Welcome to our 2015/2016 season of National Charity League. I am excited to be your fearless leader this year and am encouraged by the high levels of enthusiasm, cooperation, and commitment I have seen in our kickoff activities.  Thank you all for playing such an important role in our Chapter. As a volunteer organization, our success is completely dependent on each and every one of us “Rockin’ our Role,” and we are off to an awesome start.  Our Ticktocker Training was a tremendous success, our kickoff Patroness Meeting went off without a hitch, and our volunteer hours climb by the minute.  These things could not have happened without each and every one of you going out of your way to make everything great.  

NCL’s mission is “to foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experience.” Every philanthropy opportunity, every meeting, every speaker, every cultural event, and every training is especially designed with that mission in mind.  Take advantage of everything our organization

has to offer and the benefits you will reap are priceless.  Whether you have just started your NCL experience or will be wrapping up this year, make the most of every moment, every interaction, every opportunity.  It is all there to realize the NCL vision of “develop[ing] strong women leaders serving and impacting communities today and for generations to come.”

As with all organizations, we have rules, policies and procedures to maintain the integrity of our organization. When you have a chance, please review our chapters, rules, policies and procedures. If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to contact me or any other Board member. We are ready to “Rock Our Roles” and make your NCL experience most rewarding. 

Sincerely,

Allison Zeller

President’s Letter

The Rose Report

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The Rose Report

National Charity League • San Antonio Rose Chapter • September 2015

u Honoring the mother-daughter bond by together learning, growing and modeling responsibility and graciousness

u Empowering women with the skills and confidence to lead

u Nurturing through mentorshipu Inspiring a legacy of social awareness and

compassionu Providing depth of support in local communitiesu Integrity and excellence in everything we do

Our MissionTo foster mother-daughter relationships in

a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership

development and cultural experience.

Our VisionThrough the mother-daughter relationship, National Charity League will develop strong

women leaders serving and impacting communities today and for

generations to come.

Allison Zeller, President, with daughter, Emily

San Antonio Rose Chapter

Board of Directors2015-2016

Allison ZellerPresident

Julia MannPresident-Elect

Lisa MillerRecording Secretary

Laura MakoCorresponding Secretary

Allison HayneTreasurer

Jill VassarParliamentarian

Sallie GuyVP Membership

Beth WelshVP Ticktocker

Stephanie CaseyVP Philanthropy

Charlene FriedsamVP Patroness

Sharon NobleVP Communications

Amy HawkVP Provisionals

Molly EllwoodImmediate Past President

We believe in these Core Values:

Corresponding NotesI am honored to serve as your Corresponding Secretary for the 2015-16 year and continue supporting the fine reputation our chapter enjoys. My duties include sending monthly invitations to members for our Patroness meetings and special chapter-wide events. Additionally, I will be sending thank you notes to our guest speakers and personal correspondence to chapter members, as requested, such as sympathy cards in the event of a death or serious family illness and get well, congratulatory and support notes. As members of this organization, part of our responsibility is to support each other. If you have any

correspondence needs relating to our chapter members, please contact me at ldmako@att.net. I’m looking forward to another great year with NCL!

Recording Reminders

Visit the Rose

Chapterwebsite

for all Chapter information

Laura Mako, VP Corresponding Secretary, with daughter Anna Grace

(Sarah not pictured)

As my first time to be Recording Secretary and second term on the board, I would like to thank everyone for their commitment and support of the chapter. In this new role, I look forward to this year and getting to know each of you better. I am learning new skills, so please do not hesitate to read the minutes and send me corrections/additions or deletes. You can email me at lisa227@sbcgobal.net. u To access the minutes, go to our web

site nclsarose.org, click membership then files.

u On the far left side about 1/2 way down you will find

meeting minutes.u Once you click meeting

minutes all the years will appear. Choose the minutes you would like to review.

u The minutes are filed by year. For example, month and day with a brief subtitle.

At the start of each Patroness meeting, we will

approve the minutes from the previous meeting. If you miss a meeting, access the minutes to stay up to date. It is a great way to stay connected.

Lisa Miller, VP Recording Secretary, with daughter Rachel

Treasury Treasures

Allison Hayne, Treasurer, with daughters

Sarah and Ana

I am happy to be serving in my second year as NCL Treasurer.   In this role, my primary responsibilities are collecting the chapter dues and paying the chapter’s bills.  I also maintain our chapter budget which can always be found on the website under Files / Treasurer.

One of the ways our paths will cross this year is through the reimbursement process. I appreciate everyone’s willingness to follow our Chapter’s guidelines in obtaining reimbursement. The procedure for reimbursing expenses paid by patronesses is as follows:

1. Download a reimbursement form from the website (Under Files / Treasurer)

2. Fill out the form and attach all receipts (Please note that we do not reimburse for sales tax. A tax exempt form can be found on the website).

3. Obtain the signature of the VP in charge of the event and mail the form to me (address is on the bottom of the reimbursement form).

I write checks nearly every week, so if you don’t receive a check within two weeks of submitting your form, please send me a text or e-mail.

I appreciate the opportunity to serve as Treasurer and look forward to work with all of you this year.

I am excited to be a member of the Board this year and learning more about the wonderful philanthropies in our community. The Rose Chapter continues to work with the same philanthropies as last year, and we are working to create meaningful experiences for our members while serving the needs of those organizations that depend on us.

As a group, the Rose Chapter is off to a great start, volunteering 3,639 hours since April 1, 2015! Our newest philanthropy, The DoSeum, has benefited

from the most volunteer hours at 918 hours to date. Chandler House continues to be a favorite philanthropy with 636 hours and we have logged in more than 200 hours at the Food Bank, Witte Museum and Humane Society as well.

Don’t forget to volunteer and log in half your required hours by October 31st. Keep up the good work!

Philanthropy News

Stephanie Casey, VP Philanthropy, with daughter Marielle

Hours Requirements

April 1 ~ March 31

PATRONESSPhilanthropy hours:u 20 hours per year 7-11th

gradesu 10 hours per year 12th

gradeLeague hours:u 10 hours per yearMeeting Requirements:u 5 meetings

TickTOckER 7th grade:Philanthropy hours:u 20 hours per yearLeague hours:u 10 hours per yearMeeting Requirements::u 6 meetingsu Attendance required at

Holiday Tea and The Mother-Daughter Tea

TickTOckER 8 - 11thgrade:Philanthropy hours:u 20 hours per yearLeague hours:u 15 hours per yearMeeting Requirements::u 6 meetingsu Attendance required at

The Senior Recognition Event (9-11th only), Holiday Tea (8th only) and The Mother-Daughter Tea

12Th gRAdE:Philanthropy hours:u 10 hours per yearLeague hours:u 10 hours per yearMeeting Requirements::u 6 meetingsu Attendance required at

The Senior Recognition Event and The Mother-Daughter Tea (May Jr. year)

The role of the Parliamentarian is to act “as an advisor to the President to manage key Chapter documents and the nominating process and to oversee the practice of rules of order”. In English, this means:

u Advise Allison Zeller on procedural matters under Robert’s Rules of Order

u Manage the By-laws and other Chapter documents*

u Manage the process of identifying the slate of officers for the San Antonio Rose Chapter for the 16-17 year

u Train class Ticktockers that are serving as Class Parliamentarians

*Last year (14-15), the Chapter underwent a revision of its By-laws. Rebecca Long, my predecessor, and a By-laws Committee worked to incorporate our Chapter’s practices into a template established by National. The end result is an easier to read, streamlined document that delineates the language required by National and the language specific to our Chapter.

This year (15-16), our Chapter will undergo a conversion of our Standing Rules and Ticktocker Procedures into one document called the Policies and Procedures Manual for San Antonio Rose Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. This new manual should,

just like the By-laws, make “the rules” and “how we do things” easier to read in a streamlined document. It, too, will delineate the language required by National and the language specific to our Chapter.

Your Board will take the opportunity of this process to clean up some ambiguities in our existing documents.

The Board will approve some of the “new” policies and

the Active Patronesses will approve others. Please understand, this approval process is simply converting existing rules and procedures into a new document. There are no plans to make any significant changes! We have to vote on them simply

because they are in a new format but the voting should be perfunctory.

The Policies Committee (Erika Ganey, Rebecca Long, Nicole McNeel, Kelley Nittoli, Julie Perez, Catherine Spezia and myself) hopes to complete this conversion by December 31, 2015, with another month or two of grace for any unexpected issues. Please extend a word of thanks to the committee members for this crucial work they are doing behind the scenes. Of course, I am happy to answer any questions at any time.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the Patroness meetings and I thank you for your commitment to NCL!

Parliamentary Procedures

Jill Vassar, Parliamentarian with daughter Caroline

OcT. 4 | Class of 2016 Father/Daughter EventClass of 2019 Father/Daughter Event

OcT. 18 | Class of 2016 Ticktocker Meeting

OcT. 19 | Joint Patroness/Ticktocker Meeting AHUMC

OcT. 21 | Class of 2018 Ticktocker Meeting

OcT. 25 | Class of 2017 Ticktocker Meeting & Cultural EventClass of 2020 Ticktocker MeetingClass of 2016 Philanthropy Event

OcT. 29 |Sponsorship WorkshopClass of 2021 Philanthropy Event

OcT. 30 | Intent to Sponsor and Legacy Forms due

OcT. 31 | Half hours due!

NOv. 8 | Class of 2017 Ticktocker Meeting

NOv. 11 | Prospective Member Open House

NOv. 15 | Class of 2016 Ticktocker MeetingClass of 2018 Cultural EventClass of 2020 Ticktocker MeetingClass of 2021 Ticktocker Meeting

NOv. 17 | Patroness Meeting – Julian Gold

At a Glance

Communication CommentsThe Communications Committee is responsible for the many ways we as a chapter share information. I am very grateful to be working alongside so many dedicated and talented ladies.

The move to a new website has been a dominating topic when we think of the Communications Committee this past year. While the kinks in the new system are being worked through, I would like to thank the Board for remaining open and flexible in this regard. As you are aware, the decision has been made to delay our migration until such time as the new system is fully functional. Many, many painstaking hours were devoted by several members of the Board as well as members of our website transition team evaluating and learning the new platform. We would not be where we are without the wisdom and support of Sustainer Patroness Mindy Daubert who worked tirelessly over the summer months to assist in the correct assessment of this new tool. We as a Board feel very confident in the path that has been chosen for the good of the chapter.

Julia Reinhart is once again amazing us with a beautiful and informative Chapter Newsletter. The Rose Report is an important resource for communicating upcoming events as well as sharing accomplishments of our incredible membership. We

love to hear from our Patronesses and Ticktocker Classes so we can celebrate their achievements. Please encourage your class to send Julia any newsworthy information.

Ann Deeds and Anne McGarraugh have done a phenomenal job putting together our print directory. We are the last chapter in District 18 to still provide this helpful tool to our provisional, active and sustainer membership. If you missed collecting your copy at the first two patroness meetings, you can pick yours up at my house 123 Parklane Drive in Olmos Park. Our Ticktockers can benefit from the print directory as well. The information found on the Class pages can be used to assist them with their role during their Ticktocker Class meetings. On these pages they can find birthday, contact information and the roles that each member of the class plays to make the year a success.

Our Patroness Photographers, Elizabeth Swanson, Beth Houser and Nicole Garcia are working hard to record our Patroness and Chapter Events with images that will be used by our Historians, Nolette Brell and Tifini Furst, to create our slideshows presented at the Senior Recognition Event and Mother Daughter Tea. These Patroness Partners will also be working with our Ticktocker Photographers and Historians to ensure that they are

capturing memories for their class throughout the year. We look forward to sharing wonderful presentations with the Chapter at these special Spring events.

Finally, probably the most well-known tool in our tool box for sharing information with members is our Chapter website. Once again, Elaine Hicks is rocking her roll as Calendar Patroness. She has been quick to post all the Patroness and Ticktocker Class events. This is a big responsibility and Elaine takes it all in stride. Barbara McBirnie and Lupita Molina are helping with a huge project to migrate all our chapter photos to a new location on Smugmug where we will be able to easily store full resolution images. Watch for more information about this new development coming soon.

When you see any of these special ladies, I hope you will join me in thanking them for their tremendous work for the Chapter. We would all be lost without their hours of dedication to the communications of the Chapter.

Sharon Noble, VP Communications with

daughter Emily

My name is Beth Welsh and my daughter, Jacquelyn (Class of 2019), is a “Freshie” at Alamo Heights. This is our 3rd year in NCL and we couldn’t be more grateful for the friendships we’ve made and the volunteer opportunities that have taught us both rewarding life lessons and opened our hearts.

My first year in NCL, I was appointed Class of 2019 Grade Level Advisor (GLA). The following year, I was Class of 2019 Head GLA and this year I am fortunate to be VP of Ticktockers. After my two year “Ticktocker Immersion,” I

hope to revamp and improve the Ticktocker Class Meetings. I am eager to encourage Ticktockers to master their jobs and become confident leaders in their Board/Officer positions AND to make each Class meeting more FUN! In other words, I want Ticktockers to Rock their Role!

This year my goal as VP Ticktockers is to encourage GLAs and Patroness Partners to make a difference in our girls leadership skills. My hope is that Ticktockers will take ownership of their jobs and be better prepared administering their

reports. I do not want them to have ho-hum grade level meetings but to have energetic, creative, fun, educational and inspiring meetings. Our Ticktockers should walk away feeling confident in their job knowledge and be enthusiastic for their next meeting. Good luck to all GLAs and Patroness Partners this year. I am willing to help you in any way possible to achieve this goal.

It is an honor to serve as the Provisional VP for the San Antonio Rose chapter, a new position on the 2015-2016 Board of Directors. As defined in the NCL, Inc. Handbook, the role of the Provisional VP is to “support the Provisional members…and help develop them into engaged, contributing members with a strong understanding of their roles within NCL.” That’s a tall order, and it’s going to take the entire Active membership to fill it!

To those of you who sponsored one of the wonderful Patronesses of the Class of 2021, thank you – but remember that your job didn’t end when her name was drawn! I

urge you to be in regular contact with your sponsored Provisional Patroness, making sure that she and her daughter are not only fulfilling the requirements of membership, but also developing meaningful friendships along the way.

To the wonderful Patronesses and Ticktockers of the Class of 2021, welcome again! We are thrilled that you have joined us on the NCL journey. Should you find yourself overwhelmed by meetings and volunteer shifts and

committee duties and league hours vs. philanthropy hours – take a deep breath and give me a call. There is much to learn in this first year, and we’ll get through it together! Along the way, I hope

you’ll take advantage of every opportunity to develop

new skills, forge new friendships and serve our community – but mostly, I hope that you’ll foster your relationship with your daughter and cherish your moments together!

I look forward to a great year with you!

Ticktocker Talk

Provisional Pointers

Beth Welsh, VP Ticktocker, with daughter Jacquelyn

Amy Hawk, Provisional VP, with daughter Sarah

There is always something happening in Membership! We spent the summer updating our Membership files – paper and online – so that we have the most accurate information for each member. If you see something in your online profile that is incorrect, please correct it, and let us know so that we can correct our paper files. We want to make sure all information is correct before switching over to the new system in the spring.

Even though we may just be getting into our school year routine, our NCL reporting year runs April 1–March 31, so we are actually halfway done! This means that half your required League and Philanthropy hours need to be completed and logged into the website by October 31. That goes for Ticktockers and Patronesses alike. You must complete this requirement to be considered for elected office or to sponsor new members. Which brings me to my next topic: our annual Membership Drive! It’s time to think about who you can sponsor to be considered as a new member. Intent to Sponsor Forms are available to download from the website. And for you current Patronesses with 6th grade daughters, please fill out a Legacy Form (also on the website), so that we will know how many spaces we’ll have for new members. Both

the Intent to Sponsor and Legacy Forms are due October 30th. In addition, sponsors are required to attend one of two Sponsorship Workshops offered. Information on those, along with a complete Membership Timeline can be found in this newsletter.

It’s not too late to think about working toward a year-end award. This is the first year that my daughter and I have done it, and it has been so rewarding. We have worked more hours together and served philanthropies that we may not have otherwise. With half the reporting year left and new shifts being posted all the time, I highly recommend rocking your role, putting a little extra time in, and working for a special award. I could be recognizing you at next year’s Mother-Daughter Tea!

Membership Mentions

Sallie Guy, VP Membership, with daughter Maddie

SponSora fabulous

Mother/Daughter Team

for our Chapter

Intent to SponSor FormS

due Oct. 30

Patroness Points

Charlene Friedsam, VP Patroness, with

daughter Elizabeth

Patroness Meetings: Our goal is to bring San Antonio Rose Patronesses together each month to learn about

our chapter and enjoy speakers from an educational, cultural or service perspective.

2015~2016 Patroness Meetings/EventsOcT. 19, 2015 (Mon.) | 6:30-8:00 pm

Joint Patroness and Ticktocker evening meeting at AHUMC. Speaker: Katherine Center, Author. Katherine is the author of five bittersweet comic novels about love and family - including her newest, Happiness for Beginners, and The Bright Side of Disaster. She brings her warm, accessible, inspiring, humorous style to us with a message of the importance of trying, doing scary things, bouncing back, and believing in yourself. Opportunity for in-kind philanthropy hours by bringing bags of candy for Any Baby Can.

NOv. 17, 2015 (Tues.) | 9:00-10:30am

Patroness meeting at Julian Gold with Julian Gold representatives sharing their favorite things for the holidays.

dEc. 7, 2015 (Mon.) | 7:00-8:30 pm

Patroness meeting at the Quarry Golf Club while making no-sew blankets for Fisher House. Please bring your scissors!

dEc. 13, 2015 (Sun.) | 3:00-4:30 pm

Holiday Tea at Amy Miller’s home, 632 Elizabeth Road.

JAN. 10, 2016 (Sun.) | 4:00-5:30 pm

Joint Rose/Alamo Patroness/Ticktocker meeting at AHUMC. Speaker: Courtney Clark.

JAN. 2016Patroness meetings by ticktocker class planned by the GLAs.

FEB. 16, 2016 (Tues.) | 11:30 am -1:00Patroness meeting and lunch at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

MAR. 6, 2016 (Sun.) | 4:00-6:00 pm

Senior Recognition Event at the San Antonio Country Club.

MAR. 22, 2016 (Tues.) | 8:30-10:00am or 6:30-8:00 pm

Patroness meetings by choice - morning coffee at the Quarry Golf Club or evening social at Vela.

APR. 12, 2016 (Tues.) | 11:30am -1:00Patroness meeting and lunch at the San Antonio Botanical Garden - Carriage House Bistro with representatives from the botanical garden discussing expansion plans and offering tours of the garden.

MAY 1, 2016 (Sun.) | 2:00-3:30 pm

Mother-Daughter Tea at the Witte. Attendance is mandatory for all patronesses and ticktockers.

MAY 17, 2016 (Tues.) | 6:00-7:30 pm

Patroness meeting and social at Lisa Wolff ’s home, 3 Elmcourt.

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