May2015 Newsletter.pub - Orange Park Acres Women`s League

May 2015
Volume 17, Issue 5
OPAWL Newsletter
President’s Message
It is with a lot of gratitude I write this last President’s Message. I am
thankful for the women on the Board who have been such a support
during the last two years. I am thankful for all of the members - you
are some of the best women on the planet.
Newsletter Deadline for
June is
May 20th
Publisher/Editor ~
Michelle Pettit Williams
Editor ~
Laurel Baker
President
Kathy Manulkin
Proofing ~
Nancy Madrid
Electronic Distribution ~
Jana Shuler
The Orange Park Acres Women’s League is a small organization but it
is evident the impact we have on the community. We provide a
scholarship for a deserving woman at Rancho Santiago College. Those
who have received this scholarship have written how these funds have
impacted their lives.
Beverly’s House continues to be a part of our mission. The girls were
very grateful for our personal gifts, for the Christmas and
Thanksgiving that they would have not had without us. They
appreciate the Horseback riding and how this has changed their lives.
And what would Christmas be without the wreaths on Orange Park
Blvd, or the trails without the dirt, or the corner without the signs and
landscaping?
Inside this issue:
The Inside Story
2
Membership
2
Scholarship News
2
Neighborhood News
2
Calendar
3
Sections
3
Garage Sale
4
Board Meeting
Minutes + Financials
5-6
Nominating
Committee Report
6
Membership Renewal 7
Form
The friendships that I have made have been
such an important part of belonging to this
organization. They are one of the most
important “treasures” for me.
Thank you again for all you have done for
the OPAWL and for me personally. I am
looking forward to the next years of growth
for this wonderful organization.
Kathy Manulkin
Next Board
Meeting
The Next OPAWL
Regular Board Meeting
Our regular Board Meeting
this month will be held in
conjunction with our
Installation on Wednesday,
May 13th at 5 pm at the
Ruby’s in Orange.
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Membership
The Inside Story
May Birthdays
3rd
9th
10th
12th
27th
Sandy Forkert
Marcia Hogie
Karen CormierSouthards
Cindy Nelson
Kara Brundage
Jan Diaz
Laurel Baker
Sunshine
Let me know if anyone else
needs a little sunshine in
their lives and I’ll provide
some on behalf of OPAWL!
Noreen Bryce Gruebl
714-633-3190 ~
gruebljm@aol.com
Neighborhood News
It is now time for ALL MEMBERS TO RENEW THEIR
MEMBERSHIP. You can go to our website opawomen.org
and click on Membership. There you will find CLEAR
directions for renewing your membership online or by
mail.
We will also have renewal applications at our Installation
Dinner on May 13. Also, there will be a membership
renewal application in this newsletter that you can print
off and mail in to our PO Box.
Membership renewal is May/June of each year. So if you
are wondering if this is the time for you to renew your
membership...YES...It has been a year already...So
please renew your membership NOW.
Laurel Baker, Membership VP
laurel1943@aol.com
714-289-0270
Our Website
www.opawomen.org
The July 4th celebration in OPA is just around the
corner!! We have started earlier than ever to plan some
new things for the community.
More details to follow but want to let everyone know
that the OPA 5K Race registrations begin at 6AM. Details
for the two pre-parade races may be found at:
http://opa5k.com/index.html
Parade staging will begin at 8AM and everyone will need
to be registered to participate in the parade. The
parade will begin promptly at 9:30AM at Orange Park
Blvd and Frank Lane. For parade registration and
information please visit:
http://orangeparkacres.org
and click on Events
here is the link for the parade entry registration form:
http://orangeparkacres.org/admin/upload/event/pdf/ent
ry%20and%20liability%20form%202015.pdf
You can copy and the paste this link into your internet
browser.
We are planning a Community Post-Parade BBQ on the
Salem lawn with race/parade winner announcements
and some fun things in store. The OPA website will be
kept up to date with new information so check back.
Come one and all and enjoy Independence in the Acres!
Toni Bradley
Chair, 49th Annual Orange Park Acres Parade
Scholarship News
The Scholarship Committee has selected the winner for
OPAWL’s 2015 Scholarship from among 21 outstanding
women students at Santiago Community College-students with an impressive list of personal qualities and
educational accomplishments. Selecting one is
challenging. Once again, the achievements, hopes, and
dreams of these young women applicants were inspiring.
The scholarship winner will be presented with the $2,000
“Orange Park Acres Women’s League Scholarship” at
Santiago Canyon College’s “Scholarship and Awards
Ceremony,” Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 5:30 pm to 6:30
pm at the Strenger Plaza on the college campus.
OPAWL members are invited to attend the ceremony and
participate in honoring the winner of the 2015
Scholarship.
Lois Powers
on behalf of the Scholarship Committee
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~ Calendar ~
OPAWL activities are in Black, OP Association activities in Orange, Mara Brandman Arena activities in Blue, and various “Holidays” in Green
Sections News
Sections Coordinator ~ Starting June 1st our new Sections Leader is Linda Mazzara!
Thanks Linda for stepping up!!!
3rd Monday Bridge ~
Marcia Hogie, 714-273-0492 ~
We will meet on Monday, May 18th.
Call Dorothy Neblett, 714-651-9099, for
more information.
Beginning Bridge ~
Great New Open Group! Call Rose Ellen
Cunningham, 714-532-1326 or Annette
Mason, 714-538-4683 Here’s your
chance if you want to learn to play
Bridge. Call these ladies! We meet the
3rd Thursday of every month at the
home of Annette Mason, 20212 Rogers
Drive. We will meet on Thursday,
May 21st.
Bunco ~
Linda Mazzara, 714-633-9079
gmazzara@aol.com ~
Bunco is held on the 3rd Friday of each
month at 7 pm. Enjoy friendship,
along with appetizers and dessert
(bring one or the other) for the low
entry fee of $10 per player. The game
is easy to learn and we have LOTS of
FUN! Call Linda for the location for
May 15th.
Fiber Arts Section ~
Pam Sapetto, 714-815-7771
psapetto@sapettogroup.com
All things related to knitting, crochet,
spinning, weaving and other fiber
related activities. We meet the 3rd
Saturday of every month. On May
16th, we will meet at 10 am at Pam
Sapetto’s home, 20162 E. Chapman
Ave. Contact Pam for more info. We
welcome beginners to those with
advanced skills!
Gad-A-Bouts ~
Coordinator Judy Denton,
714-639-7515,
judy39@socal.rr.com
On Thursday, May 7th, we will be going
to Laguna Beach for lunch, chit chat and
shopping! Meet at Judy Denton’s at
10am to car pool and caravan there.
Judy is going the fast (and scenic route)
via the Toll Road. Those who want to see
the play or go to the theater will surely
find a buddy to do that. Contact Judy for
more information.
Home & Garden Section ~
Rose Ellen Cunningham,
714-532-1326 ~
We meet on the 4th Thursday of every
month at 10 am. The location for the
May 28th meeting is Snover Uppal’s
home, 20408 Amapola Ave.
Kids & Family Club ~
Teresa Beach, 714-501-7840,
quasarthesquid@hotmail.com or Lois
Widly, 714-633-0836,
lwidly@socal.rr.com
Neighborhood social activities for kids
and their families.
Literature ~
Kathy Manulkin,
714-639-8686,
kathy_gary@msn.com
We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each
month from 7 to 8 pm. On May 24th
we will be discussing All the Light We
Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
Walking for Fitness ~
Donna Aidekman,
714-356-6545,
djaidekman@aol.com
Meet us at 7 pm each Monday at the
To help with the maintenance of Pony corner of Meads Ave and Morada Drive
Park - our Corner Beautification Project at the Anita Bennyhoff bench for an hour
- Please contact Ruth Lundring 714walk. Come out and join us as we enjoy
932-8864 or Lois Widly 714-633-0836 seeing friends and talking up a storm!!
to join our volunteer team!
Hot Trotters ~
Connie Bowin, 714-369-4072,
connie_bowin@yahoo.com
We are the “horsey” Section of
OPAWL! Watch for emails for events
planned. Our poker ride is Sunday,
May 3rd, starting at the Johnson
Joint, 7117 E Clydesdale, at 1 pm.
Pictures next month!
“Action is the antidote
to despair.”
~Joan Baez
American Singer
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Garage Sale ~ April 22, 23, 24 & 25
The OPAWL garage sale was a HUGE success. Thank you to the many members who were there on Wednesday to set
up and display the donated items. It would have been impossible without each and every one of you. It is an
understatement to say we were all exhausted. The time and talents of the wonderful membership continued the next
three days, as many people showed up to “work” the sale, selling the items and handling the money. The actual
totals are not available yet but it is close to the amount made at our last sale. This garage sale makes it possible to
continue the scholarship given to a woman at Santiago College, to help Beverly’s House, and to fund the
beautification and trails of our beloved Orange Park Acres.
We received donations for our operating fund to continue paying for the water bill for the “Pony Park” and hopefully
to install the electric meter at the park for new lighting. The winner of our wine basket raffle was Emilia.
A special THANK YOU must be made to Kay Thomsen, our Garage Sale Queen, for the tireless hours she gave to
make this garage sale a success, and to Lois Widly and her crew for the gourmet food provided for the workers. We
had a lot of fun, made new friendships and built a sense of community around the delicious meals.
A THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME, TALENTS AND DEDICATION TO GARAGE SALE 2015.
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Board Minutes—March 2015
ORANGE PARK ACRES WOMEN’S LEAGUE
BOARD MEETING
March 11, 2015
The regular Board Meeting was called to order by President, Kathy Manulkin, at 7:00 p.m.
Elected Officers present:
President
Kathy Manulkin
First Vice President
Lorrie DiGangi
VP – Membership
Laurel Baker
VP – Ways and Means Connie Bowin (absent)
VP – Communications Michelle Pettit-Williams (absent)
Treasurer
Donna Aidekman
Recording Secretary
Nancy Madrid
Appointed Officers, Committee Chairs and others present:
Susan Dobak, Linda Mazzara, Lauren Scholle, Emilia Sugiyama (incoming President)
Minutes: Minutes of the February 11 Board meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as presented.
Treasurer’s Report:
Donna Aidekman reported the receipt of $190 in advance garage sale purchases.
Donna expressed her concern for the monthly operating costs to maintain the website. During discussion, it was
mentioned that the monthly web site maintenance costs since bringing on a web consultant are no greater than they
were previously when it was being updated by a member and that overall, total year-to-date costs for the web site
are a result of the major work that went into updating the site and correcting functions that did not work properly or
had never been updated, such as the PayPal payment feature for fund raising events and membership renewal, the
photo gallery, etc. Several options were discussed to manage on-going web hosting costs going forward including
possibly the newsletter being included quarterly instead of monthly while continuing a monthly focus on special
events and membership renewals as well as looking for a member who has the ability to maintain the site. It was
decided to continue as we have been doing at present and to table the discussion to the next meeting and possibly
for the new Board to consider.
Discussion also centered on generating revenue for operating expenses which comes only from membership dues.
One avenue to generate these funds might be from member or community donations and that this topic might be
considered as an agenda item for the next meeting and for next year’s Board strategy.
The Treasurer’s Report as of the end of February reflects a balance of $2,040.93 in operating funds and $5,663.17 in
fundraising monies for a total balance of $7,704.10.
Membership: Letters about OPAWL are being sent out to new households in OPA to raise awareness of our
organization and its purposes.
COMMUNITY, PHILANTHROPY AND FRIENDSHIP
Members have the ability to sign up to work one or more shifts on the web site. Additionally, the Board decided to
get together on Sunday, March 15 at Emilia Sugiyama’s to call every OPAWL member to ask for donated items to sell
and for workers to help during the sale days.
Publicity for the event will include: distributing flyers door-to-door in our respective neighborhoods; Susan Dobak
getting articles in the Sentry, Tustin News, Villa Park newsletter, Register, Eventful, and to Cardinal Property
Management for their association newsletters; Emilia Sugiyama handling Facebook and Instagram postings; Kathy
Manulkin for a Pennysaver ad; Emily Neubert for a Craig’s List ad as well as an Evite to members; and Michelle
Williams for Constant Contact emailings.
Kathy Manulkin plans to donate a banner for the sale and new member BeBe Russo, who is a realtor, will assist with
garage sale ground signs.
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Board Minutes—March (continued)
OTHER BUSINESS
Installation of the new Board will be held on May 13th with the location and final plans to be determined and
confirmed by the next Board meeting.
The April Board Meeting will be held on April 8th at Annette Mason’s. There being no further business, the meeting
was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Madrid
Recording Secretary
Nominating Committee Report
By Lorrie DiGangi, Chair
The OPAWL Nominating Committee met on Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 7PM to choose a slate of candidates for the
Elected Officers’ positions for 2015-2017.
Slate of Candidates for OPAWL Elected Officers 2015-2016
President
First Vice President
VP Membership
VP Ways and Means
VP Communications
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Emilia Sugiyama
Jan Diaz
Lauren Scholle with Co-Chair Annette Mason
Ann Webb with Co-Chair Kathy Manulkin
Michelle Pettit Williams
Donna Aidekman
Lorrie DiGangi
If any member is interested in adding her name for consideration for any of the positions listed above, please
contact Lorrie DiGangi at 714-289-7646 or digangi@aol.com.
These candidates have been contacted and accepted the nomination.
Voting of the Slate will take place at the Installation
Dinner.
The Installation Dinner for the new board will be held
on May 13, 2015 at 5:00 PM. The location will be
Ruby’s, 186 N Atchison St, Orange.
Respond to your e-vite
or call Lorrie DiGangi or Jan Diaz.
Orange Park Acres
Women’s League
P.O. Box 2696
Orange, CA 92859
Contact Us At:
opawl2014@yahoo.com
Orange Park Acres Women's League
Friendship, Community, Philanthropy
Membership Application
Please complete the form and send it along with your payment to:
OPAWL
P.O. Box 2696
Orange, CA 92859
Membership Dues: $45 (Payable to OPAWL)
Please check one: Renewal____ New______
Name:______________________________________________
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Phone:______________________________________________
E-Mail:_____________________________________________
Birthday: (Month and Day)_____________________________
Please check the sections in which you are interested:
Beginning Bridge
Bridge
Bunco
Fiber Arts
Gad-a-Bouts
Galloping Gourmet
Home & Garden
Hot Trotters (Horses)
Literature
Moms & Kids