Around the Table
October Meeting
Pan American Round Table of San Antonio Luncheon
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 - 11:30 a.m.
The Silo @ 1604 - 434 North Loop 1604 West
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Dues are Overdue. Please pay now or at the meeting.
Our Newsletter is available to download
Meeting Announcement
Our first meeting of the year will be a very special one. Note that it will be on the second Saturday of October (not the third) and it will feature the unveiling of our very own website, PARTSATX.com! Guest speaker will be the talented web designer Belkis Lane, who is also a new member of PART-San Antonio!
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A native of the Dominican Republic and a very busy businesswoman, Belkis will lead us through the pages of our new website and give us tips on how to use it. Please come help welcome her and learn all about PARTSATX.com.
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Also: This meeting will feature our first mini-raffle to raise scholarship funds ... The 2024-2026 Yearbooks should be ready … Please bring socks to donate for our Fall Sock Drive in cooperation with the Salvation Army.
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Luncheon hostesses: Mary Lanoue and Sandra Brown.
Please send your $35 check for the luncheon to Sybil Howell, or let her know if you plan to attend and pay at the door. Guests are welcome. (Remember, the Table pays for prospective members.)
Belkis Lane
A Message from the Director
Happy New Year PART Sisters!
Welcome back to another exciting year. We are looking forward to implementing many new programs and procedures as we strive to enhance and improve our organization.
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We are delighted to welcome four new members: Cindy Brewer, Irene Primera, Belkis Lane and Lori Hagy.
New this year:
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• New Parliamentarian - Sonia Morton
• Saturday Meetings – locations will vary
• Monthly raffles - Each month, members will be invited to participate in a raffle to raise scholarship funds. Please bring a little cash to buy $1 tickets for the raffle. There will also be a monthly door prize.
​• Projects this year will focus on Women and Children for community service
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• Planning for 2026 Convention - Steering committee includes myself and Jeanene Koplan, co-chairs; Mary Lanoue, Sharon Gee, and Diana Durbin. You will be asked to serve on a convention committee.
• Website is up and will soon be launched
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• Yearbook will include member birthdays and categories for monthly raffle items, which will be provided by luncheon hostesses
State Leadership Seminar
San Antonio was host Table for the annual PARTT Leadership Seminar, so Sandra designed and ordered T-shirts advertising our new website, PARTSATX.COM. Members attending at the Westin North Hotel were (from left) Mary Lanoue, Sybil Howell, Sharon Gee, Director Sandra Brown, Agatha Wade, Sonia Morton and Sylvia Bolado.
Summer Social at Kiki’s
Lots of fun at the Saturday afternoon social, hosted by the Board of Directors at Kiki’s Coffee and Spirits downtown. Delicious sandwiches, pastries, coffee and mimosas were on the menu. Above left, Sandra (center) with visitors Vic Gonzalez, left, and Sophie Zook. Below left, Sandra with Mary Lanoue, Cara Jensen and Diana Durbin. Below right, Sharon Gee, Jeanne Koplan and Cindy Brewer.
Cancún, Here They Come!
J eanne Koplan, Maida Perkins and Sandra Brown will be representing PART of San Antonio at the XXXVI Biennial Convention of the Alliance of the Pan American Round Tables. The convention will be held October 16 -19 at a fancy beach resort in Cancún, Mexico. Official work will be done, but don’t forget the swimsuits, ladies!
New Bank for PART-SA
Treasurer Sybil Howell is thrilled with our new banking relationship with Broadway National Bank. All the Table’s accounts have been moved to the Broadway, where Sybil says the bank manager and personnel have been extremely helpful and pleased to have our business. And kudos to Agatha Wade for doing the research to make this transfer possible
Preparing for 2026 State Convention
Sandra and Jeanne have been busy making plans for the PARTT State Convention, to be held in San Antonio April 9-12, 2026. They have signed a contract with Holiday Inn Riverwalk, which is offering attendees a favorable room rate of $159 per night. The Steering Committee also plans to rent river barges to take us to our opening-night reception at Casa Rio on the river.
Let’s Get Online!
While we’re waiting for the launch of our new website, PARTSATX.COM, please be aware that our San Antonio page on the PARTT main website has finally been updated.
New photo, new logo, new scholarship information. Check it out — www.partt.org.
