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In midsummer, members are working to further our mission!

Several who are involved with the Carry On Shop sponsored a stand selling Johns Hopkins logo wear as well as cups, lanyards, and refillable bottles at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Farmers’ Market. Guests to the stand eagerly took recently printed flyers for the new WB online logo wear shop.  All had such a good time, they’ve recruited other WB members to join them on August 24, and September 28, when the COS group returns to the Market.

The Market is held every Thursday from 10 am until 2 pm on the walkway between the Outpatient Center and the Cancer Research Buildings.  The beverages, food, plants, produce, and products available are awesome and delicious!  Most important, the Market educates and encourages health, recycling and sustainability, the very same goals the Women’s Board has had since 1927!

Thanks to Bert Ficke, Pam Hindsley, Joan Quinn, and of course, John Sizemore, Carry On Shop manager.  See photo below.

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RENEWAL Summer Hours

The summer hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm.

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Carry On Shop – Tale of the Wedding Glasses

In 1979, a young student in his first year at the Medical School visited the Carry On Shop. While there he purchased two etched crystal glasses for $2.00 each for himself and his fiancée – a grand total of $4.00 for a very special pair of goblets. On June 7, 1980, Marie and John toasted with the glasses at their wedding. On June 7, 2023, they clicked the glasses again to
celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary. Photographs below of Marie and John in 1980 and in 2023.

Cheers and congratulation!

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    Sustainability

    At noon on Thursday, April 20, on WYPR, Tom Hall is doing an interview with Susan Posner and Joan Quinn about the contributions the Carry On Shop and Renewal Upscale Resale make to sustainability. Earth Day, April 22, brings protecting our planet to the forefront, and the Women’s Board has been helping through resale for almost 100 years. We’ve been recycling the closets of loyal and new donors and shoppers for a long time! Tune in!!

    Carry On Shop and Renewal Upscale Resale remind Board members and
    sustainers that donations of quality items from family, friends, and their own closets are essential to their success. Closets are being cleaned, people are moving, their lives are changing, please reach out and remind them the Women’s Board will offer their treasures a new life, and they will be supporting the mission of the Board to advance patient care and provide medical and nursing scholarships at Johns Hopkins. Be in touch with the shops for pick up as needed.

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    Treating Spasmodic Dysphonia

    A few years ago Marge (not her real name) was having lunch with her daughter and grandson when she noticed that her voice sounded different.  She told her daughter that she felt as though her voice was “catching” in her throat.  At an annual doctor’s appointment a few weeks later she mentioned it to her physician who recommended that she see a specialist.  Eventually Marge was diagnosed with Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) a neurologic voice disorder that causes spasms in the muscles of the larynx, or voice box.

    SD affects adults of all ages with patients often complaining of their voices catching in their throat, interrupting the fluency of speech. These spasms can be quite debilitating, but they can be temporarily treated by injecting Botox into the voice box muscles, weakening them enough so the spasms do not continue. To ensure these injections reach the correct location at the correct dosage so as to give relief for the longest possible time, an Electromyography (EMG) machine is connected to the injection needle. This allows otolaryngologists who treat SD with Botox to see muscle activity on a monitor and confirm the needle is in the right place to inject. Patients like Marge may need this treatment on average every three months depending on their preferences and the medication’s effect. 

    In 2017, The Women’s Board bequeathed a grant to the Otolaryngology Clinic at Johns Hopkins to purchase the EMG machine they currently use. This equipment supports this more precise and safer option to treat the 100 plus patients annually who require these repetitive injections, giving them the ability to communicate effectively in a stronger and more fluid voice. This machine also has uses in patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor in cases where these illnesses affect the voice.

    Interview with Dr. Lee M. Akst

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    Bridal gown

    A Hopkins fellow says yes to two dresses complete with two veils. She was just gorgeous and also purchased three white new dresses with tags attached to wear to her wedding- related events and parties. She was overjoyed as was her mother. Be just as thrilled when you buy you gowns at Renewal.

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    A day in the life of the Women’s Board President

    7:30AM Thursday morning. I overslept like every Thursday. Mid-week exhaustion! (It couldn’t be that I HAD TO watch more than 2 episodes of The Recruit last night). Luckily, Tuesdays and Thursdays are my days away from the office. You know, the days when I take Pilates and go grocery shopping …. at least that was the plan before meetings starting to creep in.

    Don’t get me wrong, I love my job. It works like magic! For 10 years, you try to find your way from the hospital garage to where you’re supposed to go and then, on a fourth Monday in May, everyone acts like you know it ALL! Employee policies, lease agreements, who can set their third cousin’s pinky finger, the quirks of Treasury and the procedures from Hopkins Legal and Banking.

    Every day is not that exciting. There are days when you are feeling low like when you try to settle differences between members, and you feel like you’re too old to remember your few parenting skills. And then you have the highs like when Redonda and Charlie call you on the weekend to tell you that you should monitor the refrigeration of coffee bars’ perishables. But hey, now you are on a first name basis with the Hospital President and the COO! The real high, though is to witness first-hand the accomplishments of this board and what 55 talented women can achieve, maneuvering through times of crisis and creating new business opportunities with an impressive record to show for it: 23 million donated to Johns Hopkins and counting.

    Did I mention that I love this job? I will miss it, but I look forward to oversleeping on Thursdays.

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    Sip & Shop at the Carry On Shop

    Join us on Tuesday, March 7th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Carry On Shop as we sip cocktails and enjoy light fare while shopping for a great cause! The Carry On Shop offers thrifty shoppers an ever-changing inventory of new and gently used merchandise. Choose from clothes, shoes, handbags, jewelry, furniture, home accessories, books, and more. The store also carries Johns Hopkins logo wear and offers uniforms for staff members.

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    Bride Says Yes to the Gown

    A beautiful bride came in to Renewal looking for a bridal gown for her October wedding. With Kathy Abbott’s exceptional customer service, she found the perfect upscale resale bridal gown!

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