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QUOTA FLA H Quota International of Waterloo

Quick Bits

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Covenant Women’s Center 4th Floor - Rooms 10 & 11 5:30 Social/6:00 Dinner

Menu Meat/Cheese Platter

Build-Your-Own Garden Salad Additional Cold Salads

Homemade Bread/Butter Assorted Cold Drinks  

Cost: $10.00 Catered by Patty Gaede

Hostess Committee Kathy Buzynski, Gail Carter,

Ginny Salkeld

ProgramDeafinitely Dogs! U.S.A.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Kimball Ridge Senior Center

Dining Room (Main Floor) & Nut Room (Basement)

“Bagging Nuts”1st Shift: 5:00-6:00 pm

Social: 6:00 pm; Meeting: 6:15 pm2nd Shift: Follows meeting

Hostess CommitteeMarcy Hartleip & Eileen Gunderson

Robin Engelking, Jo Moon, Jo Slickers No Dinner — Snacks & Drinks Only

August is fast coming to a close, school is starting, and fall is upon us. Where does the time go? My grandson Matthew and I have been in the garden, finally able to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Many of the cherry tomatoes we pick go straight into our mouths and never make it into the house. I returned from my convention trip to Brisbane, Australia about 3 weeks ago. I learned so much, and really got caught up in the Quota fever. I will share some of what I learned at the August meeting. My daughter traveled with me, and the two of us also went to New Zealand, traveled to the Outback in central Australia, and spent some time in Sydney. Can't travel that far and not see the sights! Thank you for the wonderful opportunity!

President’s Message

When fall comes, Quota gears up for nut sales. The nuts are arriving already on September 7th! That's just around the corner. We will soon be in the thick of it. The Cops N Kids committee was busy during the summer with book giveaways, but the rest of us took it a little bit easier. Now it's time to get started on more of our service projects. The membership meeting will be coming up soon also, so be thinking of any friends, family or co-workers that you think would make good Quotarians! Happy Autumn!! Gail

Gail Carter

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Gearing Up for “Going Nuts” in September!Fall Meeting Schedule

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Clarion University Plaza

Cedar FallsHostess CommitteeDeanna Rustad, Chair

Barb Holzapfel, Pam Poock, Marge Maurer

Program“Guest Night”

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 AEA 267 Conference Center

Room A & Kitchen

Hostess Committee Kerri Wilson, Chair

Lynne Jensen, Mary Nichols, Linda Nielsen

Program “Technical Education Program”

Jane Lindaman and Crystal Buzza Waterloo Community Schools

Please check the Yearbook listing for your hostess committee assignment. Contact

Kathy Buzynski if substitutions are made or needed. Thank you!

August Birthdays

Liz Poole (8/2) Monica Haag (8/5)

Joyce Kammeyer (8/9) Oletha O’Donnell (8/13)

Marilyn Moore (8/15) Rose Quirk (8/18) Gail Carter (8/25)

Cheri Harmsen (8/27)

September Birthdays

Ginny Salkeld (9/4) Jill Harlan (9/9)

Carol Toppin (9/12) Barb Holzapfel (9/13)

Eileen Gunderson (9/17) Pat Hagerstrom (9/18) Lynne Jensen (9/19)

Fall is approaching and you can feel the excitement in the air …. it’salmost time for Nut Sales! The Nut Room is awaiting our shipment of 8,538 pounds of nuts. Its expected arrival is Wednesday, September 7th. Thanks to volunteers: Terry & Mary Sandberg, Signe & Gene Knief, Bob and Kathy Buzynski, Eileen Gunderson and Jerry, and Marcy Hartleip, we will be unloading on this day.  The exact time is never known until the truck driver calls that morning. Monica is ready to print the forms, bags and stickers are ordered, and I have purchased two new locks. And, the rooms are almost clean!

The committee met earlier this month and decided to change the lock code this year.   It has been “1926” for many years….the year that our club was chartered. Jerry is ready to install the code, but we need your advice on the number.  It needs to be 4 DIFFERENT digits and one that Quotarians will easily remember but not obvious. Monica will need to know our decision before she prints the forms, which will be distributed at the meeting Tuesday. Looking forward to another successful fundraising season. Thank you! Go Quotarians!

Each month our club’s Yearbook lists 3 to 5 members assigned to be the “hostess committee” for the upcoming business meeting. This committee is determined by the person doing the Yearbook. For 2016-17, Kathy Buzynski has drawn up the hostess committee assignments. She does try to take into consideration members who are gone during the winter, but has no way of knowing other travel plans, or when a member might not be able to attend a meeting. The first person listed is the chairperson for the month. Duties of the committee are as follows:

• Provide dessert for the meeting. • Arrive early, by about 5:15 p.m., to take money for meals. • Count and balance the money & turn in the reservation list to the treasurer. • Decorations are totally optional & not required.

Treasurer, Eileen Gunderson, brings a money bag for making change at the check-in table. The chair should contact each committee person at least 1 week prior to the meeting to discuss plans and ideas for dessert. Each member on the committee should contribute in some way, whether baking or providing a contribution toward ingredients or a purchased dessert. If a member is not able to attend a meeting when they are on the hostess committee, it would be helpful if they let the chairperson know and consider trading a month with another member who is able to attend. They should also let Kathy know of this change. She will help find a substitute for you if needed. After the reservation deadline, the Attendance chair will give the monthly hostess chair a count of reservations, usually about 5 days prior to the meeting. The Attendance/Hostess Committee chair will also provide the Monthly Hostess Chair with the reservation list prior to the meeting. It should be printed and brought to the meeting to use for taking money at the check-in table. Please call the Hostess/Attendance co-chairs Oletha O’Donnell or Pat Hagerstrom with any questions. Thank you!

Monthly Hostess Committee: Review of Duties

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Cops N Kids Book Giveaways: A Hot Find For Waterloo Summer Programs

COPS N KIDS BOOK GIVEAWAY

TOTALS

This summer 601 books were given away by

Quota at Waterloo free lunch sites.

This brings the grand total since the program

started in 2004 to 39,807!

The COPS N KIDS committee completed a busy schedule of book giveaways at 14 different sites during July and August. Pictured above, (Row 1) Officer Hoelscher stopped by Lafayette Park on August 2nd and talked with kids participating in the free lunch program located there. On July 29th, kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Evansdale (Row 2) enjoyed finding an interesting story to take home and treasure. Pictured below (Row 3 and Row 1 far right), children in the YWCA summer program had fun selecting their book and sharing their find with friends. Ginny Salkeld reported that as soon as the committee gets their last order of books stamped and sorted, they will be ordering what they need to use up the rest of last year's grant money. All that as Eileen Gunderson is busy working on new grant applications! Kudos to the COPS N KIDS committee and volunteers. It’s exciting that we’ve put nearly 40,000 books into kids’ hands!

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2016 Quota Girls Gone Wild Weekend!

Thursday, September 15th to Sunday, September 18th

Spring Green, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, WI

House on the Rock Inn (http://www.thehouseontherockinn.com/)

3591 State Road 23 Dodgeville, WI 53533

Deluxe Double Queen Rooms 2 queen beds and sleeper sofa with

microwave and refrigerator. $99/night not including. Check in time is 3 pm.

Block is listed under ‘QUOTA’ and were held until August 15, 2016.

Call 888-935-3960 or 608-935-3711.

Hotel has a swimming pool/hot tub and lounge (some food is served in the lounge).

Note: If you plan to go to the House on the Rock Attraction, you can get discounted tickets through the hotel, either when you reserve your

room or after you arrive at the hotel.

Come on your own or bring a friend! You’re bound to have a great time!!

Shopping, restaurants, wineries, a pajama party and lots of fun!!!

Let’s Learn About: “Deafinitely Dogs”

Tonight’s program features a speaker from the non-profit organization Deafinitely Dogs! based in Cedar Rapids. Deafinitely Dogs! provides highly trained assistance dogs to those with disabilities specializing in Diabetic Alert Dogs, Hearing Dogs, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Dogs, Facility Dogs and Companion Dogs. This human-canine partnership allows for increased independence and feelings of security for persons with these disabilities. They also provide companionship and unconditional love.

Assistance dogs are very special. They serve a medical need that may or may not be visible to others. They perform tasks that mitigate the disability for their human partner. The work that these dogs do every single day is truly a miracle to the lives they enrich and touch. Deafinitely Dogs! relies on contributions and grants in order to provide this canine assistance; the program is entirely volunteer operated. It costs $2,500 to sponsor a dog to receive the specialized training it needs. At our June business meeting, a motion to spend $1,000 toward a Deafinitely Dogs! sponsorship was made, seconded, and approved by a unanimous vote of the membership. (This $1,000 was received by our club following the disbandment of District 7 and formation of Region 3.) The Hearing & Speech committee will consider providing an additional $1,500 needed to support the total cost of a $2,500 training sponsorship. Further information is forthcoming regarding our club’s sponsorship of a dog. Visit www.deafinitelydog.org for more information about the program.

Introducing Paula Kelly from Quota International of Fargo, North Dakota. She is the new Regional Director for Region 3. Regional Directors are dedicated individuals who, through communication and action, inspire Quota clubs to create sound beginnings for children. Paula will be in this position 2016-2018.

Monica Haag enjoys relaxing with friends at the Region 3 Convention this past spring. The next regional conference is set for April 28-30, 2017 in Sioux Falls, SD.

Don’t forget that Spice Up Your Life With A Dash of Quota, Vol.2 is available for purchase at every business meeting. This latest  cookbook is filled with all new "tried and true" recipes from our Quota membership.  At a price of only $10 you will want to buy several. One for yourself and others as gifts for family and friends! Order forms that can be mailed are available on our website: waterlooquota.comContact Kathy Buzynski or Ginny Salkeld for more information about cookbooks. Thank you!