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Woman's Community Club of Kensington

Montgomery County District
Contact : wcckinfo@aol.com

Organized in 1924, the Woman’s Community Club of Kensington was federated in 1925.  During its 85 YEARS, it has held meetings in venues throughout Greater Kensington. 

Among the highlights of its history, WCCK was the first Maryland club to collect change for UNICEF, one of its members founded Montgomery County’s “Over 60 Employment and Counseling Service," and the Club helped furnish Montgomery College’s Vocational Guidance Center.

2008-2010 Officers

  • President: Jane E. Godfrey
  • 1st VP: Shirley Tennyson
  • 2nd VP / Monthly Programs: Ann Statland
  • Recording Secretary:  Luree Wagner
  • Treasurer: Mary Ann Chandler

 

Meetings

Regular meetings - Monthly September through December; February through May; 2nd Monday of the month


Business meeting
, followed by luncheon and guest speaker / presentation.  Time: 11:15 AM to 2:00 PM


Each Monthly General Meeting
-- Used Book Sale

  • February – Garden Opportunities Mum Sale

  • March – Arts & Crafts Share, Show & Tell (date to be announced)

  • April – Festival of Giving

  • May – Lunch with WCCK’s Montgomery College Scholarship Recipient and Garden Opportunities Bulb Sale

  • September – Trash and Treasures Sale

  • October – Arts & Crafts Share, Show & Tell (date to be announced)

  • December – Holiday Music performance and sing-along; Phone Cards for Wounded Military Donations Collection

 

Upcoming Events

• Sept 13, 2010 – General Meeting -- Historical novelist Lucia St. Clair Robson, who’s LAST TRAIN FROM CUERNAVACA was published in April, will speak about the period of the Mexican Revolution.


• Oct 11, 2010
– General Meeting -- Margaret Jurgensen, Director, Montgomery County Board of Elections, will talk about changes in election law and voting methods, particularly easing the requirements for absentee voting and opportunities for early voting.


• Dec 9, 2010
(Tentative) – The Garden Club will design and make Holiday table arrangements with Kensington Park Retirement Community residents.  (Annual Event)


• Dec 13, 2010
(Tentative) – General Meeting – Grace Episcopal Day School Bell Choir musical program and collection for long-distance phone cards for wounded military

 

Club News

Programs and Committees: 

Programs: Book, Bridge, and Garden. (Drama, Arts & Crafts, and Music Appreciation are currently undergoing reorganization)

Committees (partial list): Charities, Civic and Public Affairs, Education, Finance, Friendship, Fundraising, Hospitality, Membership, Newsletter and Publicity, Nominating (alternate years), Thrift Shop, Yearbook/Member Directory



Special Projects:

WCCK Memorial Garden; Holiday Decoration at Town Hall;  making Holiday decorations with Kensington Park Retirement Community members, among others.



Charitable Donations of Funds and Services (partial list):

  • Montgomery College Scholarship for young woman
  • Long distance phone cards for wounded military
  • Over 60 Employment and Aging Services (now disbanded)
  • Maryland Youth Art program
  • Retired teachers’ “Tool Kits” education program
  • Local homeless shelters & food banks
  • Montgomery Hospice
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Bethesda Cares
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Brookside Gardens
  • NIH Children’s Inn
  • Earth Conservation Corps


 

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