MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
Madison Newcomers Club
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From the President - Eileen Moulin!
November is here! Thanksgiving month! Can I just say
it? I’m thankful for Newcomers Club! This group has
pulled me into the Madison community and introduced
me to wonderful people and places. Just in the
month of October, I met several people
through Newcomers, spent an evening at a
really neat and up-coming shop (J. Horton,
October General Meeting), heard parenting
advice from caring community leaders, David
Melillo of Madison Youth Sevices and our own Debbie
Crocker, psychologist (at our meeting), donated to an
early intervention program, Kidsteps (also at our
meeting), helped out at the Bauer Park Festival with face
and pumpkin painting, ran in the Cove 5K with other
Newcomers, and tried my very first martini! So many
experiences! If you want to know the truth, I feel kind of
bad for people who have lived here their whole lives
since they haven’t had a chance to be a part of our
group! (FYI--if you are a native Madisonite sneaking into
our group, I don’t blame you! And I won’t rat you out
either!) November promises to be another fun month—
just check out all the activities we have listed in this
newsletter! This month’s newsletter also features MNC
History, so take a look. And keep your eye out for
Facebook posts, Evites, and emails. Stay connected!
And THANK YOU for being a part of Newcomers! Oh,
and one more thing—please remember to make your
membership official by turning in your membership form
and yearly dues if you haven’t done so already. Thanks!
Board Members
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Eileen Moulin, !
President !
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Karen Lee, !
1st Vice President!
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Helise Owens,!
2nd Vice President!
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Maya Bradstreet,!
3rd Vice President!
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Stephanie Amport, !
Recording Secretary!
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Keiler Snow,!
Treasurer!
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Sue Stark,!
Historian!
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Debbie Crocker, !
Publicity!
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Emily Rosenthal,!
Civics!
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Christine McKenney
& Adrienne Browning!
Ways and Means!
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Kim Preveza,!
Website!
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Jennifer Aminuddin,!
Newsletter!
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
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November Calendar
Sun
3 Mon
4
Tues
5
Wed
6
Outdoor SIG
Family Hike Rockland
Preserve
1pm
10
Thurs
7 Fri
1
2
8
9
Running SIG
Surf Club
9:30am
11 12 Book Club MNC General
Meeting
Madison Stock
Exchange
7pm
The Dinner
by Herman
Koch
8pm
17
18
Family Social
Thanksgiving
Potluck
3pm
Outdoor SIG
Kayaking
Neck Rd Boat
Launch
12noon
24
25
Men’s Pub
Night
Malone’s 7:30pm
19
13
20
Co-ed
Running SIG
Surf Club
8:30am
14
15
16 Running SIG
Surf Club
9:30am
Men’s Poker
Night
7:30pm
Kids & Coffee
Helise Owen's
House
10am
Co-ed
Running SIG
Surf Club
8:30am
Kids’ SIG
Cooking Class
10:30am
21
22
23
Running SIG
Surf Club
9:30am
Girls Night
Out time TBD
26
27
Sat
28
Co-ed
Running SIG
Surf Club
8:30am
29
30
Running SIG
Thanksgiving
Turkey Trot
Hammonasset State Park
10am
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
November General Meeting
MNC General Meeting !
November, 12, 7pm!
at Madison Stock Exchange!
170 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT!
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Guest speaker!
Julie Ainsworth, Environmental Educator and !
Board Member of Madison Land Trust !
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Collection for Madison Food Pantry!
We are collecting donations for the Madison Food Pantry which serves over 100 families
each week. Items needed include: !
boxed pastas and rice, pasta sauce and canned tomatoes, soup, canned fruit, tuna, canned
sweetcorn, green beans, peas and carrots, cereal and pancake mix, cake and brownie mixes, !
cranberry sauce, stuffing, instant mash potatoes, gravy. !
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— Appetizers for meeting provided by What’s Cooking? —!
November Highlights!
Book Club
November 11, 8pm
Kristin Polisky’s House
35 Sheffield Lane, Madison, CT
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Family Social
November 17, 3pm
Thanksgiving Potluck
Julie Belcher’s House
102 Field Brook, Madison, CT
Kids and Coffee
November 15, 10-12noon
Helise Owen’s House
20 Clover Lane, Madison, CT
Bring your little ones over to play
while the ladies have coffee and chat! All kids
welcomed but not required!
Girls Night Out
November 21, Time TBD
Villa Spa
1067 Boston Post Road,
Guilford, CT
Join us for mani/pedi night!
Watch for the Evite to get all the details!
Contact Mary Beth Henry at
[email protected] for more info.
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Kids SIG Cooking
November 16, 10:30am
Sue Stark’s House
278 Mungertown Rd, Madison, CT
Cooking a healthy, yummy
Thanksgiving treat to share with
your family
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Running SIG
November 28, 10am
Hammonasset State Park
Turkey Trot
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
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Civics Corner
Bauer Park Harvest Festival Volunteers Thank you
Thanks to all our fabulous Newcomer
volunteers for a fantastic
day at the Bauer Park
Harvest Festival on October
19th. The kids had a blast
decorating pumpkins and
getting their faces painted.
Thank you Jill Winter, Lisa
Dell'Armo Kosmala, Sue
Stark and daughter Maya,
Heather Cartier, Kelly
Hurley, and Eileen Moulin
and daughter Chloe -- you
helped make the day a
huge success!
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Monster March Success!
We hope you had a blast at the Monster
March Parade on October 26th, another
wonderful Madison Newcomers tradition!
Thank you so much to everyone who donated
snacks for the postparade gathering at the
Deacon John Grave
House. And thank you
to the Barnum Financial Group, an Office of
MetLife, for their generous sponsorship!
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Book & Toy Drive for SARAH, Inc Update
We had another great charity
collection drive at our
October meeting for SARAH
Inc - With your help, we
donated over 50 books and
15 high-quality toys for their
Birth to Three Early
Intervention Program.
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Upcoming: Collection for
Madison Food Pantry
At our November general meeting we will be
collecting items for the Madison Food Pantry
which serves over 100 families every week.
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Items needed:
boxed pastas and rice, pasta sauce and canned
tomatoes, soup, canned fruit, tuna canned
sweetcorn, green beans, peas and carrots, cereal
and pancake mix, cake and brownie mixes,
cranberry sauce, stuffing, instant mash potatoes,
gravy
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For more information on MNC Civics contact:
Emily Rosenthal at [email protected]
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
MNC History Night & Social Coming Soon
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Newcomer History Trivia Quiz!
Michelle Hill, a former Newcomer, contacted us with news that she
was cleaning out her basement and found 18 (!) Newcomer albums
that she’s had for 17 years! The albums are fun and contain a
wealth of information about our club. They document a lot of the
events, meeting topics, dues, members, annual events, SIGS, and
even club “credo”s. Here’s a little quiz to try!!
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1. Which of the following was the original 1968 club credo?!
A!
“…to extend a helping hand to your neighbors, both old
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and new, and to maintain lasting friendships.” Dorothy Torres !
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B!
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C!
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“Enthusiastic involvement is the hallmark of a Madison Newcomer. Lasting
friendships are her reward.” Sandy Cummings !
“Madison: from new town to hometown.”!
2. How much were the annual dues in 1968?!
A!
$8.00!
B!
$12.00!
C!
$4.00!
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3. Which of the following was a theme of a MNC
Newcomers fashion show?!
A!
Children’s holiday styles!
B!
Father-Son fashions!
C!
Local Shops’ fashions!
D!
Food-inspired homemade fashions such as the “Can Dress” and the “Brunch
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Coat”!
E!
All of the above!
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Is your interest peaked? Would you like to see all the old albums? !
Then join us for: !
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MNC History Night, Thursday, December 5, 7:30pm !
Eileen Moulin’s house, 3 Clover Lane, Madison, CT!
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Don’t forget to wear your Newcomer’s finest fashions…!
how about a can dress or brunch coat?! Evite to follow!!
Answers:!
1. A 2. C 3. E!
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
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Photo Fun
General Meeting: Oct. 8, 2013
Kids and Coffee:
Oct. 18, 2013
Run for the Cove: Oct. 20, 2013
Girls Martini Night: Oct. 24, 2013
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MNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!
NOVEMBER 2013
About the Madison Newcomers Club!
Madison Newcomers Club!
Since it was founded in 1968, the Madison
Newcomers Club has served as a meeting ground
for new residents, helping women become
acquainted with one another and take an active
role in the civics and social welfare of our
community.
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The club’s activities are varied and plentiful,
including monthly meetings, special interest
groups, a number of committees, and ongoing
social activities. In order to ensure that members
become involved with the community, the club
includes civic projects by volunteering time to
community events and organizing fundraisers to
donate to a variety of needs in and around
Madison.
New and Returning Members!
Dues - $65!
Please pay your dues by the end of
November to be included in the
Newcomers directory!
Dues are $65 for the 2013-14 year.
You may submit by:
Giving to Keiler Snow, Treasurer
Mailing to MNC, PO Box 1405 Madison, CT or
Paying via Paypal on the website
www.madisonnewcomers.ct
Upcoming Meetings!
Dec 10 - The Scranton Seahorse Inn
Jan 14 - The Guilford Racquet Club
Feb. 11 - Jennie Fresa Skin Care & Make-up
P.O. Box 1405
Madison, C.T. 06443
United States
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Email: [email protected]
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