Message of Welcome
The Board Members of the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU all welcome you to the 2010-2011 academic year. We hope your summer has been a special and relaxing one. Great plans are in the works by our Vice President Josephine Ang and her committees for the monthly events while our interest group chairpersons continue their work to engage their members in interesting discussions on books, culture, outdoor pursuits and investments, in speaking foreign languages or in enjoying culinary treats in homes or in restaurants. The interest groups serve as the mainstay of the Club, and we thank the leaders who continue to chair these groups. In our wish for the club membership to grow, please spread the word about our activities and begin by inviting new and current faculty and friends to the Welcoming Reception to be held on Thursday, September 9 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. to be held at the Tallahassee Garden Center. Please note the new location of this event.
Please make sure to keep the central section of this newsletter as it serves as the yearbook for this year. Current and updated information will be printed in the regular newsletters and will also be sent to all who provide your membership VPs with e-mail addresses.
Annual Welcoming Reception
Thursday, September 9 – 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Tallahassee Garden Center, formerly Club
508 North Calhoun Street
As always, we start the year with our Annual Welcoming Reception to take place this year in the Tallahassee Garden Center located between Calhoun and Gadsden Streets. You can enter the large parking area either from Carolina Street across from Georgia Belle or from Gadsden Street. This event is a wonderful opportunity to visit with old and new friends. You can join or renew your membership and sign up for the many fascinating interest groups. These groups are a great way to get to know each other, and they serve as the mainstay of our Club. Come savor the delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts, in part prepared by members. Please bring new faculty and friends and encourage current faculty to attend the reception to familiarize them with our organization. Also come meet and welcome our scholarship recipients.
Josephine Ang, our Vice President, is chairing this event. If you have special delicacies you would like to share with us, it will be much appreciated. Please e-mail Josephine at josephineang@msn.com or call her at 545-3363 or at 894-6057 with offers to bring food, to volunteer or if you have any questions.
Celebrate Halloween with
Beth & Neil Charness
Saturday, October 30 – 6:00 p.m. until ….
Join us for a festive and fun-filled evening at the home of Beth & Neil Charness at 1325 Peacefield Place off Thomasville Road near Woodgate. The theme of the Halloween Party is a turkey-breast fright fest. Beth will be making a wickedly wonderful witch as the main course, creepy-crawly coleslaw as a side dish, and a lobotomy elixir punch. The attendees are requested to bring spooky sides, body part bites, or spooktacular sweets. Please let Beth know the week before by Saturday, October 23 either to beth_charness@hotmail.com or by calling her at 385-0500 to let her know if you are you planning to attend and what you are planning to bring. Although there is no absolute deadline, Beth needs to have an early count for planning purposes as well as to give Beth and her committee a general idea of how many people to expect.
MEMBERSHIP DUES $20/$15 per household
With the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year, it is time to renew your membership dues. All interest groups are part of the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU. Whether you only belong to one interest group or take advantage of all that our Club has to offer, now is the time for ALL attendees except from the occasional visitor to submit your dues. Please fill out the form provided below, enabling us to keep accurate records, and bring it together with your check made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU to the Welcoming Reception on September 9 or mail to the Membership Vice Presidents Fred & Annelise Leysieffer, 3720 Lifford Circle, Tallahassee FL 32309.
Name(s): ________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
Zip: ___________Home Phone: _____________________________
E-mail address(es): _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Department(s): ___________________________________________
(Please indicate department(s), if retired, or if you are a friend)
Membership Dues per address: $20($15 for retirees): $_____________
Voluntary Contribution to Scholarship Fund: $_____________
Total Amount enclosed: $_____________
Please indicate if there are changes to last year’s roster or if you have additions you would like us to add.
Scholarship
The University Club Scholarship Fund was established in 1986. (At the request of the FSU Foundation, the name of the fund remains as stated here.) Since 1994, the Club has been awarding one or more $500 scholarships per semester to needy, returning, full-time, undergraduate students who maintain a GPA of at least 3.2. Three years ago, the board members voted to also add some partial scholarships to part-time students. Thanks to your generous donations and our successful, annual Billy Bowlegs 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk, we have been able to award one-hundred-and-seven scholarships during the past fifteen years. We plan to continue to give full and part-time scholarships for the upcoming fall and spring semesters and hope we can continue to count on your support for this worthwhile endeavor particularly during these difficult economic times. Donations of any amount will be gratefully accepted and acknowledged. Please mail your donation together with your dues, with the check made out to the Faculty & Friends Club of FSU, to the Membership Vice Presidents Fred & Annelise Leysieffer, 3720 Lifford Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32309.
Book Discussion Group
Monday, September 20 – 7:30 p.m.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
The book is about a woman in Mississippi, who wants to write about relationships between white women and their maids. She gets maids to write about abuse and degradation. The book is both tender and touching while also frank and frightening.
Time and Place: 7:30 p.m. for refreshments, 8:00 p.m. for the discussion at the home of John and Cecilia Keller (call for directions: 906-9986).
Discussion led by Flora Danisi.
Please contact Kea Herron at kea.snuffy@gmail.com or at 422-0881. Kea is searching for a co-chair to help her throughout the year.
Globetrotters
Saturday, October 2 – 8:00 p.m. – Westminster Oaks
Held at the new Maguire Learning Center on Commencement Lane.
will share their pictures from their travels to
The picturesque area where Germany, France and Switzerland meet.
Please contact Diane Olsen at m.diane.olsen@gmail.com or at 386-5797 and to offer to co-chair this group, dating back to the winter of 1974.
Gourmet Sampler
Saturday, September 25 – 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Josephine & James Ang.
This evening’s theme is from the roaring 20s so come prepared.
Please contact Beth Charness at beth_charness@hotmail.com or call her at 385-0500 to attend and to get more information about this fun group.
Investment Club
This well-run group meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Senior Citizen Center. They have a few openings. If interested, please contact Rose Zongker for more information at czongker@fsu.edu or call her at 385-4848.
La Mesa Española
Thursday, September 30 – 6:30 p.m.
Los Amigos at 2736 Capitol Circle NE.
Please contact Jo Stepp-Greany at jstepp@fsu.edu or at 383-3970.
La Table Française
Saturday, September 11 – 7:30 p.m.
At the home of Annelise & Fred Leysieffer.
Please contact Annelise at aleysieffer@gmail.com or call her at 893-1272.
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, September 14 – 11:45 a.m.
Mockingbird Café – 1225 N. Monroe Street.
Please contact Denise Ellingson at mdeniseel15@yahoo.com or at 907-9992.
PUC
Tuesday, September 21 – 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Jeff Chanton & Ian MacDonald, FSU Oceanographers, will be speaking on Energy, Oil, Emissions and the Future of Florida in the Faculty Lecture Series–Presbyterian University Center. The luncheon is catered @ $9.00 per person with parking available in the adjacent lot. RSVP to bac4259@fsu.edu and please contact Bob Spivey at 894-5242 for more information.
Outdoors Explorers
Sunday, September 19
Dot Skofronick is leading this first outing to Spring Creek near Marianna. The creek feeds into the Chipola River. Participants will enjoy the beautiful scenery by either canoeing, kayaking or tubing. Detailed information will be provided later on. Please contact Dot Skofronick at dsjs@embarqmail.com or call her at 222-8544 if you are interested in participating in this event or contact Barbara Elam at ble@neuro.fsu.edu or at 385-9856.
Restaurant Roulette
Thursday, September 16 – 6:30 p.m.
Julie’s Place at 2901 North Monroe Street.
Please contact Jan Flake at jflake@fsu.edu or at 383-7505.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Friday, September 17 – 7:30 p.m.
At the home of Bettina & Fernando Tesón to discuss the future of the group. Bettina has done a phenomenal job but wishes to be replaced as chairperson.
Please contact Bettina at Raui_30@hotmail.com or at 385-2092.
Stitch & Chat
Tuesday, September 21 – 7:30 p.m.
At the home of Cherie Fenstermaker.
Please contact Cherie at jfenstermaker@fsu.edu or at 386-1000.
Please forward dates of interest group meetings or other events you would like to have appear on our website http://facultyclub.fsu.edu to Beth Charness at beth_charness@hotmail.com