For Members OSU Folk Club

Welcome to another year with Folk Club and Thrift Shop. We are beginning the 99th year of Folk Club and the 58th year at Thrift Shop. We have a long and proud tradition to carry on. It is an honor to belong to an organization that has done so much for our community and at the same time provides the opportunity for friendship and goodwill among its members. We are looking forward to celebrating our 100th year in 2008-2009.

The Program Committee headed by Kathy Heath has planned a great schedule of interesting events for the coming year. Join us for our first event on November 5. Consider inviting a newcomer to attend with you. The Fall Dessert will feature speaker Deana Paniataag Kingston, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and will also offer an opportunity to meet our scholarship winners for the year. The Holiday Luncheon on December 3 will feature the CHS Jazz Choir. The Winter Dinner on February 9 will include a performance of the Reader’s Theatre. Our Bus Tour on April 7 will be to the Northern Oregon Wine Country. The May Installation Luncheon on May 5 will feature LaVonda Wagner, Head Coach of OSU Women’s Basketball. The Midwinter Seminars will highlight Conversations with Local Artists on February 4 and provide information on Privacy in the Computer Age on February 11. Mark your calendars now. More information will come in the upcoming Fanfares.

Barbara Moon is facilitating the Interest Groups this year. Sign up for as many as you would like to join. There is a wide variety to choose from. If you have an idea for a new Interest Group, contact Barbara at 745-7765.

Stop by the Folk Club Thrift Shop to see a list of the recipients of our $30,000 in grants to non-profit organizations in Benton County, do a little shopping and volunteer your time, if you are not already one of our dedicated workers. Or call Angela Yeats, our Personnel Chair at 754-0622 to volunteer your time.

Folk Club and Thrift Shop raised our scholarship amount for each student this year from $1500 to $1800. Ten scholarships went to high school graduates from Benton County attending OSU this fall and ten to older than average women students From Benton County at OSU.

Please let us know of any newcomers in departments with whom you are affiliated so that we can send them information about Folk Club. With increased privacy regulations, it becomes more difficult for us to get newcomer information from the University. Better yet invite a newcomer to attend an event with you or even a recent retiree who might now have the time to enjoy our events.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s programs. Please remember to pay your dues. Your dues enable us to provide the high quality programs that we all enjoy. Here’s to another great year!