Hoilday Wishes!!!

WE WANT TO WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR!

BECOMING A MEMBER!

Have you wondered how to become a Quota member?
What is required?
Are there dues?
Do I have to attend all the meeting?
Why do you need new member?

Well, if you have wondered about becoming a member, everyone is welcome.  You can check us out by being our guest one night.  We would be happy to have you and will even treat you to dinner.

We really have no requirments.  We just hope you are joining to to help be of service to our community.  With all of our events and meetings there is always something for someone to do.

Yes there are dues.  We are required by the International organizations to pay a club membership.  We help to pay this with our membership. We pay our dues at the end of every year. Check us out to find out what our current yearly dues are.

No, you do not have to attend all the meetings.  We have business and program meetings most months.  We would like you to attend meetings but we are also aware that we all have so much going on.  Kids, 2 jobs, other organizations or even work schedules can affect you coming.  We understand, because right now those are all things our members dealing with.

Why do we need new members?  Why not?  New members bring new ideas.  New members bring a refreshed look at things.  New members can help our older members with our events. NEW MEMBERS MEAN NEW FRIENDS!!  And who couldn't use more friends!

We hope you will think about joining our group!  WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU!!!!!

JUNIOR Q'S

We did it!

No, they did it!!

We have our first Junior Club.  They are a group of 7 young adults between the ages of 14-15 and call themselves the JUNIOR Q's  Their goal is to be of service to our community. Our goal is to support, sponsor, help and mentor this group.

So, they have alot of ideas and energy.  They have already begun their first project.  They are collecting coloring books and crayons for "Rainbow Baby's & Children's Hospital" in Cleveland.  Watch for the collection boxes at local stores.  If you would like to donate contact us at Quota and we will get the donations to them.

Do you know of some young adults that would like to start their own group?  Contact Karen Gridley at: karen5676@att.net for information on how to get started.

Way to go JUNIOR Q'S!!!

We are so proud of you!

JUNIOR Q'S

We did it!

We have our first junior club.  They chose the name of Junior Q's The group includes 7 members between the ages of 14-15.  Their goal is to be of service to our community.  We are to mentor and help them

So, they already have started their first project.  The Junior Q's want to collect coloring books and cray-ons for the children at "Rainbow Baby's & Children's Hospital" in Cleveland.  Watch local stores for their colection boxes.  If you would like to donate to their cause contact us and we will get the donations to them.

Do you know some young adults that would be interested in starting their own group? Contact Karen Gridley at karen5676@att.net for more information.  We will be more than happy to mentor them.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We just want to wish everyone a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We are THANKFUL to you  for all of your support!

HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!!!!!

OUR MEETINGS...

Join us!!!

SO, WHEN DO WE MEET??   WHERE DO WE MEET?   HOW OFTEN DO WE MEET?? 

Well, we meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of most months.  We tend to cut back during winter months, gotta love the "snow belt".  The first meeting is a business meeting, and it is just that, we conduct most of our business at these meetings.  The second is a program meeting.  We normally have a guest speaker or something a little more light hearted for the evening.  We hope members attend all meetings but know how busy life gets and are happy for attendance at any meeting. Basically there is not requirement for the number of meetings you attend.

We meet at Dino's on Rt. 306 in  Willoughby Hills.  Our meetings consist of a pre-reserved dinner which begins at 6:00 p.m. and then the meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. We really try hard to end the meeting in an hour to hour and half.  If you do not like our menu for the night , you can always order from Dino's wonderful menu.
The pre-reserved dinner cost $12 and includes dinner, dessert and salad.  We do ask you R.S.V.P by the Friday before one of our meetings if you are going to attend.  You can R.S.V.P  at  karen5676@att.net or call karen @ (440) 413-5267.  We welcome anyone interested in learning more about us at any meeting.  Keep an eye on our calendar to the right to see when we are meeting and what our programs are.

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS!!!

What was that project?

Ok, we said we would tell you about a project that our fundraising supports.  We just got so excited about our Quarter Auction that we snuck it in there.
So What is it we do with the money raised at our events?  One big project is Scholarships.  Yes, each year we give at least 4- $1000 scholarships to college students.  We have been doing so since 1990.

Our Janice Southworth Memorial Scholarship goes to Lake County students acceptd to an accredited 2 or 4 yr college program, in the fields of speech, hearing, visually impaired, physical therapy, social work, elementary or secondary education. Minimum GPA of 2.5  An essay is require along with 2 letters of recommendation.  The applications are reviewed in the spring (due April 15th) and presented at our June picnic.

Janice Southworth was a Quota member that passed away several years ago, in a car accident, on her way to Kent,Ohio.  Her husband donated the money in her name to start the scholarship and it continues still today.

If you or someone you know is interested in applying for our scholarship, please use the email karen5676@att.net to get an application, or you can call Debbie Lilly @ 440-346-5595.

OK, NOW THAT SERVICE...

We said the last blog was going to be about a project our fundraising supports.  Well, we just could not wait to tell you how our Quarter Auction turned out, so it snuck in there.

We mentioned we have several fundraisers during the year, what are those funds going toward?  One of our biggest things is SCHOLARSHIPS.  Yep, each year we give 4-$1,000 scholarships to college students.

The Janice Southworth Memorial Scholarship is for students entering in fields that relate to speech, hearing or a field that pertains to working with children.  The scholarship applications are reviewed in the spring and presented at our June picnic.
Janice Southworth was a Quota member that passed away several years ago, in a car accident, on her way to Kent, Ohio.  Her husband donated  funds in her name to start the scholarship and it has continued ever since.
If you or someone you know is interested in applying for onre of our scholarships, pllease

THE QUARTER AUCTION!

We hosted our First Annual Quarter Auction last Sunday on Oct 16th.  What a fun time that was had by all.  Above is the acution table these items were donated by our vendors.

Guests are getting ready to place bids...

Our Raffle baskets and 50/50 raffle...

 

   Debbie, a Quota member, shows her "Creative Memories" products.  One of her auction items also raised $30 for the 'Susan B, Komin" foundation. 

We had 10 vendors and alot of shopping was done.  I am sure several people got some of those holiday gifts finished.  We hope to see everyone next year and to make it an annual event.  Thanks goes to those vendors for their time and to all the Quota members that had a hand in pulling this event off!  It was a win-win winning good time for all!!

You Mean there is even more?

You are asking what more could there be?  Well, how about our Fundraisers!  We  host several fundraisers throughout the year to raise funds to support all of the services in our last blog as well as a few other we did not mention yet.  This year we hosted our First Annual Spring Luncheon at the Painesville United Methodist Church.  Our theme was a salad lunch buffet with over 15 different types of salads.  The fashions were "recycled".  Each model went on the hunt to find fashions from thrift stores or clearance racks.  Each model stayed within a $50 budget.
Our most popular fund raiser is our Annual Chinese Auction.  We hold it at the Father Tulley Hall at St. Bede's Church in Mentor.  With over 100 items to bid on how can you not have fun.  We also have a 50/50 and a larger items table. Did I mention all the homemade food we offer. Our next one will be held on May 18th in 2012.
This Sunday we will be having a Quarter Auction.  This is our first time at this venture and hope it becomes an annual event.  It will be held at the Senior Center in Fairport, Ohio. We will let you know how it goes.  We have 10 vendors that are donating 2 items to be auctioned off.  Should be a lot of fun.
In the past we have also had Reverse Raffles, Book Reviews, Impersonators and Bus Trips.
Hope we see you at one of our events.  The next blog will talk about one of the services these fundraisers support.....

BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE...

So, you may be asking what do we do for our community?  As we mentioned in the last post we have been active in the placement of sound field systems in our schools and a near-by theatre.  But wait there is more!  We are active in "Make a Difference Day" and "Newspapers for Schools".  We have been reading tutors, and active in our local Kidsfests"".  One of our favorite programs has been to decorated small Christmas trees for a "Trees for Troops" program.  These trees get collected and sent to troops over seas.

We also like to help support other non-profit agencies in our community.  For example, we donate on a regular basis to Project Hope for the Homeless, and Forbes House.  We ring the bell for the Salvation Army every year.  For United Way's Day of Caring, we host a picnic for disadvantaged kids.  Then we are a proud supporter of Coaches Corner.  We have hosted a shower for them and helped with their Open House.  This is a brand new program in our area and are proud to have helped them from the beginning.
Our most recent adventure was to be involved with the Hearing Loss Association of America's "Walk4Hearing".   It was held in Lima, Ohio.  We raised funds for this group and walked 3 miles.
As you can see we are a very active organization.  The next blog will tell you more about our fundraisers that we have such a good time with.  Till then...

Here we are!

Hi Everyone.  This is our first blog, so let us introduce ourselves.

We are Quota International of Lake County.  We are are located in Lake Co., Ohio.  Our club has approximately 28 members and welcome new members at any time.  Quota is an international organization and we are one of many clubs across the globe.
We are a non-profit service organization that focuses on speech, hearing and literacy issues.  We also help women and children in need.  We are always looking for ways to impact our community. 
On of our many projects has been to place Sound Field systems throughout the schools in the county.  We even put one in Rabbit Run Theater in Madison, Ohio. 
We leave you with this and over the next few blogs, you will learn more about us and our project.
Thanks for checking us out!!