Message From the President

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our October meeting.  There were 48 of us, and I hope we can keep up these numbers.  We had several guests, which was a tribute to our speaker, Dr. Susan MacManus, who gave us valuable insight into the current election. 

I know most of you are very busy trying to get our candidates elected, but when you have a minute, please give some thought to finding items you can contribute to the garage sale on November 7 and 8.  You’ll read more about it elsewhere in this newsletter, but I just want to stress that this is a fundraiser to replenish our treasury.  Any items that you or your friends no longer need would really help.

Right after the garage sale, on November 10th, we have our next meeting.  We will hear Waldo Proffitt, a columnist and former editor of the Sarasota Herald Tribune.  His perspective on the election and our celebratory mood (I hope!) will make it a meeting you won’t want to miss.

When I looked around the room last Monday and saw and heard what many of you are doing for the campaigns, I was once again so proud to be associated with this group of women.   You have really stepped up to the plate at a time when our country desperately needs its citizens to be involved.   Now, we are  practically counting  the hours until this is over, and we can say that in the most historic election in our lifetimes, we did our part.

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