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Committees
Each member of Altrusa serves on a sub-committee. These committees are critical in fulfilling our mission and providing community services, outreach, and scholarships.
Community Dinners
Homemade meals served to area residents by members of the committee. Held at the Meredith Community Center the fourth Wednesday of each month. Dinner is served at 5:30. Doors open at 5:00 to give everyone a chance to visit with neighbors over a cup of coffee. The meal is free, although donations are gratefully accepted and will be used to help fund future dinners. For more information please call 603-520-0434.
Co-Chairs: Judy Hodges, Lynne Cayer, Sylvia Detscher
Literacy
Proposes and implements projects to promote and develop literacy competency for all ages within the local & greater international communities. Our sub committees have been based upon these on-going projects but are not limited to or "bound" to them - WIC: Women, Infants and Children; Readings: To Daycare & Preschoolers; K-Bags: Given to incoming kindergartners; Library Home Bound Deliveries: To Adults/Seniors; International Projects: Various ages, depending upon the specific project chosen for support; Got Lunch! Program Inter-Lakes School District: Summer reading material included.
Co-Chairs: Pat McFarlin, Marie Stephens
Scholarship
Mission and Vision of the Scholarship Committee:
Mission: To provide educational scholarships to the non-traditional student 23 years of age or older in our local communities through the intentions and benefits of the Dr. Jeanette Ritzenthaler and Marian Touhey Scholarship Funds.
Vision: To differentiate and recognize the Meredith Altrusa Club Scholarship Program as a leading source of educational scholarships for the non-traditional student within our communities.
Co-Chairs: Cindy Day, Linda French
Ho​spitality
Organizes and runs programs for dinner meetings and internal fund raisers. Committee members serve as hosts for dinner meetings, including but not limited to setting up, reserving meeting rooms, collecting dinner money, running dinner raffles, greeting visitors, guests & members
Chair: MaryAnne Skawinski
Community Service & Disaster
Serves the community in three ways:
Develops relationships with key community service providers, assesses needs within the community, and responds to request for assistance for victims of disaster.
Co-Chairs: Kathy LaPoint, Lindsay Weiner​
Membership
Plans and presents/implements informational meetings and other ongoing programs to gain new members and to retain existing members. Mentors prospective members and coordinates the initiation of new members
Co-Chairs: Monica Bennett, Jodi Wilson
Finance/Bylaws
Finance monitors financial records and monetary needs for operation. Finance evaluates committee chair budget requests and uses these to prepare the annual budget which is in turn submitted to the board and club membership for approval. Reviews Bylaws and makes recommendations for any changes to Club Bylaws and keeps membership aware of changes; presents changes to the District BRR for approval prior to membership for final approval
Co-Chairs: Sylvia Detscher, Kerry Raymond
Communications
Implements processes for communicating to members, operates and maintains the Altrusa website and social media account(s), posts press releases, flyers, and information on programs and events sponsored by the club; publishes two periodic newsletters and sends them to club members and District One; submits photos and articles to local newspapers and other media to promote and raise awareness of Altrusa; partners with other area clubs, District One and International to promote Altrusa activities both locally and globally. Maintains copies of the club's documents, awards and photos, along with updating a digital photo frame displaying our club activities at events throughout the year.
Co-Chairs: Karen Truberg, Alyssa Yolda
Inter-Lakes/Sandwich Elementary School
Snack Shack
​Snack shack committee provides healthy snacks to classrooms at the Inter-Lakes Elementary and Sandwich Elementary Schools.
Each month during the school year committee members deliver snacks to teachers/classrooms in grades K-6, who then distribute snacks to individual students
who otherwise would not have snack(s) during the school day.
Chair: Karol Keating
Our Committees at Work - Enriching Lives Through Various Activities
