New Member Installation and Annual Meeting
The club annual meeting was held at the Center Square Grill. A new board was installed and four new members welcomed: Nikki Goewey, Karen Gatchell, Kate Hamer, and Kathy Gardner.
Movie Night
Members and friends went to see the movie A Man Called Otto. The book on which the movie was based, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, had previously been a Book Club favorite.
"Town Hall" Event
The Hampden-Wilbraham Partners for Youth hosted a presentation Let's Talk About Underage Drinking. Club helped promote the event and provided assistance during the evening.
Book Club
Marva hosted a meeting of the Book Club to discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Good food and good talk.
Seed Social
We combined a social event with a project and called it a Seed Social. Seven of us gathered to package up 400 bags of Chive seeds to distribute to the students at Mile Tree School on Read Across America Day. It was a productive evening with lots of food, drink, talk, and laughter.
Secure the Call
The Wilbraham Junior Women's Club and the General Federation of Women's Clubs teamed up with Secure the Call to collect used and unwanted cell phones and tablets. These devices find new life as emergency-only phones, which Secure the Call distributes to Domestic Violence Services across the country. In February we collected and shipped 29 phones and 4 tablets.
20 Bags Challenge
For the first 20 days of March, leading up to the start of Spring, club members were challenged to fill one "bag" a day with items that could be donated, recycled, or disposed. 62 bags were filled.
Smith College Bulb Show
W.H.O. Festival
Wilbraham/Hampden Organizations Festival was held at the Thornton Burgess School in Hampden. We hosted a table at this event to spread awareness about our club.
Hope Totes
The club collected toiletry items for the Springfield Rescue Mission. Four full totes and three bags held the 519 items donated.
Wear Blue - Prevent Child Abuse - March 31, 2023
Earth Day
Club members and their families participated in a town wide clean up effort. Brenda and Jen also worked on the committee to plan this event. It was a great accomplishment that will hopefully become an annual event!
"Little Women"
Club members attended the play "Little Women" performed at the Wilbraham United Church by the Wilbraham United Players.
Book Club
The Book Club met via Zoom to chat live with Margaret O'Donnell about her book Gret's Rock. Margaret and her husband live in Florida now, but they raised their family in Wilbraham where she was a Junior Club Member.
General Meeting
The April club meeting was held in the Community Room at the Wilbraham Police Station.