Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon January 2015

GIVING MEMBERSHIP AN UPDATE ON PAA's FINANCES are:
Co-Presidents Nancy Larsson & Sarah Beetem, and Treasurer June Schiller

The wonderful PROJECTS COMMITTEE:
Stephanie B (for Gerry Nelson: Books & Bears), Marlene Bollhoffer (Restaurants with Heart),
Nancy B (for Sharon Brugos: Holiday Boutique), Dallas Manning (Social), Ellen Smith (Thora's Thimbles),
Nancy Larsson & Sarah Beetem (American Girl). Missing: Luisa Pliska (Cook Books) & (Packard Pantry)

Click on any photo to enlarge.....

Nancy Bronstein reporting about Holiday Boutique,
held in Dec 2014, at the AAG

Vice-President Stephanie Beach with an update on membership numbers, and reports from absent project heads.

Marlene Bollhoffer presenting great results
 for "Restaurants with Heart" in 2014.

Dallas M. is listening to her social projects being discussed. 

Ellen Smith is telling us how many pillows, owls, and other items have been delivered to various hospital departments in 2014.
Another project to be proud of!

If you do not sew: buy/donate some material or  thread, do some pinning, stuff some pillows -  because at "Thora's Thimbles" there is always something to do.

2009-10 President Deborah Potash is talking about a potential
new project called: Reminiscences of PAA @ AAG

One of several centerpieces donated by Trader Joe's which became the Fun Fund drawing items.

THE NEW BOARD FOR 2015
Sarah Beetem: Parlamentarian; Nancy Larsson: President; Cathy Murphy: Recording Secretary;
June Schiller: Treasurer; Dallas Manning: Social; Stephanie Beach: Vice-President,
missing: Mary Anne York: Corresponding Secretary

Honoring our past presidents:
Catharine McGilvray 1994; Karen Sutherland 1995/6; Betty Breyman 1985; Ruth Wood 1992; Sarah Beetem 2014; Marzette Woods 1974; BJ Sorensen 1971; Deborah Potash 2009/10; Marcie Freeman 1979; Carolyn Keeley 2001;
Norene Scholz 1978

For Sale: items left from the Holiday Boutique;  now it's time to admire those - hand crafted by the talented group of women who belong to PAA and give their time gracefully....




Meet and greet.....

Representing LPCH @ Stanford: Jody Winzelberg, AUD, Admin Director for Program Growth and Innovation

                                 Dr. Winzelberg is accepting PAA's 2014 donation of $70,000.

A good meeting and pleasant lunchtime at this
great venue, the University Club of Palo Alto,
once again sponsored by PAA's
Catherine McGilvray. Thank you!

Dr. Winzelberg, Victoria Applegate and Eve Shaw, Directors Auxiliaries Relations,
at PAA President, Nancy Larsson's table

Time to say Good Bye,
Nice to have seen you,
Until the next meeting in February.









And now it's time to pack up the left-overs......

Holiday Boutique December 2014

 ALLIED ARTS GUILD ...... decorated for the holidays and special event, a Holiday Market

Gerry N & Luisa P were selling BEAR GRAMS & our award-winning COOKBOOK 

"Ready to buy?" Marty J and Sarah B, PAA co-president, want to know...

PAA was there with those wonderful items - all handcrafted and tempting!!
There was something for everyone,
child or grown-up.
Hats, scarfs, baby blankets, dish towels, AMERICAN GIRL clothes,
shopping bags, and lots more.

Dedicated crew: Sarah B, Jane B, Marty J, and Sharon B

Did I mention bears?

Carolyn K also was there to help on this lovely Saturday

They came in all colors!

.....and there were hats with pig-tails!!

Nancy B is modelling a red hat with matching scarf while Gerry N is admiring.....

Came to look - and buy! Stephanie Beach, PAA VP, and husband chatting with Gerry N

This Fountain in the Garden of Abundance was donated by the
family of Bonnie Evans, seen here, who came to look....
and ended up buying several of our award-winning cookbooks.

The cookbook's cover shows the garden and its fountain which
was painted by Carolyn Hofstetter, a PAA member since 1961.
It was by chance that Carolyn was at the event, and delighted
Bonnie by autographing her bought treasures!
Gifts for several family members. How very appropriate.

Bonnie bought more than a box of books. Thank you so very much!

The event is closing, time to pack up unsold items.

     It was a long but wonderful day. Nancy, Luisa, Sharon and Jane are ready to go home and relax.
    Until we meet again at the January Membership Meeting!   Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!

November 2014 Membership Meeting

JoAnn P; June S; Kathy S; Cathy M; Sue P; and Phyllis B.

 Enjoying lunch at CIBO'S before the November meeting.....

Karen S; Dallas M; Stephanie B; Carolyn K;

Susan K; Ellen S; Mary Ann Y; and co-presidents Sarah Beetem & Nancy Larsson

Erika C; Nancy B; Gerry N; Marzette W; Marlene B; and Ginny W.

                                                  Lunch is over...the meeting has started.
One of the items on the agenda: though not as heavily attended as in previous years,
the American Girl fundraiser was a big success and is on the 2015 calendar.

American Girl Tea and Fashion Show, Nov 2014

Getting ready for another big fundraiser, our "American Girl 2014" weekend.....
Here are Mae S. and Mary Anne Y. unpacking gifts for each attendee

"Dance, Ballerina, dance"....

A large church hall needs to be transformed into a cozy Tea Room for up to 300 guests coming to watch a fashion show

  "BALLERINA"
The theme for 2014

Sarah Beetem, PAA co-president, taking a break with her husband, one of our steady supporters

Two "decorators" Nancy B. and Mary K., enjoying a comical moment

It's starting to look more inviting...

JoAnn P., Carol R. and Marzette W. always ready to work!

View from the kitchen: The hall is almost ready.....

Quick chat before leaving: Mary Ann Y.; Nancy Larsson, PAA co-president; Ginny W. & Carol R.

Ready to get the tea poured: Karen S. and Mary H.

All is ready in the Hall.....

AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS

Selling American Girl items....

Cathy M. with her "volunteer staff"                                                                                                                            

SELLING....

Luisa P. "Cook Books" & Gerry N. "Bear Grams"

SELLING.......

The Squellatis "in charge of Event Tickets"

Raffle Items

3 moms whose girls were also volunteering during the event

Evelyn L., Mae S. and Mary H.

WELL DONE....Everyone.
Again it was a wonderful and successful event.

There still is hard work ahead: but taking down is quicker than setting up!! Shortly the church hall will look the way we took it over on Friday afternoon.

  Good Bye, Balloons....Good Bye, Kitchen.....Good Bye, to our members and their faithful husbands.
                                           Until the next big event in November 2015.