We are very happy to welcome you to RSVP for our next virtual meeting on Friday, May 21 at 11:30. Our speaker will be Barbara Buckingham-Harris.
Barbara Buckingham-Hayes, adoptive family clinician at Boys & Girls Aid is our speaker today. Barbara grew up outside of Baltimore, MD, and attended the University of Illinois and later received her Masters degree from the University of Portland. Her background interests range from Ecology and Health Science (a licensed massage therapist for 15 years) to Counseling/Psychology in graduate school. She was a Peace Corps volunteer right out of college and served in Liberia, West Africa for almost two years.
Outside of work, Barbara enjoys outdoor activities such as walking or hiking and is a life-long learner and avid reader. Spirituality is also a major focus of Barbara’s life.
Barbara has been with Boys & Girls Aid for over 25 years and started out as a volunteer when she graduated from the University of Portland.
Barbara will speak at the beginning of our virtual meeting., followed by your questions and her answers. This is a regular Zoom meeting format.
To RSVP, click the link at the bottom of this email.
Diann will continue on after with our regular monthly meeting. This is the last meeting until Sepember. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Other Important Announcements
“In-Kind” Forms
It is enormously important that all members submit an “in-kind” form for your donations to our many program activities. There are those who may think this isn’t important because they won’t be reporting this on their tax forms but Boys & Girls Aid needs this information in order to keep track of the gifts each program has received. Boys and Girls Aid also needs the documentation as proof of ALL giving to them. It also helps them to publicize to those who wish to use their services and/or wish also to donate to them.
Go here to get your In-Kind Form https://cypressonline.org/in-kind-forms/ It is fillable online, which means you can type directly in the online form, print and send. Or just download and fill it out by hand and send in to Suzan Huntington at shuntington@boysandgirlsaid.org.
Our 2021-22 Cypress Auxiliary Board of Directors & Committees
We are happy to announce our next slate of officers and committee chairs. The list is too long for this email so please read more about who they are on our website here: Click here to view.
Sincere thank yous to our 2020-21 board and committees and a warm welcome to our new roster!
Save the Date
We have posted this to our website home page, but if you haven’t yet noticed it, please mark your calendars for Saturday, September 18, 2021 for the 2021 Crab & Rib Dinner & Silent Auction!!! Please spread the word as invitations will be going out in June. See more on website as plans develop. We plan to discuss this more at this meeting.
As mentioned, our meeting on May 21 will be a regular zoom meeting format so we will be able to see everyone, if you wish. Remember to register at the link below. If you are not able to attend this meeting or have missed any others, the recordings are available online here: https://cypressonline.org/virtual-videos/
See everyone in a few days.
Diann Harland
President, Cypress Branch
Boys & Girls Aid