SAFD Flower Press

SAFD Flower Press
www.safdhouston.org
An educational, non-profit organization for floral designers
November 2011
Lana’s Lines
Our year is off with a bang! October’s
meeting was great with a super turnout. It’s
wonderful to see our membership supporting SAFD
and that we have so many new members and
guests. Keep coming – it only gets better. Community Affairs is planning a great Christmas workshop –
so come out and help them make some beautiful
designs and make so many people happy over the
holidays.
Please come to our December meeting and
hands-on workshop. You will take home a beautiful
Christmas design you personally make. Our leader
for the workshop is our own member, Janice Barron. The cost is only $25.00 per person, but you
must be a SAFD member to attend. SAFD
will be providing the refreshments for the
night as just another way of giving back to
our members. You won’t be disappointed
and it’s so much fun to make something and
take it home.
This is my annual “thank you” letter
for Thanksgiving. It’s time for me to give
thanks for everyone and everything in my
life. My SAFD Board is simply the best team
group of members to work with – thanks to
each and every one of you for all you do.
Special thanks to all of YOU for showing your
support and for all you do – you’re all great!!
The next SAFD meeting of 2011-2012
Wishing you and your families all the
best during this season of Thanksgiving – love to you
all
Lana
The inside story...
Nov Meeting
2
Community Affairs
2
Oct Meeting Highlights
3-4
Nov Wedding Workshop
5
Dec Workshop
6
Special Events Trip
6
Community Affairs Schedule
2011-2011 Board Introduction
Membership
9
Dec Workshop
9
Special Events
9
Calendar
10
Buying Power & Tax Notes
11
is November 15, 2011 @ 6:30
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SAFD November Meeting
Our presenter will be the well-known designer Bill
Morgan from Breen's Florist. Bill will be captivating us
with his holiday designs and creations so be sure not to
miss his presentation and anecdotes from years of designing. Socializing starts at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at
7:00. We will have raffle items you won't want to miss out
on. Guests are always welcome. Shown at right is a de-
sign Bill made for our
2008 Tabletop Gala.
Bill is a lover of theater as well as floral
design.
Community Affairs
Community Affairs met October 24th at the
Ainsley Courte Assisted Living Home and put together 20
arrangements. Fun was had by all. Thank you to the following members who participated:
Lois Maier
Lynn Snyder
Natalie Rodriguis
Kathi Johnson
Marilyn Hunter
Lidia Villamizar
Dolores Schutzenhofer
Jan Beall
Our next workshop will be held on November 28,
once again at the Ainsley Courte Assisted Living Home at
15055 North Eldridge Parkway, which is just one block
south off of Louetta Road. Ainsley Courte’s phone number is (281) 374-8002. We will meet at 9:30 a.m.
The arrangements will go to the Northpointe
Grace Nursing Home. This will be our Christmas workshop
and we will be making floral Christmas trees. Come out
and help put these together and get acquainted with your
fellow members. It is a lot of fun and the ladies at the
home enjoy it so much.
For more information please contact:
Louis Maier - Community Affairs Chairman
(281) 374-7027, or
Lynn Snyder - Co-Chairman
(281) 415-1085
SAFD Membership — Debi Davis, Membership Chair
Are you interested in joining SAFD to participate in more of these exciting demonstrations and
other events?
SAFD has a year of fabulous presentations,
workshops and trips already being planned for the
2011-2012 season. You do not need to be a florist to
join, you only need to love flowers and design, or
have the desire to learn. If you would like to join
SAFD next year, please fill out the Membership Form
available at our monthly meetings, or mail in the
form available on our SAFDHouston.org site.
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We look forward to seeing you next year, and
hope you will not only come to our monthly meetings
to learn and enjoy , but will also join us in our workshops as we create arrangements for the many facilities we serve.
If you download your membership form,
please bring the form to a meeting, or mail the form
to:
SAFD, P. O. Box 683166, Houston, TX 77268-3166
Debi
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SAFD October Presentation
Our October special presenter was Marya
(Mo) Davidson from AJ’s Urban Petals, located at
1217 West 20th St. Houston Texas 77008. Mo’s coworker and
best friend
Lori accompanied her
to our evening demonstration.
As the principle
designer
at
AJ’s, Mo fills
floral orders
squash.
One of Mo’s favorite roses is Cherry Love
which is a rich red, that opens into a extra large blossom and is fantastic for filling out large arrangements
as well as small side pieces. Other elements used
were dried
wheat, fall
leaves, Kale
(from the cabbage family),
Marigolds, sunflowers, a new
lavender rose
named Amnesia,
curly willow
Squash container, filled with foam
for the shop as well as making arrangements for multiple events every week.
Mo’s design style has been influenced by
her travels around the US and Europe.
A beautiful variety of fall colors
were used to design multiple arrangements for SAFD members, including arrangements in hollowed out pumpkins and
Pumpkin container, filled with foam
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branches, mini calla lilies, Hypericum berries, foxtail fern, green
Dendrobium orchids, Celosia (cocks
comb), green antique hydrangeas
and more.
Lori displays her burlap
Lori’s work in progress
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October meeting, continued
Mo and Lori showed us inspiration can
come from unexpected places. AJ’s recently received a huge shipment of large ceramic pots that
were wrapped in burlap bags. Lori could not bear
the thought of throwing all of them away so she
started her search for something to do with them.
Inspiration struck and a idea was born to make
hand stitched bags that could be stuffed with dried
materials like wheat, preserved fall leaves and dried
flowers. Small squares of burlap were cut by anyone and everyone on the staff. Each square was
pinched in the center and the tip was wrapped with
a short floral wire. When hundreds of these were
made the designing began, first wreaths were mad
and then whole Christmas trees were designed and
built for display and sale.
If any of our members have the opportunity
to drop by AJ’s Urban petals please do, they have a
beautiful store over flowing with fabulous items to
No burlap bag went to waste
Hand-sewn burlap bags filled with autumn color
see and purchase.
And don’t forget to say Hi to Mo and Lori and
tell them you are from SAFD.
1217 West 20th Street
Houston, Texas 77008
713.957.0449
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November Wedding Workshop—Pam Bates
On Saturday, November 5th at 9:00
After the wedding, the flowers
a.m. several SAFD members met to learn
were delivered to two facilities:
how to design over-the-top centerpiece arAutumn Grove Cottage, a small derangements, bridal bouquets, small armentia care facility with 16 resirangements and corsages. Under the leaddents, and The Conservatory,
ership of Pam Bates the group designed 11
which placed the arrangements in
extravagant floral arrangements containing
their lunch room for the enjoyment
blue and white hydrangea, Schwarzwalder
of their residents. The large arDesigner Pam Bates
mini calla lilies, blue dyed Dendrobium orrangements were collected from
chids, Delphinium and brown dyed seeded eucalyp- the wedding facility by another woman who retus. Members created 48 stunning smaller arrange- constructs and delivers them to church-related faciliments in record time under the direction of Diana ties. Thanks to all who attended the workshop, your
Hanley. After the larger arrangements were
participation
helped
completed
create an elegant rethe
team
ception.
gathered to
make
the
Pam Bates
bridal attendant
bouquets following the step
by step instructions
from
Pam
Bates. Last
of
all,
under
simple guidance wrist
Design Sample
corsages
were created and the design was left to the
whimsy of the designer.
The arrangements completely filled the back
of a 15 foot cargo van where they spent the night in
the cool outdoors before being delivered to Ashton
Gardens for the Sunday wedding.
Newsletter Submissions: In order for news items to appear in the November monthly newsletter, please send complete and accurate submissions by Friday, November 25th, to Pam Bates at: ibpamelac@att.net.
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December Workshop
SAFD will present a hands-on workshop on Thursday, December 15th beginning at 6:30 p.m. SAFD Board
member Janice Barron will be teaching
you how to create a holiday masterpiece. The location for this event is at
Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the
large hall. To attend workshops you
need to have paid-up membership
dues. Sign-ups will be offered at the
monthly meetings
prior to this workshop. The cost to
attend is $25,
which must be paid by Thanksgiving
day.
Come join in the fun of creating something special for the holiday
season, enjoy getting to know SAFD
members and also enjoy the refreshments that will be provided.
18511 Klein Church Road, Spring, TX — (281) 376-6831
Special Events
For many SAFD members working full time means
you miss out on our bus trips. Saturday November 19th
will be a chance for everyone to attend the next outing.
Leave Barbara Bush library parking lot at 9:00 am
to arrive at JoLoè Art Barn at #18 Timberwood Lane, Conroe, Texas before ten.
Loela and Johan have a wonderful morning
planned for us and it is so exciting to hear about their
home and view their fantastic paintings including the watercolors from her book "Heirloom Bulbs for Today". She
will do a demo of a Thanksgiving arrangement, and we
will have an opportunity to browse (and to buy,
if I know this group) the lovely handmade items
in their studio.
We will have lunch at Eden's Cafe which
is raved about by those who have been there. It
is easy to find out about it on the web at:
http://www.edencafe.net and is right on our
way home.
DIRECTIONS FOR DRIVING from BB library
Right on Stuebner Airline
Left on 2920
Right on 2978
Right on 1488
Left on Old Conroe Rd.
Left on Lakeforest Dr
Right on Lake Dr.
Left on Timberwood to #18
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TO LUNCH
Go back to 1488 and turn right
Turn left on Egypt to 33418 Egypt Lane #P
TO HOME
Go back to 1488 and turn left to 2978
Go home the way you came or another way if you prefer.
If you cannot go on this trip please let me know right
away.
Kathy Black
281-440-1944
blackokat39@gmail.com
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Calendar
On the Horizon - October
November 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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 Dec 6 - Board Meeting
Sat
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 Dec 15 - SAFD General Meeting/Workshop
 No December Community Affairs
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You have not lived until you
have done something for someone who
can never repay you..
John Bunyan
Date
Event
Time/Location
Nov 1
SAFD Board Meeting
Christ the Good Shepherd Church
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
18511 Klein Church Road, Spring, TX 77379
281.376.6831
Wedding Workshop
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
9431 Rio Grande Drive
281.468.3822
SAFD Meeting
Cypress Creek Christian Community Center
The Forum
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379
281.376.7121
Community Affairs
Ainsley Court Assisted Living
9:30 a.m. - Noon or until finished
15055 North Eldridge Parkway, Spring, TX 77379
281.374.8002
Nov 5
Nov 15
Nov 28
SAFD MISSION STATEMENT
SAFD is a non-profit organization authorized
under the IRS Code Section 501(C)(3).
SAFD promotes the study and enjoyment
of floral design through volunteerism,
educational programs and community
involvement. Monthly programs consist
of a featured speaker, top floral designer,
or hands-on classes in fresh/silk arrangements. Raffles are held for the arrangements and the proceeds are used for the
charities
supported by
SAFD.
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OUR MOTTO
We learn how, share the
knowledge, and then give it away.
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Your SAFD Buying Power
Craftex Wholesale
7215 Ashcroft
Houston 77081
713.771.6691
Silks, books, and ribbons
Garden Expo
1221 West 20th St.
Houston 77008
713.861.5100
Nursery—-live plants
Greenleaf Wholesale
2112 Leeland
Houston 77003
713.223.0299
Fresh and permanent
flowers. Tues. 20% off
floral supplies
Pikes Peak of Texas, Inc.
4340 Directors Row
Houston 77092
713.686.4500
Fresh and permanent flowers
Wednesday – 20% off supplies
Something Special
12703-A Cutten Rd
Houston 77066
832.249.8607
Permanent plants and flowers
Silk Arboretum
Carolyn Thompson’s
Antique Center
Old Katy Road
713.864.8733
Call for Appt 10am - 6pm
Frank De Dera, BP
Southern Floral Co.
1313 W.20 St.
Houston 77008
713.880.1300
Fresh flowers and supplies
Tuesday – 10%; closed
Saturday
Taylor Wholesale
1601 21st St.
Houston 77008
713.869.7481
Fresh flowers and supplies
Weatherford Farms
13223 Murphy Rd.
Stafford 77477
281.498.7261
Green and blooming plants
Bringing Sunshine...
SAFD would like to express
sympathy and bring a little
cheer to any SAFD member
who may be ill. If you know
someone to whom we can
send a card, please contact:
Aida Quesada, email:
aida5555@hotmail.com
Illnesses
Please keep Janice Barron’s
mother in your prayers, as
she is in St. Luke’s Hospital in
the Woodlands.
MEMBERS MUST PAY SALES TAX when shopping at any of the vendors above.
Community Affairs Upcoming Workshops
The following dates have been reserved for Community Affairs workshops, and we look forward to seeing
you at these workshops! Meetings start at 9:30 a.m.
November 28, 2011
No December meeting
January 23, 2012
February 27, 2012
March 26, 2012
SAFD Tax Notes — Diana Hanley, Treasurer
Did You Know…

SAFD is a 501(c) tax exempt charitable organization.
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You can deduct your miles involving SAFD business.
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You can deduct items used for your tabletop display as
long as it is not used for your personal gain.
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You can deduct items donated for our Community Affairs care arrangements.
You can deduct your membership dues.
You can deduct your donations for raffles for
tabletop (cash or items donated).
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Just be sure to keep good records and copies of receipts for your CPA and your files. I will qualify this
with “be sure to check with your CPA” if you have any
questions. These could be subject to interpretation
by your CPA and will depend on your filing status as
to whether they qualify to be deducted. But who
knows, it may be worthwhile to keep track of these
expenses.
Diana Hanley
Treasurer
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SAFD 2011—2012 Board Members
President/Tabletop Chairman
Lana King
Vice President/Tabletop Co-Chairman
Jan Beall
Advisor
Lois Maier
Advisor
Olga Lea
Secretary
Jan Beall
Treasurer/
Website Coordinator
Program Chair
Diana Hanley
Program Chair Assistant
Janice Barron
Newsletter Editor/
Website Coordinator
Publicity
Pam Bates
Social
Yanick Stam
Membership
Debi Davis
Historian/Parliamentarian
Phyllis Smith
Community Affairs
Lois Maier
Community Affairs
Dianna Lyn Snyder
Telephone
Sharon Barton
Sunshine
Aida Quesada
Scholarship
Lana King
Special Events
Kathy Black
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Dianne Abrahams
Cissy Antona
713.416-2746 C 281.890.4489 H
lanaking@aol.com
281.352.3209 C 281.370.2316 H
Janbeall1861@yahoo.com
281.374.7027
LMAIER1@sbcglobal.net
281.440.0682
olgalea@sbcglobal.net
281.352.3209 C 281.370.2316 H
Janbeall1861@yahoo.com
832.465.3518 C 281.890.4704 H
shanley313@comcast.net
713.818.1224
dianneabr@hotmail.com
281-658-9764
janice@jbarron-dreamhomefinder.com
281.468.3822
ibpamelac@att.net
281.376.4955
RickA@cdshouston.com
281-251-1936
ystam@comcast.net
281.797.1976
Debi@Debisue.com
281.370.9965
psmith16@sbcglobal.net
281.374.7027
LMAIER1@sbcglobal.net
281.370.6362
dlsnyder@live.com
713.822.3680 C 281.225.8083 H
crbarcom@aol.com
713.530.7767
aida5555@hotmail.com
713.416-2746 C 281.890.4489 H
lanaking@aol.com
281.440.1944
Blackokat@aol.com
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Your 2011-2012 SAFD Board Members Cont.
Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program
Did you know that with every purchase made at Customer Letter form to tie your card to SAFD. That’s all
Kroger using your Kroger Plus Card you could be contribthere is to it. You will become a supporter of our
uting to SAFD? SAFD is enrolled in the Neighbor
mission to provide floral education to you, and
to Neighbor Donation Program. To enroll in this
floral gifts to residents of area nursing or assisted
program take the form available at monthly
living homes.
meetings to your local Kroger store the next time
The Kroger Customer Letter is also availyou go shopping. The cashier will scan your
able on SAFD’s website, www.SAFDHouston.org.
Kroger Plus Card, then scan the bar code on our
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Join Us—Become a SAFD Member
Society for the Advancement of Floral Design (SAFD) Membership Application
To become a member of SAFD, return this application with your check for $45 or $30 if age 65 or over.
Make your check payable to SAFD. Mail to address below:
SAFD, Inc.
Membership Chairman
P.O. Box 683166
Houston, TX 77268-3166 (You must include the 3166 in the zip code)
Check one: New Member_________________ Renewal of Membership ______________________
Amt. Pd._________________ Date pd.______________ Check #______________ Cash_____________
Name_________________________________________________________ Birthday (M/D)_________
Mailing Address: Street________________________________________________________________
City, State, & Zip______________________________________________________________________
Home Phone #:_____________________ Work #:__________________ Cell #:____________________
E-mail Address:________________________________________ Fax:____________________________
Each member is expected to participate in making our club successful. In an effort to encourage participation and
recognize individual talents, please complete the information below.
I can help with the following:
______Help set up for meetings; clean up after meetings.
______Help set up for events such as Tabletop Gala, workshops, etc.
______Make phone calls to SAFD members as needed.
______Make programs, invitations or signs, etc., for events such as our annual Tabletop Gala.
______Solicit items needed for raffles or silent auctions.
______Bring snacks to the meetings or workshops.
______Help with fresh flower mini-workshops, i.e., helping with shopping for flowers, etc.
______Help with silk floral arrangements for Community Affairs. (No skill needed – you will receive training.)
______Help plan monthly day trips to interesting destinations within 150 miles.
I would like to see the following class or workshop ____________________________________________
I would be interested in starting____________________________________________________________
I would like more info on the annual SAFD scholarship___________
Please offer any topics or suggestions you have for speakers or topics for the future:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Do you have any of the following skills? If so, check: Computer_____ Crafts____ Accounting____
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Your 2011-2012 SAFD Board Members
SAFD would like to present to you its 2011-2012 liams, she is also a floral designer and always willing to help out
when we need her.
Board of Directors:
Publicity:
President/Tabletop Co-Chair:
Lana King, TMF – Serving in her second year as President, Lana is a Certified Texas Master Florist who works full-time
as head designer and wedding coordinator at Rainforest Flowers
in The Woodlands. She worked for over 30 years as a legal administrator and paralegal. She has also been Tabletop Chairman
for the past two years, Vice President, Secretary, and Historian,
as well as working on the past three years with SAFD’s designs
for the TOMAGWA event, Senior Proms, and other projects,
Chair of “Blooms Over The Woodlands” of Texas State Florists
Association Convention in July, 2011, and a past SAFD scholarship winner. Lana is a member of Allied Florists of Houston,
Texas State Florists Association, and currently serving on the
Education Board with Texas State Florists Association.
Cissy Antona – Cissy is in her second year on the Board
and handles our publicity for SAFD’s monthly meetings to make
sure they get in the neighborhood newsletters and publications.
Telephone:
Sharon Barton – Sharon has served on the Board for
many years – most recently doing Programs. She is now the
person who calls all our members to remind them of events and
helps to schedule activities. She’s like a SAFD e-mail via phone!!
Newsletter/Website Coordinator:
Pam Bates – Pam is in her second year on the Board
and takes care of publishing our SAFD newsletter and having it
printed for our meetings. Pam works for a well-known law firm
but still finds time to put on other hats with her scrapbooking
Vice President/Secretary/Tabletop Chair:
and floral projects. She is also handling SAFD’s website for rouJan Beall – Jan is very active with SAFD’s Board in all
tine updates and revisions. Her commitment with the newslether capacities. She has been Tabletop’s Silent Auction Chair for ter and website is a valuable asset to SAFD and its members.
the past two years and very involved with TOMAGWA. Her vol- Everyone gets to enjoy her talents.
unteerism is “above and beyond”. Jan so generously stepped up
Activities/Bus Trips:
to the plate when the Board lost its Secretary two years ago.
Kathy Black – Kathy handles coordination of SAFD’s acAdvisor:
tivities or bus trips scheduled for the year with Precinct 4, inOlga Lea – Serving many years on the Board and one of cluding transportation to some of our events for our members.
the charter members of SAFD, and was last year’s SAFD scholar- She is responsible for confirming the bus and setting up the day
ship winner. Among many other positions, Olga was recently
trips which includes luncheons and tours, then coordinating
our President and Tabletop Chair and very active in all volun- with all people who sign up to go.
teer aspects of SAFD and in our community, including Meals on
Wheels. As a member of Northgate Country Club, Olga is instru- Membership:
mental in helping SAFD procure the Northgate site for our anDebi Davis – Debi is not new to our Board and keeps
nual Tabletop Gala.
everyone’s membership up to date. She takes care of checking
in members and visitors to each meeting, signs up new memAdvisor/Community Affairs:
bers, prepares all of the SAFD badges for members, and generLois Maier – Another member who has been our past ates “blast” e-mails to the membership of all activities going on.
President and served many years on the Board; a past SAFD
scholarship winner. Lois has worked on SAFD’s monthly Com- Treasurer/Website Coordinator:
Diana Hanley – Diana is in her second year on the
munity Affairs for many years making SAFD proud of all her
work. Community Affairs donates approximately 25-30 arrange- Board in this valuable position. Diana works full time as an acments monthly to a nursing or hospice facility in the community. countant, but still finds time for SAFD and all her floral passions.
She assists Pam Bates with the website functions and is responCommunity Affairs:
sible for all the bookkeeping functions of SAFD, filing tax reLynn Snyder – Assisting Lois Maier on Community Af- turns, reimbursements, payments to vendors, and all deposits to
fairs and served on the Board in various capacities.
our treasury. Diana is instrumental in heading up SAFD’s donations to the Foundry Project Judy Dierker Classic this year.
Programs
Dianne Abrahams and Janice Barron –
Sunshine:
Dianne is in her second year on the Board and a true “trooper”
Aida Quesada – Always a joy with her uplifting personwhen we need her. Dianne is very active in the community with ality, Aida is not new to the Board. She takes care of sending
her volunteerism, including Meals on Wheels; instrumental in cards or notes to SAFD members or spouses who might be uncarrying out SAFD’s commitment with Blooms Over The Wood- der the weather or have lost someone.
lands at Texas State’s convention.
Janice is in her first year serving on the Board but another
“trooper” in the trenches. Currently a realtor with Keller WilSAFD Flower Press
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Historian:
Social:
Phyllis Smith – Long-time SAFD member and Board
member, Phyllis is responsible for keeping the SAFD scrapbook
of activities and events.
Yanick Stam – Yanick is in her first year on the Board
and she will be responsible for making sure we have appetizers,
food, and drinks for our monthly meetings.
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