1:30 pm
March 4, am
April 1, noon to 1:30 pm
May 6, am
June 3, noon to 1:30 pm
September 2, am
October 7, noon to 1:30 pm
November 4, am
December 2, noon to 1:30 pm