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Happy Thanksgiving, Merry
Christmas, and Happy New
Year!
Let us be grateful for the friendships
we share, the time we
have together with moments of
laughter, joy, reflection, and
meaning.
May the bonds you create enrich
your being, surround you with
love, acceptance, and growth.
Special thanks to the members
who have offered their homes
for our recent activities: Sheryl-
Marie Dunaway, Kim Silvernagel,
Gina Wirt, Maureen
Farrell, and for each of our
Club/Interest Group Leaders
who have given us their
time and help each and
every month!
I am also grateful for the
help and support of our
General Board Members as
they have given of themselves
to provide you with a
wonderful PROSC this
year!
Enjoy the Thanksgiving
Greetings from the President
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE
EXCHANGE
Thursday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Debbie Shannon, Hostess
Please respond to the Socialzr Evite you received no
later than Dec. 1! In the holiday spirit, please bring:
♦
3 dozen
homemade or bakery Christmas Cookies of
one type, nicely arranged in a basket or on a platter (with
copies of your recipe)
♦
A
container to carry away your cookies
♦
A story
to share about your cookies (if you have one)
♦
A small
tray of appetizers (optional)
♦
A simple
unwrapped ornament to exchange ($10 limit)
P A T U X E N T R I V E R
O F F I C E R S ’ S P O U S E S ’ C L U B
Volume 1, Issue 3
November 2009
season that warms the
heart with an abundance
of true blessings through
the Christmas Holidays
and on into the Happy
New Year!
Best Always, Kimberly
P.S. There will be no December
newsletter so this
issue includes some January
Stuff! What a way to
recycle, reuse, reduce,
eh?! We'll get something
out early in January.
Get together with another
person and be creative; use
your imagination to bring an
unwrapped ornament ,
wreath, basket, or holiday
gift/item for auction!
Your PROSC Board would
greatly appreciate it if all
members bring an appetizer
or dessert to share. Bringing
an auction item is not mandatory
if you wish to just join
us and do lots of bidding!
Visit our website at:
www.paxriverosc.org
for
directions! We'll also need
you to RSVP, by emailing:
www.paxspouses@hotmail.
com
.
Should you not be able to
attend this event you can
still send donations, checks
payable to: Semper Fi Injured
Marine Fund. Envelope
addressed to:
PROSC, P.O. Box 196,
Patuxent River, MD 20670.
We will include it with the
others.
Thank you! We're looking
forward to this festive
event! Hope to see you
there!
Please join us for the Annual
Charity Christmas “Ornament”
Auction. It will be on Saturday,
December 5 from 6-9pm
hosted by Vice Admiral and
Mrs. Dave Venlet.
Bring your spouses in holiday
a t t i r e , a n d i n v i t e
PROSC friends to join you for
an evening of holiday cheer at
Mattapany House!
All proceeds benefit the Injured
Marine Semper Fi Fund: visit
t h e m o n l i n e a t :
www.semperfifund.org.
This charity provides grants to
injured and critically ill Marines
and Sailors and their families,
to help with the costs associated
with hospitalization, recovery
and transition.
Charity Ornament Auction set for December 5
BUNKO 1st Tuesday 7 pm
QUILTING 2nd Tuesday 1-3 pm
JEWELRY 3rd Monday 6:30-8 pm
GOURMET 3rd Thursday 11 am
BOOK CLUB Last Monday 6:30 pm
COFFEE Every Friday 10 am
COMPUTER TBD
GOLF TBD
DAY TRIPS TBD
Groups meet monthly, unless otherwise noted. Dates
may be adjusted during holidays or rescheduled at the
discretion of the group leader.
ALAS . . .
It won’t be all candy canes and pressies
Well be saying “Au Revoir” to a dear friend,
Krista flies back to Australia soon
So one last Bunko hoorah, with her, we’ll send.
So bring your jingles and tinsel
Trish will be hosting us for the night,
Polish up on your Chrissy tunes
Grab your reindeer ‘n sleigh ‘n take flight!
Hello again to our bunko group! Thanks
again to Kim Silvernagel for such a fabulous
November evening at her beautiful
home. We had an awesome time.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, we
better update everyone on the details for
December bunko! The hostess with the
mostess will be Trisha Wootley. We are only
able to have 16 players for this bunko, so
please email Krista as quickly as you can, so
so you get on the RSVP list.
December 1 at 7pm. Please bring a dish
to share (savory or sweet) and your $5 to
play.
“It has been an absolute pleasure getting to
know everyone through this fun bunko and I
am definitely going to miss you all when I
head home to Australia. Thank you for making
this experience so much fun. Who knew
rolling dice, eating, drinking wine and chatting
could be such a fun and an enjoyable
experience!?” Cheers, Krista Reynolds
We give thanks to Kim S. for hosting
November’s bunko - it was really rockin’
And now can you believe it’s December?
Time for Christmas pies, egg nog and stockins’.
While our weather is getting chilly
The festive spirit of Bunko is HOT!
RSVP to Krista if you’re coming
(The obligatory reminder in case you forgot).
So...were you naughty or nice in 2009?
The Big Guy in Red will know,
He’ll divvy up the pressies accordingly
Only good girls get gifts of Bunko
January: Sumptuous
Soup & Scrumptious
Salad Lunch
Kimberly Jones,
Hostess
Has the winter cold gotten you down, and
feeling blue? Not to worry, warm soup is on
the way.
On
January 21 at 11
am, we will share our
favorite soup recipes and soups. Join us for
some warmth, fabulous friendships, and
fabulous soups. Kimberly is known for making
delicious salads. If you have not had the
pleasure of tasting her salad master-pieces,
come for a treat!
BONUS TREAT!
Have you
ever wanted to
make pretzels, but did not know where to
start? Kimberly will be teaching us how to
make home-made pretzels – yum!
"The most indispensable ingredient of all good
home cooking: Love for those you are cooking for."
– Sophia Loren
Chairperson: Peggy Carlton
Join us
Monday,
November 30 at Patti
Thumm's house
! Patti
will send out directions
to her house before the event. Bring
The Host
by Stephenie
Meyer and a dish to
pass around, now that we know what Aliens
eat! We will also be given a
demonstration on how to
download and navigate the
local library system to obtain audio
books. We are constantly learning from each
other!
Please Note:
There is NO December
meeting! January's book is
Firefly Lane
by
Kristin Hannah. We'll meet
January 25 at
Chairperson: Colette Cottreau
Our last meeting was on Nov. 16
where we worked with Memory
Wire. We made bracelets and hanging bead
decorations using memory wire (bracelet or
necklace size), a variety of beads, and some
headpins. We used 22-gauge wire and practiced
making closed loops to create charms
too! We needed a bead chaser for sure that
night!
Our next meeting is not until January 18,
2010, 6:30 at Colette's! We'll be working with
16 or 18 larger gauge wire to make Shaped
Links, or "hammered" flat shapes for a pair
of earrings or the beginning of a necklace.
Feel free to bring magazine pictures of
jewelry that you would like to learn to create,
and/or other ideas for more projects!
See you December 8 at the
Library. Square / Pattern #2 will
be started.
Chairperson: Rebekah Kent
Due to busy schedules and
festivities in December, there is NO gathering
planned! Enjoy your favorite holiday
recipes and we'll see you at the cookie exchange
instead!
Ann Wilde's home
with
the Author calling in
for a book club chat with us! Please bring
questions! Our annual "Re-Gift" Chinese
Auction will be moved to February!
Please think about what future books interest
you. Some suggestions are:
Five Quarters of the Orange
by Joanne Harris
Peace Like a River
by
Leif Enger
The Book Thief
by
Marcus Zusak
Remind me if I neglected to add your suggestions.
We can read any books that your hearts
desire; even re-reading the classics can be fun.
Please think about volunteering your house for
upcoming book club meetings. No fancy preparations
are needed; paper plates and floor cushions
are fine. Our potluck usually starts at 6:30
pm and we discuss the book afterwards. Please
e-mail me at
kandpc@gmail.com
if you want to
volunteer your home.
Chairperson: Kim Silvernagel
Bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrr!
No meeting planned in December
- see you in the new
year . . . get those Christmas
cards done!
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BUNCO
BABES IN DICELAND . . .
DECEMBER 1 at 7pm
THE MESSENGER
JEWELRY CLUB
QUILT CLUB
Business Owners!
NOV. 30 - BOOK CLUB
DEC. 1 - BUNCO
DEC. 3 - COOKIE EXCHANGE
DEC. 5 - ORNAMENT AUCTION
DEC. 8 - QUILT CLUB
DEC. 22 - NIGHT TRIP
January 2010 - 1st week - watch for PROSC
newsletter as we're skipping December!
Board Meetings: TBA by email to Board Members....
let us know if you'd like an invitation!
Our January 2010 Main
Event will be held at one of
our local community
shops! We'll be inviting
those of our members who
run home-based small
businesses to share with
us, so please watch for more details! We
are seeking all business women! Do you
sell Avon, Arbonne, Mary Kay, Pampered
Chef, Tastefully Simple, Longaberger,
Silpada, Party Lite, Southern Living, etc.
or know of a PROSC-eligible person who
does?
We want you and your business to participate
in our small business night in January!
You must be a PROSC member to
sell so please check the website for a
membership form for more information on
how to join and be a part of our gala evening
of fun, friendship, and profits!
Mark Your Calendars!
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Kimberly Jones, President
Elizabeth Morley, Vice-President
Ann Wild, Treasurer
Celeste Benn, Membership Secretary
WE WANT YOU, Secretary
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Kim Silvernagel, Fundraising
Maureen Farrell, Sunshine
Becky Kent & Amy Kilpatrick, Co-Historians
Trisha Wootley, International Liaison
Annie Palermo, Social
Lisa LaPaglia, Publicity / Newsletter
E-mail: paxspouses@hotmail.com
Webmaster: info@globalanomaly.com
P.O. Box 196
Patuxent River, Maryland 20670
The more precisely you plan, the harder destiny will hit you.”
— Unknown
THE MESSENGER
Moms of Tots
Attention all moms...we need someone to
organize a PROSC playgroup! Roster
includes those moms who are currently
interested (listed on roster as “PG” for
Play Group) . Contact us at :
paxspouses@hotmail.com
.
ENJOY HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON PROSC “NIGHT” TRIP
If anyone wants to include their family members and meet some
of our great PROSC members,
here's your chance! We can gather at AnnMarie Garden’s Holiday
Lights for a tail-gate hot chocolate
party. How about Military Discount night on December 22? See
below for details! Look for the
PROSC Lanterns in the parking lot at 7:30 pm since it’s a
Tuesday and they're located on the
Solomon’s side. Just contact Kimberly Jones until the night
before. I'll bring the cocoa AND the
coffee!
AnnMarie Garden Highlights:
December 4—January 2: 6-9pm nightly except they’re closed on
December 7,8,14,16,24,25!
Garden In Lights is a delightful walk-through light show full
of whimsical and
imaginative creations. Enjoy giant giraffes, lions, pandas,
race cars, damsels
in distress, sharks, elegant dancers, and other magical light
sculptures!
Pick up a “
Holiday
I Spy” program for an enchanting walk
in the
woods. The light show starts in the Arts Building where guests
will also find
GLOW, The 2nd Annual Ornament Show & Sale
,
plus holiday entertainment,
activities, and refreshments. Cost is $3 for adults; $2 for
kids 5-12; $2
seniors; kids under 5 and AMG members are free. Visit
www.annmariegarden.org
or
call 410-326-4640 for details.
Special nights:
Wednesday, December 9 & Wednesday, December 30 -
Golf Cart Tours
-
Golf cart tours will be available for those guests unable to
walk the path.
Sunday, December 13 -
Pet Night
- Bring your pet to Garden In Lights! $1 per pet,
all other admission
rates apply. All pets must be on a 6 ft or shorter leash. Pets
lacking in manners will be
asked to leave. Please note: pets are not allowed on any other
nights of Garden In Lights.
And $1 off Tuesday Nights for select groups with valid ID:
Tuesday, December 15: Police, Sheriff, EMT, & Firefighters
Tuesday, December 22: Active Duty Military
Tuesday, December 29: Public School Teachers
LOCAL HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, November 27, 5-9pm: Christmas on the Square & Annual
Tree Lighting
in downtown Leonardtown: Holiday festivities, music,
entertainment, sleigh rides,
horse & carriage rides, live nativity, tree lighting & Santa's
arrival! Call 301-475-9791
for more info.
December 4, 6-10pm: Holiday Candlelight Tours at Sotterley
Plantation.
Reservations required. Call 301-373-2280. This year's time period:
The War of 1812 ~ Historic Dramatization
(with artistic liberties taken). Tours
run every 10 minutes, lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Live Seasonal Music. Refreshments Available . Admission
Fee—Group Rates
Available.
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