March 2007 Newsletter Dear Associates, Can you believe that spring will be here in just the next few days? That can only mean one thing, that it is time for the Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show. I’ve heard that there are going to be 40 models and some of them are people you know. Come and enjoy watching these fabulous new models strut their stuff some of them on the runway for the first time. It’s going to be a great event. We’ll be looking for you on Saturday, March 24th at noon at the South Lyon Church of Christ building. March 24th is also the deadline for the Spring Bulb Sale, so you can turn in your orders at the fashion show. If you are like me and don’t need any flowers to plant, then do what I’m doing, just make a donation. You get to share in the project and it benefits Rochester College but you don’t have to dig any holes. As you can tell gardening just isn’t my thing. I’m so happy to appreciate the beauty that others create with their planting and arranging. This project always adds to the beauty at Rochester College . Try and make a trip to campus during late April or early May to enjoy the fruits of our bulb sale project from the past few years. Did you forget about the Associates Tea last month? Well I did. I got my check to Catherine just this week. It’s so easy to forget, we get so busy or sick or up to our ears in things, but it not too late to send it in now. So write that check or give some money to your local treasurer or even bring it to the fashion show and we’ll gladly accept it. Mark you calendars for the next General Meeting on April 17th. That’s a week later than usual due to the Easter break for many schools. This will be an important meeting and the last one of this fiscal year. We will be electing the trustees that will serve on the board for the next two years. Please make plans to come and participate. Next fall will mark the 50th Anniversary of Rochester College. The Associates will be planning and participating in many of the festivities at the college, make sure to watch for the dates of each event in late September. The college has grown tremendously in the last 50 years and we Associates have been an integral part of that growth and will continue to support Rochester College as it grows for years to come. Make sure that you continue to be a part of the future of Rochester College by supporting it through the Associates. Your sister in service,
Linda Jones
President
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In a few more weeks, another Associate gift to the College will be visible to all. For several years, the Associates have cooperated with our grounds department to purchase tulips and daffodils for the campus. As a result, thousands of bulbs have been planted along the front of the campus and along the hillside by the lake. Let me encourage you to visit in the spring and see this splash of color! As we enter the summer months, we face our toughest months for cash flow. Tuition ends but salary expenses and utilities continue. Your hard work in the summer helps us face this issue each year. Thank you for all you do to provide resources for the College and her students! Your support and work encourages us at the College. May God bless each of you as we work together to advance Rochester College. Blessings,
Michael W. Westerfield, Ph.D.
President
 Scholarships
Now is the time to submit the names of any young men or women that you would like to recommend for an Associates Scholarship for the coming 2007-2008 school year. Please email the names to me before the end of May. Norma Morris
“Mothers, Daughters and Leaders” There are a lot of "firsts" represented by the 17 women who are the subjects of a new exhibit at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. If you have the opportunity come by and check these women out. Several former residents of greater Rochester are part of the new "Mothers, Daughters and Leaders" exhibit now running at the Rochester Hills Museum, including Alma Morgan Gatewood, A teacher who married a minister, Gatewood and her husband were the first missionaries into Germany after World War II. They were later called to help establish what is now Rochester College.
Board of Trustees Nominations for 2007-09 Term Back to Top The following women have accepted the nomination as your trustees for the two year term beginning in June of 2007.  Karlida Esdale, from the Metro chapter Julie Harper, from the Rochester chapter Ann Luchsinger, from the Rochester chapter Norma Morris, from the Brighton chapter Carol Passage, from the South Lyon chapter Catherine Sadurski, from the Rochester chapter Jeannette Schiele, from the Northeast chapter Sharon Whitlatch, from the Northeast chapter
We will vote for these women at the April 17, 2007 general meeting. At that meeting, we will also accept nominations from the floor. Please contact Lynne Stewart if you have any questions. Sincerely,
Barbara O'Rourke, Delores Dickinson & Lynne Stewart
Nominating Committee
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Attention Donut Lovers!
You know who you are or know someone who is. Dunkin Donuts scrip is now available in $10 cards @ 4%. Keep one in your purse or glove compartment. Remember! You can view or print the current (updated daily) list of Scrip available at any time. If you have a computer or know someone who does, log onto www.glscrip.com and click on “Retailer List.” You can list it alphabetically, by category (Apparel & Accessories, Department Stores, Dining, etc.) or detailed, which shows the rules for each retailer. - Ann Luchsinger
Spring Fashion Show Back to Top We hope to see each of you at the 41st Annual Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show hosted by the Associates of Rochester College. This event will take place Saturday, March 24, 2007 beginning at 12:00 noon in the fellowship hall of the South Lyon Church of Christ on 21860 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, Michigan. Fashions will be presented by Beverly Rae’s, Dress Barn, Kohl’s, Margret Hunter and the Next Generation, all from the Brighton area. Various gift tables will be available for you to peruse. Door prizes will be awarded. Please let me know how many will be coming for the caterer as soon as possible and no later than March 15 for your reservations. The tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for age 12 and under. All proceeds go to Rochester College to further Christian education. Directions from Rochester College campus to South Lyon.…Take Avon Rd. west to Crooks, turn left. Travel to M-59 west, proceed to I-75 South, exiting at Square Lake Rd., continuing west to US 24 (Telegraph Rd.), make the loop south on Telegraph to I-696 West which ends and becomes I-96 west. Travel to Kent Lake Rd. exit 153, turn left, go to end of Kent Lake Rd., turn left on to Silver Lake Rd., turn right at first light (CVS on corner)--this is Pontiac Trail. Church building is at 21860 Pontiac Trail which is after 9 Mile Rd.
Sincerely,
Norma Morris “No Show Fashion Show” We are counting on you to join us in our annual Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show. If you cannot be there please remember the Associates by sending your donation payable to the Associates of Rochester College to Norma Morris 1269 Pond Bluff Way, Brighton, MI 48114 Norma Morris
Spring Bulb Sale Back to Top It is time for the second annual Associates of Rochester College SPRING FLOWER BULB SALE We are using VanBourgondien, the same company we have used for the past couple of years. This spring, we have some new selections! You can choose from Gladiolas, lilies, hostas, dahlias, phlox, windflowers, freesias, and daylilies, as well as a couple of perennial GARDEN COLLECTIONS. We will be taking orders until March 24th, 2007. Expected delivery will be April 17, 2007. Contact your chapter representative to place your order. If you do not have a chapter, or if you have any questions, email Lynne Stewart. Beautify your yard, support the Associates, and make this spring’s fundraiser a BLOOMING success! Lynne Stewart
April General Meeting Back to Top The last General Meeting of the Associates for this fiscal year will be Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gold Room with our Downriver Chapter handling the refreshments and the devotional.
Treasurer's Report
- Catherine Sadurski, Treasurer We are still taking donations for the Stay-at-Home Tea. We will list names in the April Newsletter. | Cash on Hand 2-1-07 | 13,265.05 | | Receipts | | Receipts | 865.97 | | Chapters | 175.00 | | College - Scholarship | (1,000.00) | | Donations/Survey | 105.00 | | Operating | (318.40) | | Meijer | 128.95 | | Balance as of 2-28-07 | 10,812.40 | | Ink Jets | 51.77 | | | | | I Think Inc | 2.00 | | | | | Kroger | 257.25 | | | | | Memorial/Georgia Phillips | 50.00 | | | | | Project Repayment/Pecans | 96.00 | | | | | Total: | 865.97 |
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