Upper Saddle River’s Town Wide Oktoberfest on Saturday, which benefited USR Cares and celebrated the town’s 125th anniversary, was a success! The weather was beautiful, and our club’s table drew many residents who wanted to learn about who we are and what we do–as well as many children who created their own autumn leaf decorations. Thanks to our members who set up and manned the table–and then broke it all down at the end of the day!
We have donated non-perishable food items and birthday bags to Emmanuel Cancer Center this year. The last delivery before the summer was made yesterday. We are happy to support this worthwhile cause, and plan to continue our support for the next club year. Birthday Bags provide celebration ingredients for the children and their families fighting cancer. A cake mix, a can of frosting, candles, balloons, festive plates and napkins, and other small party items in a birthday bag can make a big difference!
Pictured below are Maria Di Martino and Linda Miko (Club Social Service Chairs), Inessa Rome (Director of Emmanuel Cancer Center), and Nona Maher (Club President).
December is a special time to remember to give from the heart. We drove to the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation in Midland Park with a car load of non-perishable food supplies donated by our members. We are happy to support this worthy cause that helps families faced with the crisis of pediatric cancer. We also support them with Birthday Bags for the children.
Along with other town organizations, we supported USR CARES in the steady mist yesterday in Lions Park. Our face painter, Kellianne, was a bit hit, and we gave out pretzel packs and information about our club. We donated a wine themed raffle basket to the silent auction. It was a great community day!
The Woman’s Club hosted a dessert reception for senior citizens prior to the Cavallini School Theater Club performance of The Addams Family. The performance had been re-scheduled due to yesterday’s snow storm, but the show went on thanks to today’s sunshine and melting snow. Club members baked, served, and shared the anticipation of family members and friends who were excited to see the children perform.
We have completed our first Blizzard Bag Project!
Thanks to generous donations from Inserra Shop Rite in Ramsey, and the help of members and Girl Scout Volunteers, we assembled and packed emergency food ingredients in 50 Blizzard Bags. We filled three members’ cars with bags to be delivered to homebound seniors in town by Meals on Wheels, our Police, Ambulance Corps, and Fire Department as they see need. We hope that, through our efforts, these seniors will feel more secure during winter weather.
Thanks to the generosity of our members, the children at Strengthen Our Sisters Shelter will have gifts from their personal wish lists for Christmas! We drove a carload of carefully chosen gifts to the shelter yesterday. Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all!
As June comes to a close, we congratulate the children of our members who have graduated from Elementary School, High School, and College in the past weeks. We wish them all the best as they set their sights on new horizons!
Congratulations also to our Woman’s Club Graduation Award recipients at our local schools–for Academic Excellence at Northern Highlands High School, and for excellent contributions to The Cardinal Newspaper and The Yearbook at Cavallini Middle School. We were proud to be able to recognize your accomplishments!
Come to the USR Fire House on Saturday, February 11th from 10:00-2:00 and help us welcome an important new organization to town. Along with other clubs and service groups, The Woman’s Club welcomes USR CARES, and applauds its mission to expand the safety net for residents of town who are faced with a catastrophic event or illness.
The kick-off Bake Sale on Saturday will be held in memory of Denise Casalino. Come purchase a sweet treat and help us welcome and support USR CARES!
The mission of Oasis is to change the lives of women and children by breaking the cycle of poverty through compassionate programs designed to feed, clothe, educate, and empower women and children in need.
A big thank you to our members and the others in our Community who thoughtfully donated new hats, gloves and scarves and gently used winter coats for the ladies at the Oasis Shelter. Thanks also to Kathryn Hamilton who drove a carload to the shelter!
THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF UPPER SADDLE RIVER 