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Member

General Federation of Women’s Clubs - California Federation of Women’s Clubs - Marina District

Serving the Community Since 1921 – 501(c)(3) Tax ID: EIN 33-0249000

TWC Officers: President-Anita Dinicola, 1st VP/Dean-Barbara Freeman, 2nd VP-Sharon Saffer, 3rd VP-Roberta Smith/Pam Sheerin,

Recording Secretary- Deanna Hanson, Corresponding Secretary- Susan Warne, Treasurer- Mary Linn Coleman, Auditor- Jeaninne

Glomboske, Ways and Means- Jeaninne Glomboske, Program- Kathleen Davis, Press- Beth O’Gorman, Yearbook- Annette Degner,

Newsletter- Lynn Robinson, Reservations- Carol Quinn, Parliamentarian- Madonna Davenport, Historian- Annette Degner Directors-

Lee Large/Sharon Broadbent/Judy Burrow

MAY 2018 NEWSLETTER

PRESIDENT

Anita Dinicola

We enjoyed a beautiful Fashion Show. So many

hands and hearts went into the day and it’s why it

was a huge success. Thank you, Janice and your

fantastic committee. I’m sure we find out how

much money was made at the Fashion Show at our

next meeting.

Now we look forward to District and State

Conventions. Time to receive the awards for our

accomplishments. Remember the rewards and

riches are in the doing, volunteering, giving back

and the good we feel because we made a difference

in someone’s life. Don’t mistake the purpose of our

efforts and goals....“Giving back.”

Congratulations to the new executive board and

chairman. This team will automatically be in term

for 2 years. Our club will be in good hands under

new leadership.

Heartfelt wishes Happy Mother’s Day!

MAY CALENDAR

May 1 11: AM - Set up for meeting

May 2 10:00 AM - Social Hour

(Dress Theme – Hawaiian)

May 2 11:00 AM - General Meeting

Hauoli Hulu Dance Group

Kid’s Food Drive

May 16 10:00 - Helping Hands

May 16 1:00 - Game Day

May 30 10:00 AM - Board Meeting

MARINA DISTRICT CALENDAR

May

17-20 CFWC Annual Convention – Hilton

Sacramento Arden West

25 Marina District Council Meeting – Torrance

Woman’s Club This Photo by Unknown Author is

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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Barbara Freeman

At this writing we are planning on attending the

Marina District Convention which will be held

Saturday, April 21st. More information about the

convention can be found elsewhere in this

newsletter. We are hoping TWC wins some awards

and is recognized for all the volunteer work the

members have done. Our own Deanna Hanson is

the Chairman for this Convention and she has

worked hard to put together a fun day for all.

The next Marina District Meeting will be held at

our clubhouse on Friday, May 25th. It will be the

installation for the upcoming Marina District

officers. This meeting will also include lunch so the

donation is $10.00 instead of the regular $5.00.

Before the meeting starts there will be a small

breakfast. Please plan on coming and helping out.

We want a good showing since it’s our turn to host

the meeting.

Also, this summer there will be a Marina District

Picnic at Chevron Park in El Segundo. Please put it

on your calendar. The date is 25th. More

information will follow.

DCFS is hosting a Baby Shower on April 24th for

the Foster teens who are expecting babies. The

Redondo Beach Woman’s Club hosted the baby

shower last month to collect items for this event.

Thanks to Janice Petrosino and her committee for

an outstanding TWC Fashion Show. I thank her for

all her work and support working on this big event.

SECOND VP/MEMBERSHIP

Sharon Saffer

May’s holidays include Mother’s Day, Cinco De

Mayo and Memorial Day. A sweet Mother’s Day

saying is “Mothers hold their children’s hand for a

short while but their hearts forever.”

Thank you for those who have renewed their

membership. If you have not paid your membership

dues of $40, please bring it to the May meeting or

mail to me.

Thank you Anita for your excellent leadership and

helping to make TWC the “Heart of the

Community”. We greatly appreciate your time and

effort. You make giving to others fun. Also I would

like to thank our members for their many hours of

participation. I am so proud to be a member of such

a caring club.

Save The Date - Tuesday, May 15 - Older

American Award

May is “Older American Month,” and our Carol

Quinn will be honored along with 5 other

outstanding citizens at this year’s Torrance City

Council meeting Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The

meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m., in the Council

Chamber at City Hall. Carol became a club

member in1963 and is one of the founders and

chairman for the Torrance Woman’s Club Evening

Division. She served as a Director for the TWC

Executive Board 2016-2017 and is our club's

Reservation Chairman. She is very active in the

Helping Hands Committee that makes Huggy Bears

for children in need. She leads a similar Huggy

Bear program at the YMCA. This year’s theme by

the Administration on Aging (AoA), is “Engage at

Every Age: May 2018.” Congratulations Carol!

SET AND SERVE

Sharon Broadbent

Set and Serve for– May

Set-up: Roberta Smith, Pam Sheerin, Janice

Petrosino and Karen Delpozo

Coffee & Water: Lisa-Marie Silver

(Need 2 more volunteers)

Decorations - Cindy Heistand

Napkins - Beverly Saliba

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

MAY

4 Irma Chiota, Marjorie McKarns and

Mary Alice Platz

10 Bette Herbst

14 Joy Marcon

15 Anne Imrie

26 Tecki Poletti

30 Maria Elena Rendon

HELPING HANDS

Marilyn Keller Pat Green

Wow!!! What a fun & productive day we had

yesterday. 15 fantastic ladies came to Helping

Hands and they did unbelievable work. We are

making Huggie Bears galore and so many children

are going to so happy & blessed. You can't believe

what team work goes into making these bears.

First, Pat Green buys some beautiful cotton

fabric and brings it to Helping Hands. She then

irons the fabric and encourages others to help. She

has a Bear pattern and plenty of pencils to trace the

patterns onto the material. They are then cut out &

two pieces pinned together to be sewn on the

sewing machine. She makes this a lot of fun and

the ladies socialize with cookies & coffee. After

they are sewed together the corners need to be

clipped (waah) another need is born & guess what,

someone volunteers Joy Marcon takes them home,

stuffs them and then brings them back to Helping

Hands.

What's a Bear without a cute face. Circles the

size of a dime are traced onto a special paper &

material along with a pattern for the mouth. These

are cut out in a unique way and pressed on to make

eyes, nose & mouth. This is not always a favorite

thing to do but someone will step up to the task.

This is a work of art. Lois Jones was so great to

take the initiative to get help to learn how to do the

job.

Now the fun begins. A black marker is used to

paint that adorable face. A nice shiny ribbon is tied

around the neck and another work of art is done.

The last step is to bag them up and they are ready

for delivery. They are given to Torrance Memorial

Medical Center, Providence Little Company Of

Mary, Rainbow Services, Fisher House and the

Torrance Fire Station. A big thank you to everyone

who has taken a part in making these precious

bears. The women of TWC are always willing to

help where ever needed.

The women that make & tie Cuddle Blankets

deserve a big thank you also. There is a big need

for ladies to make these blankets. More of this in

the next newsletter.

We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month from

10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

We will be taking Cuddle Blankets and Turtle

Pillow covers to the office, in Santa Monica, for the

Painted Turtle Camp. More later.

Pat Green and myself enjoy being chairmen of

Helping Hands and are so thankful for all your help.

Keep it up. HURRAH.

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Marina District Convention

What a fun day. Lots of wonderful women from all

the clubs, great lunch, good entertainment and

awards. Our own Deanna Hanson was the

Chairman for the Convention and she did a

marvelous job. She found new entertainment for us

and we loved it.

Here is a list of the awards for TWC:

First Place in: Advocates for Children,

Membership, Education, Domestic Violence,

Conservation, Women’s History, Leadership,

Fundraising, Public Issues, International Outreach

and our club Newsletter.

Second Place in: Arts in the Community and Home

Life

Honorable Mention for Public Relations

TWC Members Awards:

Mary Alessandra-Cook won First Place in Creative

Writing. Cindy Wall won Second Place in Creative

Writing. Anita Dinicola won Second Place for Still

Life Photography, Joan Sedillo won Second Place

General Crafts and Bette Herbst won Second Place

Trash to Treasure.

Thank you to all the ladies who attended. You

made us proud wearing your RED and supporting

the club. This event takes a lot work to put on and

I’m sure Deanna was happy to see you all.

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Our April in Paris Fashion Show was a great

success!

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HELP FEED OUR KIDS OVER THE WEEKENDS!

BRING ITEMS TO THE MAY MEETING