Overview

Wow!  The last month has been like a whirl wind.  Thanks to all who helped operate our food booth down at Jim Miller Park.  We appreciate all the time and hard work you volunteered during the Blue Ribbon Affair and the North Georgia State Fair.

Also, thanks to our traveling team, The Generals for a job well done in all the performances they have attended including, Pioneer Days, Alpharetta Heritage Festival,  A Blue Ribbon Affair, North Georgia Sate Fair and the Cobb Wellness Walk.  We appreciate your dedication and commitment to the Little General's organization.

Upcoming Performances

Stompin' Ground, Maggie Valley

October 21^st

Jonquil Festival, Smyrna

October 29^th – arrive 1:00 p.m.

Dance at 1:30 and 4:15 p.m.

Festival of Trees, Atlanta

December 2^nd

Dance at 6:00 p.m.

Uniforms will be announced at a later date for the Jonquil Festival and the Festival of Trees.

Maggie Valley

We are planning to take the bus to Maggie Valley.  We will meet at the center at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and would like to leave by 8:15 a.m.  Rooms are reserved at the Comfort Inn and you will be responsible for payment of your own room upon check-in.  There will not be a charge for anyone riding the bus.  If you have any questions, feel free to speak with Mrs. Olivia.

Uniforms are as follows:

Boys: White shirt w/fringe, bolo tie, black pants, red socks, red hankie

Girls: Multi-vest, black tank, black skirt, black bloomers, red hankie

Please make sure to bring your hankies!!!

Values for Life

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, or the kindly smile, or the joy of companionship.  It is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.       Corri ten Boom

Happy Birthday To You!

10/15 – Jon Anderson

10/26 – Carrie Christensen

10/26 – Olivia Smathers

10/29 – Alan Christensen

A Message from Your Director

I just wanted to take a moment to say welcome to our new members and welcome back to our return members.  I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and we are looking forward to a great year ahead.  We have so much to be thankful for. Our performing team has done a great job in keeping our booked dates and in representing the city.  We are hoping for great results with our fund raising booth at the Blue Ribbon and the North Georgia State Fair and we are looking forward to another fun year at the Stompin' Ground in  Maggie Valley, North Carolina.  Here's to another year and keeping on track with the Little General Cloggers!

 Class Times and Monthly Dues

Monday night class times are as follows:

5:00 til 5:30 – Tiny Tots

5:45 til 6:15 – Ice Breakers

6:30 til 7:15 – Little Generals

7:30 til 9:00 - Generals

Please note that class times are subject to change and we will do our best to give you plenty of advanced notice.

The registration fee for the Little Generals is $25 per dancer, paid once per year.  Class dues are $45 per month, due on the first Monday of each month.

Quilt Donated

We have had a beautiful quilt donated that we will be selling raffle tickets on.  Look for more information on that coming soon!

Fund Raising Booth

A group will be meeting at Mrs. Olivia's tomorrow night, 9/12 at 6:00 p.m. to load up and go over to Jim Miller Park to set up for our booth for the Blue Ribbon and North Georgia State Fair.  The dates the booth will be open are Saturday, 9/16 from 10:00 p.m. til 6:00 p.m. And Sunday 9/17, Noon til 5:00 p.m.  The Fair will begin the following Thursday, 9/21 and run through Sunday, 10/1.  Please see brochure for fair schedule and hours.

The following is a list of supplies that we still need for our booth: 

Squeeze bottles of butter, lemonade mix, sugar, chopped onions, creamer and sugar for coffee, cleaning supplies

If you are interested in helping out in any of these areas, please see Lesia Walker tonight before you leave practice.

Upcoming Performances

9/16 – Taste of Kennesaw

9/17 – A Blue Ribbon Affair

9/22 – North Ga Fair

10/21 – Maggie Valley

10/29  - Jonquil Festival*

*denotes performances pending

Please see attached for times and uniforms and please let Lesia know asap which performances you can and cannot make.

Maggie Valley

If you plan to go to the Stompin' Ground this year, you will need to call The Comfort Inn at 1-828-926-9106 to make your reservation for Saturday, 10/21.  Rooms are $129 per night plus tax and you will need to ask for the Little General Clogger's room block.

Little Generals Current News

February 27, 2006

Thank You

Thank you to all who made themselves available to do the Atlantic Station Parade on Saturday.  Unfortunately due to the rain, we had to cancel.

Parent’s Meeting

We will be having a meeting for all parents next Tuesday, March 7^th at 6:30 p.m.  We will be going over information for Trade Days and Nashville and any other issues you might have on your mind.  The meeting will be held at the Community Center in the craft lab.

Expense Report

Our storage bill was paid this month and also a check for a little over $300 was written to pay for our website.  For more information, please see Mrs. Olivia.

Spring Break

Cobb and Paulding County schools spring break is 4/1 – 4/9.  If you are going to be out of town this week, please let Lesia know as soon as possible.  We have been approached about a performance on 4/1 and we need to make sure we have enough performers in town before we commit.

Grand Ole Opry

The date for this performance is Friday, June 16^th.  Tickets will go on sale next week.  There will be more information to come on booking rooms and purchasing tickets.

Ms. Kennesaw Pageant

Don’t forget about the pageant being held April 9^th.  For more information, see Mrs. Olivia or you may contact Renee’ Feilden at 404-316-7336.

March Performances

3/17 – Performance at Underground Atlanta

3/18 – St. Patrick’s Parade – Atlanta

Time TBA – All youth teams for both days

3/25 – Shiloh Hills Christian School, Kennesaw

Arrive 1:00 p.m., dance 1:30

April Performances

4/8 – Third Army Convention, Crowne Plaza

Arrive 7:30 p.m., dance 8:00

4/22 & 23 – Trade Days/Big Shanty, Kennesaw

Arrive 1:30 p.m., dance 2:00 & 3:00

4/28 – Russom Elementary Spring Fling

Arrive 7:00 p.m., dance 7:30 p.m.

4/29 – Kirkwood Presbyterian Church Spring Fling

Arrive 11:30 a.m., dance 12:00 p.m.

4/30 – Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival

Time TBA

May Performances

5/13 – Acworth Opry

Time TBA

5/20 – A Taste Of Acworth

Arrive 10:30 a.m., dance 11:00 a.m.

June Performances

6/16 – Grand Ole Opry

6/17 – Supporter’s Breakfast

July Performances

7/4 - 4^th of July Parade in Marietta

Time and uniforms TBA

Uniforms

Please see attached for a list of uniforms for all performances.

Green Shirts

If you do not have a green shirt for the March performances, please see Lesia as soon as possible.

If you have not paid for February classes, please do so tonight. All checks for class dues should be made payable to “Olivia Smathers.”