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The woman who works with her hands Chapter Notes
only is a laborer.
• The Upper Chesapeake Medical Bazaar
The woman who works with her hands for which we’ve been painting ornaments
and her head is a craftswoman. will be held on Wednesday, November
The woman who works with her hands, 18, 2009 in the lobby. They tell us it’s a
her head and her heart Special Year for the Bazaar. Try to stop
in to take a look and shop.
is an artist.
• Just a reminder that our annual Swap
—St. Francis of Assisi Meet Auction will be coming up in No-
vember, so don’t forget to paint the item
you drew.
• Check out your stash for an item to put
“Painters Packets” into our “Holiday Auction” where you can
Chair: Dora Nyborg spend your Chapter Bucks.
• Another reminder—don’t forget to prep
A service of our chapter is for sharing of old, out of
your surface for the JillyBean Fitzhenry
print pattern packets. These packets will be on display
seminar on September 25-26.
as they are brought to each meeting.
Members may exchange patterns or bring patterns
to give away.
Put your name on the packet if you want to have it Trip to “Heirlooms from the Heart”
returned.
On August 18 members of our chapter took a drive
to Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania. This is a small town
across the Susquehanna River from Sunberry, PA on US
Route 11, about 2 1/2 hours from Bel Air.
The trip was on interstates up to and just beyond
Harrisburg so wasn’t very scenic until we reached route
11. But then—the views of the river with its rapids, is-
Library lands and treed shores was just lovely.
Deb Leister, Librarian Using our GPS (and in spite of lots of chattering
Jdleister@verizon.net 1-410-848-2511 which made it hard to hear directions!) we easily found
Heirlooms from the Heart. It’s in an antique brick house
The contents of our library are listed on our the owners of the shop are in the process of restoring to
Website. Please contact me and I will bring any book their needs. The shop is open Fridays and Saturdays and
you need from our library. Books returned on time will by appointment. Also, there is a website from which or-
be awarded (1) chapter buck but will be fined (1) dollar ders may be made.
when not returned the following month Remember that We found lots of really nice wood products—sleighs,
donations to the library will earn chapter bucks, too. rocking horses, cabinets, clocks, boxes and other sur-
faces. Everything was very high quality and ready to
paint! Jo Sonja Jansen and Betty Caithness painting de-
signs were among the few packets on display. There
weren’t many painting supplies for sale; just what was
needed for seminars held at the shop.
After shopping, Mary Annunziato, Jackie Burke,
Your E-mail and the Internet Diane Glick, Jane Hansen, Mary Parks, Annette Stark and
Dorothy Wolfkill stopped on the way home for a very nice
At present our Website is: BADECPAINTERS. lunch at Selinsgrove, PA. We also stopped at Brown’s Or-
TRIPOD.COM Our chapter is in the process of setting up chard in Loganville, PA for some yummy fruits and
a new website at: sweets.
www.belairdecorativepainters.com Although this shop was outside our normal comfort
If you have recently changed your e-mail address , area it seems to be a really good source for wood. The
contact Membership chair, Judy Young. occasional trip along the beautiful Susquehanna would
make it a nice day trip.
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(Continued from page 3) Bel Air Decorative Painters Board - 2009
There will be a road trip to Heirlooms from
the Heart on August 18. Heirlooms from the President Beverly Cratty 1-410-636-2174
Heart is a decorative painting store located in
1st Vice Pres. Bonnie Rae 1-302-378-4906
Shamokin Pa. The trip is approximately 2 ½
Program Deborah Rae 1-302-378-4906
hours one way. If interested in going meet at
I-83 Park and Ride by 9:30 a.m. on August 18. 2nd Vice Pres. Judy Young 1-410-592-7232
Membership
Jackie Burke announced that the chapter
will have a display in the adult reading section Secretary Regina Schuch 1-410-557-7480
of the library during the month of October. Treasurer Lyn Skillman 1-410-273-7996
Please bring in your painted items for display at
the September meeting. All type of painting and Community Service Pat Zelechowski 1-410-638-2200
Secret Pal
finished pieces are needed.
Unfinished Business Historian Elaine Kohles 1-410-557-7440
Space is still available at the Jillybean Semi-
Librarian Deb Leister 1-410-848-2511
nar. If interested please contact the Rae sis-
ters. Paints will be provided. Newsletter Dorothy Wolfkill 1-410-692-5195
Upcoming Meetings Michele Fiore 1-443-567-6599
Lorraine Bannasch will teach at the September Publicity Jackie Burke 1-410-836-9159
meeting. Instructions will be emailed.
Annette Stark will teach at the October Scholarship Annette Stark 1-410-879-0924
meeting. She will be teaching a white pumpkin Ways & Means Buzz Hamer 1-410-692-2175
painted on canvas. The first 10 minutes of the
class will be taught as an audit. Submissions to The Bel Air Decorative Painter
Annette reminded members to please bring
any painted ornaments to the September meet- Sunshine Notes: Not for advertising—for
ing. members to send Congratulatory, Thank You, Get
Well, and similar messages. Cost is $1.00 per ad,
With no further business to discuss the
payable in advance. Send written materials as Word
meeting was adjourned at 11:00. Documents or as e-mails, and pictures as .jpg files.
Respectfully submitted,
Regina Schuch BADP Meeting MQ
Do You—
• Sign in as soon as you enter?
• Get set up for the meeting and paint-in quickly?
• Give your full attention to the speaker/teacher?
Chapter Bucks Rewards • Greet and give help to new members or guests?
• Do committee work at the meeting quietly so as to
Earning Activities Amount Earned not disturb the meeting or paint-in?
Make a Ways & Means Donation
(When you aren’t required to.) $1.00
Supply photos or mementos to Historian $1.00 Bel Air Decorative Painters
Paint/Donate to Comm. Service Project $1.00 hereby gives notice that various paints, finishes and
Help Seminar Teacher $5.00 solvents are being used during meetings and seminars.
Each participant is responsible for assessing his or her
Paint/Donate a Fund Raising Project $2.00 own potential risk or exposure to these products and
Teach at a Meeting $8.00 their components before electing to participate in these
events. Bel Air Decorative Painters, its teachers and
Bring a guest who joins Chapter $1.00 agents assume no responsibility for the participant's use
Contribute an article or tip to the Newsletter $1.00 or exposure to these products.
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Bel Air Decorative Painter
Dorothy Wolfkill, Editor
4048 Trebor Court
Jarrettsville, MD 21084-1125
Walt Whitman
DIRECTIONS TO MEETINGS third traffic light and turn right onto Spenceola Parkway,
follow to Mardic Drive and turn left. Follow to the
Community Center on the right.
Harford County Public Library at Abingdon From I-83: Exit at Rte. 439 and follow signs to Rte 24
South via Rtes. 439 and 23. Turn right and follow to
From I-95: Take Exit 77 North and follow to Singer
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Road and turn left. *Drive to the traffic circle and take
Mardic Drive and follow to Comm. Center on the right.
the first right onto Tollgate Road; follow to the library on
the left. Addresses for GPS
From North on Rte. 1: Follow the By-pass to Rte. 24
South and follow to Singer Road and turn right. Follow The addresses of our meeting places are in-
from * in above directions. cluded for those of you who may own GPS units.
From South on Rte. 1: Follow the By-Pass to Rte. 24
South and follow to Singer Road and turn right. Follow HCPL Abingdon, 2510 Tollgate Road, Abingdon,
from * in top directions. 21009
HCPL Bel Air, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air,
Spenceola Community Center 21014
HCPL Fallston, 1461 Fallston Rd, Fallston 21047
From I-95: Take Rte. 24 North through Bel Air onto the Spenceola Farms Club House, 1999 Mardic Drive,
By-Pass staying in the right lane following signs for Rte.
Forest Hill, MD 21050
24 North. After crossing under the By-Pass, drive to the