HAPPY NEW YEAR.
As most of you know, I have been involved for a number of years with The America Cancer Society. In October I was given the privilege of going to work for them. Essentially, I raise money to fight cancer through events. I do not do anything I do not believe in, and the American Cancer Society does really amazing things and truly helps people on a personal level. As you probably already know, we are the largest non-governmental funder of cancer research in the nation. What you may not know about are some of the things we provide locally. We provide transportation assistance to and from the hospital for treatment - a large group of cancer patients do not receive the treatment they need simply because they can not get there. We provide wigs and breast prosthesis to those that need them, as well as binders called Health Care Managers to help patients keep up with all the paperwork involved with managing their treatment.
I am reaching out to you as part or my network of friends to help me start the new year off great and really make a difference. One of our major events this year is Oscar Night America, taking place February 27th. This official Oscar viewing party will be a fun, elegant evening for a great cause. If you wish to be a part of it we would love to have your involvement. You can find out more at www.onahouston.org. If you would like to attend or if your company would like to sponsor a table you may do so at the web site, or are more than welcome to contact me about it.
For the more than 1.4 million people who will be diagnosed with cancer this year, the American Cancer Society appreciates your help in finding a cure.
Wishing you all the best in the new year.
Truly,
Lori Pinter
onahouston.org
cancer.org
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BOOK CLUB
Book Club is the Third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated by the Hostess.
Members (by order of rotation)
Sandra . Lori . Clare . Cara . Carole . Shawn . Crista . Libby . Jayme . Laura . Catherine . Veronica . Karen . Betsy
March 19, 2015 - CRISTA - How To Be Both: A Novel by Ali Smith
April 16, 2015 - LIBBY - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
May 21, 2015 - JAYME - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
June 18, 2015 - LAURA
July 16, 2015 - CATHERINE
August 20, 2015 - VERONICA
September 17, 2015 - KAREN
October 15, 2015 - BETSY
ROTATION RESTARTS
November 19, 2015 - SANDRA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 3, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 14, 2016 - LORI
FEBRUARY 18, 2016 - CLARE
MARCH 17, 2016 - CARA
APRIL 21, 2016 - CAROLE
MAY 19, 2016 - SHAWN
JUNE 16, 2016 - CRISTA
JULY 21, 2016 - LIBBY
AUGUST 18, 2016 - JAYME
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 - LAURA
OCTOBER 20, 2016 - CATHERINE
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - VERONICA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 1, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 19, 2017 - KAREN
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 BETSY
ROTATION RESTARTS
Some Past Books: The Help, Love Monkey, the Poisonwood Bible, A Piece of Cake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Escape, Big Fish, Mom Always Liked You Best, Loving Frank, Ricochet: A Novel, Twilight, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, My Sister's Keeper, The Carrie Diaries, The Liars Club, The Worst Thing I've Done, The Wish Club, Still Alice, Middlesex, 'Tis, Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Cutting for Stone, The Island, Timeline, My Lobtomy, Water for Elephants, Zeitoun, The Cat's Table, The Hunger Games, Sarah's Key, A visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss by RoseMarie Terenzio, Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb, City of Thieves by David Benioff, The Caller, Fifty Shades of Grey, Room, Gone Girl, Life of Pi, Swamplandia, And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, The Light Between Oceans: A Novel by M.L. Stedman, Where's you Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple, The Dinner by Herman Koch, Heft by Liz Moore, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso, Little Failure: A Memoire by Gary Shtygart, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, One Plus One by Jojo Moyes, The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld, I Forgot to Remember by Susan E Mec ...