Welcome back to the fall issue of The Weaver.  We have lots going on this fall and you can find all the details of all our fall programs in this newsletter and in the weekly emails.  

This summer we experienced and instigated a number of big changes at the FRWRC.  Sometimes it is hard to keep up with it all.  Following is a basic run down:

Our amazing Office Administrator, Kristin Iden, needed to resign her position with us due to an increased work load with her job at LFCC and childcare issues.  She has however, offered to continue posting the weekly emails and managing our social networking forums.  She is now an official member of the FRWRC board so we have not lost her invaluable contributions.  Gratefully, we were able to attract another wonderful and talented woman, Jennifer Philbert, who has taken over as Office Admin.  You will meet Jen later in this newsletter.

Soon after Kristin resigned we also heard from Carolyn Landis who has been our intrepid Treasurer and keeper of all monies and accounts for the past seven years.  Carolyn understandably is looking to put her energies into some new directions but we are extremely sad to see her go.  We talked her into staying until the November planning meeting so we would have time to find a new treasurer.  As of now, we are in the process of finding the right person for this position.  If any of you, our wonderful members, has experience in Quick Books, likes dealing in numbers and money and would like to become an active member of the board, please contact us – we need you!  

We also undertook a much needed revision of our by-laws. We are so fortunate to have Beth Iden who has worked with numerous non-profits offer to guide us through the process of bringing our by-laws up to State Corporation Commission and IRS standards.   The bylaws will be amended at the October meeting.  You will soon receive an emailed copy of the by-laws.  Do read them over and let us know if you have any suggestions or questions.  We must have ten paid members (board and non-board) at the October board meeting so we hope some of you can make it.

By now, most of our Dare to Dream Grant recipients have received their grant allocations.  Kristen Franco has a new MacBook Pro, Debbie Butler has a new HP and is continuing her classes at LFCC, Tiana Maxey has entered classes at LFCC, Takita Johnson is in the CNA program and will graduate on September 25 and Tara Waters, our Elaine Bromfield Scholarship recipient, has enrolled in classes at Strayer University.  The other two women hoping to enter the CNA program are waiting to take the pretest.  We plan to keep the recipients informed of our events and activities so they might become involved with the FRWRC in the future.

Finally, we also began the process of designing a new interactive web site.  In and around all of these changes, Eka Kapiotis continues to do her masterful job of hosting our monthly radio programs; tune in on the first Thursday of every month.  Nan Hathaway continues to find inspiring and informative books by and about women that we donate to Samuels Public Library on a monthly basis.  If you are looking for a great end-of-summer read, we suggest you look at the list of donated books available on our web site or at the library.

As we move forward into the fall, we are grateful that you are all still with us, that we are attracting more members and that the community continues to discover us and our offerings.  We welcome any input and suggestions – we love to hear from you.

• Wednesday, September 11
• Wednesday, October 9
• Saturday, November 2: Annual Planning Meeting

     See inside for details

We meet on the second Wednesday of every month unless otherwise notified.  Monthly meetings are held at our office located at St. Luke’s Clinic, 316 N. Royal Avenue, Front Royal, from 5:30-6:30 PM.  Meetings are open to all