Social Butterfly

November 5th, 2009

Evelyn Madison- The Social Butterfly

November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month at Humane Society

Sadly, older pets often are overlooked by their younger counterparts, but these precious pets deserve to live out their golden years in loving homes. To help them find their new families, the seniors' adoption fees are being cut in half in November at the Escondido Humane Society. That means you can adopt any animal older than seven years for just $27.50. Adoption fee includes microchip, up-to-date vaccinations, spay or neuter, and more. Log on
www.escondidohumanesociety.org to meet the adoptable seniors, and call the Adoption Center at 760.888.2247 for more information.

Republican Women Donate Ball Gowns to Marine Wives

Pictured with a closet full of gowns are Republican Women members,
l-r, Momina Skill, Sally Hatfield, and President Lynn Ann Reagan-Jameson.

Rancho Bernardo Republican Women and their friends generously donated over 24 gowns, shoes, evening bags, and other accessories to military wives for their military ball and other holiday parties. This giveaway is sponsored each year by the Marine Corps Community Services, MCRD San Diego and the Media Arts Center San Diego. The women were pleased to be able to take part in this gown giveaway. Without this project many wives would not have gowns to be able to attend holiday functions.

The Rancho Bernardo Republican Women meet on the third Friday of each month at Stoneridge Country Club. Guests are always welcome. For information/reservations, call 858.487.0378.

Escondido Democratic Club Meeting Announced

The November meeting of the Escondido Democratic Club will be at 10:30am on Saturday, November 14, at the Escondido Library, 239 So. Kalmia St. The topic will be "Have Democrats Lost Their Edge?" The speaker will be political reporter, John Marelius, who has been observing and reporting on politics at the state and national level for more than 30 years. Admission is free and open to the public. Free parking is available on site. Light refreshments will be served.

For information about the meeting or the Escondido Democratic Club, call 760.740.8595, or email communications@escondidodems.org.

Arts & Crafts Expo to Benefit Interfaith's CARE Program

On Saturday, November 14, from 2pm to 8pm, the Arts & Crafts Expo will be held in downtown Vista, and hosted by Gallery 204, featuring local artists and craft makers. Location is 204 Main Street, Vista. Proceeds from this event will benefit Interfaith's Project CARE program, helping seniors thrive. There will be music and refreshments, and the event will be free. For information, call 760.305.8278, or visit the websites of the Vista Art Foundation at www.vistaartfoundation.org, or Interfaith at www.interfaithservices.org.

Marjorie Houston, Audiologist, to Speak at Hearing Loss Meeting

The Hearing Loss Association (HLA) will meet on Saturday, November 14, 10:00am, in the auditorium of the Joslyn Senior Center, 210 Park Avenue, Escondido. Marjorie Houston, Doctor of Audiology will be the guest speaker. Her talk is on the "Effects of Medication on Hearing." Over-the-counter and prescribed medications can damage or aggravate an already existing hearing problem, (ototoxic).

Light refreshments and a 50/50 cash drawing is offered. See the website at www.hearinglossescondido.org or call Sylvia at 760.745.5408 for more information.

Daughters of the British Empire to Meet in Rancho Bernardo

The State Board of the Daughters of the British Empire (DBE) will meet on Friday, November 13, at 10:30am, at the Bernardo Heights Country Club, 16066 Bernardo Heights Parkway, San Diego (Rancho Bernardo).

Do you have a drop of British or Commonwealth blood in your ancestry? If you do, you are invited to join one of the seven chapters of the Daughters of the British Empire that meet monthly in Southern California.

New Members Installed Into Daughters of the American Revolution

The Rincon del Diablo Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently accepted into their chapter new members, Tammy Bettilyon and Judy Schlotman, who were able to prove their lineage to a patriot of the American Revolution. DAR is open to all women who have an ancestor from that period who supported the cause of independence. Chapter members will help with the research.

The group supports many projects including sending hygiene and treat packages to service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, making quilts to send to military hospitals overseas, scholarships for Junior ROTC students, holiday gifts for local Marine wives, cosmetic gifts for women recovering from drug/alcohol dependencies at Serenity House, good citizen awards, and the newest project, adopting a classroom at the DAR school in Appalachia. For membership information, call Phyllis Young at 760.744.7530 or Nancy Christensen at 760.788.8180.

L to R: New members Tammy Bettilyon and Judy Schlotman, with Regent Phyllis Young.

San Diego Fellow Calligraphers Group to Meet

San Diego Fellow Calligraphers announce the next general meeting to be held at 7 p.m. On Friday, November 13. Beginners, professionals, and all levels in-between are invited to attend, to share the love of letters, and to learn more about the craft of calligraphy.

Meetings are held each month, September through June, and workshops are offered throughout the same period. Please check their website at www.sdfconline.com for more information.

Christine Kehoe to Speak at Meeting of Lake San Marcos Democratic Club

The next meeting of the Lake San Marcos Democratic Club will take place on Saturday, November 14, at 1pm, (social time at 12:30pm). The topic of the month will be "California Politics" and the featured speaker will be California Senator Christine Kehoe. Christine was elected to the State Senate in 2004 to represent the 39th Senate District on various committees and commissions. She currently chairs the Senate's Appropriations Committee, and successfully passed several bills related to the wildfires of 2005 and 2007 that helped improve safety and prevention. Previously she was in the State Assembly for two terms and served as Speaker Pro Tem. From 1993 to 2000 she was on the San Diego City Council and served on the California Coastal Commission.

The meeting will be at the new location; not the LSM Pavilion. Check the LSM Democratic Club Newsletter for detailed directions, or call 760.752.1035; email SOLSM12@aol.com, or check the website at www.lsm.sddem.org.

North County Inland PFLAG Group to Meet in Rancho Bernardo

The PFLAG (parents, friends and families of lesbians and gays) San Diego North County Inland parent led support group will meet at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 10, in the San Diego National Bank Building Community Room, 16789 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Entry is through the double doors facing Bernardo Center Drive. For information, contact Sue Fine at 858.673.4560, Barbara Wohlmuth at 858.485.6480, or online at pflag4sdnocnty@san.rr.com.

Contemporary Women's Meeting Announced

GFWC Contemporary Women of North County (CWONC), a local women's volunteer and social club, will hold its next meeting on Monday, November 9, with social at 6:00pm and meeting at 6:30pm, at the historic Wood House in Woodland Park, 1148 Rock Springs Road, San Marcos. CWONC is seeking gently-used baby clothes to be donated to the Soldier's Angels African Project. Your gifts will support the members of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (Horn of Africa) and their humanitarian efforts to secure peace and stability in Africa through development, diplomacy and defense. To donate to or find out more about CWONC, please contact Lisa Pratte at 760.294.1797 or Linda Bridges at 760.747.6233, or visit the website at www.cwonc.org.

Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gift Shop Open to the Public

Friends of the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe would like to invite you to their Gift Shop. They are a non-profit organization, and wants the public to know about their facilities, and where tours are held Thursday through Saturday from 10am to 2pm.

Up-coming Events at First United Methodist Church

Save the dates for these up-coming events: The next Music Series event will be an organ concert by Dr. Michael Munson on Sunday, November 22, at 3:30pm in the Sanctuary. The Book Club meets the third Monday of the month at 5:45pm in Room 15. November 16 will feature "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks; and December 21 will be "I Am The Messenger" by Markus Zusak. You may bring a sack dinner. Visit the website at www.fumcesc.com or send written communication to First United Methodist Church, Attn: Office Manager, 341 So. Kalmia, Escondido, 92025.

Nominations Open for 2010 "Brain Bee" Contest for High School Students

Nominations are now open for the second annual San Diego Regional Brain Bee for high school students. Over 130 regional high schools have been contacted to ask for their student nominations to compete in the Brain Bee on January 30, 2010. Students must be nominated by a teacher or school administrator (limit two students per school) no later than Friday, November 20th. Student names and grade-level must be sent from a school email account or on official school letterhead to Julianne McCall at sdbrainbee@gmail.com, or by mail to 8771 Gilman Drive A, La Jolla, CA 92037. Once a student has been nominated by their school, they must register via the online application at www.sandiegobrainbee.com by Friday, December 4th, at 11:59 p.m. The first 75 qualified students will be accepted.

The Brain Bee event engages local high school students interested in the brain in a friendly, one-day competition, and provides them with opportunities to share lunch with top scientists from local research institutes and meet college and graduate science students. The contest is sponsored by The Neurosciences Institute, the San Diego Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Life Technologies, The Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation and the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, and will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. At The Neurosciences Institute Auditorium at 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego. Dr. Nicholas Spitzer, Professor of Biology at UCSD, will act as host of the competition, with many other prominent neuroscientists in attendance.

The winner will receive a $500 gift certificate, trophy, and airfare and hotel for two with an invitation to the National Brain Bee in mid-March. For more information, contact Debbie Honeycutt at 858.626.2020 or at honeycutt@nsi.edu. The Brain Bee event is open to the public. This Brain Bee(c) is an officially sanctioned event of The International Brain Bee(c), all rights reserved.

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