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Quota International of Fort Lauderdale

The Chatterbox – November 2013

Listen Up! Turn it Down!

Dolores Taylor gave members of QI of Fort Lauderdale a sample of the “Listen Up! Turn it Down!” program being given to local schools to teach elementary school children the kinds of things that hurt their hearing. She showed the slides and U-Tube performance of the song “Turn it to the Left,” by Ben Jackson. Dolores will be presenting to 138 students at Tamarac Elementary School on November 26

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DATES TO REMEMBER

HAPPENING TODAY!

QTS and GOBBLE & GAB Saturday, November 16, 2013

QTS -- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Gobble & Gab -- Immediately following QTS

Hilton Garden Inn @ PGA Village

8540 Commerce Centre Drive Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 34986

Telephone: 772-871-6850

FASHION SHOW MEETING Sunday November 24, 2013 - 1:00 p.m.

Duncan Home

LISTEN UP! TURN IT DOWN! Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Tamarac Elementary School

Next Business Meeting

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 6:00 pm Social Time

6:45 pm Dinner 8:00 pm Meeting

6650 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Order from Menu Holiday Bazaar!

HOLIDAY PARTY Saturday, December 7, 2013

Zeber Home – 6:30 p.m.

SIGNING SANTA PARTY Monday, December 16, 2013 – 1:00 p.m.

Tamarac Elementary School

56th ANNUAL FASHION SHOW Saturday, March 8, 2014

Fort Lauderdale Marriott North

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$1000 DONATION

QI of Fort Lauderdale was most fortunate to receive a $1000 donation from anonymous friends of Quota to be used for our service projects. It could not have come at a better time. The next “Listen Up! Turn it Down” presentation will be to 138 students – 4 ½ times the number we estimated per class! We are so very grateful to these wonderful people for their generosity!

WE VOTED!

Our Sheila Morris is running for Regional Director of Region 8 in the new Quota organization. Club presidents have already received mail ballots, which must be received at QI headquarters before December 16, 2013. We sent our vote in as soon as it arrived!

JQ “PEEPS” BAKE SALE

On October 19th, the Jr. Quota “Peeps” held a bake sale in front of the Body & Soul Boutique at the Shoppes of Lighthouse Point. These Jr. Quotarians wanted to help fund QI of Fort Lauderdale’s “Listen Up! Turn it Down!” project and they did. In total, the girls raised $300 for the program and gave it to the club at the November meeting.

The “Peeps” have been learning the song “Turn it to the Left” and decided that they would help to pay for printing of the packages given to school children during the presentation of “Listen Up! Turn it Down!” They enlisted the assistance of their mothers and Fort Lauderdale club members and off they went.

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Update on Our Stella

Stella is doing well and very happy living part of the year with one daughter in California and the other part of the year with another daughter in Connecticut. She’s even on Facebook now. Search for her name and friend her (Stella Cerretani)!

IT’S YOUR TURN!

DECEMBER 3RD MEETING

KIM BROSKY JEANNE JORDAN

IT WAS A “SUPER” SAM

From the very beginning South Area Director Vicki Miller entertained and inspired us with a variety of interactive events, informative sessions, and moving speakers. (Note: Vicki is running for the office of Quota International President-Elect.)

Highlights for QI of Fort Lauderdale were winning two SAMMIE Awards. Carole Hart won a Sammie for the best and most Facebook postings. Our club won a Sammie for its Jr. Quota club which is setting the bar for others.

Information about our last South Area Meeting (SAM), its events, ideas, and our future Quota organization is forthcoming in the club’s report of South Area Meeting.

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2013 – 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President, Carol Zeber

Home Phone: (954) 771-8997 Email: ckzeber@aol.com

Vice President, Denese Edsall Cell Phone: (954) 242-1015

Email: dened62431@bellsouth.net

Secretary, Sheila Morris Home Phone: (954) 563-8937

Email: samatwm@aol.com

Treasurer, Verra Roth Cell Phone (954) 309-1814

Email: verrah@bellsouth.net

Director, Nan Mercer Cell Phone: (954) 776-9010

Email: nanmercer@bellsouth.net

Director, Denise Naylor Cell Phone: (954) 415-7542 Email: appleslice1@aol.com

WEBSITE

http://orgsites.com/fl/quotafortlauderdale/index.html

FACEBOOK Quota International of Fort Lauderdale

Jr. Quota Club of Fort Lauderdale

ON THE SICK LIST

JOANNE AND BILL JAYCOX 2871 NW 2nd Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33064 Joanne is still fighting infection and Bill has had surgery on his hand. Cards continue to be welcome. Joanne sends her grateful thanks for all the cards you’ve been sending. Pictured (right) are Joanne and Jeff West as Mr. & Mrs. Claus in 2009 at Tamarac Signing Santa Party. Thought we’d all enjoy seeing this.

SAND OR STONE

Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who was slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.” They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning; but, the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.” The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone, WHY?” The friend replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away; but, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

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Quota International of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

QUOTA BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES – November 4, 2013

The meeting was called to order by President Carol Zeber at 7:15 p.m. Minutes were approved as read.

Treasurer Verra Roth presented the Treasurer’s Report, which included the announcement of a $1000 donation to service from a generous and anonymous couple. There being no questions, the report was filed for audit. Membership Chair Nan Mercer reminded club members to continue “asking” – our club depends on new members. Ways and Means/Fundraising Chair Dolores Taylor

announced a Fashion Show meeting, Sunday, November 24th, 1:00 pm, at Barbara Duncan’s home.

o Sheila handed out Raffle Tickets to club members o Carol distributed Luncheon Tickets o Denise asked club members to start asking for donations for door prizes and auctions

thanked club members for their donations for SAM sales and reported that $173 was collected from this sale

asked for a volunteer to host the Holiday Party, December 7th

reminded club members of our Holiday Bazaar at the December meeting The Service Report was given by Overall Service Chair Denese Edsall

Tamarac Signing Santa Party Monday, December 16th

Carol presented the Peep Report Sunshine Chair Sheila Morris reported on November birthdays: 11/25 – Virginia Guadagno South Area Meeting attendees Carol, Denese, Carole, Jackie, and Sheila spoke about the meeting and their favorite memories. Dolores Taylor gave a wonderful presentation of the Listen Up! Turn It Down! program. A motion was made to ask Wendy Kupfer, author of “Let’s Hear It For Amigal”, to be a speaker at our Fashion Show. Motion carried. This evening’s raffle prize was donated by, and won by, Denise. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned with the Quota Collect at 8:55 pm. Respectfully submitted, Sheila Morris, Secretary