Welcome, Fall! According to the old Farmers' Almanac, The autumnal equinox--also called the September equinox or the fall equinox--arrives today, Tuesday, September 22. Equinox marks equal day and night as the Sun crosses the celestial equator. A little bit of trivia surrounding the autumnal equinox involves its relationship with the full Moon. Curiously, the full Moon that occurs nearest the autumnal equinox is called the Harvest Moon. Why is that? Surprise, surprise: the name has to do with farming! Around the fall equinox, the full Moon rises around sunset for several nights in a row, traditionally providing farmers with just enough light to finish their harvests before the killing hard frosts of fall set in. The equinox occurs at the same moment worldwide. Not only do temperatures drop (hopefully soon!) but plant life slows down, and so do we.
I want to congratulate everyone who participated in our Welcome Coffee on September 3. That includes VP of Membership Kris Pacilio and her Welcome Coffee committee, Carol Yeager and Judy DiLiddo, members who brought snacks, board members, interest chairs, new members and potential new members! Within 24 hours after the Coffee we had eight new members and even more joined afterwards. Please read Kris's article for the full details of the Welcome Coffee and for information on welcoming our new members.
As I mentioned in last week's Monday message, we will have a new interest Group titled Game Day. The new day will be the last Wednesday of the month which will start October 28.Please see the description and additional information on the calendar.Look for this new event when registering for October events starting tomorrow, Wednesday, at 9 a.m.
October starts our donation collection for our Community Services recipient Blessing Cart.Chris Green will elaborate on the details for that in her article this month. A bio of the Director and Founder, Tina McLemore, of Blessing Cart is also available under the October Luncheon description.
Last but not least, this month's newsletter promotes our first Social of the year, Friendsgiving, on Thursday, November 12. This takes the place of our usual monthly luncheon for that month. Registration for the event opens on Friday October 9, 9 a.m.Please make sure you read all the details for there is an opportunity for you to enter the pie/cake contest we are having again this year! If you have any questions you can contact our Social Committee Chair, Monya Thomas.
I hope to see many of you and some of our new members at the October luncheon, as well as at some of the upcoming events!
Happy Fall, y'all!