Congratulations to Camp Casey

The Troy Women's Association congratulates Camp Casey for being one of the 96 non-profits to receive a grant from Chase bank. They worked hard getting the votes from their social media contacts and it paid off.  It means more horsey house calls.  Outstanding effort.

Beanie Babies

When Connie, our President, received a call that a woman who collects beanie babies was looking to donate them to an organization that could distribute them, said, "We'd be happy to."  We were. We were also surprised that there were hundreds and hundreds.  So, we got to work.

Fifty to Evergreen Health & Living Center
Twelve to SOS
Twenty-four to Camp Casey
Thirty-six to Baby Basics
Three hundred to Project Linus
Seventy for Winter Warmers
Two hundred to an orphanage in Nashville

We've made a dent. But some of us are beginning to think that they are multiplying in our cars.  Picture shows this writer's trunk and she is convinced that they are coming out of the containers and doing goodness knows what.

Even so, we are thankful and know that our beanie babies will provide comfort to hundreds of little ones.

Edith/TWA

TWA Back To Work

Another year at hand. Much to do. The Troy Women's Association started a new year with dinner, dessert, and celebrating our President's birthday.  Connie informed us that this would be the last birthday she'd celebrate publicly. It's doubtful that we will let her get away with that.

On the giving front, we spent time dividing the work among us for the various committees.  Jo is putting together a table of eight for Haven's yearly breakfast.  Vickie filled us in on Elf Shelf happenings.  This is our largest fund raiser of the year. This year, 2012, we are celebrating our forty-second year for this event that now brings in more than two thousand people.

With our thirty or so projects, it's hard to calculate the woman hours but what matters is that each year, people and groups enjoy the fruits of our labor.