Chapter House Fall Cleanup - Photo by Joan Bearzi.

Chapter House presents for its residents a series of Events and Activities. Some are scheduled on a regular, monthly basis and others are once-a-year events. Participation in any of these activities is entirely voluntary. Certain events outside of Chapter House involve admission or other costs. These are borne by the residents and in all cases kept to a minimum.

Regularly scheduled monthly events in Chapter House:
Day of the month: Time Event
1st Wednesday 2:00 PM Out To Shop - Residents are taken to local shopping centers to purchase items for everyday use, clothing, gifts, books, and other items.
2nd Monday 12:00 Noon Out To Lunch - Residents can sign up for this voluntary event, select a restaurant and cuisine and together with the Executive Director visit there for a Dutch treat lunch.
4th Monday 2:00 PM Residents' Meeting - Residents and the Executive Director and her assistant meet to talk about events at Chapter House, special needs, maintenance items and anything else of mutual interest.
3rd Wednesday 2:00 PM Out for Fun! This activity covers a wide variety of interests. Visits to local museums, galleries, other points of interest to stops at local coffee shops or cafes for a cup of coffee, tea and a pastry.
2nd Friday 1:30 PM Bridge Club
4th Friday 10:15 AM Tea and Classics - This is Chapter House' own book club where a series of books are discussed to further the understanding of literary works in a casual and congenial environment. This year's reading list follows this listing of events.
Every Friday 4:00 PM Happy Hour - A fitting way to end the week. Residents and the Executive Director and her assistant gather in the library to socialize with a snack, a cup of coffee or tea, a soft drink or a glass of wine. Guests are sometimes invited to participate in this enjoyable one-hour social gathering.

45th Birthday of the Colorado Chapter House Open House - Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 2 to 4 PM at the Chapter House. For details consult the flyer on the left side.

In addition to these regularly scheduled monthly in-house events, certain musical events and art series taking place in the city of Colorado Springs are occasionally being made available for participation by residents of Chapter House:

Fine Arts Center - The center has a magnificent collection of native American, Colorado, national, and international art and regularly schedules exhibits of these art works. In addition, exhibits of works from other national museums of art are occasionally held. Residents of Chapter House are given the opportunity to visit this institution and its exhibits.


The following, once-a-year events are scheduled to take place at Chapter House:


2011

"Tea & Classics" Book Club - P.E.O. Chapter House
Fourth Friday (mostly) - 10:15 AM
Date: Author: Title:
January 28, 2011 Katherine Paterson Bridge to Terabithia
February 25, 2011 C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia - The Witch, The Lion & The Wardrobe or The Magician's Nephew
March 25, 2011 Natalie Babbitt Tuck Everlasting
April 29, 2011 Karen Cushman Midwife's Apprentice
May 27, 2011 Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights
June 24, 2011 Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre
July 22, 2011 E. L. Konigsburg From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiter
August 26, 2011 Mark Twain Adventures of Tom Sawyer
September 23, 2011 Armstrong Sperry Call It Courage
October 28, 2011 Patricia MacLachlan Sarah, Plain and Tall
November 2011   No Meeting
December 2, 2011 Henry Van Dyke The First Christmas Tree (Short Story)

ACTIVITIES SUMMARY

Colorado P.E.O. Chapter House
4/1/09 - 3/31/10

We thank you for coming!

COLORADO P.E.O. CHAPTERS WHO VISITED - 2010-2011

Chapter B Las Animas
Chapter CI Pueblo
Chapter CP Denver
Chapter DM Denver
Chapter EY Boulder
Chapter FR Evergreen
Chapter GQ Lakewood
Chapter IH Monument
Chapter IR Castle Rock

BED & BREAKFAST P.E.O. GUESTS - 2010-2011

No. State City or Town
1. AR Texarkana
2. AZ Mesa
3. CA San Diego
4. CO Alamosa, Allenspark, Broomfield, Commerce City, Denver, Eaton, Estes Park ,Fort Collins, Golden, Grand Junction, Lafayette, Lakewood, Longmont, Monte Vista, Nathrop
5. IA Stanwood
6. ID Meridian
7. IL O'Fallon, Skokie
8. KS Kingman
9. KY Bowling Green
10. MO Buckner
11. MT Billings
12. NC Boone
13. NM Farmington
14. SD Spearfish
15. UT Salt Lake City
16. WY Laramie
  TOTAL: 16 States TOTAL: 228 nights

RESIDENTS - 2009-2011

Ada fr. NM 4 year at CH
Annabel Fr. NM 3 mos. at CH
Ellen fr. NE 4 years at CH
Frances fr. FL 3+ years at CH
Suite A2   vacancy
Hazel fr. Colo. Spgs. 1 year at CH
Joyce fr. NE 3 years at CH
Phyllis fr. Canon City 6 years at CH
Thelma fr. Grand Junction 35 years at CH
Suite C1   vacancy

RESIDENT ACTIVITIES - 2010-2011

Some things that the residents and Janet Weidner, Executive Director, have done this year are visits to Sacklunch Serenade Series (May-August) to hear Tom O'Boyle on the organ and piano; Shopping at several antique markets, a greenhouse, Old Colorado City, Current Outlet Store, University Village, Briargate, and Citadel Malls; Tours to Starsmore Discovery Center & Helen Hunt Falls, the Money Museum, McAllister House, Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Arts on the Streets, Venetucci's Pumpkin Farm, Poor Richard's Shops, World Ice Arena, Peak & Tinseltown Theaters, and coffee shops in Old Colorado City. Out to Lunch at Olive Branch Restaurant, Joseph's, Marigold's, Flatirons American Bar & Grill, Patty Jewett Clubhouse, Cliff House, Ritz Grill, Nosh, Garden Room at the Broadmoor, Chopsticks, Blue Star, and Mackenzie's as well as the Pikes Peak Reciprocity Founders' Day Luncheon at Garden of the Gods Club. Performances by PILLAR Playersx2; and raking party by P.E.O.s & BILs of Chapter FU (Breckenridge), a Valentine's Day visit by neighborhood children, and a presentation on the Peace Corps in Paraguay. Many residents are avid readers and some are enjoying the monthly "Tea and Classics" book review in the Chapter House library.

GUESTS (SPECIAL OCCASIONS) - 2010-2011

Buffets: Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving
Chapter House Family Picnic
Chapter Meetings, Auctions, & Socials - C, K, Y, BO, BW, CE, EL, EM, FT, GI, GV, HR, IH, JB
Christmas Open House & Annual Quilt Raffle
Gardeners' Annual Meeting
Appreciation Coffee for Gardeners
Girl Scout Troop Visits x 8
Wedding Reception - January
P.E.O. Couples Mixed Bridge Group x 11
Pikes Peak Opera League

Pikes Peak Reciprocity Unaffiliate Ice Cream Social
Pikes Peak Reciprocity x 4
Residents' Meetings x 12
Staff Meetings x 11 & Christmas Party
Tea & Classics x 10
Chapter Art Show
National League of American Pen Women Workshop
Comfort Keepers & Alzheimer's Assn. Program
Residents' Birthday Dinners & Card Showers
Writers' Group
Wedding at Pond - June

Chapter Potluck
Chapter BIL Picnic
Garden Artists' Visit to Chapter House Pond
Chapter Card making Groups
Book Clubs
Chapter Scholar Awards Meeting
Chapter Silent Auctions & Chapter Auction Fundraisers
Pikes Peak Reciprocity Market Place

Chapter Luncheons with Residents
Chapter House Board Meetings x 6
Cottey Gathering - October (30)
Christmas Decorating Party
Chapter Christmas Party
P.E.O. Memorial Service

 

INDIVIDUAL VISITORS/TOURS (Colorado) - 2010-2011

Alamosa
Aurora
Brighton
Cañon City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Estes Park
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Gunnison
Highlands Ranch
Lafayette
Littleton
Longmont
Meeker
Ordway
Silverthorne
TOTAL: 17 Cities/Towns

INDIVIDUAL VISITORS/TOURS (Other States) - 2010-2011

Visitors to Chapter House came from the following 24 States (Cities/Towns):

AR - Texarkana
AZ - Mesa, Sierra Vista
CA - Coronado, La Habra, San Diego
FL - Tallahassee
IA - Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, Stanwood
ID - Meridian
IL - Barrington, Evanston, O'Fallon, Savoy, Skokie, Urbana
IN - Muncie
KS - Hutchinson, Kingman, Lawrence, Topeka
KY - Bowling Green
MD - Waldorf
MI - Grand Blanc, Grand Ledge
MO - Buckner, Jefferson City, Nevada
MN - St. Peter
MT - Billings
NC - Boone
NM - Farmington
SD - Spearfish

TN - Mr. Juliet, Donelson
TX - Dallas, Kerville

UT - Salt Lake City
VA - Williamsburg

WA - Oak Harbor
WY - Douglas, Laramie
 
TOTAL: 24 States