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Hazel Prescott & Bea Brown
GFWC Sorosis Club of Springfield
assembling comfort kits for The Victim Center in Springfield
December 7, 2009
The GFWC Chillicothe Culture Club program for October was “Lets Play Ball” written by Mary Underwood with emphasis on membership. What a fun time! Club members participated in playing the outfield and the batter’s on the bench. Suited up with Culture Club baseball caps, gloves and bat were President, Norma Shearer, Catcher - Marilyn McIntyre, Pitcher – Zelma Cleaveland, Scorekeeper & Vendor – Mary Underwood, Coach. The Coach is the moderator.
LET’S HEAR SOME NOISE FROM THE OUTFIELD! The Coach calls “Batter Up”.
“Fast Ball” McIntyre puts a curve ball over the plate and “Squatter”
Shearer throws to the first base, “Stay Alert”, ask, inform and promote
GFWC.
“Batter Up”, the pitch, the throw to 2nd base, “No Outs”, enthusiasm,
interest and enjoyable.
“Batter Up”, the pitch, the throw to 3rd base, “Slide In”, positive,
kind and friendship.
“Batter Up”, the pitch, the throw to home plate, “Safe at Home”.
Communicate, encourage and mentor.
Keep your eye on the ball. Now team members you are up to bat! LET’S HIT
A HOME RUN AND BRING THOSE NEW MEMBERS HOME.
Twenty-two members all joined in and sang “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”
while Scorekeeper Cleaveland changed her baseball cap to a vendor’s hat.
She then passed out packets of peanuts and crackerjacks to each member
with a GFWC information card attached to be given to a prospective
member.
Pitcher McIntyre needn’t look so surprised when batter Ruth Bensen hit the ball. After all, Ruth has been batting for GFWC for 63 years.
GFWC Tuesday Study Club of Braymer joined the Pleasant Hill-Lyon Club for the end-of-year Club Trip. First stop was Stroud’s North Restaurant for their famous pan-fried chicken dinner served family style. Then it was on to the Living History Museum at Hodge Park in Liberty. We finished the afternoon with a movie of our choice at the Liberty Theater. It was a great day --- warm, sunny and shared with good friends.
On April 23, 2009, GFWC Tuesday Study Club of Braymer held “Dining in Style,” a three coarse meal and style show as a fundraiser for community activities. Club members decorated the tables and prepared the food while members of the local FCCLA and their sponsor, Rachael Hunt, volunteered their services has “waitresses” for the evening.
The capacity crowd was entertained with music from local high school senior and extraordinary pianist, Andrew Stephens.
Shirley Falke-Streeter from Shirley’s Shoes and Boots of Carrollton provided models and spring fashions from her shop. Several door prizes of bracelets and wallets were provided by Shirley’s.
Auction time: Anita Milligan looks for bidders during the GFWC Bethany 20th Century Club’s auction to benefit Missouri Girls Town. The auction was held on March 10th following a luncheon in the home of Carol Mulnix.
Members of Braymer’s GFWC Tuesday Study Club return grocery sacks decorated by fourth grade students for National Library Week, April 12-18. The students decide upon their favorite book and then drew an appropriate book cover. One grocery customer, in background, is having his groceries sacked in the newly decorated sacks as the picture was taken.
Pictured is Shirley G. Napoli a member of the GFWC Art & Literature Club of Parkville, Missouri. She was honored at her retirement from the Board of the Platte County Health Department with a Children's Library in her honor. She is pictured here with books donated by her club. At the February meeting 213 books were donated.
The GFWC West County Women's' Club delivers flowers over Valentines Day in cooperation with the local Schnucks Market. This is a fundraiser that we do for our club's general fund to support local projects throughout the year. Generally we deliver 45-50 arrangements over two days netting $450 - $500 for the club. It is a fun activity and easy to coordinate - and everyone is glad to see you!
GFWC Tuesday Study Club in Braymer organizes Student Honor Night - an award ceremony for those who have excelled academically and in individual talents. Shown here is an outstanding musical group performing.
GFWC Tuesday Study Club hosted the January birthday party at the Braymer Golden Age Nursing Home. President Wilma Rennison is giving a birthday card and presenting a balloon to one resident celebrating a birthday. Club members in the background are preparing refreshments for all residents to enjoy. All of us join in and sing Happy Birthday and other familiar songs with the accompaniment of member, Nancy McPheeters, on the piano. The party lifts the spirits of the residents and the club members alike.
Pat Zachary, GFWC of Missouri President was Grand Marshall of the Alton, MO Christmas Parade.
Where can we hang one more ornament?” Members of Braymer’s GFWC Tuesday Study Club set up a booth at the local Christmas Holiday Bazaar. Items made and sold by the members included Christmas stockings, ornaments, table runners and flower arrangements, as well as, crocheted hot-pads and kitchen towel hangers, baby quilts, aprons, corn heat pads, jellies, candies, baked goods and more. All proceeds went to Missouri Girls Town.
On Friday, September 19, 2008 6 members of the GFWC Rolla Saturday Club
and the GFWC St. James Civic Club jointly presented 60 audio Books on
Tape to the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at St. James. The
residents, all military veterans, showed their pleasure with the gift by
asking if they could listen now! Before the group left the facility half
the tapes had been checked out for use.
The front row of the picture - all residents of the Missouri Veterans
Home in St. James.
Second row, left to rigth:
Muriel Hodge; a resident of the Missouri Veterans Home; Virgina Lomax,
GFWC Rolla Saturday Club; Nancy Duncan, President, GFWC St. James Civic
Club; Beda Dillon, St. James standing behind her husband Emmett, a
resident; and Carrie Taylor, GFWC St. James Civic Club.
Members of the GFWC Nu-Era Study Club of Independence made lots of firemen happy on November 5th. Members packed boxes of homemade muffins and cookies and delivered them after their meeting to five fire stations, Independence Youth Court which provided the program, and Trails West Library where their meeting was held. Each box was complete with a a note from the club thanking these agencies for their contributions to the Independence community.
Members
of the GFWC Nu-Era Study Club of Independence made lots of firemen
happy on November 5th. Members packed boxes of homemade muffins and
cookies and delivered them after their meeting to five fire
stations, Independence Youth Court which provided the program, and
Trails West Library where their meeting was held. Each box was
complete with a a note from the club thanking these agencies for
their contributions to the Independence community.
GFWC
Tuesday Study Club members Millie Bruders, in back, and Nova Holt help
students find the perfect book at the Braymer C-4 Elementary Book Fair.
It’s a toss-up as to who enjoys the annual event the most, the club
members or the students. This is GFWC Tuesday Study Club’s fifth year to
volunteer at the event.
GFWC Nu-Era Installs new officers. Read about it in The Examiner.
General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Tuesday Study Club
ADOPT-A-TEACHER
Lois Cox and Rosie Prothero presented the first Adopt-A-Teacher program of the school year on Tuesday, Oct. 28th, at Braymer C-4 School. Every year the fourth graders are presented a monthly program by members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Tuesday Study Club. October’s program told the students one interesting/unusual fact about each of our nation’s presidents. The students learned who the first president was that had a beard, which president began the “Easter egg roll” tradition, which president had sheep grazing on the White House Lawn, which president was so large he needed a special bathtub, and many other little known facts.
GFWC Women’s Club of Ste. Genevieve
I’m so excited about a fund-raiser we are doing for Girls Town! One
of our members (a relatively new one too) recently organized a Poker Run
to benefit MGT. I’m sending along a copy of her flyer and the letter she
requested from Kathy Becker. We’ve already collected quite a few prizes
for the Poker Run and some donations. And we are on a roll! I hope we
can build this into a really sizeable gift for MGT.
Gayle Langan is heading up this project. She recently organized an
American Legion Riders Motorcycle Association Club in conjunction with
our American Legion Post 150. The really exciting part is she got the
American Legion Post to agree to match whatever we collect for MGT.
Here’s an opportunity for you to MAXIMIZE YOUR GIFT TO MGT! The GFWC
Women’s Club of Ste. Genevieve and the American Legion Riders Motorcycle
Association are holding a Poker Run on September 27, 2008 to raise funds
for MGT and YOU can participate. Everything we collect will be matched
by our local American Legion. Many of you are considering a gift from
your club to help the Sewer Project effort. Your gift can be doubled!
Simply send your check made out to Missouri Girls Town Foundation to:
Gayle Langan
President Elect, GFWC Women’s Club of Ste. Genevieve
13478 Lakewood
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Additional event photos and information are now archived in an Event Photo Album