Woodland Hills

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"The Red Hat Society began as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor and elan. We believe silliness is the comedy relief of life, and since we are all in it together, we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto together. Underneath the frivolity, we share a bond of affection, forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us next."
Sue Ellen Cooper, Queen Mother

The official Red Hat Society was started by Sue Ellen Copper and her lovely friends in a tearoom in 1998. Thank you E.Q.M. Sue Ellen!

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!

DIANE & JEAN

KIRSTEN & ANNALISE

LOUISA AND SANDI

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DIANE

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CHAPTER EVENT ONLY

Southern Belles Holiday Party
Friday, December 4th
5 p.m.
Pot Luck
$10

Hostess: Annalise Parent
5119 Quakertown Ave, Woodland Hills
91364
818-348-4624
annaliseparent@hotmail.com

Please let Annalise know what you are bringing.

Casual Red Hat Attire ~~ feel free to be festive!

Please send $10 to Diane Chettle, 5801 Rolling Road,Woodland Hills CA 91367

RSVP required for this event no later than 1 November. RSVP requires a “yes or no” response. RSVP to Diane please

Pasadena Tournament of Roses
January 1, 2010
$75

On Friday, January 1, 2010 millions of spectators from around the world will celebrate the New Year with the 121st Rose Parade themed 2010: A Cut Above the Rest. The Rose Parade will once again feature the beautiful pageantry and tradition of magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands.

We invite you, your family and friends to join us for this spectacular event. $75.00 ~ includes grandstand bleacher seats, bus parking fees and drivers tip. We have reserved 45 seats.

The reserved seats are five feet off the ground. Seating cannot handle wheelchairs, but we do have 10 seats first row for people with walkers. Grandstands seats located at 550 E.,Colorado Blvd

Leaving by bus at 6 a.m. Please be at Councilman Zine�s office no later than 5:30 a.m. His office is located on the southeast corner of Vanowen and Vanalden in Reseda. 19040 Vanowen Street, Reseda, CA 91335. Please park your car behind his office in the third parking area ~~ 3rd driveway south of Vanowen/Vanalden. We need to be in our grandstand seats by 7:30 a.m. We will return between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Given the time of day for this event, not everyone will want to have breakfast/lunch after we return to the Councilmans office. Some of us will be ready for a nap! We have a list of 6 restaurants close to the Councilmans office where you can eat on your own. The list will be offered to those attending this event at a later date.

Hostess for this event is Jean Bonanno.

Questions: Jean Bonanno 818-506-8920, imbonanno@aol.com Red Hat Attire is optional since this event is open to family and friends

SAVE THIS DATE FOR THE MINT JULEP ROSES SECOND ANNUAL COCKTAIL AND CUPCAKES PARTY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR

SUNDAY , JANUARY 24, 2010

HOSTESS, QUEEN MAVERICK, MINT JULEP ROSES

THIS IS A CARPOOL EVENT. If you are willing drive, please let Diane know. Diane will also drive. She has 5 on her carpool list and can take 2 more. (As of 6-22-09)

Southern Belles Going:

Diane
Louisa
Phyllis
Jean
Sandi
Annalise
Kirsten
Laura
Frances

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How The Red Hat Society Started

While visiting a friend in Tucson several years ago, Sue Ellen Cooper of Fullerton, California, impulsively bought a bright red fedora at a thrift shop, for no other reason than that it was cheap and, she thought, quite dashing. A year or two later she read the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph, which depicts an older woman in purple clothing with a red hat. Sue Ellen felt an immediate kinship with Ms. Joseph. She decided that her birthday gift to her dear friend, Linda Murphy, would be a vintage red hat and a copy of the poem. She has always enjoyed whimsical decorating ideas, so she thought the hat would look nice hanging on a hook next to the framed poem. Linda got so much enjoyment out of the hat and the poem that Sue Ellen gave the same gift to another friend, then another, then another.

One day it occurred to these friends that they were becoming a sort of "Red Hat Society" and that perhaps they should go out to tea...in full regalia. They decided they would find purple dresses which didn't go with their red hats to complete the poem's image. The tea on April 25, 1998, was a smashing success.

Soon, each of them thought of another woman or two she wanted to include, and they bought more red hats. Their group swelled to eighteen, and they began to encourage other interested people to start their own chapters. (Eighteen women don't fit well around a tea table.) Linda passed along the idea to a friend of hers in Florida, and their first "sibling" group was born.

In July of 2000, Romantic Homes magazine did a story about these two groups, and Sue Ellen began receiving e-mails from other women who wanted to know how they could join the fun. As of November 2007, the Red Hat Society has over 30,000 chapters in every state of the Union and twenty-five plus countries. RHS has become an international sisterhood. See www.redhatsociety.com for more information about RHS.

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