President’s Message

As we enter our Winter break, just a few comments:

First, I hope to see many of you at our Winter Luncheon on December 4 at the Country Club of Fairfax. It is always nice to see members and their friends outside of our normal classroom venues. Also, the Country Club never lets us down! We are continuing our tradition of collecting new, unwrapped toys for children under the care of Bethany House. This continues our spirit of outreach to the community, and to NOVA/Annandale, as we routinely do with our monthly Forum collections. Thank you!

Our survey team, chaired by Vice President, Patricia Brennan, is currently evaluating the results of our recent online LLI survey. We hope to glean valuable feedback about out forums, classes, and events that will improve our overall operations. Thanks to all participants. Results will be published in the January newsletter.

We continue to improve the overall operating procedures for the Curriculum Committee. Ellen Wallace has provided much needed knowledge and energy to the committee, greatly helping me as its chair. We will continue to work hard to offer classes that satisfy your interests. The winter/spring catalog will be published in the next couple of weeks. Please sign up for anything that attracts your interest or helps you discover things you don’t already know! Suggestions? Please contact us.

On behalf of the entire Board, enjoy the holiday season and come back in January ready to volunteer and participate. Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact me at pvolz63@gmail.com.

Critical Need: Secretary of LLI Board

In November we unexpectedly lost long-time LLI member Gina Trapp to illness (see In Memoriam on page 6). Gina served LLI/NOVA in a variety of positions over the years and had been serving as secretary of the Board for the last two. She will be sorely missed! We need someone to fill the secretary’s position as quickly as possible for the rest of the term (June 2025), at which time the incumbent can run for a full term. For more information, feel free to contact any of your Board members (listed on the box on page 5) or email me (pvolz63@gmail.com) if you would like to volunteer. It would be a big help to us, and you might really like it! The Board is a nice group of people, and we actually have fun doing our work.

Remember:  Our strength is our members.

Patti Volz
President, LLI/NOVA