Next Chapter Meeting - Saturday, August 23, 2008

Our next quarterly meeting will be held on Saturday August 23rd at the home of Amy Meininger in Dunn Loring, VA. Please watch your emails for an Evite in late July, which will include the start time and directions.

We are doing a BBQ-themed Receipe Exchange Party, plus a very short quarterly meeting, so bring your best BBQ dish to pass, along with the receipe to share. This is an open event, so families, children, spouses and friends are welcome to attend.

If you have questions, please contact Tess Stovall at tess.stovall@gmail.com

Winter Fundraising

The chapter has increased its Phi Sigma Sigma aparrel options to raise money to fund its two scholarship endeavors. Please take a look at the new offerings for winter, and contact Gretchen Ehle (gmehle at hotmail dot com) for an order form. All orders are custom and can be placed at any time.

Happy New Year, NoVA!

Wishing all the sisters in the Washington, DC Metro area a very Happy New Year. Hope your holidays were wonderful and that the new year brings you joy and prosperity.

What better way to celebrate a new year than by joining (or renewing membership with) the Northern Virginia Alumnae chapter.

Tallula - Good Friends, good food...

Our holiday happy hour at Tallula's in Arlington was great. We enjoyed each other's company and appetizers in the back of EAT Bar, a casual bar that shares a menu (and wine list) with Tallula. Swanky, 70's retro chairs set the mood as we toasted to the holiday season and commiserated about our work day. It was good to see everyone and we hope to see more of you at the next gathering.

Pottery Barn Silk Dupioni Drapes for Sale!

Kim Hildred, Foundation President, is hocking her wares to any sister interested;-) If this is not reason enough to buy, then let the Pottery Barn name be the other.

For Sale - Like New Pottery Barn Silk Dupioni Drapes (50X84") in Plum (2 panels - for one window). Panels are pole pocket and are in perfect condition. Original price was $89/panel, but for sisters, the price is $45 (negotiable) for 2 panels. The picture above is not great quality, but should help with identifying color. Please contact Kim at khild32 at cox dot net if you are interested in these drapes. Thanks!

NVAPA Gift Wrapping for Juvenile Diabetes

The Northern VA Alumnae Panhellenic Association (NVAPA) will once again be participating in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual gift wrapping fundraiser at the Pentagon City mall on Sunday, December 16th. As a member of NVAPA, the NoVA alumnae chapter has agreed to provide six volunteers for this very important event on December 16th from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. So far we have three volunteers but we need three more. Please email dottishields@yahoo.com and if you are interested in volunteering.

Thanks so much to everyone who has volunteered for this event in the past. We're looking forward to another successful event this year.

NOVA Alumnae Chapter volunteers with NOVACO

Under the guidance of the NOVA Chapter's Philanthropy chair, Michele Dominiak, chapter members have participated in children's activities for the Northern Virginia Coalition, an organization providing transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse.

Chapter members have assisted with occupying children with numerous activities while their mothers attend classes. Michele has developed an engaging program for the children including activities such as: halloween ritz cracker spiders, decorating pumpkins for halloween, oreo turkeys, thank-you signs for moms and teachers, and "Where is Mr. Turkey?"

Michele has done a fantastic job in organizing this philanthropy effort. The last volunteer opportunity for this year will be on December 10. The chapter will be donating food to mothers for the weekly meal. Please contact Michele if you are interested in participating: moochichi at gmail dot com.