Women's Club

The Garrett Park Women’s Club welcomes all Garrett Park women who wish to take an active role in support of Town social events and to enhance and celebrate our connections as women in the community. Members meet the second Thursday of every month, typically at a member’s home, from 7:30 until 9 p.m. AT each meeting club members share some tasty snacks, tea, or wine, spending some time catching up on news about members and neighbors and town activities. At each meeting, members usually discuss budget status, fund raising opportunities, and updates on upcoming Women’s Club events. New members are always welcome – it’s a great way to get to know your neighbors and get connected with other women in town. Some interesting aspect of Town history or amusing local lore is always brought up.

The club sponsors the Progressive Dinner, the Attic in the Street sale, the Christmas Sing Along, the New Year's Day reception, and a variety of other functions like the Writer's Workshop  Reading and the Octogenarian Celebration. News about these events and upcoming meetings of the membership appear in the Bugle and are usually posted at the bulletin board at Penn Place.

The Women's Club was founded in 1913 as the Civic Study Club, by Mrs. J. Ross Thompson (11018 Kenilworth), who was a strong-minded feminist and used the Club, which she ran until 1925, to induce and prepare women to take a more active part in civic affairs. By the late 1940s the Women's Club was providing impetus, monetary donations, and labor for the construction of the Garrett Park Community Center, later for our first-in-the-county community swimming pool, and eventually to the updating, decorating, and maintenance of the Town Hall. The club is currently guided by a group of elected officers.

Officials

Co-Presidents:                Kay Austin, Celia Hayes
Vice President:                Gerri Fitzgerald
Recording Secretary:       Barbara Shidler
Treasurer:                       Carolyn Shawaker - Treasurer