March 2018 Newsletter
WOMEN’S COLLEGE CLUB OF PRINCETON
P. O. BOX 3181
PRINCETON, NJ 08549
MARCH 2018
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I would like to thank the family of Marjory White for their gift, as they gave us a very generous Scholarship check last year and will continue the scholarship award in their mother’s memory this year. Marge was a very supportive and active member of our club and always tried to bring a guest to all our meetings. She sponsored more members through her legacy to our club than any other single person in recent years. Marge was the one who sponsored me into the club in the Fall of 2011. She had been talking to me for years, but I was working full-time and could not attend the meetings. As soon as I retired, she said I should come to one meeting with her, and I was hooked.
I know many other members can tell their own stories about Marge. She is so very missed but never forgotten. Her positive attitude towards life was a trait that I always admired. She was one of a kind!
IMPORTANT CORRECTION!
All reservations for our April 23, 2018 Fundraiser at the Present Day Club must be received by April 13, 2018 to save your place at this fun-filled day with Christina’s yummy food, Silent Auction, theme baskets, and door prizes. Please invite and bring your friends and family!
Finally, I want to announce that our Nominating Committee is chaired by the very capable Kathy Hutchins and her committee: Doris Tazelaar and Mary Tamm. Kathy, thank you so very much for taking over this position to fill all our Board positions. If you or anyone you know might be interested in serving on our Board, please let Kathy know ASAP.
It is with a bittersweet heart that I have to announce that my husband, Ted, and I will be moving to Seattle sometime this summer. After 47 years living in the Princeton area, it will be so hard to leave our family and friends to start a new life on the West Coast. Our two sons and daughters-in-law and grandkids have lived on the other side of the country for 16 years, and since we are retired, we want to spend the rest of our lives with them. We will be moving to a 55-and-over community and are looking forward to our next adventure in life.
My friendships and membership in WCCP have been one of the highlights of my life, and I have been privileged to serve as your President this year. Thank you, one and all, for the support you have given me in this endeavor. My Board is #1 in my eyes.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to All… Florence Begun
GENERAL MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 1:00 P.M. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The State of New Jersey Politics and Policy:
Do a New Governor and An Energized Electorate make a difference?
Ingrid W. Reed, our speaker, is a policy analyst focusing on New Jersey civic affairs. She recently retired as director of the New Jersey Project at Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, where her work concentrated on voter information, research on media coverage, government ethics and redistricting.
Currently, she chairs the board of NJ Spotlight, an award-winning editorial website that delivers insight and information on issues critical to New Jersey. Topics addressed are budget, education. energy and environment, along with other stateside concerns. She also serves on the board of New Jersey Future, of which she is a founder, and on the NJ AARP Policy Advocacy Committee.
With a new Governor in the Statehouse, what better time to think and talk about these critical issues. Come bring your guests and join in an afternoon of lively discussion.
Janet Reiche
BOARD MEETING
March 6, 2018 is the date for the next Board meeting. Gay Culin will be our hostess. Please let her know, call or email her, if you will be unable to attend. Meetings begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. so arrive a little early for a cup of coffee and conversation.
BOOK GROUP
February 23, 2018 is the day we shall meet to discuss God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy at the home of Marlene Gordon, at Princeton Junction. Please call Marlene or email her if you will be joining us. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m.
March 23, is the date of the following meeting when Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford will be the topic.
TRIPS
There will be a tour of the Lewis Center of the Arts on Friday, March 16th at 10:00 a.m. We will meet at the Forum level. We can carpool from my home, since parking is always a problem, although the train station offers possibilities.
The tour will be conducted by Danielle Dennis, Venue Manager. We can have lunch afterward at the new restaurant at the old Dinky building, or, of course, at WAWA’s.
Please let me know if you are planning to attend. Call 609-430-1565 or email me.
Kathy Hutchins
OPERA LOVERS
March 10, 2018 – “Semiramide” – Rossini; Angela Meade, Elizabeth DeShong, Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov; Maurizio Benini, conductor. 12:55 p.m.
March 31, 2018 – “Cosi fan tutte” – Mozart; Kelli O’Hara, Amanda Majeski, Serena Halfi, Ben Bliss, Adam Plachetka, Christopher Maltman; David Robertson, conductor. 12:55 p.m.
The MET/HD performances may be seen at the AMC in Hamilton and at the theater on Route 1 north of Princeton.
HANDICRAFT GROUP
The next meeting of the Handicraft Group will take place on Monday, March 26, at the home of Florence Begun, at Princeton Junction, at 1:30 p.m.
At the last meeting at Kathy Hutchins’ on February 5, we welcomed two wonderful rug-hooking friends of Lorraine Haucke: Theresa Conrad and Loretta Widdows, who added greatly to the group.
Martha Mathews had questions answered by Theresa Conrad, who also showed the group wonderful pictures of some of her handiwork. Marlene Gordon offered to take donations to HomeFront’s art program.
Please let Florence know if you are planning on coming to the March meeting.
Kathy Hutchins
Our donations of fabric and yarn were delivered to HomeFront for their Sewing Space program. They were very appreciative for the donations and it will be put to good use. I will continue to collect fabric and yarn that you are not using and will take it to HomeFront. If anyone is interested in seeing the Sewing Space and some of the projects that the clients have made, they would be happy to give you a tour on a Tuesday or Friday.
Marlene Gordon
LUNCHING-OUT GROUP
On Thursday, February 22 our Lunching Out group is going to lunch at 12:30 p.m. If you would like to join the group, please let me know by next Monday morning (Feb. 19). bonniejlarson@comcast.net.
Bonnie Larson
CHANGE OF ADDRESS and Phone Number
Barbara Johnson
FOLLOW-UP ON ONE OF OUR 2017 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
Isabel Roemer is now at Georgetown studying Health Management and Policy and is interning with the Peace Corp. She is enjoying her year in college and is very grateful for the scholarship.
Beverly Kestenis
SUNSHINE LADY
Bonnie Larson would like to be contacted if you know of a member who has been ill or who has lost a family member. Contact Bonnie by email bonniejlarson@comcast.net so she can send a card representing the College Club.
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE YOU WILL FIND THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO SEND IN YOUR RESERVATION FOR OUR FUNDRAISER IN APRIL.
APRIL FUNDRAISER – MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018
PRESENT DAY CLUB – 72 STOCKTON STREET
11:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
MENU
Wine…..Pellegrino…..Soda (Bar)
Field Greens with Sliced Apple, Blue Cheese, Bacon, Cashews, House-Made Vinaigrette
Chicken Picatta with Capers, Wine, and Lemon Sauce
or
Vegetarian or Gluten-free Meal
Green Beans with Roasted Tomato
Infused Rosemary & Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Traditional Dinner Rolls
Phyllo Cup with Lemon Cream & Strawberries
Coffee or Tea (Hot or Iced)
Please fill out the form below, or click this link FUNDRAISER-Apr2018-menu-formPDF to get a PDF version of the form, and send it with your check made out to: The Women’s College Club of Princeton and mail it to Marlene Gordon, 39 Slayback Drive, Princeton Junction NJ 08550.
Printed Name____________________________________________
Phone________________________
Please reserve_________places at $55.00 each ($25 is tax deductible) Total_____________________
Bridge Players: Names of people at your table ______________________________________________
If you do not put the names of the women you want to sit with, you will sit with non-bridge people.
Meal Selection: Chicken____________Vegetarian____________Gluten-free_____________
I cannot attend, but here is my gift of $___________toward the Scholarship Fund of the Women’s College Club of Princeton.
RESERVATIONS AND CHECKS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARLENE
BY FRIDAY, APRIL 13.
LATECOMERS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
The Women's College Club of Princeton NJ 