Woman's Club of Cranbury
Woman's Club of Cranbury
October 6 General Meeting at Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm
Ray Chimileski will be back to give us an update on Operation Chillout! Bring guests.
Ray is a wonderful spokesman for a great cause. No Veteran should be homeless.
We would love to hand him a big check that evening, so please send your donation in advance to
The Woman's Club of Cranbury
PO Box 94
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Welcoming Afghan Evacuees
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Answers the Call
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Answers the Call
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Answers the Call
New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has begun welcoming evacuees fleeing Afghanistan, and plans to shelter thousands. The base is one of four U.S. military facilities designated to house Afghan allies forced to leave their country, chosen based on its capacity and the region’s ability to support evacuees.
Other facilities sheltering evacuees are located in Wisconsin, Texas, and Virginia.
Above, Task Force McGuire-Dix Airmen are briefed on the arrival of Afghan evacuees. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Morales
Sue Gets the Mission Accomplished
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Answers the Call
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Answers the Call
Sue Westerberg, Woman's Club of Cranbury's Federation Secretary, organized an effort to collect basic necessities for the Evacuees. She gathered donations from Club members and from other Cranbury residents. Sue's house became the collection point. With help from our President, Diana Wiebers, the donations were sorted and inventoried.
On September 3rd and 4th, Sue dropped off 4 car loads of Cranbury’s donations at The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton area on Old Trenton Rd. There were several cars dropping things off and a panel truck full of diapers, hygiene items & water. They will deliver directly to the Joint Base. Sue also took a carload of donations to the Piscataway drop off site.
If you are more fortunate than others, it's better to build a longer table than a taller fence.
The Seeing Eye
Meet Lenox
This little floof is the puppy we helped sponsor for the Seeing Eye. Thanks to all who donated. But Look at him now...
Our Boy is all grown up!
Doesn't he look striking in his harness? Turns out he has the temperment and intelligence needed for a Seeing Eye Dog. So, Lenox will be living at the Seeing Eye breeding facility where he will pass his wonderful qualities to future generations of Seeing Eye puppies.
Great Decisions
Are you in the know about our world?
Great Decisions is a national program of the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions is the largest non-partisan citizen education effort of its kind and has provided quality information and tools for over fifty years. Their mission: Inform, engage, inspire.
Our International Affairs focus group worked with the Cranbury Public Library to provide these programs on the Second Tuesday of each month. There is a video followed by a discussion of the topic. Sign up for the Zoom meeting on the Library website by clicking the date on the calendar at https://www.cranburypubliclibrary.org/.
“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson
Our Members with State Federation Awards
The name of a member who has performed meritorious service may, by a two-thirds consent of the WCC Executive Board, be placed on the State Honor Roll.
The Order of the Lily was established to recognize the continuing outstanding efforts of those members who have previously been placed on the Honor Roll. Each recipient receives a certificate and pin. Her name is inscribed in the Order of the Lily book, which is available for viewing at NJSFWC Headquarters.
Memories of a Cranbury Woman’s Club Member
The Woman's Club of Cranbury--what thoughts and memories float through my mind when I say those words--words that have infinite meaning!
I picture friends, friendships begun in and nurtured by the Woman's Club, friends with whom we have laughed, chatted, planned, worked, sympathized, dreamed, and had fun with!
I am touched when I realize the many Cranbury young people who have furthered their education, thanks to our scholarships, and now those scholarships are also enabling women to pursue interrupted studies.
I picture the Cranburyites and visitors whose hearts have been lifted by the beauty of the flowers and greens regularly planted in the barrels--barrels placed around town many years ago by the Woman's Club.
I am gratified when I review the little and big blessings performed for the sick, the needy, the elderly, and the military.
I am impressed by the personal growth many have experienced as they have found themselves in leadership positions.
I smile when I observe the happy celebration at the annual Christmas tree lighting.
I am thrilled when I enumerate the many, many books--serious, entertaining, and international--that have been read and then discussed in a group.
I sense the personal warmth we have felt as together we have been entertained and informed at both our general and department meetings!
And my mind reverts to the Cranbury Reading Group, formed over 100 years ago, and its evolving into this segment of a national organization that has made a vital contribution to our country--The General Federation of Women's Clubs. What a privilege to be part of it!
