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Calendar of Events
President’s Pen
The Mirror
Editor: Rose Zubik
Web Circulation: Patt Bailey
GFWC Affiliation since: 1938
Edition: December 2017
Dec. 5 Monthly Club Meeting
Dec. 9 “Celebrate the Season”
Christmas House Walk
Dec. 14 Monthly Board Meeting
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
Jan 8 Annual Reports due to
Rose Zubik/Celeste Kappel
Jan 27 Unity Luncheon – Palos Heights
and Palos Park Women’s Club
Hackneys, Palos Park, IL
Feb 1 Book Review
Committee Collection Corner
Conservation (Lois McCann)
Eye glasses, cell phones, corks and batteries.
Home Life/Health (Denise Hyker)
Gently used jewelry Int’l Outreach (Barbara Allen)
Gently used or new shoes
December Hospitality – 12/5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Orchard Room
Come and Enjoy an “Old Fashioned Christmas”
Chair: Cherry Vujevich Inspirational Reader: Joan Meyers
Hostess: Rose Zubik Committee: Kara Mintle, Carol Margaret Miller,
Janeen Schmaedeke, Tracey Shumard, Marilyn Herndobbler; and Mary
Lee Lockwood
Our magical month of December is here again. We
look forward to the wonderfully decorated houses with
their myriad of lights, the smells of pine, cinnamon, baked
cookies and seeing all our families and friends. My birds also
seem to
know that something is in the air. Cardinals, woodpeckers,
chickadees,
wrens, blue jays, etc. are flitting all over the yard - eating
and preparing
for winter. There is nothing like snow on the ground and a flock
of
cardinals hovering around the feeders.
I would like to thank Marilyn Herrndobler for our great program
in
November, featuring the veteran volunteers from Abraham
Lincoln
National Cemetery. They presented colors, did a beautiful flag
folding
ceremony with a speaker telling us why they fold it 13 times and
what
each fold meant, played taps and retired the colors. Many of us
had a
tear in our eye during the ceremony. Afterward, in speaking to
us, they
stressed the need for volunteers to help at the cemetery during
the burial
of our soldiers.
We do not have a formal meeting in January but we do have a
Unity
Brunch with Palos Park Woman's Club on Saturday, January 27
featuring omelets made to order all the way to ice cream
sundaes.
Entertainment will be by Carol Taylor, an author and Palos Park
resident
speaking about her book "The Long Way Home." Cost is $27.00
and
Jeanne Krapauskas will be selling tickets at the December
meeting.
I look forward to seeing all of you at our annual Christmas
Housewalk on Saturday, December 9. Please see additional house
walk
information on page 4.
I wish you all the blessings of the coming holiday season. You
are all
very special to me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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International Outreach Barbara Allen
"Make a Difference Day" was, once again, a huge
success thanks to our Club and the Palos Heights
Library who also collected food. What a pleasant
surprise when our member, Jeannine Kacmar, who is
also on the library staff, came with a trunk load of food
to the event. We collected 40 parcels of food. Thanks
to all who contributed.
Mary Beth Zwolfer delivered 25 filled Christmas
stockings to be sent overseas to our troops. This, along
with our shoe donations and
"Free the Girls" drive, has been a
testament to the thoughtfulness, caring
and generosity of our Club. If you can,
please drop off an item or two at the
pantry at the Methodist Church at
121st & Harlem. Some of the items
they hardly get are canned meats
and condiments i.e. ketchup & mustard. Personal items
are also needed. The pantry is open every Tuesday
from 9-11 a.m. and again from 4-6 p.m.
Merry and Blessed Christmas and a
Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year!
Program Marilyn Herrndobler
We will celebrate a very Merry
Christmas on Tuesday,
December 5! They say that
Christmas is for children but we
are all young at heart! Be
prepared to have a happy and
carefree evening as we sing
songs, laugh and feel the joy of
childhood watching some
remarkable puppets. We hope it
will start off your Christmas season with smiles and a
feeling of nostalgia, as in the days of your childhood!
Art Department Patricia Hogan
26 members and friends had a very enjoyable
afternoon attending the
Southwest Symphony
“The First Ladies of
Song”. We look forward
to more concerts in 2018.
Public Issues Carol Meneou
Our November meeting was one of the best ever with
the memorial squad performing the military burials that
they volunteer their time and service at the Abraham
Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood. Our military memorabilia
table was filled with great artifacts.
The “Wreaths Across America” ceremony will be held
on Dec. 16 at 11:00 p.m. at the Abraham
Lincoln Cemetery. There will be a bus
from Lockport available. If you are
interested in going, please let me know
as soon as possible. A total of $180 was
collected which will supply eight wreaths.
We will be delivering 33 lap blankets,
80 pairs of sox and 65 Christmas cards to the veterans at
Manteno. Again, thank you to all the members who have
supported these projects.
Home Life Denise Hyker
“Tis’ the Season to be Jolly” and a time we think of
others, especially those less fortunate. The Palos Heights
Recreation Center will have a toy drop off box starting
Dec. 1 through Dec. 9. If you’d like to donate a toy
please bring it to our December meeting and Home Life
will be happy to deliver them. The toys collected will be
donated to the Ronald McDonald house right in time for
Christmas!
The Home Life Committee
recently sponsored a donation
drive to provide immediate needs
items to the Crisis Center. Once
again, our members were generous
donating Pampers, assorted
toiletries, lotions, hair products,
cell phones as well as a plush throw.
The value of the donation was
approximately $215! The items
were delivered by member Marie
Kaminski to the Crisis Center who
are very grateful for the continued generosity of the
PHWC members.
The Immediate Needs Campaign addresses the 24/7
needs of the families on their journey to freedom from
abuse and violence. Thank you for supporting the Crisis
Center of South Suburbia for Victims of Domestic
Violence.
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Conservation Lois McCann
With the holidays and busy season fast approaching,
please remember to continue recycling. When going
shopping, bring your own bags to carry your goods
home. That is a new one for me, but I am going to try it.
It will be one less plastic bag in the landfill. Small acts
when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the
world.
Please save all your natural
corks from those holiday
parties. We will continue
to collect eyeglasses, ink
cartridges and magazines
for the magazine trade. Please bring any of these items to
the next meeting. Wishing everyone a very joyful season.
Treasurer Joanne Ferneau
Trying to limit phone calls & mail you receive from
telemarketers? Consider being added to the National Do
Not Call Registry (call 1-888-382-1222 or visit
www. donotcall.gov). Also, review the privacy
disclosures that banks and other financial companies you
do business with send at least once a year. They explain if
and how you can limit certain sharing of your
information. For more guidance on stopping unwanted
mail and phone calls, see information from the Federal
Trade Commission at:
www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0262-stopping-
unsolicitedmail-phone-calls-and-email.
Yearbook Corrections Mary Lee Lockwood Please note that yearbook
corrections are listed in the
newsletter as they become available. Please copy
corrections to emails, phone numbers and addresses
into your yearbook, so it is up-to-date. There were
corrections/additions in the September, October and
November newsletters. All past newsletters are on our
website. Please update your yearbook to include the
following new member:
Patricia Marusarz,
7832 W Golf, Palos Heights.
708/586-2277; 708/606-3686
[email protected]
Membership Mary Lee Lockwood Please keep up with attending
meetings and getting
involved in our many PHWC activities. Sixty-four
members attended the November meeting. With another
new member, Patricia Marusarz, we are
now at 136, only one less that last year.
Attendance at each meeting has
been higher this year than last. Your
participation as a member is what
makes PHWC special and contributes
to our successes as a club!
With the House Walk approaching,
get to know a new member of the club
by asking them to participate in
some way. New members, please consider being a guide
at one of our homes, getting local certificate donations,
bake cookies or help put the cookie boxes together, and
attend the House Walk. This is our major fundraiser for
our charitable donations.
We are excited to have our new members and look
forward to your involvement in our club.
Education Nancy Clark-Jurek
Tutoring Program
will held at Palos East School. The teachers are grateful
for our participation. Thank you for signing up.
PHWC Book Review Group
Come join us!
Registration for the 2018
season has been extended.
Please send your check to
Joan Meyers or register at
the Dec. 5 meeting. The
fee is $20.00. Please make
checks payable to Palos
Heights Woman’s Club.
Thank you for your early
registration, it allows us to
appropriately plan for the
Reviews in 2018.
Christmastime in Palos - PHPL
Celebrate the annual Christmastime in Palos held at the
Palos Heights Public Library sponsored by Friends of the
Library. Bring the family to this special holiday event
featuring music and sing-a-longs, special programs for
children and adults, and snacks and refreshments provided
by local businesses. Saturday, December, 2 from 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Bottom Line – as of October 31, 2017
Operating Account Balance: $2,230.59
Charitable Account Balance: $5,143.08
Project Fund Balance: $20,697.00
FROM THE DEPARTMENTS…. continued
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Tickets – Rose Zubik It would be greatly appreciated if you
could purchase
your house walk tickets prior to
the December meeting. However,
if that is not possible, tickets will
be available at the December
meeting. You can also purchase
tickets at Mona Lisa, (361-1551) 12330 South Harlem,
Palos Heights or by contacting me directly.
Vendors – Sherry TerMaat
Our Christmas Boutique is sold out!
We will have some of our favorites
repeat vendors and have registered
many new vendors. There is
something for everyone for your
holiday shopping or maybe a
little something for yourself.
From clothing, jewelry, Christmas
delights and too many more to
mention. Remember to bring your
Christmas gift giving list with you!
Guides – Mary Lee Lockwood
We are still looking for guides. This is a great way for newer
members to get to
know other club members.
You will be able to participate in
the breakfast, shop the boutique
and go on the home tour as well as
guide. Time slots are from noon to
1:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
After-Glow Celebration – Kefi Greek Cuisine Patt Bailey has
secured Kefi, 12200 Harlem Avenue,
Palos Heights, for our after-glow celebration. There will
be $5 martinis and appetizer specials for housewalk
attendees from 2 – 6 p.m.
Cookie Baking Party Suggestion Here is an idea…. If you do not
like baking alone, why
not host a Cookie Baking Party!
Invite five or six fellow PHWC
members, ask each to bring the
ingredients for their special
cookies, open a bottle of wine
and let the baking and socializing
begin.
Raffles – Gift Cards
A great big thank you to the members who have been
earnestly soliciting gift certificates for the win/win and
raffle
baskets. If you have gift certificates that you have not yet
turned in or new items you
wish to donate as bonus prizes,
please contact Rose Zubik
(708-945-6254) or Mary Beth
Zwolfer (708-299-2157). It
would be greatly appreciated
if you could turn in your gift certificates on or before
Saturday,
Dec. 2. However, we will graciously accept any gift
certificate
donations at the December meeting as well. Thank you.
Cookie Sale – Bev Bronowski
At the time of our December meeting, the Housewalk will be
just a few days away. This year, I am pleading with members
to help with the cookie sale. Long-time members have always
been so generous with their time and gifts. We need your
continued support, and we need our newer members to
participate, too. We ask that you bake 4 dozen of your very
best holiday cookies and bring them to the Rec Center on
Friday morning, December 8 between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00
a.m. The earlier you bring in your cookies, the better
assortment we can create. Please bring them in a disposable
container since we cannot be responsible for returning your
good plates or pans.
We will pack them in 1 lb. and ½ lb. containers. These
assortments make wonderful little gifts, and they are
great to have around the house too.
Cookies can be baked in advance, frozen or dropped off to me,
and I will freeze them. Just have them packaged
for freezing. You can also give them to another
member who will be coming to the Rec. Center that
Friday morning.
If you have questions, would like to volunteer, or think you
might need to drop your cookies off on an earlier
date, please call me to make arrangements.
Just a few reminders:
Try to choose something other than chocolate chip. They are
tasty, but too many make for a boring
assortment.
Very delicate or very large cookies break when being packaged.
Consider compact, colorful cookies.
If you are not a baker, consider making a contribution to help
with the purchase of the containers.
This way please
Celebrate the Season – Christmas Housewalk 2017 – December 9
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Personals We extend our condolences to Georgia Sarlas and her
family on the passing of her husband, Dr. Chris Sarlas; and to
Nancy Mitchell and her family on the passing of her brother-in-law
Nick B. Mitchell.
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Please contact Pat Caldwell in the event of a member’s illness
or death.
Out and About in and Around Palos Heights Palos Lions Club
Annual Big Christmas Tree Sale. November 24. First Midwest Bank
– south end of parking lot. Weekdays from 9 am to 8 pm Sat./Sun. 1
pm to 8 pm.
Winter Farmer’s Market Palos Heights Recreation Center – Dec. 16
8 am to noon.
Holidays in the Heights Dec. 1 (5 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Tree Lighting & Santa Claus (6 p.m.) Kris Kringle Market on
Harlem Shuttle vans running throughout town
Dec. 2 (1 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) Kris Kringle Market on Harlem
Shuttle vans running throughout town
Trinity Christmastide Dec. 2 4:00 p.m. Ozinga Chapel Auditorium
for tickets visit: www.trnty.edu/boxoffice or call 708-2934537
Carson’s Community Days – Update A great big thank you to Eileen
Lunter and her many helpers who together sold 125 coupon books to
both members and to shoppers
at the Carson’s store in Orland Park. This endeavor raised
$625!
12/2 – Georgene Podewell
12/7 – Caroline Nowakowski
12/10 – Phyllis McGuire & Jeannine Kacmar
12/11 – Sharon Collins
12/21 – Ann Sullivan
12/22 – Christine Wilcox
12/23 – Noelle Connor
12/27 – Marilyn Polnaszek
Annual Report Reminder: Conservation; Publicity; Home
Life/Health; Ways and Means; International Outreach; Public
Issues;
Education; Membership; Leadership; and Art. The Annual
Report
process has been simplified! Technology is wonderful! Please
check
your emails for a Word copy of reports filed in your Dept. for
2017.
Current Reports are due by January 9th. Questions can be
directed to
Rose Zubik and Celeste Kappel. We are here to help you through
the
process.
http://www.trnty.edu/boxoffice
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The Club is now close to 30 years of existence and continues to
grow and expand in its efforts to enhance the lives
of the residences of Palos Heights and its surrounding
community. In 1959, Palos Heights was incorporated as a city
and the Woman’s Club again held meetings at the Methodist
Church. Still a fabulous and well-attended fundraiser,
the first Christmas Housewalk was held in 1961. There were four
homes on the tour and then President Mary Ann
Meyers’ home was one. Tea and cookies were served and Christmas
decorations, made by Club members were sold.
Weekly workshops were held for months each year and members
gathered to made ornaments and decorations. The
handcrafted items were ultimately replaced with the Noel
Boutique and refreshments (held at one of the area
churches) which became the 5th
stop on the tour.
The Woman’s Club was also the pioneer of area bridge
tournaments. Many members wished to learn the game, so
Marj Hultquist began bridge lessons, first for the members and
later for couples. The Bridge group still meets at the
Palos Heights Recreation Center today.
In April of 1964, the women held a 25th
Anniversary Luncheon and in 1965 organized and managed Vision
Testing
for Pre-School children. Concern for the physically and mentally
disabled and the advancement of health care began
with the Club’s contribution of volunteer hours and donations to
the Occupational Therapy Department at Oak Forest
Hospital. Weekly visits were made to Manteno Hospital and for 36
years, socials were held annually for the patients
at Oak Forest Hospital. Members continued collecting for the
Salvation Army and were area sponsors of the March of
Dimes “Mothers March,” providing workers for the annual mobile
TB x-ray unit from 1958 to 1967.
Probably one of the best “get-acquainted” events
over the years was the “Come as you are Breakfast.”
Each September board members, with new yearbooks in
hand, would surprise members on their call list to take
them to a member’s home for breakfast. As more
members joined the work force, the time was switched to
evening and dessert was served.
We are grateful to the following long-standing
members who continue to actively attend meetings and
support the Clubs efforts and to whom we look to for
guidance and wisdom:
Barbara Dahl (1967/1993)
Ellie Hawley (1967/Past President:’81-82);
Marjorie Hultquist (1957/Past President: ’71-73);
Jeanne Marbach (1955/Past President: ’65-67);
Jeannette Meyer (1967/Past President: ’90-92);
Jeannine Morey (1960);
Marianne Orr (1966/Past President: ’77-79);
Doris Tortorici (1962)
Shirley Wedlock (1955/Past President:’67-69)
Special Events – 1958 - 1968
Membership Teas/Luncheons Regional Drive Breakfast Get-Togethers
First Christmas Walk (December, 1961) First Petunia Sale (May,
1963)
Bridge Tournament (1967)
Mrs. Dorothy Hurlbert……………..…1957-1959 Mrs. Doris
Hansen…….………………1959-1961 Mrs. Mary Anne Meyer..……………..1961-1963
Mrs. Jeri Tee………..………………….1963-1965 Mrs. Jeanne
Marbach……….………...1965-1967 Mrs. Shirley
Wedlock….……………..1967-1969
Bottom left: Jeannette Meyer; to her right
Ellie Hawley; top far right Barbara Dahl (reprinted from The
Regional Nov. 16, 1967)
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Moved? New
address, email
or phone number?
Please let our
membership chair
know how
and where we can
reach you.
Contact:
Mary Lee at:
448-1834
Legislative Action Corner Domestic Violence: The Brady Campaign
and Center released a new report which highlights the tragic
implications of what happens when domestic abusers have access to
firearms. The report outlines troubling loopholes in the current
background check system that allows stalkers and certain
individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors to purchase
and use guns to threaten, injure, and kill victims of domestic
violence. GFWC supports legislation to fix these loopholes, S. 1539
and H.R. 3207. Elder Abuse: On October 18, the President signed
into law S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act,
which establishes certain requirements for the Department of
Justice with respect to investigating and prosecuting elder abuse
crimes, and amends federal criminal law to expand telemarketing
fraud to include “email marketing” fraud.
GFWC Corner Reprinted from News and Notes – November 2017
2016-17 Corporate Sponsor Spotlight! Please continue to support
and acknowledge our Corporate Sponsors: CNB Bank; Lions Club;
McCord Gallery & Cultural Center (Weglarz); Palos Kiwanis Club;
Quantum Sign Corporation; Ridgewood Builders, Inc. (Deckinga);
Royalberry Waffle House & Restaurant; Schmaedeke Funeral Home;
Thrivent
Financial.
Newsletter Notes - Rose Zubik, Editor
Deadline for Newsletter Articles is: The Second Tuesday of the
Month
Non Club Items of Interest will be posted in the “Out And About
Palos Heights” Section of the Newsletter (space permitting)
Personal Club Announcements (wedding, births, etc.) are
welcome
Articles are best submitted via email
to:[email protected]
We are on the Web! Visit us at: http://phwc.wordpress.com
**** IMPORTANT NOTICE: ****
Going forward, all emailed newsletters and emails containing
important member information will be generated from:
[email protected]. This personalized club email address was
created to centralize all club emails as opposed to sending info to
individual club members for distribution. This email address is
monitored on a daily basis. To control the number of PHWC emails
received, please check our newsletters first for dates, reminders
or flyer information before sending an email for copies of flyers,
dates, etc. For your convenience, monthly newsletters can be
located on our website at: phwc.wordpress.com. Please Note: While
we are a charitable organization and our many departments support
numerous worthy causes, non-club related informational emails to
members must receive approval from the President before email
distribution will be made. Thank you for your understanding.
Helpful Hyperlink Tip: If you hover your mouse over an email or web
address and hold down the control key, your cursor will turn into a
little hand, and with one click, you will automatically be brought
to that website and/or the email address will automatically
populate in an email. Technology is fun!
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*Hackney's Restaurant Saturday, January 27
beginning at 11 a.m.
Brunch Buffet includes:
Omelets made to order, Bacon, Sausage Links, Fresh Fruit,
Potatoes Au Gratin, Oven Fried Chicken, Smoked Salmon Platter with
Bagels and Cream Cheese, Turkey Tetrazzini, Tossed Salad, Coffee,
Tea Juice, and Ice Cream Sundaes.
Cost: $27
*123rd & LaGrange Road Palos Park (In the Fireplace
Room)
RSVP by January 13 Lucy Crocilla
8358 Autobahn Drive North Palos Park, IL 60464
708.448.325 [email protected]
UNITY LUNCHEON
ENTERTAINMENT: Author, Carol Taylor
Our author, Carol Taylor, is a Palos Park resident. "The Long
Way Home," Books 1 and 2, is the true story of Katya (Carol's
grandmother) who was sold to the Gypsies by her father. Finding
strength to overcome years of loneliness and hardship, Katya makes
a brave escape from the Gypsies and the oppression of war that has
affected her native Austria. Leaving friends and family behind, she
finds sanctuary in a new land to begin life again. Years later,
Katya's granddaughter (the author) longs to know her grandmother's
story and discovers that hers was not an ordinary life.………………………….
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