Woman's Club of Aurora

Check out the Fall 2024 GFWC Clubwoman Magazine!!

"GFWC Clubwoman Magazine --- Fall 2024" Now Available!

Inside you’ll find exciting and informative stories:

* Empowering Change: A Look at the First 100 Days of the 2024-2026 Administration

* The Role Storytelling Plays in Advancing a Brand by Honorary Chairman Leslie Capps

* Say Hello to the New GFWC Corporate Partners & Development Committee

* GFWC Façade Restoration & Beautification Project: Protecting and Preserving the Future of 1734 N Street

To download a copy, visit: https://www.gfwc.org/clubwoman-magazine/

Tally Ho! To the Hunt We Go!! 🦊

Our Fall Fox Hunt fundraiser was a huge success and so much fun! Thanks to all our members and everyone who came out to help raise money for our philanthropies. ♥️

Recently, our ladies volunteered at the Charity Blooms garden in Aurora.

Thank you for all your hard work and time picking veggies and tending-to the gardens growth. The produce picked was donated to the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry. Awesome job and many thanks to the Health and Wellness Committee for organizing this fun and important project!

Everyone all dolled up and looking like the cat’s meow!
L-R: Linda, Dawn, Peggy, Kim, Prudie, Martha, and Rebecca.

Welcome to the Diamond Club! Our ladies representing the Aurora chapter in full 1920’s regalia at the GFWC Convention in Chicago.

Our club had the honor of making 800 favors for the Illinois Welcome Banquet, “ A Night at the Diamond Club”. Many thanks to our hardworking members who made it all possible!

The count down begins! Six more days to the GFWC Convention!!!

The Environment Committee collected and dropped off 14 lbs. of can tabs to the local Ronald McDonald House in Winfield. Way to go club members! You make a difference!❤️

Today's the day! Our annual Shop & Share day at The Growing Place Garden Center. 10% of your purchase will be donated to the Woman's Club of Aurora with a copy of this flyer. Happy shopping!

The many faces of our wonderful Bein❤️

Today, let us honor the fallen.🖤

Our last meeting of the club year was somewhat bittersweet. We said goodbye to the 22-24 board but installed the 24-26 board. We are looking forward to two more awesome club years!
The club won many awesome awards for the past year. We are especially proud of winning the Coveted Shoe award! (We actually tied for first place- but that's still a win in my book! 😉)
We also ended the year with a concert from the Low Brass Quartet (a part of the Valley Concert Band). Check out their summer schedule at FVCB.org.
Service pins for 10, 15 and 20 years were handed out. Summer birthdays were announced and a beautiful memorial was given for those members we lost in the last year.🕯️
*REMINDER* Shop & Share Day at the Growing Place is May 29, 2024💐

💊The 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was Saturday, April 27, 2024.💊
The Environment Committee from The Woman's Club of Aurora collected and dropped off 11 lbs of unused and unwanted prescription and OTC drugs to the Aurora Police Department. Thank you for helping to keep our world a safer place!❤️

Happy National Volunteer Week!
April 21-27, 2024. Thank you for your time, talent and treasure!🌹

Wishing you a very Happy Federation Day!

Federation Day marks the day in 1890 when 63 clubs came together to form the General Federation of Women's Clubs in New York City under the leadership of
GFWC founder Jane Cunningham Croly.

Today, we continue to stand together and celebrate Unity in Diversity!
Thank you for your continued support in our organization & club!

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HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated, and the 2024 Earth Day theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” Find ways to make everyday Earth Day at https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-tips/

There are 52 tips you can share with others and plan projects around those tips, such as organizing a community clean up or tagging on with Keep America Clean campaigns, planning a teach-in, or taking an Earth Day quiz. The sky’s the limit on projects to help beautify our environment, from keeping it clean to upcycling to helping with animal or plant-based projects! Plan a project to educate the general public and your membership about ways to help the Earth.

Let us know in the comments what your club has planned today to help save Planet Earth. Together we can make a difference by living the volunteer spirit!

What a lovely group of women at our New Member Tea! The video presentation on the history of the Woman's Club of Aurora was very informative along with the visual presentation of the GFWC hierarchy. Thank you Martha Bein!🌹

💐Last day to order from the plant sale is Tuesday, April 16th!💐
🕣Pickup will be Saturday, May 11, 8:30-11:00am at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, NW corner of Galena & Edgelawn in Aurora.
Thank you for your order!🌷

Ready to "spill the tea"? Join us April 16, 10a at Plum Landing Retirement Community, 3rd floor lounge for our new/prospective member tea and orientation. Learn about our club's history and current programs!

Happy Spring! The club had an awesome meeting by celebrating with a baby shower for the VNA Healthy Families.🧸
Our program highlighted Special Stars Inc., a NFP that provides therapeutic movement through physical activity while creating an inclusive environment for those with physical, cognitive and social differences.🌟
We welcomed Ruby Sue Bee🌹 into the club and welcomed 5 new guests/friends of our members to our luncheon. Thanks for joining us!🌷
Highlights were recycling, cicadas, Huggable Fox stuffed animal donations🦊 for the Aurora Bookmobile, the call to the Annual GFWC Convention in Chicago and Bylaws and Standing Rules Revisions.✅
💐 Don't forget to order your flowers for the May plant sale! 💐

The ladies of the Woman's Club of Aurora wore blue today for GO BLUE DAY and planted their 2nd set of pinwheels for April's Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month. Thank you Kane County Health Department and Mutual Ground for your support!💙

More photos from the Rockin' 50's Sock Hop Fundraiser !

41 new items by Kimberly Karas

Such a fun day raising money for our philanthropies! We had a rockin' good time!

The Rockin' 50's Sock Hop Fundraiser was a huge success! Many thanks to our local business sponsors and members as well as Alderwoman Shweta Baid, Alderwoman Juany Garza and the Aurora Office of the Mayor.
Business sponsors included:
Fox Valley Chamber Singers/Jazz Big Band/Orchestra
Hand & Stone Spa
Hollywood Feed
JC Penney
Little Traveler
Massage Luxe
Noodles & Co
Pinot's Palette
Prisco's Family Market
Syrup
Woodman's Market
Wyckwood House

Today's the big day! Can't wait to see you all!