October 2014 — Vol. 21 Issue 5 Monthly Newsletter of the GFWC Woman’s Club of West Deptford • PO Box 381 • Thorofare, New Jersey 08086 • www.wdwomen.org NEXT MEETING Tuesday, October 14 West Deptford Public Lib. 7:00p.m.(Refreshments6:45) Refreshments Food:Isabella,JoanB,DeniseP,and EllieR. Coldbeverages:PegGandNancyB Happy October Birthday! 4—CathyN 8—Agnes 15—CarolH 29—DebbieH 31—NancyB COLLECTIONS ♥ Joan:BoxtopsforEducationand Campbell’sSouppoints ♥ Femininehygieneproducts& couponsforfeminineproductsfor GreaterWoodburyAreaCooperative Ministries ♥ Joan:2015calendarsforclientsof theGWACMfoodpantry ♥ NancyB:UsedlinensforGloucester CountyPetShelter ♥ Doris:Oldcellphonesforthose servinginthemilitary ♥ Isabella:CancelledstampsforIndia StampProgram Woman’s Club of West Depƞord Member of General Federa on of Woman’s Clubs (GFWC), New Jersey State Federa on of Woman’s Clubs (NJSFWC), Garden District of NJSFWC. President: Nancy Barna; Membership: Carol Frisby; Info: 856-384-0024 or [email protected] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NancyBarna Hello,Ladies! It’shardtobelievethatit’sOctoberalready,butthisisMYtimeofyear.Time tostartbakingpiesandcookiesand makingsoupsandallthose“comfort foods”thatwelovesomuch.Thelazy daysofsummerarebehindusandwe aregettingthosecoolfallbreezes. TheFallGardenDistrictConferencewas heldinCarney’sPointandJoan,Louise, Clara,DorisandIattendedasmembers andourvisitorfromtheSeptember meeting,CarolSchmid,attendedasa guest.Itwaschockfullofgoodideas fromotherclubPresidents.TheMullica HillWoman’sClubthankedusforthedonationsofwhitesocksforsoldiers. TheHaddon ieldFortnightlyWoman’s Clubcelebratedtheir120thAnniversary withcommentsfromtheirClubHistorian aswellasalocalnewsmanwhoshared whatlifewaslike120yearsagointhe Haddon ieldarea.Manyofusworehats andglovesandmostbroughttheirown teacupandsaucer.Wesharedstories abouttheteacups.Thatwasmy irsttea, andIwouldlovetohaveallofusgettogetherforatea.That’sabighint,ourSocialEntertainmentChairs. Forthoseofyouwhoknowmyson,Tyler,hehasbeenfullofquestionsassoon ashecouldspeak,sohereisone.“Mom, whydoyoucallthisseasonwearein, ‘Fall’?It’sAUTUMN!”Wellforthoseof youwhoarealsowonderingthatsame question–Autumniscalled“Fall”becauseofthesun’scontinuingfallingpositioninthesky.Asthedaysgetshorter, thesuncontinuesto‘fall’closertothe horizonuntiltheWinterSolsticeonDecember21st.Theword“Autumn”dates ENJOYING HIGH TEA with fellow Women’s Club members and the NJSFWC officers. My first Tea was so much fun and, I thank the host Club at the Haddon Fortnightly backtoancientRome,andisalsobased onthesun’spositionintheskyasitreferstotheAutumnalEquinox.Whether Isay,“HappyFall”or“HappyAutumn” reallydoesn’tmatter,justsoyou’re Happy!Andremember,“AREFREE!” Nancy Barna INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH DorothyAllen Give me your bras! That’sright.Ireallydidsay,“Giveme yourbras!”AftertalkingtoNancyBarna andCarolFrisby,Ithoughtourclubmight wanttotryanewinternationaloutreach activity. Forthepastfewyears,freethegirls.org hasbeencollectingusedbras.I’llletthem tellyouwhy. “WHENYOUDONATEABRA,YOUGIVE AFORMERSLAVEAJOB.ITISTHAT SIMPLE. “Weworkalongsideaftercareprovidersaroundtheworldthatrescue womenfromsextraf ickingandproviderehabilitationservices.Yourdonationhelpssurvivorsofhumantrafickingmakealivingsellingsecond handclothingwhiletheyrecoverand buildtheirnewlife.Weacceptboth newandgentlyusedbrasofallsizes andstyles,includingsportsbras, nursingbras,andcamisoles.” Surelyweallhavebrasthatwenolonger wearthatwecoulddonatetothiscause. Thewomenwhosellthemhaveanopportunitytomakealivingthatdoesnot involveprostitution.Thewomenwho buythemmaynothavetheresourcesto gotoashopandbuynew.Ifyouwould likemoreinformation,goto www.freethegirls.org. Ithoughtthiswouldbeaneasywayfor ustocontributetoInternationalOutreach.So,atthenextWoman’sClub meetinginOctober,givemeyourbras! (Disclaimer:Pleasetakethemoffat homeandbringinapaperbag.There willbenodisrobingduringthemeeting!) ♦ BINGOISFRIDAY,NOV.21.–Please solicitforBagAuctionprizesanddeliverthemtoCarolHeimlich. ♦ Tuesday,October14.Clubmeetingat theLibrary. ♦ Pleasee-mailyourservicehoursto JoanneKeegan. Help the Needy! Chris Taylor is collecting pasta and cerealforthefoodpantryatSt.Paul’s at the October meeting. Please bring somethingtohelpusfeedthehungry inourarea. Dorothy FAMILY PROMISE JeannetteWood Ourclubwillbecontinuingtosupport FamilyPromiseofGloucesterCountyand theDayCenterwhichhelpshomeless families.GarySalmon,thedirector,gave methreeitemswhichareneededatthis time. Gooditemsforearlyfallcollection include: ♦ DisinfectantWipes ♦ 30inchDuf leBags Ifyoudonotwanttodotheshopping,let medoitforyou.Iwillsendaroundthe “CoinBox”atthemeetingforyourdonationsoryoucanbringthoseneeded itemstoourmeeting. Thankyou. Wearemakingadifference! THANK YOU FOR HELPING! Special thanks to Joanne K, Carol F, Linda M, Joan B & Kim V-C for providing food items for our Family Promise cookout & cupcake decora ng, and to Kim for helping get dinner ready. Thanks to Dave H for barbecuing hamburgers & hotdogs, and to Betsy & Molly H for helping with the cupcake decora ng. Our guests had a blast! 2 FEDERATION NEWS JoanBaur NJSFWC Headquarters TheNewJerseyStateFederationof Women’sClubshasalongandrich historyofworkingtoimproveour communities,ourstate,ourcountry, andtheworld.Thefederation’sheadquartersbuildingislocatedonthe DouglassCollegecampusinNew Brunswick.The50thAnniversaryof theheadquartersbuildingwillbe celebratedin2015. From1894-1900thefederationwas virtually“homeless”withtheBoard ofDirectorsmeetinginthehomesof variousboardmembers.Importantfederationrecordsandequipmentwere carriedfrommeetingtomeeting.The Boardmetinarentedspaceforthenext nineyears.In1919aroomwasrentedin theYWCAbuildinginNewarkfor$200 peryear.Thisroombecamethefederation’shomeforthenextfortyyears. TheNJSFWCwas“evicted”fromthe YWCAbythebuilding’sowner,Rutgers University,in1959.Theexpandingfederationneededalargerandmorepermanentlocation.NJSFWC’snewpresident,Mrs.LeveniaTaylor,presentedthe primaryprojectofheradministration— tobuildafederationheadquarters— duringheracceptancespeechonMay 15,1964. TheHeadquartersCommitteebegan workto indalocation,anarchitect,contractors,andtoraisefundstobuilda permanenthomeforthefederation.One fundraisingprojectwastheTrading StampProgram.DoyouremembercollectingS&HGreenStamps,PlaidStamps, Merchants’GreenStampsandTripleSBlueTradingStamps?Forty-fourthousandclubwomencontributedonebook oftradingstampsortheequivalentof $2.00towardtheconstruction.The buildingwascompletedin1966. Thepropertyunderthebuildingisnot ownedbythefederation.Thelandis leasedfromRutgersUniversity throughalandleasewhichisrenewableeverytenyears.Theleasewillbe re-negotiatedduringtheadministration ofNJSFWCPresidentJillPassaretti.The ♦ SympathytoPattiPoeonthelossofher mother-in-law.Ourthoughtsandprayersarewithyouandyourfamily. ♦ BetsyHosierrecentlyrodeherbike80 milesintheMSCity-to-ShoreBike-AThon.Sheraised$1000forMSresearch. Waytogo,Betsy! assessedvalueofthepropertywillbe consideredwhentheleaseisrenewed. Fundswillbeneededfortheprobable increaseofthelandrent. PresidentPassarettihasaskedeach clubtodonatetowardthisimportant project.Inhonorofthe44,000clubwomenwhodonatedthetrading stampstotheinitialheadquartersfund allclubsareaskedtodonate$2.00per clubmemberbeforeJuly2015.Let’s considersupportingthisprojectby makingasuitabledonationtothe50th AnniversaryofHeadquartersBuilding. Upcoming Event HeadquartersHolidayOpenHouse Date:Thursday,November20,2014 Time:1:00P.M. AreyouinterestedinvisitingtheNJSFWC Headquarters?Wecancarpool.TheOpen Housewillincludetours,refreshments, andsinging. DESIGNER BAG BINGO NancyBarna Thankyou,ladies,foryourcontinuing effortsonsolicitingforbagauctionprizes. PleaseemailJoanneKwhenyouPICKUP THEPRIZEandshewillthenaddittoher list.However,ifyousolicitacompanyand leaveasolicitationletter,asacourtesy pleasesendanemailtoallmembersso thattheydonotgotothesamebusiness. CarolHeimlichiscollectingthoseprizes atherhome. Pleasecontinuetocollectnew,inexpensiveitemsfordoorprizesaswellassmall giftbagsandtissuepapertowrapthem. TheBingoLicenseandRaf leLicensesare beingprocessedwiththeTownshipand Stateandweshouldbereceivingthem backsoon. Keepupthegoodworkcollecting! 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS LouiseMarzin Center for Family Services 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk $13,819wasraisedtosupportSERV (ServicesEmpoweringRightsofVictims) programs.AnditwillenableCenterfor FamilyServicestoprovideservicesto hundredsoflocalsurvivorsofviolence andtheirfamilies. counselingsessionshelpedsurvivors copeandmoveontolivecon ident, empoweredlives. ♦ 1,391accompanimentstohospitals, courtsandpolicestationsweremade lastyear,providingnotonlyresources tovictims,butpeaceandcomfort. FALL MUM SALE SERVoffers: ♦ A24/7tollfreehotlinethatassists over8,000individualsannuallyby enablingthemtoconnecttolocal resources. LouiseMarzin TheWoman’sClubofWestDeptford’s annualmumfundraisernettedapro itof $111.90.Thankyoutoeveryonewho boughtmumsandotherfriendsandfamilymemberswhosupportedthisfundraiser.AspecialthankyoutoMichaelWilliam FloristandGreenhouseforprovidingthe lovelymumsforusonceagain. Staytunedforupcominginformationona poinsettiafundraiserinDecember. ♦ Lastyear4,480nightsofcarewere providedtowomenandtheirchildren atCenterforFamilyServicesCumberlandandGloucestersafehouses. ♦ Yearroundpubliceducationawarenesseventsandactivities. ♦ In2013,2,089one-on-oneandgroup SOCIAL/ENTERTAINMENT LindaMarple,DenisePitchford Uncork Your Art! OnTuesday,October21wewillhavea paintingeventatastudioinSwedesboro. Wewillbeledbyanartistandwilleach completeourownpaintingtotakehome thatevening.Youcancheckitoutat http://uncorkyourart.com. Theeventis6:30–9:00p.m.Westart paintingat7sharp!Allpaintsuppliesare includedinthe$30price. It’saBYOB,sowecanbringourownbeveragesandsnacks.Theywillsupplywine glassesifyouwanttobringwine. ThusfarwehaveDeniseP,Karen,Anne, Jeannette,CarolS,Peg,Joan&LindaM signedup. Wehavethe8-10minimumforaprivate party.Evenifyouhaven’talreadysigned up,wehopeyouwilljoinus! DeniseP.willbecollectingthe$30atthe meeting.Youcanwriteherapersonal checkorpaycash.Tomakeourreservation,wehavetopaya50%deposit,sowe needastrongcommitmentbyourOctobermeeting. Ifyouaren’tgoingtobeatthemeeting butwouldliketoattendthepainting night,pleaseemailDenisePrightaway. Thanks! OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING brought us input from our Girls’ Career Ins tute representa ve Kaylin Moulton, shown above, and our scholarship winners’ mothers. le . Thanks to Linda M, Joan and the rest of the Educa on Commi ee for choosing our GCI representa ves and scholarship winners. 4 OTHER NOTES DEAR SECRET PAL DearSecretPal, ThankyousomuchforthebottleofMoscatowineandthewineglasses.Ken&I willbeusingthiswineonouranniversary totoast44yearsofweddedbliss!!The chocolateswerealsoverygood.Thanks againforyourthoughtfulness,can’twait to indoutwhoyouare.—Huggs,Debbie DearSecretPal, Thankyouforthinkingofmewithsuch anadorabledishtowelandforthecandle thathasthemostcleanandfragrant scent.ILOVEit.Youhavebeensokind. —JudyFish DearSecretPal, Thankyouforthelovelygiftsallyear. Thismonth,thepeachandtheblueberry jamsareatastytreat.Thefallshelfsitter isondisplayandthescentedsachet ills mycomputerareawithawonderfulfragrance.Yourthoughtfulnessisareminder ofthefriendshipandcaringofthemembersofourwoman’sclub.Thanksagain. —AsAlways,Doris DearSecretPal, Thankyouforthewhiteceramicpumpkin!!Sochicandin!Looksgreatonmy coffeetableorkitchentable...Itkeeps moving.Loveit! —KarenB DearSecretPal, Thankyousomuchforthegiftcardfor the iverestaurants.Whatagreat gift....thegiftoffood!Thanksagainfor yourgenerosity!Ican’twaittouseit.The toughdecisionisgoingtobewhichrestauranttoselect.Thanksagain. —XoCarolF DearSecretPal, Thankyouformycuteapplebasket.It goeswellwithmykitchen. —Fondly,Agnes DearSecretPal: Wow,didImisinterprettheawesomegift yougavemeforour36thanniversary!I tookthebeautifulpurse-shapedboxfrom thegiftbagandthought,“Wow,thatperfumesureisheavy!” WhenIgothome,Inoticedaspoutand actuallyreadthebackofthebox.IthinkI wouldhavebeenpulledoverifItried splashingthatbehindmyears!Whata uniquepurseshapeforawinebox!My daughter-in-law,Olivia,wasfascinated withthepackaging,soIcheckedherbags beforesheleftwiththeboys. Veryyummywinetocelebrateourspecialday,butonlyafterwelefttheER! Johntoreopenhiscalfonthebleachersat thesoccer ieldsatWDHSwhilewatching Tyler’sgamethatafternoon.Hegot27 stitches—9shyoftheyearswehavebeen married,althoughRyanandMelissawere bothbornonthe27thofamonth,soin thatwayitwasaluckynumber. So,youcanseethatthewinewasawelcometreatforbothofusthatnight!True story—Icouldn’tmakethesethingsup! :-)Thanksagain. —Nancy DearWomen’sClubfriends, Sendingalittlenoteofheartfeltthanks toallofyouforyourconcern,thoughtfulness,andprayersduringmyrehab andrecoveryinthepastmonth.Your calls,cards,visits,and lowershave cheeredmealongandmotivatedmy healingandhelpedmetofeelstronger. Iamstillworkingwithphysicaltherapy, exercising,andsoonwillbeabletodrive mycar.OnesideeffectremainsasIpracticewalkingcorrectly. Iwillcontinuetodoctorandrehabduringthenextseveralmonths.Yourvisits andcallsarewelcomeasImissbeing outtomeetingsandmisshelpingwith theprojects. Thanksagain,LindaJones E-mail secret pal thank-you notes to [email protected] 5 GFWC WOMAN’S CLUB OF WEST DEPTFORD Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. West Depƞord Public Library The mee ng was called to Order by President, Nancy Barna at 7:06 p.m. The Collect for Club women was led by Kim V-C. Kaylin Moulton, one of our GCI delegates, read a le er from Ali Alt which detailed Ali’s experience at June’s Girls’ Career Ins tute on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University. Then Kaylin gave a brief summary of her experiences which she loved. In fact, she wants to go to College at Rutgers and stay in the same dorm! A er her summary, she answered ques ons. Then, the moms of our scholarship winners, Jodi Purvenas (T. J.) and Michelle Bird (Jaclyn) told us about their children and how they are adjus ng to college. Jaclyn is a ending Rutgers and is studying Pre-veterinary medicine. T. J. is a ending GCC and is majoring in Business. June minutes were approved as printed. Corresponding Secretary, Doris Eith, reported that Linda Jones is in rehab. Chris Taylor reported that the Raffle Account has a balance of $2966.79 as of September 9, 2014. Pa y Wyzykowski reported that the Primary account has a balance of $4468.59. The treasurers’ reports were approved and filed. Second Vice President, Carol Frisby, welcomed the visitors, Jodi Purvenas, Michelle Bird, and Carol Schmid. She then conducted a Trivia Contest. Carol asked for suggesons or ideas for the club. Carol pointed out a new Sugges ons box in the front of the room. Federa on Secretary, Joan Baur, announced that September Council would be held on September 18th. The cost would be $3.00. Anyone who wanted to go should contact Joan. A carpool would be arranged. They are collec ng bo le caps and white or black socks for soldiers. State Fall Conference is Monday, October 20th in Somerset, NJ. The cost is $40 and the Program will be Community Service Program chairmen; Special State Project NAMI NJ; The Keynote speaker: Dr. Gregory Olsen (Ci zen in Space). Reserva on Deadline is Oct. 10th. Joan also gave some Federa on History. President’s Report, Nancy Barna: Nancy thanked the en re club for backpacks and all the summer volunteer hours. The Lunch Box Program packed 8,345 lunchboxes. Nancy reported on the Board Mee ng and the Bingo Commi ee mee ng. The next mee ng will be near the end of September. She commented on the success of the online vo ng which approved the revision of the By-laws. Judy Fish will be moving to Central Jersey in January and we need a new Educa on Chair. Sandy Mastrangelo is the new chair. The September Garden District Mee ng will be Thursday, September 18th @ 10 AM at the Union Presbyterian Church in Carneys Point, NJ. Nancy also announced Community Service Projects: Cell Phones for Soldiers, Reading to Elementary Students, Food Bank which Chris Taylor is collec ng at her church. The Animal Shelter needs Volunteers to walk dogs. Contact the Gloucester County Animal Shelter: 856-882-2828 or www.co.gloucester.nj.us. Email: [email protected]. Nancy announced that the yard sale was a huge success. Thanks to Campbell Comfort Systems and Clara for use of the facili es. We are con nuing to collect for Family Promise. Carol Heimlich is collec ng Basket items for Bingo. Isabella is collec ng the door prizes. Louise Marzin told of a Domes c Violence walk on September 21st. SERV program receives the money raised. Educa on: Judy Fish announced that this month is Library Month. She suggested that anyone who didn’t have one should get a library card. The Friends of the Library need hardback fic on. Judy announced that we would be choosing people for the educa on commi ee next month. She also announced a program at the library, Peachy-Keen, with guest speaker on peaches. Judy Fish told of a feral cats program. Hospitality: Dorothy Allen: The following people are bring refreshments to the October mee ng: Food: Isabella, Joan, Denise P. and Ellie. Beverages: Peg G. and Nancy. Internal Fundraiser: Louise M. announced the mum sale order and pick up informa on. Good News: Cathy Nahas is going to be on the library advisory board. Congratula ons to Chris Taylor who has been selected as Woman of Achievement. There will be a dinner on October 23rd. Joan B. reported that the Adopt a Road signs are up on Riverwinds Drive and parts of Delaware Street. Joan Baur announced that she has Boscov’s discount cards to raise money for the Lunch Box Program. Cards are $5.00 and the discount shopping day is October 21st. Jeanne e announced that she has purchased laundry detergent and wipes for Family Promise. She showed a duffle bag needed by the families. It is $25 at K-Mart. Denise Pitchford announced a new idea for Social/Entertainment for October: a canvas oil pain ng night. We would need eight to ten members to hold the event. We would all paint the same pain ng. A sheet was passed around for sign-up and to pick the night. Clara Campbell announced that this Sunday, September 14th there would be a yard sale at her house. Dona ons going to CHOP. Drop any dona ons off this week. The raffle was won by Pa y W. Mee ng was adjourned at 8:25. Carol May announced the speakers for the year. Linda Marple, Recording Secretary 6
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