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Happy St. Patrick's Day
Recently, the Election Committee announced nominations for officers to serve the next term for the Squashville Social Club. We first want to express our SINCERE THANKS!! to Barbara Twichell and Deborah Duff-Fleming for taking the time to help out this with very important committee. They willingly (??) jumped in at the last minute and did an excellent job! Again - THANKS Barb & Deborah! As to the offices of President, Vice President and Treasurer, we only had one nominee who accepted the candidacy for each position. Therefore, by motion of the Officers, they were confirmed as unanimous winners of their elections, since there was no point in having you members vote. We're sure you'll all agree that we have a great new group of officers. And they are ...
President -
Susan Ott HOWEVER - we do not have anyone willing to serve in the position of Secretary! You may have noticed that the Election Committee has posted several times on the boards, seeking someone to volunteer to fill this position. Well - we still need someone willing to give back a little to the Squashville Social Club. It only takes a few hours twice a month for the meetings, and the Secretary's primary other roles are to create the minutes of each meeting and to maintain the Club Membership list. So we REALLY need to hear from just ONE PERSON willing to help out. If you are willing to serve as the SSC Secretary, please email Susan Ott. We also want to take just a moment to express our sincere thanks to the out-going officers. Susan and Joan were Vice President and Treasurer - and we're thrilled they will be back. Mike Brennan, President for the past 5 years, and Lauri Nickel, our Secretary, have both decided to take a break. We really appreciate all they have done for the Club! Thanks for getting involved and helping to make the Squashville Social Club fun and one of the Charming Tails collectors' best places to find out all the latest news about Charming Tails! A note from Mike Brennan: As previously announced, I have decided to step aside and devote my time to some other "duties" that have gone long un-attended. However, when Oak Leaf Publishing first offered to host the SSC Newsletter, I agreed that I would continue to host the newsletter right here on the Charming Tails Resource Page. I will be happy to continue doing so and hope, in fact, to now have the time to re-establish some additional pages for the SSC. All my best wishes to the new officers. I have really enjoyed working with Susan as our Vice President this past year and feel very confident that she is going to be a great asset to the Club as its President. Let me add a hearty "Welcome" to Tiffany and an on-going "Thanks" to Joan. It really is a lot of fun and a great way to get to meet lots and lots of Charming Tails collectors! Happy Tailing!!
Meet a
Cruise Winner!!
As we mentioned in the January newsletter - the first Cruise Winner was Karen Piercy. Here's a little more about Karen that Susan Ott (quickly becoming our ace reporter!) found out about Karen in a recent interview. Karen and her husband Dave will be going on the cruise compliments of Fitz & Floyd. They have added a couple days on to the cruise to have some time enjoying New Orleans. Karen and Dave live in Crown Point, Indiana with their dog Bailey. Karen started collecting Charming Tails almost from the beginning. Her first piece was Mackenzie Snowball... and well, things have 'snowballed' ever since. I first met Karen standing in line at Rosemont a few years ago. That was a terrific place to make a new friend - you would be standing and chatting with someone for hours!! I was amazed she made it through that line more than once. Now that's a true collector. Karen has attended lots of Charming Tails events besides Rosemont, she was at the regional event at the Dells, signings at European Imports, and the character event at Frankenmuth, Michigan where she entered the contest to win the cruise for two!! I'm sure she'll go back to Bronner's again this year - so if you see Karen, be sure and congratulate her!! With LOADS of glee - Karen added that the most exciting thing about winning the Cruise prize was that Dean himself called her to tell her she had won!!!!!
Once again - it is time to purge the old/bad addresses from the Squashville Social Club membership list. Please follow THIS LINK to a list of all the addresses that have kicked back in the past 5 months. Instructions on how to notify us of address changes/updates/status are included on this page.Be aware - ALL THE ADDRESSES ON THE LIST WILL BE PURGED ON APRIL 1ST (and that's NOT an April Fools Day joke). So if your address is on the list - and it is still a good address - LET US KNOW!! Otherwise, you will not continue to receive notification of newsletter announcements, will not be eligible to participate in our contests, cannot vote in SSC elections, etc. So make sure you check the list and, if your GOOD email is on there - it is especially important that you LET US KNOW!!! |
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Have you ordered your SSC Buttons yet?!?
Our 2005 Squashville Social Club Button design - created just for us by Sharon Gleason! The new buttons are now available! So get your order ready and send a check or money order, payable to "Squashville Social Club," to Joan Woodruff, 420 South Dara James Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016-2713. Buttons are $6.00 for the first one ordered, $3.50 for each additional button in the same order.
We are still offering the "I'm Nuts About Dean Griff"
buttons, too! If you order them at the same
time, they are just $3.00 each. Otherwise, $4.00 for the first,
$3.00 for each additional button.
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Last month, our (rather easy!) Contest featured a really exciting prize - the "Say Cheese" Miniature figurine! Well - we had one of the best contest "turn-outs" we've ever had - and are thrilled to announce that Coral Burow is the winner!! Congratulations, Coral!! Just in case you weren't able to figure out the clues last month, here are the contest answers: C H R I S T M A S C O O K I E S T R I P L E D E L I G H T S T I C K Y S I T U A T I O N S S W E E T I E P I E
Thanks to everyone who entered.
We'll be back with another contest soon! But for now ... check out how
you can win the "Mystery Cruisers" Contest - whether you're going on the
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MYSTERY CRUISER #9 No. 9 is a seasoned cruiser who has traveled to the Caribbean, Scandinavian capitals, Alaska, Mexico and the Panama Canal. No. 9 has not been to New Orleans before and says “An adventure in a new place is always fun.” No special occasion for No. 9. But is traveling with 3 other family members encompassing three generations. When asked if No. 9 had ever met Dean this was the response: Yes, and what a delight! I was a late learner about signing and expos, and events; but once I learned I became an avid fan! The first time I met Dean was at the signing in at Bronners (Hint: that was in the same state No. 9 is from) right after 9/11 and I have my Wrapped with Pride print displayed prominently.” (Hint: No. 9 {with sibling} was at G&L’s Hoe Down {I sat at same table})!! MYSTERY CRUISER #10 Another very well traveled cruiser! No. 10 has been on numerous cruises including the QE2!!! No. 10 is a long-time Charming Tails collector and has met Dean on many occasions at various locations. No. 10’s response to when was the first time you met Dean was “…at a gift shop in a mall in Allentown, PA. He wasn’t that busy there and at the time signed, and signed and signed No. 10’s collection. “ You know that was a LONG time ago!!!! No. 10 and guest are traveling about 1,500 miles to New Orleans. Seems like No. 9 and No. 10 should know each other: Avid cruisers, have met Dean, love traveling and adventures, and have been collecting Charming Tails for quite some time. I guess most of us fit that description. Now ... how do you WIN??!!?? Well, it won’t be long now! If you’re NOT going on the cruise – you can e-mail your guesses as to the identity of the 10 cruisers (even if you don’t know all ten) anytime to Susan Ott. All entries need to be received by April 14th! If you ARE going on the cruise – contest entry forms will be available on the ship. Two prizes will be awarded – one for on-line and one for on ship. I hope you have enjoyed reading about the travelers.Here are some additional hints: Three of the 10 are male. Some of the home states are: Ohio; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Florida and Indiana. A couple of them have met all of the others. One REALLY stands out in a crowd.
So
be sure to make your guesses and get them in to Susan before the deadline.
Need to review the clues about the other 8 Mystery Cruisers? Just check
out the past issues of "News in a Nutshell" in the Newsletter Archive! |
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Don't
forget ... if you're ever looking for a past issue of "News in a Nutshell" -
just click on the "ribbon" graphic that's towards the bottom of the CT
Resource Page, right next to "Fun Stuff". This is a
permanent link and takes you to the Squashville Social Club Newsletter
Archive! All the past issues are there - for you to enjoy! |
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Without the support of our sponsors, we would not be able
to bring you the monthly contests. Please show our sponsors how much
we appreciate them by making your Charming Tails purchases from them.
And - to make it easy, we're adding a permanent list of all the wonderful
stores that sponsor the Squashville Social Club. This list will be
here all the time - so anytime you're in the mood to do some "Tail
shopping", just pick a sponsor and pick out the pieces you've "got to
have"!! |
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But HEY!! Have YOU got a CT
scoop? Do YOU want to share a story? Or maybe your favorite CT Photo? Do
you know of a good CT link that others should check out? Or just
let us know your comments about the Newsletter! Email Susan
Jmsmott@aol.com
your thoughts or to get
your info in the next SSC Newsletter! |
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Check the "News in a Nutshell" archive
for past issues!