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"The Moultonborough Women’s Club has come through once again, adding 176 items to our already full mitten tree. Members of the club begin work in the summer hand knitting items for our tree, in what is annual event for them. Members arrived with hand-knit and purchased items, including 90 hats, 31 mittens, 50 gloves, and 5 scarves. Club member Janet Schurko organizes the donations, and hopes to make another delivery of items before the month end."- Meredith Village Savings Bank<figure id="figure-y0kz7f8uhklthdyng1"><img id="y0kz7f8uhklthdyng1" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/1fTH98fDQ94vJsrjyJdaeZvGfahJUqp59FD6tnv28XYVk790OwZMJdtxi6FpVxur.jpg" alt="Sometimes you just need a break. In a beautiful place. Alone. To figure out everything." class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionX="undefined" data-positionY="undefined" data-fullWidth="false"/></figure>

Mitten Tree

The halls were truly decked in holiday greenery as the members of the Moultonborough Women’s Club brought their voices together in harmony to sing Deck the Halls and other merry carols as Deb Kumpf led a singalong at the December meeting. The members donned festive sweaters in the spirit of the season and an assortment of holiday treats provided by this month’s hostess committee was enjoyed after a delicious luncheon. The Waypoint program and the Moultonborough Children’s Christmas Fund were the designated gift organizations for the month. A team of knitters and crocheters led by Janet Schurko displayed hats, gloves, mittens and scarves to be donated to the Meredith Village Savings Bank’s Mitten Tree.<figure id="figure-81pk8jqqt6lthdsawn"><img id="81pk8jqqt6lthdsawn" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/350CRtNOCJKAGt2UjB8yqkDKE2MFqQwAfZGOhGDKUKdetOmBT4KibQe87K2P55Jm.jpg" alt="8.03.2023, Barcelona, Spain. Woman with a poster" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: 50% 10%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionX="50%" data-positionY="10%" data-fullWidth="false"/></figure>

MWC was in the holiday spirit!

Each year Barbara Koehler leads a group from the Moultonborough Women’s Club in the Town’s ADOPT A SPOT program. &nbsp;This year’s volunteers were Nancy McDonough, Betsy Merkle, Leslie Angelo, Barbara Brash, Mary Dominguez and Leatrice Bane. &nbsp;It was a beautiful day for raking, weeding and catching up.&nbsp; ~ Leslie Ann Angelo<figure id="figure-uenlvfmwimpn0hjbq"><img id="uenlvfmwimpn0hjbq" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/dbVEX65A0UClg78BW762CW01oTmLRPuEtKKiLPDCMVamrywSGZxHYaWRfwGlK5XM.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/dbVEX65A0UClg78BW762CW01oTmLRPuEtKKiLPDCMVamrywSGZxHYaWRfwGlK5XM.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>

Adopt a Spot!

Thank you to the Moultonborough residents for their contributions on May 11th; $528 was collected for the Scholarship Fund. &nbsp;On July 10th, the MWC will resume their bake sale at the Library’s annual book sale. &nbsp;Scrumptious goodies will be available with proceeds going directly to the scholarship program.&nbsp;MWC’s June meeting will be an in-person event at the Sandwich Fair Grounds. &nbsp;The annual Installation of Officers Ceremony and presentation of the Woman of the Year Award will be held (socially distant) under the pavilion.&nbsp;<figure id="figure-yqewfjntnsmpmznpef"><img id="yqewfjntnsmpmznpef" src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/33rwrGScqiS3grjwS3SyKmma4vX5UM29xtPYiv7FfH14gj0O96eGPS0Nu92Ltd4e.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/33rwrGScqiS3grjwS3SyKmma4vX5UM29xtPYiv7FfH14gj0O96eGPS0Nu92Ltd4e.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure>&nbsp; Eileen McNamara led an enthusiastic discussion via ZOOM at the May meeting on her latest book, Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World. &nbsp;The biography outlines the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, one of the less publicized Kennedys. &nbsp;Eunice’s devotion to her sister, Rosemary, and her dedication to civil justice for those with physical and intellectual disabilities helped propel the family’s charitable work into a significant movement in research and advocacy. &nbsp;Eileen explained how a day camp Eunice began in 1963 led to the founding of the Special Olympics. &nbsp;This author is a truly remarkable woman in her own right, Eileen is a professor in Journalism at Brandeis University and won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary while working for the Boston Globe. &nbsp; For more information about the MWC, log on to <a href="http://www.MoultonboroughWomensClub.org" data-mce-href="http://www.MoultonboroughWomensClub.org">www.MoultonboroughWomensClub.org</a> &nbsp;<figure id="figure-68gvkzg6cmpmzf3v6"><img id="68gvkzg6cmpmzf3v6" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/dbVEX65A0UClg78BW762CW01oTmLRPuEtKKiLPDCMVamrywSGZxHYaWRfwGlK5XM.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="Each year Barbara Koehler leads a group from the Moultonborough Women’s Club in the Town’s ADOPT A SPOT program. &nbsp;This year’s volunteers were Nancy McDonough, Betsy Merkle, Leslie Angelo, Barbara Brash, Mary Dominguez and Leatrice Bane. &nbsp;It was a beautiful day for raking, weeding and catching up." data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/dbVEX65A0UClg78BW762CW01oTmLRPuEtKKiLPDCMVamrywSGZxHYaWRfwGlK5XM.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">Each year Barbara Koehler leads a group from the Moultonborough Women’s Club in the Town’s ADOPT A SPOT program. &nbsp;This year’s volunteers were Nancy McDonough, Betsy Merkle, Leslie Angelo, Barbara Brash, Mary Dominguez and Leatrice Bane. &nbsp;It was a beautiful day for raking, weeding and catching up.</figcaption></figure>Come join the fun! &nbsp; Leslie Ann Angelo-Contributor

MWC in May

The Moultonborough Women’s Club welcomed Sue Bowker to its March meeting. Sue leads the Nashua chapter of Days for Girls, an organization dedicated to delivering monthly items to girls and women around the world who are missing adequate necessities. Volunteers sew and assemble kits with reusable items to be distributed locally and globally. DfG brings education to women who are unprepared for this time in their lives. Items to girls in middle schools and high schools across this country are also provided. In 2021 this in still an issue and MWC is partnering with Days for Girls in this outreach. If you are interested in learning more or lending a hand, financial or otherwise (no sewing experience required) please contact daysforgirls.org<figure id="figure-vcwptq4pvpmpn08cnh"><img id="vcwptq4pvpmpn08cnh" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/1003OxYgx4EPDNFPVkuxvy2TngCfIDPbDWmzYWYdoI9yCg2RhwYxEWmQlXavguMc.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionX="null" data-positionY="null" data-fullWidth="false"/></figure>&nbsp; Our hiking group has been meeting weekly at various local trails and has been enjoying being outside and getting some great exercise. Castle in the Clouds’ Falls of Song is the destination this week and they have recently snowshoed on the trails at Geneva Point, around Page Pond and through the Chamberlain Reynolds trails by Squam Lake.We’re looking forward to our upcoming spring Zoom meetings. In April we’ll learn about the interesting programs at Prescott Farms, and in May local author Eileen McNamara, author of Eunice, The Kennedy Who Changed the World will be our speaker.— Leslie Ann Ashe contributor

MWC in March

President Amy Corston of the Moultonborough Women’s Club was very happy to &nbsp;announce the following students have been selected to receive scholarships for the 20-21 college year.Recipients are: &nbsp;Noah Robinson, Katie Duddy, Charles Anderson and Allison Taylor.They will be presented their scholarships by the principal Mr. Coppinger during a virtual presentation the week of June 1st. &nbsp;This is the very first time MWC has used a scholarship virtual presentation. &nbsp;Because of Covid-19 and social distancing a group photo may not be taken for some time. &nbsp; This year the $7,000, awarded brings the total donated throughout the years to $197,350. &nbsp;This was made possible by several bake sales, sandwich sale, yard sales, and galas with silent auctions and many diverse ways to raise funds. The hard working members on the Scholarship Committee are: Co-chairs Mary Lou Charron and Donna Conway, with outstanding help from: Judy Ballard, Jean Beadle, Sue Noyes , Louise O’Donald, Barbara Palmer, Libby Reichlen, Dotti Simpson and Mary Whiting. &nbsp;Now with Covid-19 it's most difficult to raise money. &nbsp;We are not able to have gatherings. &nbsp;We had several big things planned in the wings and had to abolish the planning and execution. &nbsp;Everything is at a standstill. Only time and the future will tell. &nbsp;~Mil Toczko

MWC

Past Events in Spotlight!

Mitten Tree

MWC was in the holiday spirit!

Adopt a Spot!

MWC in May

MWC in March

2020 Scholarship Awards