Whoo Hoo! State Winners Shine!

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026Leave a comment

🏆 WHOO HOO!!! Congratulations to our Poetry & Essay writers who earned State-level honors in the NJ State Federation of Women’s Clubs Youth Creative Writing Contest! 🎉

To celebrate their achievements, we surprised the winners with school-wide announcements at Bogert and Reynolds. At Cavallini, the winners were recognized live on Cavallini TV!

We are so proud of these talented students and the creativity, thoughtfulness, and writing skills they demonstrated through their entries. First-place state winners have now advanced to the National Contest!

Our winners are:
Isabella (1st grade) – Second Place
Arjun (3rd grade) – FIRST Place
Reya (5th grade) – Third Place
Solema (6th grade) – FIRST Place
Aushmi (8th grade) – FIRST Place

Congratulations to all! 📚✍️

EarthCam for NJ Children’s Alliance

May 8, 2026Leave a comment

👏 A HUGE thank you to the team at EarthCam for partnering with us on a collection drive benefiting the New Jersey Children’s Alliance 💙 💚 NJCA helps to provide care, advocacy, and support for children and families impacted by abuse.

We’re so grateful to the EarthCam employees for their generosity and commitment to giving back to our community! 👏

Showcasing our Talents!

April 29, 2026April 22, 2026Leave a comment

Our members truly knocked it out of the park at this year’s Ramapo District Achievement Day!

We had 20 entries across a wide range of categories and the results were outstanding. From glasswork, watercolors, pysanky, and photography, our members earned an impressive 7 First Place awards and 8 Second Place awards.

Even more exciting, all First Place entries will advance to the State Contest held during the Convention in May! What an accomplishment!

In addition, 8 of our annual reports received Best Work recognition, along with our Book Club.

We are so proud of everyone who participated. Your talent, creativity, and hard work continue to shine! 🎉

What A Year! 2025 Highlights!

January 10, 2026February 9, 2026Leave a comment

What a great way to look back on everything we accomplished this year with our annual federation reports. Huge thanks to all our committee leads for making 2025 another amazing year! A special shoutout to our chairs for taking the time to write their annual reports, and thanks to all our club members for your support!

2025 Poetry & Essay Winners!

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Leave a comment

Congratulations to the Winners of Our Poetry & Essay Contest!

We are thrilled to announce the 12 outstanding students who were selected as this year’s Poetry & Essay Contest winners! Big congratulations to Isabella, Victoria, Ajun, Reya, Essa, Solema, Samantha, Aushmi, Harrison, Hannah, Anshi, and Justin!

With this year’s topic being “What was the best gift you ever gave someone?”, our young writers shared heartfelt, thoughtful, and sometimes funny stories about the joy of giving and their creativity truly impressed us.

We were also thrilled to recognize Victoria and Ajun, whose entries from last year went on to win at the State Federation level! We also had 3 other State winners: Leah, Lucy and George!

We also want to extend a big thank-you to the parents, teachers, administrators, and our dedicated judging panel for supporting these young writers. And an extra-special thanks to Tamara, our contest chairwoman, for her tremendous work organizing this year’s contest.

We are so proud of our young authors! Keep writing, keep imagining, and keep shining!

Domestic Violence Awareness

October 25, 2025Leave a comment

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our members joined the Center for Hope & Safety’s 10th Annual 3K Walk Against Domestic Violence. The weather was perfect for a beautiful stroll through the park — all for an important cause! 💜🚶‍♀️🌳

65 Federation Years Strong!

September 16, 2025April 29, 2026Leave a comment

While we have celebrated 70 Years as the Woman’s Club of Upper Saddle River, last April 2024, we also celebrated 65 Years as part of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs of GFWC and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in September!

We Got Talent!

May 8, 2025October 14, 2025Leave a comment

Our members got talent — and the awards to prove it!

Congratulations to our talented members for winning big at District Achievement Day for their photography entries, and to our hardworking committee chairs for earning top honors in the annual reporting awards.

We’re especially proud that our District First Place Award went on to win First Place at the State Convention! What an amazing way to end the club year — celebrating creativity, dedication, and teamwork.

Congratulations! 40 Years Strong! Federation Honors!

May 7, 2025October 14, 2025Leave a comment

As we wrap up our club year, we had the joy of honoring two incredible women for 40 years of dedication to our club — Nona Maher and Barbara Ostrom.

Barbara was inducted into the NJSFWC Honor Roll, recognizing her outstanding service and commitment. Nona, already a member of the Honor Roll, received the distinguished Federation Order of the Lily for her continued dedication and impact.

Although they couldn’t attend our meeting, we brought the celebration to them — surprising them at home with their pins and flowers. A heartfelt thank you to Nona and Barbara for inspiring us all!