Fenwick Mothers Club Minutes Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Lunch- Noon, Meeting 12:30pm 1. CALL TO ORDER A. 12:43pm President Tammy Mortell called the meeting to order 2. INTRODUCTION Tammy Mortell, Fenwick Mothers Club President, welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for being here. A. 2017-2018 Executive Board were introduced: Jodi Darrow President Elect Eileen Seyfarth Vice President Janet Warring Corresponding Secretary Laura Jachim Treasurer Toni Clancy Recording Secretary Father Woerter Mothers Club Moderator Tina Dillon, Past President, was in attendance and introduced 3. SPEAKERS A. Father Richard Peddicord President -Father thanked the Mothers Club for all they do. He enjoyed the Black and White shopping night in October. -He spoke of the Blackfriar s Guild Fall Play, "IS HE DEAD?. He indicated it was outstanding. Everyone did a great job including the group working on the sets. The sets were the back drop for the All Saints Day Mass! The sense of community that develops from this activity is over the top. -10/29 was the Mass of Remembrance where the Fenwick Community gives names of loved ones that they would like remembered. Over the past few years this list has grown to over 4 pages! Loved ones are ours to remember forever and it is a great responsibility and accountability to let Fenwick share in this job. This shows great spirituality. - This lead to Father talking about the adage: Live with the Benedictines Eat with the Franciscans Die with the Dominicans
SPEAKERS - continued -Father Peddicord indicated that every day before dinner, Dominicans read off those who died that day in the providence. They pray for eternal happiness! -Thank you for building community and Father is grateful for Mothers Club and he relies on the help of the Mothers. B. Mr. Richard Borsch-College Update - Ms. Laura Docherty could not be with us today as she was in Connecticut being an advisory for our kids. With the first quarter done and grades out, it is good timing that parent teacher conferences are coming up. There are 30 days left until finals. -Illinois State Scholars will be coming out in about 2 weeks. These students are in the top 10% of the state and usually include about 90 students in the senior class. PSAT will also becoming out before Christmas. - The first deadline for college application of 11/1 has come and gone with about 90% of the senior class having applied for colleges. January 1 is another deadline date for additional colleges. Now the students will be waiting until December 1 when some of the announcements are made. -A junior parent letter will be going out discussing the upcoming SAT and ACT testing information. C. Mr. Joe Ori Director of Admissions -He noted the shadow program has about 2 weeks left before the Thanksgiving break. He would like Mothers to help encourage any interested students in attending a shadow day. -New for the 2017 entrance exam at Fenwick is a pre-registration for the test. It starts on 11/18/17 and he would also like us to encourage parents to pre-register those students taking the exam. (No student will be turned away if they do not do this, but as this is a new process for Fenwick, he would like to encourage its use) -There is an admission coffee on 11/8 and would again like to pass the word to potential new parents to attend, get an overview and answer any Fenwick questions they may have. -Approximately 700 students shadow Fenwick each year and we need to be careful that we do not get too many as to disrupt regular classes. There is no rule on the age when grade school children can shadow. Fenwick is looking into the future of earlier shadowing given the entrance exam date change. D. Mr. Staunton Peck - Athletic Department -Thanked all parents for their support of the Athletic Department. About 75% of all students participate in a sport. Last year 4 teams had their best years ever: Football, Boys Basketball, Girls Tennis, Boys Track.
SPEAKERS - continued -This fall sports are starting off with much success: Girls Cross Country Senior Margaret O'Brien qualified for state Boys Golf CCL Championship for the 3 rd time in school history Girls Golf Regional Champs Football CCL Green Champions Girls Tennis Repeated Sectional Champions Girls Volleyball- Regional Champs Boys Soccer 1 st year on the new Turf Field First year for Girls and Boys Lacrosse as IHSA sports instead of Club Sports Upcoming Girls Swimming Sectionals meet and have good chance of state swims Football is still in the Prep Bowl Winters sports of Girls/Boys Basketball and Wrestling are starting now. E. Father Dennis Woerter Moderator -Lead the Mother s Prayer for us. As Chaplin, he can get delayed so prayer was midmeeting. -Mrs. White is experiencing health issues and he has been talking to her students and will be assisting with her classes in her absence. She is in the hospital and is having some additional tests done. He would like to continue to pray for her as well as Rachel Schopp, 2014 graduate, who will be having surgery next week. St. John of the Cross will be holding a prayer service which he will be presiding at on Nov 12 at 3:00. 4. OLD BUSINESS A. October 2017 Minutes Approval -Eileen Seyfarth approved minutes; Laura Jachim seconded the motion. B. Treasurer s Report Laura Jachim -Black and White night was a huge success. There were many more attendees than last year. The online registration for the Christmas Luncheon will close once we reach our limit. Please register early. C. Thank You Acknowledgments 1. Hospitality Diana Baehrend, Lisa Carlson & Jane Gaffigan Jane thanked the volunteers for today s wonderful lunch. These are the volunteers who supplied lunch for the November 7th FMC meeting: Deirdre Kassay Martha Ibarra Tina Dillon Deirdre Lies Milghen McMahan Balenciaga Wilson Jane Gaffigan Diana Baehrend
OLD BUSINESS - Continued Jane passed around Hospitality sign-up sheets for future meetings. 2. Fenwick Mothers Club Alumni Breakfast 10/19 Mary Mavrogenes & Louise Augustyn. Once your last student graduates from Fenwick, Mothers are invited to this annual breakfast that is a beautiful event. OLD BUSINESS- Continued 3. Black & White Shopping Night 10/25 Thank you to the chairpersons of this event: Beth Cassero, Laura Conniff, Lauren Kapusta, Maggie McGarel, Katie Murphy, Dori Schlieter & Tracy Welsh. It was very successful. Dori Schlieter and Tracy Welsh are the committee chairs for next year. Please contact Jodi Darrow if you would like to help chair an event for next year. 4. Nora Fleming- thank you for her continued donations with every shield mini sold. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Out Reach - Janet Waring 1. Prayer Chain- contact Janet if you would like to be added to the email list or have someone you would like us to include in our prayers. 2. Spiritual Retreat February 8, 2018- the theme is Joy of Lent this will be a wonderful day to take for yourself. B. Giftware Tina Hutchinson & Nicole Yungerman -There are some new items park blanket, socks, and pop sockets. These will be available at all of the meetings as well as the Christmas Luncheon next month. C. Christmas Mass & Luncheon, 12/7/17@OPCC Elizabeth Fisher & Eileen Seyfarth -Eileen indicated that the registration is open for the special Christmas event. Please register early as this is a popular event and will fill up. D. Faculty Christmas Luncheon 12/22/17 @FHS Eileen Bruce, Ana Diamailig, Gia Prokup & Doreen Ratcliff -This is the event which recognizes and honors our teachers. Last year donations were enough for 75 baskets! Teacher names are drawn and they are able to select one of the beautiful baskets. Donations are being accepted for the baskets. -A separate donation can be made to the appreciate fund for the monetary gift that is given to faculty & staff member at this luncheon -A fun part of the luncheon is the signature drink designed by Cara Pietrzak. The teachers anticipate this fun portion of the event. -Mothers donate appetizers and desserts.
NEW BUSINESS Continued E. Faculty & Staff Appreciation Fund 12/11 Tina Dillon & Sheila Reilly -Tina Dillon spoke on the monetary gift that faculty & staff members will receive. This is separate from the baskets. Each donor name is put on a board so that the teachers can see all the wonderful families that donated. Tina is accepting any size donation! F. Fashion Show & Dinner 3/8/18 @Drury Lane Donna Coffey, Juli Cronin, Susan Haeflinger, Pam Malchow & Bridget Winkiel -Jane Gaffigan spoke about this event which is a great social event to build a table of family and/or friends. The theme is How Sweet it is. There is boutique shopping, dinner and a show featuring student/staff models. There are several raffle prizes as well as a diamond raffle. Purchase your tickets prior to arrival at the event and they will be all filled out for you. -Tables can be put together up to 10 people or smaller groups can be combined to make new friends. G. Fashion Show Diamond Raffle Moira Nield & Rita Fioravanti -Moira presented the beautiful ½ karat, white diamond, bar style necklace. -Only 200 - $50 tickets will be sold. They will be available to buy at the Christmas Luncheon. H. Senior/Mother Mass & Brunch 5/6/18 @Oak Brook Hills Jane Walsh, Caroline Prabhu & Melissa Vrdolyak, -Caroline spoke about this favorite event which includes, mass, brunch, speakers and pictures. I. Senior Post Prom, 4/28/18 Amy Caronchi, Colleen Ehrhardt, Sue Gurgone, Leslie Shearer-Meretsky -This is a safe evening for our seniors. It is a Casino night which is one of the fun events to volunteer for. The students will have raffles, games, food and fun activities. J. Committee Chairs for 2018-2019 if interested please contact our President Elect, Jodi Darrow K. Next Meeting is here at Fenwick on January 23, 2018 @12:00 Happy Thanksgiving! Looking forward to seeing everyone on December 7th at OPCC for the Christmas Mass & Luncheon. MEETING ADJOURNED 1:40pm