My Fair Hat Ladies,
May's Meet & Eat will be held on Saturday, May 8th @ The Country Cupboard on Rt.
15 @ noon. All reservations should be in by Monday, May 3rd by e-mailing
puttinonthehatz@aol.com or by telephone to Anne Knox @ 570-546-2012. We will be
celebrating our First Anniversary and Mother's Day! It is a Buffet. $10 includes
tax and gratuity. Bring your Mothers, Daughters or any Hat friends that you
might have. This is a time to reminisce, so bring your hat stories! It's going
to be a fabulous time for all.
APRIL MEETING: 48 lovely Hat Ladies were at Orlando's looking perfectly stunning! Hat, Hat, Hurrah! The Hat Auction raised over $250 to give to a Cancer Survivor who is in need of hats, scarves or wigs while undergoing chemo therapy. Many thanks to all of you who brought hats, bought hats, modeled hats, auctioned hats, or just bid on hats. It was so nice to have Fran Decker from the American Cancer Society and her guest join us.
IN THE HATBOX:
WE WILL NOT HAVE A JUNE LUNCHEON BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING ON
SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH: OUR VERY FIRST PROMENADE. BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS
(WEARING HATS OF COURSE) AND JOIN US. WE WILL MEET AT THE YWCA @ 2:00 PM AND
BEGIN LINING UP AND THE PROMENADE WILL BEGIN @ 2:30PM. PLEASE START REGISTERING
THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL BRING AND YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED ROWS. THERE
WILL BE A CAPTAIN FOR EACH ROW. WE WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE ELEGANT BEAUTIFUL
LADIES THAT WE ARE. THIS WILL BE THE VERY FIRST LOOK THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL
HAVE OF THE HAT LADIES. YOUR GUESTS, BOTH MEN & WOMEN & CHILDREN ARE INVITED AS
LONG AS THEY HAVE ON A HAT. WELL BEHAVED PETS ARE WELCOMED ALSO. I AM SO EXCITED
ABOUT THIS EVENT. HOPE YOU ARE TOO.
YOU MAY ENTER THE COVENANT CENTRAL CHURCH PARKING LOT TO GET TO THE BACK OF THE
YWCA OR YOU MAY PARK IN THEIR LOT. PLEASE TRY TO CAR POOL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
PARKING WILL BE AT A PREMIUM.
THERE WILL BE A STRAWBERRY SOCIAL @330 PM @ CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET). YOU MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS BY MAY 24TH. SRAWBERRY
SHORTCAKE OR STRAWBERRIES & ICE CREAM WILL BE $2.00. DRINKS WILL BE $1.00. FUN
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
HOT HATPENNINGS FOR PUTTIN ON THE HATZ:
The Friends of The Jersey Shore Public Library will have a Hat Tea on Sunday May
16th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.. Tickets are $5. Please see Barb Weaver for tickets.
Check The Sun Gazette for other events to wear your hats too
Sunday, May 9th is Mother's Day. Another day that you can wear your hat to
church and out to lunch. Be brave! I was the only lady in church on Easter
Sunday except for a one year old little girl. Everyone kept telling me they were
so glad to see an Easter bonnet again.
UNDER THE HAT:
We plan to give a monetary award to a senior girl @ Jersey Shore High School who
exhibits her love of fashion with her love of volunteerism. Thanks to Deb
Muthler who is helping with the selection.
Look for pictures and articles about our Hat Lady Auction in The Sun Gazette,
The Shopper and The Luminary.
Go to our web site for pictures of the April Meeting.
www.hatladieslycoming.org.
A TOSS OF THE HAT GOES OUT TO:
ESTHER MORRIS WHO SO WILLING GAVE OF HER TIME TO BE LUNCHEON COORDINATOR FOR OUR
FIRST YEAR. JOB WELL DONE! WE HAVE BEEN TO SOME WONDERFUL PLACES. AS YOU MAY NOT
KNOW, THERE ARE NOT MANY PLACES OPEN ON SATURDAYS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE A LARGE
GROUP.
JENNIFER SMITH & PAULINE MONTGOMERY WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE LUNCHEON
COORDINATORS FOR THE COMING YEAR.
LOUISE EAKIN WHO IS OUR VOLUNTEER TREASURER.
BARB WEAVER WHOSE IDEA IT WAS TO GO TO CHARLESTON AND MADE IT HATPEN.
THE HAT LADIES OF CHARLESTON WHO WON US OVER WITH THEIR SOUTHERN CHARM &
HOSPITALITY.
CINDY CRADDOCK WHO TAKES OVER FOR ME WHEN I GO SOUTH.
TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WEAR THEIR HATS WITH PRIDE.
JAN OGURCAK, LIFE STYLES EDITOR AT THE SUN GAZETTE, FOR ALL THE PUBLICITY.
OUR MEMBERS WHO CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT THE HAT LADIES AND BRING IN NEW MEMBERS.
THE FOUNDER OF THE HAT LADIES, ARCHIE BURKEL, FOR HAVING SUCH A FABULOUS IDEA.
GUEST SPEAKERS WHO WERE SO INTERESTING & INFORMATIVE.
LIZ TEWS FOR GIVING US A GREAT "TRUNK SHOW" LAST OCTOBER.
ANYONE WHO I MISSED UNINTENTIONATELY BECAUSE I HAD A "MAGIC MOMENT" WHEN MY
MEMORY FAILED ME.
OUR MOTHERS WHO ALLOWED US TO BE PRINCESSES, TAUGHT US TO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS AND
HELPED US TO BECOME LADIES WHO LOVE HATS.
HAT CHAT:
This is exactly what we are planning on doing at our May meeting, HAVE A HAT
CHAT. I am asking that all the ladies that made the Charleston trip share their
experiences with you. We will also have time to have you share your hat stories
with the entire group.
Last April when I decided to start a cHApTer in Lycoming County, I really had NO
idea how it would fly. I can not begin to tell you how thrilled I am that you
welcomed it with open arms and with your hats on your beautiful heads. I look at
you now and see how the hat bar has been raised as I look at your exquisite
hats. WOW! Thanks for your support and for joining in a Hat full of fun. You
have the best hat-a-tudes in the world. It has been a fabulous year and I am
looking forward to many more.
EACH OF YOU IS SPECIAL! HAVE A HATPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!
Hatfully,
Anne Welling Knox
cHApTer coordinator