Hello
ladies, gentlemen and all the faithful members and guests of Renaissance
Greater Philadelphia
Chapter. Sorry I could not be with you for the holiday party, but I do
hope that everyone had a good time of sisterhood, and fellowship together.
After the meeting there were thirty five in attendance at Shangrila Restaurant
for Angela Gardners
Laptop Lounge, an event that Angela produces which took the place of our
Chapter run holiday party. I hear a good time was had by all as Angela
told me that they shut the place down at two in the morning. And she is
doing another Laptop Lounge at Shangrila after the January meeting. Visit
her website for all
the details.
(She has pictures there from the party.)
As we start the new year we have a fun time planned for our January meeting. So come on out and see what we have in store.
Future Programs:
February: Will be our Winter Formal Flash Prom. See Ms. Rebecca for more on this event.
March: We will feature Ms. Amanda Richards with a lecture and demo on makeovers, plus a lot of really good Information on beauty.
April: Will be about transgender issues of all sorts. (Dont forget the IFGE convention is in April.)
Coming Events:
The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Convention will be held at the Airport Hilton from April 4 to 9, 2006. It was held in Austin, Texas last year and now its back with us in Philadelphia. Ms. Jenna Meyer is Chairlady in charge, and she will be at all the Renaissance Chapters trying to get committees lined up to take charge of the various festivities. She really needs help and there is a place for everybody that can help. Contact Ms. Jenna Meyer. Or Rebecca@ren.org.
Renaissance
Center City Meeting:
The
Center City Renaissance Group will hold its meeting on the first
Thursday of the month at the William Way GLBT Center at 1315 Spruce
Street, in the heart of Philadelphia. The group starts to gather about
7:00 PM, and the meeting gets under way at 7:30 PM. If you need any
further Information you may email.
Outreach:
Our Director of Outreach is Ms Jacki. Ms Rebecca Lohr, our Chapter
Leader, can contacted at gpc@ren.org.
Our toll free phone is operating and the number is 1-866-481-7366.
So girls, we have a full lineup of events ahead and we hope to see you at a meeting soon. Until then. Stay well! I'd love to take this time to wish you all the best in the New Year, and that your holidays were filled with the joys of the season.
HUGS! Ms. Suni Sunshine
Dae
PS: Stay sweet and stay pretty.
Hello to all you lovely
ladies of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Renaissance. The November
meeting was nothing short of great! We had in 39 members attendance plus
our vendor visitors. We were also blessed with six first timers.
Elections:
The leadership
for our Chapter for 2006 is as follows.
Chapter Leader: Ms. Rebecca Lohr, Treasurer: Ms. Kristin
Secretary: Ms. Suni Dae, Outreach Director: Ms. Jacki, Program
Director: Ms. Cindy
Vendor Night
Vendor
Night was well attended. There were a lot of pretty things to choose from.
Personally I always love Vendor Night. Visiting vendors were:
Bare Elegance: Intimate Apparel. (a regular at Renaissance) By Ms. Rita Fleming.
Nice job sweetie. Its always nice to see you.
Lia Sophia: Share The Love of Jewelry. By Trish Sheridan. Very lovely display.
At Home Spa & Image: Very lovely products for the beauty in all of us.
Member
Vendors: Ms. Kaelin Devlin, Ms. Jackie, and Ms. Karen. All of them had a lot
of goodies for sale, and I must say, that cant be found just anywhere.
Thanks to all you ladies and gentlemen for being with us and we do hope you come
back again next time. If I forgot anyone please forgive me.
Coming Events
I'd like to remind you all of the Center City Renaissance group that meets
the first Thursday evening of every month starting at 7:30 p.m. at The William
Way
LGBT Center, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Holiday Party
The Chapter will not be having a holiday party this year but the regular December
meeting will occur in a shortened format on December 17, 2005. After the meeting,
at 10 p.m., Angela Gardner is presenting a party called Angelas Laptop
Lounge at the Shangrila Restaurant located at Route 202 &252. (120 W.
Swedesford Road, Devon, PA 19333). The party will start right after the regular
Renaissance meeting and will fill in for the Chapter sponsored events of the
past few years. The cost will be a $10.00 at the door. For more information
visit Angelas TG@L2 website.
Angela will be playing hot tunes from the past few decades off of her laptop
computer so come on to Shangrila and drink, dance, and have a happy holiday
time.
Looking Ahead:
The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Convention will be
held at the Airport Hilton from April 2 to 6, 2006. It was held in Austin,
Texas this
year and was in Philadelphia last year. Ms. Jenna Meyer is Chairlady in charge,
and she will be at all the Renaissance Chapters trying to get committees lined
up to take charge of the various festivities. She really needs help and there
is a place for everybody that can help. Contact Ms.
Jenna Meyer.
In closing, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for giving
me the chance to serve you this last year as Secretary at Philadelphia Renaissance.
I was elected again I will try harder to bring you the news from around
the organization.
Well ladies, this is about all I have for this time, so till we meet again,
stay healthy and happy.
PS: Stay SWEET and stay PRETTY,
Ms. Suni Dae
More pics from Vendor night:


Michelle checks out the merchandise.
Greetings
to all you lovely members, friends, visitors and loyal supporters of the
Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Renaissance. The
October meeting is behind us now, and I have to say that it was a good one,
but we could
use more people at our meetings. If you know of anyone that
may want to visit us, please bring them with you. If it wasn’t for
a nice Sister inviting me, I may have never known where to go to be with
you. We had 37 members and visitors, and 2 newcomers.
We had our Halloween Costume Contest. (The outcome is always decided by our
Newcomers so no one has an unfair advantage.) When all the excitement was
over, the WINNER WAS. GLEN, as a Star Trek crew member. (Nice Outfit
honey!)
COMING EVENTS:
November is Election Month, and we can’t have an election without VOTERS,
so come out, take part and Vote for the Leaders of YOUR CHAPTER.
I'd like to remind you all of the Center City Renaissance group that
meets the first Thursday evening of every month starting at 7:30
p.m. at The William
Way LGBT Center, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Before we know it Thanksgiving will be here and gone, then everybody will
be rushing around shopping for the Holidays again. Speaking of shopping,
next month is Vendor Night at Renaissance, and they
usually have a lot of goodies for sale, so have your purses and cash
ready to shop. Come and
come
see all the goodies that are for sale. All members are also welcome to
bring and sell what they may have in there closet that they don’t
wear anymore.
Don’t forget the transgender Party at
L2 on November 12th! It’s
always a good time.
Looking Ahead:
The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Convention will
be held at the Airport Hilton from April 2 to 6, 2006. It was held in Austin
Texas this year, and was in Philadelphia last year. Ms. Jenna Meyer is
Chairlady in charge, and she will be at all the Renaissance Chapters trying
to get
committees lined up for the various festivities. She really needs help,
and there is a place for everybody that can help. Contact Ms.
Jenna Meyer.
In closing, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for
giving me the chance to serve you this last year as Secretary at
Philadelphia
Renaissance, and if elected again I will try harder to bring you the
news from around
the organization.
Well ladies, this is about all I have for this time, so till we meet
again, stay healthy and happy.
PS: Stay SWEET and stay PRETTY
Ms. Suni Dae
SEPTEMBER MEETING REPORT
Hello
to all you wonderful, supportive members, guests and friends of The Greater
Philadelphia Chapter of Renaissance. At our September
meeting we had
47 members and guests and 3 newcomers in attendence. We also had a very good
programwe all got a preview of Transgeneration,
a documentary of four transgendered college students produced by The Sundance
Channel. Another good film shown during the program was entitled Rendezvous
at Renaissance, directed by David Toll. David
shot the footage at Renaissance meetings. Thank you David, it was well presented,
and we all loved seeing it. Please come visit us again.
Next Month
Well, girls
the October meeting is soon upon us, and I am hoping to see a good turnout
this month. It's going to be fun, as it is our Halloween get together. We
have a Halloween
Costume Contest, and the outcome is always decided by our Newcomers, so come
out with your costume and get into the fun.
Nomination Of Officers for 2006
October is time for nomination of leaders for
the next year. If you can help we really need you. Our faithful ones have been
working a long time and need a break. We can also use your help in non elective
positions too, so please let us know if you want to help out. Im sure
you will not be turned down.
Dont forget the Renaissance Meeting at the WILLIAM WAY CENTER held on the 1st. Thursday of every month. The group starts gathering about 7 p. m. and the meeting gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Everybody is welcome to attend and it is a fun night out. A lot of us go to a club in the city afterwards to socialize.
Dont forget the transgender Party at L2 on October 8th! Its always a good time. (I wish I could have been to the Back to School Night last month.)
Also. I want to remind you that on October 31st Henry David will hold his big Halloween extravaganza at the Wyndham Plaza Hotel, in Center City. (17th and Race.)
Well girls, thats all I have for this time so stay sweet, and stay pretty.
HUGS!
Ms Suni Dae
AUGUST MEETING REPORT
Greetings to all you lovely Ladies Gentlemen, and friends
of Renaissance. The place where the friendliest people meet, get to know
each other, and
become friends. I know within the last 4 years. I have made
many
friends, and had a lot of fun just being the girl I enjoy being.
A Month without RENAISSANCE, is like a month without SUNSHINE. (no pun
intended.)
Our meeting was well attended in August. We had 40 in our group that includes
3 new comers, and a few visitors. Please remember that all are welcome at Renaissance,
so if you do belong, please see if you can bring a friend out with you. They
might just enjoy being with us. Just think how excited you were the first time
you got out and met people just like you. We would like to thank Ms Rebecca from
the Clinique counter at Nordstroms, for the very informative presentation
on makeup and skin care. Thank you for being with us, and I do hope you will
come back and see us again.
JULY MEETING REPORT
Hello Ladies, Gentlemen and all the faithful members and guests of Renaissance
Greater Philadelphia. The July meeting is behind us now, and I have to say
that it was great. We had 40 members and visitors, and one newcomer, and it
was nice to see everybody again after not being able to attend the June Meeting.JUNE 2005
There is no meeting report for the June meeting but eveyone had a wonderful time. See you in July at our annual picnic!
May Meeting
Greetings from the Greater
Philadelphia Chapter of Renaissance. It was nice to see all of you lovely
girls and guys
that attended the April meeting held on Saturday the 21st at the Woods. It
was nice to see a good turnout, and that everybody had a good time. In our
midst we had 55 members, and visitors, and were hostess to two (2) newcomers.
We had a lovely program that featured, Ms Rita Flemming of Bare Elegance,
and her assistant Ms Theresa, entertaining us with her Fabulous Fashion Road
Show featuring a group of lovely ladies, all adorned in the prettiest sleep
wear, and sexy lingerie. This show is always a hit at Renaissance. Thank
you girls! We loved you, and it. meeting at the Woods is always a good fun
time, and a lot of the
girls
Our regulars gather at Bennigans Restaurant for a time of refreshment and
socializing after the meeting. Some of us go into Center City to club and socialize
also,
so have fun with us.
Coming Events:
June 11, 2005:
A special memorial will be held at The William Way GLBT Center located in the
heart of the City at 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Starting at 7:00 p.m.
for our beloved siste, Roz Carpenter in memory of the friendship, love,
and last but not least the untiring dedication she had for Renaissance.
June 18th Program:
Our lovely friend Molly of the Mazzoni Center will be back to present a very
educational and informative program on HIV and AIDS awareness. Try to attend,
as it is always good to know what can protect, or hurt us.
Center City Meeting:
The Greater Philadelphia Chapter Center City Renaissance meeting will be the
first Thursday, June 2, 2005. The meeting is held at The William Way GLBT Center
located in the heart of the city at 1315 Spruce Street. Group starts gathering
about 7 p. m. and the meeting gets under way at 7:30 p.m.. Everybody is welcome
to attend, and it is a fun night out. A lot of us go to a club in the city afterwards
to socialize.
(We will really miss our sister Roz at this meeting. She started this group and
made it successful. If you, or any group of girls can help fill this void, Renaissance
would be very grateful.) It is important that we try to keep this outreach
group for the transendered community in central Philadelphia.
Hugs: Ms Suni Sunshine Dae
PS: Stay Pretty, and Stay Sweet.
SPECIAL BULLETIN 4/29/05
We are sad to report that Roz Carpenter, the Chapter's Outreach Director, passed away today. She will be missed by those of us in the Chapter and throughout the Philadelphia TG community. A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday May 5th, 7:30 p.m. at the site of her regular first Thursday Philly Renaissance meeting in The William Way Center on Spruce Street.
CHAPTER NEWS
April 2005
Hello to all you wonderful, supportive members, guests and friends of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Renaissance. We had in attendance, 50 members and visitors, and two newcomers at the April meeting, and a good time was had by all.
We had a very Informative Program at the March Meeting, and a big thank you goes out to Dr. Michele Angello, for her enlightening question and answer session that brought light to us about several points about being who we are. Thank you Dr. Angello, you are always so nice and friendly to chat with.
Our regular meeting at the Woods is always a good fun time, and a lot of the girls gather at Bennigans Restaurant for a time of Refreshment and Socializing after the meeting.
May 21, 2005 Program:
Featuring: Rita Fleming of Bare Elegance will Entertain us with her famous road show of pretty girls all adorned in the finest apparel. This is always a treat.
For more information on our Chapter of Renaissance you may contact Ms Rebecca Lohr, our Chapter Leader. Also, our toll free phone is operating, and the number is 1-866-481-7366.
Coming Events:
The regular Center City meeting of Renaissance on May 5th will be in memory of Ms Roz Carpentar, Chapter Outreach Director and facilitator of the Center City meetings, who passed away suddenly just a few days ago.
June 18, 2005 Program:
Our Lovely friend Molly of the Mazzoni Center will be back, to give a very educational and informative program on HIV and AIDS awareness.
Stay Sweet, and Stay Pretty.
Hugs: Ms Suni Dae
March 2005
Greetings to all you lovely members, friends, visitors and loyal supporters
of Renaissance. The March meeting is behind us now, and I have to say that
it was a good one. We had 40 members and visitors, and two newcomers.
The Program on self defense was great to say the least, and I think we learned
a lot from it, on how to protect ourselves, and de-escalate situations that
could cause us harm while out. So thank you to Molly of the Mazzoni Center
for the valuable information.
Coming Events:
April 7, 2005:
The Greater Philadelphia Chapter Center City Renaissance meeting will be the
first Thursday, April 7, 2005. The meeting is held at The William Way GLBT
Center located in the heart of the City at 1315 Spruce Street. Group starts
gathering about 7 p.m. and the meeting gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Everybody
is welcome to attend, and it is a fun night out. A lot of us girls go to a
club in the city afterwards to socialize. Lets make an effort to come to this
meeting, as it will be exciting to celebrate with our own little pixie girl
Ms. Kaelin on her Birthday. ( Happy birthday sweetie, the younger you get the
better you look.)
Any questions on this meeting or Chapter Outreach, Contact Ms
Roz or see her
at any of the meetings.
April 16, 2005
Our regular Meeting at the Woods in the King of Prussia area is always a good,
fun time, and a lot of the girls gather at Bennigans Restaurant for a
time of refreshment and socializing after. The meeting.
Our Program this month will be presented by Rita Addessa from Philadelphia
Lesbian and Gay Task Force with Information on legislative and lobbying efforts
to help improve living within the transgender community.
May 21, 2005 Program:
Featuring: Rita Fleming of Bare Elegance.
Will entertain us with her famous road show of pretty girls all adorned in
the finest apparel. This is always
a treat.
June 18, 2005 Program:
Our Lovely friend Molly of the Mazzoni Center will be back, to give a very
educational and informative program on HIV and AIDS awareness.
Other Happenings:
Equality Forum April 25 to 30 2005 is a week long series of Panels that
are Centered around LGBT efforts and Concerns that affect our lives
on a daily
bases. For information go to www.equalityforum.org. Pride Fest, will
be held in Center City Philadelphia. Sunday May 1st.
Well, ladies, that about sums it up for this month. Just a reminder, if you
have any information that would be for the good of this Chapter, or Renaissance
in general, please let me know, as information is the life blood of any organization.
Stay sweet, and stay pretty!
Hugs,
Ms Suni Sunshine Dae
February MeetingHello Girls, Greetings to all members, visitors and friends of the Renaissance Greater Philadelphia Chapter. We had a very nice meeting on February 19. I think the cold winter weather kept a lot of our Girls home by the Fireplace . There was 33 in attendance. We had three new comers, two significant others and a visiting psychologist.
The program was great, Ms. Jackie Quackenbush did
a wonderful presentation on Nail Care. She had so much information that
I would have to go back
to see her again to make sure I didnt miss anything.
March Meetings:
Our dear friend Molly from the Mazzoni Center, and a volunteer for Women
Against Violence Education. (WAVE) will present a special program on Self
Defense and De Escalation. We never know when a situation will arise when
this information will become most essential. (THIS IS A DO NOT MISS PROGRAM)
The Center City Greater Philadelphia Chapter Meeting is always held on the first Thursday of every month, at The William Way GLBT Center, at 1315 Spruce Street. The Group starts gathering about 7 PM, and the meeting gets underway at 7:30. Afterwards we usually go to a club in Center City for fun and entertainment. Any information, contact Ms Roz.
Other News:
Excellent News! Last Months Fund Drive for Renaissance National generated over
the $3,000.00 goal that was set and the donations will be matched by Khristine
James, owner
of Transgender
Events, producer of the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
conventions. So Renaissance National wants to thank all of you that gave
of their time and money. We could not have done this without you all. Thank
You So Much.
A special thank you to our Meeting Coordinator, Glen, for all the help
getting the food for the buffet table and making us all comfy.
(Nice job sweetie.)
Outreach:
Our Director of Outreach is Ms Roz and she can be contacted at wwgpc@ren.org.
Ms Rebecca Lohr, our Chapter Leader, can contacted at gpc@ren.org.
Our toll free phone is operating and the number is 1-866-481-7366.
Next Month:
King of Prussia Chapter Presents . Spring Fling April with a Renaissance flair
to it, so come out and join us, and have fun.
Center City Renaissance will present Show and Tell. This ought to be fun and
exciting, so come out and enjoy the meetings. We are always glad to see you.
So girls and guys, that is about all for this time. We hope to see all of you at the gatherings.
HUGS: Ms. Suni Sunshine Dae
PS: Stay Sweet and Stay Pretty.
January 2005 Meeting
Greetings
to all you lovely members, friends, visitors and guests of The Renaissance
Transgender
Association. It was really great to see so many of you girls brave the
cold to create such a good turnout for our January Meeting. The place
was buzzing with activity, and we had 51 members and visitors in attendance.
Also our Newcomers meeting was composed of 4 (four) first timers, two
of whom were accompanied by their Significant Others. We are glad to
see such good attendance. This is what makes our chapter great.
Program:
The main Program was presented by our own Ms. Roz, and was interesting.
Sister Roz is our our Outreach Director, and we had an informative
discussion of the
importance of outreach and volunteerism and what it means to be involved in
some way with the operations of the organization. Without the help
of many we can
accomplish nothing. We are all involved just by belonging and are therefore
a part. Renaissance by nature cant be run by just a few.
It takes a team. I like to call it Girl Power. Now I know
we all cant be Chapter
Leader, but there are a lot of other little things that we all can do. Help out
with the 50/50 sales, or be a Big Sister for the evening and help show new girls
around and make them feel at home. After all ladies, nobody likes to go to a
place the first time and feel unwelcome. Some newcomers are very shy and need
a friendly, "hello, can I help you find your way?" Every little thing
helps make a Chapter! ( Try it. Youll
like it. I do.)
Thank You to New Officers:
Chapter Leader: Ms. Rebecca Lohr
Treasurer: Ms. Kristen
Outreach: Ms. Roz
Secretary: Ms Suni Sunshine Dae
(Its not lady like to thank yourself, so Ill just say, Im
having fun, and am happy to serve.)
Ms Suni.
Coming Events:
February 3, 2005:
The Greater Philadelphia Chapter Center City Renaissance meeting will be the
first Thursday, February 3, 2005. The meeting is held at The William Way GLBT
Center located in the heart of the City at 1315 Spruce Street. Group starts
gathering about 7 p.m. and the meeting gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Everybody
is welcome
to attend, and it is a fun night out. A lot of us girls go to a club in the
city afterwards to socialize. (Any questions on this meeting or Outreach, Contact
Ms Roz.
February 19, 2005
Renaissance King of Prussia Meeting at the Woods. The Program will be of use
to a lot of us, as Ms Jackie Quackenbush will present a program full of information
on nail care, so please try to attend.
Help support our National organiztion! Donations: Can be sent to.
Renaissance National
987 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 719
Wayne, Pa. 19087
FUND DRIVE
We are trying to get over our Goal of $3,000.00 for National, by January 31,
2005. If we do, donations will be matched by Khristine James. Owner of Transgender
Events, Producer of International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Conventions.
Send donations to the Address above, or online
right now. Thank you
for all the Support.
Well Girls, That is about all for this time, so we hope to see you all out to
the meeting for social fun and companionship.
HUGS: Ms Suni Sunshine Dae
PS: Stay Sweet and Stay Pretty.
Meeting Reports: November 2002 to December 2004 (Large File!)