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The Woman’s Club of Pewaukee
February 2021
Dear Woman’s Club Sisters,
Last year I wrote – “I had a feeling after seeing the January quotes (it was hard to find a positive
one) that February would also be tough... Déjà vu. … I looked for a quote that referred to both February
& Valentines Day.” I love this quote so I just had to repeat in again this year.
“Without Valentine’s Day, February would be … well, January.” Jim Gaffigan “
I just completed the GFWC-WI 2020 Report. We accomplished so much in 2020 – even in the
face of the COVID pandemic. Its impact was present throughout. I want everyone to know how proud
I was of all of you as I worked on the report. We truly accomplished a great deal in spite of COVID.
Here are some of the high points:
• January Glass Cutting Event
Martin Luther King Jr
Day of Service – Women in the Military Cloth Gift Bags
• February Helen Farnsworth Mears
Annual Blood Drive – Feb
Special Drive – “Pewaukee School Snack Program”
• April/May Accomplished electing officers and the distribution of funds - via emails & lots of support
• July Many members attended the Rolling Hills District Meeting
• August “Girl’s Afternoon at the Lake”
• September MEETINGS RESTARTED!
• October GFWC-WI Workshop
Positively Pewaukee’s Annual Halloween Fun Fest
“Birthday Bash in a Bag” – birth of new membership meeting project
PLUS
▪ Members volunteered personal time for COVID-related needs (masks, reaching out to confined members, etc.)
▪ Members volunteered personal time for elections - COVID-fueled fear creating a need for election
To our Program, Project, and Committee Chairs & Co-Chairs, our Hostesses, the Raffle Team, Pat
Gallagher for always assisting at the sign-in table, and of course to my incredible Board of Directors --
THANK YOU ALL! To all our members – thank you for your support and continue membership.
For now – the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest and the February WCP Annual Red Cross
Blood Drive have been canceled.
Going forward – Our major fundraiser ‘ “Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend” is on track. We have
genuinely turned a corner together.
Final business - Please make sure you cast your vote in the LOGO Contest. “Polls close on
February 4th! Also, the GFWC-WI 2020 Report will be at the meeting – take a look!
Take care, stay safe, be happy,
Kathy
MEMBER NEWS
February Birthdays
Ruth Harken Mary Hertel Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl
The Woman’s Club of Pewaukee Needs NEW LEADERS!
This May, we will be voting for a Vice-President.
The Vice-President automatically becomes President in two years. That can be scary – I know!
But the President is never alone. You’ll have an incredibly dedicated and working Board, including a
past president. Current Board members are at an age where it is time to pass on our roles to the next
generation.
The Vice-President does not have to have prior Board experience.
If you have any questions or want to talk, please call me or any member of the Board. Our
names and contact information are in the Membership Directory.
To continue as a Club, we must have top leadership in place!
NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DELAFIELD BREWHAUS
3832 Hillside Dr., Delafield
THURSDAY, February 4 th , 2021
The cost for the luncheon is $18
Please note: The $18 cost covers the meal, beverage & tip, PLUS a dedicated bartender,
the exclusive use of the banquet room, and free access to all audio and video equipment.
REMEMBER – if you are not going to attend, you must call or email Jaynee Andree (262-305-6270
or jandree@wi.rr.com) before noon on Monday, February 1st to avoid being charged the $18 cost.
Room opens at 11:15 - Meeting begins promptly at 11:45 – Lunch at 12:15
CANCELED EVENTS
Let’s call it an almost “pop-up” AFTERNOON!
HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARS RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
ART CONTEST RECEPTION Thursday, February 25, 2021
Christ Lutheran Church
N240W3103 Pewaukee Rd.
Last Month’s Baby Shower”
As part of our GFWC-WI Civic Engagement and Outreach Program, and in the midst of the
COVID crisis, we sponsored a donation drive for babies and toddlers up to 2 years old. It was a huge
success!
The baby shower drive was suggested by member Christine Nevinski. She was so moved by
the outpouring of support that she contacted Fox 6 News – Community Connection. On January 28th,
Christine, Ginny Lockman, Carole Brinkman, and I delivered the donations to Care Net Pregnancy
Center. A representative from Milwaukee Birthright, Inc, met us there to pick up their items.
Donations for Hope Center in Waukesha were dropped off later in the afternoon.
AND – Fox6 joined us at Care Net. I missed it but we were on the 5:00 Fox News
program that afternoon. Maybe you saw us?
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED TO THIS GREAT EVENT!
Mark your calendar for Friday-Saturday, February 19-20, 2021
GFWC-WI Winter Workshop
Board of Directors, working committees, and club women
All are welcome!
Where: Sheraton Brookfield Hotel, 375 South Moorland Rd, Brookfield
See the “Call to the Winter Workshop”
Membership Meeting RAFFLES need your donations.
If you have something to add to our raffle collection, bring it to the February Meeting.
Kathy Novack will be gathering them for Fran & Mary Jo, our Co-Chairs.
Thank you in advance!
The Woman’s Club of Pewaukee Logo Contest
is almost over!
The VOTING DEADLINE is Thursday, February 4th.
VOTE TODAY!
or at our February Membership Meeting.
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