KOPS NEWS

Here are the KOPS anniversaries in September, October, and November.  Congratulations to all!  The KOPS date given is either the original KOPS date or reinstatement date, and the number of KOPS years is the total number of complete years (as of the anniversary date) as a KOPS, and may not be consecutive years.

NAME                   CHAPTER                        KOPS DATE                 # of KOPS Years Karen Fontaine                  82, Barton                            9/3/90                             18 years Patricia Warriner               109, Jacksonville                   9/4/07                             1 year June Atherton                   110, South Hero                    9/26/77                            31 years Sally Newell                     128, West Burke                    9/29/05                            3 years Lisa Clarke                       135, Island Pond                   10/1/07                            1 year Judith Billings                   82, Barton                             10/6/03                            7 years total Mary Woodard                 85, Chester                            10/7/93                           15 years Blanche Thayer                 109, Jacksonville                    10/18/05                          3 years Marilyn Marshall                92, Enosburg                        10/27/94                          18 years total Susan Burroughs               117, Newbury                        10/30/07                           7 years total Edgar Billings                     82, Barton                             11/2/92                           16 years Carol Priest                       96, St. Johnsbury                    11/5/98                           10 years Betty Adams                    109, Jacksonville                     11/8/05                          4 years total Evelyn Guyette                  95, St. Albans                         11/9/02                         8 years total Jennifer Seymour               77, Sutton                             11/12/07                       3 years total Kenneth O'Brien                  2, Burlington                         11/22/82                       26 years

Marshall will paint the backdrop on a tri-fold for the Honor Society display.  Elaine Twiss had the members play a game that was enjoyed by all.  Chapter in the Know was TOPS #VT96, St. Johnsbury.  KOPS on the Spot was Marie Brouillette from TOPS #VT92, Enosburg.  The spring meeting of the Vermont Maple KOPS Honor Society will be held on April 4th, hosted by TOPS #VT77, Sutton.  The theme for the meeting will be "Raining KOPS."

Vermont Maple KOPS Honor Society News      The Vermont Maple KOPS Honor Society held their second meeting of the year on August 2nd at the House of Tang Restaurant in Montpelier.  Vermont Coordinator Judy Jones was there as a special guest, along with other invited guests.  The meeting began with a moment of silence in honor of Frances Terrien, an active member who passed away over the summer.  There was a discussion about the presentation for 2009 SRD.  Chris Morey showed two certificates she had made for the Milestone Award, and the group voted on which one they will use in the future.  Judy mentioned the retirement of Area Captain Ralph Gilson, but Ralph will remain active both in TOPS and in the Honor Society.  It was also mentioned that Judy and Carol Priest will be going to Milwaukee for training as part of the Time to Shine program for field staff.  After lunch, KOPS numerals denoting the years of membership in the Honor Society were given out.       The fall meeting was held on November 1st in Jacksonville.  The theme for the meeting was "Hunting for KOPS."  The meeting started with a discussion about the Honor Society's presentation for SRD 2009.  For those members who were not present at the meeting, please send your name and weight loss to goal to Chris Morey no later than April 4th, or bring it to the next meeting so that Chris can hand print the information on 8 x 10 cards.  Marilyn

Vermont Maple KOPS                  Honor Society Survey Click here for  a survey from the Vermont Maple KOPS Honor Society.  Please help the Honor Society by either completing the survey online and clicking the submit button, or printing it out and mailing it to:           Chris Morey           P.O. Box 136           Lunenburg, VT 05906 The KOPS Honor Society is open to all KOPS.  They meet three times a year at various locations around the state.  Membership costs just $5.00 per year.  If you are a KOPS who is not already a member of the Vermont Maple KOPS Honor Society, please consider joining them.  KOPS need support too, and no one understands the struggles you go through better than another KOPS.