Northbrook Woman’s Club Mary Beth Smith, President January 2016 Sandy Veith, Editor HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed some special times with your friends and family. My December was enhanced by several NWC events. We started the month with an amazing luncheon and holiday boutique. Many thanks go out to Nancy Carey and Linda Barrett for organizing the luncheon plans with the club, Susan Schueler for coordinating everything with GBN Express (who did an amazing job!), and to Linda Redstone and her team for an outstanding Holiday Boutique. Also thanks to Missy Reedy and our generous members, we collected a record $1,855 in gift cards and donations for the YWCA Evanston/North Shore. What a great start to the holiday season! Diane Murphy and her committee continued the season of giving by donating time to "Dec the Doors" at The Grove of Northbrook. The residents really appreciated our efforts to bring some cheer to the halls of their facility. We enjoyed a fun evening of "Mixology" and cocktail making at Katie Lane’s home on December 9th. We all developed a bit stronger triceps shaking those cocktails! And who knew that smoked salt could taste so good in a cocktail! The last NWC highlight for the month came the next day when I went to the post office to check the P.O. Box for mail. NWCF received corporate donations totaling $1,000 – one check for $500 from a corporate matching donation initiated by one of our members, and a $500 award for volunteer service hours from one of our members for the other. I'd like to thank our members for pursuing these opportunities with their employers. I'd also like to encourage other members to pursue these efforts as well. Corporations are willing to support our efforts in the community, sometimes we just need to ask! We have many fun activities to look forward to in the month of January. Our Members Only Brunch will be held at Kathy Patelski's home on January 21. This is always a wonderful opportunity to socialize and get to know your fellow members. May I suggest (as a follow up to the survey) that you introduce yourself to a member that you do not know? You never know the connections you can make! On January 26th we can try a free exercise class at 9 Round Fitness. This may be just what we need to work off a few of the pounds that we put on over the holidays! And then we can learn how to put a few pounds back on at the luncheon and cooking demonstration at Saranello's on January 30th. Always something fun to do with NWC! Looking forward to another great year! Sincerely, Mary Beth Smith UPCOMING EVENTS January 21 Members Only Brunch January 26 9 Round Workout January 30 Saranello’s Cooking Class and Lunch with Chef Bonner February 4 General Meeting - “Remembering Marshall Field’s” February 23 Van Gogh Exhibit at the Art Institute Submissions due January 15 th for the February newsletter ! Send to Sandy Veith at [email protected]
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Northbrook Woman’s Club Mary Beth Smith, President January 2016 Sandy Veith, Editor
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed some special times with your friends and family. My December was enhanced by several NWC events. We started the month with an amazing luncheon and holiday boutique. Many thanks go out to Nancy Carey and Linda Barrett for organizing the luncheon plans with the club, Susan Schueler for coordinating everything with GBN Express (who did an amazing job!), and to Linda Redstone and her team for an outstanding Holiday Boutique. Also thanks to Missy Reedy and our generous members, we collected a record $1,855 in gift cards and donations for the YWCA Evanston/North Shore. What a great start to the holiday season!
Diane Murphy and her committee continued the season of giving by donating time to "Dec the Doors" at The Grove of Northbrook. The residents really appreciated our efforts to bring some cheer to the halls of their facility. We enjoyed a fun evening of "Mixology" and cocktail making at Katie Lane’s home on December 9th. We all developed a bit stronger triceps shaking those cocktails! And who knew that smoked salt could taste so good in a cocktail! The last NWC highlight for the month came the next day when I went to the post office to check the P.O. Box for mail. NWCF received corporate donations totaling $1,000 – one check for $500 from a corporate matching donation initiated by one of our members, and a $500 award for volunteer service hours from one of our members for the other. I'd like to thank our members for pursuing these opportunities with their employers. I'd also like to encourage other members to pursue these efforts as well. Corporations are willing to support our efforts in the community, sometimes we just need to ask! We have many fun activities to look forward to in the month of January. Our Members Only Brunch will be held at Kathy Patelski's home on January 21. This is always a wonderful opportunity to socialize and get to know your fellow members. May I suggest (as a follow up to the survey) that you introduce yourself to a member that you do not know? You never know the connections you can make! On January 26th we can try a free exercise class at 9 Round Fitness. This may be just what we need to work off a few of the pounds that we put on over the holidays! And then we can learn how to put a few pounds back on at the luncheon and cooking demonstration at Saranello's on January 30th. Always something fun to do with NWC! Looking forward to another great year! Sincerely, Mary Beth Smith
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 21 Members Only Brunch January 26 9 Round Workout January 30 Saranello’s Cooking Class and Lunch with Chef Bonner February 4 General Meeting - “Remembering Marshall Field’s” February 23 Van Gogh Exhibit at the Art Institute
Submissions due January 15th for the February newsletter ! Send to Sandy Veith at [email protected]
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" " " MEMBERSHIP NEWS " " " Our Membership Committee hopes everyone had a wonderful holiday season! We are busy planning the Members Only Brunch scheduled for Thursday, January 21st at Kathy Patelski's home from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. SAVE THE DATE - Mark your calendars now! A big thank you goes out to Alison Ayres, Elisa Glass, Marisa Boffa, & Ann Nugent for working the table at our December Holiday Luncheon. We had 190 attendees: 57 Active, 34 Sustainers, 11 Honorary, 11 new and 77 Guests. Thank you to The Social committee, Ways and Means Projects, and The Program committee for planning the Boutique, Luncheon and Wonderful Entertainment! Joys:
• Lynnae Prokopow is engaged and we wish her and her fiance all the best!
• Memberships’ own Karla Irving and her husband Greg have been chosen to receive the 2015 Christifideles Award for demonstrating outstanding dedication to their ministry. The award will be presented by Archbishop Blase Cupich on January 10th. Congratulations to you both on this special honor.
Concerns: • Anni Goldberg had hip replacement surgery and is recovering at home. Helping Hands is
providing some meals while she’s unable to get around. We are sending healing thoughts your way, Anni!
• Lucille Griffin’s husband was in a motorcycle accident. We hope the recovery process goes smoothly.
• Condolences to Mary Szostak and her family on the unexpected passing of her mother, Grace Milota (fondly known as Gigi). She was from Palatine, a mother of four, and grandmother of nine! As a tech savvy 80-year-old, she kept in touch via FB and Twitter with many friends! A celebration of her life was held on December 22nd at Maryville Academy Chapel in Des Plaines. We are thinking of you all and sending prayers.
• We are also thinking of Julie Leonard and her family as her father, Charlie Hunter, passed away on December 6th. Julie grew up in Northbrook and the family lived on Walters.
If you know anyone who should be added to our NWC Joys & Concerns, please let us know. Janice Larson & Karla Irving Membership Committee Co-Chairs
Members Only Brunch Thursday January 21st, 11am – 1pm
Kathy Patelski’s – 3060 Kay Jay Drive
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Revisions to NWC Club Bylaws – There is still time!
The Revisions Committee is looking for any changes that need to be made to the handbook. Please read through your areas of responsibility for any clarifications or changes in wording that need to be made to the By-Laws or the Standing Rules . We will be consolidating the revisions this month. If you find anything send in your suggestion to the Revision Committee. Please cite the page and paragraph. All suggestions are welcome and can be sent to me before January 11, 2016 at [email protected] Katie Lane Revisions Chair
9Round Fitness - Kickboxing 30 minute Exercise class
Tuesday, January 26th, 11:30am -12:30pm. Come out in the New Year and try a great workout at the 9Round fitness center. This is a 30-minute, fast, effective full
body workout. Every three minutes you go to a new station. All levels are welcome. This club is owned by Linda Mayer, a longtime Northbrook Woman's Club member. The event is FREE and is open to the first 15 women. The limit is due to the "station" format of the workout. Please wear comfortable exercise clothes, bring a water bottle and a towel (optional). Location: 1007 Waukegan Rd, Northbrook. Questions or to register contact Jennifer Nemerson - [email protected]
Save the date
The Northbrook Woman's Club Spring Luncheon, Fashion Show and Boutique will be held on Thursday March 3, 2016 at Sunset Ridge Country Club. Hope to see you there!
Northbrook Woman’s Club Foundation Now Accepting 2015-2016 Grant Applications
From the beginning, the Northbrook Woman’s Club Foundation has been devoted to charitable giving. Continuing the tradition, each year our club distributes grants to nonprofit organizations serving the needs of local residents. Nonprofit organizations that wish to be considered for a grant from our philanthropy funds are welcome to apply for funding. To secure additional information regarding the grant application process, please direct organizations to the NWC Foundation website at www.northbrookwomansclub.org or applications can be submitted by writing NWC Foundation Grants at P.O. Box 132, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-0132. Questions? Contact Mary Otis at [email protected].
Completed applications must be postmarked
by February 1, 2016
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From the Special Interests Committee:
Mark Your Calendar Now for Some Spring Fun!
What: An Outing to Chicago's Historic Pullman District When: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
We will meet at 8:45 a.m. in the parking lot of the shopping mall on Church Street in which Ace Hardware is located. (Please park close to Church Street in the lot and look for other Woman's Club members.) At the parking lot, we will form groups for carpooling to the Pullman Visitors Center at 11141 112th Street in
Chicago. At 10:00 a.m. we will begin a guided tour of the Visitors Center and the Pullman neighborhood.
At 12:00 noon, we will proceed to the Harborside Inn that is a 5-minute drive from the Pullman Visitors Center. There we will enjoy lunch and each other's company before we start for home. Please look for
more detailed information in the Woman's Club newsletter in the coming months.
IF YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT ATTEND THIS SPECIAL EVENT, PLEASE EMAIL KATHLEEN DREWNO (at [email protected] or 847-562-9080) BY JANUARY 31. THIS IS JUST TO GET A GENERAL IDEA OF HOW MANY WOMEN WE MIGHT HAVE IN OUR GROUP. PAYMENT (WHEN
WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE PER PERSON) WILL BE DUE ON MAY 6.
Van Gogh Exhibit at the Art Institute �˝
A day trip to the Art Institute of Chicago is being planned for February 23. We will visit the special exhibition, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms. This exhibition is the first dedicated to the artist’s three Bedroom paintings. We will have time to explore other parts of the museum as well. Lunch will be at Terzo Piano restaurant located on the third level of the Modern Wing. If you are interested in attending please call Nadine Minnig at 847.480.0386 no later than February 19th
Attention aspiring models! We need you! We are looking for models for the Women’s Club Fashion Show to be held on Thursday, March 3 at Sunset Ridge. The theme will be “Keeping it Real” with the goal of presenting clothes women like us wear everyday. We are currently soliciting clothing sources. Juniper has committed. Athleta and White House Black Market are possibilities. Please contact Jaime Knez ([email protected]) if you are interested. Step out of your comfort zone! It is a lot of fun.
Keep them Reading The Keep Them Reading Program hit a new high as 45 books were collected at the December Meeting. Thank you to those who contributed to making the program a success. We will again be collecting the paperbacks at the Members only Brunch on January 21st as well as the General Meeting on February 4th. Jan Alberts
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Holiday Luncheon
Thank you to the Social Committee members for their help with the Holiday Luncheon, especially Cynthia Nadig, Linda Barrett, Diana Wallenstein, Gisele Crowe, Jacquie Schermerhorn, Caroline Gau, and Patti Stachnik. A special thanks to Kathy Paleczny for sponsoring the event at Skokie Country Club. Nancy Carey Social Committee Chair
YWCA Women’s Shelter A special thank you to everyone who contributed gift cards and cash donations to the YWCA Women’s Shelter. Thanks to your generosity we raised a record amount of $1,855! This truly helped make the holidays a little brighter for the residents of the shelter.
Holiday Boutique
Our annual Holiday Boutique, organized by the Ways and Means - Projects Committee, was held at the beautifully decorated Skokie Country Club on December 3rd. We had 12 vendors -- six who have participated in our Boutique a number of times over the years and six who joined us for the first time this year. Their wares ranged from lovely handcrafted jewelry, to custom designed scarves, to personalized wreathes, to soothing fragrance products and more. Because of NWC members' and their guests' healthy spending, our vendors donated over $3,000.00 to the Northbrook Woman's Club Foundation! Thank you shoppers!! And, thank you Vendors!! I would also like to thank the following Ways and Means - Projects Committee members for helping to find new vendors for the Boutique and who acted as liaisons to the Vendors before and during the Boutique: Mary Knipp, Missy DeVries, Kathi Burrow and Victoria Naughton -- you ladies are awesome!! Linda Redstone, Committee Chair
Dec The Doors
On December 10, 2015, 11 members decorated 56 doors at the Grove Nursing Home (formerly Lake Cook Terrace Nursing Home) located at 263 Skokie Blvd. in Northbrook. The following members participated in the event: Allison Ayres, Leslie Berkowitz, Marisa Boffa, Carol Diaz, Mary Govert, Betty Housmann, Pam Jones, Keri Muldoon, Linda Redstone, Marion Rowe and Annie Tucker. Candy Armburg purchased and cut the silver background paper. Susan Carrington
sent out emails with all the instructions. Afterwards, we lunched at California Pizza Kitchen. A great big THANK YOU to all! Diane Murphy
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Lunch & Cooking Demo at Saranello’s with acclaimed Chef Mychael Bonner
Saturday, January 30th, 2016
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost is $60 per person
Includes a four-course meal plus wine, coffee, soft drinks and bread!
This fundraiser was such a hit last year, we had to bring it back! Saranello’s Restaurant located, at 601 North Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling, is hosting a Cooking Demonstration Luncheon where the entertaining and talented Chef Mychael Bonner will demonstrate and prepare a delicious four-course your meal that includes wine, coffee, soft drinks and bread!
Chef Mychael is thrilled to be hosting our group again, as he is a strong believer in giving back to the community. He is looking forward to sharing his passion for food with us to help us raise money for grants and scholarship! And what a fun host! Just recently (in October 2014) Mychael was featured on the popular Food Network show Beat Bobby Flay. To learn more about Mychael Bonner, go to http://tinyurl.com/lqkymrh.
We expect this event to sell out, so if you are interested, please get your reservations in ASAP. Seating is limited. This is a perfect event for inviting your friends, husbands and other family members to join us for a
delightful afternoon.
Thank You from the Programs Committee
RSVP Form $Saranello’s Fund Raiser Cost is $60 per person; make checks payable to Northbrook Woman’s Club Foundation.
Your Name ____________________________________ Phone ___________________________ Additional Guest Names ____________________________________________________________
