Page 1 November/December 2015 2015 - 2016 Woman’s Club Board President Theresa Gregorio 1st Vice President Donna Dorsey 2nd Vice President Julie Presti 3rd Vice President Anita Srivastava Secretary Jia Liu Treasurer Kerry Fitzgerald Club Day/Programs Jean Reda Corr. Secretary Anita Kerr Communications/PR Linda Purdy C0mmunity Service Elizabeth Jastrzebska Federation Secretary Gretta O’Brien Membership Andrea Rademacher Special Interest Group Leader Sheri Sussman Charity Selection Kristen Plumley Samantha Bajraktari Ways &Means Open BULLETIN CLUB DAY EVENT Join us for our Charity Luncheon on Friday, November 13th. You won’t want to miss this moving event. See Page 4 for details AUTHOR VISIT See Page 3 for details
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2015 - 2016
Woman’s Club Board
PresidentTheresa Gregorio
1st Vice President
Donna Dorsey
2nd Vice President
Julie Presti
3rd Vice PresidentAnita Srivastava
Secretary
Jia Liu
Treasurer
Kerry Fitzgerald
Club Day/ProgramsJean Reda
Corr. Secretary
Anita Kerr
Communications/PR
Linda Purdy
C0mmunity ServiceElizabeth Jastrzebska
Federation SecretaryGretta O’Brien
Membership
Andrea Rademacher
Special Interest Group Leader
Sheri Sussman
Charity SelectionKristen Plumley
Samantha Bajraktari
Ways &Means
Open
BULLETIN
CLUB DAY EVENT
Join us for our Charity Luncheon on
Friday, November 13th. You won’t want to miss this moving event.
See Page 4 for details
AUTHOR VISIT
See Page 3 for details
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President’s Letter Hello members,
Congratulations on our first Fall House Tour! We could not have coordinated a more beautiful day. We’re grateful to each of our homeowners (especially our own Andrea & Claus Rademacher, who have collaborated to create a most beautiful home... I think Andrea may have a new career as a decorator!), our partner charities (Social Service Association and SHARE), our member and signature sponsor, Janis Fuhrman, and all of our members who did their part to make this event run seamlessly! We made nearly $16,000.00 for our charities. We will welcome representatives and gift their charity grants at our November Club Day.
With your volunteerism to our House Tour you helped our club help women and children in need. Join us for our November 13th Club Day and hear how our efforts can help change the lives of those in need. This is one of the key reasons I joined the Woman’s Club; it gives me a means to help others while connecting with friends and my community. The charities we support are local, support women and children, are well run and under-supported. It is humbling to see the struggles these women and children have gone. Even a small grant can make a very positive difference in their lives.
I believe that we need to keep both our community service and the club’s longevity as our dual focus. Like all of our club’s leaders before me , I know we must help maintain the club so that it will continue as both a physical place and a productive/relevant part of our community…for our children’s children. To this end we are holding additional fundraisers that both help grow our membership interest and supplement our physical plant. For nearly everyone in this area, we know what it is to live in an old home. As you know, our clubhouse is nearly 100 years old, but looks like she is only in her forties… We just had her boiler replaced for nearly $40,000. We need electrical upgrades in our ballroom and stage lighting systems, which look like another $14,000… that is the most urgent of updates. She does need a few lifts as well; siding and gutter improvements are next.
Our upcoming Author Event, Mitch Albom’s introduction of his newest book, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, is a fundraiser for our clubhouse. $10 from each ticket will go toward running the event, and then to our paying off the boiler’s balance. Ruth Thorne and Gretta O’Brien are selling both White House Christmas Ornaments and the Lord &Taylor Shop Smart Do Good tickets to help pay the remainder of the boiler’s invoice. Thank you also to Jeanne Stegemann and Linda Purdy who have directly donated to the cause and to everyone who has supported all of these fundraisers with both their time and donations. I am very proud of the events we produce, let alone the impact we make on our community.
One of the club’s most memorable and touching events comes at the end of the year at our December Holiday Club Day Luncheon where we embrace the holiday season in celebration with our own member, friend and gifted soprano, Kristen Plumley. Her altruistic self shines as she blesses us with her voice and wit. Bring your favorite friends and celebrate a year’s hard work and the holiday season with us… thank you again, Kristen….
It will be fulfilling to report our successes to the NJSFWC, who then reports to the GFWC. As you may be aware, women’s club membership is down for many reasons. Keeping our membership involved in philanthropy, community service and social events is revered by our parent organizations. The annual reports we write in early January are welcomed by both parent organizations. In these reports we share our successes and demonstrate how we keep our organization alive with the skills you each bring to the table and the work you do. We are a positive example to other women’s clubs. Thank you for your time and your effort.
As always, I welcome your suggestions and help. Thank you all, Theresa
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SPECIAL EVENTS
AUTHOR VISIT Mitch Albom comes to the clubhouse
on Wednesday, November 11th
to discuss his new book “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto”
Get your tickets today! Reservations by mail: Please make
checks payable to: The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood attn. Mitch Albom
and mail to: The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood
215 W. Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Online reservations: www.ridgewoodwomansclub.com
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BOOKENDS & THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF RIDGEWOOD PRESENT
AN EVENING WITH MITCH ALBOM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2015
TALK Q & A BOOK SIGNING DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM - PROGRAM TO BEGIN AT 7PM
$35 PER TICKET Includes Appetizers & Hardcover Book
215 WEST RIDGEWOOD AVENUE RIDGEWOOD, NJ 201-444-5705
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! LIMITED SEATING! SELL OUT EXPECTED!
RESERVATIONS BY MAIL: PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE AND MAIL TO THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF RIDGEWOOD attn. Mitch Albom Event, 215 W. RIDGEWOOD AVE. N.J., 07450
ONLINE RESERVATIONS: WWW.RIDGEWOODWOMANSCLUB.COM ADDITIONAL BOOKS FOR SALE CASH BAR PARKING AT WEST SIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF RIDGEWOOD (501C3)
Our annual Garage Sale will take place Friday, Feb. 5th and Saturday, Feb. 6th from 9-3 and Sunday, Feb. 7th from 9-12. We will start taking donations in January and will have sign-ups for sorting, pricing and working the sale
then as well - look in the January bulletin and watch for email communications.
ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO MAINTENANCE OF THE CLUBHOUSE, SO LET’S ALL PITCH IN TO KEEP UP OUR “HOUSE”.
Kristen PlumleyGarage Sale Chair
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LADIES NIGHT OUTDECEMBER
’Tis the season for a Holiday Gift Exchange. Join us on December 16th for food, fun and festivities at
a local restaurant!
Cost & Location TBD
CLUB EVENTS & SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
CHARITY LUNCHEON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 2015
12:00 PM $20 Members/$25 Non-members Includes lunch
Please RSVP 201-444-5705
Friday, November 13th we will host our annual Charity Luncheon to present our charities with checks from the money raised from the House Tour. THIS IS THE NOVEMBER CLUB DATE, SO NOTE
THAT IT’S ON A FRIDAY AND NOT A WEDNESDAY. This is always a very special and moving event, so please come - it’s
what we’re all about!
NOVEMBER CLUB DAY
NOVEMBER Join us for a demonstration on how to make your own
easy Holiday Centerpiece on November 17th. Decorate
your own pumpkin centerpiece.
$16/person
If you would like to attend or for more information, please contact Donna Dorsey ([email protected])
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The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood Proudly presents our member and friend...
Kristen PlumleySoprano
performing holiday songs with…
Patty Lazzara, flute
Michael Caldwell,Piano
December 9th, 2015 Lunch served at 12:00, dessert at 12:30
$20 pp for lunch for members, $25 for non-members (please RSVP at 201-444-5705)
$10 pp at door for dessert and coffee only (no RSVP required)
215 West Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 201.444.5705
www.ridgewoodwomansclub.com
The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood Proudly presents our member and friend…
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THANK YOU Many thanks to those of you who worked a shift, gathered raffle items, sold
tickets, solicited restaurant partners, contacted members for shifts, etc. for the House Tour. It was a glorious day, I saw so many smiling faces, and heard
favorable comments about all the houses, how things were run, and how happy people were that the tour was back. The tour could not have happened without
your time and effort, so thank you. We raised $16,373 for our charities! If you have any ideas about how the tour could be run better next time, please
share them with me: [email protected]. Thank you again - your time and effort are most appreciated!
Kristen Plumley House Tour Chair
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FEDERATED REPORT GRETTA O’BRIEN
NJSFWC - Ramapo District Meetings/Events Thursday, November 19th NJSFWC Holiday Reception at Headquarters, Rutgers University Campus
Wednesday, December 9 GFWC Holiday Reception, Washington D.C.
The meetings here are open to all members. Contact me for more information regarding these activities. Gretta O’Brien
Other News:
New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs presents the following trips:
“Shades of Ireland” - April 12-21, 2016 Trip includes Dublin, Ring of Kerry, Limerick, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, etc.
“Classic Christmas Markets” - December 2-10, 2016 Trip includes Oberammergau, Innsbruck, Munich, Black Forest, Strasburg, Nuremburg, etc
For further information contact: Carol J. Sas, NJSFWC Executive Director: 732-249-5474
We congratulate Past State President Linda Babeuf for her perseverance and dedication, leading the Federation in its fight to save the Palisades. On June 23rd, LG Electronics USA agreed to cut the height of its proposed 143-foot office building in half. The iconic vistas of the Palisades will be preserved.
Please contact Federation Secretary for additional information if interested in the above events.
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Remember when your son or daughter came home from college that first Thanksgiving or first Christmas vacation? Remember the running chatter about the roommate, the sports, that one professor, the campus, even classes? Remember how thrilled you were to share all that excitement - watch your child blossom in front of you? Would you like to relive that experience, the wonder of that day? Come and listen to some of the "club's kids," those students who are recipients of scholarships from The Scholarship Trust Fund of the Ridgewood Woman’s Club. They come for coffee between Christmas and New Year's. They come bustling in, full of stories, full of themselves, greeting each other with smiles and hugs, check out the buffet table and regale us with their adventures and accomplishments. It's like watching your own kid come home. Join us on Dec. 29 at 10 in the morning in the Clubhouse living room and relive some memories of your own. (Commercial: then write us a check to help us keep helping them.) The Scholarship Trust Fund Committee: Gretta O'Brien, Jo Anne Massey, Jolene Murphy, Elena Conn, Betsy Sparrow Please accept our invitation. Thank you!
SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND BETSY MURPHY SPARROW
MEMBERSHIP ANDREA RADEMACHER
Membership would like to welcome the following ladies to The Woman's Club of Ridgewood:
Carol Bracco-Ghazey, Sandra Carlson, Galit Cohen, Lisa Darby, Deniera Goldenberg, Katrina Lasota, Helen Leonard, Patricia Leung, Karen Lewandowski,
Norma Romero and Joan Saunders.
Andrea Rademacher Membership Chair 2015
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CALENDAR
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ali Roukas - November 1 Helen Rocco - November 5 Mary Alice Coti - November 12 Diamanta Pedraza - November 15
Betsy Murphy - November 23 Linda Plastina - November 25 Monica Fennell - November 27 Linda Capello - November 30
