PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:

My dear Sisters:

The warmer weather approaches, and we all look forward to our now annual spring affair, CJNBW’s celebration of the life and work of a distinguished member of our community.  This year, the event will take place on Sunday May 2^nd at the Ramada Inn, Hightstown – from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m..  We are pleased this year to honor Ms. Shirley Satterfield, a remarkable and humble woman with whom many of us in the Network are familiar, both as friend to CJNBW and as guidance counselor to many successful graduates of the Hightstown and Princeton high schools.

Ms. Satterfield, a twice retired counselor from the Princeton School District, has been a faithful youth advocate, not only for Princeton students, but for many Hightstown High School students in an earlier position, and for the young people of her church, the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church.  In her capacity as counselor in both school districts, Shirley Satterfield has assisted CJNBW in identifying high school graduates for our scholarships.   Also, for years, Ms. Satterfield ensured that graduates and other young people participated in our Education Fairs, sometimes bringing them herself.  When her name was mentioned at last month’s meeting, we were happily surprised to learn that Shirley has been involved in yet another initiative - to offer spiritual support to incarcerated youths.  As we began the process of inviting Ms. Satterfield’s friends and colleagues to the event, we learned of so many more of her other worthy and charitable involvements!

Ruth and Joyce have sent you copies of the flyer invitation for May 2^nd.   If you have not gotten your flyers, please contact either Joyce or Ruth.  If you need more, feel free to copy one of those.  The cost per person is $40.00, which includes a three course meal, networking, and entertainment.  Linda reports that the number of those who have indicated their plans to attend the May 2^nd event is growing so that Shirley and Joyce have had to negotiate for a larger room at the Ramada.  Let us fill that room as the money made from the affair goes towards our scholarships!

Thank you, Illean for last month’s Women’s Month presentation, and Louise for the beautiful decorations.  We had quite a turnout, including several men.

I love spring and am always hopeful that my window boxes, deck and garden will be beautiful each year, but am not always as successful as I would like.  That is why I am excited about our April Meeting program, Spring Gardening Tips.  In keeping with our theme this year – “home and garden,” Ruth, herself a gardener, is spearheading this month’s presentation.  Please come out and bring a friend as this promises to be a timely, educational and entertaining presentation.   Louise will no doubt make Easter and Spring blossom in the Library for the April meeting – you don’t want to miss this.

Always,

Noreen Lois