Annual Waldemar Meeting: Thursday, Feb. 26

It's time for our annual Camp Waldemar meeting on the banks of the gorgeous Guadalupe River, hosted by TX Alpha George Anne Robinson Elmore! Your invitation will arrive in your mailbox this week. Here are the details:

Thursday, February 26, 2009

11:00am

Camp Waldemar in Hunt, Texas

Luncheon cost per person is $13

Directions: Click Here!

You may RSVP online by emailing club treasurer Natalie Duhr Secor at njs@ktc.com. This meeting is our biggest of the entire year...this is when we do most of our voting, particularly our annual club dues to the Pi Beta Phi Foundation, Arrowmont, Holt House, etc. Hope to see you there...we ALWAYS have a great time!

Club Christmas Meeting on December 18 in Fredericksburg

Do you hear what I hear? Angels are singing...it's Christmas time again!

Our annual club meeting for the holidays is coming up on Thursday, December 18, 11:00am, in the home of member Leslie O'Berg Haight in Fredericksburg. We thought we'd try something fun and new: a potluck luncheon. When you RSVP, you'll find out what dish to bring!

Invitations are in the mail now, so look for yours to arrive soon. Driving directions to Leslie's house are included. You can RSVP to me now by emailing: president@ringching.com.

Hope to see you there. Ring ching!

Club Meeting Tomorrow Evening in Kerrville

Our club's general meeting and dinner is tomorrow night at the home of club VP Deb Johnson (KY Beta, '63). Our RSVPs have been low, so if you are planning on attending, please let Deb know as soon as possible! Her email address is djohn1rn@stx.rr.com.

We'll be talking about upcoming club events, such as our next Pi Phis After Five social. And, we'll discuss Pi Phi literacy work and the recent developments at Arrowmont.

Cost per person for the dinner is $12, and you can bring that to the meeting. Hope to see you there! Let me know if you have questions: president@ringching.com

Fall Meeting, October 21

Our fall meeting typically takes place in September...this year, Hurricane Ike interrupted our plans! We postponed that meeting and it is now scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, at 6:00pm in the home of our club VP Deb Johnson (Kerrville). Invitations are on their way to you now.

The dinner cost per person is $12. If you paid for last month's meeting, you need not send another check. Please let me know if you have any questions: president@ringching.com. Hope to see you on the 21st!

Voter Registration Deadline Nears

This year's election is fast-approaching...are you registered to vote? The last day to register is this Monday, October 6! Here are some of our county offices you can contact if you need to register:

Kendall County

Elections Administrator - Rosaria L. Reyes
201 E. San Antonio St., Ste. 124, Boerne 78006
(830) 249-9343

Kerr County
Tax Assessor-Collector - Diane Bolin
700 Main St., Suite 124 Kerrville 78028
(830) 792-2242

Gillespie County
Tax Assessor-Collector - Marissa Weinheimer
101 W. Main, # 2 Fredericksburg 78624
(830) 997-6519

Not sure if you are registered to vote in this election? Click this link to find out: Am I Registered? If you have moved within your county or moved to a new county in the last year, you will need to update your voter registration, too. You can read more FAQ at the Texas Secretary of State's Web site. Early voting begins October 20 and ends on October 31. Election Day is November 4!

The photo above is of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, Iowa Gamma (1859-1947). Carrie devoted most of her life to the expansion of women's rights around the world as well as international peace. She is recognized as one of the key leaders of the American women's suffrage movement. Her superb oratory and organizational skills led to ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote in August 1920. The National Women's Hall of Fame inducted Carrie posthumously in 1982.

This Tuesday's Meeting Postponed Until Early October

Our wonderful hostess, Deb Johnson, has family that has been affected by last weekend's Hurricane Ike in Houston. She naturally offered to try to pull-off Tuesday night's meeting in her home, but I'm sure we can all understand that her family needs her full attention in the coming days. So, we are postponing our club meeting for sometime in early October.

New invitations will go out as soon as we have a new date for the fall meeting. Thank you for understanding!