Herland Sister Resources

It’s time for a celebration, reunion, and just plain reminiscing.  Herland is turning 25 and everyone is invited to help celebrate.  Mark the date on your calendar: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Location: 2312 NW 39th, OKC. 

As part of our celebration, we’d like to invite you to send us your favorite Herland memories to become part of a 25th Anniversary scrapbook.  Please include your name only as you would be comfortable with everyone that comes in to Herland having access to read it.  We will edit as necessary to protect privacy (and reputations!) and the stories won’t be posted on our website.

Our plan is to put together a scrapbook with pictures and stories sent in by you, the Herland community.  Then, on the night of the celebration, we’ll ask some of you to share your stories at our gathering.  This will be a smaller, more intimate celebration than our 20th anniversary and the focus is on bringing people together and sharing. 

So type up your favorite Herland memory and send it to us by September 27 at: herland@herlandsisters.org or regular mail at Herland, 2312 NW 39, OKC, OK 73112.  Include a couple of photos, if you like, but only if you’ll let us keep them.

lake eufaula state park
october 24 – 26, 2008

Ready For Another Great Retreat Weekend?  Well you’re in luck!  Mark your calendars and plan to attend the bi-annual Herland Retreat!  This time we’ll meet at Lake Eufaula State Park (formerly Fountainhead) on October 24 – 26, 2008.  As usual, the weekend promises to be full of relaxation, good friends, good music, and lots of fun.  Workshops and the Saturday Night Concert are being planned as we go to press, but if you are interested in leading a workshop, please let us know ASAP by e-mailing SAHatwork@aol.com or calling (405) 550-2312.  Remember – there are very few rules so be creative!  With such a great group of women – there are bound to be at least a few that share your same interests.

If you have never been to a Herland Retreat, you owe it to yourself to give it a try!  Whether you come solo or with friends, are a certified camper or city grrrl, or come from near or far, it’s a perfect, affordable opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with old friends, play board games and sports, explore nature, swim at Hummingbird Beach, learn or share something new at a workshop, strut your stuff at the open mic, express your culinary skills at the Saturday evening Potluck, sing and tell stories around the campfire or simply relax in an incredibly supportive environment. 

Your registration fee includes lodging in a cabin, a light dinner on Friday, scrumptious breakfast/brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings,  Saturday evening Potluck Dinner (bring or plan on making a dish to wow your fellow campers), all workshops and group camp activities, and the Saturday night concert.

If you have any special needs, please be sure to include them on your registration form, or call one of the numbers listed below, and we’ll make every attempt at accommodating you.

After we receive your registration form, a few weeks before the retreat, we will mail you a packet which has the retreat schedule, a list of items you may want to bring, details about the weekend, and a map to Lake Eufaula State Park.  If you have questions, you may leave a message at (405) 550-2312 or (405) 521-9696 and someone with call you back.

There will be more information and another registration form in next month’s Voice, but remember…The Herland Retreat is whatever we make it.  Let’s make it great!

The Mont Restaurant
1300 Classen Boulevard (Classen and Boyd)
Norman OK

This month’s Supper Club travels to Norman to visit The Mont Restaurant, a Norman and OU tradition since 1976. The food and atmosphere are superb!

the herland backyard pride picnic     
Saturday, June 21
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Herland Backyard
2312 NW 39th Street

Don’t miss this awesome Pride event—the annual Herland Backyard Pride Picnic.  We grill up hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie dogs and burgers, with all the fixins, sides, and drinks. 
Plus you’ll hear music by Covert Union (Wende, Peggy, Nancy, Elyse, Sannie) and The Therapy Sisters (live from Austin, Texas) and many more! 
Food starts about 5:30 pm and music about 6 pm.  This is a family-friendly event.  So bring lawn chairs, kids, friends, and a donation, $5/person  (or more if you can).  Please no pets.

As you may have heard, this year’s Spring Retreat will be at Roman Nose State Park, May 16 – 18.  The retreat lasts from 5pm Friday until noon on Sunday.  Your registration includes lodging in a cabin for Friday and Saturday nights, a light dinner on Friday, scrumptious breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday mornings, Saturday night Potluck Dinner (bring or plan on making your favorite culinary dish to share), all workshops and group camp activities, and the Saturday night concert.
The concert will feature the band Covert Union, with members Peggy Johnson, Wendy Allyn, and Nancy Nesser.  The band is planning to play their first set in the main dining hall, and take the second set to the campfire, where they will play a more intimate set, with some requested favorites.
This retreat promises to be extra special, with several awesome and highly-accredited women stepping up to lead workshops, including Green Earth Spirituality, Self Esteem & Body Image, a Nature Walk, and a Vigorous Hike!
You are encouraged to bring any sporting equipment, games or crafts, that you would like to share with others.  The greatest thing about the retreat is that you can do as few or as many of the planned activities as you choose.
In addition to all the Herland Retreat activities, the state park offers horseback riding and a golf course (additional fees), biking trails, two lakes for fishing, and lots of nature to explore.  With so many fun activities planned, and time to just relax if that’s what you need, we hope you’ll come for the entire weekend.  If the entire weekend is not possible, consider coming for the day Saturday, or even for the concert.  We will start the concert a little earlier (7:30pm) for those heading home afterwards.
If you haven’t already, please send in your registration.  It is very helpful for planning and buying food when you pre-register.  Also – you get a free raffle ticket just for pre-registering!  After we receive your registration, we will mail you a packet which has the retreat schedule, a list of things you may want to bring, details about the weekend, and a map to Roman Nose State Park.  If you have any questions, please call Herland at (405) 521-9696.  Leave a message and someone will call you back.