The Bolton Women's Club, Bolton, CT: A group of women having fun and helping the community. New members welcome!


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Welcome to our Site!

Learn More about the
Herrick Park Playground Rejuvenation Project
and how you can permanently memorialize
your donation for a new and improved
Herrick Park Playground

100 Families + 100 Dollars = $10,000

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Download a 2010/2011 Membership Form Here!

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If you have ideas for a timeout social, contact Sue or Leah who will help organize and get the word out.

The Bolton Women's Club
would like to thank
Bolton Self Storage
for supplying all our
storage needs.

The Bolton Women's Club is a group of women who like to have fun, socialize, and try new things. We use our talents to help people in need and charitable organizations. We invite you to learn more about us!

Dear Community Members,
We would like to invite you to join us for our 2010-2011 club year. Volunteerism is so important in a small town such as ours, and the Bolton Women’s Club is a wonderful way to meet new people and serve your community at the same time. There are so many wonderful events that take place here in Bolton and are made possible due to generosity of community members that volunteer their time, energy and talents. Everything from our Town Boards to our Fire Department and our wonderful community service events are all made possible because of volunteers.
The Bolton Women’s Club is very proud to hold two of our town’s annual events, the Children’s Halloween Party held in October and Bolton Family Day which is held every Memorial Day. We typically hold an annual fundraiser that is a dance/auction. Of course, we also host the beloved Senior Luncheon that the seniors so graciously look forward to. In addition to all these events, we also support many of our local organizations through donations. Currently, the Bolton Women’s Club is working to rejuvenate the playground at Herrick Park. There are many social opportunities offered by the club, but we also need the continued support of community members to ensure that these wonderful events and projects continue.
Participation in the Bolton Women’s Club is simply whatever you desire. Attendance at events or meetings, with the exception of the year-end April meeting, is not required and membership is guilt-free. The goal is for members to feel comfortable participating at whatever level fits in with their schedule. The time commitment truly is as much or as little as the member chooses. A list of this year’s officers and chairpersons can be found at the bottom of this article as well as an additional article highlighting some of the benefits of volunteering.
This year we are especially hopeful to boost our membership list, as it will truly benefit the club’s efforts in applying for grants for the Herrick Park Rejuvenation Project. More information about this project can be found by clicking on the playground icon to the right of this webpage.
If you would like to join us for this upcoming year, please fill out the membership form which can be accessed through this link. The new club year begins in August, but membership forms are being accepted now. We would love to have you join us! If you have any questions about the club or the Herrick Park Playground Project, please contact us at president@boltonwomensclub.org.
We are looking forward to a great BWC year filled with fun and camaraderie! We hope you will join us!

Julie Begin and Sally Fritsche
BWC Co-Presidents

President, Bolton Women's Club
president@boltonwomensclub.org

Membership & Nominating

Our new executive board is:

Co-Presidents....................................Julie Begin & Sally Fritsche
Co-Vice Presidents.............................Sue Vining and Leah Dean
Co-Secretaries...................................Deborah Bailey & Cathy Peacock
Treasurer...........................................Noreen Carpenter
Assistant Treasurer.............................Esa Rosicke
Co-Membership.................................Ana Volek & Donna Balskus
Editor...............................................Betty Bolden

We also have many ladies who have volunteered to be chairs for many of our committees. Thank you so much to the following members:

Publicity............................................Carla Robbins
Website.............................................Sue Vining
Sunshine............................................Joann Latorre and Patty Roggi
Hospitality..........................................Lani Kerr
Home Life..........................................Jenny Norris and Barbara Fiano
Senior Luncheon................................Emily Bradley and Mary Lonnemann
Herrick Park Playground Project..........Lani Kerr & Val Connelly
Wadsworth Festival of Trees................Nancy Torretta

We are still in need of volunteers for the following committees:

Halloween Party
Bylaw Review
Family Day
Wadsworth Fine Art and Flowers
Fundraising Committee

If you have an interest in chairing or learning more about any of these committees, please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to speak with you!

Leah and Pam
memberhip@boltonwomensclub.org

Halloween Party 2010
Halloween Party Shoppers Wanted: I know it seems early to be thinking of Halloween, but at our exec board meeting last week we discussed this very fun and long-standing event in our town.The Halloween Party is a wonderful event that we would like to see continue. Although it does not yet have a chair, we would like to take the first step in getting the ball rolling. At our March meeting, members voted to allocate $200 towards the purchase of some new games for this event. So, we are now looking for someone who likes to shop!

We are thinking that between now and October there are sure to be many bargain games out there that would be perfect to add to or replace some of the existing games. Think spring tag sales, store sales, etc. If you are the type of person who loves to shop and can't turn down a bargain, the BWC needs YOU! Please contact me and I'd be happy to talk with you about this wonderful way you could contribute to making this event a success!

BWC Membership Renewal
Please follow the link to print your 2010-2011 BWC Membership Form. It will take just a minute to fill it out and write a check made out to BWC for $30.

Looking for BWC Nametags! If you happen to have a BWC Nametag at home, could you please bring it to the next meeting? I wanted to purchase some replacements and the plastic clip on kind that we are currently using is quite expensive. I would like to find any stragglers before we invest in a new box. Thank you!

BWC Herrick Park Playground Committee Update...

The Playground Committee is thrilled with the response we have been receiving about our club’s playground project and we are working to keep our momentum going! At the April general meeting, the Playground Committee presented a ballot of possible upcoming playground fundraisers. The results from this ballot were VERY positive with the majority of members voting to likely participate (if available) for each of the four playground project fundraising ideas presented. The ideas were:

1. Lemonade Stands at Summer Bolton Green Concerts
2. Fall Flower Sales – The BWC would set up at local venues to sell bulbs and fall flowers.
3. Opening Day of Baseball @ Herrick Park – Playground promotion with sales of pinwheels, sign information, etc.
4. Glenbrooke Swim and Tennis Club Day – The cost would be $5 per person and the full amount would go to the project. BWC members and/or community members would be invited for a specific day.

The Playground Committee will be meeting to brainstorm ideas just as this newsletter goes to press, but we plan to meet again over the summer. We will let you know meeting specifics as soon as we have a firm date and we hope some of you will join us. Our committee is looking to keep these fundraisers fun and simple and we welcome any ideas that will help us move the playground project forward. Once again, huge thanks to ALL for the wonderful support throughout this year. We feel very lucky to have such a great group women supporting our town and this project!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the end of the year party!!

Lani and Val, co-chairs
playgroundcommittee@boltonwomensclub.org