Newsletter - April 2013 for Middlesex County
Area Captains Newsletter April 2013 for Middlesex County
Diane Trayah (H)978-657-6103 (C)978-551-1278 e-mail: topsmiddlesex@gmail.com
Hi Everyone,
ELECTIONS
I hope your elections went well. I will be getting a copy of the L14
from Rosie. We have four new leaders now along with a few changes in
other officers.
New Leaders
MA 50 Malden- Sandy Cosco
MA 107 Chelmsford –Patricia Coyle
MA 327 Burlington – Andrea Dionne
MA 397 Dracut-Beverly Sullivan
Thanks to Liz Servidio of MA 50 Malden, Jane Rodgers of MA 107 Chelmsford, Marsha McSweeney of 327 Burlington and Linda Knight of MA 397 Dracut for their past year(s) of service. It’s leaders who make the chapter successful. Many thanks for their continued support.
HEADQUARTER NEWS
“Save the Dates” for the Chatrooms
April 28 Leaders/Co-Leaders 1:00pm
May 7 Secretary/Treasurers 11:00pm
May 21 Weight Recorders 10:00pm
A chatroom is an interactive online room where questions can be asked
and answered instantly. New officers are especially encouraged to attend
Transcripts will be available online afterwards if you’re sleeping by
then.
Leaders will receive a mailing in late April/early May with a new leader
Welcome letter along with updated pages to your chapter manual.
If you have never checked out Barbara Cady’s blog, she has some very interesting blogs about TOPS and their members. http://www.tops.org/PresBlog/default.aspx
If you haven’t filled out your paperwork for the new officer listing, please do it now. It should be filled out and sent to Rosie Smith. By now, you should have received an email from Barbara Cady as a new leader.
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome:
Sue Leoncello - Kyle 14 Wakefield
Janet Doherty - 82 Reading
Rizvana Bhaiwali - 107 Chelmsford
Ralph Merullo - 327 Burlington
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to
MA 32 Burlington established APRIL 14, 1964; Turning 49 years old this
year, BIG CELEBRATION NEXT YEAR.
WAKEFIELD CABLE
The Reading chapter coordinated by Leader Lee Allen and
John Murray along with the Wakefield chapter, Rosemary Smith our State
Coordinator and myself did a taping of a mock TOPS meeting at Wakefield
Cable. It was taped on February 27th, was edited and is now viewed on
Wakefield cable and the surrounding towns for months. I do have a copy
that I could send to our local Cable TV’s but I would like a contact
name in your town cable if you know of one.
PUBLICITY EVENTS
If you
know of any health fairs or upcoming events that TOPS would have a good
shot at publicity, please let me know so I can plan ahead. We have a
health fair scheduled for May 1st for the Town of Tewksbury. The
Farmers markets are also a good way of advertising for TOPS. Let me know
if I can help. I plan on putting a spring news article in the local
newspapers. Let me know if you have a certain newspaper that would
benefit your chapter.
WALKS
I sent out an email earlier in March on
how you would like to proceed with walks this year. I have heard from
one chapter so far. Thanks MA 107 Chelmsford.
CONTEST IDEA
from MA
32 Burlington. Vary this contest to either a different amount of weeks or
different prizes in your chapter. This is a nice visual where everyone
thinks spring. Thanks Karen ! Nice idea.
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
WEIGHTS LOSS MAKES YOUR BEAUTY BLOOM
This
is a 4 week contest:
Start date: April 23th
End Date: May 14th
The object of this contest is to lose weight, feel great and be healthy. At the start of the contest each members adds their name to the contest list.
TOPS members comes in with a loss and change the first week rain cloud into a beautiful flower by placing a flower sticker over the rain cloud. Have a GAIN or a TURTLE and keep your rain cloud status for that week. Each week continue with the same.
KOPS member must come in at or under goal and you change your rain cloud into a beautiful flower by placing a flower sticker over the rain cloud for that week. Kops above goal and you must keep your rain cloud status for that week.
Prizes will be awarded to all members with a perfect 4 week loss or at or under goal for KOPS and you will have created a beautiful garden. Runner up prize(s) to be determined. Remember, flowers grow best when you water them well, so stay hydrated. Drink that water all day, everyday.
Let’s see those gardens grow.
If you don’t have time to
read my newsletter aloud to your chapter, either forward them to your
members or print it out and give it to them. As always, you know where
you can find me. Cell: 978-551-1278 Home: 978-657-6103. FACEBOOK or
text. See you lighter ~Diane Trayah
