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Purpose of UMW
Hands-on Project for 2010:  Birthing Kits
 
 
Officers:
 
President, Dena Miller 
Vice President, Smitty Hinners
Secretary, Susie Forsythe
Treasurer, Patty Stratton
Program Resources, Joan Powell & Arlene Van Eman
Historian, Mary Wilhelm
Committee on Nominations:  Libby Kiecke, Debi Meschwitz, Lee Brodhead, Nancy Atkinson 
Mission Coordinators
    Spiritual Growth, Carolyn Baker
    Education & Interpretation, Nita Hyatt
   Social Action
         State School Birthday Cards, Kim Limmer
         Nursing Homes Birthday Parties, Joyce Morris & Carol Ann Post
   Supportive Community
         Funeral Meal Liaison, Deborah Muckleroy
         Harvest Festival, Kim Limmer
         Country Store, Tammy Buller
         Silent Auction, Audrey Boney, Joyce Fortune & Donna Sprenger
Membership Outreach & Nurture, Cordelia Cummings
Yearbook, Carolyn Sander
 
Activities
 
  Tuesday, August 10 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, August 17 Circle Meetings TBA 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, August 24 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, August 31 Card Group Lunch TBA 11:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 7 General Meeting - Harvest Festival & New Officers Activity Center 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 14 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 21 Circle Meetings - Planning Harvest Festival TBA 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 28 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 5 General Meeting - Brenham State School Activity Center 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 12 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 19 Circle Meetings - World Thank Offering TBA 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 26 Harvest Festival Activity Center All Day
  Tuesday, November 2 General Meeting - Christmas Plants Activity Center 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 9 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 16 Circle Meetings - Pledge Service TBA 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 23 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 30 Card Group Lunch TBA 11:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, December 7 Christmas Coffee Hyatt's 10:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, December 14 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, December 21 Circle Meetings - Christmas Parties TBA 9:30
  *Except for Wesleyan Circle - See Below
Circles
 
Post Circle Rogers Circle Susanna Circle Wesleyan Circle
 
 
 Hinners Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  No Meetings for June & July        
  Tuesday, August 17     Cordelia Cummings June Ross June Ross 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 7 Hinners Circle   General Meeting 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 21 Joyce Fortune Karen Chance Karen Chance 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 19 Janice Meyer Mary Phillips Joan Powell 9:30 a.m. 
  Tuesday, November 16 Evelyn Newman Patty Stratton Patty Stratton 9:30 a.m. 
  Tuesday, December 21 Twila Tate Joan Powell Christmas Luncheon 9:30 a.m. 
 
 
 Post Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  No Meetings for June & July        
  Tuesday, August 17 Joyce Medow Joyce Medows Marilyn Whitmarsh 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 21 Jetta Goodman Jetta Goodman Joyce Medow 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 5 Post Circle   General Meeting 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 19 Betty McDade/FH Betty McDade Beverly Duree 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 16 Marianne Nelms Marianne Nelms Marianne Nelms 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, December 21 Luene Jones   Christmas Party 9:30 a.m.
 
 
 Rogers Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  No Meetings for June & July        
  Tuesday, August 17 Marie Beckendorf Marvalyn Reiland Marilyn Whitmarsh 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, September 21 Chris Rogers Joyce Morris Jenifer Amerson 9:30 a.m.
  Monday, September 27 Rogers Circle   Wesley Foundation Meal 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, October 19 Susan Manchester Susan Manchester Lydia House 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 2 Rogers Circle   General Meeting 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, November 16 Marvalyn Reiland Chris Rogers Judy Grimm 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, December 21 Jenifer Amerson   Christmas Party 9:30 a.m.
 
 
 Susanna Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  No Meetings for June & July & August        
  Tuesday, September 21     Activity Center Noon
  Tuesday, October 19     Activity Center Noon
  Tuesday, November 16 Patrice Summerour Patrice Summerour Patrice Summerour Noon
  Tuesday, December 7 Susanna Circle   Christmas Coffee Noon
  Tuesday, December 21 Tammy Buller Tammy Buller Tammy Buller Noon
 
 
 Wesleyan Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Tuesday July 20 TBA    
6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, August 17 LInda Toliver/Carolyn Sander Pamela Jenkins Tina Iwig Noon
  Tuesday, September 21 Kay Ivy/Debi Meschwitz Joyce Brown Dena Miller 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, October 19 Florence Julian/Sue Wass Kay Ivy Louise Goodrich 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, November 16 Jody Tyson/Connie Sauer Jody Tyson Barbara Baker 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, December 21 Debi Meschwitz/Susan Lopez   Christmas Party 6:30 p.m.
 
 
 
Birthing Kits Birthing kits are essential in rural communities. They provide the basic, sanitary items to aid in safe and healthy deliveries, reducing the risk of tetanus infections. The items for the kit are listed below:
 
Kit Contents
 
Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag:
 
1 hotel-size bar of soap (1 oz. and up)
1 pair of clean latex gloves
1 square yard of clear 4 mil plastic sheeting
3 pieces of clean string each 12" long
1 clean single use razor blade (carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and keep it from causing injury)
2 flannelette receiving blankets, each 1 square yard
 
Value:  $8 per kit