Monthly News and Notes

Club News and Notes – May 2026

From the President

We will be holding the last meeting of this club year on May 20th at the Shepherd of the Hills’ Fellowship Hall; the cost per person is $30 cash/check or $32 for electronic payments via PayPal and Venmo. We will collect payments at the door for those members who have not yet paid.

At the May meeting, we will officially install the new DWC Executive Board for the 2026-2027 club year as follows:
• President: Celeste Corrigan
• 1st Vice President: Donne’ Howell
• 2nd Vice President: Mary Ellen Murphy
• Treasurer: Barb Garland
• Recording Secretary: Elizabeth Laverty
• Corresponding Secretary: Diane Lewan

Also, the winner of DWC’s Battlefield High School scholarship will attend our dinner meeting and will read her application essay. You can read all about this stellar young woman in the Education and Libraries article in this newsletter.

Speaking of the newsletter, this is the last edition of the News and Notes that Diane and I will be publishing. Thanks to Diane for all of her hard work on gathering and assembling the articles from the Committee each month. We now pass the torch to Connie Loggans, who will take on the role of newsletter Editor.

I’ll take this opportunity to thank my fellow Board members for working with me to lead this dynamic group of ladies for the past two years—I couldn’t have done it without you! As we all move into different roles in the club, I wish all the best to Laura, Elizabeth, Claire, Joi, and Diane. And thanks also to Gale for her support in the first year of our administration in the role of 2nd VP.

The next club year promises to be another exciting, rewarding year for members of DWC, and I hope you all enjoy the summer break!

Nora Peterson

GFWC Dominion Woman’s Club Unity in Diversity