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![]() WELCOME MID-FLORIDA QUEENS AND VICE QUEENS
YOUR MID-FLORIDA QUEENS COUNCIL IS NOW REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL RED HAT SOCIETY!! CHAPTER #76820
A COUNCIL COMMITTEE WHICH COLLABORATES IN UNITY OF COUNCIL LEADERSHIP.
BEING, THAT WE ARE A "DISORGANIZED" ENTITY WHICH STILL PREVAILS, HOWEVER, "NOTHING" CAN JUST COAST ALONG WITHOUT PITFALLS AND THERE MUST AT TIMES BE SOME GUIDE LINES.
THEREFORE, A MEANS OF GAINING KNOWLEDGE, ANSWERS, AND SHARING ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO INSURE "FUN", "FRIENDSHIP", AND "PROTECTION" IN OUR PURSUIT OF FRIVOLOUS ENDEAVORS.
Our hope is to be able to better communicate between chapters. It also would be so much more fun and economical to participate in events on a granduar scale.
We have a strong group of Queen's already working on bringing more Queen's together. The Queens Council is made up of Queen's that have active chapter members that are registered with The National Red Hat Society and the events that will be posted on this website will be only from chapters that are registered. Attendance from chapters for these events must be registered. Hopefully this will be an incentive for chapters that are not now registered to do so.
Queen Mother Sue Ellen Cooper has stated in her Queens to Queens broadcasts that "Queens Councils" are a terrific idea for chapter Queens to meet and share ideas and even form new friendships and she heartily encourages these "Councils".
SOME QUEENS "MORE EQUAL" THAN OTHERS?
Concern: There are Queens, here and there, who have decided that they shall be "area Queen," "state Queen," or the like. Some of these people suggest that they are somehow in charge of things in their areas and that other chapters need to somehow go through them to contact Hatquarters.
Response: We ABSOLUTELY DO NOT sanction this type of thing, and we do not delegate authority in this way. It contradicts both the spirit and deliberately casual structure of the RHS. I believe that setting up a hierarchy of "state Queens" or "regional Queens" is an unworkable (and unappealing) idea.
The Queens Councils, mentioned above, are a much better way to connect. That way, each Queen treats others and is treated as a royal equal (which she is). A QUEEN IS A QUEEN IS A QUEEN!! We are all equal.
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![]() "RED HAT LUAU" DATE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2010 SO PUT ON YOUR HULA SKIRT OR TROPICAL SHIRT OR COME AS A BIKINI BABE, TACKY TOURIST, SURFER GIRL OR WEAR YOUR REGULAR RED HAT REGALIA....ALONG WITH A HULA CONTEST, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FUN, FOOD, FAVORS, PRIZES, SURPRISES, GAMES, A COSTUME CONTEST, VENDORS AND ENTERTAINMENT. WHERE: LAKE PLACID ELKS CLUB TIME: DOORS OPEN 10:30 AM FOR SHOPPING LUNCH SERVED AT 12 NOON COST: $20.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE) HOSTESS': THE PARTY GIRLS, CHAPTER #77220 RESERVATIONS: ROSE MARY PINTO - 863-381-1950 MAIL YOUR CHECKS, ALONG WITH A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE TO:::: RESERVATIONS NOW BEING TAKEN DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: JANUARY 27, 2010 THE WHISPERETTES OF WHISPER LAKE INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR A FABULOUS RED HAT "ITALIAN FESTIVAL" DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010 PLACE: WHISPER LAKE CLUBHOUSE DOORS OPEN: 11:00AM LUNCH SERVED 12 NOON COST: $20.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE) RESERVATIONS NOW BEING TAKEN... CONTACT: BARB MORTON - 863-314-0416 SEND RESERVATIONS TO: BARB MORTON THIS EVENT OPEN TO REGISTERED RED HAT CHAPTERS ONLY PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR TICKETS CAN BE MAILED BACK TO YOU. ENJOY A DELICIOUS "ITALIAN" MEAL PREPARED BY OUR OWN "MAMA MIA VICKI". WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES FUN FOR EVERYONE!!
If you have a chapter event or any news about your chapter happenings and would like to share these items with other chapters, submit your information in full to this sites Webmistress, Mary Little. Please type or print information that you wish to list on the website and do not send any forms for registrations. You must have interested parties contact the person in charge of the event and that person will forward any registration forms necessary. Remember, parties registering for these events must be a Registered Member of National Red Hat Society! You may either email her or snail mail this information. Be sure to give complete details. To email, just click on her name in the left hand column and it will go directly to outgoing mail. If you plan on snail mail, the address to send your information is located at the bottom right corner of this site.
Information will be updated each weekend as received.
SEND THE WEBMISTRESS YOUR INFORMATION TO BE POSTED UNDER "CHAPTER GATHERINGS"!
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ANYONE KNOWING OF A SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO COME TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR PRAYER LIST, PLEASE CONTACT MARY LITTLE AT THE FOLLOWING: 863-382-9882 OR queenmum68@embarqmail.com |
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RHS doesn't have rules. It does have a few guidelines, one of which is: Members 50 or over wear purple with red hats, while members under 50 wear lavender with pink hats. (And, of course, we can reverse our colors during our birthday months, if we want to.) Hard to believe that something like this can cause fuss and fury among our ranks. Yet, we've heard distressing stories involving conflict among some Queens and chapterettes over what, exactly, constitutes "correct" regalia. "Faces" have been known to turn red over the issue! As you surely know, the colors of the Red Hat Society were inspired by the poem, "Warning," in which a young woman declares that, when she is old, she will wear purple, with a red hat. She says she'll wear these bright, "clashing" colors to symbolize the freedom she will have attained by then - freedom to please herself and pair colors that "don't go" if she feels like it. That's why we started doing it. From the first gathering, Fabulous Founders made sure we wore (predominantly) purple, with red hats. Beyond that, we made no rules; after all, this was all intended to be done in fun. At no time did we delcare that one had to wear solid purple from head to hemline, nor a hat of any certain shape or size. It's the spirit of the outfit that's important - not the specific shade of purple (plum, amethyst, royal or eggplant) or the specific type of headgear. Wearing these colors - together-identifies us as RHS members and makes the public statement that we are "not dead and not done!" Because we have become such a cultural phenomemon, our colors have become easily recognizable as deeply symbolic of the sisterhood we share. Let's not allow them to become a cause for discord and division. We know that some Queens discourage their chapterettes from wearing printed fabics, even if purple is the dominant color, and they require actual hats for every single occasion, forbidding large red flowers, fascinators or "poufs". If you feel strongly about asking your members to observe a strict dress code, you do have the right, as Queen, to ask your chapterettes to honor your wishes. If they choose not to, they are free to join, or start, a different chapter. As with many other issues, we encourage our members to choose compromise over conflict. But if conflict persists, the best solution is an amicable parting of the ways. But, just so you know, the Fabulous Founders have been known to wear purple tops with black, red, or white pants or skirts-even denim-on occasion. Red poufs clipped onto the hair usually pass muster with us too. At our Red Hat Society Rhythm and Rhinestones convention, many attendees wore blue jeans with purple-fringed shirts and red cowboy hats. In our regalia, as in every other area, it's the spirit that counts. 2008 (our 10th anniversary) we plan to celebrate all year! So you may see some Red Hatters reversing their colors-even when it's NOT their birthday month-in order to honor the year-long birthday of the whole disorganization. You may see more red-along with purple-in some outfits too-skirts, pants, scarves, what-have-you. It goes with our hats, and it's such a celebratory, happy hue! Set your spirit free. Express yourself!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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