Congratulations to Beverly Brach, Woman of the Year -2015 St. John the Baptist Council of Catholic Women, Winfield

Beverly Brach, the CCW Woman of the Year for 2015 has been a long time member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Winfield. In CCW, Beverly works at the fund-raising events often in the This & That booth and Garage Sales; pricing, sorting, displaying and selling the donated items. She has been an ongoing CCW board member as the Family and Community Services chair. She organizes the annual Thanksgiving Basket collection of food for a needy family, encouraging our CCW members to donate items or money to the basket. Additionally she helps with hospitality at CCW and parish events.

At St. John's she has been very supportive to the Knights of Columbus, helping her husband Bill, a Grand Knight, with many KC events and fund-raisers.

Bev is also a regular volunteer at our annual Parish Picnic, working the reception table, BINGO and sometimes the food and beverage area.

Bev has been a resident of Winfield for over 50 years. In her earlier years, she was on the Auxiliary for the Volunteer Fire Department, and organized events that helped support the Department as well as bring the community together. She also was one of the founding organizers of Winfield's annual "Good Old Days."

As you may have surmised, with Bev involved in the community, she was a member of the Winfield Junior Women's Club as well.

When Beverly's six children were in school at Winfield Elementary, she was an active volunteer as well as the PTA president.

Beverly and her husband, Bill recently celebrated 65 years of marriage. She is the devoted mother of six children, with 14 grandkids, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandson is the latest addition to her family.

Beverly was recognized along with women throughout the Joliet Diocese, at the Annual Women of the Year Mass at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet on April 18th.