Please read the "Message from your President" asap if you are attending the Spring Recruitment Event today, Monday, April 15.

Reminder! Next Thursday, April 25,

 is our April Chapter Meeting!

ALFC Weekly Update

Monday, April 15, 2024

Edited this week by Thel Ross

Message from your President

by Kelly Bocanegra

I’m looking forward to seeing our packed house of members and guests this afternoon for our Spring Recruitment Event, Sensational at 70! The Membership Committee has turned Chapter House North into a disco inferno!

Here are a few reminders about today’s event:

• As many members as possible need to park in the east parking lot behind the Back Marking Building. This will make room for everyone to have a space. We want our guests to find parking easily.
• We will all enter through the courtyard gate and sliding door. This allows us to welcome guests with a special name tag, help them find a seat and feel welcomed.
• Wear your name badge!!!! We have 29 guests that are prospective members. We want them to know who our members are!
• The door will open at 12:30 pm for check-in.
• The event begins at 1:00 pm. We will start on time because we want to respect everyone’s time.
• We have seating for 80 to play Bunco. The Membership Committee will not be playing Bunco unless a table has an empty seat. We will not play with a “ghost.”
• Please be your fun, friendly, impressive selves! It’s going to be a groovy-far-out day!!

Coming soon! At our Chapter Meeting next week on Thursday, April 25, we have a guest speaker from Aspiranet, our county agency partner for our Fostering New Beginnings philanthropic program. You won't want to miss this!

Pictured are some of the Membership Committee who made this event all possible. From left to right are: VP Membership Sue Geddes, - Sally Hogan, Diane Sheridan and Julie Little. Many of the Committee showed up in force to prepare the amazing 70's atmosphere for our "Sensational at 70" Bunco and Thrift Shop Fashion Show.

From your Treasurer

by Cindy Reilly

The 2024-25 Budget was presented at the March Chapter Meeting for review to be approved at the April Chapter Meeting. If anyone, who was not able to attend the meeting, would like a copy of the budget, please email Cindy Reilly by clicking the link for a copy. Also, questions can be directed to the same email address or call me at (909) 227- 0440. Thank you, Cindy Cindy Reilly email link

Raffle Tickets

by Toni Mueller

Remember that all sold raffle tickets, money and unsold raffle tickets need to be given to Toni Mueller on or before Thursday, April 25. We will be drawing the winning ticket at the Monthly Meeting on Thursday, April 25. You can put your envelope in the Philanthropic mailbox in Chapter House South any time or you can give it to Toni at the beginning of the April meeting on the 25.

Thank you to everyone who participated. We have sold more than 300 tickets with a number of tickets still with members.

Calendar 

This Week

• Monday, April 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm - Sensational at 70 Fashion Show/Bunco in Chapter House North
• Tuesday, April 16 at 11:00 am - Fostering New Beginnings Committee in Chapter House South
• Thursday, April 18 at 9:30 am - Board Handbook Workshop in Boardroom
• Thursday, April 18 all day - Chapter House North cleaned
• Friday, April 19 at 9:00 am - eBay Committee in Back Marking Room

Next Week

• Tuesday, April 23 at 9:30 am - Christmas Marking Committee in Marking Room.
• Wednesday, April 24 at 9:00 am - Thrift Shop Executive Committee in Boardroom
• Thursday, April 25 at 9:30 am (social) 10:00 am (business) - April Chapter Meeting in Chapter House North (lunch to follow and cash prize drawing)
• Friday, April 26 at 9:30 am - Non-Christmas Holiday Marking Committee in Marking Room

Thrift Shop Schedule 

by Toni Mueller

NEED HELP!!!

• Wednesday, April 24 - 1 spot

First week of May - 9 open spots

Lots of open spots in May. Our lives are always busy in the spring and summer, but the Thrift Shop still needs us! Thanks, Toni Mueller

April Schedule

May Schedule



*Please note: The above schedule is for viewing only. SignUp.com is where the master schedules reside. The links above are updated weekly and do not reflect the most recent changes.

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The purple "button" below is your link to SignUp.com. Click on it to take you directly into the Online ALFC Thrift Shop Schedule.

Should you need any help, please contact Toni Mueller.  

Birthdays This Week and Next

by Stephanie King

Articles from Previous Week(s)

Member Directory Update*

by Thel Ross

*Click on the link below to obtain the most recent updates to your Member Directory. These are provided when there are changes in your ALFC Yearbook, aka, "Member Directory," This information is a continuous listing of all updates to your directory from June 2023 through the current date in 2024 as they occur. The most current additions are at the top of the page. Yes indeed! Another new member in this update.

Directory Updates April 1

Report Your Volunteer Hours! 

by Val Eberle



Members, please total up your ALFC volunteer hours for the month of March. Please email your total hours to: VolunteerHours@alfc.org.

Report “Nonmember” hours too! Have family members or friends who work on Chapter projects? Please report their total number of hours separately.

Questions? Click on What hours count to report each month link.

Operation School Bell Dressings

Book Drive

by Toni Mueller

A Book Drive is being held during the month of April to build up our collection of high school level books for OSB (Operation School Bell) Dressings. Containers for these donated books will be in Chapter House North and South and in the hallway in back of the Thrift Shop. Bookstores, used bookstores and library book shops usually have a young adult section to help you choose a title. Books can be new or slightly used. Here are a few suggestions of books in a series for young adults:

• Princes Diaries Series - by Meg Cabot
• Gallagher Girls - by Alley Carter
• Trouble Series - by Stephanie Tromly
• Conspiracy of Us Series - by Maggie Hall
• Chronicles of Nick - by Sherrilyn Kenyen
• Shadow and Bone Series - by Leigh Bardugo
• Harry Potter - by J K Rowling
• Percy Jackson Series - by Rick Riodan

Thanks for your help and support!