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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”, Mahatma Gandhi
Diane Neri, editor, Media Coordinator: [email protected]
http://cjw.org
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Director ............................................................................................................................... 3
Assistant Director ................................................................................................................ 3
Immediate Past Director/Leadership/Parliamentarian ......................................................... 4
Corresponding Secretary .................................................................................................... 5
Treasurer/Ways & Means ................................................................................................... 8
Recording Secretary ........................................................................................................... 9
Arts & Education ................................................................................................................. 9
Conservation & Current Affairs ......................................................................................... 10
Health & HomeLife ............................................................................................................ 10
Junior Bulletin, Media Coordinator .................................................................................... 10
Juniorettes ........................................................................................................................ 11
Long Term Affiliation (LTA) ............................................................................................... 11
Long Term Affiliation search ............................................................................................. 12
Meeting Planner................................................................................................................ 12
Ways and Means ............................................................................................................. 12
Charter Oak ...................................................................................................................... 12
Dogwood .......................................................................................................................... 13
Regal Monarchs................................................................................................................ 16
S.H.O.R.E. ........................................................................................................................ 17
Wildbury............................................................................................................................ 19
This and That .................................................................................................................... 20
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2016-2020 AFFILIATION ................................................... 21
APPLICATION FOR CONNECTICUT JUNIOR WOMEN, INC. LONG TERM AFFILIATION .................................................................................................................... 23
BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLICATION FORM ............................................................. 28
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DIRECTOR
Amy Neves, [email protected] 860-951-2242
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”, Mahatma Gandhi
Happy Fall Juniors! I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Enfield for hosting and all the thought they put into the fall theme. Having the guest speaker from the Connecticut Forest and Park association tied directly with fall and my Director’s Challenge which I absolutely loved – very thoughtful! It was also great to see everyone that came to the Fall Conference on October 24th and meeting new attendees. Along with celebrating autumn and the start of CJW week, we also celebrated some monumental CJW anniversaries.
Enfield Junior Women's Club and Junior Women's Club of Watertown celebrated their 45
year anniversary.
Tolland Community Women's Club, Trumbull Community Women's, Inc, Junior Women's Club of
Fairfield, Vernon Junior Women's Club, Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women's Club and Junior Women's
Club of Litchfield Hills all celebrated their 50 year anniversary.
Cheshire Junior Women's Club celebrated their 60th year in operation
Congratulations to all of these clubs for their great work and longevity; and hopes for continued success!
The longevity of each of our clubs is made possible by the involvement from each of our members; the ideas, support and leadership that each of you bring to the table allow for all of the great work that we do to continue. CJW is no different- we need participants on our Board to continue to run this organization, so as Nominations are currently being collected for Board Positions for the 2016-2018 operating cycle. I encourage you to apply. (If Kathy is not putting an article about running for a position, please add this. “If interested, please complete the application (link to it or attach) and send to Kathy Znosko at xxxemail address”).
On behalf of the CJW Board, I sincerely wish everyone a restful and peaceful Thanksgiving.
-Amy
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Maryellen Friedrich, [email protected] Alison Wells, [email protected]
Time Management
The reality of today’s ever-changing, busy world is that we all have to do more with less. Constant demands from every angle can easily wear on us. Yet, as women, we wear many hats, and tend to stretch ourselves too thin. This can lead to stress, health issues, frustration, and burnout.
Even if you’ve taken a time management class, do you ever feel like you still can’t get everything done? The constant need to multitask is an issue. How can we manage our time, so it doesn’t manage us?
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Take a few minutes of your 1,440 minutes per day to evaluate how you spend your time. The first 20 minutes of every day can be used to plan out your day; this is most important. It will set the stage for how your day will go. Even think about planning when to handle interruptions. After all, isn’t the concept of having ‘office hours’ another way of planning your interruptions?
This next suggestion may be hard for some of you… practice not answering the phone, looking at text messages, emails or Facebook. Schedule some time during your day to block out these energy tappers. You may be surprised to see how much time (and frequency) you spend on these things.
Focus! Reduce the number of projects you add to your plate. Instead, divide and conquer as a team. Get others involved in all aspects. Many hands make for light work!
Lastly, remember to give yourself a break. Take time out for yourself (pencil in time for yourself during your morning planning). There’s nothing to gain from reaching burnout or killing yourself, but much to gain from caring for yourself.
IMMEDIATE PAST DIRECTOR/LEADERSHIP/PARLIAMENTARIAN
Kathy Znosko, [email protected]
(wearing ALL her hats):
Immediate Past Director/Leadership/Parliamentarian/LTA Evaluation/Nominating
Inspiration can be found anywhere. A few weeks ago, I was shopping in Jo-Ann Fabrics when I found a line of coffee mugs bearing a variety of positive affirmations. Now, the last thing I need is another mug! I probably have a couple dozen packed away that I am not currently using, but I loved the positive statements and pretty colors and prints, so I bought eight and packed away the ones that were currently in my kitchen. My rationale was that my daughter and her friends are meeting frequently, at my house, to work on plans for her wedding and I thought these mugs would be nice for them to use on those occasions.
One of these mugs has become my favorite and I use it every day. Its positive statement, "Actually, I can." has special meaning for me, as I've been struggling lately with some health issues that make many normal activities difficult for me. Reminding myself that
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"actually, I can" has helped me push myself to do some of those things that are not as easy as they used to be.
Think about that statement. "Actually, I can." How often do we question ourselves, asking "can I" or tell ourselves "I can't."? It is so much more empowering to say "Yes, actually, I can." Just telling ourselves that we can do something is often all it takes to enable us to do it. Our brains believe what we tell them and when we tell ourselves "we can", our brains make it possible.
In Juniors, we are often asked to do things we maybe are not so sure we can do. It can be so rewarding if you just tell yourself "Actually, I can," and then do it. Taking on a leadership role in your club or on the CJW Board of Directors can be one of those things. For the next two months, I will be accepting applications for positions on the CJW Board of Directors, then, in January, I will be meeting with the newly formed Nominating Committee to choose a slate of officers to propose to guide CJW through the next two years. Though the Nominating Committee will only be proposing the slate of officers, any applications I receive for other board positions will be passed on to the next Director for her to fill her board. The Nomination Application is in this newsletter. Please think about what you can offer to CJW, tell yourself "Actually, I can," fill out an application, and send it to me at [email protected]. You and CJW will all be glad you did.
Thank you to everyone who said "Actually, I can," and volunteered to serve on the Nominating Committee. In some districts there were several volunteers, so following the procedure spelled out in our by-laws, one name was chosen by draw for each of those districts. The members of the committee are Diane Neri, representing the Board of Directors, Rebecca Flynn from Milford, representing Dogwood District, Jeanne McFarland from Wallingford, representing S.H.O.R.E. District, Patty Nabors from Enfield, representing Charter Oak District, Teena Bruneau, from Wolcott, representing Wildbury District, and Susan Woelfel from Central CT, representing Regal Monarchs District.
The deadline for proposals for our next Long Term Affiliation is the end of November. I have not received any proposals, yet. If you have not distributed the RFP to organizations that may qualify, please, tell yourself that this, too is something that actually you can do and do it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Kathy
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Diane Neri, [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary:
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I continue to receive emails from the CJW webpage about prospective members. All inquiries are forwarded to the president of the club(s) in the vicinity of the prospective member with the request that they contact the person and invite them to attend a meeting.
1. Sympathy cards were sent to Diane and Nicole Maxellon for the passing of Diane’s
father.
2. An inquiry from the Connecticut Sun was forwarded to Amy Neves, Maryellen
Friedrich, Allison Wells and Wendy Gamba.
3. Prospective member inquiries sent to Kathy Znosko, Allison Wells, Lourdes Rojas,
LOLJWC
Forwarded to all clubs:
4. Invitation for complimentary Vein Screening
5. Communication regarding Insurance matters from Wendy sent to all clubs.
6. Sent out Fall Conference Call
7. Distributed flyer for CCCWC Craft Fair
8. Distributed flyer for Monroe’s Comedy Night
9. Distributed flyer for Watertown’s Fund raiser
10. Distributed reminder about Game Night to all Presidents
11. Distributed Ladies Night Out flyer to all Presidents
12. Forwarded to Amy and then Clubs a request to join the Yale Walk for Reproductive
Cancers.
Solicitations
13. Solicitation to Fundraise at Quassy Amusement Park forwarded to Amy
14. Solicitation from CT Health & Wellness for Reclaim Your Health Workshop was
forwarded to CJW Board.
15. Solicitation from Flipcause forwarded to Wendy and Amy
16. Solicitation from financial planner, Amy Perrin, to speak at a conference forwarded
to Nicole, Amy, Maryellen and Alison.
17. Forwarded solicitation from prospective speaker to Nicole and Diane Maxellon
18. Forwarded to Nicole a solicitation from a prospective speaker.
New Officers List received from:
19. Simsbury, Lyme/Old Lyme, Shoreline, Durham, Hebron & Enfield
Scholarships:
20. Request for Maureen Borski Scholarship information was received and forwarded to
Shoreline Education Chair (request was received too late for consideration this
year).
21. Information about scholarship contribution from Hebron forwarded to Wendy.
Invitations:
22. Invitation received to Wolcott’s Spring Banquet-forwarded to CJW Board
23. Invitation to Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 forwarded to Amy N.
24. Forwarded to Nicole and Elizabeth Tischio an invitation to see Ben Vereen at the
Arts Center at the University of St. Joseph.
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25. Invitation from Tolland JWC for a member of the Board to attend their September
meeting-forwarded to CJW Board.
Miscellaneous:
26. Request for clarification from LOLJWC-forwarded to CJW Board for input.
27. Inquiry about Wolcott JWC forwarded to Teena B.
28. Replied to inquiry from the webpage regarding the nature of our clubs (professional
vs civic).
29. Inquiry from Milford club regarding converting the CJW logo to EPS format.
30. Requested all Board Members review and update their sections of the Blue Book.
31. Request from LOLJWC regarding bulk rate mailing forwarded to Wendy (Queen of
all things “Non-profit”)
32. Received Blue Book updates from Wendy, Nicole and Donna. Thank you!
Received the following solicitation email from a potential speaker who is willing to travel:
Subject: Question
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:39:47 -0400
From: K D <[email protected]>
Hello,
I live in Enfield on the East Windsor side, but my main reason for writing to you is that I would like to offer any of the groups in my area a free educational seminar/discussion/meeting with free samples on therapeutic essential oils. I am an RN and practice western as well as alternative medicine (I also went to medical school and am trained as a coroner); I am now retired from both but keep up on my education and licenses. I am now a wholesale consultant for doTerra. As a nurse, it is in my nature to always be an advocate for others, so I love to teach and empower others.
I have been a judge for several Women's craft groups in the past, but then I got too involved in my career that I had to give up my hobbies. Now I have taken a different direction in life that I'd like to share with others to maintain a natural but healthy living. I can provide hand-outs/packets, oil samples with labels explaining what each oil's purpose is, and can make it as formal or informal as you like. I also have a reference guide that I can share with others, and by no means am I replacing a doctor's suggestion even though I research contraindications with medications and health conditions.
Again, I would offer these classes/discussions/meetings for free. If people are interested in ordering items, I would offer them at my wholesale price instead of the retail price as a benefit for allowing me the opportunity to empower others on alternative medicine/living. These oils can also be used for green cleaning, pest-
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control, cooking, natural air deodorizer (I can bring a recipe with me), and many other uses.
I am also willing to travel, so if this is something other towns might be interested in, I can do this as well. Please let me know of your interest via email, and I thank you very much.
Karen Darna, RN
[she sounds interesting and she’s certainly persistent in contacting me. I have forwarded
her email to both Enfield and Nicole but she wanted to reach all clubs…]
We are happy to distribute your event flyers to CJW clubs. All flyers must have the CJW logo and be submitted to Amy Neves for approval.
Please remember to let CJW know of any change in officers. Please send us the following information:
CLUB Name
F_NAME L_NAME OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE
TREASURER/WAYS & MEANS
Wendy Gamba, [email protected], 203-859-5729
If you need any pins or other supplies please let me know, and I can mail them out to you.
Hi CJW! I am looking forward to seeing you all at Fall Conference. Please keep an eye out for your dues invoice. They will be e-mailed to the contact person selected in your Presidents Report. Remember, there will be no insurance amounts billed this year due to the vote taken at Spring Conference and a new insurer in our market that significantly decreased our cost. Beyond the invoice that I will be sending out, please remember that if you have new members join during the year, a portion of their dues is also payable to CJW.
As a reminder – please do not make your checks payable to me personally. The bank has been good thus far about letting me sign them over. Please be sure to make your checks payable to CJW, Inc. for anything you are remitting to CJW – including the LTA and scholarship donations. Additionally, it is not necessary for clubs to write individual checks for the various remittances. One check with the detail of what it is for (either on the memo line or with a note attached) is sufficient for CJW. If it is easier for your bookkeeping to write multiple checks, that is fine too, but it isn’t necessary for us.
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As always, if there is anything I can do to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
RECORDING SECRETARY
No report
How would you like to become a “behind the scenes” member of the greatest organization in CT? We have an opening for a Recording Secretary for CJW. If you are
interested please contact Amy Neves [email protected]. The job description is
available at www.cjw.org in our Blue Book.
ARTS & EDUCATION
Elizabeth Tischio, [email protected], 860-349-3065
Morgan Fippinger Urgo has a BA in Fine Arts from Plymouth State. She is an artist and art educator. Morgan worked at the New Britain Museum of American Art as the Manager of Visitor and Volunteer Services and Coordinator of Public Programs. She and Maura O’Shea, former Deputy Director and Curator of Education at the NBMAA, launched The Art Truck, CT’s only mobile art studio, in 2011.
I belong to Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education (MILE), and I recently attended an art program on painting a wine glass. I designed a custom wine glass by using the paint and decals and other materials provided by the Art Truck. I thought CJW members would enjoy doing this in-club or as a fund raiser.
Morgan sent me the following information: Celebrate and create on their Party Truck or at their Glastonbury Boutique & Paint Bar located at 30E Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, CT. Whether you want to host a child’s birthday party, a community event for kids, or an adult get-together, their Party Truck and Party Studio & Paint Bar are the perfect solution. Their creativity coaches and art-tenders provide fun arts and crafts experiences for your guests. Everyone creates an art work to take home, and the best part is they take care of everything from set-up to clean-up. Community groups enjoy celebrating with them, and adults love The Art Truck’s painting parties for family events, office parties, and moms’ nights out. Book your party at their Glastonbury Boutique & Party Paint Bar or in their mobile art studio at the location of your choice. Either way, they guarantee a creative and fun way to make memories with family and friends.
For more information contact
www.thearttruck.com
http://thearttruck.blogspot.com/
Direct: 860-278-6468
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Elizabeth
CONSERVATION & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Ronnie Hollis, [email protected]
“Juniors make a difference in the lives of others”
Conservation
After talking to some of the CJW Board during a meeting I got some good ideas
to share. And I have to admit I am surprised I did not think of them myself. Great
places to find a bargains and also save an item from going to the dump. Try thrift shops
like Salvation Army, Goodwill, don't forget tag sales and consignment shops, and a lot
of people rave about Savers for bargains. And the other place you should think about
is antique shops… not everything is expensive.
Current Affairs
August 10, 1831, the name "Old Glory" was given to our National Flag by Captain Willian
Driver.
The flag was interpreted by Washington as "We take the stars from the heaven, the red from our mother country, separated by the white stripes, thus showing we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.
Ronnie
Remember to thank a Vet as we celebrate Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11th.
HEALTH & HOMELIFE
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JUNIOR BULLETIN, MEDIA COORDINATOR
Diane Neri, 14 Beach Road, Clinton, CT 06413, [email protected] 860-669-8333 cell: 860-389-5650
Passwords for all internal documents will be (shhhh, don’t tell anyone) ‘cjw’. All lower case.
After 3 years of chasing down reports and nagging every month as the announced deadline comes and goes and many articles are still missing I had to take a firm stance
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and decide that any articles not received by the 28th of the month may not be included in the newsletter. I feel that it’s important to have the Bulletin in the hands of the clubs by the first of the month so that clubs that meet that first week have the benefit of knowing what’s going on state-wide. Believe it or not, the Bulletin editor has a life too.
I am currently undergoing a media crisis. Our webpage has been set up through Yahoo! Small Business which has now spun off into Luminate and I have been unable to update the page(s) as my email address isn’t recognized all of a sudden. If there’s a tech savvy reader out there who can help me navigate this bump in the road, please give me a call.
Pictures! I need pictures of your club events. Let me see what you’re doing and please identify people in the pictures and the when-what-where-and why so I can incorporate them in Amy’s memory book (and add them to our web page if you’d like). Send electronically in .pdf format, please, and put “Amy’s
Album” in the subject line.
JUNIORETTES
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LONG TERM AFFILIATION (LTA)
Michelle Cook [email protected]
See the Perimeter Newsletter, attached to this Bulletin.
ABRI/Homes for the Brave Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes http://www.homesforthebrave.org/programs/female-soldiers-forgotten-heroes/
This past month was a busy one, getting to know the new communications coordinator at ABRI/Homes for the Brave, Kaitlin Marinelli. We were prepping for Fall Conference and she was awesome at helping to fulfill a request for information for the Tolland’s Juniors Club for their state project night at their October general meeting. Katie jumped right in to give us fresh, updated information and some history too, even though she had just started with the organization. I’m looking forward to Katie and grant writer, Maria Satterwhite attending Fall Conference with an update. We’ll also be voting to disburse funds, so that’s always great. I’ll have more news to share on what’s been going on in the house and a recap of conference in next month’s bulletin.
As a reminder, please make all club checks payable to CJW with an LTA note in the memo field when presenting or mailing to Wendy.
Thanks again for your support!
[The October issue of Perimeter will be forwarded to club presidents when it is received.]
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LONG TERM AFFILIATION SEARCH
Kathy Znosko, [email protected]
LTA Evaluation Committee
Kathy Znosko, Immediate Past Director
See Kathy’s report under Immediate Past Director.
The RFP and Application can be found at the end of this newsletter
MEETING PLANNER
Nicole Maxellon [email protected]
I know Nicole announced that we have a host club for President’s Brunch, but I don’t remember which club it is.
WAYS AND MEANS
Wendy Gamba, [email protected]
CHARTER OAK
Barkhamsted Women's Club, Enfield Junior Women's Club, South Windsor Junior Women's Club, Tolland Junior Women, Vernon Junior Women’s Club, Windsor Junior Woman's Club, Tolland Juniorettes
Clubs, please send the name of a member who will serve on the CJW Nominating Committee to Alison Wells. There will just be one meeting to be scheduled in January.
Clubs, please send news items directly to Diane Neri with your club name and district in the Subject.
OK clubs, what have you been up to this past month? Send me ONE paragraph about your club’s last meeting. Make sure to include your club name and the District. Send to [email protected].
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DOGWOOD
Donna Wesolowski, 873 Bayberry Lane, Orange, CT 06477, [email protected], 203-799-3519
The Dogwood District is made up of the ladies from the Junior Women's Club of Fairfield, the Junior Woman's Club of Milford, the Monroe Women's Club, the
Newtown Junior Women's Club, the Orange Community Women, the Stratford Junior Woman's Club, the Trumbull Community Women, Inc., the West Haven Junior Woman's Club, and the Orange Community Juniorettes.
Hello Everyone!!
It was nice to see members of Orange Community Women and Monroe Women’s Club at Fall Conference. I really enjoyed chatting with them throughout the event. Though they weren’t present, Fairfield, Trumbull and West Haven (??) were all honored for their 50 years of service to their communities. Congratulations! I would like to remind each of the clubs that November 30th is the deadline for organizations to file a Request for Proposal to be our next LTA. If you have a group that you work with, please pass along an application to them. How wonderful would it be to be for all of CJW to be supporting an organization that is near and dear to your club for the next four years. As we move through November, I always take some time to be thankful for the friends I have made through Juniors. I hope you do the same.
- Donna Wesolowski, Dogwood District Advisor
Highlights and News from our Clubs:
October was a busy month for Orange Community Women. We hosted a town-wide presentation
by Days for Girls, an international organization which empowers women and girls worldwide with
more dignity, health and equality by providing quality sustainable feminine hygiene products. Our
speakers for the evening were Ralph and Mary Ann Stroup, founders of the Kenyan Health Care
Initiatives – or KHCI –which has a broader mission of raising money to build healthcare clinics in
remote areas of profound poverty. After a moving discussion and slide show presentation, we
helped to assemble “kits” that would be distributed to the young women. Each kit includes a
colorful drawstring bag for the girl to carry to school that includes a pair of panties, a visual
instruction sheet, eight absorbent tri-fold pads made of colorful cotton or flannel, two one-gallon
Ziploc Freezer bags, a washcloth and two moisture barrier shields to hold liners comfortably in
place. The Stroups raise money and awareness of their causes by talking to civic groups and
churches and forming partnerships with churches. If you would like more information, you can
email them directly at [email protected] or visit www.KHCI.org.
On Monday, October 26 we will be holding our annual Halloween Party with the Tracy Bunch, a
group of high functioning, mentally challenged men and women. We always work on a craft
project, share in cupcake decorating, and end with a spirited game(s) of bingo. It is a fun event for
all!
Our monthly OCW meeting will be held at the Bryan-Andrews House. The town of Orange
purchased this circa 1740 home, and the Historical Society has worked with grants from the State of
Connecticut, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, donations and fundraisers to restore it
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as a house museum. Through years of pain-staking work, the house is now ready for visitors (by appointment), and we were honored to be invited to experience a day in the life of early Orange.
On November 10th we will be holding our second Paint and Sip Fundraiser at the Orange Ale House
from 6:30 to 8:30. Tickets are $40. If you’d like to join us, you can register at register online
www.paintsocialart.com.
The Orange Community Juniorettes received a Community Service Award by the Orange
Chamber of Commerce for their hard work and dedication to the Town of Orange. They accepted
the award at a breakfast held in their honor.
Additionally they will be selling hot chocolate, coffee and popcorn at the town’s Trunk or Treat
event held on Halloween. All proceeds from the sale will go to Relay for Life. They are also in the
planning stages for their next project which is to raise money to donate some protective gear for the
two K9 officers in Orange, Loki and Trent. The girls have also completed their first lap blanket
which will be donated to a senior at a local facility and this is an ongoing project.
The Junior Women’s Club of Milford will be presenting our 20th Living Treasure Award to
Letitia M. Malone. The award will be bestowed upon a candidate whose community service has
enriched Milford and made it a better community in which to live. Letty has been a pioneer in
conservation in Milford for over 30 year to help promote agriculture, preserve farming and protect
our towns environmental treasures. We will be honoring her at City Hall on November 12th at 6pm.
We are also hosting our first ever 'Breakfast with Santa' fundraiser on December 13th. This will be a
community event welcome to all featuring a pancake breakfast, photos ops with Santa, carolers, arts
and crafts and more. Tickets are $5 for all 2+. Funds raised from this will contribute to annual
scholarships and other JWC programs.
THE MONROE WOMEN'S CLUB invites Town Residents to share in good cheer and caroling at the annual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, December 5th, (rain date December 6th) at the Town Hall Green beginning at 5:30. The event will feature cookies and hot chocolate, a visit from Santa and the Mrs. and musical entertainment by Masuk and/or Jockey Hollow Bands/Chorus. For more information please contact Annemarie at 268-6005.
They are also holding Luminaria and Poinsettia Fundraisers to benefit a variety of organizations and programs. Both Luminarias and Poinsettias will be delivered to businesses and households in Monroe.
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Here is this year's BCA Display at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library. We put the pink bear out every year with health pamphlets & metal pink ribbon pins (not pictured in this photo). We also have an artificial cherry blossom "Wishing Tree" and have tags that people can write special messages to/about their loved ones/ friends dealing with breast cancer. The display stays up for the entire month of October.
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At Fall Conference it was mentioned that we could send photos of our events to the CJW Bulletin.
Here are some photos of our Comedy Night Fundraiser at the Stone Barn in Monroe on October 16.
Pictured is Comedian R.C. Smith (who has been seen on the tv show The Chew). He and 2 other
comedians from Treehouse Comedy Productions performed for us. A quarter of the proceeds from
our event will benefit the Smile Train, an organization that provides free cleft palate surgery to
children in need. Shown in the second photo were our favors which were smiles on a stick that
guests could use to take photos or selfies. Adele Buck, Monroe Women's Club
REGAL MONARCHS
On November 14th, from 9 AM to 3 Pm, the Central Connecticut Community Women’s Club (CCCWC) will host their 41st Annual Holiday Craft Fair at the Cromwell Middle School on Geer Street in Cromwell. The fair will offer an array of crafters, home-made baked goods, warm lunch items, and a plethora of raffle items. If you are interested in being a crafter, it's not too late...visit our website for an application: http://www.centralctcommunitywomensclub.com/craft_fairPl
This thank you note and photo were submitted by the Glastonbury club:
Thanks, Adele!
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S.H.O.R.E.
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Durham Woman's Club, Haddam Junior Woman's Club, Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women's Club, Shoreline Community Women, Inc., Wallingford Community Women
As soon as the leaves begin to turn color things start happening at warp speed as we plummet toward the Holidays. Shoreline had a speaker at their October meeting
and members brought in mini pumpkins to decorate for our local memory care facility. Town Hall sported Breast Cancer Awareness wreaths on the main entrance doors that were created by Lynn Sellers and Diane Neri. Members contributed items for the Fall Delight Basket that was won by Diane Maxellon at Fall Conference. (I hope Diane had a truck to haul all the baskets that she won home with her!) This month we will have our annual CPTV teacup auction at our meeting. We’re busy baking for our bake sale at Christmas in Clinton happening on December 6th and will once again be making a holiday dinner for the residents of our subsidized Senior Housing complex.
Jess Robison and Becky Thayer decorating pumpkins at Shoreline’s October meeting.
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Diane Neri and Lourdes Rojas from Shoreline Community Women get into the spirit of Trunk or Treat. Oct 30.
Haddam JWC will be holding a Paint Night at the Fire House on Friday, Nov. 13th.
Thank you to LOLJWC, Wallingford Community Women, and Shoreline Community Women for sending names of members willing to serve on the CJW Nominating Committee.
WILDBURY
Beacon Falls Junior Woman's Club, Bethlehem Junior Women's Club, Junior Woman's Club of Bristol, Cheshire Junior Women's Club, Junior Women's Club of Litchfield Hills, Middlebury Community Women's Club, Southbury Junior Women's Club, Junior Woman's Club of Watertown, Junior Women's Club of Wolcott, Woodbury Junior Women's Club, Southbury Juniorettes, Wolcott Juniorettes, Woodbury Juniorettes
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OK clubs, what have you been up to this past month? Send me ONE paragraph about your club’s last meeting. Make sure to include your club name and the District. Send to
THIS AND THAT
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2016-2020 AFFILIATION
MISSION STATEMENT
Connecticut Junior Women, Inc. is a volunteer organization of women with diverse talents who donate time,
financial and moral support for the betterment of their local, state, national and global communities while
providing opportunities for personal growth and leadership.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Founded in 1979, Connecticut Junior Women, Inc. (CJW) is a 501(c)3 organization with a membership of
approximately 530 women and girls who are members of individual clubs in approximately 30 communities.
Membership is comprised of women ages 18 & older. “Juniorette” membership is comprised of girls ages 9-
18.
CJW has sponsored scholarships, promoted the arts, worked in soup kitchens & shelters, supported
international relief, started conservation programs, collected a multitude of items for worthy causes and holds
an annual statewide spelling bee. Our volunteer service has impacted families, youth, the elderly, veterans
and many individuals with health issues.
In the last thirty-six years, CJW has given over $27 million in monetary and non-monetary donations to
community projects throughout the state. Over $900,000 has been given to the following projects: Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (1978-80), Lupus Foundation (1980-82), Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (1982-84),
UCONN Children’s Cancer Program (1984-86), Project Discovery (1986-88), Special Wishes, Inc. (1988-90 &
1996-98)UCONN Pediatric Pulmonary Program (1990-92), Beardsley Zoo Educational Center (1992-94),
UCONN Craniofacial Team (1994-96), Roaring Brook Nature Center (1998-2000), Burn Center at Bridgeport
Hospital (2000-02) , Time for Life (2002-08), Covenant to Care for Children (2008-2012), and Female Soldiers:
Forgotten Heroes (2012-2016).
CJW Clubs are currently located in the following Connecticut communities:
Barkhamsted
Beacon Falls
Bethlehem
Bristol
Cheshire
Cromwell
Durham
Enfield
Fairfield
Glastonbury
Haddam
Hebron
Litchfield
Lyme-Old Lyme
Marlborough
Middlebury
Milford
Monroe
Newtown
Orange*
Shoreline (Clinton area)
Simsbury
South Windsor
Stratford
Tolland*
Trumbull
Vernon
Wallingford
Watertown
West Haven
Windsor
Wolcott*
Woodbury
* indicates communities with Junior and Juniorette clubs
CRITERIA
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CJW is accepting applications from qualified non-profit agencies to partner with us in providing service to
Connecticut communities.
Eligible organizations must meet all of the following requirements:
A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation that has been in business for at least 5 yrs
A human services mission
An annual budget less than $5 million
Established program(s) serving residents throughout Connecticut (especially in areas where CJW clubs are located)
Ability to provide opportunities for direct involvement by CJW clubs (volunteering, in-kind donations etc.)
CJW is accepting applications from individual agencies as well as collaborative applications from agencies with
similar missions (referred to as “mission based” LTA Project), one of these agencies will be selected as our new
LTA. The support CJW provides will be both financial and in-kind. The financial support can be used for
program and administrative expenses. Over the last 14 years, CJW has averaged $25,000 - $30,000 in annual
combined financial support and in-kind donations for their selected State Project. The type of support from
local clubs may vary based on the selected organization’s needs.
The agency(s) must serve a wide area of Connecticut residents, and ideal applicants will serve the same areas
where CJW clubs are located. If an agency meets the criteria listed above but has a limited service area, it
must submit an application with letter(s) of intent from other agencies that share their mission and serve
other areas of Connecticut.
If a “mission based” State Project is selected by the CJW membership, the financial and in-kind support will be
divided among the collaborative agencies.
CJW will deduct an administration fee not to exceed 10% from the monetary donations from individual CJW
clubs to offset its expenses for supporting the State Project.
The selected agency(s) will agree to:
Acknowledge CJW support (financial, in-kind, volunteering etc.) in its agency newsletters, annual report, website etc.
Submit articles to local newspapers and social media when selected as the CJW State Project and for each monetary donation from CJW. Copies of the articles must be provided to CJW within 30 days of publication.
Provide periodic agency/program updates for CJW conferences/meetings at the request of the CJW Director or State Project Chairs.
Appoint a representative to serve as a liaison to CJW LTA Project Chair(s) and CJW State Board.
Utilize CJW LTA Chair(s) as liaison(s) to CJW Clubs & CJW State Board.
Sign a letter of agreement for the above conditions.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Application due date: Applications due no later than November 30, 2015
Notification of finalists: January 31, 2016
Presentations to CJW membership: CJW President’s Brunch – a Saturday mid-March TBD
Final selection: May 7, 2016 – CJW Spring Conference
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APPLICATION FOR CONNECTICUT JUNIOR WOMEN, INC. LONG TERM AFFILIATION
(Please complete all sections of the application – all incomplete applications will be disregarded)
(Please attach separate sheets if needed)
Organizations Name:
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Address: _____________________________ City: ________________ State: _____ Zip
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Telephone Number: ____________________________ Facsimile Number: _____________________
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Contact Information
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Business History:
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Concise History:
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Mission Statement:
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Description of the Need/Problem the Agency Addresses:
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Current Services and Programs:
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Service Area and Population Served:
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Brief Summary of Achievements and Number of Clients Served Annually: _____________________
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Current List of Board Members with Affiliations:
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Current Organization Chart (Including Key Staff & Turnover Rate):
Organization Goals:
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Brief Description of How the Organization Measures Success (Evaluation Plan):
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Please attach the following Financial Statements:
501(c)3 Designation Letter
Latest Audited Financial Statements
Current Financial Statements
Current Budget
List of Grantors
Annual Grant Amounts
How Connecticut Juniors Can Help:
Describe What CJW’s Financial Donations Will Support:
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Describe Opportunities for Direct Involvement by Area Clubs (i.e. – volunteering, in-kind
contributions, etc.)
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Describe How your Organization Learned of this Application:
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Connecticut Junior Women, Inc. Contact Information
Applications and Questions should be electronically submitted to [email protected]
CJW Website
http://www.cjw.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLICATION FORM
This form will be used for applications for positions on the CJW Board of Directors. This
includes all officers, chairs and district representatives. All applications should be mailed to
the Immediate Past Director, Chair of the Nominating Committee. To be eligible for
consideration, submissions must be received by January 2nd of the election year.
Use this outline to provide detailed information regarding your qualification for any specific
position. If applying for more than one position, use a separate sheet for each position.
Please limit your application for each position to three pages.
Name:
Phone: Email:
Club:
Date membership began in CJW:
Date application submitted:
Signature:
1. List the maximum of two positions you are applying for in order of preference.
2. If offered to you, would you consider other positions? Yes/No
3. Please describe the qualifications you will bring to the position. Please mention all CJW
qualifications and all “other” qualifications such as work/career related, professional, and
volunteer, etc.
4. What would your goals be for each position?
5. Briefly outline your plans to accomplish your goals.
6. What other contributions do you feel you can make to CJW while holding this
position?
7. List in chronological order for both local club and CJW:
a. All officer and chair positions held
b. Dates of service
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c. Responsibilities of each position
d. Accomplishments
8. Other in-club activities and special recognition such as "Rookie of the Year", "Woman
of the Year", Ella Grasso Award, etc.
9. Other comments:
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