October is dedicated to both Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence. Please plan to wear either pink or purple to show your support.
October is always a busy month for our club. We completed our Hoagie Sale; we are now in the midst of our Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends Donation Cards; and of course our Basket Raffle, our most profitable fundraiser of all. The power pair of April Maska and Sue Nelson, along with their “Gems” have been preparing for this event since May of last year. It’s hard to believe that it will be here in no time at all.
Our baskets are just about ready to be put on display for bids, our ladies will be dressed in their finery “purple shirts,” the balloons will be flying in the air welcoming guests to bid on 50/50s, where the proceeds go to our Special State Project, mystery bags, and our fabulous Super Baskets. A huge thank you to all who solicited businesses, purchased items, donated baskets, wrapped them, designed them, plan to work/attend the event. We couldn’t do this without everyone’s help.
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –originally stated by Helen Keller
Guest Speakers/Programs
October speakers will be the girls we sponsored for GCI, and Peyton Stumpo (HOBY delegate).
Garden District Meeting
We had thirteen (13) members turn out for the meeting at Haddon Fortnightly. The three speakers discussed Arts & Culture, Environment, and the Day of Service. The sand-wiches, chips, and condiments we provided for the evening were perfect, as were the desserts provided by the Monroe Township Woman’s Club.
A huge thank you goes out to Karen Hink for picking up the food and setting it up, even though she was not able to attend the meeting. Special thanks go out to Ann Caswell and her Arts and Culture committee for the beautiful favors, and to Jan Anastasi for working the State table.
If you have not attended a District Meeting before, it is a great way to meet people in other clubs and find out what projects they are working on. Club Presidents are given an opportunity to discuss their top two projects. I learned that almost all of the clubs are doing the Friends helping Friends Boscov’s cards! The next Garden District Meeting will be held January 21, 2027 at the Porch Club.
Family Fun Day
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the ladies who came out to man our booth, recruit members and sell our Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends Cards. Giving of your time and your help was greatly appreciated. Due to our spot this year on the back patio of RiverWinds, across from the amphitheater, BEHIND the Carolina Blues Food truck, we did not have a lot of foot traffic. However, we were still able to sell a few Boscov’s cards.
Internal Fundraiser
We are still selling our Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends cards to benefit our club. Please take a few with you to sell to friends and family. The more we sell the more money we can donate back to the community.
WCWD Zoom Book Club
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 7:00pm on Zoom.
We will be discussing the book Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
If interested in attending, let me know by Mon. November 30th.
Between The Pages Book Club
This encourages NJSFWC clubs and individual members to read, recommend books, and receive certifications recognizing their participation. You select your own book(s), submit the title, author, and a brief 50-word review of the book you have read to Cheryl Dyer. Use the Between the Pages reporting form found on the NJSFWC website under Materials – Education and Libraries. If interested in joining, reach out to cheryl.dyer17@gmail.com.
Statewide Zoom Book Discussion
Monday, October 26, 2026 at 7:00pm
The book being discussed is, Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate. The author, Lisa Wingate, will be live on Zoom with the participants.
If interested, please register with quilici@njsfwc.org by October 22nd.
NJSFWC Workshops and Seminar
I can’t stress how important it is to attend the report writing workshop if at all possible. This workshop is being held two (2) times; once in October and once in November. The later one is being held on Zoom. You will learn what your report should include and what is being looked for to project what you have worked so hard to accomplish in your committees. (Jan.-Dec. 2026.)
October 27 10:30am-12pm REPORT WRITING at headquarters (New Brunswick)
November 18 Zoom Meeting 7:00pm-8:30pm: Report Writing
Start gathering your information. Next month we will discuss this at length. Reports will be due to me by early January so they can be reviewed and sent out by the end of the month.
In Federation Friendship,
Jody