Soroptimist International of Chico

  

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Aug. 13, 2019
      Volume 20  Issue 3
What's New/Must Read
Calendar/Summer Lunch Schedule
Summer BBQ Invitations
Summer SUDS
Fall District 1 Meeting
Epicurean Rendezvous Update
Volunteers Wanted
President's Message
SIC Budget Presentation
Silent Auction Baskets Needed
Program Suggestions
Summer E-blast Schedule

2019-2020 Committees & Board Meeting Schedule  Click here

Summer BBQ:  Aug. 24th (details below)
Summer SUDS:  Sept. 5th (details below)
SI Chico Retreat:  Sept. 7th (read about it in our President's message)

SUMMER
 
SCHEDULE


Invitations were sent out yesterday, check your email.   Click here to see invitation, but to RSVP you need to do it through the email you received.

This is a SI Chico social event to bring the club back together after the summer months.

Hope to see you there,

Events Committee
Co-chairs:  Sue Ligon, Mickie Rowland &                    Cyndi Murdoch
Summer
When:    September 5th @ 5pm
Where:   Bonnie's House 
              ( 4166 Augusta Lane)
The event will be a one-hour Aqua aerobics led by Dawn, followed by Cocktail Hour.

You can come for Aqua Aerobics and/or Happy Hour 

Sangria and iced tea will be provided
Please bring a light snack to share

BYOB if you prefer other beverages

Sandi Decker
Co-chair SI Objectives Committee 
Fall District 1 Meeting hosted by SI Bidwell Rancho

Upcoming Fundraiser
Oct. 13, 2019
Manzanita Place (Chico Elks Lodge)
Tickets go on sale Aug. 25th to the general public.  There will be tickets at our Summer BBQ on Aug. 24th for members to purchase.  Visit our website for complete details:   Click here

 Our major sponsors for our Epicurean Rendezvous fall fundraiser are:







Sandi Decker & Linda Kerch
Co-chairs SI Objectives Committee 


Natalie Conrad & Kit Oldham
Coordinators  
Message from President
Carrie Pavis 

Greetings Soroptimists!
 
I hope you all are enjoying the cooler temperatures and are enjoying your summer.

I would like to thank, our Fundraising Committee who have met several times this summer getting all of the details ironed out for our fall fundraiser Epicurean Rendezvous. Also thank you to events committee who has been hard at work planning our BBQ and retreat. Speaking of RETREAT, it will be on September 7th from 10-5 and the cost will be $45.00. We are keeping it local again this year and hope this allows for many of you to participate. We will have a full day with lots in store and plenty of variety of activity, good food, friendship and fun. Invitations for retreat will be going out next week, look for it in your email.  
 
Our first board meeting will be Monday, August 19th, at 5:30 at Joan Stoners office.  3120 Cohasset Rd Ste. 8, Chico. You are all welcome at board meetings, I encourage it, you learn a lot about the operations of SI Chico.

 



Soroptimist International of Chico
President, 2019-2020

Ever wondered about the SIC budget?

Come to a presentation on Tuesday, August 27, at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at Merrell, Irwin & Associates / 3120 Cohasset Road Suite 8 (aka Joan Stoner's office). The Admin Committee will let you see what is behind the budget curtain. If you are interested, please let Carolyn know at  cdusenbury@csuchico.edu Light refreshments provided.

Administration Committee
Co-chairs:  Gayle Aylward 
                   Joan Stoner
Epicurean Rendezvous
Silent Auction Baskets

Hello SI Chico Members!

As you all know, technically all members of SI Chico are part of the Fundraising Committee. We are all responsible for helping to raise the funds that allow us to support the causes and awards that are central to our work. Though the committee is doing the heavy lifting for our upcoming event, Epicurean Rendezvous, we also need your participation. We are in need of an array of Silent Auction Baskets. Please consider donating a basket yourself or teaming up with other members to put a basket together. If you have a contact at a local business that might be able to provide a basket, please reach out and let us know if you are able to facilitate a donation!

The Fundraising Committee has come up with some suggested ideas but feel free to come up with your own! Since we want to avoid duplicate themes, please contact Lupe Medrano with your theme as soon as possible: 
gcmedrano@hotmail.com.   Also, if you have any larger items like sport tickets or timeshares/cabins, we could use those items in the Live Auction.

Please include with your basket a sheet with a list of all items and the total value of your basket. Please wrap your baskets in cellophane, if possible. Completed baskets can be brought to meetings or dropped off at Amy Louis' warehouse, Six Degrees Coffee.


*Please note that procuring or donating a basket is highly appreciated but does not replace your hands-on time helping at one of our fundraising events.

Let us know if you have questions and thank you!


Lupe Medrano & Bonnie Chapman (Fundraising Co-Chairs)
Hello Soroptimists,

Please contact Roseann Bradley with any program suggestions you may have  for the upcoming 2019-2020 SI Chico year.  September is filled up, but we need speakers for future dates.  Check our calendar for available dates:  SI Chico Calendar

Please keep in mind relevance of the topic to SI Chico.

Co-chairs, please review your calendars and let me know which dates you want to reserve.  Keep in mind the calendar fills up fast since we only meet 3 weeks out of the month with the first week being our business meeting.

Roseann Bradley
 

The schedule for the summer E-blasts are as follows:
  • July 2nd
  • July 23rd 
  • August 13th 
  • August 20th 
Resuming back to weekly E-blasts September 3rd

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Joyce Brown
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