MASHPEE WOMEN’S CLUB
Spring, 2016, Newsletter
P.O. Box 1613
Mashpee, MA 02649
Web site: http://mashpeewomensclub.org/
Email: [email protected]
Lisbeth Dineen, Editor
Mashpee Women’s Club Mission Statement
The mission of this Club is to bring all women of Mashpee and surrounding towns into a social environment,
provide educational and recreational programs to the benefit of our members, and charitable programs
to support our towns. The Club’s first meeting was December 9, 1997.
The winter months were a lot kinder
to us this year. We had that incongruous
snowstorm on the first day of spring and
snow in the first days of April, but we are
now safely ensconced in the spring
season. Our snowbird members are
returning, and we look forward to the full force of our
membership participating in the club activities.
We had some new and different programs for the
first third of the year beginning in January with our
own bingo game with numerous home gifts as prizes
for the winners. Our February luncheon featured
Stephanie Miele, a local vocalist who sang “Songs
from the Heart” to help celebrate St. Valentine’s Day
and its tribute to love. Our March program brought us
Mead Faciano from the Museum of Fine Arts with a
slide show presentation of the MFA’s successful “Art
in Bloom” exhibit where artists arrange a floral
interpretation of a number of paintings at the
museum. Fluffy Winner, a volunteer in this program,
made beautiful arrangements of notable paintings
which became part of our raffle prizes.
Our April program involves a demonstration of
the latest kitchen gadgets by Le Roux which will make
us more inventive and successful in the kitchen!
Circle the dates for our May luncheon (May 17) -- a
“British tea” lunch and baby shower. Bring a baby gift
to be donated to A Baby Center in Hyannis. Then our
annual June fashion show and silent auction will be
on June 21. It will be a fundraiser for our scholarship
program. Through your generous donations, we have
added an additional scholarship, so we now offer two
scholarships for Mashpee High School seniors.
Our “Getting to Know You” speakers have been
informative and interesting: we heard our new town
manager Rodney Collins in January, Cliff Long of the
Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary in February and Fire
Chief Thomas Rullo in March. In April, we will have
Tracy Johnson from WE CAN, an organization that
provides various kinds of support services to women.
We have also been working closely with Jennifer
Perry, Director of Catering Services at New Seabury
Country Club, to refine our menus — trying some new
entrees while maintaining our favorites. As you can
imagine, it is impossible to please everybody! We are
lucky to have such a devoted staff at New Seabury.
They are also committed to providing an alternative
lunch to those with documented food allergies if
notified in advance.
Our spring Games Day is scheduled for May 23;
a flyer listing all the games and a registration form are
included in this newsletter. There is something for
everybody, so come out and join the fun!
We recently had a new member coffee hosted by
Teri Sweatman. It is wonderful to meet and converse
with these new members. A familiar theme in all
these coffees is the expressed desire to connect with
other women, to forge new friendships and to
participate in both recreational and charitable
projects. A perfect match with the MWC!
In an effort to increase membership, we have
completed a new club brochure, courtesy of Lisbeth
Dineen. We will be distributing them through a variety
of venues including realtors, nail and hair salons, and
other businesses to attract new and existing Mashpee
residents. Recruitment pays off whether on an
individual basis or with a larger campaign. As a result,
we are seeing a rise in our numbers!
Please let us know if you have ideas for a new
activity, a new program etc. We are a social
organization that is alive and changing.
Enjoy your spring and hope to see you at our
luncheons!
Jean Boundy, President
A warm welcome to the following new members
who have joined the Mashpee Women’s Club
since the Winter newsletter:
Kathy Clapp
Ingrid Dooling
Karen Keelan
Mary Ann O'Brien
The Mashpee Women’s Club hosts a luncheon
on the third Tuesday of each month. The cost is
$20 for members and $25 for guests. Checks
payable to the Mashpee Women’s Club should
be mailed to Mashpee Women’s Club, P.O. Box
1613, Mashpee, MA 02649 to arrive at least 7
days before the luncheon. Luncheons are held
on the third Tuesday of each month at the New
Seabury Country Club at noon each month
unless noted differently.
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As always, Sue Riley continues to take
donations for the Mashpee Food Pantry at every
luncheon. Cash donations preferred but
products are also always appreciated.
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A segment at each monthly luncheon includes a
five-minute “Getting to Know You” (GTKY)
presentation prior to the luncheon program
introducing a community speaker from a local
organization or business.
April 19: Program
by LeRoux Kitchen
of
Falmouth
–
Learn how to use all those great kitchen gadgets!
The Getting to Know You speaker will be Tracy
Johnson of WE CAN. WE CAN empowers Cape
women of all ages undergoing challenging life
transitions.
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And welcome back to Gudrun Turner, Laura
Lincoln, and Catherine Trainor
Laura Kuzia, MWC Membership and
Directory Committee
May 17: Bring a baby gift
to our May Baby
Shower Tea! All gifts
will be donated to A
Baby Center in Hyannis.
The Getting to Know You speaker will be
Maureen O’Connor from Ahh Time Skin Lash
Massage Studio. Helping girls and women look
and feel their best has been Maureen’s passion
for more than twenty years.
June
21:
Annual
fashion show and
fundraiser, this year
presenting the fashions
from
OZ
Boutique
located in Barnstable.
From the outside, the OZ Boutique appears to be
just another quaint building along scenic 6A, but
inside, get ready for some wild fashion and
international shopping fun!
SAVE THE DATE! The time has arrived! GOLF
-- yes the season is just a few short weeks away,
and as in the past we are
preparing for the Mashpee
Women’s Club 2016 golf
tournament to be held on
June 17, 2016. Our goal
this year is to not only have
a wonderful day of golf but
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to also be able to add to the club’s scholarship
fund.
As you may have heard, Holly Ridge Golf
Club has been sold and as always with new
management, some things are bound to change.
The good news is that we will be again having
the tournament at Holly Ridge and have been
assured that there will be golf carts for everyone.
We will have to increase our registration fee
in order to cover new costs. Last year, we paid
$55.00 plus $9.00 for a cart. This year we will
include the cost of the cart ($13.00) as well as
the slight increase in the food price. Our new
fee will be an increase between 4 and 6 dollars.
We will do our best to keep the increase at a
minimum.
We have met with the new owners, and I think
everyone will be pleased at the changes they
have made. Both are professional and come
with some fun and innovative ideas to make sure
everyone has a wonderful day.
We will be sending out additional information
as we proceed with finalizing the time and price.
In the meantime, should you have any
questions, feel free to contact Suzi Rego, chair,
or Sue Riley, co-chair. Our contact information
is in the directory.
Check out our Facebook page for many more pictures of all our events!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mashpeewomensclub/
February
January 19: I've not played
bingo in years, and it was great
fun to play again at January’s
luncheon! Thanks to Jeanne
Dennis and Janet Molloy for
organizing the games and
keeping us all involved! We were also very
pleased to have as our Getting to Know You
Speaker Mashpee's Town Manager, Rodney
Collins, who described his plans for Mashpee
and the great staff that supports the town. I've
not heard Rodney speak before, and I really liked
his direct, down to earth approach to governing
our beautiful town.
Many thanks to Peggy Youdelman and her
cohorts who provided the beautiful
Mardi Gras centerpieces. The meal
was delicious, and we were able to
send $119 from the 50/50 raffle to
Homeless Not Hopeless in Hyannis,
an organization that offers a helping
hand to those in need of short and
long term help. It offers affordable, supportive
housing, educational training and other tools to
help our homeless become productive members
of society
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16:
Vocalist Stephanie Miele
accompanied
by
Nancy
Wendlandt treated us to a
wonderful combination of “Songs
from the Heart” to help us
celebrate Valentine’s Day. I must
admit to my favorite being "Taylor the Latte Boy",
a contemporary song by Marcy Heisler and Zina
Goldrich. It is based on their experience with a
barista at Starbucks, and is best known for being
performed by Kristin Chenoweth. The GTKY
speaker was Cliff Long, president of the
Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary, and
Sally Moore and Barbara Caron
provided the beautiful centerpieces.
Thanks to all who worked to make
this luncheon and its program special!
March 15: Art in Bloom: The Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, was the first
museum in the United States
to introduce their public to a
show of art and flowers called
“Art in Bloom”. Every spring,
about 50 of the Museum’s art
objects are interpreted through
floral arrangements.
Art in
Bloom is free to members, and
is the busiest week of the year
for the Museum. Thanks to presenters Meade
Fasciano and Fluffy Winner for their amazing
talented floral presentation! Meade has been
affiliated with the MFA since 1998. Fluffy began
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her career at the MFA as an Associate, where
she was the Chair of Flowers and designed the
current Museum Flower Room.
Mashpee Fire Chief Tom Rullo was
our Getting to Know You speaker.
Many thanks to him for great home
safety hints! And as always, many
On Tuesday, April 5, the
Mashpee Women’s Club held
its spring New Members’
Coffee to welcome recent
additions
to
our
group:
Antoinette Brooks, Connie
Richardson, Paula Fullerton,
Ingrid Dooling, Kathy Clapp,
and MaryAnn O’Brien.
Teri Sweatman
opened her beautiful home for the event on a
very cold, snowy day. Jean Boundy, president,
told the group about many of the activities
available for members to join. Hosting the
gathering were Sigrid Howell and Jean Trexler,
both of whom spoke about segments of MWC in
which they are involved, some of which are the
knitting club, book clubs, memoirs writing group,
and dresses for Uganda. Each of the new
members told a bit about themselves, their
background, and how they came to join the
Mashpee Women’s Club. We are pleased to
welcome them to the Mashpee Women’s Club!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED TO
SUPPORT THE MASHPEE FOOD PANTRTY!
Dear Fellow Members,
Eight years ago when Deb Gasior became
aware of the fact that the clients who are served
by the Mashpee food pantry were not able to
purchase personal items with their government
subsidy, she began our commitment to the
Mashpee food pantry.
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thanks to our members for the
beautiful centerpieces, this
month created by Linda
Gervich, Eileen Hansford and
Ginny Carroll.
For the last seven years, the
generosity
of
our
Mashpee
Women’s Club members has
provided the pantry with toilet
paper, paper towels, feminine
products, napkins, shampoo, tooth
paste and even diapers for the
babies.
Recently we learned that monetary donations
are very welcome and that, in fact, our cash
donations go a lot further because of the
purchasing power of the pantry.
Your preference also seems to be cash over
product and, as the present liaison between the
club and the pantry, I have been able to present
between $50 and $100 each month to them in
your name.
Thank you to Deb for seeing the need and
taking the initiative to answer it and thank you to
the wonderful women of our club who continue
to support the project. I continue to be your
humble representative,
Sue Riley
Our Memoirs Group, which
meets every other Friday at
10:00 am from September
through June at the Mashpee
Senior Center is thriving. We
enjoy writing and reading our stories together.
We have room for one or two more women who
are interested in joining us. It's an opportunity to
give your children and grandchildren a gift they
will cherish. Call Fran Giambarba at 508-5392833 or email her at
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[email protected]. We'll welcome you
to our group.
Kuzia or Janet Molloy (their contact information is in
the directory).
The Madame DeFarge
knitting group (Group 1)
continues to make many
items to donate for all ages.
These items include hats,
blankets, and sweaters to the Baby Center
Center in Hyannis, Emerson House in West
Falmouth, and chemo caps for the Childrens’
Hospital in Boston and Mass General. We are
currently working on items to donate to the MWC
Baby Shower program in May. Besides all the
knitting we are STILL solving all the problems of
the world, but no one seems to be listening…
Sigrid Howell, Knitting Group 1
We have many married women that
come to our luncheons now, and I’m
also pleased that we continue to get
new members. Our March Sunday
Brunch at the Coonamessett Inn
was a big success attended by 12
members! And despite the torrential
rain, we had a wonderful dinner at Oysters Too
in April. All were in a great mood, and we had
great conversation. Now that spring is finally
here, we will venture out further and go to as
many waterfront places as we can. On May 14,
we will be lunching at the Old Yarmouth Inn.
New people are always welcome. Please let me
know if you would like to be added to the list for
notifications of upcoming luncheons!
Peggy Youdelman, Solo Dining Activities Chair
(see directory for contact information)
ONLY THREE MASHPEE
COVERLETS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE!
This
beautiful
Mashpee
coverlet designed by our own Debbie Gasior
captures the history and spirit of Mashpee
images. The Jacquard coverlet is woven in the
USA, 100% cotton, pre-shrunk, colorfast,
machine washable and dryable. You can own
this beautiful Mashpee memento for only $25,
the proceeds of which go to support MWC
charities. If interested, please contact Debbie
Gasior. Her contact information is in the
directory.
The Flower/ Centerpiece
Committee continues to
be a great success!
Members are having fun
and enjoy being creative
doing the arrangements
for the monthly luncheons. Many have used
flowers from their own gardens, candles,
lanterns, pumpkins, berries and they are lovely!
This is a great way to get a little more involved in
the MWC and have some fun. The commitment is
September 2015 through March 2016
Membership Income
Operating Expenses
Luncheon Income
Expense
Charity Income
Gala Income
$ 6,330
$ 5,100
$ 9,350
$ 9,071
$ 906
$10,000
Charity Donations
Alzheimer Family Service
Hope Health
St.Vincent Food Pantry
CC Times Needy Fund
Independence House
Chamber of Commerce
Samatarians
Homeless Not Helpless
Total
$5,000
$5,000
$ 311
$ 121
$ 145
$ 110
$ 135
$ 119
$10,941
Adrienne Guptill, Treasurer
only once or twice a year. If you have any questions
or would like to volunteer, please contact Laura
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The Mashpee Women’s Club
has been instrumental in helping
member Jean Trexler with her
mission to send dresses and tshirts to Uganda many times
each year not only by providing
dresses but also by spreading the word about
this project. On display for the month of April at
the Falmouth Library are 30 pillowcase dresses
made by the Royal Cotuit Nursing Home on Rt.
28 in Mashpee. Last year, the residents at Royal
Cotuit joined in and made 160 dresses! The
display at the library showcases these very
industrious seamstresses at the nursing home
and shows off their efforts. If you are in the
neighborhood, stop by the Falmouth Library and
check out this great display!
If you want to join the
Mashpee
Women’s
Club
group
on
Facebook, just log into
Facebook and do a search for the Mashpee
Women’s Club or click on the link below. Then
submit a request to join. Once I receive it, I will
add you to the group and you will receive
updates and postings as they are published.
And don’t forget – if you read our postings,
remember to hit “like”! Note that this is a “closed”
group, and its postings are visible only to
members.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mashpeewo
mensclub/
Lisbeth Dineen, Facebook Administrator
PLEASE NOTE: Contact information for any
MWC member may be found in the club
directory. Since this newsletter is distributed to
others outside of MWC, we typically do not
publish member’s contact information in the
newsletter.
An important part of our charitable mission is the 50/50 raffle that we hold at each
monthly luncheon. The recipient of the 50/50 raffle is a Cape Cod charity suggested
by our members. Any member can submit a suggestion for a charity to be included in
the basket from which the name of the winning charity is pulled. If you have a charity
you would like to suggest, please complete the following form and bring it to the next
meeting or email the information to Jocelyn Bradburn (her contact information is in the directory).
PLEASE NOTE: 1) The charity must be a Cape Cod charity; 2) THE FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT
COMPLETELY IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAWING.
NAME OF CHARITY: _____________________________________________________
ADDRESS OF CHARITY: _____________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER OF CHARITY:____________________ CONTACT PERSON: ________________
YOUR NAME: __________________________ YOUR PHONE NUMBER: ______________________
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If you wonder who does what within the Mashpee Women’s Club, we are
very lucky to have a large contingent of active members who make sure that
the social and charitable missions of the Club are developed, maintained and
grown. If you have any questions or if you are interested in joining an activity
or helping on a committee, here are the people to contact. Please check the
latest directory for their contact information:
The Officers and Board of Directors for the MWC
2-year term beginning September 1, 2014, are:
Officers
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Jean Boundy
Janet Molloy
Adrienne Guptill
Sigrid Howell
Carolyn Holmes
Board of Directors
Charities
Fund Raising
Historian
Membership
Jocelyn Bradburn
Suzi Rego
Linda Steele
Laura Kuzia,
Mary Liz McCahill
Web Mistress
Jeanne Dennis
Name Tags
Clare Nicholson
New Members’ Coffee
Jean Boundy,
Sigrid Howell, Jean Trexler
Newsletter Editor
Lisbeth Dineen
Programs
Janet Molloy, Jeanne Dennis
Public Relations
Linda Lynch
Sunny Merrit
Joan Brown
Ceil Sneider
Grace Talmage
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12/1997 – 08/2002
09/2002 – 08/2004
09/2004 – 08/2008
09/2008 – 01/2009
The Mashpee Women’s Club offers a wide
variety of activities for all its members. Contact
the activity chairs listed below if you are
interested in participating in any of these
activities:
Annual Bridge and Game Luncheon
Berta Murray, Ceil Sneider
Annual Golf Outing and Luncheon
Sue Riley, Suzi Rego
Book Groups
Bonnie Barrett
Canasta
Laura Kuzia, Janet Molloy
Couples Bridge
Mary Anne Buss
Couples Dining
Deb Dami
Dessert Bridge (4th Thursday)
Sue Rodenberger
Dessert Bridge (2nd Tuesday)
Dawn O'Shaughnessy
Dessert Bridge (2nd Thursday)
Marion Lawrence, Gerry Lynch
Knitting Group I
Sigrid Howell
Knitting Group II
Mary Liz McCahill
Marathon Bridge
Berta Murray
Memoir & More Writing
Fran Giambarba
Special Events
Nancy Jo Goulart
Solo Dining
Peggy Youdelman
Vye Larkin
Diane Scovil
Terry Herman
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02/2012 – 08/2013
08/2013 – 08/2014
Spring, 2016
Mashpee Women’s Club
Annual
BRIDGE AND GAMES LUNCHEON
Monday, Monday May 23, 2016
New Seabury Country Club
12:00 noon – lunch
1 PM - games
Price: $23 includes great food & prizes
BRIDGE - RUMMIKUB – CRIBBAGE – MAH JONGG – CANASTA – or GAME of YOUR
CHOICE
Select your game and include on form below. Except for bridge, please arrange for all your
own tables for all games. Reserve by May 18, 2016. For more information, call co-chairs
Berta Murray or Ceil Sneider (see directory for their phone numbers)
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Name: ______________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
Telephone: __________________________________________________
E-mail: _____________________________________________________
Game Selection: _____________________________________________
Kindly make your check payable to:
MASHPEE WOMEN’S CLUB
Memo line: “Bridge & Games Luncheon”
Amount enclosed: $ __________
Mail completed form & check to: Berta Murray, 42 Hogan Drive, Mashpee, MA 02649
Mashpee Women’s Club
P. O. Box 1613
Mashpee, MA 02649
Mashpee Women’s Club
Proud recipient of the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce
2006 Community Commitment Award