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News Updates on SWUUW 2003 Conference PlanningThis is a collection of monthly updates, in reverse order. We hope you enjoy reading about our plans and will join us to see them come to their fruition.April 2003WOMEN'S
CONFERENCE A Thanks to ALL who
participated in the 2003 SWUUW Conference--from the organizers to the attendees
to the vendors to the hotel staff! We were pleasantly surprised at how well the
entire event went, and as far as we can tell, we still all like each other! The conference opened
with a beautiful, moving opening ritual and closed with an equally impressive
event. The maidens, mothers and crones brought tears to many an eye, and the
drumming was a lovely accompaniment. The
workshop day started out with Nancy Franklin's talk about becoming wonder
women--we all know now that we need 18 hugs a day for optimal happiness--so
everyone start hugging! The workshop sessions were all very well
attended--especially the movement sessions--whew there were a lot of happy,
moving women! When not attending workshops, walking the labyrinth or bonding
with our friends, women shopped and shopped at the fabulous assortment of
vendors. It was great fun watching wonder women trying on shining dresses,
scarves, and jewelry that accentuated their smiles. The Saturday banquet
was delicious, and each attendee received a surprise pin with the logo of the
conference on it, a gift from the conference committee. After recognizing our
maiden attendees (the most maidens at a SWUUW conference ever!) we rocked to the
Therapy Sisters, who entertained us with a mix of satire, serious songs and
music to dance to. It was obvious that they had as much fun as the audience did!
Those with even more energy continued by drumming into the evening. Everyone was sad to see
the conference end on Sunday morning--many attended local church services to cap
off their experience. The
conference planners were thrilled to present the women of our District with a
conference, and are grateful to have sold so much merchandise with our lovely
logo on it, too. Janet and Sue Ann would like to thank all the conference
planning team and everyone who pitched in during the conference from the bottom
of our hearts--this was truly a group effort and the success is a credit to the
women of Live Oak, First UU and Wildflower who helped us. We love you all. Sue Ann Kendall and Janet Van Sickler - no longer co-conveners of a conference, but still friends February 2003THE 2003 SWUUW CONFERENCE! IT'S ALMOST HERE! WE'RE HOLDING A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE AND IT'S GONNA BE A DOOZY! Things are coming together just wonderfully for the 2003 Southwest UU Women's Conference, which will be so very soon: February 28-March 2 at the Renaissance Arboretum hotel! Our intrepid group of volunteers are doing a wonderful job of keeping track of all our to do items, and the plan is coming together! The rooms are going to be beautiful, the workshops varied and fascinating, and the rituals incredible. If YOU have not turned in your registration, now is the time! There are forms in the back of the sanctuary, or you can get one online at www.liveoakuu.org/swuuw.htm. Registrations are coming in at a nice rate, so we hope to have many, many women to have fun with, from all over the District. Our fundraising concert in January was a lot of fun, and raised over $300 toward special projects for the conference—wait until you see what this means! A nice surprise for all. We really appreciate the volunteer efforts of the performers, the set-up and tear-down crew and those of you who braved the rain and cold to come out for some fine traditional and folk-rock music. If you have any questions or would like to help out in any way, please let us know. There are lots of small projects and ways you can help during the conference. Sue Ann Kendall webmaster@liveoakuu.org Janet Van Sickler janet@objectwatch.com YOU CAN HELP! Wanting to support the SWUUW Conference but don't know how??? Well, here are two ways! Susan Steffes is holding a workshop during the conference, leading women in making empowerment necklaces, and she could use your donation of beads (with at least a medium size hole), small shells (preferably with holes), seed pods, nuts, feathers, old jewelry pieces that might be broken or missing parts (such as that one earring you can't find the mate for), and lastly, mini-glue sticks and mini glue guns (if you have one to loan she'll return them to you). Donations can be left in the 1st–2nd grade RE classroom in the box labeled 'SWUUW Workshop Donations'. Susan and the workshop attendees will thank you for adding to their special creations! Wendy Marks is in need of magazines with pictures for one of the workshops. Please call her at 335-0250 and she will collect any and all donations. DRINK A HOT BEVERAGE AND MAKE A STATEMENT Live Oak's SWUUW Conference planning team has created very special mugs that we are selling to raise funds for the Conference Scholarship fund. We will sell these limited edition mugs until they run out—and if that's during or after the Austin Conference, funds will go to the next one! Mugs feature the wise saying “Wisdom Begins with Wonder,” which fits in with the conference theme AND is universal—you could use this mug anywhere with pride, knowing people will think you are deep and intellectual, as well as a connoisseur of fine beverages. The mugs make fine gifts for all your non-UU friends, who need subtle messages featuring our kind of universal truths, too. The mugs are only $8 each, or two for $15, and are available at Live Oak and First UU churches—Mugs will be on sale between and after services—check with any women's conference team member for details! January 2003IT'S
COMING SOON! THE 2003 SWUUW CONFERENCE! BUT COME TO OUR CONCERT FIRST!!! Members of
Live Oak and the other local UU churches are hard at work rounding up final
details for the 2003 SWUUW conference, which is still February
28-March 2, 2003 at the Renaissance Arboretum hotel. The brochures are in
the mail and our vendor tables are nearly full (contact Jo Soto for vendor
info). If you do not have a brochure, please see if you can download one from
the Web site (http://www.liveoakuu.org/swuuw.htm), or feel free to photocopy the
one in the church sanctuary--we ran a bit short of printed versions and wow they
were expensive to print (but beautiful). CUPS
AND CONCERT We are
going to be holding a special fundraiser to help with some additional expenses
we are incurring. Look for
beautiful souvenir mugs that we will be selling...where can you get one? We will
first offer them at our wonderful concert on SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2003 at 4:30 pm
in the Live Oak sanctuary. Come hear musicians who also happen to be conference
committee members (or their friends and family) in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
There will also be baked goods to go with the hot beverage you enjoy in your NEW
MUG! The money raised will go to a special conference surprise, so please help
us out. Musical entertainment will include:
YOU
CAN HELP! We have a
list of people who are willing to help out with conference projects, and have
been calling upon those kind souls as needed, but we will need many more for fun
things like decorating the conference space, staffing the registration booth,
being friendly greeters at the greeting activity, and staffing the maiden and
red tent rooms. Please contact Janet (janet@objectwatch.com)
or Sue Ann (webmaster@liveoakuu.org)
if you are interested in helping--we are SO excited!! December
2002
REGISTER
REGISTER REGISTER Send in
your registrations and make hotel reservations NOW for the best deals! January
15 is the early registration deadline. Have a party! Fill a hotel room with your
friends and help us make our hotel room quota! Don't
forget to maximize your fun by booking a room at the hotel for the conference!
We need a certain number of bookings in order for the conference rooms to be
free--and you will miss out on some late night fun if you have to go home! Join
us for a pampering weekend, please! Help
Us--It's FUN
Now
is the time when conference planning and committee formation gets into gear big
time. We
are having lots of fun planning, but can always use more help, especially in the
home stretch. There are a number of committees also working on the conference
and holding their own meetings--let us know and we can hook you up with one. The
decorating committee, headed by Mary Pritchard
(
merrygold@pobox.com
; 257-0278), can use some members--that one
will be lots of fun! The
entire group is starting to meet every other week, and all are welcome at the
planning meetings--we will have one morning and one evening meeting per month
from now on: *Monday,
November 25, 7 pm, Live Oak RE wing *Tuesday,
December 3, 9 am, Live Oak sanctuary *Monday,
December 16, 7 pm, location TBA Our
email list is another easy way to get in touch with the conference planning team
and participate, even if you can't make the meetings. Instructions for signing
on are elsewhere in this newsletter. Or, you can email Janet Van Sickler at janet@objectwatch.com/257-8044
or Sue Ann Kendall at webmaster@liveoakuu.org/218.8578
for more information. And of course, we would be remiss if we didn't say THANK
YOU to everyone who is already helping out and to all of you who have
volunteered to present workshops, etc. November 2002Register Now for the 2003 SWUUW Conference We are thrilled to announce that the registration brochures are finished and we are accepting registration for the 2003 District Women's Conference, which faithful readers will know is February 28, March 1 and March 2 of next year! See the bulletin board in church for a sample of the beautiful printed version. Many thanks to Siboné Gardner for her graphic design work. To save us some printing money, though, we encourage you to go to our web pages and download the PDF version of the registration brochure, which is even more beautiful and in color! The link can be found prominently on this page http://www.liveoakuu.org/swuuw.htm. To save yourself some postage money, feel free to give our talented registrar, Bobbie Hamilton, your registration form and check in person, or in her church mail box (RE Admin). Interested in being a vendor? There are still a few spaces left--contact Jo Soto at jo.soto@mail.utexas.edu for more information. Don't forget to maximize your fun by booking a room at the hotel for the conference! We need a certain number of bookings in order for the conference rooms to be free--and you will miss out on some late night fun if you have to go home! Join us for a pampering weekend, please! Help Us--It's FUN Now is the time when conference planning and committee formation gets into gear big time. We are having lots of fun planning, but can always use more help, especially in the home stretch. There are a number of committees also working on the conference and holding their own meetings--let us know and we can hook you up with one. The decorating committee, headed by Mary Pritchard (merrygold@pobox.com; 257-0278), can use some members--that one will be lots of fun! The entire group is starting to meet every other week, and all are welcome at the planning meetings--we will have one morning and one evening meeting per month from now on
Our email list is another easy way to get in touch with the conference planning team and participate, even if you can't make the meetings. Instructions for signing on are elsewhere in this newsletter. Or, you can email Janet Van Sickler at janet@objectwatch.com/257-8044 or Sue Ann Kendall at webmaster@liveoakuu.org/218-8578 for more information. And of course, we would be remiss if we didn't say THANK YOU to everyone who is already helping out and to all of you who have volunteered to present workshops, etc. October 2002WHEE! WOMEN OF WONDER CAN Send
comments and suggestions to webmaster@liveoakuu.org
or janet@objectwatch.com ~ Sue Ann Kendall and Janet Van Sickler ~ MAGAZINES NEEDED Wendy Marks needs magazines for a workshop she is doing at the 2003 SWUUW Conference. She needs a wide variety of pictures. Please contact her for more information and/or picking up the magazines at 335-0250. September 2002EXCITING WOMEN'S CONFERENCE UPDATE Wow--we really ARE women of wonder! The planning for the 2003 SWUUW Conference (coming this February at the Renaissance Arboretum hotel!) is really coming along WONDER-fully! We are still looking for UU women folk from any of the local congregations with ideas and energy to help us as we get into the really exciting part of deciding the logistics and look of the conference! Please join us for our next meeting, Tuesday, September 10, at 9 am in the church sanctuary. Here's what we have accomplished this month: *We finalized the workshops (that means no more space for sessions). There will be 11 "spiritual," 5 "movement," and 7 "crafts" sessions (broadly speaking). Of course, ALL sessions will appeal to our spirituality! *We have home hospitality arranged--this will allow us to coordinate finding a place in local church members' homes for attendees who can't afford the hotel to stay. *We have pricing information on our t-shirts and tote bags that we will sell. We will also have embroidered merchandise. They are all going to feature our gorgeous logo in full color, and be very reasonably priced! *Our vendor team is also in high gear. We will have some really wonderful people at the conference, so start saving your funds NOW. We will soon add the working list of session topics to the women's conference web pages. You can find them linked at the bottom of the Live Oak home page. Send comments and suggestions to webmaster@liveoakuu.org or janet@objectwatch.com ~ Sue Ann Kendall and Janet Van Sickler ~ August 2002After a month off, the planning
committee for the 2003 SWUUW Conference is back to work. Our next meeting is
Tuesday, August 13 at 9am in the church sanctuary. We request that, if you are
presenting, you get your information sheet filled out and sent to Janet Van
Sickler or myself before the meeting, so we well have all the information ready
for the meeting. We will start working on the program
book at this time, and also trying to figure out finances – if you are waiting
until the right moment to volunteer and are a financial wizard, now is the time
to help out! We have only half a year until the
conference – any and all input is welcome! Questions? Contact me at webmaster@liveoakuu.org
or Janet at janet@objectwatch.com. If
you can't come to meetings and want to help, never fear, we do a lot of work via
our email list, SWUU2003@yahoogroups.com.
To subscribe, go to July 2002:We
are really getting excited about the woman's spirituality conference that we are
hosting February 27-March 1 of next year. We have the program tentatively laid
out, and have made contact with people from the previous year’s conference,
who have given us helpful information. We are working with women from our
church, First UU and Wildflower church, and are pleased by our progress. Due
to holiday fun, we aren't holding a meeting in July, but encourage everyone to
keep thinking. If you are responsible for one of the sessions, please work on a
short description of it to bring to the August meeting, because we are starting
work on the registration book--yes, things are June 2002:At the next 2003 SWUUW Conference planning meeting, we want to slot in the session topics and speakers we came up with at our last GREAT meeting, where we also formed a ritual subcommittee! Our next planning meeting will be on Tuesday, June 11 at Carolyn Dower's home (contact webmaster@liveoakuu.org for time), which will accommodate our larger numbers. THANKS for everyone's enthusiastic help-we're going to have a great time. May 2002: Women's Conference Session Ideas NeededAt the next 2003 SWUUW Conference planning meeting, we want to firm up session topics and speakers, as much as possible. We need your input-if you can't come to the meeting, phone or email us, PLEASE. If you don't, we can't guarantee that your wonderful speaker idea can be considered! Our next planning meeting will be on Tuesday, May 14 at 9:00 a.m., at Kerby Lane Café on 183. Please let Janet know if you plan to attend the meeting so she can reserve an appropriate table. We are also appreciating those of you who are letting us know that you will be available to help us nearer the end of planning and during the conference-this is valuable as well. But, if you want to see the conference work out a specific way, we need you to help plan now! April 2002: We're Hosting a Women's Conference and Want Your Help!Planning is moving right along for the SWUUW District Conference next February! But, we have lots to do and it sure would be more fun with YOUR ideas and input to help us along! So that more of us can have a chance to participate, we have two meetings this month: Tuesday, April 2, IN THE EVENING at 7:30 PM at the church and Tuesday, April 9, IN THE MORNING at 9:00 AM at the lovely Kerby Lane Café on 183. Please let Janet know if you plan to attend either meeting ( janet@objectwatch.com ). We will try to provide refreshments for the evening meeting. We are talking about speakers, vendors and what we need to get moving on. We had hoped to have information about the conference from our predecessors by this month--maybe we will! Join fun people for some fun planning, and EAT! Sue Ann Kendall and Janet Van Sickler, your co-conveners March 2002: 2003 SWUUW
CONFERENCE PLANS MOVING RIGHT ALONG
We hope all Live Oak women and female friends of Live Oak have already marked their calendars for February 28-March 2 of next year--that's when we will be welcoming the women of our District to their annual conference. Planning is
going on NOW and we are hoping as many of us as possible can help out. Our
planning meetings are both fun and delicious--please join us for the next one,
on Tuesday, March 5, at 9 am at Kerbey Lane on 183. Please
write to me at sak@mallorn.com or Janet van
Sickler at janet@objectwatch.com, if
you have a suggestion or would like to volunteer your services. Including
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