Newsletter Of The Women`s Club Of Glen Ridge Women`s Club

Club Motto
“We live not to ourselves alone; our work is life.” – Bailey
Newsletter of the Women’s
Club of Glen Ridge
October/November 2008
Volume 51, Issue 1
Literature Department Monthly Meeting
and Open House
Tuesday, November 4th 1:00 PM
Please join us at The Women’s Club on Tuesday, November 4th at 11:30 AM for lunch, poetry
reading and discussion by Sally Bliumis-Dunn following at 1:00 PM.
Ms. Bliumis-Dunn teaches Modern Poetry and Creative Writing at Manhattanville College. She
received her B.A. in Russian language and literature from U.C. Berkeley in 1983 and her MFA
in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. Her poems have appeared in BigCityLit,
Lumina, Nimrod, The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, Poetry London, RATTLE, Rattapallax, Spoon River
Poetry Review and Chance of A Ghost, an anthology put out by Helicon Nine in 2005. In 2002
she was a finalist for the Nimrod/Hardman Pablo Neruda Prize. Her manuscript, Talking Underwater, which has been a finalist for The University of Arkansas Press' First Book Prize in 2006,
a semifinalist for The Kenyon First Book contest in 2002, the Bright Hill Press in 2005 and a
finalist for the Richard Snyder Poetry Prize from Ashland Press in 2006, was published by
Wind Publications in 2007. Sally was one of three poets selected by the Library of Congress
to read in their "Love Poems" reading last year. She lives in Armonk, New York with her husband, John. They share four children, Ben, Angie, Kaitlin and Fiona
The luncheon will be catered by Church Street Kitchen. Cost is $23 for members and $30 for non-members. The poetry reading is free.
Children’s Department
Time For Tots: New Dates Added
Time for Tots is an informal, monthly “playgroup” for young children and their caregivers. The Club supplies
age-appropriate toys and crafts and the space to play, as well as free refreshments. You do not need to be a
member of the Club to attend.
Upcoming dates: October 16 and 23 (new), and November 13 and 20 (new). Time for Tots runs from
9:30 – 11:00 AM, and you can arrive or leave at anytime during these hours. We hope to see you!
President’s Post
Welcome back! That remark feels a bit old – it seems
that we open the October newsletter the same way every
year. However, this year is a little different. As you may
have noticed, the issue you are holding is a quarterly edition
of the Signpost, covering events in both October and November, with a “heads up” for some of the holiday events.
This is one of several changes we are making in the way we
communicate with one another, in hopes of being both more
useful and more effective. However, we need everyone’s
help. In an effort to be more “green” and reduce the amount
of paper that we send out, we’ve asked each of you to indicate in your dues renewal form whether you prefer to receive information regarding upcoming events via email or by
way of the traditional “bulk mailing” through the post office.
About a third of you responded that you would prefer to rely
on your computers for information, and will be taken off of
the “paper members” list. Others don’t choose to use the
computer, and will be receiving club news the same way
you always have – through the mail. About half of you provided us with an email address, but made no indication
whether you wanted to continue to receive paper mail as
well. I’d like to ask each of you to consider each of these
options as you receive information from the Club over the
next few months, and let us know what you prefer. Our goal
is to serve the membership.
So, what is all this great information you’re going to be
receiving, anyway? Well, the calendar is full and once again;
there’s truly something for everyone. We now have four
book groups, two in the day time and two in the evening.
Short descriptions and the book selections for each group
are posted on the web site and will be included in the
monthly bulk mailing. All are welcome at any of these
groups. If you see a book that you’ve read or that interests
you, come! It’s a great way to meet other members and find
people with common interests.
Our monthly program meetings for the year are in place
and look fabulous. This month we’ll enjoy a lecture on the
Puritan influence on our nation. November’s Election Day
meeting will feature a non-partisan poet and in December
we’ll enjoy a musical presentation featuring a local swing
duo. Each monthly program meeting is preceded by a luncheon at noon, for those who wish to come early and relax
over a meal together. The business meeting and programs
start around 1:00 for those who don’t have time for lunch.
Make time on your schedule. You won’t be disappointed.
We have an array of evening events scheduled as well.
The first of November brings us The Marriage Cure, courtesy of the Drama Department. It’s New York quality entertainment with local convenience. The Social Committee will
be offering Holiday Lights on November 15, to get us in the
mood for the upcoming season. We’ve already enjoyed a
book signing and discussion with Neil Baldwin and more
authors are planned. Community Service is hard at work,
providing opportunities for members to help those in need.
We have Habitat for Humanity “Women Build” workdays
scheduled, ongoing collection for the food pantry and our
support for Babyland in Newark. Ways and Means is similarly busy, generating funds for both the Club and our
benevolences.
So, please take some time and look over all that we’re offering this year. It’s a great time to get involved!
Prudence Younger
Prudence Younger
President
Children’s Department
(Continued from Page 1)
As a “spin off” of Children’s Department programming, a book club for busy moms called “Novelties”
will take place November 19th, 8:00 PM at the Club. The first selection is The Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Save the date for the 2nd annual Winter Wonderland holiday crafts festival on Saturday, December 13
from 2:00 – 4:00 PM.
And be on the lookout for upcoming information regarding our new Etiquette Classes, starting in January. Six hour–long classes will take place after school, culminating with a two-hour dinner to polish
those new skills!
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October/November 2008
Newsletter of The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge
Community Service Department
The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge supports The Human Needs Foods Pantry (www.HumanNeedsFoodPantry.com)
and its various programs. The Pantry serves over 2,000 bags of groceries per month in the Montclair area to the elderly,
the disabled, the unemployed and underemployed, single parents, the homeless and homebound, as well as others with
food insecurities. Currently they are looking for non perishable food items for Thanksgiving dinners, specifically gravy,
corn mixes, and anything other than turkeys for now. They are also accepting fall/winter clothing and coats (extra-large
sizes are especially welcome) in clean, gently-worn condition. Members can drop off all items at The Pantry, 9 Label
Street, Montclair on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
We also invite members to accompany the Community Service Department to the Habitat for Humanity Women
Build Initiative at Habitat Newark. Established in 2003, the Initiative is currently 1/2 way towards raising $90,000 to
sponsor (and build!) a second house for a deserving low income Partner Family. The dates are October 16, November
12, December 17. Members should call the Club office to reserve a space and will meet Barbara Weston and Anita
Agarwal at 7:45 AM at the Club on the day of the event to car pool to the house site. Please remember that at a Habitat
for Humanity worksite, you will be working under the guidance of professional construction forepersons and/or trained
professional volunteers. The work on any given day depends solely on what the project calls for and can vary from framing to insulation to sheet rocking to siding to landscaping (and anything else that comes in between). You will be shown
the proper way to do the job and the correct handling of the requisite tools, and you will never be asked to
do something that you are not comfortable with. Additional information about the Initiative can be found at
www.habitatnewark.org/women_build.
We are pleased to welcome the following new members:
Jodi Brooks (Brian)
Aubrey Blanda (Philip)
Karen Byerly (Kurt)
Maura Colleary (Rob)
Sandy Egan (Jeff)
Lana Keppel (Tim)
Eileen Laszlo (Andor)
Tiffany Ludwig (Ryan)
Linda Malik (James)
Donna Murray (Guy)
Renee Nichols (Nicholas)
Mary O’Farrell (John)
Gabrielle Olczak (Ted)
Kristin O’Neil (Chris)
Kim Patterson (Perry)
Jayne Anne Phillips (Mark Stockman)
Jennifer Pine (D.W.)
Sherrine Robinson (Donnahue)
Lauren Smith (Craig)
Laura Van Bloem (Edward)
Wilhelmina Waldman (Yossi Harosh)
Nancy Wright (Thomas)
Ilia Wood (Matthew)
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173 Hawthorne Avenue
63 Hillside Avenue
260 Forest Avenue
460 Ridgewood Avenue
298 Washington Street
24 Wildwood Terrace
68 Benson Street
110 Stonehouse Road
78 Ridgewood Avenue
9 Windsor Place
200 Midland Avenue
63 Clinton Road
63 Midland Avenue
259 Forest Avenue
142 Midland Avenue
32 Clinton Road
100 Glen Ridge Avenue
3 Mitchell Place
5 Mead Terrace
58 Windsor Place
33 Hillcrest Road
65 Clark Street
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The following member has moved:
Roben Dunkin
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October 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1 9:30 AM Yoga
Thu
Fri
Sat
2
3 4:00 PM Harvest Festi- 4
val
9 Yom Kippur
10
11
5
6 7:30 PM Officers &
7 1:00 PM Monthly Meet- 8 9:30 AM Yoga
Advisors Meeting – Girls’ ing & Bible Department
Club
Open House
Yom Kippur begins at
8:00 PM Classics Book
sundown
Group
12
13 7:30 PM Finance
Committee Meeting
14
15 9:30 AM Yoga
16 9:30 AM Time for Tots 17
7:45 AM Women Build
18
19
20 7:30 PM Girls’ Club
Meeting
21 9:00 AM Board of
Trustees Meeting
22 9:30 AM Yoga
23 9:30 AM Time for Tots 24 6:30 PM ManiCure
Night – Girls’ Club
25
26
27
28 10:00 AM Literary
Ladies II
29 9:30 AM Yoga
30
Harvest Festival
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Officers & Advisors Meeting – Girls’ Club
7:30 PM
Monthly Meeting and Bible Dept. Open House
1:00 PM
Classics Book Group:
8:00 PM
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Finance Committee Meeting
7:30 PM
Women Build – Community Service Dept.
All Day
“Time for Tots”
9:30–11:00 AM
Girls’ Club Meeting
7:30 PM
Board of Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM
“Time for Tots”
9:30–11:00 AM
ManiCure Night – Girls’ Club
6:30–8:30 PM
10:00 AM
Literary Ladies II:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
31 Halloween
Friday, October 3
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Tuesday, October 7
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November 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 8:00 PM The Marriage
Cure
2
4 Election Day
3 7:30 PM Officers &
Advisors Meeting – Girls’
1:00 PM Monthly
Club
Meeting & Literature
Department Open House
6
9
10 7:30 PM Finance
Committee Meeting
11
12 7:45 AM Women Build 13 9:30 AM Time for Tots 14
9:30 AM Yoga
8:00 PM Classics
Book Group
16
17 7:30 PM Girls’ Club
Meeting
18 9:00 AM Board of
Trustees Meeting
10:00 AM Literary
Ladies
19 9:30 AM Yoga
8:00 PM Novelties
Book Group
20 9:30 AM Time for Tots 21
22
23/30
24 7:30 PM Candy Cane 25
Meeting – Girls’ Club
26 9:30 AM Yoga
27 Thanksgiving Day Club Closed
29
5 9:30 AM Yoga
The Marriage Cure
Officers & Advisors Meeting – Girls’ Club
Monthly Meeting and Literature Dept. Open House
Signpost Deadline for Dec/Jan issue
Finance Committee Meeting
WomenBuild – Community Service Dept.
Classics Book Group:
Foust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Time for Tots”
Holiday Lights
Girls’ Club Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
Novelties Book Group
7
8:00 PM
7:30 PM
1:00 PM
8
15 8:00 PM Holiday
Lights
28 Club Closed
Saturday, November 1
Monday, November 3
Tuesday, November 4
Tuesday, November 4
Monday, November 10
Wednesday, November 12
Wednesday, November 12
7:30 PM
All Day
8:00 PM
9:30–11:00 AM
Thursday, November 13
8:00 PM
Saturday, November 15
7:30 PM
Monday, November 17
9:00 AM
Tuesday, November 18
8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 19
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Candy Cane Meeting – Girls’ Club
7:30 PM
Monday, November 24
Club Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday & Friday
November 27 & 28
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