November 2007

And Now A Word From Our Prez…

This past month, 7 of us went to the Fall Leadership Conference in Edmonton. For 4 of us it was our first time (“FLC Virgins” as a few of the others called us), and what a time it was!!! Leona inspired the group with a fantastic speech that called for each club to challenge their towns to volunteer more, to get more involved in their communities; and it was even better to hear her use our booming club as a prime example. A couple of hilarious highlights for me included:

• Wearing our fabulous Mission to Mars astronaut costumes and walking into the wrong hall dressed in our costumes, only to find out that it was a wedding which included the mayor of Edmonton as a guest,
• Seeing the pure joy on Marcella’s face when we walked in and she told us her team had won the Amazing Race challenge (and made sure to rub it in our faces),
• Watching as Anna blushes and squirms at the mere mention of a boyfriend (what color are his velvet pants again??),
• A few tequila shots with the girls (Who says Barb is shy? Liars.),
• Some truly horrible karaoke songs sung by all of us
• A lot of laughs and a great game of Ultimate PRS in the hotel after-party room, after which the other clubs gave Leona and Cindy heck for bringing us “FLC Virgins” into their room,
• And lastly, the terror and imagination I have created for myself, knowing that someone else has my Mission to Mars helmet and I am going to have to pay for it in some manner or another to get it back….

Okay, so that was the comedy part of my Prez report…now here’s the inspirational:
This month we will be playing Ultimate PRS, next month I will come up with some equally goofy game for us to play. My hope is that these goofy games will build our bonds with each other, break down some barriers (or whatever makes us be so serious) and give us some new-found energy to help our community (and ourselves) grow the best way we can.

“Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.” – Brendan Francis

Yours in Kin
Sara Wengryn
Stettler Kinettes President

P.S. Tammie is hosting a Spa Party for fun and fundraising Saturday, December 8th @ 7:00 PM. Anything purchased will arrive in time for Christmas and it should be a lot of fun, don’t miss it!