Monthly News and Notes
Club News and Notes – October 2025
From the President
Welcome to our 2025-2026 club year! I hope everyone had a great summer break and had time to relax with friends and family.
We had the first meeting of the new club year on September 17th, and I would like to formally thank Celeste Corrigan and Mary Ellen Murphy for conducting a remembrance ceremony in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day—it was a very touching ceremony and one that I hope the club will hold every year.
We have a lot planned for this club year, and we’re looking forward to hearing new ideas from all of you! Everyone is welcome to participate in all of our Committees and welcome to join in our volunteer activities as well. If you’d like to keep up on the Committee schedules, please note the Committee Chairs listed in this “News and Notes” and contact them to be added to their distribution lists.
Eight of our club members attended the Northern District Fall Meeting on October 5th, and we had a wonderful time shopping the Fall Marketplace. Mary Ellen Murphy and Margo Kendall won some beautiful fall flower centerpieces, and Rae Lamb was the big winner of the 50/50 drawing! Congrats to all who won, and thanks to everyone for attending and representing our club at the meeting.
I would like to remind everyone that the current Board positions will end on June 30, 2026, so please start thinking about taking on one of the positions—serving as a club officer on the Board is a great way to lead our club forward, to learn about GFWC, and become better acquainted with all of our club members.
We are also looking for volunteers to take over the “News and Notes” publication as well as the Civic Engagement and Outreach Committee, currently led by Mary Ellen Murphy and Susie Collat. Committees can be led by one, two, or several members, so please consider taking over this dynamic Committee!
Happy Fall to all!
Nora Peterson
