Hello friends
Many thanks to Annabelle for running such a great meeting for us last month. I really enjoyed getting down and dirty with a stick of charcoal. Having subjected all my masterpieces to intense artistic scrutiny I’m now having some difficulty in deciding which one to submit to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
Next Meeting Thursday 9th May
This month we’ll be having a games evening with an assortment of different games to play – some sensible, some silly. This is a chance to mix and mingle and generally have some fun.
We have a number of new ladies joining us for the first time and it would be lovely to make them feel welcomed and cherished. Could I ask you all to be on the look out for new faces and to pop over and say ‘hi’?
Mandy is bringing in a load of sunflower seeds and we’re going to be having a friendly competition to see who can grow a) the tallest sunflower and b) the one with the biggest head. (I won’t be joining in as my husband unaccountably has a fear of sunflowers. Yep, I’ve got a keeper there).
Next month
When the WI was founded over 100 years ago the aim was to educate women and to give us a voice to campaign on issues that are relevant to us. As you know, every year a different campaign is chosen and this year it’s ‘Thinking Differently: Autistic and ADHD Women and Girls’. With this in mind, Anne Gunn’s daughter Amelia is coming to talk to us on this very subject. Important and interesting stuff.
Our chosen charity
Following the vote at the Annual Meeting last month, our charity until next April will be the Southend Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Here are all the voting results:-
Trustlinks 8
Trinity Family Centre 3
Motor Neurone Disease Association 9
Southend in Sight 10
British Heart Foundation 2
Southend RNLI 14
10th Leigh Rangers and Guides 3
Cake donations
Many thanks to everyone who baked a cake for us last month. It was a top spread! If you’re happy to bring something this month just reply to this email to let us know. Thanks in advance.
Things to bring
As usual, donations for the food bank, raffle and swapsie table are always very welcome.
Think that’s everything
Much love
Vanessa
May Newsletter
