Women's Club of Inverness Celebrates Make a Difference Day
Make a Difference Day will be celebrated nationwide on October 28, 2017, marking the largest, single day of service hours. In WCI tradition, the membership celebrated Make a Difference Day at its October meeting with a service project for one of our grant recipients. WCI Community Improvement Project Chair, Lou Ann Casey planned for this year's project: AMITA Health (Alexian Brothers) Women & Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Katie Hammerberg, Coordinator of Child Life Services, was the speaker at the meeting who explained the important role of her group in the hospital setting. She also thanked the membership as the Women & Children's Hospital has been a WCI grant recipient for the last 4 years. Katie shared specific examples of equipment they have been able to purchase due to these awards. Members brought items for the children that Katie had previously highlighted. Immediately following the meeting, Storyteller Carol Bradley performed a captivating presentation about the life of Ava Gardner.
WCI's first fundraiser of the year, Jingle & Mingle, is the evening of November 15 at Medinah Country Club. The Chair team of Sue Sadowski and Karen Kallman are expecting another sold out ladies' night out event. All fundraising proceeds from the event are earmarked for WCI's scholarship and philanthropy program; selections are made in spring, voted on by the membership, and presented at the May 2018 meeting.
At the December 14 meeting, WCI members will be "jazzing up the holidays" with entertainment from Tenito Productions, a jazz trio with vocals. Chair Nina Stephenson and her co-chairs, Sue Rogers and Leslie Roberts, have been quietly making plans for their big splash to unveil the theme and plans for the 2018 fashion show luncheon benefit. Table reservations also start at this meeting. Guests should contact Regi Greene to attend the December 14 meeting at 847-925-0629 or regigreene@gmail.com.
For information on attending the 2018 spring fashion show fundraiser, please contact Karen Kallman (karenkallman@aol.com or 847-397-8955). Want to find out more about Women's Club of Inverness? Feel free to call Eileen Kohne, at 847-202-0044 or visit our website www.womensclubofinverness.com.