OCTOBER 2024

The next meeting of the Lockport College Women’s Club will be on November 7, 2024.

The meeting will be held at 80 Main Street, Lockport. Our speaker is Marina Goody who is

both a florist and the owner of Goody Girl Flower Farm. This is an organic flower farm that

opened in Niagara County in May 2021. Ms. Goody has an inspiring story of how she

turned the loss of her employment during the pandemic into an opportunity to start her own

business based upon a final project from a business class. She creates floral arrangements

for special occasions as well has hosting flower arranging workshops at the farm. She is a

recipient of a Small business Association Award in 2024 for her work. 

The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM . We will be having a dinner of Panko Parmesan Chicken, roasted

 red potatoes, green beans and rolls and butter. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available. The

cost is $26.00, which includes our meal, room rental and gratuity. Please call in your

reservation to the Telephone Committee by Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

Remember, guests are always welcome, so bring your friends!

Our last meeting was both informative and impressive with the presentation of Dr. Calvin,

Superintendent of the Lockport City School District. We are looking forward to another

interesting program.

Hostesses for this meeting are Ann O’Byrne and Mary Beth Caswell.

They will arrive at 5:30 to check people in and take payment. Please consider signing up to

be a hostess at a future meeting. It’s a great way to meet members.

If interested, please try and remember to “Bring a book and take a book.” This is a way for

members to exchange books that they have read for new reading material.

You can bring your annual dues to the meeting. Remember that dues at $40.00 through

December and will be $50.00 after that. Dues can also be mailed to Anna Beth Kinyon,

7259 Clarkview Drive, Lockport, New York 14094. This is a new address for Anna Beth.

Remember, it’s really easy to be a member in good standing! The only necessity is to

remember to pay your dues and support our annual Fundraiser. Of course, we love to have

everyone attend meetings regularly. It’s a great way to meet people and hear an interesting

program about things in and around Lockport and Niagara County.

Our Annual Scholarship Fundraiser will be held in April with a specific date to be

determined. We have Tri-Chairpersons for the Scholarship Fundraiser!!! Thank you to

Lucille Cannata, Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen for volunteering. Ticket Co-Chairs

are Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen. Table Decoration Co-Chairs are Anna Beth

Kinyon and Patty Russell. We are still in need of volunteers for Chairperson positions for

the Basket Raffle and to help set up the day of the Fundraiser and we need volunteers to

help sell Basket Raffle tickets at the Fundraiser. Volunteering is a great way to meet other

members and to help make the Fundraiser a success.

New Directories have been printed. Thank you to all who have picked up their copy.

Directories will be available at the November meeting. If anyone is interested in a digital

Directory, please let Patty Russell know so that she can provide a copy digitally.

Darlene Loffredo is our new Sunshine Chairperson. If you know of a member who is in

need of a card, please let her know. Thank you, Darlene!

We are always looking for new volunteers for our Standing Committees or to serve on the

Board of Directors. One Committee you may be interested in is the Social Committee.

Currently, Mary Beth Caswell and Ann O’Byrne serve on this Committee. Duties include

arranging for each meeting, including the menu. Currently, our meetings take place at 80

Main and we have six meetings per year. This does not include the Scholarship Fundraiser

which is a separate event. Other duties include recruiting hostesses, getting the reservation

number from the Telephone Committee and calling in the head count to 80 Main.

Attendance at Board meetings is needed by at least one of the co-Chairs. Please let Patty

Russell or any Board Member know if you are interested in helping out.

Lockport College Women’s Club is going to have a Facebook page to help get the word out

about our group. Leslie Tobin has offered to create the Facebook page. Thank you, Leslie!!

We have news from the Scholarship Committee. Our winners for 2024 are Alexia Kilroy

who is attending Colgate University and Alexis Runfola who is attending SUNY Buffalo.

We have two new members of the Committee – Ann VanDusen and Patricia Kennedy.

Other members are Daniele Priest, Ann O’Byrne and Nancy Fischer.

The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 20204 at the home

of Marybeth Wilson, 7 Berkley Drive, Lockport, New York. The meeting is at 7:00 PM.

 SEPTEMBER 2024 

 The next meeting of the Lockport College Women’s Club will be on October 3, 2024. The meeting will be held at 80 Main Street, Lockport. We will be having an exciting meeting with Dr. Mathis Calvin III, Superintendent of the Lockport City School District. Dr. Calvin has been with the District for the past year and will be speaking as to his tenure and where he sees the District moving. As some of you may know, Dr. Calvin came to Lockport from the Oswego City School District. He has served in this capacity at both the Wayne and Stockbridge school districts here in New York. He has leadership awards from the University of Rochester, St. John Fisher University and the Rochester City School District. We help to promote higher education for the students at the high school so this will be a timely and informative meeting. 

 The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM . We will be having a dinner of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes , green beans and rolls and butter. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available. The cost is $26.00, which includes our meal, room rental and gratuity. Please call in your reservation to the Telephone Committee by Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Remember, guests are always welcome, so bring your friends! Hostesses for this meeting are Darlene Loffredo and Judy Cummings. 

 If interested, please try and remember to “Bring a book and take a book.” This is a way for members to exchange books that they have read for new reading material. 

 You can bring your annual dues to the meeting. Remember that dues at $40.00 through December and will be $50.00 after that. Dues can also be mailed to Anna Beth Kinyon, 7259 Clarkview Drive, Lockport, New York 14094. Remember, it’s really easy to be a member in good standing! The only necessity is to remember to pay your dues and support our annual Fundraiser. Of course, we love to have everyone attend meetings regularly. It’s a great way to meet people and hear an interesting program about things in and around Lockport and Niagara County. 

 Our Annual Scholarship Fundraiser will be held in April with a specific date to be determined. Volunteers are needed to help with this event to make it the success that it has been in the past. We are looking for Co-Chairpersons whose main duty is to select the menu for the luncheon, Co-Chairpersons for the Basket Raffle to help set up the day of the Fundraiser and volunteers to help sell Basket Raffle tickets at the Fundraiser. Volunteering is a great way to meet other members and to help make the Fundraiser a success. 

 Plans are underway for a new Directory to be printed and distributed this year. If you have any changes to addresses or phone numbers, please contact Patty Russell (716-433-9342) to give her the information. Also, if you have a change to your email address, please make sure that Judy Johnson-Paonessa has the information ( jljgesq@icloud.com or 716-481 9129.)

 We are always looking for new volunteers for our Standing Committees or to serve on the Board of Directors. One Committee you may be interested in is the Social Committee. Currently, Mary Beth Caswell and Ann O’Byrne serve on this Committee. Duties include arranging for each meeting, including the menu. 

 Currently, our meetings take place at 80 Main and we have six meetings per year. This does not include the Scholarship Fundraiser which is a separate event. Other duties include recruiting hostesses, getting the reservation number from the Telephone Committee and calling in the head count to 80 Main. Attendance at Board meetings is needed by at least one of the co-Chairs. Please let Patty Russell or any Board Member know if you are interested in helping out. 

 The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 20204 at the home of Marybeth Wilson, 7 Berkley Drive, Lockport, New York. The meeting is at 7:00 PM. Please call Marybeth if you are unable to attend.

 June 2024

 Please join us for the final meeting of this year!! The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 80 Main. Doors will open at 5:30 and dinner will be served at 6 pm. We will be having a buffet including a variety of sandwiches and salads. The cost will be $25.00. Please make your reservations with the Telephone Committee by Thursday, May 30, 2024 before 7 pm. Hostesses will be Stacy Giansante and Anna Beth Kinyon. 

 Our speaker in June is Stacey Neri, a Recovery Coach with the Save the Michaels of the World Branch located in Lockport. Save the Michaels of the World began as a grassroots effort to bring attention and awareness of the opioid crisis of addiction in this country, including the over-prescribing of addictive medications by the medical profession. The local chapter is located on Main Street here in Lockport and provides resources for families during their loved one’s journey through addiction and into remission. 

 The Community Resources would be grateful for donations at their drop-in center and suggests packaged snacks, Solo cups, paper plates, plastic silverware or any new or used clothing for men and women. 

 Our Scholarship fundraiser “Sunday for Scholarship” was a big success! It was a baskets were amazing!! Thank you to everyone who contributed baskets and gift cards. The profit from the Basket Raffle was $1,225.00. Donations from members totaled $ 2,591.00. The overall profit from the Fundraiser is $4,382.00. Our Scholarship has benefited from the support of members, family and friends of College Club, local businesses and charitable organizations. Thank you to Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen for being Ticket Co-chairs and to AnnaBeth Kinyon for her help with the Basket Raffle and work as treasurer!! 

 At our May Banquet, we met our two Scholarship winners – Alexia Kilroy and Alexis Runfola. Alexia is planning to pursue pre-med with a future goal of oncology. She is the Valedictorian of this year’s LHS class. Due to the issues with the FAFSA application, she has not yet determined where she will be attending college. Alexis has plans to attend the State University at Buffalo to major in exercise science. Best of luck to both of our winners. Thank you once again to the members of the Scholarship Committee – Daniele Priest, Megan Menges, Ann O’Byrne, Nancy Fischer and Val Hamluk for all of their hard work. 

We also celebrated with three 50 year members – Gail Marshall, Lucille Cannata and Patricia Russell. The Club is grateful for their contributions over these many years. 

 The Board of Directors is looking for new members to step into Board and Standing Committee positions. If interested, please let Patty Russell or any other Board member know. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and to help with our fundraising efforts. There are positions with the Directory Committee, The Scholarship Fundraiser and the Basket Raffle. Thank you to Darlene Loffredo who has volunteered to take over the Sunshine Committee responsibilities. If you know of anyone who could use a card, please contact Darlene. 

 The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for June 13, 2024 at the home of Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Please let Anna Beth know if you are unable to attend. Thank you to Patty Russell as always who has been our tireless leader for yet another successful year. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the June meeting.

Unfortunately this meeting was cancelled.

 April 2024

Please join us on May 2, 2024 for our Annual Banquet to both meet our Scholarship winners

and to honor our 50 year members, Patty Russell, Gail Marshall and Lucille Cannata! The

Dinner will be at 80 Main Street, Lockport, New York at 6:00 PM. The Doors will open at 5:30

PM. The menu has two selections: Chicken Cordon Bleu with poulet sauce for $35.00 or

Stuffed Shrimp with lump blue crab meat for $40.00. Dinners will include coffee, tea, soft

drinks and dessert. The cost will cover all gratuities as well. Reservations must be made to the

Telephone Committee by Thursday, April 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM. Hostesses are Judy

Cummings and Paula Sattleberg.

Please give a round of applause and great thanks to all those who have helped with this year’s

fundraiser – It was a great success as usual! Please make sure and give a big thank you to

Patty Russell who really helped to put this together with lots of help from volunteers.

Let us also recognize the hard work of our Scholarship Committee – Chairman, Daniele Priest,

and committee members, Anne O’Bryne, Nancy Fischer, Val Hamluk and Megan Menges.

There will be a brief business meeting at the Scholarship Dinner to report on the success of

our Spring Scholarship Fundraiser.

This Megaphone is short! Just a reminder to please make plans to join us for dinner to meet

our Scholarship Winners. That is what it is all about!!

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for May 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM at the home of AnnaBeth

Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport. Please contact her if you will not be attending.

 February 2024 

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2024 at the 80 Main Street, Lockport. We will be welcoming Leonard Peterson who is the Niagara County Street Outreach Supervisor for Pinnacle Community Services and Larissa Bachman who is the Chief Operating Officer with Pinnacle Community Services. This organization was formerly known as Family and Children’s Services of Niagara. They will be presenting a program that describes the drop in services offered in Lockport to the homeless youth population. Pinnacle Community Services has a center located at the First Presbyterian Church. 

Homelessness has become a problem for more and more individuals. We are pleased to present this timely program on such an issue.  

In addition to the program, Pinnacle will be accepting donations of needed items that include non-perishable food, toiletries, socks and underwear. The population that is served at the drop-in center ranges in age from 12 to 24. So items that individuals need are appreciated. Please feel free to bring donations to the meeting.  

The doors will open at 5:30 PM for registration. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM.  The menu will be panko crusted chicken, mashed potatoes and vegetables, served with coffee and tea. Cookies will be available tableside for dessert. The cost of the dinner is $25.00. Hostesses are Kim Meal and Michelle Gilbert  Please call in your reservation to the Telephone Committee by Thursday, February 29, 2024. You may also make an email reservation with Susan Grigg at smmgrigg@aol.com. Reservations may also be made by calling Gail Marshall (716-434-4306). We need to make sure we have an accurate count for the restaurant of those planning on attending. Please do not call Marybeth Wilson as she is out of town. Every meeting is a guest meeting, so bring a friend. We had a great turnout at the last meeting so let’s do it again!! It sounds like an interesting program. 

The recommendation of the Scholarship Committee was passed at the last meeting. It read as follows: “At this time, the Scholarship Committee recommends for the year 2024 that we support awards up to $8,000.00 as applications are received and reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. Our College Scholarship Fundraiser is scheduled for April 14, 2024 at the Lockport Town Country Club. We are in need of two Co-chairs! The work is easy and delicious – choosing the menu! So please consider volunteering. It is a great way to make new friends and to help with the mission of the club. Nancy Fisher and Shirley Wagner have volunteered to sell tickets during the Fundraiser!  We can always use more volunteers. 

It’s a great time of year to start thing about the theme of a basket to make for the basket raffle or to find a donation of a restaurant or vendor gift certificate. Information on the drop-off for completed baskets will be forthcoming. Dues can be paid at the next meeting or mailed to Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, NY 14094. Dues are now $50.00. Thank you for continuing to support the College Club with your attendance at meetings and support of the annual Fundraiser. 

Next year will see a new Directory so if there are any changes to be made to your listing, please let Patty Russell or any other Board Member know. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at the home of Patty Russell, 102 Continental Drive, Lockport at 7:00 PM. Call to confirm your attendance. 

Please note that longtime member, Kathy Newman, passed away recently. A

book has been donated to the library in her memory. We are also saddened to report that Pat Kennedy, another long time member, recently lost her husband.  Prayers for these families are appreciated.

 January 2024 

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the 80 Main Street, Lockport. This promises to be another exciting program as we welcome David Kinyon who will be presenting an exciting program on the preparations being made to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal. The original canal opened to navigation on November 26, 1825 and the final section to be completed was Lockport’s Flight of Five Locks and the deep cut which comprised a seven mile section from Lockport to Tonawanda Creek. The Flight of Five was considered an engineering marvel of the early 19th Century. Mr. Kinyon will also discuss the successive evolution of the Lockport Locks from the original “Clinton’s Ditch” lock system to the Englarged Erie Locks ending with the what we now know as the Erie Barge Canal Locks. Mr. Kinyon has worked tirelessly on the preservation and restoration of the historic Flight of Five and the Lock Tenders Tribute Project. He will be talking about these projects as well. Lastly, Mr. Kinyon will share plans for a documentary to be called America’s Stairway, which is intended for national distribution and will explain the Canal’s role in the western expansion of the nation in the 19th century and the modern impacts of the canal today. Our region will be hosting the 2025 World Canals Conference in Buffalo and Mr. Kinyon will be telling us about that, too. It promised to be an entertaining and informative program. 

The doors will open at 5:30 PM for registration. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM.  The menu will be a sandwich and salad, served with coffee and tea. Cookies will be available tableside for dessert. The cost of the dinner is $25.00.  Hostesses are Shirley Wagner and Margo Covell Gail Marshall and MaryBeth Wilson. Please call in your reservation to the Telephone Committee by Thursday, January 25, 2024. You may also make an email reservation with Susan Grigg at smmgrigg@aol.com. Reservations may also be made by calling Gail Marshall (716-434-4306). We need to make sure we have an accurate count for the restaurant of those planning on attending. Please do not call Marybeth Wilson as she is out of town. Every meeting is a guest meeting, so bring a friend. We had a great turnout at the last meeting so let’s do it again!! It sounds like an interesting program. 

Attendance at this meeting is important because the Scholarship Committee will be making it’s recommendation to the club on the number of scholarships that we hope to award this year. It is an important vote, so please attend the meeting.

Our College Scholarship Fundraiser is scheduled for April 14, 2024 at the Lockport Town Country Club. We are in need of two Co-chairs! The work is easy and delicious – choosing the menu! So please consider volunteering. It is a great way to make new friends and to help with the mission of the club. It’s a great time of year to start thing about the theme of a basket to make for the basket raffle or to find a donation of a restaurant or vendor gift certificate. 

Dues can be paid at the next meeting or mailed to Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, NY 14094. Dues are now $50.00. Thank you for continuing to support the College Club with your attendance at meetings and support of the annual Fundraiser. 

Next year will see a new Directory so if there are any changes to be made to your listing, please let Patty Russell or any other Board Member know. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the home of Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport at 7:00 PM.  Call to confirm your attendance.

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year. Marybeth Wilson recently

underwent successful open heart surgery. Cards can be sent to her at: 60 South Beachview Drive, Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527