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Celebrating 35 Years of Giving
Welcome to all our members, old and new! As you read this, you will notice the new format our newsletter has taken this month, thanks to Ozlem Yazar. We are working to incorporate the newsletter as part of our newly updated web site, thanks to Tami Campos and Johanna Pfund. As we refine our processes, we appreciate your patience and as always, please feel free to give us your feedback as we welcome your suggestions.
Flash back to 1972. Maxi skirts and ponchos dominated closets by day and disco glam ruled by night. Donny Osmond and David Cassidy had all the girls swooning. Apollo 17 was the last moon mission launched and Watergate was about to break. Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in the Munich Olympics while Charlie’s Angels caught the bad guys. Our soldiers were still in Vietnam.
In Weston 1972, Karin Giannitti was a mom at home with her children in the days when that’s what moms did…they stayed at home! Weston was a town where about 80% of your new friends and neighbors moved every 3 years. So, Karin Giannitti started a club where women who were new to town could socialize at night and the “Weston Young Women’s Club” was born in 1972 with the first official meeting held in1973.
It soon became “THE place for everyone to join in,” Karin recalls. “Our first project was a children’s tag sale at Norfield Church and we raised $300.”
As the Weston Women’s league celebrates 35 years of Giving, Karin reflects,”It’s a real testament to the goodness of the gals in town, who want to participate and give back in so many ways.”
I am honored to be President of the WWL in this special year and look forward to a great 2007-8! I look forward to welcoming all of you back at the September Supper.
Our first General Meeting is at the September Supper at the Cobb’s Mill Inn on Wednesday, September 19th with cocktails beginning at 6:30 p.m. This WWL tradition is a wonderful way to start the year in a beautiful relaxed setting, good food and friends old and new.
As we celebrate our 35th Anniversary, I am honored to welcome back many of the League’s past presidents as well as our founder, Karin Giannitti. I hope that you will have the opportunity to meet them and be inspired by them during the course of the evening. Thanks to our Hospitality Chairs, Kathleen O’Connell and Lauren Abrams, the summer will not go quietly with the dinner they have planned!
Special thanks to Jackie Kupper and Bernie Park for coordinating a fun and successful Summer Luncheon. Eight new members joined us that day and were warmly welcomed by all with a fantastic spread overlooking Jackie’s spectacular view of Crystal Lake. It seems to be a new tradition at the Summer Luncheon: new member Lyndsay Howard stepped up to co-chair the UNICEF/Ragamuffin Parade. We are looking for a seasoned member to take this on with her!
Heirloom tomatoes, arugula, fresh goat cheese and lamb, cranberry tea breads and fresh baked pies were just some of the offerings of our very own Farmers’ Market. And it’s not over yet! The fall months will yield new crops and plants until October, so please patronize our farmers. Yvonne D’Aquino, Lori Barshop, Debby Katz, Pamela Cannon and Katherine DeSousa have done an amazing job running this market every Saturday. The tireless efforts of the “Market Masters” from our membership have set up umbrellas, sold water, and welcomed our Weston shoppers with WWL dedication and we thank you for your support. Saturdays from 8-noon at the Historical Society---we hope to see you there!
Lastly, a few reminders: our first Senior Luncheon is Wednesday, September 19th, the morning of the September Supper. Kit Woolverton still needs a few volunteers to add to the meal and help to serve our Seniors. Please contact Kit if you can help out.
Here’s to our 35th Anniversary year…May it be successful for all of us and those we serve!