Women's Division of Oshkosh Area, Inc. - Newsletter
Upcoming Events:
Sweet Sensations:
February 12, 2012
New Location! LaSure’s Hall
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
February Newsletter
Sweet Sensations !
Sunday, February 12, 2010
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
LaSure’s Banquet Hall
All Tickets: $10
A Festival of Decadent Desserts
from
Brooklyn Grill*Festival Foods*LaSure’s Cakes & Cafe
*Leon’s Frozen Custard*Marshmello’s*Oaks Candy Corner
*Perkins Restaurant*Planet Perk*Primo
*Robbins Restaurant*Roxy Supper Club*Schoenberger’s Pastry Shop
*Sister’s Pizza & Subs*U-Bake*Vitale’s Italian Cuisine
MAJOR Raffle Items
Tickets $2.00 each or 3/$5.00
14K White Gold Dark Pearl Ring
Donated by A.E. Jewelers
$100 cash prizes (2) 3 Month Membership to &
Donated by West Pointe Bank Donated by Anytime Fitness
Winnebago Community Credit Union
Special Guest Appearance by
Miss Oshkosh, Kelsey McDaniels!
Silent Auction Items!
Any items to donate to silent auction will be greatly appreciated!
Call:
Mary Berger at 233-1411 or Cindy Knaggs at 235-5180.
RECIPIENTS OF PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE:
Women’s Division Scholarship Program
Take 5 Club
National Christ Child Society
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Cerebral Palsy of Mideast WI Respite House
Please help us to spread the word about our upcoming Sweet Sensations.
Click on the following link to download and print the .pdf poster.
Reminder
Don’t forget to pay your dues for 2012!
Only $15!
SCHOLARSHIP REMINDER:
If you know of any high school student who may want to apply for one of our scholarships, the deadline for submitting to our committee is March 5, 2012. They can go online at www.missoshkosh.com/womens_division under “It’s Time Again” OR www.oshkoshshareacf.org/scholarships , click on “search scholarships”, then view all scholarships. The One Year Scholarship is open to all Oshkosh School district high school seniors or any high school senior whose home address is Oshkosh and is continuing their education in a 1 or 2 year associates, or 4 year plus accredited program. The Women’s Division Graduate Scholarship Committee will be looking for students with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 (generally we seek the student with a lower G.P.A. who may not be considered by other scholarships based on high G.P.A.) AND great financial need. The Scholarship will be acknowledged at the receiving student’s high school May Awards Ceremony. Any questions please contact Nancy Crha at 233-4016 or Jay Roeming at 233-5712.
It's time again!
We are proud to announce its time for the 2012-2013 Women's Division Graduate Scholarship program. We have increased the scholarship from $1000. to $1500.
Click here for form.
CHARITIES: If you know of a non-profit that could use some financial help, please have them send a letter of application to:
WOMEN’S DIVISION OF OSHKOSH AREA, INC.
P.O. BOX 3401
OSHKOSH, WI 54903-3401
The deadline for charities is June 1.
FYI…..
According to Mary Kosmer, who does our taxes, the Women’s Division of Oshkosh Area, Inc. is a 501 (c)(4) NON-PROFIT SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. This means that our organization is tax-exempt. However, donations given to our fund raising efforts by individuals are not to be considered as charitable donations and cannot be used as tax deductions. If you have any questions regarding this info, please contact our Treasurer, Denise Griedl @ 426-4912.
Name Badges
Anyone wishing to order a name badge, please contact Mary Berger at 233-1411. We have special pricing at $6.50 each if we order at least three at a time. They are nice badges with the magnetic backing. It is professional looking and shows we mean business when we are working one of our fundraisers and are wearing our name badge.
BOY! ARE WE GOOD!!!!!!
Since 1986, the Women’s Division of Oshkosh Area, Inc. has awarded pproximately $173, 167 to area charities!!!!
Photo of the recipients of the awards given out at the January quarterly meeting.
In the photo:
Becky Szymonski from Reach Counseling Services, Gert Schultz representing the Miss Oshkosh
Scholarship Pageant, and Paula Stephens, R.N. from the Oshkosh Seniors Center.
We work, and then we give! This is what we do:
Waterfest!
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Sweet Sensations!
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Parades! |
Scholarships!
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Brat Frys!
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Style Show!
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2012 Fall Style Show
Information will be posted soon.
Please send any questions you have to Jaye Roeming at 2350 Kincaid Ave., Oshkosh 54904 or e-mail jlroeming@gmail.com
BRAT FRY NEWS
Brat Fry Schedule:
We don’t have the dates yet, however, we were really scrambling for helpers last year. If you are interested in helping out with this fundraiser this year, please call Gloria Miller at 235-1914.
Waterfest!
Linda Rhode, who works with the Oshkosh Chamber to make sure that the Women’s Division gets on the schedule of workers for Waterfest reports: At the BoDeans concert, there were 4,950 attendants! Doobie Brothers, there were 6000 attendants! We received a big “thank you” from the Chamber— saying we were the best group! We also received many compliments from the patrons coming through the lines-- saying how organized we were; this happened on both nights. THANKS!!!
Sweet Sensations:
February 12, 2012
New Location! LaSure’s Hall
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
There will be an open bar
Raffle Items:
14 K white gold dark pearl ring from A & E Jewelers
$100 cash from West Pointe Bank
$100 Visa gift card from Winnebago Community Credit Union
3 month membership to Anytime Fitness
If you have any new items you can donate for silent
auction items, please call Mary Berger at 233-1411 or Cindy Knaggs at 235-
5180….ASAP!!!!!
Pageant is scheduled for March 3rd, 2012
UPDATE!
We welcome Kelsey McDaniels to the Miss Oshkosh family and thank her for taking over the duties of Miss Oshkosh. Kelsey is the daughter of Kelly and Barb McDaniels and is a senior at UWO with a major in French and Business. She will graduate in December. Her platform is Alzheimer’s awareness. She is employed at Gardina’s Winebar and Café and does tutoring in French at UWO. She also plays the violin!
If anyone would like to have Kelsey at any of their events, please call Gert at 235-5068. She is a wonderful young lady and is looking forward to representing Oshkosh and the Women’s Division.
Appearances for Miss Oshkosh Kelsy McDaniels:
November 10….Oshkosh Holiday Parade
November 15….Women’s Division Style Show
November 20….Miss Oshkosh Get Together
December 4 - Aurora Hospital Love Lights - Kelsey will speak about her platform and playing the violin
December 4….Miss Oshkosh Try Outs
January 10….Oshkosh Elks Club, speaking and entertaining
January 23….Elijah’s Place
January 27…Bethel Home
January 30…Fundraiser for Emmeline Cook School, at Culvers on Koeller, 6-7 p.m.
February 12….Sweet Sensations at LaSure’s Banquet Hall
February 18…Polar Plunge at Menominee Park; Kelsey will plunge
plus be a judge
February 19…Miss Madison Capital City Pageant
February 24…Kiwanis Untapped Talent Show; Kelsey will be one
of the celebrity judges
If you would like to have Kelsey appear at one of your events, please contact Gert (235-5068),
Gordy (231-2282), or Marilyn (233-0222 ).
MISS OSHKOSH PAGEANT ALERT:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MISS OSHKOSH PAGEANT IS SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 7:30 P.M. AT ALBERTA
KIMBALL AUDITORIUM! If you need extra tickets, please contact Ticket Chairman, Sally Lund at 233-0710.
Birthdays: 
February:
Leona Dempsey, Marie Esslinger, Cathy Steinert, Doris Martin, Audrey McNeely, Nancy Crha, Marilyn McCormick, and Haru Ware.
Happy Birthday Ladies!
Always be on the lookout for potential new members who would be willing to work on projects for the good causes we support!
2012 WOMEN’S DIVISION APPLICATION
NOTICE: DUES are now $15.00
Please return your dues and application form to:
WOMEN’S DIVISION OF OSHKOSH AREA, INC.
P.O. BOX 3401
OSHKOSH, WI 54903-3401
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________
City/zip: _________________________________________________________________________
Birth month/day:___________________________________________________________________
Employer:________________________________________________________________________
Phone: home:________________work:_________________cell:_____________________________
Email: home:_________________________________work:_________________________________
I would like to serve on the following committee(s):
Audit___ Brat Stand___ Budget____
Charity___ Constitution___ Membership______
Newsletter___ Nominating___ Miss Oshkosh_____
Publicity___ Board member____ Reservations/Calling_______
Sunshine___ Scholarship___ Waterfest____
Adopt A Family______
I am available as a speaker/program ____________________________________________________
(Subject)
My interest and hobbies include________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
I would like to make the following suggestions: ________________________________________
SUNSHINE:
Deepest sympathy:
Sympathy to Arline Sitter in the passing of her brother.
Speedy recovery to Gordy Lund
Continued best wishes to Linda Rhode
Nurturing thoughts to Joey McKay- Neumann
Congratulations Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler on becoming Miss America!
Kudos to Mary Lou Lewis forbeing
recognized fo her commitment of 50 years of service to Miss Wisconsin
Pageant organization!
Congratulations: 
If any one knows of someone we should extend get well or best wishes to, please call Gert Schultz at 235-5068. (This time it was your turn Gert!!!!! Good Job!)
Future Board Meetings:
TUESDAY, FEB 21, 6 P.M.:
Roasted Bistro Restaurant
1027 S. Main St., next to the Lucky Penny
(menu available at www.RoastedBistro.com)
If you are a board member or committee
member and cannot attend one of these
meetings, please contact Joyce Pollnow at
688-2661
T-SHIRTS & NAME TAGS
Any event that members of the Women’s Division sponsors is an opportunity to tell the public who we are and the important work that we do. We ask that if you are working at one of the events, that you wear the T-shirt and /or the name tag. If you do not have them, please order as soon as you can by contacting Sherry Bellin at 303-1462. (T-shirts are in lady's sizes).
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Board of Directors |
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President:
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Vice President:
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Secretary:
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Treasurer:
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Board Members |
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Lynne Messerschmidt Denise Griedl |
Michelle Hammett Katie Koirala |
Gert Schultz |
Sue Geffers |
Mary Westphal |
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Committee Chairpersons |
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Adopt a Family: Gloria Miller 235-1914 |
Audit: Karen Rees 235-2844 |
Brat Fry: Gloria Miller, 235-1914 |
Budget: Joyce Pollnow 688-2661 |
Bulletin: Linda Verwiel 231-4213 or jlverwiel@yahoo.com |
Constitution: Carol Reigh 231-6599 |
Historian: Carol Krueger 582-8634 |
Membership: Cindy Knaggs 235-5180 |
Miss Oshkosh Pageant: Chairman: Gert Schultz 235-5068 |
Nominating Committee: Chair: |
Publicity: Sherry Bellin 303-1462 |
Reservations: Karen Rees 235-2844 |
Scholarship Selection: Scholarship Co-Chair: Nancy Crha 233-4016 |
Style Show: Joyce Pollnow 688-2661 |
Sunshine: Gert Schultz 235-5068 |
Sweet Sensations: Chair: Jody Piotter |
Waterfest: Linda Rhode 231-9463 |
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Mission Statement:
The Women’s Division of Oshkosh Area, Inc., is committed to supporting our community, charities and citizens.
