YOUR INNVESTMENT

VOL VII, NO 4 An Innvestments Publication APRIL 1999

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INNVESTMENTS CELEBRATES 7th BIRTHDAY

   Monday evening the 5th of April, Innvestments gathered together to celebrate its 7th birthday. Some of the girls went first to the XXXXXX Inn where they changed and then traveled to the Mallory Dock for supper. Upon arrival they found that the Mallory was already full of girls just waiting for supper to begin.

   After a few words of welcome, the staff at the Mallory Dock once again went out of their way to provide us with an absolutely delicious meal. First there was wine, next was a tossed salad and this was followed by spaghetti and meatball and garlic bread. The main meal was followed by ice cream and birthday cake being served by the staff to the strains of "Happy Birthday".

   The birthday gatherings at the Mallory Dock have become one of the several traditions that have been established over time. This tradition has carried on because of the outstanding support provided to Innvestments by the Mallory Dock/Duval Street Station/Club 477 complex.

   It was 7 years ago when 10 gals met at the old XXXXXXX Inn near the Cape Cod Mall. Chrystal addressed the group and set the guidelines which are still intact today. The group was established to provide a socially acceptable outlet for the folks in Southeastern Massachusetts and the adjacent areas of Rhode Island. After the first meeting, all the girls went out to Barby Anns to have supper.

   The second meeting, in May we had Gale Brandlund address the group talking about wigs and wig care. Gale, at the tiime was working at Delia's in the Hanover Mall. Since that time she has moved and has been with the Salon DiCarlo in Norwell. Gale has supported our group since day one. Since that time we have had a speaker at each of our regular meetings. They have provided information and demonstrations about everything from hair, cosmetics and makeovers, making your own clothes, sizing, and alterations to electrolysis. We have had therapists, counselors and pychiatrists and we have had a lawyer. Subjects have been interesting, instructive and informative. This type of program has worked out well and remains in favor by the majority of the membership.

   The social aspect has worked into having a Halloween Party in October, some functions with Fantasia Fair, also in October, a Christmas Party in December which has turned out to be quite the social event with over 100 in attendence, a Valentine party in February with a "Best Red Dress Contest," a Birthday Party in April, a pool party and barbeque in July and a family picnic in August. We are looking to expend our program again this coming year by adding some dining out events and perhaps another party along with additional events being made available at Fantasia Fair.

   Our membership has ebbed and flowed with a couple of high points of 50 plus members and a few low years of 30 members. This rise and fall in membership seems to be a normal function of most organizations. The strong point is that Innvestments consistently averages between 10 and 24 members at each meeting. To have from 12 to 18 out of 34 members attend meetings is a very high percentage and is considered far better than average for most organizations.

   Innvestments has endured a full seven years and hopefully will be around for many more years to come!

Innvestments Next Meeting will be May 3rd, 1999 at 7:00PM. Makeup and Makeovers.

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YOUR INNVESTMENT is a publication of Innvestments, P.O. Box 2194, Orleans, MA.02653-2194 / P.O. Box 354, Sagamore, MA 02561-0354. Innvestments is a non-sexual service organization founded to support and to provide a socially acceptable outlet for the crossdressing, transvestite, transsexual, transgendered community located primarily in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands. All rights reserved. Permission to reprint any article in Your Innvestment is hereby granted to non-profit similar organizations provided that publication and authorship credit be given. Any commercial use of Your Innvestment material is hereby prohibited. Some material may have previously appeared in print. Publication and authorship rights of material reprinted from other sources remain with its originator. The editor/s of Your Innvestment are not under any obligation to accept information and advertisements. Information and advertisements may be published in any form deemed acceptable. Any information about services, products or sympathetic locations published in Your Innvestment is not considered an endorsement of such by the staff of Your Innvestment or the Board of Directors of Innvestments. Innvestments is also know in open source publications on Cape Cod and the Islands as Cape Cod Cross Dressers (Triple C-D).

OFFICERS

Liz W..................................President
Julie W...........................Vice President
Brenda L...............................Treasurer - E-Mail Brrendaa@aol.com

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Candy Scott........... .....................Board - E-Mail Candyscott@capecod.net
Judy Thompson...............................Board

DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS


Membership (including newsletter) is $30.00 per-year (pro-rated after Jan.) with a $15.00 meeting fee. Meeting fees payable only for those attended. Subscription only rates are $10.00 per-year.

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Web Wisdom - "The Jar"

One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used al illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz."

The he pulled out a one-gallon, wide mouth, mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"

Everyone in the class said, "Yes."

Then he said, "Really?" He reached uder the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing the pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks.

Then he asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?" By this time the class was on to him, "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied.

He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.

Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"

"No!" the class shouted. Once again he said "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?"

One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you really try hard you can always fit some more things in it."

"No!" the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: if you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."

What are the "BIG ROCKS" IN YOUR LIFE?

Remeber to put your BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all.

So tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this. "What are the BIG ROCKS in my life? Then be sure to put those in your jar first.

(Thank you Connecticutt Outreach Society "Outreach News" - Contributed by Jamie)

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CANDY'S CUPBOARD

 

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CANDY'S NEW COMPUTER

As you can see we are trying for a new look!

Candy was presented with a new computer.

This was a birthday present, a fathers day present and a Christmas present.

She got everything including a new scanner

but now comes the hard part.

You cannot always teach an old lady new tricks. She keeps going back to her same old street corner. But she is trying.

She is learning how to work the new computer and its new programs. Hopefully next months newsletter should be in its new format, maybe even with photos and whatever else she can find, so please be patient.

 

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