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Member

General Federation of Women’s Clubs - California Federation of Women’s Clubs - Marina District

Serving the Community Since 1921 – 501(c)(3) Tax ID: EIN 33-0249000

TWC Officers: President- Barbara Freeman, 1st VP/Dean-Janice Petrosino, 2nd VP-Sharon Saffer, 3rd VP-Roberta Smith, Recording

Secretary- Deanna Hanson, Corresponding Secretary- Susan Warner, Treasurer- Mary Linn Coleman, Auditor- Sharon Broadbent,

Ways and Means- Anita Dinicola, Program- Kathleen Davis, Press- Beth O’Gorman, Yearbook- Meghan Johnson, Newsletter- Lynn

Robinson, Reservations- Carol Quinn, Parliamentarian- Madonna Davenport, Historian- Linda Eisenbart Directors- Judy Burrow/Pam

Sheerin/Cindy Wall

MARCH 2019 NEWSLETTER

PRESIDENT

Barbara Freeman

Looking forward to an interesting program for

“Woman’s History” at our March meeting. Also,

don’t forget our Country Store. Annette always

does such a good job with this and remember she

said we could dress country. The many things going

on at club was evident today as Helping Hands was

in full force making Huggie Bears and Cuddle

Blankets. Also, in the corner was the Fashion Show

committee working on their event with Janice

chairing the meeting. In the afternoon was Game

Day. Another Wednesday full of things for club

members to do. If you are new to the club and want

to participate in some of these extra events please

come talk to me. I’m always ready to listen to your

ideas or put you in contact with chairman looking

for members help. See you at the Country Store.

Love, Barbara

FEBRUARY CALENDAR

Mar 5 11: AM - Set up for meeting

Mar 6 10:00 AM - Social Hour

Mar 6 11:00 AM - General Meeting

Arts Council of Torrance: First

Woman Doctors

TWC Country Store Fundraiser

Mar 20 10:00 AM – Helping Hands

Mar 20 1:00 PM – Game Day

Mar 27 10:00 AM - Board Meeting

Apr 27 Fashion Show

MARINA DISTRICT CALENDAR

March

15th District Meeting – Santa Monica Bay

Woman’s Club

Art and Photography Contest

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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Janice Petrosino

Dean of Chairman

February was a most informative month from

District to Club. I attended the February District

meeting and Craft Contest. What a great display of

crafts from Torrance Woman’s Club.

The next Marina District meeting will be March 15,

at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club. The

meeting time has been changed to 10 a.m. The

speaker will be Katherine George Chu, CFWC

Legislation and Public Policy Chairman. The Arts

and Photography Contest will also be held. All

entries are due by March 1, 2019. Please see Lou

Schumacher/ Arts and Cindy Heistand

/Photography Chairman with your entries.

The Bus trip to the San Antonio Winery and

Heritage Park was a great success and a big thank

you to all who attended.

Ivette Barcena, from CAST, Coalition to Abolish

Slavery and Huan Trafficking gave us a lot of good

information and told us about some well needed

items for the victims they help. I will pass on the

information to you as soon as I receive it.

Alycia McCord our Marina District First Vice

President spoke to us about the Honor Flight. Here

is some information about it. The Honor Flight is to

transport America's Veterans to Washington, DC to

visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service

and sacrifices of themselves and their friends.

Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization

created solely to honor America's veterans for all

their sacrifices.

The Veterans will be arriving home on April 28,

2019 at LAX International Airport. Alycia

McCord is asking for volunteers from the clubs in

our district to go to the Airport to welcome the

Veterans home that day. Alycia will be heading this

up for our district. When I receive more information

on this event, I will pass it on to you. I have marked

my calendar for this day. I want to be there to

welcome them home.

The Woman’s club of Redondo Beach will be

holding a Baby Shower on March 9th from noon

to 2:00 p.m.at their clubhouse co-hosted by the

Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey. Please bring an

unwrapped baby gift. These items will be going to

DCFS teens that expecting a baby. If you do not

shop or cannot attend, you can give your money or

gift to someone who will be attending the Baby

Shower. I will be going and would love to take your

gifts there.

Ladies mark your Calendars for April 13, this is

the day of the Marina District Convention where

each club receives their awards for a year of great

work. Deanna Hanson is the Chairman of this

important day. She has a wonderful day planned for

us. There will be vendors and entertainment. We

always have a large group attending so please plan

on joining us again this year. It will be held the

DoubleTree Hotel in Torrance. Our CFWC

President Dori Kelsey will be the speaker.

SECOND VP/MEMBERSHIP

Sharon Saffer

It is time to move forward

as we WELCOME Spring

this month.

WELCOME new members.

WELCOME your TWC membership renewal of

$40.00 per year. Our goal is to complete paid

membership before April 30th. You may pay at a

meeting or remit by mail: Attn: Sharon Saffer.

Please refer to page 33 in the Yearbook for the

address.

WELCOME delicious baked goods, preserves and

soups at the General Meeting Country Store

Fundraiser.

WELCOME your continued volunteer services and

membership promotion.

Sharon Saffer, Karen Delpozo and Cindy Heistand

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HELPING HANDS

Marilyn Keller Pat Green

Helping Hands will meet again on the 3rd

Wednesday, Mar.20th from 10 to 12. I hope to see

you there.

SET AND SERVE

Sharon Broadbent and Lois Koza

Set and Serve for– March

Set-up on Tuesday, March 5th at 11:00 am

Lynn Robinson, Annette Degner, Cindy Heistand

Decorations - Alberta Brice

Coffee & Water on Wednesday, March 6th at

10:30 am

Pam Sheerin, Roberta Smith, Allison Jones

Looking ahead to April

Set-up – Alberta Brice, Pam Sheerin, Roberta Smith

Coffee & Water – Pam Barrett, Claudeene Lyon,

Mary Alessandra-Cook

Decorations - Annette Degner

Please check the sign-up sheet at the meeting and

volunteer to help with Set &Serve.

Remember if you should need anything from the

kitchen during the meeting, ask me or Lois Koza

and we will get it for you. Thanks!

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When do I bring a gift for the opportunity

drawings???

The meetings as listed below are your chance to

contribute a new (minimum $5) Gift to be raffled at

the meeting.

April 3rd.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

MARCH

2 Karen Delpozo

5 Sharon Broadbent

10 Hanna Knight

11 Lois Koza

12 Alice Musick

13 Jeaninne Glomboske and Pam Sheerin

15 Hildegard Graeber

16 Linda Eisenbart

17 Patti Fuchs

20 Yoko Mendelson

26 Alberta Brice

30 Cindy Heistand

Art Chairman, Lou

Schumacher

Please bring all art work for the art contest to the

March meeting. I need to turn it in early so it can

be set up in Santa Monica before the meeting starts.

Thank You

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TWC ANNUAL

RUMMAGE SALE

Saturday, February 2,

2019 was a rainy day!

We were afraid that

would keep people away. Apparently we were the

only indoor rummage sale that day and that made us

a hit! The rummage sale volunteers have become a

“well oiled machine”

and everything ran

smoothly. Thank

you to all who

worked, donated or

shopped.

CLUBWOMAN & STUDENT

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS

Photography Contest Chair - Cindy Heistand

Clubwoman: The March deadline for these

contests is quickly approaching. Don’t miss the

chance to share those special photos of yours while

also helping TWC shine! Again, for the 2018-2020

contest years, there are five opportunities for

clubwomen to participate by entering a photo in one

or more of these categories:

• Living Things - adults, animals,

children, domestic birds, fish, flowers,

insects, reptiles, wildlife

• Scenes - city, landscapes, rural, skies,

sunrise, sunset, waterscapes, weather

• Still Life - abstract (any assemblage of

objects either in an arranged or natural

setting), buildings, monuments)

• GFWC VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION:

These pictures capture fellow club members in

action as they engage in volunteer activities.

• A YEAR IN PICTURES: Also known as the

GFWC Calendar Contest—features photographs

depicting the twelve months of the year, providing

members the opportunity to showcase their talents

while supporting GFWC through the fundraising

calendar.

Student: Do you know a young person who is

interested in photography? Encourage them to join

in our contests! Student age group contests are:

Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12; and Graduating Seniors.

One entry per student per may be submitted in one

or more of these categories: Living Things, Scenes,

or Still Life.

I’ll need to receive entries to the Photography

Contests by our March Meeting - March 6th.

Country Store – Fundraiser

Shopkeeper - Annette Degner

Howdy ladies,

The TWC “Country Store” will be open at the

general meeting on March 6th. Store hours: 10am -

11am and during lunch.

Please bring donated goods (baked goodies, jams,

soups, breads, nuts, candy, crafted creations and any

new merchandise) to the clubhouse on Tuesday,

March 5th between the hours of 10-12.

Please, please put a price on your donated items, as

you’d have a better idea of the value.

All proceeds will go to TWC local philanthropies.

Thank you for your generous gifts.

Please note: Items not sold will be returned or given

to a local charity.

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CRAFTS CHAIRMAN – Bette Herbst

The craft contest was an impressive event, a lot

more entries than last year with great results for

Torrance Woman's Club members.

Here are the results:

First Place Bette Herbst Knitting

First Place Sharon Broadbent Cross Stitch

Second Place Marilyn Keller Needlework

Second Place Marilyn Keller General Craft

Second Place Janice Petrosino Trash to Treasure

Second Place Carol Woods Sculpture

Third Place Sharon Broadbent Needlework

Third Place Sharon Broadbent General Craft

Third Place Carol Woods Jewelry

Third Place Hildegard Graeber Quilting Machine

Best of Show Bette Herbst Purse

The pictures of entries were provided by Hildegard:

thank you for taking pictures of the entries also

thank you to all of you Torrance members who

made the contest so much better this year.

FEBRUARY MEETING

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HELPING HANDS

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Photos curtesy of Hildegard Graeber and Irma

Chiota. Thank you, Ladies!

FASHION SHOW COMMITTEE

MEETING

REMEMBER

To bring your items for the DCFS Baby Shower to

the March meeting.

To bring gift cards for the Fashion Show to the

March and April meetings.

To renew your dues by the end of April.

To enjoy life!

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