ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON: Tuesday, August 23, 2016

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. We invite women who are new or established residents of Greater Winston-Salem to visit us.

General Meetings are held at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except August and December) at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, just off Silas Creek Parkway, via the Bolton Street exit.

The August General Meeting is our Annual Meeting and Luncheon, with the installation of new officers. It will be held at 11:30AM at a local venue (not the Trinity Church). 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: August 2016

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact our Membership Coordinator, Jean Isaac, at 336-608-6360 or wsnandn@aol.com for additional information.

BOOK CLUB: Monday, 08/01, at 10AM: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

EVENING CARDS: Wednesday, 08/03, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, 08/09, at 11:30AM

BRIDGE: Thursday, 08/11, at 1PM

WINE GROUP: Saturday, 08/13, at 7PM

LUNCH BUNCH: Thursday, 08/18, at 11:30AM

DAY CARDS: Thursday, 08/25, at 1PM

GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at 10AM

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. We invite women who are new or established residents of Greater Winston-Salem to visit us.

General Meetings are held at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except August and December) at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, just off Silas Creek Parkway, via the Bolton Street exit.
 
July Program: Substance Use Disorders: Not Just a Man’s Issue

Speaker: Kristin O’Leary, Director of Hawley House

     Our July speaker, Kristin O’Leary, is Vice President of Supportive Services at the YWCA and Director of Hawley House, a residential recovery facility for women 18 years and older who have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Until the early nineties, most research on substance use disorders focused on men. It is true that men are more likely than women to become addicts, but women face tougher challenges once they become addicted. Women develop medical or social consequences of addiction faster than men, often find it harder to quit using addictive substances, and are more susceptible to relapse.

     Residents live at Hawley House for a period of nine-to-twelve months and receive up to six months of aftercare. Affiliated with the Gateway YWCA, Hawley House provides housing, meals, counseling, transportation to work, and case management. Hawley House accepts women struggling with addiction to alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, pain pills, and benzodiazepines (anti-anxiety drugs, such as Valium and Xanax). This program is the only licensed women’s substance abuse recovery facility in Forsyth County.

     Ms. O’Leary will tell us about the Hawley House program, some of the pathways leading women to substance use disorders, and the challenges they face surrounding their addiction.

     A combat veteran of the United States Army, Kristin O’Leary served four years as a medic after completing high school. She worked ten years in the medical field and another ten in retail management before her passion for supporting women in crisis led her to the YWCA. As Vice President of Supportive Service, Kristin directs two programs: Hawley House and Project New Start. She will celebrate ten years at the YWCA next February.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: July 2016

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact our Membership Coordinator, Jean Isaac, at 336-608-6360 or wsnandn@aol.com for additional information.

EVENING CARDS: Wednesday, 07/06, at 7PM.

DAY TRIP GALS: Friday, 07/08, at 10:30AM.

DINNER OUT: Saturday, 07/09, at 6:30PM

BOOK CLUB: Monday, 07/11, at 10AM: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, 07/12, at 10AM.

BRIDGE: Thursday, 07/14, at 1PM

LUNCH BUNCH: Thursday, 07/21, at 11:30AM.

DAY CARDS: Thursday, 07/28, at 1PM.

GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at 10AM

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. We invite women who are new or established residents of Greater Winston-Salem to visit us.

General Meetings are held at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except August and December) at  Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem NC 27103, just off Silas Creek Parkway, via the Bolton Street exit.

June Program:  Bookmarks! The Annual Festival of Books and Authors — and So Much More!
Speaker:  Ginger Hendricks, MFA, Executive Director of Bookmarks

     Many of us know about Bookmarks’ Annual Festival of Books and Authors. We have volunteered at several venues of this highly successful event, which attracted 12,500 participants last September. The N&N Book Club also sponsored a table at Bookmark’s Moveable Feast, a January event at which book lovers sit eight to a table and welcome a new author every ten minutes.
     Those events are only part of the organization’s literary contribution to the Triad. Want to learn more? Don’t miss our June 28 General Meeting, where Ginger Hendricks, Executive Director of Bookmarks, will broaden our awareness of other programs designed to celebrate literary arts and to connect readers and writers.

     Ms. Hendricks will share insights about the Authors in Schools Program, through which Bookmarks works with area teachers to incorporate authors and their books into the curriculum. In recent years, featured authors have included Isabel Allende, Lemony Snicket, Tavis Smiley, and Gregory Maguire. We will hear about the Summer Reading Program, targeting students from kindergarten through high school, as well as Bookmarks’ plans to launch an independent bookstore.
     Ginger Hendricks was named Executive Director of Bookmarks in January 2010. She graduated from Salem College and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Vermont College. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in local and national journals. Before coming to Bookmarks, she served as Director of the Center for Women Writers at Salem College, Coordinator of Cultural Events at Salem College, and Assistant to the Dean of Cultural and Special Programs at Elon University.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  June 2016

Please RSVP for all events.  Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact our Membership Coordinator, Jean Isaac, at 336-608-6360 or wsnandn@aol.com for additional information.

EVENING CARDS:  Wednesday, 06/01, at 7PM.

SOCIAL: Saturday, 06/04, at 4:30PM

BOOK CLUB:  Monday, 06/06, at 10AM: The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, by Anton DiSclafani.

TRAVEL TALK:  Thursday, 06/09, at 7PM — Topic is Italy

DAY TRIP GALS:  Friday, 06/10, at 11AM.

BOARD MEETING:  Tuesday, 06/14, at 10AM.

LUNCH BUNCH:  Thursday, 06/16, at 11:30AM.

BIRD WALK:  Wednesday, 06/22, at 9AM

DAY CARDS:  Thursday, 06/23, at 1PM.

GENERAL MEETING:  Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 10AM

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. We invite women who are new or established residents of Greater Winston-Salem to visit us.

General Meetings are held at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month* at:  Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, just off Silas Creek Parkway, via the Bolton Street exit.

May Program:  Back to School – without the Exams! 
Speaker:   Wanda Duncan

Have you ever dreamed of going back to school, but without the pressures of term papers, exams, and final grades? Our May speaker, whose original January presentation had to be postponed because of winter weather, will introduce us to an opportunity to pursue fascinating subjects with dynamic instructors and mature, intellectually engaged fellow students with none of those old pressures. Join us on May 24 to hear Wanda Duncan, Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning at Wake Forest University, describe the relatively new program of personal enrichment courses offered by the university.   

Created by the Liberal Studies Program of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Wake Forest, in conjunction with the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County, the program features some of the university’s favorite professors.  Although many cities offer university-based lifelong learning programs, this collaboration between the University and the Arts Council provides a unique approach that sets Winston-Salem apart. 

Classes explore a range of topics of global and personal relevance, tapping subjects as diverse as religion, history, law, music, and psychology.  In addition to regular courses, participants are invited to a member reception featuring a special presentation.   

Ms. Duncan will have complete information on upcoming programs and registration procedures at the meeting.  Meanwhile, you can learn more about the program at the website, http://lifelongwake.wfu.edu, or on Facebook; search for “Lifelong Learning at Wake Forest University.” 

Due to the wide appeal of this topic, members are encouraged to bring guests to this meeting. Spouses, family members and friends are welcome.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  May 2016

Please RSVP for all events.  Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact our Membership Coordinator, Jean Isaac, at 336-608-6360 or wsnandn@aol.com for additional information.

BOOK CLUB:  Monday, 04/04, at 10AM: The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein.

EVENING CARDS:  Wednesday, 05/04, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING:  Tuesday, 05/10, at 10AM.

BRIDGE CLUB:  Thursday, 05/12, at 1PM.

DAY TRIP GALS:  Friday, 05/13, at 10AM.

WINE GROUP:  Saturday, 05/14, at 7PM.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:  Tuesday, 05/17, at 10AM. 

LUNCH BUNCH:  Thursday, 05/19, at 11:30AM.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:  Thursday, 05/19, 2-5PM.

DAY CARDS:  Thursday, 05/26, at 1PM.

* General Meetings are held each month except August and December.

GENERAL MEETING:  Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:00 am

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. We invite women who are new or established residents of Greater Winston-Salem to visit us. 

General Meetings are held at 10:00 am on the fourth Tuesday of each month* at:  Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, just off Silas Creek Parkway, via the Bolton Street exit. 

April Program:  Forsyth Audubon
Speaker:   Wendy “Big Bird” Hawkins  

You are invited to attend a bird talk given by Wendy Hawkins. She looks forward to enlightening everyone on the many activities, conservation projects and volunteer opportunities available through Forsyth Audubon, such as: Wood Thrush, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Bird-Friendly Communities, Bird-Friendly Yards, Lights Out, Education Team, and NC Ambassador, a climate change awareness and bird advocacy program. She will share her passion for birds, with time for questions.

Wendy is Education Team chair and Lights Out coordinator for Forsyth Audubon. She is originally from California, where she spent 10 years in the early childhood profession. In 2008, she and her family moved to the rural town of Eutawville, SC, to live a slower-paced life and be closer to her husband’s family. They moved to Winston-Salem in 2013 to allow their son to attend UNCSA.

Wendy enjoys studying birds and any information bird-related. Already a member of the National Audubon Society, she became an active member in the local Forsyth County chapter when she met Kim Brand, who works for NC Audubon and is an active leader in Forsyth Audubon. Wendy recently became a NC Audubon Ambassador, led her first official Audubon bird walk this winter, and regularly contacts government officials to request their support of bird-friendly legislation.

Forsyth Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society, a non-profit organization that focuses on wildlife conservation with an emphasis on birds. Audubon Society of Forsyth County was chartered in the early 1970s and has been making a positive impact on the local community. Partnering with Habitat for Humanity, they have been helping birds via education, their support of a multitude of conservation projects, advocating related legislation, and informing the public by leading bird walks and birding trips.

Due to the wide appeal of this topic, members are encouraged to bring guests
to this meeting.  Spouses, family members and friends are welcome.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  April 2016

Please RSVP for all events.  Non-members who wish to attend one of our events, or for additional information, please contact our Membership Coordinator, Jean Isaac, at 336-608-6360 or wsnandn@aol.com.

BOOK CLUB:  Monday, 04/04 at 10:00 am: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin.

EVENING CARDS:  Wednesday, 04/06 at 7:00 pm

DINNER OUT:  Friday, 04/08 at 6:30 pm

BOARD MEETING:  Tuesday, 04/12 at 10:00 am

BRIDGE CLUB:  Thursday, 04/14 at 1:00 pm

LUNCH BUNCH:  Thursday, 04/21 at 11:30 am          

DAY TRIP GALS:  Friday, 04/22 at 10:00 am

DAY CARDS:  Thursday, 04/28 at 1:00 pm

* General Meetings are held each month except August and December.