Welcome!
We're glad you found us.
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Spring means big things for Newcomers. The Board annually reviews the club Constitution and Bylaws; please take a minute to review those draft changes
by going to our Document Library and clicking the Constitution and Bylaws. You can read a synopsis of those changes in the
News section of our site. Those changes will be voted on by members attending the June Luncheon on June 10.
Spring also means the installation of officers for the club. We will say goodbye for now to some and hello to others. You can see the slate of officers in the
News section of our site. Those officers will also be voted on at the June Luncheon.
I want to say how much the club appreciates the members who step up to take a position as an officer or director. I don’t think members know how much work the departing officers have put into taking the club forward.
Pam Carney is departing as Website Director. In 2023 the club was struggling with its website. The website existed, but the club couldn’t access the content, and the information was outdated, which meant we weren’t connecting with potential members. The final demise for the site was that the hosting platform was shutting down. Pam had been serving as the Tours and Outings Director for the club and in late 2023 she decided to take on the project of revitalizing the website. What a project that was! She researched the various options for a site that hosted clubs like ours. She presented the options to the board, and the board chose its current provider, Club Express. From there, with the help of the Club Express video library and their technical staff, she built the website. Pam did not have a background in building websites, but she was curious, tenacious and believed if you dug deep enough, you’d find the answer. As a result of that tenacity, we have a beautiful website with online membership, renewal, a real time activity calendar, Membership Directory and registration and payment for events.
Cheryl Feigel is departing as Marketing Director. She came to the board as co-membership director. In 2024 she realized that most of the Lexington community didn’t know Newcomers existed. She believed that the club needed a director dedicated to broadening our reach in the community. She put together a marketing committee that included publicity outreach that resulted in the placement of stories in magazines throughout the area that attracted new members. She sponsored outreach into the neighboring communities of Nicholasville and Versailles. She launched the member recruitment program that awards a pin to the member for each new member recruited. Cheryl isn’t leaving the board completely; she’ll take on the returning position of vice president for the club.
Kate Brinkley is departing as Communications Director. The position began as newsletter director and completely morphed into so much more. With the club’s association with Club Express, came the opportunity to completely move away from a printed newsletter and create our monthly newsletter through a Club Express template. This allowed real time links between the newsletter and the website calendar, event registration and more. Kate’s experience with graphic design programs allowed the club to create a new logo, business cards, stationery and to have a beautifully designed website flyer for major club events.
Check this space next month as I introduce our new officers.
I look forward to seeing you at one of our gatherings!
Brenda,
Newcomers & Friends of Lexington President