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In March 1990, we bought ourselves a coffee machine! Today our fall
meetings usually are standing room only for over 100 ladies. Melonie
Chittock for the past two years arrives an hour early to start the two
coffee pots for our large group.
Our "Raffle", or "Lucky Door Ticket", as we now call
it, began through the efforts of Marilyn Maddox, a banker's wife! We were
tired of passing the basket at each coffee morning to try to collect enough
money to pay for our photocopying (it was, and still is, our greatest
expense). Each month the woman who arrived most recently receives a special
prize. This month two families arrived the same day so the prize went to
the woman whose plane touched down on Greek soil in the early afternoon.
After moving from Politia to Voula, Marilyn Maddox thought of making a
branch of Newcomers in the Glyfada area, mostly so people could enjoy their
own activities without having to drive to the Northern Suburbs. Therefore,
in October 1988, Newcomers By-The-Sea began! Moreover, with the help of a
few longer-time residents in the area, it has become a great success.
Newcomers By-The-Sea were very fortunate to "catch" Jean
Johnston, who with the help of Silvia Wardle, have been its backbones ever
since.
In the summer of 1991, DISASTER STRUCK... Marijane moved to
Luxembourg... -who could ever fill her shoes? Who would ever speak at the
meetings? We were in a panic! September's General Meeting lead by Anne
Williams, whose ability to chat right along, made her a natural to do the
introduction and welcoming portion of the meeting. Since then, our General
Meeting Hostesses have felt comfortable speaking and welcoming the group
and we continue to be blessed with many faithful volunteers with multiple
diverse talents.
At the January 1992, Steering Committee Meeting, we were, once again
fortunate to have many offers of help from our membership and have managed
to share the ever-increasing behind-the-scenes jobs. As our membership is
massive, in comparison to our beginnings, we have found it necessary to
have Area Telephone Contact people, now called Area Coordinators, to help
share the task of receiving the many number of telephone calls and another
twenty jobs to keep the workload spread among our members. Their “Team
Work" is what makes Newcomers possible.
A massive achievement by Diana Oakenfold and Lynda Evans was The
Recommended Service Book that is a most helpful listing of all the
information suggested by Newcomers over the years from dog care to hair
care. Your recommendations and suggestions are always appreciated for this
invaluable book.
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