Author: Teresa Lynn Powell

Fall
2009

Transitions Newsletter of the Alice Mayo Friendship Club.
Check out our website@ www.mayo.edu/alumni and click on the link Friendship Club.

Officers
President Kim Fleming kfleming314@yahoo.com
Vice President Kathleen Murphy murphykat2000@yahoo.com
Treasurer Angie Murad themurads@msn.com Secretary Teresa Powell tlpowell74@yahoo.com
Gourmet Groups Kathleen Murphy murphykat2000@yahoo.com
Play Groups Jennifer Burkhart burkhartfamily@gmail.com
Past President Missy Weingarten Mnh03@aol.com

Gingerbread House Making Night Please join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm, for a fun night of making Gingerbread Houses, hosted by Kim Fleming. If interested, please contact Kim at kfleming314@yahoo.com.

Mayowood Tour Christmas Lights Friday, November 13th at 6:30pm rsvp to Maribeth Peller at mbpeller@mac.com

Cookie Exchange December 17th at 9:30am Jennifer Burkhart’s home Let us help you make your holiday party even better with a fun cookie exchange. Bring 2 dozen to share and take 2 dozen different cookies home. Kids are welcome. Please rsvp to Jennifer at burkhartfamily@gmail.com.

Inside this issue:

Winter fun	1
Playgroups	2
Gourmet Club	2
Looking for VP	2
Chef Night	3
Medical Update Luncheon	3
Game Night, Lunch Bunch, Bunco	3

We apologize for any confusion and regret any inconvenience associated with our recent Dues Letter and August Tea invitation mailings. Please be assured that every effort is being made to address your concerns and prevent these issues from recurring in the future. Please feel free to contact us if you wish and thank you for your continued interest in the Alice Mayo Society. We hope to see you at our next event. Sincerely, Deb Roy, AMS President

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Make New Friends and Eat Great Food. Come Join a Gourmet Club!

SAVE THE DATE
JANUARY 23
WINTER GONDA EVENT

Playgroups

Friday, October 16 (no school for Rochester public schools), Meet at “Northwood’s Apple Orchard” at 10:00am for apples, pumpkin picking, and wagon rides.
Thursday, October 29, Meet at Nancy Radakovic’s at 10:00am to make Halloween cookies!
Tuesday, November 10, Meet at Zollman Zoo in Byron at 10:00am to check out the animals.
Monday, November 23, Meet at “Color Me Mine” at 4:00pm to have fun and make Christmas presents for parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. Thursday, December 17, Meet at the Burkhart’s at 9:30am for the Annual Cookie Exchange. Kids welcome! If you would like to be included on the playgroup list, please contact Jennifer Burkhart at burkhartfamily@gmail.com.

Gourmet Club

Interested in preparing and eating great meals? If so, consider joining a Gourmet Club. Groups are generally comprised of 5 to 7 couples. Groups decide where and when they will meet. If your existing gourmet club needs additional members OR if you wish to be a part of a Gourmet Club, please send your name and information (phone #, email, department) to Kathleen Murphy, murphykat2000@yahoo.com or call 286-7865. Kathleen will work on getting you matched up with a gourmet club that meets once a month.
The following are the upcoming themes: September: A Little Bit of Bubbly October: Steakhouse Favorites November: Fragrant Feast December: Comfort and Joy
Please visit the FC/AMS website for the latest Gourmet Club Menus.

The Friendship Club would like to announce Kathleen Murphy as the new Vice President. Kathleen will transfer into the role of President in January 2010. Also, Charie Vathanaprida Diehn will be taking over for Teresa Powell as the new Secretary in 2010.

Looking for a Treasurer & Vice President

The Friendship Club is looking for a new Vice President & Treasurer for the upcoming year. The Vice President would serve as President for 2011.

If you know of anyone who might be interested please contact Kim Fleming at kleming314@yahoo.com.

It is a great organization that helps to welcome new families to town who are in their first five years on staff.

Transitions Newsletter of the Alice Mayo Friendship Club.
Check out our website@ www.mayo.edu/alumni and click on the link Friendship Club.

Visit us on the web at www.mayo.edu/alumni and click on the link Friendship Club.

October / October 6th: Chef Night Catering By Design, 7:00pm / October 7th: Bunco at Maribeth Peller’s, 7:00pm / October 16th: Playgroup at Northwood’s Apple Orchard, 10:00am / October 20th: Lunch Bunch, 11:30am / October 24th: Game Night at Eileen Kennedy-Warrington’s, 7:30pm / 29th: Halloween cookie decorating at Nancy Radakovic’s, 10:00am	November / 10th: Playgroup at Zollman Zoo in Byron, 10:00am / 13th: Mayowood Lights Tour, 6:30pm / 23rd: Playgroup at Color Me Mine, 4:00pm	December / 3rd: Gingerbread House Making Night at Kim Fleming’s, 7:00pm / 7th: Medical Update Luncheon, Siebens Building, 11:30am / 17th: Cookie Exchange at Jennifer Burkhart’s, 9:30am

Fall 2009

The Friendship Club is a section of the Alice Mayo Society which provides support and integration for the families of new Mayo Clinic consulting staff through a variety of organized social events.

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Chef Night- Presented by ‘Catering By Design’ Design -

“Good friends are good for your health.”
~ Irwin Sarason

The Friendship Club would like to invite you to a fun night with a gourmet chef.
Jeff Windt, of ‘Catering by Design’, will share with us his awesome talents with food and prepare a meal you will truly enjoy.
The event will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, October 6th.
Please join us at his restaurant for this event. The cost is $15 per person.
Please contact Kim Fleming at kfleming314@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Bunco Anyone? If we can get a dozen people together we can have a Bunco group to play each month for the fun and laughter of a social group. NO skill is necessary! Bunco is a dice game but training is minimal and can happen on the first night. If you are not able to commit to a monthly event, try splitting the position with a friend or you can give your name to play as a sub. Let’s try meeting for the first time on October 7th. Please send your contact information to Maribeth Peller at mbpeller@mac.com.

“Medical Update Luncheon” with Mark A Warner, MD Annenberg Professor of Anesthesiology “Star Wars Technology That Impacts Medicine and Everyday Life” Monday, December 7, 2009 Watch for Invitation in the Mail

Game Night- October 24 at 7:30pm
Bring your spouse or a guest or just come solo. What’s your interest? Speed drawing In Pictionary? Try to own it all at Monopoly? Acting out movies in Charades? Come and share your talent, have refreshments and meet new people. Please rsvp to Eileen Kennedy-Warrington at eileenmkw@hotmail.com.

Anyone interested in joining a “Lunch Bunch”?
We are interested in starting a group that would meet monthly for lunch at a different restaurant. This would be an informal gathering to socialize and try some fun places to eat. We will meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We hope you can come every month or whenever your schedule allows. If you’re interested, please email Sara Staab at jps.sms@q.com with your contact information and when you can attend, so she can make reservations. She will call or email you with the location each month. The proposed first meeting is October 20 at 11:30, location TBD.

Check out our website@ www.mayo.edu/alumni and click on the link ‘Friendship Club’.

The Friendship Club is a section of the Alice Mayo Society which provides support and integration for the families of new Mayo Clinic consulting staff through a variety of organized social events.

Fall
2009

The Friendship Club is a section of the Alice Mayo Society which provides support and integration for the families of new Mayo Clinic consulting staff through a variety of organized social events.

Winter 2009

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Winter 2009