Day Nursery Auxiliary upcoming events

Friday, November 6, 2009 Regular Meeting beginning at 10:30 am in the Rotunda of the Indiana Statehouse.  The meeting will feature a discussion about the Reggio Emilia philosophy as it applies to early childhood education.  The meeting will include a docent-lead tour of the international Reggio Emilia exhibit which is currently on display at the Indiana Statehouse.  After the tour, the group will move across Washington Street for lunch at Patachou on the Park, 225 West Washington in the Simon Building.  Please RSVP to Shirley Romine so we have an accurate count for our luncheon reservation.

2009 Auxiliary Style Show was a success!

The Annual Day Nursery Auxiliary Style Show and Luncheon was held October 2, 2009 at Oak Hill Mansion in Carmel.  This event is the major fundraiser for the Auxiliary, whose mission, since 1938 has been to support the Day Nursery Association through service and fundraising.  This year’s event, Precious as Gold-Children Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, was co-chaired by Jenny Rosebrock and Marianne Stout. The fashions were provided by Lilly’s Boutique of Zionsville, Day Furs and Mary & Martha’s Exceedingly Chic Boutique of Carmel.   Day Nursery Auxiliary members who modeled were joined by a special guest Indianapolis First Lady Winnie Ballard, who also served as honorary chair. Leslie Olsen of WISH TV 8 returned this year as the M.C. Our special guest was Danielle Smith, who attended the Day Nursery Ruth A. Lilly Center on Central Avenue.  She shared her memories of Day Nursery and talked about how her early discoveries of color and art at Day Nursery lead her on a career that lead to her current position teaching fashion design at the  Art Institute of Indianapolis. Auxiliary President Shirley Romine presented a check for $10,000 to Carolyn Dederer, Executive Director of the Day Nursery Association prior to the luncheon. The event was generously supported by Digestive Health Center Gastroenterology of Indianapolis; Anthem; Benefit Associates; Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates; Clarian Health; Ernst & Young; Baker & Daniels LLP and Greenwalt, Sponsel & Co.

Style Show Photos

Auxiliary volunteers help prepare family lending libraries

According to research done by the United Way of Central Indiana, the typical middle-class child is read to for nearly 1,500 hours before entering 1st grade, whereas a child from a low-income family is read to an average of just 25 hours. Thanks to the Arthur Jordan Foundation, Day Nursery is now able to provide  more access to great books and more family reading time. Their generous funding created a series of Preschool Lending Libraries for several Day Nursery centers. Filled with books for children of all ages as well as parent resource books, these libraries provide the children with many hours of important and fun opportunities for literacy development and family engagement. Today, Day Nursery Auxiliary volunteers came to the Day Nursery administrative office to help prepare new lending libraries for the Day Nursery Federal and Day Nursery State Center families.  Each library will have 250 new books which can be checked out by parents to take home and share with their children.  Here are a few pictures of Auxiliary volunteers helping out. Click on each picture to see a bigger version.

Auxiliary member Spencer Scott

Each family lending library contains 250 books for parents to check out and read at home with their children

Auxiliary member Joan Lyday

Auxiliary Past President Dotty Reehling

Day Nursery Executive Director Carolyn Dederer (left) with Auxiliary Past President Sally Anderson

Melanie Esselman, Day Nursery Auxiliary Treasurer

September 11, 2009 Meeting

The first meeting of the year was held Friday, September 11 at the Meridian Street United Methodist Church.  President Shirley Romine and Anne Schuster were the hostesses.  The meeting was our annual salad pitch-in and the food was delicious.  We caught up with what everyone did over the summer and got up to date on the plans for the October 2 Style Show at Oak Hill Mansion.  Here are a few pictures from the meeting.  The next regular meeting is Friday, November 6 at the Day Nursery State Government Center.

Members brought lots of yummy salads to share at our annual pitch-in luncheon meeting.

(L to R) Auxiliary officers Melanie Esselman, Treasurer and Shirley Romine, President pause after the meeting for a picture with Actives Mary Catherine Lotti and Debbie Dewees.

Auxiliary volunteer opportunity at Holiday Mart

 

For the fourth year in a row, we again have an opportunity to raise money for the Day Nursery Auxiliary, help another volunteer organization, and have some fun at the same time!  The Junior League of Indianapolis hosts the Holiday Mart every year at the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

 

The Holiday Mart brings together vendors from around the country offering holiday and other items for shoppers to purchase.  This year’s Holiday Mart is from Wednesday, November 4 to Sunday, November 8, 2009.  Holiday Mart hours are Wednesday 6:30 pm to 10 pm, Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. 

The vendors need assistance selling the items at their booths during shopping hours and we can earn money for the Day Nursery Auxiliary by serving as paid volunteers.  The vendors pay $10 per hour for us to help at their booths, and the money is donated to the Auxiliary.  A minimum shift is four hours but more hours are available.  And paid volunteers can shop before or after their shifts without buying an admission ticket.

For more information or to sign up for a shift, please call DNA member Margie Galloway at 844-5884 (home), 850-2598 (cell) or email mgal410@hotmail.com   Thank you!

Volunteer opportunity

School picture days are coming up at the Day Nursery centers.  We could always use an extra hand to help escort the children from the classroom to the photographer and back.  The time is 8:30-11:30am.  We have a variety of locations and dates from the end of September through the end of October.  If this sounds like something you are interested in, call Susan Davis at the Day Nursery office for more info at 636-9197 ext. 227.

In Memorium

Dori Bibler with daughter Jenny Rosebrock at an Auxiliary Tea in April 2006.

I am sorry to report the passing September 5, of long time Auxiliary member Dori Bibler. Dori joined the Auxiliary in 1967. Her daughter Jenny Rosebrock is the immediate past president of the Auxiliary. Information on the calling and services can be found in the Indianapolis Star.

In our thoughts

I am sad to report that Steven Pearce, son of Day Nursery Auxiliary Past President Judy Pearce and her husband Dr. Michael Pearce, passed away September 1, 2009. Calling is Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5. More details can be found here from the Indianapolis Star.

Day Nursery Auxiliary Style Show tickets available on line

Invitations will be going out in the mail soon, but, if you want to beat the crowd, on-line tickets reservations are now being accepted for the Day Nursery Auxiliary Luncheon and Style Show October 2, 2009 at the Oak Hill Mansion in Carmel.  Tickets are $50.  A service fee will be added to on-line orders.

Orders are filled in the order they are received.

In our thoughts…..

Our sympathies go out to Day Nursery Auxiliary past president Jamia Jacobsen on the recent passing of her husband Marlyn Kay “Jake” Jacobsen M.K. Jacobsen; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He passed away August 11, 2009. Additional information can be found in the Indianapolis Star.