ON THE CALENDAR Jan. 9—Latrobe BPW Board Meeting, 7 pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Latrobe Happy New Year to all my BPW Jan. 16—Regular Meeting friends! This is a time we try to 6:15 pm, DeNunzio’s Latrobe. start anew and look at making Feb. 1—MathCounts (snow changes or resolutions as we proceed into the new year! I am date Feb. 8) not one for the winter, but one Feb. 6—Latrobe BPW Board thing I do love is starting a fresh Meeting, 7 pm Trinity year with new objectives and a time to re‐examine our goals of Lutheran Church, Latrobe the past in continuing our quest Feb 14‐15—BPW/PA Mid of them! Winter board meeting, State College, PA Resolution‐ A course of action determined to complete. March 22—Sprint Tea, Giannilli’s II, Greensburg Determination ‐ The act or an instance of making a decision and sticking to it until the end. Happy Birthday Two words I choose to focus on this month as we welcome Jan. 7—Vikkie Krouse 2014!!! Jan. 13—Jill Patterson Jan. 25—Terri Geary This year try to not to make outrageous resolutions...like eliminating your total debt or DINNER losing 100 pounds...these in‐
RESERVATIONS volve a huge amount of deter‐
mination and may evolve a lot Please RSVP to of stress in making them achiev‐
Stephanie Yates able. Instead...make smaller, more obtainable resolutions By Monday, Jan 13 [email protected] that will keep you from giving up on them by the third week of January Dinner Selections January! Try to make resolu‐
Chicken Alfredo tions that not only better you, Grilled Chicken Salad but make a difference in other Vegetable Pasta Primavera peoples lives. Put the focus around you, not just on you! Reservations not cancelled will be Work on being that impact and charged to members & guests. Late envy of others in your good RSVPs and walk‐ins will not receive deeds, not in what you have or dinner but may attend the meeting. wish to have. Maybe go and Thank you for your understanding. visit a family member or friend ily, and worrying less about work and all my other obliga‐
tions. I like to be involved, but it is not everything. I will jump in those puddles with my boys and playdoh has become one of my favorite pastimes! With deter‐
mination and time manage‐
ment, this should not be a prob‐
lem, in addition to working around all my other commit‐
ments! Small things can make great differences and even the littlest thing could have the greatest impact. Not to deter you from the norm...Losing weight, cut‐
you rarely see more often, or ting up the credit cards, being make it a point to drop in on nice to everyone... These are your elderly neighbor with a important too. I especially hope dinner or some cookies! Make a we continue all of our healthy donation to charity in place of initiatives we started, and if you buying that extra pair of shoes haven't started, now is the or that purse or buy those time! shoes for someone less fortu‐
No matter what you decide, it nate. Take a break from all the is you who needs to persevere and try to 'stick to it' through to 'social networking' and tex‐
ting...and pick up the phone or the end! This months challenge: Set make a visit in person! Take time to appreciate nature and that resolution and be deter‐
all it's beauty... Maybe even do mined to succeed at it with little your part to keep it clean! Take or no limits! Make an impact in a trip and just relax...I say this your life and on those around with a giggle, because I know you! Most importantly, try to that is hard with a 3 year old overcome the negativity and and a 1 year old...BUT this is keep the outlook positive or leave it to the past where it be‐
where determination comes into play. Using my resources, I longs! am going to make this happen, Reach for the stars in 2014! in the end, it will benefit not only myself, but those around me. I know one thing I will be do‐ ing is focusing more on my fam‐ Page 2
January 2014
Latrobe BPW is a "Women helping Women" club. The club promotes equity for all women in the workplace through ad‐
vocacy, education and information. We work on mentoring, scholarship, phi‐
lanthropy, educational, and network‐
ing projects. We raise money through fun, fundraising programs and return it to programs for women. We are group of business, professional, work‐
ing and retired women from all walks of life and levels of employment work‐
ing together. Once a month the club meets to up‐
date members on current and future activities, participate in programs and have dinner together to network. BPW Foundation has 30,000 members in more than 1,600 local organizations represented in every congressional district in the country. Its members include women and men of every age, race, religion, political party and socio‐
economic background. Join us today! For more information visit www.latrobebpw.com President Jackie Elliott Vice‐President Jean Calabrace Treasurer Carolyn Tlumack Recording Secretary Mary Ann Urban Corresponding Secretary Paula Maloney Parliamentarian Jeanne VanHouten Terri Geary Student of the Month Committee Chair The student the month committee is composed of a chair and appointed club members. This committee coordinates with the Greater Latrobe and Derry Area School District guidance offices for stu‐
dent recommendations meeting the club’s criteria. The committee contacts selected students from each school to prepare them for their visit and presenta‐
tion. All students selected as student of the month are eligible for BPW scholar‐
ship opportunities. Committee Members include Amy Migyanka Pam Lago Donna Massari Joy Klohonatz Planning is underway for the Spring Tea. This is always a fun event and great suc‐
cess raising money for our scholarships and philanthropic giving thanks to all the members and guests. Please consider hosting a table for the 2014 event. Tickets will be available at the January regular meeting. The Tea will be held in a new location—Giannilli’s II on Route 30 in Greensburg. If you are interesting in hosting a table for the event contact Jean Calabrace a [email protected]. Tables will seat 8. All tables will be filled even if you are not able to sell all your tickets. Thank you in advance from the Spring Tea Committee! Page 3
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If only my friend Jan Merriman could have held on until 2015 for the Kanzius Cancer Foundation human trials. Please indulge me as I remember our friend Jan. We became friends through BPW. I can’t say when or how but we did. We were on various committees and chaired events that while one chaired the other was expected to assist. We both held the same offices, I was club president, she became club president, I was club WOTY, Jan became WOTY and then she went on to be the State WOTY. I started up the district ladder, Jan followed. She knew I was not the tech person she was and would always help me with labels for the Latrobe Spring tea or district folders, or assist with my “new” phone. On one occasion, I went to visit her at her home, she was laid up in bed due to some complications and with her lap‐
top on her chest she printed labels and re‐
ports for me. Many years we would travel to convention together. Once, we left on a Thursday evening after our local meeting to head to the Poconos. I was driving and we really did not know what roads exactly we were to take but we were confident we would get there because we had one of our GPS systems in the car. Well there were some new highways that our GPS did not recognize and we had to figure out that we were not in the field as shown but actually on the correct inter‐
state. We arrived at a condo we shared with Mary Cath‐
erine Motchar, Carol Adams, and Karen Hochendoner very late at night. They stayed up until we got there or we woke them up but then we talked for a couple of hours before going to bed. That was a memorable stay with our friends from Greensburg and one we often reminisced. We had a great time, it was one of the many we shared together. The year Jan became State WOTY, she wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to attend the convention. Mark, her husband, is a volunteer fireman in So. Greens‐
burg and I think that might have been around the same time as the fireman’s convention. Anyway, Michelle Teague was club presi‐
dent (and the only one from the Latrobe club that knew she won) and had to tell Mark to convince her to come to conven‐
tion without letting her know she was WOTY. After the banquet where she was recognized, an impromptu party was held in one of the rooms to celebrate. Gwen Blystone con‐
vinced the hotel desk person to give the bou‐
quet of flowers from behind the desk to her and then she ordered cheese trays from room service and we brought whatever food/drink we had in our rooms and celebrated. Other D3 members were there for the celebration. Another fun time shared by many. Jan passed away on December 13, 2013 after 3 years of battling breast cancer. If you did not know her well you would not have known she had cancer except for the period of time that she went through chemotherapy and lost her hair. She would always say she wanted her hair to come back curly like mine (and I always wished for straight!) and hers did. She looked good as she began remission, was getting back to her regular lifestyle when she was told her cancer was back. At this point, I was in my 1st year as District Director, she told me she could not be the Assistant Director that she was cutting back. (Understandably) She stayed upbeat, never asked for anything, always said she was fine even when I could tell otherwise. Recently, she was told her cancer had metastasized to the other breast. This time I saw a tired Jan. She was a good friend, one I will miss, as will many of you who knew her. As the poem “I’m Free” on her funeral card says …. “If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembering joy, a friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Oh yes, these things I too will miss. ……Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, don’t lengthen it now with undue grief, Lift up your hearts and share with me, God wanted me now, he set me free.” Rest in peace my friend, you are loved and missed…. Theresa Rusbosin Page 4
January 2014
Did you know that besides keeping you in shape, exercise helps with mental and emotional health? Exer‐
cising can build your self‐esteem, keep your mind off of your problems and give you a sense of control. Gen‐
erally, people who are fit, have less anxiety, depression or stress than those that are not active. While it may be hard to think of exercising if you are depressed or anxious or have a mental health problem it is benefi‐
cial, so try to be active. Check with your physician before beginning an exercise program for the 1st time. Start slowly and work up to moderate activity which is brisk walking or cy‐
cling or any activity that increases your heart rate. If you do not like to exercise on your own, ask a friend, make it a “play date”. You won’t want to cancel on your friend! In January 2001 the Latrobe BPW meet‐
ing was hosted by Nancy Bennett and the Legislation Committee at the Blue Angels Restaurant in Unity Township. During that meeting it was announced four local businesses are among those selected as the top 100 companies in 16 counties in central Pennsylvania. They are Kennametal, Allegheny Power, Unity Printing and First Commonwealth, which is the parent company of Southwest Bank. Also during that meeting Latrobe BPW had been selected by the District 3 Direc‐
tor to be nominated for the “Most Suc‐
cessful Local” at the BPW State Conven‐
tion June 7‐10, 2001 in Harrisburg, Pa. Finance Chairwoman, Lucy Martz, was named Woman of the Year at the Janu‐
ary meeting. She received flowers and a plaque and surprise guests included her daughters, Karen and Carol; son, Bill and daughter‐in‐law, Lori and Lucy’s sweet‐
heart of 35 years, Meryl. Fast forward to 2014. While we do not name our WOTY in January we do make a selection and award that honor at our Spring Tea. ~Theresa Rusbosin Club Historian Latrobe BPW member Teresa Whitacre has been published on Internet television. Mrs. Whitacre filmed a short episode on Careers for American Society for Quality. Whitacre presented a TV piece for starting or expanding a career in professional fields, specifically the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math.) Teresa Whitacre is a quality manager in projects in Pittsburgh and a principal at Mar‐
ketech Systems. She has a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Ashford University in Clinton, IA, as well as ASQ certifications as a quality auditor, engineer, manager and Six Sigma Green Belt. Whitacre the Regional Director for Re‐
gion 8 and an ASQ fellow. View the advice on http://wideos.asq.org/careers‐in‐quality?
utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=Careers in Qual‐
ity&utm_name=ASQTVNewsletter2013‐12‐18 Good luck as we continue together with the D3 Healthy Initiative. ~Theresa Rusbosin, D3 Director  News  Committees  Scholarships  Photos  Membership  Activities  Policies & procedures  Calendar  By‐laws Page 5
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The Westmoreland County MATHCOUNTS competition is sched‐
uled for Saturday, February 1, 2014 with a snow date of Saturday, February 8, 2014. We have received approval of the school board to use Greensburg Salem Middle School again this year. The day begins with registration at 8:30 and the competition begins about 8:50. The grading room begins working at 9:30.  Jan 3, 1949 ‐ Margaret Chase Smith (R‐Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays in office until 1973; the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate as she previously served in the House (R‐Maine, 1940‐1949) Please mark your calendars, we need volunteers to help that day in the grading room, proctoring and helping with the count‐
down round.  Jan 5, 1925 ‐ Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated Seton Hill University Mathematics professors Dr. Sasmor and Dr. Atkinson have agreed to be judges again this year.  Jan 7, 1896 ‐ Fanny Farmer's first cookbook is Sheetz has approved the competition for a lunch donation for the students and volunteers, and will be supplying us lunch. Please think about helping this year. If you can volunteer a few hours, please email me at [email protected] or call me at 724‐
244‐4028. Hope to see you at the competition. as the first woman governor in U.S. history (governor of Wyoming) published in which she standardized cooking measurements  Jan 7, 1955 ‐ Marian Anderson is the first Afri‐
can American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera  Jan 8, 1977 ‐ Pauli Murray, the first female African American Episcopal priest, is ordained  Jan 11, 1935 ‐ Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to North America  Jan 12, 1932 ‐ Hattie Wyatt Caraway The Goodwill/Special Projects Committee would like to thank everyone who donated in anyway to the Adopt a Family project. We were able to give the family a very nice Christmas. Thanks are also in order for the Salvation Army Bell Ringers. We appreciated the help of all members who rang the bell at Kmart this year. As always anytime you know of a member who could use a card for any life event please let a Goodwill member know. ~Karen Mowry Goodwill & Special Project Chair (D‐Arkansas) is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She was the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and the first to serve as the Senate's presiding officer as well  Jan 25, 1980 ‐ Runner Mary Decker became the first woman to run a mile under 4 1/2 minutes, running it at 4:17.55  Jan 29, 1926 ‐ Violette Neatly Anderson is the first black woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court This Latrobe BPW volunteer group helps members during illness, surgeries, family deaths, acci‐
dents, or other health related occurrences. The group accepts donations of magazines, pack‐
ages of paper plates or napkins, gift cards to help with related medical expenses such as gas and food costs, monetary assistance, and food. If you would like to volunteer or know a member that needs assistance, contact Jeanne VanHouten 724‐423‐3709. Page 6
January 2014
Stephanie Yates
Sales Associate
Prudential Preferred Realty
Cell: 724-771-5306
Office: 724-838-3660 ext. 703
Fax: 724-838-3657
[email protected]
To help support the Westmoreland County Food Bank’s vision of ending hun‐
ger in Westmoreland County, Latrobe BPW will host a food drive each month at the regular meeting. Please help us help those in need. January Pasta, Rice, Boxed Dinners February Cereal, Oatmeal, Breakfast Foods & Snacks ur
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Bring your used inkjet cartridges to the meeting for two reasons ‐ RECYCLING & CASH BACK! Our club receives cash back for every cartridge that stays out of the land‐
fills. There is a black bag on the information table to drop the cartridges into.