2023 Annual Report

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Welcome to the 2023 Denim and Diamonds Getaway in the Music City, Nashville,
Tennessee! Nashville has been the first choice Getaway destination on the past two FAUSA
surveys, and we are so excited finally to get to know this quintessential American city!
Thank you to the Getaway Events team for planning this fun and interesting weekend: Rick
Chizmadia, Brenda Brinkley, Linda Harvan, Kathy Limbaugh and myself. In addition, we
were fortunate indeed to have Nashville FAUSA and board member, Suzanne MacNeil, on
our team with her deep experience and knowledge of Nashville. She has prepared lists of
places to eat and optional tours in Nashville. They are included in your welcome materials
so you can easily take them with you when you’re out and about. Please take a moment to
thank all of these people for their creativity and hard work!
Our Annual Meeting will be held Saturday morning. Following our keynote speaker, Sara
Beth Myers from the Nashville area organization, AWAKE , we’ll hold the business part of our
meeting where board members and others will share summaries of their accomplishments
from the past year, and we can hear from YOU, our FAUSA members. Votes for the
2023-2025 FAUSA board and for the two FAUSA Annual Grants will be finalized and
announced. The 2024 Getaway dates and location will be announced at the Annual Meeting.
Saturday evening we hold our gala dinner with the Silent and Live auctions, quilt drawing
and entertainment. Don’t forget to sign up on BidPal to bid for these super items and
experiences! Your generous support makes our philanthropic work possible!!
Enjoy our weekend together, catching up with and making new friends and memories in our
FAUSA community!