OCTOBER MEETING: The October meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9th, at the West Milford Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with social time beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting will beginning at 10 a.m.

Are you all set financially for your retirement years? With all their current responsibilities, many women do not think about their futures. Help is on the way! Our speaker for our October meeting will be Craig Cutler, a financial planner. His topic will be “Women and Money: Issues Critical to Women and Retirement.” Regardless of your age, this is a topic that is crucially important for all our members.

Refreshments will be provided by Merrilee McKittrick and Brenda Melstein.

BABYSITTING: On-site babysitting is provided for $5 per family at our meetings. Please pay our treasurer, Diane Brewer, when you come in. Please pack snacks and drinks for your own children and label their belongings, especially if they have their own drinking cup.

DUES: Our yearly dues will remain at $20. If you are presently a member, please pay your dues by our second meeting which will be on October 9th. If you cannot attend either of our first two meetings, please mail your dues to the West Milford Newcomers Club, P.O. Box 635, Hewitt, NJ 07421. If we do not receive your dues by the end of October, we will assume you are not rejoining the Club and remove you from our directory, mailing list and e-mail lists. Women new to the Club but interested in finding out more about us, may attend two meetings as well as our other activities before joining.

E-MAILED MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS: Each month, we send the current month’s newsletter and calendar by e-mail to all our members for you to print out and refer to. If you unable to receive this newsletter by e-mail or if you just prefer to receive it by U.S. Mail, please let Merrilee know. Also, the current month’s newsletter and calendar can always be accessed at our website, www.newcomersclub.net.

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS: As we have been doing for several years, we will include the advertising of our members’ or their husbands’ businesses in our Membership Directory. If you know of any other business that may want to advertise in our Directory, they are welcome to do so. Ads will run $25 for a half page and can be made from a business card or run for two lines for $15. Please contact Maria Eriksson, who will prepare our new directory, to place an ad. Here’s a big THANK YOU to Maria for volunteering to take on the production of our Directory once again.

RAFFLE: Members are encouraged to bring items to be raffled off each month. You can clear out the clutter from your house and help the Club at the same time. The money earned from these raffles goes into our Club treasury to help defray expenses.

SUNSHINE SQUAD: Thank you to Helen Rezzonico who is now chairing this wonderful club function! The Sunshine Squad helps out members during difficult times by delivering dinners to them after surgery, giving birth or a serious illness. If you are willing to be called on to be of service to your fellow members at such times, please let Helen know.

NEW MEMBERS: We would like to welcome our new member, Helen Rezzonico. We would also like to welcome back our returning member, Annette O’Mahoney. They will be included in the coming Membership Directory.

HAPPY OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS TO: Elaine Hossfield – 10/16, Bonnie Joachim – 10/29, Annette O’Mahoney – 10/22 and Renee Weiss – 10/3.

CONGRATULATIONS to Claire and Mark Gray on the birth of their daughter Erin on September 17th, weighing 5 lbs. 6 oz. at 18” long. She joins her big sister, Melissa and her big brother, Benjamin.

HOSPITALITY HELPERS: Many thanks to Debra Manfredonio for agreeing to be our Hospitality Goddess again this year. Volunteers are needed to bring some cake or other food item to future meetings. If you have not as yet signed up for a month, please consider doing so at the next meeting or by contacting Blanche.

ACTIVITIES UPDATE:

• AUTUMN LIGHTS FESTIVAL: The West Milford Newcomers Club will participate in the Autumn Lights Festival being held on Saturday. October 13th. Our booth will be in the town hall area. Please contact Blanche with ideas, pictures of activity groups or anything you think may be fun or interesting to attract people to our booth. Members are needed to host the display for awhile that day. Here’s our chance to let everyone in town know what a warm and welcoming “home” the Newcomer Club is!

• WALKING IN WAYWAYANDA: Mary Loudin. This group will continue walking every Monday at Waywayanda State Park, still meeting at 11 a.m. unless there is inclement weather. During October, they will be meeting at the beach parking lot. Children and dogs are welcome. Park regulations require that dogs be on leashes. You do not have to call Mary if you are walking, just show up by 11 a.m.

• LET’S DO LUNCH: Merrilee McKittrick. In order to take advantage of the colors of autumn, this group will be going to the Crystal Springs Country Club Restaurant in Hardyston, NJ on Wednesday, October 17th, meeting at the restaurant at 12:30 p.m. They have an upscale pub-type menu and a spectacular view of the fall foliage. Please let Merrilee know if you will be attending.

• HIKER BABES: Debra Manfredonio. This group will be hiking every Thursday, meeting at 1 p.m., at various levels of difficulty and to different destinations. Contact Debra if you would like to be notified of this group’s plans each week.

• A NOVEL GROUP: Debbie Maynard. The next meeting of this group will be on Wednesday, October 10th, at 8 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Joachim. They will be discussing “Runaway” by Alice Munro. If you are already a member of this group, please call the hostess if you are NOT attending. Guests trying it out are always welcome.

• BREAKFAST BUNCH: Cindy Forrest. This group will be meeting twice this month. They will first meet on Thursday, October 4th at the West Milford Diner across from the A&P. Their next breakfast will be on Thursday October 25th, the location to be announced. You do not have to contact Cindy if you are attending, just show up at the selected diner.

• SUPPER CLUB: Renee Weiss. Unfortunately, the Wine in the Woods Supper Club meeting has to be postponed until November 10th. Details for that date will be in the November Newsletter.

• MOVIE NIGHT: Maria-Elena Grant. Movie Night this month will be on Tuesday, October 2nd. Maria Elena will send out an e-mail announcement to the Club, letting everyone know the movie chosen, theatre and show time. If possible, a link that contains a synopsis will be provided. Anyone interested in attending, please reply back to Maria Elena and plan to meet up with everyone at the ticket counter of the theatre 10 minutes before show time.

• PAY IT FORWARD: Rosemary Martin. Rosemary is now chairing this group. More information will be in the November Newsletter.

• OTHER ACTIVITIES: New groups are always forming around the interests of our members. If there is any other activity you would like to see implemented, please feel free to bring it up. If you have a special interest or talent, perhaps you would like to share it with others in a small activity group. Once popular groups, that just need a chairman and a few interested people such as Ladies Night Out, Dinner Group or Children’s Playgroup can be revived. New ideas are ALWAYS welcome!

• OTHER LOCAL HAPPENINGS: For your information, here are some other local events happening in the month of October that you may be interested in: October 6-8: Sugar Loaf Fall Crafts Festival in Sugar Loaf, NY starting at 10 a.m. October 7: Applefest in Warwick, NY October 7: Clothing/Toy/Stuffed Animal Drive at Paradise Knoll School October 20: Wayne Township’s 29th Annual Health Fair from 8:30-1:00 at Wayne Valley High School. Numerous health and medical professionals will be there to answer questions and free health screenings will be offered. There is free admission.

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