The Warren Junior Leaguer
GFWC Ohio Warren Junior Women’s League
Exercise Your Right to Volunteer
Since 1966
Volume 48 Issue 8
April 2014
Spring Has Sprung … I Think !!
throughout the club year! We are all
honored that you will be joining the
active membership at our April
meeting.
Melanie Cann
President, GFWC/WJWL
2013-2014
Hi Ladies!
As I sit to write this, the calendar states that it is now Spring.
Sadly, I don‘t think that Mother
Nature got that memo. Let‘s
hope for a warmer April!
In addition to the installation of
Provisionals during the April meeting, we will also hold nominations for
our club officers for the 2014-1015
club year. The following members
have been recommended for office:
Renee Maiorca, President; Pam
Vines, 1st Vice President; Mary Lou
Jarrett, 2nd Vice President; Stephanie Furano, Secretary; and Dorie
Harris, Treasurer. We will also accept nominations from the floor
that evening. As a reminder, we will
also be holding our annual photography contest. Please remember to
bring your photos with you. Rules
and forms are available in the
March newsletter. We will also be
displaying some art work from
Howland High School students as
well. The meeting will be held at
the Howland Butler Art Museum.
You will be able to tour the facility
and hear an explanation of the
pieces on display from 5:30-6pm. A
fabulous array of hors d'oeuvres
will be served and wine will be available for purchase. Proceeds from
the wine sale will benefit Relay for
Life.
Just as with every other month,
March has been a busy one, and
April will be just as busy! Legislation day will be held on Saturday, March 29th. I hope to see
many of you there. Shortly after that our fabulous Provisionals will be installed at the April
meeting.
A big thank you to
Esther Gartland for leading our
Provisionals this year. She has
done a terrific job of educating
them on what it means to be a
member of WJWL and I am extremely proud of each of the Next we move on to the Taste of
Provisionals and all of the hard Trumbull (TOT)! We are only a litwork they have accomplished tle over a month away. It is sched-
GFWC Ohio
Warren Junior Women’s League
General Meeting
April 2, 2014
Butler Art Institute ~
Howland Branch
Menu
Buffett
Cost: $18
This will include coffee, soda‘s
Arts Photo Contest
Installation of Provisonals
Election of Officers
Any questions please call:
Chairman ~ Shelby McElravy
330-856-3069
Cochairman ~ Jean Segall
330-565-7476
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President (continued from page 1
)
uled to take place on Friday, May
2nd at McMenamy‘s. I know that
Cary Ann and Kellie have been
hard at work for quite a while on
this. They are reaching out for
assistance with some of the many
projects that need completed in
order to make this event a success. Please help in any way you
can. This is our clubs major fundraiser, so please be sure to help
out! As soon as we wrap up on TOT
we will be onto our fabulous Golf
Outing! It will be held on Friday,
June 13th at Candywood Golf course.
Shelby and her team are already
hard at work on this fun and exciting event. Be sure to check out the
newsletter for details and help
where ever you can.
In addition to our many projects
our GFWC Ohio Convention will
take place April 25th-27th. If you
are planning on attending, please
be sure to send in your reservations. The information is in the
latest edition of the Buckeye and
is available online. We will be taking care of the décor for the Saturday night dinner.
Inside this issue
President‘s Letter
1-2
Happy Birthday
2
Membership
2
Committee Reports
4-6
Items we are collecting
8-9
Taste of Trumbull 2014
10-11
Concerned Persons
12
Warren City Federation
13
Golf Classic 2014
14
Juniorettes
14-15
Karen Margala and Renee Maiorca
have been working hard on the decorations and recently brought some
samples to our March board meeting.
They will undoubtedly look fantastic!
A sign up sheet for our March of
Dimes Team is attached. Please turn
in all monies to Patti Padovani or
Melanie Cann. If you wish to walk,
please email us and we will add you to
the register. Thank you!
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Cont:
You Must Have Been a
Beautiful Baby
I‘m truly looking forward to all of
these exciting events and hope you
are too! Let‘s work together to make
this another successful year end!
In Friendship,
Melanie Cann
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
New Member Installation
We will be installing four new
members into Active Membership in GFWC Ohio Warren
Junior Women's League. We
will
be
welcoming
Dodie
Baritell,
Lisha
PompiliBaumiller, Denise Gmutza, and
Diane Taylor. What a wonderful
group of ladies!
Clubwoman of the Year
Nominations are due for Clubwoman of the Year. If you have
someone you would like to nominate for this award, please turn
in your form to Esther Gartland
by the April General meeting.
We will have a "Beautiful
Baby" contest at our May
General Meeting. Please
send your baby or toddler
photo of yourself to Esther
Gartland. Photos will be
posted on a tri-fold for a
member activity. Please
make sure to have your
name on the back of the
photo. Members will receive a numbered sheet to
list the names of those
they think are in the photos displayed. The member
with the most correct
guesses in identifying our
"Beautiful Babies" will receive a prize. Photos can be
given to Esther at the April
General Meeting, April
Board Meeting, or mailed
to her home. All photos will
be returned.
Thank You!
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Community Service
Program Reports
aka Federated Committees
Arts
Becky Bucco, Chair
Mary Lou Jarrett, Co-Chair
Arts has been busy getting
ready for the photo contest
for the April meeting at the
Butler Institute of American
Art We have three judges in
place, Kelly Barnes Art
teacher at North Road Elementary School, Bill Lowry
photography instructor and
Bob Coupland from the Tribune.
Arts committee made 60 tree
ornaments made out of bird
seed for the Leap tree at
Children Rehabilitation Center, we made green shamrocks to decorate the tree
and added green garland. We
also helped Home Life with
the St. Patrick's Day party
for Leap. They made candle
holders with twine wrapped
around them and adding
penny's to the rim. We also
had pizza and goodies. Each
member of Leap was given 3-4
bird seed ornament to take
home for their tree for the
birds. One of our members
Salli Kowalski is working with
the committee preparing to
paint a rain barrels for the
Agricultural Center in Cortland, they will then be judged
at the Trumbull County Fair.
Conservation
Peggy Boyd, Chair
Charlene Henico, Co-Chair
The committee is beginning to
wrap up projects to end the
2013-2014 year. Please bring
pennies for "Penny Pines" as we
will send off a check in April in
celebration of Arbor Day.
Last call for pop tabs. The
committee will travel to Akron
in May to the Ronald McDonald
House.
Please look over the recycling
page attached to the newsletter. There is a map on the back
to the facility. Please think
green and recycle!!!!
Thank you to all club members
who have contributed and
helped in Conservation
Education
Margaret Petrosky, Co-Chair
Kelly Pope, Co-Chair
Earth Angel Farm has a Facebook page for you to visit. Enjoy!
We will be using some of the
designated monies and your donations to deliver a surprise basket for the class at Children‘s
Rehab. Kellie has put the needs
list in the newsletter. Monica
has contacted McGuffey about
delivering the Box Tops and is
still counting tea tags. Stephanie
is in charge of the Campbell‘s
soup labels for Children‘s Rehab.
We will be collecting until May.
Any labels that have not been
delivered will be passed to the
next year‘s committee.
Needs of the Potential Development Classroom at Children's
Rehab Center:
Lysol wipes, batteries [ AA,
AAA], hand soaps and refills,
dish soap, paper plates, file fold-
Unfortunately, Breanna Buccois unable to attend the April meeting and
share her experiences as a HOBY
participant with us, but our committee is still planning to give her a helping hand as she will be attending the
HOBY seminar as a counselor this
summer.
Some of the committee
members have responded and the decision has been made that Education
will be doing a Kindle Reader Basket
for the OFWC Convention.
ers, classroom size laminator,
I spoke last month about supporting
Earth Angel Farm.
They are cosponsoring a walk in April and we
would like to have a team there. A
flier for the event is in this newsletter.
Any walkers? Please contact
Margaret.
dough, play dough accessories
art supplies- glitter, pom poms,
pipe cleaners, wiggly eyes, paint,
tissue paper etc. itune gift cards
( to buy educational apps for
ipads) , megablocks- legos medium size building set, dress up
clothes, 12+ piece puzzles, floor
puzzles, computer, musical instruments, board books, play
(scissors, rollers etc.) , paint easel,
beginner
pattern
blocks,
small dry erase boards and dry
erase markers, bubbles
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Community Improvement
Project
Margaret Petrosky, Chair
The Community Improvement Project
has been completed for 2012-2014.
Being a two-year project, the report
was quite extensive. The binder was
filled to the brim with newspaper articles, pictures and club history.
What exactly was our project?
Our project was two-fold: to preserve
and update the Kinsman House so that
it can become an integral part of the
community and to instill a sense of
pride of ancestry in our youth. In
May of 2012, we were approached by
the newly formed Warren Heritage
Center to help them with a fundraiser
to be held at the Kinsman House. We
had done this in the past and our
event was remembered by all. They
wanted to learn and to grow as a
board, so they asked for help. The
Warren Heritage Center was formed
to oversee the grant monies for the
renovation and to guide the everyday
business of the Kinsman House, as
well as sharing our history and pride
with the community. We were glad to
work alongside of these community
leaders and share our know-how with
them. It allowed us to keep our fingers on the pulse and to also lend a
helping hand.
Community Impact?
Our member Dee Scerba noticed that
the Ohio Historical Marker for the
Kinsman House had been missing for
quite some time. It was originally
placed in front of the Kinsman House
in the 1980‘s. She asked, ―Where is it
and what has happened to it? ― It had
been damaged about five years previously and, thinking that it could not
be repaired, the city had placed it in
a storage shed. The end result of
that inquiry: it was found and it was
restored with the help of about a
dozen volunteers (Dee Scerba,
Ted and Tod Walsh, employees of
Grace Automotive, Grant Oaks,
Mark Hall, Tom DeCamp and Jim
Valesky) with no cost to the public. The Kinsman House marker
was the seventh Ohio Heritage
marker placed in Trumbull County.
It was rededicated in August,
2013.
This ceremony was attended by
Richard Kadvan and Michele Philbin who are from the Akron area.
When they sat in on a meeting
that was held prior to the event,
they became interested in the
Gala and joined our committee.
Richard not only donated the monies for the DJ, but was the happy
winner of the silent auction of the
Jim Friend painting. The painting
is of the Kinsman House with an
antique Packard vehicle parked in
front…very fitting for the event.
Justine Thomas, who served as
our mistress of ceremony, also
attended the ceremony. Even
though she had grown up in the
community, she had no knowledge
of the Kinsman House. As she
toured the old home, she was in
awe of the history. She not only
donated her time to the Gala, but
has made that same commitment
going forward.
These are just small examples of
what happens when people start
to make changes. Many people
care and just need the opportunity to contribute.
Some history.
In 2003 WJWL member Stephanie Canzonetta was asked to coordinate the Designer Showcase
that was a part of the Trumbull
County Historical Society‘s Heritage Festival. Of course, WJWL
had to become an active supporter of this event. ‖Holiday
House 2003‖ was held on
Thursday, September 18. Proceeds were donated to Fairhaven
and other charities in our area.
That was the beginning of our
association with the Kinsman
House.
Community interest and persistence resulted in the building getting a face lift: The restoration
team stripped, cleaned and repaired all brick and exterior surfaces including the foundation.
They refurbished the windows,
columns and porches and repaired
the sidewalks. The bricks were
repainted in the original color.
The landscaping was spruced up.
After the success of the Holiday
House 2003, the interior renovation of the Kinsman House became
our focus because this grand old
lady deserved more and we
wanted to be a part of it. We felt
that it should have working bathrooms, a kitchen prep area and
handicap access. We were successful in building interest in
maintaining this historic site. But
we still wanted to have the building become an integral part of the
community.
We continued working toward this
goal. We had members who attended the council meetings,
meetings with the mayor, etc.
Thus, Raise a Toast for the Kinsman House. We decided to throw
a party. Rain, mud, straw and
many happy attendees. What a
grand event! It brought together
people in our community who
cared about the past and the future. The push was on. We raised
$6,552.76 that evening.
The
monies were ear-marked for the
renovation and are now ready to
be disbursed. That event was
held June 23, 2006.
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The Project:
Ultimately, our work with the
Heritage Society has been very
successful. We held two Gala at
the Kinsman events and netted
over $10,000. Thank you for all
of the work that you did to
make this happen. My special
thanks to Shelby McElravy and
Dee Scerba who donated so
much of their time and effort.
We gave up many of our hours
to attend meetings, but the
hardest thing we had to do was
to ―not take over and make this
our event.‖ We were ready to
run, but we actually had to take
it just an inch at a time. We did
that. But, again, none of this
would have come to be without
the support of all of you.
The Now:
It has taken years to receive
grant monies.
It has been a
journey that has had its ups and
downs, but the ground breaking
is a reality. The renovations are
about to begin.
The monies that we earned will
fund the food prep area of the
Kinsman House. We have met
with the architects Phillips &
Sekenick and expressed our
wishes. There is still much work
to be done, but another goal
has been reached.
The Future: GFWC Ohio Warren Junior Women‘s League has
been an important part of a long
journey and will continue to be
on board for years to come. Dee
Scerba will continue to be our
representative with the Warren
Heritage Society. Hopefully,
the Gala at the Kinsman will become a yearly event in our community and we will be a continue
to co-sponsor this event.
And, who knows, perhaps we have
found a place to showcase our
history and share that history
with our community.
Summary:
The Kinsman House will be assessable to all, and most importantly,
usable. We have worked as a club
and as a support team and as
proud community members looking
to a future of sharing this town
with the next generation.
We are excited…this beautiful
historical home will be what she
was always meant to be: a place
for this community to gather and
to celebrate and to share our
dreams.
OFWC Junior Fundraising
GFWC Ohio Fundraising
Pam Vines, Chair
Daffin's candy orders have
sent in. Orders will be here on
April 10 and I will deliver
them.
International Outreach
Shelby McElravy, Chair
Jean Seagall, Co-Chair
The International Outreach Committee are winding down as we had
a awesome year. We have been
looking for another project and
have come up with a bake less bake
sale money for Shot@Life, a United
Nations
Foundation's campaign,
that seeks to educate, connect and
empower American's to champion
vaccines in order to save children in
developing countries. Every 20 seconds a child dies from the lack of a
vaccine-preventable disease.
Send letters to your Congress in
support of funding global vaccines.
Your local League of Women Voters
maybe a help in this area. A list of
Congressmen can be obtained at the
Board of Elections in your area. Signing the Shot@Life Pledge and adding
your voice to the movement of people
committed to reducing childhood
deaths around the world.
We will be passing around a small
token from our committee to each
member to remind you how important it is for the Children to receive vaccinations.
Our seeds are on their way to their
destination and I would like to thank
all of you who participated.
Seeds of Friendship Collect seeds of
friendship for women to raise a garden & sell their produce. The program's objective is to assist the courageous people of Rwanda who suffered greatly in the late 90's and
early 2000 when more than 1,000,000
men, women and children were killed
during genocide. Donated seeds were
sent to Dr. Charlene Jendry. She will
take the seeds to Rwanda in June and
personally distribute the seeds to
Rwandan families who live in villages
near gorilla habitats and to the more
info later. Imbabazi Orphanage. The
seeds will provide not only fresh produce but ―A Basket of Hope‖ We will
honor those who give people hope.
Our last project is our basket to
convention, we are in full swing on
that project as well. Esther Gartland
has graciously volunteered to escort
our basket to the Convention.
I want to thank my Committee and
especially my co-chair Jean for all
her awesome HELP.
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Friends’ of Children Services
Teen Volunteer 2014
Carol Batchelder, Chair
Mary Lou Jarrett, Chair
Jonnah Hetzel, Co-Chair
According to the latest roster received from Kelly Bako,
Clinical Co-ordinator of Children Services, there are
twenty-one children presently in residence.
Due to the ‗Polar Vortex‘
during January and February,
four of the Children Services birthdays had to be rescheduled. These were honored on February 28.
Several children were excited to announce they have
birthdays coming up, as they
were checking out the cakes,
cards and balloons others
WJWL 44th. Annual Teen Volunteer
Banquet was held at DiLucia‘s. We
had 11 students apply for WJWL
scholarships. We were overwhelmed
with list of their accomplishments of
each student. The Theme this year
was “Volunteering….A life Long
Journey”
The teen volunteers are high school
seniors who volunteer their time and
services to our community. The top
three winners are presented with a
cash award. To show our appreciation for their volunteer work every
nominee is also presented with a
small gift at the banquet, in their
honor, to show our appreciation for
their volunteer work, we hope this
banquet will encourage other students to follow in their footsteps.
A report was given on the total number of volunteer hours and a few
highlights of each teen. The total
hours were 4, 670
The judges for this year are Stephanie Furano, Carol Caronite and Sue
Shaffer. Stephanie serves as our
Northeast District President and is a
past president of GFWC Ohio Warren Junior Women‘s League. Carol is
a graduate of Kent State University
with a degree in Psychology and a
Master‘s Program in Speech Communication. Sue is the Community
Events Coordinator for the Tribune
Chronicle who devotes herself to
Home Cooking School, Community
Star awards, and Make a Differences Day.
We also honored Madeline Grimes
Buckeye Girls‘ State 2013 recipient.
Madeline is a senior at Mathews High
School in Vienna.
The names of the teens:. Victoria
Jude Bevan from Hubbard H.S., Kristen Davis from Mineral Ridge H.S.,
Alexa
Goffos
from
Lakeview
H.S.,Matthew
Headland
from
Howland H.S., Kylie Summer Johnson
from Champion H.S., Harvest Radich
from Howland H.S., Brittany Sherwood from Chalker H.S., Jaydin
Stellmar from McDonald H.S., Emily
Trunick from Champion H.S., and
Bridget Wagner from Howland H.S.
The were 1st. place Matthew Headland Howland H.S., 2nd. place Bridget
Wagner Howland H.S. and 3rd. place
Jayden Stellmar from McDonald H.S.
Michelle Merlo graciously donated
40 books for the bags for the students. We honored each student
with a bag of goodies, a $25 dollar
check, a rose, and a certificate of
accomplishment.
I would like to
thank Karen Margala for all the help
she has given to Jonnah and myself,
―Thanks Karen‖ we truly appreciate
you.
Thank you to Eastwood Mall for the
donation of the bags for each student, Thanks Melanie.
Secret Sister Thank You
Dear Sister,
Thank you for the wonderful and
most delicious gifts!
I love you!
Eddie
Dear Secret Sister:
You not only are generous, you
have great taste.
Thank you so much
Cary Ann
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GFWC OHIO WARREN CITY
FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS
ITEMS WE ARE COLLECTING
Below are items being collected by our committees.
Each month this list will be updated.
CONSERVATION - Peggy Boyd
Newspapers, old towels and blankets for Town & Country Veterinarian
Can tabs for The Ronald Mc Donald House
Eyeglasses to give to the Lion's Club.
PENNIES for this heart loving project. Known as "Penny Pines" a $68 dollar donation from our club
will reforest a burned out site with 100 trees planted in our club's name by the National Forest Service. Spear heading this project is Team Member Karen Wrightsman. She will be presenting each
member a small, baby food size jar to drop your pennies into.
EDUCATION—Margaret Petrosky
‗Free stuff‘ and ‗box tops for education‘ for McGuffey School.
Tea bags for Ms Ponchick‘s class.
Campbell soup labels for Children's Rehab Center.
School supplies for McGuffey School
Lysol Wipes, Batteries [ AA, AAA], Hand soaps and refills, Dish soap, Paper plates, File folders,
Classroom size laminator, Art supplies- glitter, pom poms, pipe cleaners, wiggly eyes, paint, tissue
paper etc. iTunes gift cards ( to buy educational apps for iPods) , megablocks- legos medium size
building set, dress up clothes, 12+ piece puzzles, Floor puzzles, Computer, Musical instruments,
Board books, Play dough, Play dough accessories (scissors, rollers etc.) , Paint easel, Beginner pattern blocks, Small dry erase boards and dry erase markers, and bubbles
Public Issues—Sue Smith
Teddy bears, postage stamps, and coupons for the VA Hospital
Advocacy - Jonnah Hetzel
Non-perishable food for Emanuel House.
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PROVISIONAL PROJECT
Trumbull County Animal Welfare League items needed.
Dog toys
Cat Toys
Push Brooms
Floor squeegees
Sets of dry erase markers (sets of four colors with eraser)
Stainless steel cat and dog food bowls
Cat litter boxes
HOME LIFE
For Betty‘s Angels
Personal Hygiene Items (full size)
Paper products
Cleaning Supplies
Gift cards
Linens
Food
Clothing
Shoes
School Supplies
School Supplies
We will be collecting seeds starting this month for the Gorilla‘s at the Cleveland Zoo. This is
called .Seeds of Friendship.
The following seeds are needed. PLEASE send only those seeds listed and only seeds packaged for
use in the year 2014.
Vegetable Seeds: Green Cabbage, Tomatoes, Carrots, Bush Beans, Green Peppers, Onions
Flower Seeds: Cosmos and Zinnias - all colors These add color to the garden and attract pollinators
for the growing vegetables.
We will also be saving STAMPS. so please do that and we will provide all the info next month.
Amblyopia
―Save Lids to Save Lives'
Please continue to save the pink Yoplait yogurt lids.
For every lid mailed back to General Mills, a donation will be sent to Susan G. Komen foundation.
This promotion will end June 2014.
Domestic Violence Awareness—Kellie Pope
Pennies and loose change for playground, Motivational and inspirational books for the library, diapers,
baby wipes, underwear of all sizes children and women, all for Someplace Safe.
If you like to add to this list e-mail me with your item at
[email protected]
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Clockwise: Kelly Pope, Chair: Karen
Margala, Event Treasurer: Mellanie Cann, WJWL President: Julie
Vugrinovich, Publicity: and Cary
Ann Koren, Chair: at organizational
meeting for the 5th Annual Taste
of Trumbull.
To put you in the mood for 5th Annual Taste of Trumbull, Puttin‘ on the Ritz
The end of WWI marked the beginning of the Roaring '20s. During this freewheeling decade, skirts got shorter,
gangsters fought for control of alcohol sales, and the Charleston was all the rage.
The 1920s, a prosperous time period was known by a few names, such as the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, the
Age of Wonderful Nonsense, and the Age of Intolerance.
In 1919, the 18th Amendment passed the act of Prohibition, which made consumption and even possession of alcohol illegal. The general intent of the this Amendment was to lower crime and improve the general status of life.
But the opposite happened, crime increased as people rebelled against not being able to drink alcohol. Numerous
illegal bars called speak easies were created to provide alcoholic beverages & gambling. This time period also included bathtub gin and other versions of homemade alcohol. Gangsters profited during this decade by smuggling
alcohol and selling it to different illegal businesses.
In the 1920s, a new woman was born, She smoked, drank, danced, asked guys out, bobbed her hair, wore baggy
dresses which often exposed her arms as well as her legs from the knees down, she used make-up (which she
might well apply in public), went to petting parties, was more assertive and voted. She took the same jobs as men
and still fought for laws against inequality. Her antics were immortalized in the cartoons of John Held Jr., she
was the heroine of the Jazz Age. With her short hair, short skirt, turned-down hose and powdered knees - she
must have seemed to her mother (the gentle Gibson girl of an earlier generation) like a rebel. No longer confined
to home and tradition, this young women was often thought of as a little fast and maybe even a little brazen.
Mostly, she offended the older generation because she defied conventions of acceptable feminine behavior. She
was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.
Hello ladies, I stopped by Ward's Costumes on Robbins Ave. in Niles. They have some flapper dresses, and miscellaneous items available if you would like to dress for The Taste of Trumbull. Ward's has items for rent and
for sale. Here are a few of the prices I was given:
Boas for sale $5.95 and up depending on weight.
Boas for rent $8.00
Men's gangster suits for rent $15.00
Zoot Suits for men $15 - $40
Flappers $15 - $25
Lady Gangster $20 - $25
Cigarette Girl $20.00
To purchase they started around $30.00 and up
There are also many sites on the internet to purchase costumes. If you are having a hard time, feel
free to get a hold of me, and I can give you some other places to look. I hope that you are as excited
as we are about the theme, and that you will dress up. I know we had fun with Togas!!
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5th ANNUAL TASTE OF TRUMBUL 2014
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ
FRIDAY, May 2, 2014
MC MENAMY’S BANQUET CENTER
6PM TO 10PM
COST: $25
Plans are underway for the 5TH Annual Taste Of Trumbull major event. There is a
‘roaring twenties/speakeasy/flapper’ theme this year and we encourage all guests and
vendors to dress up or decorate in that style.
Over eighty letters for sponsorships and monetary donations have gone out. We have
already received $650, with the promise of an additional monies coming in. All members are asked to participate either by serving on a committee, or becoming a ‘Friend’
with a monetary donation of up to $99, or a ‘Patron’ with a donation of $100 up to
$299. Other levels of sponsorship are available. Contact Kellie Pope at (330)-398-9986/
[email protected], for details and donation letters and forms.
We are also in need of door prizes for the ticket and Chance Auction. If you know
of a business or company who would like to donate, contact Kellie to let her know
and for letter/form.
Tickets will be given to members at the April meeting with a return envelope to send to
Cary Ann for reservations. First paid will receive best table.
Anyone not signed up for a committee, please contact Cary Ann with your preference or
to be assigned a committee. We need much help with set the day before, May 1st from
2pm to ? And the day/night of the event. We will be having a photo booth with a gangster style car and need help with that as additional help with sign in, 50/50 and
Chance Auction sales. We are trying to schedule one hour intervals to help, so everyone
can enjoying the evening. Julie Vungrinovich and Stephanie Furano will be helping our
Judges and she needs two helpers.
Seventy letters have been sent out to food vendors, but if you know of a restaurant or a
specialty food, check with Cary Ann if a letter has gone out. If not, we will send out a
packet to them.
We are working very hard to make this an awesome event and would like to exceed last
year’s monetary donation to our major benefactor, LEAP, but as usual, it takes allot of
‘womenpower’ to do that, so please give whatever you can, be it donations and/or time.
As always... we are greatly appreciative.
Cary Ann Koren
Kellie Pope
Chairs
5th Annual Taste of Trumbull
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Disbursements, GFWC Ohio Warren Jr. Women's League
Julie Vugrinovich, Chairman
Hello Ladies,
At the end of each club year, we disburse monies into our community to help Individuals,
Groups, Families, Seniors, Children, Animals, and many local organizations that need help and
assistance. If you have a request for a disbursement, please send me a written or e-mail request with the proper information so it can be considered by the Committee. These will be due
by our May 2014 Board Meeting. Thank You!
Please include:
Your Name
Date of Request
Amount of the Request
Name of the Organization/Individual/Group Benefiting - Their Address, Phone Number, and
Contact Information Name
Concerned Persons
Cards were sent out to the following in March
Mary Munroe—Illness
Nancy Lambert—Mother‘s illness
Kitty Neilson—Mother‘s Passing
Christina Gargas—Great Aunt‘s Passing
Barbara Savarin—Mother‘s Passing
Rachael Vega—Mother‘s illness
Esther Gartland—Mother‘s illness
Thinking
of you.
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WARREN CITY FEDERATION
OF WOMEN’S CLUB
Invites you to our next meeting
TUESDAY, April 8, 2014
Café 422, on Youngstown Road
11:30 A.M. social/registration Lunch at noon
There will be menu choices
Cost: $13 (Please pay by check at the door)
Outreach and Hostess Club: Altrusa
Asking for school supplies.
Program: Martha Washington
Presented by: Elizabeth Clark
To all our new members you are also a member of this club through
membership in Warren Junior Women’s League.
To make Reservations contact Sandy Mahaffey
330-545-4714 or by email [email protected] .
Please remember, if you make a reservation and do not cancel before
April 5, 2014, you will be invoiced.
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Think GREEN
Think GOLF
The Golf Classic is coming
The Golf Classic will be at
Candywood Golf Course
th
June 13 also Friday the 13 …
On March 20th, the girls met at the home of Bob and Melanie Meinke, Owners of Creekside Gardens,
to help stuff and prepare over 2,000 Easter Eggs for their Community Egg Hunt on April 19th. They
will meet again on April 3rd to stuff the remaining 3,000 Eggs full of Candy and Surprises!
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GFWC Ohio Warren Juniorettes
Julie Vugrinovich, Chairman
I love these girls to pieces......Congratulations to GFWC Ohio Warren Juniorette members Emily
Trunick, Kylie Johnson, and Alexa Goffos for being awarded "Outstanding Teen Volunteers" at the
GFWC Ohio Warren Jr. Women‘s League Teen Volunteer Banquet held on March 5th at DiLucia‘s. These
girls are to be commended for all they do to help others, For volunteering their time on many programs
& projects, and for making our community a better place to live. I am very proud to say that three (3)
of the Teen Volunteers Recognized, were Warren Juniorette girls!
Standing Left to Right – Kylie Johnson. Champion High School Senior; Alexa Goffos, Lakeview High School Senior;
Julie, Club Advisor; and Emily Trunick, Juniorette President and Champion High School Senior
The Juniorette Girls continue to collect items for the Autism Class they have adopted through Homes
For Kids….Child and Family Solutions. This is a Children‘s Social Skills Support Group that includes 12
children, ages 8 and up, that have Autism. The meet every month. The Juniorettes are collecting various items to assist this classroom and to help the kids build confidence and social skills, as well as many
other types of interaction, communication, and ―hands on‖ activities. They are excited to be helping
with this group!
In an effort to create more awareness for the March of Dimes and Premature Births/Birth Defects,
the Juniorette girls are collecting ―Dimes‖ to be donated to help promote stronger and healthier babies. They are going to donate their dimes to the March For Babies Team. President Melanie and Warren Jr. Women‘s League is helping out.
The girls are also collecting new and gently worn stuffed animals to be donated to our local hospitals
for kids that are ill to grab onto and hug, as well as our local Fire stations and Ambulance Companies to
give to a child when they have to be transported in an emergency. The stuffed animal will help to calm
and comfort them and make them feel a little safer and better. This is their ―ONE MORE HUG‖ project.
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