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Silver City Woman’s Club The Power of Women THE INFORMANT

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Greetings, everyone!     I hope everyone is soaking up the beautiful summer weather and I hope you enjoyedthe rain event we had in June.  We are blessed and have so much to be thankful for.

     Summer is marching on and committees are rolling up their sleeves and diving in totheir big events. I would like to thank Pam for happily taking on the chairmanship of theSenior Shower scheduled for November so that Jeannine would be able to take the chair-manship of the August School Supply Drive, and thereby filling the vacant position forschool supplies.  Many thanks to these ladies.  They have my heartfelt gratitude.

      Following their lead, I would like to ask everyone to please consider jumping in andassuming chairmanship of a committee. We have several chairs which need filling.  Weneed someone to take on the job of Building Administrator, a chair for our Sweet Salescheduled for December, Baby Shower in January, also consider chairing a Golf Tourna-ment which has been a major event but currently has no chair. I’m begging for every-one’s help, and perhaps new members could work with an experienced member to getstarted and gain some experience.  Sharing the work load with others makes lighter workand makes everything much more enjoyable. Please call me if you can find it in yourheart to help. We need everyone to volunteer to serve on a committee if we’re going to beable to keep these activities/events alive and continue to support the charities we havecommitted to in the past in order to benefit the women, children, and the elderly of ourcommunity.

     July’s hostesses are Susie, Peggy, and Rosalie. Our meeting will find us discussing theAugust 4th New 2 U Sale. This is a huge event and positions for working the floor area atthe Sale need to be filled, as well as positions for setting up prior to the sale, cashiers,baggers, and clean-up crew following the Sale. Whew!  My head is spinning. Everyoneneeds to come and help in order to pull this off and make money for our Club.  Pleasethink about which position you could volunteer for.

     My sincere thanks to everyone with smiles and good wishes for this president’s termof office. You are helping me to set off with a positive frame of mind and I look forwardto working with and for each and every one of you over the next two years.     Blessings,

Joni Miller, President

Silver City Woman’s Club June 8, 2018 Members Minutes

Number present: 19 List includedCalled to order by President Joni Miller. We began by saying the Collect, The Pledge of Allegiance and New Mexico FlagSalute.

Guests: Terry Anderson

Treasurer’s Reports for May 2018 will be filed for audit.Report attachedIncome Tax Report AttachedThe membership reviewed the budget for 2018-2019. The Board approved this Budget be accepted. Susie Salars moved toaccept this Budget. The motion was seconded and passed.Report attached

At this time President Joni Miller announced that positions for the Board will be trustees, officers and all committeechairpersons. These will be on the SCWC Board with voting rights. She requested that these chairpersons have a writ-ten, dated and signed report for the secretary. These reports will be filed with the minutes of the meetings.Membership pins were presented to the members who were not at the May Installation and Dinner. Pins were given formembers who have been part of SCWC 5 years,10 years, 20 years and 30 years. Lequitta Lett has been a member for 38 years!

Lucinda was given her Past President’s pin and Pam Houck gave her a quilt she had made for Lucinda.

Program: Terry Anderson from the Grant County Health Council spoke to us about her organization. The Health Councilis collecting information by hardcopies or online (http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSZBWJH?lang=en). She asked us tohelp by filling out the survey ourselves and referring others to the survey, especially young people with children.The MINUTES of the April 2018 meeting were approved. They will be filed.

Reports of Standing Committees:Building Administrator– Renny Hutton is resigning from this position. She will make a list of the duties this positionwill entail.Building Rentals – Jeannine Jenks Jenks reported the rental of our building and parking lot .In Attached Treasurer’s ReportScholarship Committee – Gail CarterIt was announced that this committee will be selling at the New 2 U Sale.Community Outreach Day – There has been no response of someone to chair this event.Senior Shower – Pam Houck has said that she would be the chairperson for this event.School Supplies - Jeannine Jenks will Chair this position. She will be at the SCWC Building on Mondays, from 1:00 to3:00 PM.Conservation – Lequitta Lett turned in 8.5 pounds of pull tabs.Social - KaranTurner, Theresa Murphy and Chrystal Drennan The May Dinner wasWas “fabulous.”Membership – Crystal Drennan We have a new member, Sandra Hicks, who came today and did the paperwork andpaid her dues. WELCOME SANDRA!Hearing Testing – Theresa Murphy The testing will begin in August. We need volunteers.Eye-Testing - Lucinda Maddox Early Childhood, WNMU, and El Grito have been contacted. There is also a new pre-school and 3 Headstarts.GFWC District IV Convention – Lucinda Maddox. The SCWC will be hosting the Convention October19 -20, 2018.We will need help in the kitchen, making favors and collecting donated items for the delegates. There will be many jobs.By-Laws, Rules & Regs – Susie Salars needs someone to work with her on these. Carolee Cross said she would workwith Susie.

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Sweet Sale – This is planned for the second Saturday in December. Renny is resigning from this position so we need achairperson for this event.

Old Business:Membership dues need to be paid by June 30, 2018. These go to our Treasurer, Renny Hutton.

New Business:Reminder: These positions need to be filled:

Building AdministratorCommunity Outreach DaySweet Sale ChairWe also need an Historian and group to work on our scrapbook.

Joni is passing around a sign-up sheet for Hostesses for meetings this year. Our Social Committee plan for the De-cember and May meetings.

New 2 U Sale will be August 4, 2018 this year. We will set up for the sale on August 1-3, 8 AM to 1 PM. Bring itemsMonday 1 to 3 PM. We need to update all membership records. Please fill out the information half sheet for this.

Raffle Drawing: Big Box of See’s Candy – Deby MaldonaldoOur guest Terry Anderson won the Box of See’s Candy.

Announcements:The Fort Bayard Society will be showing movies at the Armory on U.S.180 for a month beginning on June 28. These will beshown on Thursdays.Lucinda Maddox moved that we adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded and passed.Lequita Lett said grace for our meal.

AdjournJeannine Jenks, for Recording Secretary, Gail DuniganJune 8, 2018

The Grant County Community Health Council is conducting a community health assessment(CHA) and we want your voice included. The last time an assessment was done was2012/2013. It's time to update the information. Many organizations, local municipalities,non-profits, and others use this information when applying for funding so this is a crucialproject for our community, and YOUR VOICE IS MOST IMPORTANT to determine whatour current needs and priorities are.

Please take about 10 minutes to complete the survey. Choose to complete the survey in Span-ish or English. Grant County Community Health Assessment Feel free to share the link withother Grant County residents.

Thank you for your time and contribution,

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY AND TURN IT IN-IT MATTERS

Lynda Aiman-Smith Public Parks and More-in Silver City

Green spaces with plants, trees and other aspects of nature provide tremendous value to a community. Researchin public health points to benefits in both physical and mental health of people who regularly use parks. Parksoften have play equipment for kids, and perhaps walking paths for families for physical activity. Parks also helpour mental well being – it been shown that in as little as 10 minutes of exposure to a park’s natural environ-ment, people’s stress goes down, and they have a greater feeling of well-being and happiness.

Parks, with their trees and plants, also contribute to environmental health by slowing and capturing storm-wa-ter and cleaning air pollution. Parks also promote community health. Neighborhood parks can connect individ-uals of all ages and backgrounds who enjoy the amenities of the park, and help them develop a shared a visionfor making their neighborhood better. Any neglected public spaces can become vital community assets whenresidents, civic groups, and city leaders come together.

A public park is an area established by the Town of Silver City for the purposes of public play, recreation, andenjoyment of greenspace and nature. Recreation can be considered on a continuum from active to passive. Ac-tive recreation can be either individual or group activity. Ball fields, the swimming pool, parks with play equip-ment for children, and skate-parks are examples of parks focusing on active recreation. Passive recreationemphasizes the more natural greenspace aspect of a park. Having picnics, playing board games, and walking ontrails are good examples of passive recreation. Of course, many parks offer a variety of opportunities for recre-ation – a group of family and friends might gather and picnic before playing a softball game. In Silver City, wehave a good mix of parks.

How many parks DO we have in Silver City? Asking residents, you might hear guesses ranging anywhere fromsix to a dozen. Surprise! There are 23 “official” parks in Silver City, ranging from “parklets” and “pocket parks”so called because of their small size, to over 100 acres! Here is the list of Silver City parks, in alphabetical order:

Ben Altamirano park; Big Ditch park; Cherry Hills park; Fox field (Silver schools); Golf course; Gough park ;Hidden park ; Jaurequi park ; Johnny Banks park ; La Capilla; La Capilla park; Noble park ; Penny park ; Popestreet park ; Recreation Center; Scott park; Skate park ; Swimming pool ; Tennis courts; 32nd street park; Vir-ginia st park ; Visitors center ; Ybarra park.

Here is a link to a handy map showing all the official Silver City parks.http://www.townofsilvercity.org/pubworks/2015_Town_of_Silver_City_public_parks_map.pdf

The first two “Territorial Charter Community Volunteer” days focused on getting community members involvedin working on some neglected neighborhood parks. The first such day, held on April 14, 2018 at Ybarra park onBrewer Hill, resulted in cheerful painted walls, a big clean up of clutter and wind-blown litter, and a list of “fix-its” to repair the swings and basketball court surface to make the equipment more accessible and safe. Similarly,the June 9, 2018 “Territorial Charter Community Volunteer Day” at Hidden park resulted in some profoundbrush-whacking, contouring areas to minimize erosion, and a list of potential actions to improve equipment.

We also have other park-like spaces that are important for the community, but which are not actual officialparks – for example, the spaces by the outdoor sculpture at the Silver City Library; under the trees at the SilverCity Museum; the “parklet” in front of Szygzy Tile; the outdoor educational and seating areas in front of the of-fices of the Community Development Foundation; the neighborhood orchard on 11th St. near Pope, the SilvaCreek Botanical Gardens.

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Park-like spaces provide opportunities for people to take ownership of developing and maintaining their neigh-borhood community - improving everybody’s quality of life. For example, there are neighborhood groups in Sil-ver City who are working on “Play Streets.” A regular movement in some large urban areas like New York,London, and Chicago, Play Streets make play spaces by temporarily closing streets to through traffic so kids andparents can play outside. Some communities have now-and-again Play Streets where a neighborhood gets astreet closed to through traffic so the neighbors can hold barbeques, play games, and just get out and socialize asneighbors. Other communities have regular Play Street closures for a day each week, others have actually ex-tended Play Streets for Summer where a street becomes a neighborhood play area for the summer months.

In Silver City there are a number of streets that would easily lend themselves to being temporary, or longer term,Play Streets. For example, the “stub streets” where a street ends at the Big Ditch seem to be naturals to turn intoPlay Streets. My guess is many neighborhoods where there are cul-de-sacs and dead end streets would be poten-tial places for Play Streets.

So in summary, parks are fundamentally important to the health of the people, community, and environment ofour Town. The more community members are involved in using and caring for their parks, the better the ameni-ties can become. And aside from official parks, park-like spaces (like the Silva Creek Botanical Gardens, and po-tential Play Streets) can offer major benefits to our Town.

Lynda Aiman-Smith

WELCOME NEW MEMBER SANDRA HICKS

I moved from Massachusetts to Silver City in 2003. A partner andI purchased and renovated 411 W Broadway, creating the Inn onBroadway. I ran the B&B for 13 years and enjoyed meeting a lot ofinteresting people. During that time, I was active in MainStreetand the Silver City Museum. I was a Co-coordinator of the Fourthof July Ice Cream Social for several years.

Next, I joined Literacy Link – Leamos. I was on the Board as wellas teaching a Parenting Class at the GC Detention Center for fiveyears. After the sale of the Inn, I was ready to make a change. Inow work as a Realtor at UC/Mimbres Realty. I enjoy helpingpeople to both appreciate the area and find the home of theirdreams. I am hoping to find time to help the Woman’s Club withtheir many activities.

June 28, 2018

Dear GFWC Members,

Welcome to the 2018–2020 Administration! The 2018–2020 Club Manual, your most important resourcefor enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service, is available at the link below. In the Club Man-ual you will find all the information you need for GFWC’s advancement areas, community service pro-grams, and special programs—not to mention the guidelines for awards, contests, grants, and reporting.

https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/X7XJGWaLKE

I’m honored to serve as your 52nd International President, and I look forward to working with all of you!

The Club Manual will be available on www.GFWC.org on Friday, June 29.

In Federation Love,

Mary Ellen Brock

International President

Our Contact InformationGeneral Federation of Women's Clubs1734 N. Street NWWashington, DC 20036202-347-3168www.gfwc.org

June Members LuncheonRIGHT: Terry Anderson present-ed the June program on a Happi-ness survey the Grant CountyHealth Council is conducting.

ABOVE……..Years of Service awardsLeft to right: Orleta Edwards, Carolee Cross and JoAnn Turner

ABOVE….Years of Service awardsLeft to right: Lequira Lett and Susie Salars

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