The Chatham Christian Women elected their 2010 officers at the November meeting. Heidi Gillespie will again serve as president; vice president will be Rosalie VanGilder; secretary is Carol Menon; and treasurer is Norma Siman.
The women voted to consolidate their meetings. They will not meet in January. February will feature the popular Valentine’s party, when the identities of secret sisters wil be revealed. There will be no meeting in March, but the women will have a bake sale at the VFW’s Sugarbush.
The April meeting will be spent planning the rummage sale and Family Night. The former Mothers and Others event is expected to become a family event.
June will feature a tea party and in July the women will invite others to join them at the Medina County Home for bingo and refreshments. They will not meet in August, but will get together to go out to eat in September. After working at the Apple Butter Festival, they will not hold an October meeting.
A craft activity, such as Lisa McGraw’s recent jewelry making program, will take place at the November meeting along with election of officers. The December event will be a Christmas party for all women of the church.
The next meeting of the 2009 year features a Christmas party to which all women of the church are invited. It will be held at the South Building on December 14 at 7 p.m. Participants should bring fingerfood to share, four dozen cookies if they choose to participate in the cookie exchange, and a white elephant gift.
Mark your calendars: Cookies are needed for Make It/Take It Day on December 5, the Living Nativity on December 12, and the Christmas boxes that will be packed on December 19.