PRESIDENTS’ CORNER

The old adage, “April showers bring May flowers” has been so true this year. Gardens throughout the Columbia area are spectacular! Hopefully you have had a chance to see some of the gardens in Charleston and Aiken with our Antiques/Explores interest group.

At our last coffee, we had a lively discussion about the many interest groups that our club has to offer. Either the chair of an interest group or one of the members who regularly attends the group spoke for a few minutes about the fun and camaraderie that they have when attending. Take a look at all of the interest groups that we have. If you have any questions, please call the group chairperson. There may be someone who lives near you so you can carpool to the event and have a chance to meet another Newcomer!

Have you had a chance to look at the Newcomers’ website recently? Sherry Gaskin maintains the site. It has information for those who are new to the Greater Columbia area and would be interested in joining our group. There are a variety of candid pictures on the page also. Denise Fitzgerald, our publicity chair, has been busy snapping pictures at our luncheons and coffees. There are also pictures from some of the interest groups that she attends. Here’s a suggestion for the interest groups, take some pictures at one of your events and send them to Sherry. Thanks to Sherry and Denise for all of their hard work in keeping the website current. The address for the website is www.newcomersofgreatercolumbia.com. Check it out!!

Our club continues to grow. We now have 136 members. Our newest member is Annemarie Canova.
Annemarie is originally from Germany but has lived in the US for many years. She just recently moved to Lexington from Columbia. Welcome, Annemarie! And we hope to see you soon at some of our activities.

Don’t forget to bring products for Harvest Hope. This month’s product is CEREAL. You can bring items to either the coffees or luncheons and they will be delivered to Harvest Hope.

Judy and Kathy