This year New Neighbors adopted a family with which to share Christmas blessings. The Ngotho (Dad – Erastus, Mom – Ruth, 12 year old son – Mukiri and 6 year old son – Mbaru) family immigrated here from Kenya a couple of years ago. Due to the generosity of our Club we were able to bless them with a wonderful Christmas. Erastus and Ruth received several items of clothing and shoes, as well as new linens for their bed. The boys each received several items of clothing (underwear, socks, shoes, pants, shirts, jackets), Nerf guns, several sets of Legos, remote controlled trucks, and new bicycles, complete with helmets, locks and a pump. They also received new bedding. In addition we …
Games Day May, 2019
Our current year came to a close with a fun and successful Games Day! Thank you to Judy Gross for a great year of locations and interesting programs. We have been informed about Alzheimer’s Research, seen quilts used along the Underground Railroad, learned some new recipes with a cooking demonstration, among many other fun and informative programs. Today we had fun playing games and visiting together. We made a $4000 donation to Katye Fuglar, a representative from UAB, to be used for Alzheimer’s Research. These were the proceeds from our Mah Jongg Tournament. (Click on title to see picture) A New Neighbors year of activities has come to a close, but a new Board has been installed and exciting plans …
Officers’ Installation for 2019-2020
New officer installation was held at our May Coffee. We have several new women to welcome to our leadership roles. Thank you to all who have served in the past and welcome to our new officers for this year. President – Judy Gross 1st Vice President – Jimmie Faye McFadden 2nd Vice President – Theresa Romano Secretary – Sharon Hauser Treasurer – Jeanne Bearden Marketing – Amy Sherwood Membership – Mary Carbonara Newsletter – Shay Wix Ways & Means – Robin Chandler Book Club – Becky Patton Luncheon Bridge – Tricia Sadowski Party Bridge – Mary Carbonara Bunco – Sylvia Ricker Canasta – Crystal Worth Luncheon Canasta – Chris Ladshaw Chick Flicks – Amy Sherwood Dining Out – Sylvia Rath …
New Neighbor’s Fashion Show 2019
The main attraction at our April luncheon was a member’s fashion show presented by Soft Surroundings. We have some beautiful ladies in our Club and they looked amazing in these specially chosen outfits. Thank you to Mary Carbonara for setting this up for us and to all of our lovely models. If you would like to shop these outfits, Soft Surroundings is located in The Summit. Click on the title to see pictures of some of our outfitted models.
NNLC 2016 Fashion Show
The NNLC 2016 Fashion Show was sponsored by “J.Jill” of Birmingham. Thank you to the ladies who participated in the fashion show; Jeanne Bearden, Vivian Farrow, Karen Crowe, Tricia Sadowski, Sylvia Rath, Sylvia Almond, Dot Kuester, Peggy Rawls, Mary Carbonara and Chris Ladshaw.