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THE BRIEFING SHEET Page 2 of 13 T HE B RIEFING S HEET www.deltaclippedwings.org CO-PRESIDENTS: Retta Christoforatos EDITOR: Sue Zino Donna Wilson VOLUME 04:2017 Our 2017 Annual Fundraiser is over and it was a great success … As the newsletter goes to print, we have just celebrated our 2017 Annual Fundraiser and, once again, with the help and contribution of many volunteers, it was a great success ...THANK YOU!!! All attendees were in high spirits as they enjoyed the company of good friends, some they have not seen since last year's event. For those who bid on items from the Silent Auction, the bidding was full of friendly competition and the anticipation for the auction results was electric! We had 311 donors, many who donated more than one item, so our field of choices in the silent auction/raffle was enormous. Delta Air Lines alone donated over 73 cases of wine, not to mention the tickets for our Grand and First Prizes. If you checked your email on March 17th you saw the long list of donated items (419 listings)!!!!! And we thank each and every one of our donors for helping make our event such a success. We ask you to please continue to patronize the businesses of our donors as they are so vital to the success of our fundraiser (a complete list of donors starts on page 9). We also thank the entire staff of the Atlanta Airport Marriott for their excellent service which contributes greatly to the success of the fundraiser every year. Now we can take a breather with the satisfaction of knowing we did another great job in raising funds for our four charities. With the monies made on the bid items, raffle tickets, and donations made "In Memory of / In Honor of" and cash donations, we are confident we will be able to make generous donations again this year to each charity. We will publish the total amount collected in the May newsletter, so stay tuned!" Since we only have the April and May luncheons remaining for this season before our summer sabbatical, please make plans to join us for one or both of these luncheons. Details about the April luncheon on page 2. The May luncheon date is listed under SAVE THE DATE on page 4. Congratulations to our Grand Prize and First Prize Winners GRAND PRIZE 2 Confirmed Main Cabin Tickets | Monty Wolverton Johnson Within US50 & Canada + $1,000 FIRST PRIZE 2 Confirmed Main Cabin Tickets | Joe Stein Between US/Canada - Mexico/Caribbean We look forward to seeing you in April! Retta Christoforatos Donna Wilson Co-President Co-President [email protected] ~ (770) 597.3054 [email protected] ~ (770) 957.6832 April 2017 ~ THE BRIEFING SHEET Page 2 of 13 Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains. ~ Kahlil Gibran ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy MacDermott Harrison 1951 ~ 2017 | FA class 10/03/1977 Wendy passed away peacefully on March 1st after her year-long battle with cancer. At Wendy's request a Celebration of Life will be held April 1st at 5pm at Cochise Riverview Club, 3795 Cochise Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30339 | (770) 435.9329. If you plan to attend, please contact Marilyn McCown at (678) 643.3570. For those wishing to do so, donations may be made in Wendy’s memory to the American Cancer Society (https://donate3.cancer.org/?lang=en OR American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123) Address for her father, William MacDermott: 1307 Melrose St., Tullahoma, TN 37388 Online condolences may be posted at www.legacy.com/guestbooks/tullahomanews/wendy-macdermott-harrison- condolences/184396748?cid=full VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS ~ Brenda Newman ~ [email protected] ~ (770) 973.8605 500 Atlanta Country Club Drive, Marietta 30067 ~ (770) 953.2100 GUEST SPEAKER: Selena Einwechter** Proprietor of “BED & BREAKFAST ON TIFFANY HILL” / Author / Motivational Speaker MENU ~ Trio Salad Plate ~ Chicken Salad and Shrimp Salad over a bed of Spring Greens with Seasonal Fruit Salad Key Lime Pie *** Vegetarian meals are available: If you register/pay online please make that notation there. However, if you choose to send in a check, note Vegetarian Meal on the “FOR” line on the front of your check. *** Cost: $29 per person (includes taxes and gratuities). Cash bar available. PAYMENT ~ TWO METHODS If you have any questions about your reservation, please contact Alva Blake (770) 436.4789 or [email protected] 1) Pay ONLINE at www.deltaclippedwings.org. On the HOME page, scroll to the EVENTS section in the lower right corner to “Wednesday, April 19 ~ REGISTER ~ Atlanta Country Club.” Click on “REGISTER,” then log in to proceed to the registration form. Your information will automatically populate the form. You can enter and pay for up to 5 guests with this online form! Submit the form and continue through the payment process. You will receive an email confirmation showing your credit card amount and the names for you and your guest(s) … (NOTE: We do not accept American Express). April 2017 ~ THE BRIEFING SHEET Page 3 of 13 2) Pay by CHECK. Make your check payable to DELTA CLIPPED WINGS. DO NOT SEND cash or a bank transfer. Please be sure your name, address and phone number is on the check as well as the name of anyone you may be paying for. Mail checks to Delta Clipped Wings ~ Alva Blake, PO Box 724944, Atlanta, GA 31139-4944. Your check is your reservation, so mail it early!! NOTE: Please allow 3-4 days for mailed checks to reach the PO Box. Payment Deadline: Payment must be received by Tuesday; April 11th, so the final count can be given to the facility. DCW is responsible for paying for that number of guests whether they attend or not and while we want to remain flexible and sensitive to personal circumstances, please understand we are not always able to make refunds once the count is finalized. Your check will be your reservation, so mail it early!! Check-In/Arrival: Check-in begins at 10:30, please make every effort to arrive before 11:00 as the final number of attendees will be given to the kitchen at that time. Advanced Seating: If you would like to sit with friends, “advanced seating sign-up sheets” will be available at the check-in table. This process not only helps friends find where their party is sitting, it also helps other members find available seating at a quick glance. Please be aware, if you put someone’s name on your list and they no-show, it is your responsibility to remove their name from your table list. NOTE: Name cards may be placed on your table; however, NO “RESERVED” SIGNS please as members walking through looking for an open seat may think the whole table is taken. Parking: Self-Parking Only Dress Code: Business Casual ** Selena Einwechter loves to tell the story of how her dream became a reality and will share with us her journey from spending more than thirty years in corporate America to taking a leap of faith in 2009 to pursue her dream of opening her own B&B in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Ashville (400 Ray Hill Rd., Mills River, NC 28759). Don’t forget to wear your favorite Spring chapeau to the luncheon!! HATS, HATS AND MORE HATS A prize will be given to the top three BEST HATS!!! Most Beautifully Designed Hat Best Presentation from Head-to-Toe Most Creative, e.g., Spring Inspired or Delta Inspired or Animal/Pet Inspired ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Option 1) Get directions on our website - www.deltaclippedwings.org - by clicking on the red Atlanta Country Club under the EVENTS section which will take you to Google Maps with the hotel’s address already typed-in. Once on that website, simply type in your home address. Option 2) If you have a GPS in your car or on your cellphone, you can obtain the directions that way. April 2017 ~ THE BRIEFING SHEET Page 4 of 13 SECOND CHANCE AUCTION For anyone who missed the Fundraiser or who didn’t “win” the item(s) they bid on, here is your chance to get in on the action to help our four charities … CURE Childhood Cancer, Ladies Day Fund, Inc., Pets for Vets and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!!! The bid items will be the ones that were donated too late to get in the March Fundraiser’s Silent Auction. Bids will open at 10:30 and close 11:45, so bring your checkbook, cash or credit card and bid, bid, bid!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Event information may also be found on our website www.deltaclippedwings.org Wednesday, May 17 ~ 57th Fighter Group Restaurant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do what you can, for whom you can, with what you have, and where you are. ~ Theodore Roosevelt ~ 26th President of the United States (1858 - 1919) ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DCW LIAISONS to CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER Kathy Larkin ~ [email protected] ~ (770) 333.8688 www.curechildhoodcancer.org Kathryn Wilson ~ [email protected] ~ (404) 502.3304 LAUREN'S RUN & CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER PICNIC Date: Sunday, April 23rd Location: Concourse Office Park, Atlanta, GA NOTE: Delta Air Lines is a Diamond Sponsor of this event THE STORY OF LAUREN’S RUN (a 5K Run/Walk – 2K Walk – Tot Trot) The RUN began in 1992 and continues in memory of Lauren Zagoria and Lauren Kochman, both of whom lost their battles with cancer. For the last 22 years, hundreds of families have gathered to walk and run in support of CURE, raising more than $3.6 million for lifesaving pediatric cancer research.
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