GFWC of Missouri Local Club Events
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GFWC Tuesday Study Club hosted the January birthday party at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer.
The party atmosphere of balloons, cards, songs and refreshments are great but the visiting with friends seems to be the most important activity for the residents and the club members.
GFWC Sorosis Club at Christmas party meeting December 5, 2011.
We were making wreaths and putting them in decorated gift boxes to be delivered with a Christmas card to six of our members who are ill and/or injured and unable to attend meetings the last few months. We had a lot of "sticky" fun and talked about memories of Club members and activities.
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GFWC Golden Study Club of Fayette
The GFWC Golden Study Club of Fayette participated in the local community garden project this past summer. In partnership with other clubs and churches in Fayette, and the Howard County Health and Wellness Council, the club purchased a plot in the community garden. The local Food Pantry had asked the clubs and churches to plant potatoes for the local pantry. The club raised cabbage, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, beets, and potatoes. Most of the produce was shared with the neighborhood and club members. The clubs potatoes were very small in size, but the hat was passed and 105 pounds of potatoes were donated to the food pantry at the end of the summer. Five to ten members of the club showed up every week at the garden to plant, weed, water, or harvest the vegetables.
Picture: GFWC Golden Study Club of Fayette members are shown with their cabbage harvest.
GFWC GFWC Coterie Club in Marshall, MO Recent Events
| GFWC Coterie Club visited the EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc. plant at Malta Bend, MO in May (Click on thumbnails to view photos.) |
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| Jo Eichelberger of the GFWC Coterie Club is shown making “Little Dresses for Africa.” The idea came about from a TV program called “Nancy’s Notions.” She has already sent several boxes of dresses. |
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| GFWC Coterie Club of Marshall at their “Summer Gathering.” |
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| GFWC Coterie Club serving a meal for a group called “New Directions” sponsored by Missouri Valley Community Action. |
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GFWC Woman's Club of Ste. Genevieve Awards $4,150 in Scholarships
Each Spring the Woman's Club awards several scholarships, some for higher level education, and some for educational experiences and opportunities. The past year's winners were announced at the May 16th meeting, attended by eight of the students receiving awards (pictured), a few of their parents, representatives from the respective schools and many Woman's Club members. Sarah Menard, Principal Valle High congratulated the students, and thanked the Woman's Club for the significant opportunities provided. Chris Hoehne, Principal Ste. Genevieve High followed with similar comments, recognizing the hard work of the students in achieving this recognition. Russ Toombs, Ste. Genevieve High Guidance Counselor and Jackie Uding, Director of Guidance, Valle High were also in attendance.
GFWC Woman's Club of Ste. Genevieve Judy Gustafson said "We are so proud of being able to help so many gifted students in our community".
GFWC Crestwood Woman's Club (8th District) is pleased to announce the addition of a new member, Donna Carter, who joined on 5/16/11. Donna transferred to our club from the First District (Chillicothe), where she had been an esteemed member for 35 years. The attached picture shows Donna on the left with her sponsor, Sylvia Bowling, on the right.
Members of GFWC Tuesday Study Club in Braymer who enjoy sewing gathered to work on two deserving projects.
Peggy Kehne, left, is surging around armbands to be sent to Project SMILE. The armbands are wrapped around the children’s elbows so they aren’t able to touch their mouths following reconstructive surgery. Karla Kincaid, right, is sewing sun dresses to be sent to Haiti. A group traveling to Haiti is taking the “pillowcase” dresses already made and some in unassembled dress kits to show the Haitians how to sew their own.
Pat Goll, a new club member, is holding one of the sun dresses she made for Haiti.
Pat organized the sewing day.
GFWC Chillicothe Culture Club celebrated Missouri Girls Town month with a display at the Livingston County Memorial Library in Chillicothe, Mo. We featured Lorna Kemper, founder of Girls Town, maps of the campus, MGT projects, "adopt a girl", Christmas stockings, Feinstein challenge and birthday cards. The members of GFWC Chillicothe Culture Club continue to support and help make a difference at Missouri Girls Town.
The GFWC Nu-Era Study Club sponsored a Health Forum at the Palmer Center in Independence on March 4th. After enjoying healthy refreshments provided by club members, 49 people from the community learned about preventing osteoporosis from Susan Mills-Gray, Extension Nutritionist.
Kim Pratt focused on Home for Life Solutions--technology available to keep people in their homes so they don't have to go to assisted living facilities. Twenty-nine lucky winners went home with health-related door prizes donated by club members. Photo by Gail Jones.
GFWC Art & Literature Club of Parkville Sets New Club Record!
Members of the GFWC Art & Literature Club of Parkville donated 472 pairs of socks to the Park Hill Student Clothing Center. This has been a Club project since 2007 when 156 pairs were donated. Pictured are Community Improvement Contest Chairman Karole Jacobsen, Barbara Weians, Club President Jan Maughmer, Jeanette Hoy, and Clothing Center Coordinator Debbie Jensen.
The GFWC Lathrop Study Club donated non-perishable items and wrote letter to be set in Care Packages for Marines fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pictures with a few of the items collected, are from left to right, Laura Fly, Board Member of the Marine Parents.com, Inc.; Kristen Jackson, whose husband was killed in Afghanistan; and Jeannine Hubbell, GFWC Lathrop Study Club member. The Marine Parent.com,Inc. will be featured on the television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which will air sometime in March or April. Lathrop Middle School students in the class of Study Club member, Michelle O'Connor, will have their letters placed in the Care Packages to be aired the evening of the television show.
Each year the GFWC Lathrop Study Club honors a mother within their community as their Mother of the Year. On the left, club president, Lisa Burns, presents a certificate of appreciation to their Mother of the Year, Kristen Jackson, whose husband whose killed in Afghanistan.
GFWC Braymer Tuesday Study Club hosted the Braymer Golden Age Nursing Home January birthday party on Jan. 18th for two residents: Shirley and Hugh. All of the residents and members enjoyed twinkies, ice cream and punch, and were entertained with piano music by Marilyn Anderson. The birthday honorees received cards and balloons. Club members also donated bingo prizes to the nursing home. This is a club activity that is held every January and enjoyed by all the members!
The GFWC Club os Ste. Genevieve recently celebrated 62 years of existence. This photo shows members being honored for years of service.
Ste. Genevieve Woman's Club Celebrates 62 Years with Membership Service Awards. Front Row L to R: Janet Abts 60 yrs., Kathy Hartig 10 yrs., Gayle Langan 5 yrs., Jo Moore, 5 yrs., Kathy Waltz 15 yrs. Top Row: Margery Vosburgh 10 yrs., Margie Kern 15 yrs., Eloise Tlapek 60 yrs., Martha Lou Fallert 20 yrs., Annabelle Myers 25 yrs., Mary Ann Otto 25 years, Carol Fallert 20 yrs. Not in photo: Virginia Caputo and Dolores Garner 62 years
Members of the Braymer C-4 fourth grade class made pinecone bird feeders to be distributed to those receiving meals-on-wheels in the Braymer community. The GFWC Tuesday Study Club meets with the fourth graders once a month to present a program. This month, students were asked to put into practice the school “Character Plus” word for January which was “compassion” and defined as “caring for others with kindness.” The students along with their teacher, Judy Carpenter and classroom aide, Addie Floyd, pose with their box of bird feeders they were pleased to make for others to enjoy.
The GFWC Lathrop Study Club celebrating during their Christmas Dinner meeting.
Bell Ringer Laura McCool member of the GFWC Progress Club of El Dorado Springs, donating her community hours to ringing the bell during the month of December. Other members who rang the bell were Susan Orjames and Rosemary Lusk.
Domestic violence awareness and prevention was the theme of October's GWFC Woman’s Club of St. Genevieve meeting. Read the article that appeared in the St. Genevieve Herald on October 27. View Article (pdf)
Read another article about GFWC Woman's Club of Ste. Genevieve's production of the cookbook "Recipes of Old Ste. Genevieve." View Article (pdf)
Crestwood GFWC Woman's Club welcomes new members.
GFWC Crestwood Woman's Club (8th District) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members. Martha Jones and Kathy Saur joined on 11/15/10.
GFWC MINA SAUK CLUB HOSTS HOLIDAYS AUCTION
The GFWC Mina Sauk Club in Ironton, Missouri, hosted its annual HOLIDAYS AUCTION at their November meeting. Items up for bid ranged from home decorations to holiday trimmings to gifts items to collectables. Club members donated the auction items and generously bid on their favorites.
The Club also invited several guests (aka, potential new members) to participate in the fun evening. Santa’s Irish elf was the auctioneer and served up a healthy amount of blarney to encourage the bidding.
Part of the procedes from the auction were earmarked for the club’s Christmas donation to Missouri Girls Town. Members in the photo are President Jan Young, Bert LaPlante, Edna Eoff and Alice Goehman.
Santa’s Irish Elf (a.k.a Pat Mertens)
THAYER CRESCITE CLUB DONATES DEFIBRILLATOR
AREA BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS DONATE 2ND DEFIBRILLATOR
Crescite Club President Billie Mooney and member Mary Lea Shehorn presenting defibrillators to Elementary Principal Gaylon Justus, and High School Principal Kevin Hedden with Superintendent Rod Priest. Pictured are: Donna Franz, Beverly Forschler, Mary Lea Shehorn, Glenda Orahood, Ruth Stevens, Gaylon Justus, Rod Priest, Kevin Hedden, Katherine Cicigoi, Anna Bohrisch, Billie Mooney, Betty Morris, Marcia Priest and Marge Shipp.
GFWC Tuesday Club of Columbia
Supports Missouri Girls Town
GFWC Tuesday Club volunteers Janet May and Recil Skinner discuss the career fields of Business and Education with Missouri Girls Town Residents at a March 6 Career Fair on MGT campus.
On March 6, 2010 a Career Day at Missouri Girls Town, co-sponsored by the GFWC Callaway Juniorette Club and our GFWC Tuesday Club, was a smashing success. Booths were set up for the thirty-three girls in attendance with information on various careers in Health Care, Education, Social Services and Business. Military recruiters were also present to share what career possibilities could be found in the military. Comedy skits were put on to give the girls "hints" about interviewing, corresponding, dress codes, and appropriate behaviors. Door prizes and goodie bags were also a part of the fun informative day. Career Day was so well received by students, staff and volunteers -- it might well become an annual event.
There have been other wonderful events sponsored by the GFWC Tuesday Club in Columbia for the benefit of Missouri Girls Town. The first event was a Game Day which took place in the Walters Boone County Historical Museum on Friday, October 23, 2009. Club members invited friends and members of the community to come play games of their choice such as Bridge, Scrabble, Dominoes, cards, or board games. Players were asked for a donation of $5 per person. The club furnished refreshments and door prizes. Over 40 people attended with a profit of $325.00 to give to Girls Town.
In the Fall, Tuesday Club contracted with a company, Al's Nuts, to sell their large variety of candies and nuts. The profit from this venture was $583.00 for Girls Town.
A Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale was held at the Boone County Historical Society the last of November. The GFWC Tuesday Club sponsored a booth with donated Christmas items for sale. This fun project raised over $300 for Missouri Girls Town. Staying in the Christmas spirit, at our December meeting our club collected and donated stocking stuffers which we sent to Missouri Girls Town to help with their Christmas celebration.
GFWC Tuesday Club partnered with the Columbia Career Center to raise Geraniums for our Club to sell. This is a wonderful win win situation for both organizations. Our club sold over 700 geraniums and will be able to donate over $1000.00 to Missouri Girls Town.
Additional event photos and information are now archived in an Event Photo Album