CJNBW November 2001 NewsLetter

31 Card/Order Money Due

6 Steering Comm. Mtg.

13 Reg. Mthly. Meeting

16 Holiday Tea ????

Central Jersey Network
of Black Women
P. O. Box 217
Hightstown, NJ 08520
NEWSLETTER
November, 2001

**President's Message**
Dear Members and Friends: It was such a pleasure to see those of you who attended CJNBW's Open House on Oct. 14th. I hope that you enjoyed the informative presentation, by Ms. Carine Toussaint-Ramos, as much as I did. For those of you who couldn't make it, picture this: Carine was dressed in a striking red and gold outfit from Vietnam, one of the many national dresses she purchased on her tour. She took us through several of the ten countries she visited during her Voyage at Sea, reading from journals which she kept for each day in each country. Her descriptions were vivid and insightful, and you could almost see the sights and the people! She also displayed many artifacts from this trip, including articles of clothing which were modeled by her sister and her mother. Our only disappointment was that	we ran out of time and would love to ask Ms. Ramos to speak again at one of our regular monthly meeting. The other highlight of the evening was the presentation of a CJNBW Book Award, to Ms. Miranda Roach, a student at the College of New Jersey. The presentation was made by Ms. Noreen Lois Duncan and the scholarship committee. We wish Ms. Roach success in her studies and our committment to helping women remains intact. Our next regular meeting is scheduled for November 13, at Hickory Corner Library and we look forward to seeing you all there. Please take care of yourselves and your families and pray for peace as we move through these troubled times. Sincerely, *Ruth Rainford Timins, President*

IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. - Steering Committee Meeting will be held at Ruth Rainford Timins', 4 Fairway Dr., W. Windsor, NJ (609) 799-7143. This is due to library closings for Election Day. Regular Steering Committee meetings will resume at the Twin Rivers Library in December.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. - Regular Monthly Meeting at Hickory Corner Road Library (609) 448-1330). The meeting is being hosted by the Membership Committee (Marcia Duhart & Linda Moton Rivers). Please let the membership know how we can assist with refreshments.

October 31 - Deadline to turn in orders and money for greeting cards, calendars, etc. Contact Shirley Vassall (443-4920) to make arrangements for drop off. In spite of surgery, she insist she can handle this matter.

OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES

The Book Club, with a tentative name of "Reading Between the Lines" will resume. The first meeting will be held at Marcia Duhart's, 210 Mill Run Court, Hightstown, NJ (609) 426-4117. This first meeting is to discuss how we wish to proceed with the Book Club. Bring your suggestions regarding books you'd like us to read so we can make a list for the year. We will also discuss how many times we should meet for the year and where. Please let Marcia know you are coming.

Steering Committee Corner 1. Possibility of a "Holiday Tea" on 12/16 in lieu of a party. Lois Duncan has volunteered her home.

2. Guest speaker for our Nov. meeting (tentatively) will be either Jocelyn Bines of Habitat for Humanity or Sally Osmer, Director of Crisis Ministries whose Agency helps the community in numerous ways.

CONGRATULATIONS Noreen Lois Duncan's mother, Mrs. Nesta Patrick will be receiving an Honorary Dr. of Laws Degree from the University of the West Indies (St. Augustine), Trinidad , this coming week-end. All of her 4 children, 7 grandchildren, and a brother, Dr. Tony Bonaparte, V.P. of St. John's University, N.Y. will all be attending the Ceremony. We wish them a safe journey.

Noreen's mother is a retired Principal and Supervisor of Schools for the Mentally Retarded. She has been involved in numerous voluntary organizations and women's groups. Needless to say, she is a very versatile women of whom we are very proud. Congratulations again.

DUES It's that time again to pay dues, which will be collected at the Nov. 13 meeting, or can be mailed to our Treasurer, Shirley Vassall.

SCHOLARSHIP Work is still being done to complete the criteria for awarding scholarships. Further discussion will be held at the Nov. meeting. In the meantime, a "Book Award" was made at the Open House. (See previous months Steering Committee Corner).

TIPS Metal Shower Head - To clean mineral deposits from a clogged shower head, boil it with a half a cup of white vinegar and one quart of water for a while.

Cleaning Shower Doors - Rub glass shower doors with a white vinegar-dampened sponge to remove soap residue.

BEST WISHES & CONTINUED Good Health TO: Arlene Banks and Gloria Daniels; the mothers of Marcia Duhart, Lorna Jones, Louise Smith, Joan Tomlin, and Shirley Vassall's mother-in-law.

GET WELL: Shirley Vassall and Betsy Zikusoka recently underwent surgery and we do wish them both a very speedy recovery and hope they will be up and around in the very near future. Do take good care.

We also wish the best to Ruth Rainford Timins mother as she prepares for surgery. Also, please keep Ruth's daughter, Nicole in your prayers.

It is our intention to remember all who are ill, lost a loved one or congratulate members and their families when achievements are made. However, you must let Joyce Abbott (448-4511 ) know so mention can be made in the Newsletter.

BIRTHDAYS No birthdays to celebrate in November.. If your birthday has been overlooked, contact Joyce Abbott (448-4511).

December - 1 Illean Fussell
31 Shirley Vassall

Scenes from our OPEN HOUSE (10/14)
guest speaker, Ms. Carine Toussaint-Ramos; CJNBW Book Award winner, Ms. Miranda Roach
other pictures: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/cjnbw/openhouse1.html

**CJNBW Officers for 2001 - 2003**
President *Ruth Rainford Timins*	Recording Secretary *Linda Moton Rivers*
Vice President *Noreen Lois Duncan*	Corresponding Secretary *Joyce Abbott*
Treasurer *Shirley Davis-Vassall*	Parlimentarian *Beverly Hobbs*
	Historian/Member-at-Large *Illean Fussell*

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