Reminder!
Maureen D. is our new Bethel Guardian - if you are unable to attend a required event please call Maureen in advance (not the HQ) to request to be excused. If you are unable to attend a required event and do not let the Guardian know prior to the event, you will be considered "absent". Required events are typically noted in Bethel calendars with an asterisk*.

September 4th, 7 pm - Guardian Council Meeting @ John & Sue's
Guardian Council members and line officers are required to attend. This will be our first Guardian Council meeting after the summer, so please be sure to attend!

September 8th, 7pm - Regular Meeting* @ Lodge
Daughters... be sure to get your Ritual out this week and brush up on your part before Monday!

September 13th, 11 am - Car Wash* @ Lodge
We'll be washing cars to raise some funds! Use those funds to pay for Leadership Camp! Bring a friend and earn more!

September 19-21 - Supreme Visit
We will have more details soon regarding a specific time and place - the Supreme Guardian will be visiting and a reception event will be held that we can attend.

September 22nd, 7 pm - Regular Meeting* @ Lodge
We will take signups for Leadership Camp at this meeting, so please bring your calendar (and checkbook if you do not have $ in your account).

Dates for OCTOBER
October 6, 7 pm - Guardian Council Meeting
October 12, 4 pm - Miss Oregon Job's Daughter Pageant @ Wilsonville
October 13, 7 pm - Regular Meeting* @ Lodge
October 17-19 - Leadership Camp
October 25 - Grand Bethel Tea* @ Jennings McCall Center
October 27, 7 pm - Regular Meeting* @ Lodge

West Linn Old Time Fair Schedule 2008 - 7/17/08 - FINAL
Below is a finalized listing of the crew shifts for the Old Time Fair. Please take note of which shifts you are working and note them in your calendar! Please be on time for your shifts as the people working before you cannot leave until you show up. If you need to change which shifts you are working, you must find someone to replace you during your shift. Please note the shift start/end times changed slightly since the last version!

Please bring your friends with you for your shifts - it is both fun and rewarding! Daughters who bring friends to work a shift will receive additional funds for the shifts their friends work.

FRIDAY, JULY 18th

5:30pm-11pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Jenni C., Jennifer C.
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sarah N., Susan

SATURDAY, JULY 19th

10:30am-2:00pm
Daughters: Jeana, Shelby
Adults: Gwen, Lauren B.

2:00pm-6:30pm
Daughters: Jeana, Hannah, Shelby
Adults: Gwen, Roxanne, Kaaren, Lauren B.

6:30pm-11pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Hannah, Laura, Jennifer C.
Adults: Cece, Jim, Roxanne, Chuck

SUNDAY, JULY 20th

10:30am-2:30pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Julie, Laura, Jennifer C.
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sue, John

2:30pm-Close (including take down)
Daughters: Tiffany, Julie, Laura, Jennifer C.
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sue, John, Lauren B.

Trying to keep everyone up to date with all of the summer activity invitations! This is a "go on your own" event.

This is an invitation from Teri Lynne for an Amaranth fundraiser/Bunco party. Teri Lynne is a past Council member of our Bethel, mom of 2 PHQs, and a Past Worthy Matron of Tigard Orenomah OES.

Bunco Party!

Chehalem Court is having their 3rd annual Bunco Party on Thursday, July 17th at 7:00 pm and you are invited.   Please bring all your Court members, spouses, and friends.

This year, the party will be held at Sherwood Lodge.    Entry fee: $7.00 – Prizes for first, second, third and Most Buncos and Most losses.  ALSO – door prizes just for fun!

Who?  Chehalem Court – Fundraiser

What? Bunco! (Light refreshments provided)

When? Starts around 7 p.m.

Where? Sherwood Lodge, 22536 SW Washington St, Sherwood, OR 97140

Questions:  Teri Lynne - terilynned [at] yahoo.com

West Linn Old Time Fair Schedule 2008 - 7/7/08
Below is a listing of the crew shifts for the Old Time Fair. Please take note of which shifts you are working and note them in your calendar! Please be on time for your shifts as the people working before you cannot leave until you show up. If you need to change which shifts you are working, please contact Tiffany or Sarah N.

Please bring your friends with you for your shifts - it is both fun and rewarding! Daughters who bring friends to work a shift will receive additional funds for the shifts their friends work.

We have 3 shifts that still need more people. Friday and Saturday nights we need more girls as these are often busy shifts. Saturday morning we need 1 more adult. If you can work any of these shifts, please let Sarah N. know and she will add you to the schedule - remember, the more shifts you work, the more money that you earn!

THURSDAY, JULY 17th

Setup
Daughters: Tiffany D., Jenni C.
Adults: Lois Ann, Chuck

FRIDAY, JULY 18th

5pm-10pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Jenni C. [Need more!]
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sarah N.

SATURDAY, JULY 19th

9:30am-2pm
Daughters: Jeana, Sarah D., Shelby (& Cameron)
Adults: Gwen [Need more!]

2pm-6:30pm
Daughters: Jeana, Hannah, Shelby (& Cameron)
Adults: Gwen, Roxanne, Kaaren

6:30pm-11pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Hannah, Laura [Need more!]
Adults: Cece, Jim, Roxanne, Maureen, Sarah N.

SUNDAY, JULY 20th

9:30am-2pm
Daughters: Tiffany, Julie, Laura
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sue, John

2pm-Close (including take down)
Daughters: Tiffany, Julie, Laura
Adults: Cece, Jim, Sue, John

Please note: The exact start and finish times for shifts may adjust slightly after the city posts official daily hours for the fair. An update will be posted if the shift times change. The city's Web site is: http://www.ci.west-linn.or.us/Community/OldTimeFair/fairindex.htm

Dear All,

I just wanted to put out a report now since we won't meet as a whole group again until Sept.  We had 5 girls and 2 adults attend on Thursday night to help decorate the float.  The girls were only there for an hour and didn't have a lot to do.  We need to thank Jim and Cece W. for being there with the girls on Thursday!

Those same five girls stayed at our house, went for a walk, ate dinner and dessert, watched a movie, and they stayed up talking half of the night.  But they were quiet enough to not wake us up!  The next morning Shelby joined the group and we headed out to participate in the parade with 6 girls (plus John and I). Jim, Cece, Katie, and Alex cheered on the girls and took pictures from the parade route.  The girls emptied their candy bins and handed out lots of fliers.  It even poured on us for a few minutes but the girls never wavered!  Afterward the adults took everyone to lunch at Wendy's.
 
Everyone who attended talked positively about participating again next year.  All of the men on the float asked if we would come back next year to help again.  Our girls did a fabulous job and my hats off to them!
 
Thanks, Sue

This is an optional event that you may attend on your own. Feel free to call around to assemble a carpool of other girls!
Please note: This event is the same week as Supreme Session.

Masonic Youth Recognition Night!

Tuesday, July 29, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
AC Gilbert Discovery Village
116 Marion St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon
www.acgilbert.org

Vista Masonic Lodge #215 will be hosting and serving hamburgers and hotdogs, side dishes and beverages.

There is NO cost to attend. Please RSVP approximate count by July 27th to:
Dennis Stephens, yogo1 @ comcast.net

Please try to arrive at 5:30 to enjoy a full evening of fun.
Family and friends are invited from youth organizations, Masonic Lodges, Appendant and Concordant bodies, as well as prospective members. (Bring a friend!)
We'll have LIVE MUSIC by Shanty Nation outdoors on the dance floor and we'll have full run of the facility.

FOOD WILL BE SERVED STARTING AT APPROX. 6 PM.
SHORT PROGRAM AT APPROX. 6:30 PM.

For those of you arriving at Grand Session this evening, please note that the hotel room reservations are in Sarah N's name (except those of you who booked your own rooms). I believe that you will not be able to check-in to your rooms until Sarah N arrives to check-in. If you are planning on arriving at the hotel and checking in prior to 6 pm, please contact Sarah N on her cell phone to make arrangements. Thanks!

Julie, Tiffany, Jeana, Laura, and Hannah,

We will have a casual Ritual Team practice tonight at the hotel at 7:45 pm. It will last approximately 45 minutes. Please contact Sarah N. on her cell phone if you will not be at the hotel and ready to practice at 7:45 pm. After practice, we will have a quick robe check in Sarah N's room. See you tonight!

Schedule Overview
Wednesday        Ritual team practice (evening)
Thursday            Competitions (day), Formal Opening (evening)
Friday                 Business Meetings (day), Awards Presentation (evening)
Saturday             Installation Practices (morning), Grand Bethel Installation (afternoon),
                                Grand Installation (evening)

Packing List:
Note! If you can’t carry your clothes into the hotel in one trip – you packed too much!

1+           Formal Dresses (we’ll have 4 ceremonies on 3 days) PLUS appropriate undergarments
1              Look-a-like shirt & coordinating skirt (to be worn Friday)
2             Casual outfits (to be worn Thursday/Saturday)
2+           Shoes to go with above outfits
1              Pair of pajamas
1              Swimsuit & flip flops
1              Toiletry Kit – to include toothbrush/toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, hair
                products, vitamins, any medications needed, and feminine products.
3+           Underwear/bras (one set must be white or nude)
1              Robe (in a carrying case) PLUS headband, shoes, long white slip, and hosiery
1              Pen & Paper for notes, Line Officers should bring bylaws
$              Money for purchase of selling table items and one lunch
?              Jobie jewelry, e.g. charm bracelets, pins, sashes, tiaras, medallions
?              Earplugs or eye-mask (if you desire)

Do NOT Bring:
·         Skirts or shorts that are shorter than 3” above your knee.
·         Any clothing with rips, tears, or holes in it.
·         Shirts with inappropriate sayings on them.
·         Reading material that is inappropriate for the younger members of our family.
·         Valuables or expensive electronics.
·         Linens – these are provided by the hotel, including towels and pillows

NOTE!
If You Bring a cell phone or an Ipod (or other electronic music device)…
You may be asked to surrender it to the Guardian or Associate Guardian at their discretion. If you bring a cell phone, please bring it knowing that you should only be contacting your parents during your time at Grand Session.

 

Bethel #66 Adults,

Most of you have completed the YPP Bridge Training offered by the GGC to turn your previous Oregon training certification into an IOJD YPP training certification. For those of you who have completed the full training or the Bridge training, please remember that to be certified you also need to mail your background-check form and cash to International.

If you are serving on the Council for 2008-2009 and you have taken the training - please mail in your form ASAP. It would be nice to be able to brag that our whole Council is certified in time for our Bethel Council Installation on June 30th. (Also, if we all mail them this month we will be on approximately the same renewal schedule. Bonus!)

For those of you who took the Oregon training previously, a second Bridge Training will be offered at Grand Session.  This is your LAST opportunity to complete the Bridge training instead of taking the full JDI 6 - 8 hour course. The class will be offered Saturday morning of Grand Session.  Details will be included in the Grand Session schedule. Please let the Guardian know ASAP if you intend to take the Bridge training at Grand Session so we can be sure to get you signed up!

The YPP (Youth Protection Program) training is required for all adults who intend to serve on the Bethel Guardian Council, Grand Officers and Grand committee members, and chaperones who volunteer to supervise children other than their own at Job's Daughters events. It's also just great knowledge to have about our Order and working well with teenagers