International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 2, 2024October 14, 2025Leave a comment

Members commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the end of January. Our Book Club members read The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart and, together with other members and friends, made a trip to the Holocaust Museum and Center for Tolerance and Education on the nearby campus of Rockland Community College. We participated in a Moral Courage Workshop and toured the museum. It was sobering afternoon and a reminder to fight to end hatred of any kind, anywhere. Many thanks to Phyllis Schmaus who led our tour.

Restorative Yoga

January 17, 2024October 14, 2025Leave a comment

Members kicked off 2024 with a Restorative Yoga session at Shree Yoga in Saddle River. It was awesome by candlelight, and an excellent way to refresh and renew after the holiday season.

Book Group Meeting and Holiday Book Swap

December 24, 2023October 14, 2025Leave a comment

Begun on Zoom in early 2021 in the days of COVID isolation, our Club’s Book Group will be celebrating our third year of monthly book discussions as we turn the calendar page to 2024! From a small number of original readers, the group has grown to include 27 members who now meet at members’ homes! Our most recent meeting was to discuss Ann Patchett’s new book, Tom Lake. We celebrated the story of a cherry orchard family with a cherry cocktail, cherry turnovers and Cornish Pasties. Every member present brought a wrapped book to swap––and stealing went on as packages were opened! Everyone went home with a new book to read over the holidays. We look forward to another year of reading together!

37th Annual Poetry and Essay Contest Awards

December 17, 2023October 14, 2025Leave a comment

At our December 5th meeting we honored the winners of our 37th annual Poetry and Essay Contest. Thirteen students from grades 2 through 8 were invited to read their winning entries to an audience of club members, family members, school administrators and teachers. The Winners and Honorable Mention recipients were chosen from a field of over 200 entries. Our club is so proud of all the writers who entered in response to our topic:

What food brings up special memories for you? Tell us what that special food is, and where you were when you ate it for the first time. Was it a special occasion or an ordinary day? Does it make you remember a person or a place? Have you eaten that food since? Use your best writing strategies to make the special taste come alive for your readers.

Congratulations to the winners pictured below with Club President Alexandra Asteris, School Superintendent, Brad Siegel, and and Principals and teachers.

Scottish Nov. Book Club

November 30, 2023October 14, 2025Leave a comment

November’s Book Club is a wrap! Members had a jolly good time discussing Rock, Paper, Scissors and enjoying Scottish goodies! Thank you Fran for hosting!

Friendsgiving November Meeting

November 18, 2023October 14, 2025Leave a comment

What a better way to start off our monthly meeting than with PIE! Members brought in their favorite pies, along with the recipe, to create a tasty feast.

After our official business, we kicked off some fun with engaging speed-networking rounds! It was fantastic to see everyone connecting and sharing stories, creating even stronger bonds within our community.

As Thanksgiving approaches, we want to extend our heartfelt wishes to all our members and their families. Your support and engagement are the key ingredients that make our community so vibrant and special.

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving filled with warmth, joy, and the company of loved ones. Cheers to the wonderful friendships we’ve built, and here’s to many more shared moments ahead!

Annual Thrift Shop Workday

November 15, 2023October 14, 2025Leave a comment

Members volunteered to work at the Community Thrift Shop in Midland Park on November 14th. Working in two shifts, they tagged and hung newly donated items from the public to ready them for sale. Our club suports the Thrift Shop with our own donations as well with volunteer hours. If you’d like to donate gently used clothing or household items, bag your donations and mark them with the #39 and head to 85 Godwin Avenue (down behind the Kings Shopping Center) on a Monday morning beteween the hours of 9 and 11.

Pickleball!