Origin of the Red Hat Society The Red Hat Society resulted from the giving a birthday gift. In November 1997, Sue Ellen Cooper, (Fullerton, California) presented her dear friend, Linda Murphy, with a red hat and a copy of the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph. The orginial intent was that Linda hang the hat on a hook next to the framed poem, as a decorative reminder to loosen up as she got older. The gift was a hit! Other friends of Sue Ellen expressed an interest in receiving the same gift as they reached their 50th birthdays. On April 25, 1998, dressed in purple and their red hats, the ladies went to a tea room. This was the beginning of our Red Hat Society. RED HAT SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT "We are a global society of women approaching 50 or beyond that connects and supports women in their pursuit of Fun, Friendship, Freedom and Fulfillment. Fun...to celebrate life at every age.
Friendship...to solidify and expand the bonds of sisterhood.
Freedom...to discover and explore new interests. Fulfillment...to fully realize our personal potential. By maintaining a thriving social community. amd offering a variety of services and group experiences, the RHS encourages it members to get the most out of life." RED HAT PROMISE The Red Hat Society will open doors to a better tomorrow for women of all ages, adding Fun, Friendship, Freedom and Fulfillment to their lives. Each member can expect to be welcomed into our sisterhood and to be treated with diginity and respect. Together, we will extend the hand of friendship to women across the globe."
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Red Hatters from Saskatoon and surrounding area got together for our first ever "Mall Crawl" on October the 5th at Market Mall. There were about 50 Red Hat Members who took part and, from comments we heard, had a lovely day. We met at 10:00, we were joined by Bev Dubois, Saskatoon Council Woman, and had a parade of colors to let the merchants and public admire how lovely our Red and Purple are and to allow them to that see we are many strong! We then dispersed to shop, play mini-golf and to visit. At 11:30 we met in Mulberry,s for lunch, more visiting and had a great time. A very big THANK YOU to BettyAnn, mall manager; Cindy, Mulberry's manager; Bev Dubois; the Mall merchants who had special prices and some had special draws for Red Hatters, Lynne Yellich who provided pens for all Red Hatters, the condo developers who decorated their booth in Red and Purple as well as gave all red hatters a long stemmed rose. Thank you to the ladies from Colonsay who entertained us with song at lunch. Many of us took advantage of the free golf (Tiger Woods has nothing to fear from me!)and enjoyed free coffee from Mulberry's with our lunch. It was a lovely day doing what we do best, eating, shopping and having fun; I am sure we will repeat it at least once a year from now on.
A great time was had by all in Battleford as the Battleford Bells hosted a first ever Octoberfest. Good food, entertainment, friends new and old, made up a fabulous weekend. Of course, we cannot forget the shopping trips and parade through the Malls. Thank You many times over to Evelyn, Fae and their committees who put on a fabulous weekend for all. To those of you who didn't attend we missed you and you missed out on what Red Hatting is all about; Fun and Friendship. Mark your calander as they plan to do it again next year, the weekend after Thanksgiving.
