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2007-2008
Meetings
September - Meet and Greet
Its
time to get reacquainted and welcome new members as we host our
first meeting of the season. Come socialize, meet the
board members and enjoy delicious desserts. Youll
have a chance to win a prize with our icebreaker
game and hear about what we have planned for the upcoming year. Bring
a baby picture of yourself and a wedding or grown-up picture
too for another game. Dont miss the kick off to what will
be another successful year of Granby Newcomers and Neighbors.
October- Come
Learn to Vote at the Newcomers Cook-Off
Come
join us on October 11th while the Granby Registrar of Voters gives
us a quick demonstration on how to use the new voting machines.
There will be a short presentation with some test voting and time
for questions and answers. In
addition, to go along with our Voting theme, we will
be holding our ever-popular Newcomers COOK-OFF. There will
be three culinary categories: Appetizer, Crock-Pot/Soups and Dessert.
Plan to bring your dish and a few copies of the recipe to share.
Too busy to cook? Just come and sample and collect some new
recipes. At the end of the evening, well vote a winner for
each category. Even if you do not have an entry you are eligible
to vote! So, come and learn to vote on the new machines and pick
your favorite recipes. See you on the 11th!
November - Raising Financially Responsible Children
Would
you like to know how to teach children about the value and responsible
use of money? If so, don't miss this free seminar created by noted
financial expert, television personality, and New York Times Best
Selling Author, Neale S. Godfrey.
During
this informative program, you will discover age-appropriate ways
to teach kids how to
Earn
And Appreciate Their Allowance,
Develop Good Savings And Investing Habits,
Separate Wants And Needs,
Become Disciplined Shoppers
And So Much More
This
seminar is sponsored and presented by agent Erica Fearn from your
local New York Life Insurance Company, Windsor.
December - Cookie Swap & Ornament Exchange
You won't want to miss one of our most popular meetings of the
year! Bring as many packages containing a half dozen cookies
as you wish to trade in our cookie exchange, along with a wrapped
ornament* ($7 - $10 in value) for our traditional Yankee Swap. Participate
in one or both events, or just come and socialize with your friends.
And don't forget to bring an extra ½ dozen cookies for our
sampling table!
January - Poison Control
Please
join us for an informative and interactive discussion on Poison
Control. We will discuss what information is needed when you call
the Poison Control Center and what the center does with that information.
There will be examples of poisons that have been disguised as common
household items. Poisoning can happen to anyone, anytime and anyplace.
While 60 percent of all calls to the Connecticut Poison Control
Center involve children, adults can make mistakes too -- taking
medications, at work, or at play.
February - Bingo & Fondue
We've
brought this favorite back for another year!
Come join us for a night of fun and excitement!
We'll dip fruit, bread, veggies, cookies, pretzels, our fingers,
and anything else we can come up with in sweet and savoury fondues,
while we play Bingo to win a variety of prizes. Cards
will be sold for $5 each, as this is one of our fundraisers. So
come with your appetite and some good luck!
March - Safety for Women
Clay
McNally owner of East West Karate of Granby will discuss safety
tips for women and will give us a demonstration of some self defense
moves.
April - Going Green
GOING GREEN - for your family, the
environment & our future.
Have you been thinking about making changes that would have a positive
impact on your family's health and our environment? Come join us
on 4/10/08 to learn more. Michelle from Granby Village Health &
Kimberly Huot will discuss ways to clean your home, reduce your
trash, composting, the importance of reusable bags, and more. All
with the goal of helping us identify changes that we are able to
make that will decrease the toxins released into the environment,
reduce waste and save us money!
May - Clean Food
Terry
Walters, author of CLEAN FOOD,
will speak to us about making positive physiological changes through
whole food cooking instruction, and programs designed to support
and facilitate change to a healthier life.
CLEAN FOOD will inspire you to celebrate the beauty and bounty of
the changing seasons. No matter what your dietary preference or
needs may be, these recipes will provide a feast for your senses,
and will nourish your mind, body and soul.
Terry draws from extensive educational and life experiences including
training from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition, The Natural
Gourmet Cookery School, The Kushi Institute and The Chopra Center.
She is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor.
Her cookbook is available at Granby Village Health and will also
be available for sale (and signing) at the May meeting.
Click
here for Meeting Dates
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out some of our past year's meeting topics!
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