We are very happy to welcome you to RSVP for our next virtual meeting on Friday, April 16 at 11:30. Our speaker will be Megan Gryzbowski. She is the Boys and Girls Aid Birthparent Clinician. Megan will be sharing with us the infant adoption process from the lens of our birthparents. How they contact us, what role we play and how we support our birthparents after placement. A 20-minute presentation followed by your questions is the plan. This is a regular Zoom meeting format.
To RSVP, click the link at the bottom of this email.
Diann and some of the board will be there ahead of our speaker to highlight upcoming events, but our focus will be on sharing information presented by our guest speakers. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Other Important Announcements
Easter Basket photos
The lovely Easter baskets were assembled and delivered to Seneca and The Nest on schedule. Many many thanks to Terri Royse and her team for their amazing efforts. The baskets were even more spectacular this year with all the generous support of the Cypress Auxiliary membership!
Note: It is important to complete a “Gift-in-Kind” receipt form if you participated in this effort.
See photos here: https://cypressonline.org/photo-gallery/
Share Your “COVID Vaccine Story”
We recently introduced this new and fun project as a way to help countdown the days until we can meet in person once again.
Share your COVID Vaccine story at the following link. So far, of those members who have reported, we have 33 who have received their first vaccine and 20, their second.
See more here: https://cypressonline.org/sharing/share/
“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.
As mentioned, our meeting on April 16th 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