July Top Ten List: Scorchers

I don't know about you, but sometimes the summer heat is all I can think about. So for this month's Top Ten list, I've decided to give you my personal Top Ten "hot" items. It's kind of a to-do list for me, but I'm accepting volunteers to help our committees get it done!

10. Help the Service Committee launch the Blue Ribbon for Literacy Campaign begun by Past Governor Kathy Folley.

9. Catch up on my reading and contribute to the discussion on Lean In on bookclubit.com.

8. Work with News of Mighty Ninth editor Jan Skinner to craft killer COMMUNICATIONS articles for the fall issue.

7. Help Membership Development Committee Co-Chair Bobbi Klein with a potential surprise gathering for District Nine Altrusans in conjunction with the midyear board meeting. (OK, not a surprise now, but we're making sure it will work out before announcing it. Just put the weekend of November 10 on your calendar.)

6. Keep up communications with our club presidents, who must get the information before they can share it with their members!

5. Schedule my club visits! (Ooops. That's been on my list for a while. I'll admit I'm a slacker, and as soon as I finish this blog post, I'll send out my letters. I promise.)

4. Sit down with First Vice Governor and Program Coordinator Linda Moore to brainstorm ideas for Conference that will not only fit our theme of "Keep Altrusa Weird" but will also be so unique and inspiring that attendees will be talking about it for a year--until the next Conference!

3. Keep up the communications pace with one blog post and a couple of Facebook posts daily, and encourage all our District Nine members to "like" our page for instant access.

2. Get all clubs rolling on Add an Altrusan Day activities with a package of resources that will guide them to success.

1. Continue tireless search of my friends and acquaintances who would make good Altrusans, allowing them to make their own decisions based on what we can show them about our amazing organization.

What's YOUR Top Ten to-do list for July? How many times does Altrusa show up on it? I challenge you to write out your list, set your priorities, and make July the most productive month this far in 2013! I believe in you.

Beth Blair
Governor

A Shout-Out to Our Leader

We are starting the second half of our biennium, and I must say I think District Nine rocks!  Governor LaVone is doing a stellar job of leading this amazing District …. so let me just say “Gov, you are my hero. Way to go!”

Kathy Folley
Immediate Past Governor

I couldn't help but tag onto Kathy's post to say I want to second that! Mde. Gov. LaVone, you are the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, and whatever other crazy metaphors we can come up with to say how much we admire, appreciate, and loooooove you.

Beth Blair
Governor-Elect