THE STONE CIRCLE COUNCIL

October 2023 Newsletter

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Upcoming Events:

Samhain

Oct 27-29, 2023

YMCA Camp
West Mar

Sabillasville, MD

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We welcome you to a Spooktacular Samhain with us at Camp West Mar! Our spooky season's happenings will include traditional activities and classes. Our camp amenities will include flush toilets, hot showers, and heated cabins!

Come in your most splendid masks and costumes to our Saturday night dance party, or hunt for candies and prizes during our pumpkin-themed scavenger hunt!

An optional Meal Plan featuring Friday dinner and brunch Saturday and Sunday is available for an additional cost. Saturday night's Feast is included in the price of registration.

Please enjoy a fall-filled weekend and have some extra cozy fun!


Eclipse Magic Weekend

April  6 - 9, 2024

Grand Valley, PA

RSVP!

Join Stone Circle Council for a magical weekend of watching the total Solar Eclipse.  Geographical viewing areas are limited, so we will be traveling north towards Lake Erie. It will be *cold* with probable overnight lows in the 30s and daily highs likely not more than 55.  Our venue, therefore, will be hotel-style!  

The weekend will include outdoor viewing of almost 2 full minutes (1m52s) of totality.  We will be including beverages, meals, and snacks for the weekend in registration!  

The weekend will lead to ample opportunities to connect, relax, do magic, learn some things, and witness something that won't be back in the states for the next 20 years! That's the basics!

RSVP now so we can make sure we've got the right-sized venue!! Formal registration will open later this summer!


Community Articles & Updates:

Last Call for Officer Nominations

It's that time of year again when we nominate our awesome friends and family to help run our organization as members of the Officers Council. We have two positions up for election this fall: Projects Officer and the newly created Technology Officer. You can learn more about each of these positions and nominate some folks at the link below.  

Nominate your best picks! Nominate you! Nominate your friend! Nominate your pet (we need a mascot)! NOMINATE EVERYONE!! But do it before nominations close TOMORROW 10/11!

Nominate Your Fall '23 Officers!

Council members are able to fully participate in our elections! They are able to nominate other members or themselves to be considered for election to Officer Council positions. They are also able to vote in those and other democratic elections. And becoming a Council Member is easy! Members pay yearly dues of $50, or can choose to pay with an auto-pay monthly membership of $5/month.

If you are not currently a council member, we'd also like you to consider upgrading your membership so that you can fully participate in our democratic process! 

Become a Council Member

Elections will open on 10/13 and run until midnight 10/27. The election results will be announced during Samhain.

Strategic Planning Committee

SCC needs you! What will SCC look like in a year? Five years? Ten? Only you can decide that—so contact Liz at lharman@stonecirclecouncil.org to join the Strategic Planning Committee and bring your vision for our future to the community.

Our first meeting is still in the planning stages. As Boy George once sang, "Time won't give me time".  Thank you to everyone who has already let us know of your interest in helping. Its not too late to volunteer! Let Liz know and she will make sure you get the meeting details.

Officers Corner:

Stoneside Chat with the Officers

4th Sunday at 6:30 PM ET - The Workshop

Introducing "Stoneside Chat with the Officers"

Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts. Spend time with us every fourth Sunday of the month at 6:30pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

This month's chat is on Oct. 22.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7561755812?pwd=eXErTlFOdFZrbWNPdkJibE9Kb1ZCUT09


The Officers love hearing from you! Drop us a line on FacebookDiscord, or email us personally:

Executive: Coriander Woodruff, John Nunemaker

Communications: Liz Harman
Financial: Chris "Tinder" McGrath

Projects: Jon "Argon" Noll

Advising: Jessie Taylor, Rhiannon Linfeld


Yours in Service,

Liz Harman, Communications Officer

Where we gather, we are home. Where we go, we will raise Stones.