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Fundraising Highlights
I am proud to report that
at our May monthly meeting the 2003-2004 budget was unanimously passed by the club.
The JWCB raised close to $8,000 for scholarships, charities and club philanthropic endeavors thanks to your volunteerism
and participation. $5,000 went to our local scholarships with $4,000 of the scholarship funds awarded to our own Bellerose Village graduates. Approximately $3,000 was donated this past year to many charitable causes locally, nationally and
internationally – many of which were recommended by club members through our Ad-Hoc Fundraising – Charities Sub-committee. Donations were sent to organizations such as St.
Thomas’ Episcopal Nursery School, Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, Interfaith Nutrition Network, A. Holly Patterson
Nursing Home, Ethiopian Famine Relief, Cross Island YMCA, Mutiple Sclerosis Society, UNICEF, St. Jude Children’s Cancer
Hospital, FISH of FP, Y. Dowling Memorial Scholarship, 1 in 9 Breast Cancer Coalition,
and the USO – Support our Troops, to name a few. A full listing will be available at our Opening Tea. The remainder
of the fundraising dollars was voted to be in reserve for our fall charities and events.
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, a curio display was purchased from the St. Vincent de Paul Foundation
this past spring and is located in the Village Hall balcony. Special thanks Lynn Krug,
Scholarship Chair and Barbara Salmon, Fundraising Chair for a fabulous year!
Open Invitation - MAR Conference
The Officers of the GFWC Middle Atlantic Region
(MAR) and the members of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs invite all clubwomen from Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to attend the
MAR Conference, September 24-26, 2004. It
will be held in King of Prussia, PA. If any member is interested in attending, please contact Rosaleen Shea. The Club will provide reimbursement for registration
& meals. Rooms are $99 per night plus 8% tax.
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