Hinesburg/LaPlotte Upcoming Events

Don’t forget, you can still purchase tickets for our charity raffle. The winning tickets will be drawn at the 2012 Ice Cream Social. This year we have enough prizes for several lucky winners, don’t delay, get your winning tickets NOW! For information or to purchase tickets, contact: Ellie Carpenter @ 802-343-9897, Richard or Wilma Preston @ 802-425-2643, or Mo Humphrey @ 802-434-2946.

Feb 15^th – will be a regular meeting with a practice on Feb 13^th. We will be initiating Br. John Parenteau from Patriot Lodge .

Feb 25^th – will be our annual Spaghetti supper, open to all at 5:00pm, with Fox & Friends as entertainment upstairs during and after the meal.  Donations will be accepted.

Mar 10^th – is our Grand Officers visitation with a luncheon at noon, entertainment at 1:15, and meeting at 2:00pm.

Mar 21^st – Annual meeting.

Apr 14^th – We are hosting the annual Ice Cream Social which will be at the Hinesburg elementary school adjacent to the Patriot Lodge building in Hinesburg, VT. Doors will open at 11:00am, lunch at 12:00, with entertainment after lunch. Further details will be forthcoming at a later date, be sure to make time for this as it gets better every year.

Submitted by: Maurice Humphrey P.P.

Chicken Pie Supper

Charity Chapter, No. 57 & Summit Lodge No. 104 F&AM  ANNUAL CHICKEN PIE SUPPER to be held on Sat., Jan. 28th at Summit Lodge, (across from Elementary School in Williamstown).  Seating are at 5:00 & 6:30.  Cost is $10.00 adults & $5:00 children.  Seating is limited, so reserve early by calling Nadine @ 802-479-9664 or e-mail nadine.martin2@myfairpoint.net .

January OES News

VERMONT OES E-MAIL NEWSLETTER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
JANUARY, 2012
 
                 "Wishing you all 365 chances to love, laugh, and live your best yet."
 
On January 21st the Annual Mid-Winter Meeting will be held at the Granite Lodge, in Barre, Vermont. The time for sign-in and coffee will be 10:00 a.m. with Welcome and Opening remarks at 10:30 a.m. by our Worthy Grand Matron Sister Patty Rousseau and Brother Richard Backus our Worthy Grand Patron.
 
Lunch will be served at 12:00 o'clock at the price of $10.00. Then at 1:00 p.m. they will reconvene into groups and then a full group discussion afterwards. All working committees will meet but even if you are not on any committee, we as members are encouraged to attend and share ideas for the future of our Order.  We need all as members, must come together to ensure that the Order of the Eastern Star in Vermont continues to grow and become stronger.
 
Please RSVP by now  to Patty Rousseau, WGM, P.O. Box 274, So. Hero, VT 05486 or E-Mail prousseau146L@hotmail.com.
 
 
On February 17-18 will be the Can-Am Weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire.
 
On February 25th, Saturday, will be the LaPlotte Chapter #64 in Hinesburg, will be the annual spaghetti supper with live music at 5:00 p.m. All members and any guests are welcome to attend.
 
        More Announcements to come:
 
On March 10th will be Grand Officers to Hinesburg. There will be a great raffle held that day with many prizes to Benefit our Youth Projects.
 
March 17th is Grand Officers in Wilmington/Brattleboro.
 
March 31st will be Grand Officers in Bellows Falls.
 
 Announcement:  I wish to tell all that I have decided to stop typing the State Newsletter and wish if anyone one would be willing to take over the position as Chairman.  I will be glad to share the contact lists and any other assistance to anyone that is interested in this. Please contact Sister Patty Rousseau, prousseau146L@hotmail.com. ASAP.   Everything is in place for contacting the individual Districts and maybe you can think of better ways to make this exciting. Thank you for all your assistance to me in this endeavor this past five years.  Sister Elaine Harrington