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December 2019
&
January 2020
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First Vice President
Barbara Damerel
The Policies & Procedures Committee has recommended changes to the Bylaws and Policies & Procedures Manual that have been approved by the Board and Membership. An updated set will be sent to each member by email.
The main changes to know for the upcoming year are Active, Business and Associate Members may serve on the Benefit Committee in any capacity (except Benefit Chair.) All members may also serve on the Gifts & Grants, Membership and Policies & Procedures Committees.
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Second Vice President - Benefit
Jill Fosselman
Wow! What a fall! Huge thanks to everyone who helped make Designer Walk Thru a success, to the roving Design Committee at Informals, and to all who brought Formals to life at the Shakespeare Club! I think you’ll all agree that it’s coming together, and personally, I really appreciate everyone’s positivity and openness to doing things a bit differently this year.
Tickets, tickets, we’ve got tickets! Please keep in mind that Gift Certificates (only $40 each, see Barbara Lake) are very pretty and make the best gifts for hostesses, dog-walkers, teachers, spin instructors, mother-in-laws, book club buddies, and your Martini Monday tipping crew. Friends looking to lock in a trifecta of date nights with the hubbies should be directed towards our Insider Package – includes a ticket to EHP, a construction progress tour on March 7, and of course a Golden Ticket! And speaking of, our lovely Golden Tickets are literally flying off the rack (we sold well over 1,100 by December 1) – Black Friday specials and a free glass of wine are helping us collect important ticketing data we’ll use to market our regular and prime tickets in February. Way to go Tickets Team!
Fun things ahead – make sure to watch for your EHP invite in the mail (should be arriving in the latter part of December), the unveiling of our lovely 2020 designers at the January General meeting, and of course, learning about our curated boutique vendors at the February meeting!
Wishing you all a fun, loving, and – fingers crossed – RELAXING holiday season. Team 2020 - we are clearly off to the races!
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Fourth Vice President - Gifts & Grants
Marsha Seyffert
The Gifts & Grants Committee met on November 4th. At this time 68 grant requests were distributed to committee members for evaluation. It must be said that there were many exciting projects to assess. And it’s really fun to get a chance to see the variety of organizations we support. To think that we have a part in providing music therapy to children and adults; bestowing much needed equipment upon schools for their music programs; granting assistance for performances benefiting both adults and children; and, of course, supporting our outstanding Los Angeles Philharmonic!!
I strongly suggest that all members of PSHA serve on the Gifts & Grants Committee at some time. It will greatly expand your appreciation of all of the good that we do within our metropolitan community.
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Membership
Cathy Hilton
Holiday Greetings! The Membership Committee continues to look for new members. As you visit with friends over the Holidays, consider suggesting membership in PSHA to them. We are planning a Prospective Members’ Meeting for Saturday, February 1st. More details to follow in the January JIS.
Please note these changes to members' contact information:
Diane Boysen - new email
- Dianeboysen.psha@gmail.com
Charlotte Lacey - new email -
charlotte.r.lacey@gmail.com
Mardi Mann - address correction - 410½ Heliotrope Avenue, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Susi McConaghy - new address - 201 Ocean Ave #803P, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Monica Miller Walsh - new email -
sambamonica@gmail.com
Status Changes:
Garrett Collins - Business to Active
Meredith Johnson - Active to Leave of Absence
Theresa Patzakis - Business to Leave of Absence
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Change your contact information?
Please notify Cathy Hilton at
hilton.cathy@gmail.com
or you'll miss out on all the good stuff!
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Advisor / Parliamentarian
Dana Marevich
I
n a blink of an eye 2020 will be here. That means it is almost time to submit your preference for a Board position, to serve on a Standing Committee and/or to nominate
other
member
s
. In late December or early January the Nominating Form will be uploaded to the website. An email will notify you of the date. Use the link in the email and follow the instructions to submit your preference
s
. Provisional Members are not eligible to be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors. Job descriptions for the Board of Directors are posted in the Member section of the PSHA website. I encourage you to review them and consider taking a leadership role. Standing Committees that are open for nominations are: (1) Finance Committee, (2) Gifts & Grants Committee, (3) Membership Committee, (4) Nominating Committee and (5) Policies & Procedures Committee.
A separate
survey to submit your preferences for the
Benefit
Committee
will follow at a later date.
I encourage you to seriously consider being part of the 2020-2021 leadership team and self-nominate as well as nominate other members who might lend their time and talents. Being on the Showcase Board is a great honor an
d
a lot of fun.
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January General Meeting
Wednesday, January 8, 2019
9:00 AM
Shakespeare Club of Pasadena
171 South Grand Avenue
Pasadena
Parking is available in the front lot and on the street.
Please enter the lot from the north driveway.
Please do not park in the first space across from the driveway entrance marked 'Treasurer'.
Kindly RSVP by January 2nd.
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PSHA Celebrates the Holidays
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Held at the San Gabriel Country Club, PSHA hosted a festive
Holiday Party for members on December 7, 2019.
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L to R - Meredith Johnson, Vikki Sung, Suzanne Hart, Jill Fosselman, Dotty Ewing
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Seated - L to R - Yolonda Hamilton, Chandler Qurtman
Standing - L to R - Janyce Teasley, Susie Aguirre, Michele Lembo, Helen Gipson, Debra Qurtman
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L to R
Dotty Ewing,
Pete Ewing,
Mary Jarrett, Colleen Robertson, Dwight Robertson
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L to R
Susie Aguirre, Rudy Aguirre, Vikki Sung, Frank Hu
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Instrumental Competition
Susan Bermingham
Preparations for the 34th Pasadena Instrumental Competition are well underway with Finals being held at Pasadena Conservatory of Music on February 15, 2020.
Applications open December 23, 2019 and can be submitted online at https://app.getacceptd.com/pasadenashowcase. The deadline for filing is January 11, 2020.
We invite our PSHA members to come and support the talented young musicians performing on Feb. 15 (from 10:30 AM) and to stay for the award ceremony that follows.
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Music Mobile™
Barbara Lake
We are extremely excited to have United Charity Foundation underwrite our Music Mobile™️ program this year. Their contribution covered the entire cost of the program: $39,000. United Charity Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Carl Moy and Mrs. Linda Moy. The organization’s mission is to promote growth by supporting local organizations vested in health, arts, education and community initiatives.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to be a volunteer for our Music Mobile™️ program. We have just a few volunteer opportunities left. Volunteer opportunities still available are:
Monday. February 24, 2020
Camino Grove Elementary School
700 Camino Grove Ave., Arcadia
8:30 and 9:35 AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Camino Grove Elementary School
700 Camino Grove Ave., Arcadia
8:30 and 9:35 AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
McKinley Elementary School
325 S. Oak Knoll, Pasadena
Two presentations - times TBD
Thursday, February 27, 2020
McKinley Elementary School
325 S. Oak Knoll, Pasadena
Times TBD
If you think you can help out, please contact me at bclake@aol.com or 310-403-5524.
Best wishes for a peaceful and happy holiday season and, again, thank you so much.
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Public Relations / Marketing
Michele Lembo
Happy Holidays! We are making a list and checking it twice – that is media lists, media press kits, social media posts and last, but certainly not least, advertisements! We have definitely had a lot of activity lately with Golden Ticket ads on
Pasadena Now
and on social media,
Pasadena Magazine’s
November issue covering the 2019 Showcase House, a two-page spread in
Outlook Newspaper’s
special charity issue, a column in the
Pasadena Neighbors West
newsletter and so much more! Coming up, look for our latest ad in the January/February issue of
California Homes
!
You can always be part of the social media team and post your own photos and tidbits. Just be sure to use our hashtag, #morethanjustaprettyhouse!
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Associate Representatives
Marybeth Rehman-Dittu
& Eileen Reilly
Oh, what a night we had!!! On October 29th, costumed Associates and Board members attended the Halloween Haunt and those who were there can agree that Marybeth Rehman-Dittu throws a great party! The food, wine, décor provided by the hostess and the variety of costumes all added to the Halloween atmosphere. Attendees in costume included a large coven of witches, some prize winning pirates, hags, hippies and gypsies, a biker chick, as well as a deer in headlights, a monarch butterfly, a Hawaiian, a German, Rosie the Riveter, a Handmaid, a Goddess of Fall, a patriot in a “Snuggie” jumpsuit and a few we will just call “interesting” because we don’t know what they were! Prizes were awarded for funniest, prettiest, most creative and best of the best costumes.
In addition, a fortune teller, comedian and a photographer were present to entertain or record the festivities.
In short, if you were there, you know what a good time was had by all; and, if you missed it, you should definitely plan to attend the next Associate gathering so you don’t miss all of the fun this year!
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Associate & Board Members
Halloween Haunt
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L to R - Karen Daroca & Marybeth Rehman-Dittu
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L to R - Marsha Seyffert & Elsa Balding
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L to R
Linda Massey, Dawn Bazler, Rary Simmons, Lynn Laak & Becky Ebershoff
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L to R
Barbara Sanchez & Illona Neff
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L to R
Brigett Guitron, Joy Sullivan & Andrea Kelly
(
with Kathryn Hofgaarden lurking in the background!)
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L to R
Marilyn Anderson,
Janet Dahl Willcox,
Beverly Marksbury, Joy Sullivan & Mimi Coombs
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Website Liaison
Katherine Watkins
"Blah, blah, blah... here she goes again." Yes, I can read your minds every time I stand up at a meeting and plead for information for the new website. Everyone is assuming that their part is small and Kaytie can just roll it in at the eleventh hour. Well, there are about a jillion eleventh hour add-ons and I am getting nervous. And, you've seen me when I get nervous (just ask the 2013 fence guy) and it is not a pretty picture. So, please, pretty please, do your best to get us the information that we need to proceed.
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Empty House Party
Dana Marevich & Lynn Mehl
SAVE THE DATE
EMPTY HOUSE PARTY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020
You don’t want to miss the best party of the year! Fabulous food and drink, good cheer and a sneak peek of the 2020 Pasadena Showcase House of Design before the transformation begins.
Friday, January 17th - Light Supper and No Host Cash Bar
PSHA Members - $75 per ticket for the first two; $85 for each additional ticket
Invitations will be arriving soon!
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Patrons
Beverly Marksbury & Joy Sullivan
Our 2019-2020 Patron Campaign is off to a good start but we still need your donations! Invitations have been mailed and we are receiving responses every day but in order to receive a complimentary invitation for two to the Empty House Party at the Chopin level ($500 or more), we need your response before Christmas. Two Showcase House tickets are included at our Tchaikovsky level ($150). Two Empty House tickets, two drink tickets and four Showcase House tickets are included at our Chopin level ($500). Donations at the Bach level ($1000) include two Empty House tickets and twelve Showcase House tickets and at the Mozart level ($2500 and up) four Empty House tickets and fifteen Showcase House tickets are available and at higher levels, even more tickets to both events.
If you wish, your donation can honor someone special in your life. All Patrons are acknowledged in the program for the Pasadena Showcase House of Design.
Thanks to those who have already made a donation this year to support the mission of our organization. Your support is sincerely appreciated!
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Longtime member, Ardella Horsfall (membership 1977 - 2019) passed away on October 26, 2019. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
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Important Dates
- Board Meeting - December 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM
- January General Meeting - January 8, 2020 at 9:00 AM
- JIS articles due - January 8, 2020
- Benefit Committee Meeting - January 15, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- Empty House Party - January 17, 2020 at 5:00 - 10:00 PM
- Board Meeting - January 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- JIS distributed - January 22, 2020
- Prospective Member Meeting - February 1, 2020 - Time TBA
- General Meeting - February 5, 2020 at 3:00 PM - Speaker - Tim Gregory, The Building Biographer
- JIS articles due - February 5, 2020
- Benefit Committee Meeting - February 12 at 4:00 PM
- Instrumental Competition - February 15, 2020 - 10:30 AM - Pasadena Conservatory of Music - 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena - Members are invited to attend.
- Board Meeting - February 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- JIS distributed - February 19, 2020
- General Meeting - March 4, 2020 at 9:00 AM
- Benefit Committee Meeting - March 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- Board Meeting - March 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- JIS articles due - March 18, 2020
- Youth Concert - March 25, 2020 - 8:00 AM - Walt Disney Concert Hall - 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
- JIS distributed - April 8, 2020
- Punch & Lunch - April 22, 2020 - 10:00 AM
- Tea & Tour - April 22, 2020 (Associate Members) - Time TBA
- Premiere Night - April 25, 2020 - 5:00 - 10:00 PM
- Opening Day - April 26, 2020
- JIS articles due - May 6, 2020
- Prospective Member Meeting - May 9, 2020 - Time TBA
- Closing Party - May 17, 2020 - 5:00 - 8:00 PM
- JIS distributed - May 20, 2020
- Dues deadline - June 1, 2020
- Board Meeting - June 3, 2020 at 12:30 PM
- General Meeting - End of the Year Celebration - June 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- Incoming & Outgoing Benefit Committee Meeting - June 10, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- Incoming & Outgoing Board Meeting - June 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM
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Meeting & Event Location
All General Meetings, Board and Benefit Committee meetings will be held at the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena located at 171 South Grand Avenue in Pasadena.
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
1/6 Irma Miller
1/7 Suzanne Sposato
1/9 Jacqueline Blank
1/9 Sally Hazen
1/11 Irene Wan
1/11 Jan Wiles
1/13 Patricia Kent
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1/14 Lynne Graves
1/15 Nicole DeWeese-Quiroz
1/15 Susan Mahlmann
1/16 Mary Gillham
1/19 Donna Brambila
1/19 Debra Scott
1/20 Fran Banta
1/21 Monica Miller Walsh
1/21 Illona Neff
1/22 Sue Boegh
1/23 Laurie Zeh
1/24 Cindy McNeish
1/25 Shari Domenghini
1/28 Lani Moore
1/28 Deborah Rodin
1/28 Joan Scott
1/29 Michelle Liset
1/30 Amelia S. Lamb
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Wishing you all a very happy birthday!
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Not getting PSHA emails?
Please be sure these are included in your email contacts:
president@pasadenashowcase.org
psha@pasadenashowcase.org
emailadmin@pasadenashowcase.org
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Thank you for your time, effort and dedication to PSHA
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