Celebrate Columbus Day
with an Italian Feast
The Vinings Village Civic Club invites you to
celebrate Columbus Dayon October 3, 2011
at 6:30 PM at Taverna Fiorentina, 3324 Cobb Parkway,
with athree-course dinner of youryour choice of
Lasagna, Salmon or Chicken Parmigiana and bottomless glass of wine served family style
.
Cost is$25.00 per person. Deadlinefor reservations is
September 28. Spaceis limited, so make your reservation early. See stub below.
Join your neighbors for this fun social evening
Thanks to Richard Jackson, who motivated members at the September meeting with his humorous outlook on life and philosophies of living. Thanks to Principal Leslie Mansfield, Elizabeth McRae, PAWS Foundation President, and Teasley Elementary Schoolfor their hospitality, and Wyn Engle, Stella Richter, and Mary Ann Sikes for the delicious refreshments. The Civic Club has made a donation of
$3000.00 to be used toward building an outdoor classroom at Teasley
Elementary School. Several members volunteered to tutor at the school.
Betty Smith, immediate Past President, was presented with a
beautiful bench to be placed at Teasley in recognition of her service
over the past two years. Education was her career and her love and she
was extremely surprised and touched by the presentation at the meeting
at the school. She wishes to express her appreciation to the Club, and
especially to
Wyn Engle,who has become a dear friend as they work closely together to produce the Directory and increase membership and advertising.
Reminder:
Dues of $25.00
per family are now due and must be received during October to keep your name in the directory.
Mail check to:
Wyn Engle, 4259 Valley Trail Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339,
including Name, Spouse’s Name, Address, Phone #
and e-mail address.
Ready to
participate in your Civic Club’s activities? The positions of Social
Chairman and Publicity Chairman are still available, as well as
volunteers needed to supply refreshments for each meeting.
Monday, October 3
: Regular monthly meeting.(see above for information and form below for reservations.)
Saturday, October 15
Fall Cleanup with Vinings Rotary
Meet at Cochise Club at 10:00 with work gloves, other materials will be
provided. This is one of the oldest continuous projects of the Vinings
Village Civic Club and more roadsides can now be cleaned since Vinings
Rotary has also joined the effort. Lunch afterwards is the time to
compare stories and socialize with your fellow volunteers.
It’s fun!
Saturday, October 29: Vinings Rotary cleanup of historic African-American cemetery
on Paces Ferry Road. This has become a tradition, to celebrate
Halloween by cleaning up this historic cemetery and again, the Civic
Club and Rotary work together.
Saturday, October 23, 9:00
Serve Cobb Cleanup
at Teasley Elementary School followed by Fall Fair
and Fun Run.
Sunday, October 23, 1-4 PM - Vinings Historic Preservation Society Used Book Sale and Book Signing.
Marion Blackwell will sign copies of his new book,
Blue Locusts. Donations of used books are being accepted at the office.
Reservations for Italian Feast at Taverna Fiorentina. Enclose check made to Vinings Village Civic Club
and mail to Stella Richter, 3920 Randall Farm Rd.,
Atlanta, GA 30339,
Name (s): ________________________________________________________________
Number of Reservations @ $25.00 each___________
Phone #_____________________
Printing of mailed copies courtesy of
The UPS Store, 4355 J Cobb Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
Vinings Village
Civic Club
Meeting Minutes
September
12, 2011
Meeting of
VVCC was held Sept l2, 20ll at Teasley Elementary School with social hour and
refreshments from 6:30-7:00.
Meeting was
called to order by President Heidi Hein.
She led the
group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Tony Lazzaro,
VP Programs, introduced speaker and author Richard D. Jackson, who gave a very
motivating, humorous, and encouraging speech about his experience in observing
how successful people get results.
President Hein
asked for volunteers to chair hospitality, social, and public relations
committees. Jane Mitchell volunteered to be hospitality chair.
Minutes of
the meeting were not read, as the VVCC is posting the minutes on the web site.
Treasurer's report was given by Stella Richter.
Committee Chair Reports: Beautification Chairman Mary Ann Sikes
updated us on the area
behind the library stating that we would cooperate with cobb county on trying
to keep the detention area from becoming an eyesore again but that we could not
really undertake any of the plans that we had previously thought we might.
She
then introduced the motion by the Board to bring to the meeting the proposal to
donate $3000 to Teasley to help them reach their goal of $12,000 for an outdoor
classroom in the presently unused courtyard area of the school. Discussion was held and questions were raised
about the amount to be donated. Betty
smith pointed out that there was no main project this past year. She suggested
that if we considered Teasley to be the project for two years then actually the
amount would equal the typical amount donated to the community the year before
when the teen center was created at the library: $1500.
Heidi
called for a vote and it was passed.
Membership/Directory
Chairs Betty Smith and Wyn Engle reported that the absolute last day for dues
would be November 15 to be listed in the directory.
Membership dues had been received from 45 people. The goal is to maintain
last year's record membership of 250.
Directory ad campaign will start immediately with a goal of adding 10 more
pages of advertising. Ben Weinberg III, will join the directory committee
in soliciting new business ads.
Heidi
Hein introduced all of the new officers explaining that Paul Zantzinger would
not only be secretary but finance chair as well. Ben Weinberg has volunteered to be historian.
Heidi
then introduced Leslie Mansfield, the new principal of Teasley and Elizabeth McRae,
the president of the Paws Foundation (the fund raising organization for Teasley.) The murals that the Woman’s Club donated were
pointed out on the walls and over the door of the Media Room.
A note was read from Beth Dickinson, the
pastor of the Vinings United Methodist Church, thanking the club for the
donation for the use of their facilities last year.
Betty
smith was called to the podium and completely taken off guard when she was
presented with a thank you card stating that an honorary bench will be placed
at Teasley in her name recognizing her service to the club as president the
past two years.
The meeting was adjourned by Heidi
Hein.
The
next meeting (a social gathering) will be held at Taverna Fiorentina Restaurant
in honor of Columbus Day on October 3 at 6:30pm with reservations
of $25 per person being sent to Stella Richter before September 23.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Betty
Smith and Mary Ann Sikes
For Paul Zantzinger, Secretary
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Minutes of Meeting of the Vinings Civic Club
Held Monday,
June 6, 2011, at the Cochise Club,
Paces Ferry Road, Vinings,
Georgia
Betty Smith, President called the meeting to order at 7:02
pm. Present were all the officers and 58 members and guests. Betty called for a
blessing which was followed by the pledge of Allegiance. Betty thanked Janice
Waters and her committee for making the arrangements for the meeting. Members
brought food and the club provided beer and wine for a $5 charge. Betty
announced that the club would donate 4 free memberships for 2012 as Bingo
prizes. She thanked her officers for their duty and service through out the
year with a poem. Officers honored were: Tony Lazaro, Bob Lamardro, M.A. Sykes,
Debbie Bolt, Robin [refreshments], Tim [house chair], Jean Harlow, and Janice
Waters. She then presented gifts to all the Board members which were a ceramic Noah
Ark piggy bank. She introduced the new incoming president Heidi Hein. The business
portion of the meeting was adjourned at 7:42
and the party continued.
Respectfully submitted
M.A. Sykes, Secretary
