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| President |
Chris Reist |
| Vice President |
Pat Campion |
| Recording
Secretary |
Val Reisen |
| Corresponding
Secretary |
Ginny Baxter |
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Treasurer |
Barb VanderMolen |
| Assistant to
the Treasurer |
Pam Rinckey |
| Historian |
Pat Campion |
| Memory Book |
Donna Leahy |
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Parliamentarian |
Linda Foster |
| Immediate Past
President |
Julie Dart |
| Director (1st year of 2-year term) |
Amy Krizek |
| Director (2nd
year of 2-year term) |
Pam Jarvi |
| Director (2nd
year of 2-year term) |
Sherry Pabst
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WHAT IS GFWC-CHARLOTTE ALL ABOUT?
We support and participate
in many programs:
Monthly Meetings
are educational and a fun way to stay in touch wth friends.
Join us in person and ZOOM is almost always an option.
Arts and Crafts
are always popular with the membership. It involves 3-4
projects per year that average about 2
hours. Signup sheets are
provided at the first meeting and available at the meeting
before sessions that are not full.
Remembrances Cards
are sent to members by a committee on behalf of the Club for
joys and concerns.
Hands to Hand is a group that
will drive, prepare meals, help in any way members in need
whether it is illness, bereavement, handicap, or whatever.
This connects member to member and serves to connect us all.
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SIREN TEA
SIREN/Eaton Shelter Holiday Tea had a new look
this year, 2021. GFWC-Charlotte hosted the tea to raise
funds for SIREN and for the club. An online Auction of
nearly 200 items were sold week of November 8 and end at
2 p.m. on Saturday, November 13.
Pick up of auction items was at the St. Mary Hall on
Sunday, November 14 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
A special $10 �To Go Lunch� (open to anyone)was
also available for pick up on Sunday at the same place and
time as the auction.
Donations to this event can be sent to PO Box 464,
Charlotte, MI with the check made out to GFWC-Charlotte
and 'Siren' in the memo.
Special guests Teri Looney, SIREN Director, Janet
Washburn, SIREN staff along with Linda Lord, GFWC SIREN
Tea chairman were recognized by President Chris Reist at
the December GFWC Christmas Tea and announced the $2,500
that was raised for SIREN.
WE HAVE
SEVERAL INTEREST GROUPS . . .
CHOIR - Christmas Concert 2021 -- DIRECTED
BY Val Reisen
GFWC Charlotte chorus sang a collection of movie Christmas songs
for Rotary Wednesday, December 1, 2022 under the direction of
Val Reisen and pianist Mary June Garn.
Choir Members: Back Amy Krizek, Patty Retzer,
Julie Dartt, Chris Reist, Lori Pray, Judi Cates, Carol Rossio,
Joan Hasselback, Val Reisen (director)
Front: Mary June Garn (pianist), Peggy
Nichols, Pat Campion, Pam Rinckey, Sandy Maatsch, Linda Foster, Jeannette
Sommer. (Missing: Donna Leahy, Jo Vanderstelt)
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE PLANTS Urns
Each Season - SHERRY PABST, CHAIR
BOOK CLUB - Tea & Tomes
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AND MUCH MORE
PAST PRESIDENTS (in attendance)
HONORED AT DECEMBER TEA (12/2021)
Back: Sylvia Colles, Nola Buck, Sara Biskie, Lori Pray, Jeannette Sommer,
Mona Ellard. Front: Julie Dartt, Fran Fuller, Jeannette
Sommer, Linda Foster, Sandy Maatsch.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Barbara VanderMolen - Woman of
Achievement 2021
Woman of Achievement Award
On Friday, December 3, 2021, at the GFWC-Charlotte
Christmas Tea at the Congregational Church, Barbara J.
VanderMolen was awarded the Woman of Achievement Award
for her unselfish love of people, her giving heart, and
her faith in God. With her outstanding organizational
skills, she is able to do so much.
GFWC-Charlotte chooses one woman every other year who
meets these criteria: be a GFWC-Charlotte member in good
standing for a minimum of three years, be civic minded
and involved in her community as a volunteer, an
officer, or as an appointee, e.g., a church, hospital,
or other organization or club, be acknowledged as an
�achiever�, be actively involved in the Club, including
but not limited to, as an officer or chair of committees
and/or projects, and be a role model for young women of
today.
2021 NEW MEMBERS
Membership Chair, Sherry Myers introduces NEW MEMBERS
2021 ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
SCHOLARSHIPS
May 19,2021 Would have been
the 74th
High School Senior TEA HONORING CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATING SENIORS
Pictured: Andrew Taylor, Madison Fisher,
Ashley Moubray, CHS Seniors, GFWC Scholarship Winners 2021
$1,000
merit
scholarship -ASHLEY
MOUBRAY
Valedictorian
&
DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC SCHOLAR
Ashley is the daughter of
William
and Kathy Moubray.
She will
be attending Grand
Valley State University
in the nursing
honors program.
She is a member
of NHS,
Interact, Junior
Rotarian,
Student Council,
Assistant Gymnastics
Coach, plays
clarinet
in the Pit Orchestra,
Marching Band,
Symphonic Band. She
also volunteers
at the Capital Area Humane Society,
band festivals and
solo ensembles,
Red Cross, Daddy Daughter Dance, and Charlotte Idol,
and works at the Charlotte Public Library.
She has
received teacher awards, squad
leader award, tennis
captain award,
and an Optimist
Award. She
says, I
volunteer because it's
meaningful,
important, and because it spreads goodness.
$500 drawing
scholarship
Madison
Fisher 4.0-valedictorian
will be attending
Olivet College
majoring
in
environmental science
and business administration.
Her parents
are
Janele Ranking and
Doug Fisher. She has been active in NHS, Relay for Life,
Recycling
Center, American Cancer
Society and has received several academic awards.
$500 drawing
scholarship
Andrew
Taylor 3.12
gpa; will attend
McPherson College in
Kansas on a football
scholarship,
majoring in business finance.
His parents are
Scott Taylor and
Kelly
Cunningh m. He has
helped clean the
football shed and planted flowers at Al!ve.
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