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Hope everyone had a wonderful “Spring Break” last week. Our members were back to work this morning packing weekend food for students at Charles E. Bennett Elementary School. Our Maggie’s Meals program provides weekend food for approximately 95 students. Thanks to Suzanne Foster and Lorna Broughton for heading up this program, which began in 2012. …
Women’s Club members got an early start to St. Patrick’s Day last week. The general meeting held on March 8 was “green” themed. Our Executive Officers hosted trivia, with questions based on the month of March and spring in general. The team of Marcia Blackwell, Glenda Harden, Marlene Jacobs, Cheryle Newman, Shirley Orvosh and Barbara …
By Susan Mitchell Hand, Knee and Foot is an easy card game to learn and just another form of Canasta. The MPWC sponsors two games a month, on the first Wednesday and third Tuesday. If you are interested in learning how to play, contact Susan Mitchell by text, email or a phone call (see Member …
Our March general meeting is Wednesday, March 8. The Executive Officers have a fun game of trivia planned – time to show off all the knowledge you have stored. Teams up to six members can be formed and cash prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. One member in attendance will also receive a …
Many of our members enjoy social activities offered throughout the community. One social activity that is sponsored by the Women’s Club is the popular card game “Hand, Knee and Foot”. The game is played the first Wednesday of each month and just recently, a second game has been added on the third Tuesday of each …
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, a group of 8 MPWC members toured the Mission and Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche located in St. Augustine. The National Shrine is over 450 years old, founded in 1565 when General Pedro Menendenz claimed the land for Spain with the intent to establish a colony and convert …
If you didn’t come to the general meeting on Wednesday, February 8, you missed an excellent program that informed us of the relationship between dementia as an umbrella disease and Alzheimer’s as a type of dementia. Our guest speaker was Milva Taylor Maldonado, BS/MPH, who is the Program Manager for the Central and North Florida …
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Special thanks to Marlene Jacobs for organizing 2 fun “movie days” recently. On January 25, 8 members saw A Man Called Otto, an adaptation of the best-selling book “A Man Called Ove” and starring Tom Hanks. After the movie, the group gathered at Hurricane Wings for more fun. Unfortunately, several members left before the photo …
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Welcome! The Women’s Club is moving into the future and will be “blogging” – brief posts of our activities and news – in lieu of a monthly newsletter. We are excited to add this feature to our new website and hope that all enjoy learning what the Women’s Club is doing on a more timely …