March 2023 

Please join us on April 16, 2023 for our Annual Scholarship Fundraiser at the Lockport Town and Country Club. Doors will open at noon, with the luncheon to follow at 1:00 PM. Letters with ticket information have been mailed. Please be sure to return your ticket money and luncheon suggestion by April 6, 2023!! We need to be able to give the meal selections to the Country Club in plenty of time. Completed baskets can be dropped off at the Lockport Town and Country Club April 12 through April 15 between the hours of 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM. or at the home of Madeline Angelo, 80 Lindhurst Drive, Lockport who has graciously said that baskets can be dropped off to her the week before. Gift cards are a great option as well; please have them in a small frame or basket for display purposes. Due to conflict, Julie Muscato will not be participating this year..

Please give a round of applause and great thanks to all those who have helped with this year’s fundraiser – Co-chairs, Ida Quade and Madeline Angelo, Ticket Co-chairs, Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen; Table decorations, Patty Russell, Basket Raffle Set-up, Peg D’Amato, Patty Russell and Anna Beth Kinyon. Please give a special round of thanks to Paula Falsioni who has, once again, donated the tickets.  

Let us also recognize the hard work of our Scholarship Committee – Chairman, Margo Covell, Treasurer, Daniele Priest, Committee members Val Hamluk, Megan Menges and Kim Meahl.  Please mark your calendars for the May Banquet which is scheduled for May 4, 2023 at 6:00 

PM, 80 Main, Lockport, New York. Hostesses will be Mary Beth Caswell and Ann O’Byrne.  The menu will have two dinner choices: Chicken Cordon Bleu with poulet sauce or Stuffed Shrimp with lump blue crab meat. The dinners will include soft drinks, coffee, tea and dessert. The cost of the Chicken is $30.00 and the cost of the Shrimp is $35.00. Dinners include coffee, tea, soft drinks and dessert. Reservations must be called in for this event by Sunday, April 30, 2023. We will be meeting this year’s Scholarship winners and their mothers. We will also be honoring Mary Beth Gammack, as our newest 50 year member.  There is an update to the Directory: Mary Lou Chamberlain is deceased. Her family requested that contributions be made to the Club in lieu of flowers. To date, the Club has received $2,620.00 in donations in her memory. We have shared our deep appreciation to her family for thinking of College Club. This is truly a wonderful legacy in memory of our long-time member.  

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for May 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the home of Ann O’Byrne, 112A Foxberry Drive, Getzville, New York. Please contact her if you will not be attending.

 February 2023

Please join us on March 2, 2023, at 6:00 PM at 80 Main Street. Our speaker is Pam Gorman,the owner of So Good Granola. She will be presenting her talk entitled “The Mother of Reinvention”. This inspirational talk has been chosen by the Toastmasters to compete in their divisional competition. Ms. Gorman will speak to us about her career change after leaving a toxic work environment despite the pandemic, spinal surgery and family loss. She struck out on her own, establishing her granola business. She will be bringing samples and will take questions from members. The meeting will consist of a light buffet supper of a choice of salads (Cran-apple salad or Italian pasta salad) and sandwiches (chicken Caesar wrap or turkey, bacon and avocado on a ciabatta roll), soft drinks, coffee, tea and a plated dessert. The cost is $30.00 which includes the gratuity and use of the room. Hostesses are Kim Meahl and Michelle Gilbert. Reservations must be made by Sunday, February 26 at 7:00 PM by calling the telephone committee. Please note that Nancy Coons is no longer on the telephonecommittee and has been replaced by Michelle Gilbert (433-6739). Please remember that Marybeth Wilson is not available to take calls for the months of February and March.

Please consider bringing a friend to this exciting first program. We need everyone to beinvolved to keep the Lockport College Women’s Club the vibrant community organization that ithas been for 100 years!!!

Treasurer, Anna Beth Kinyon will be accepting payment of Dues at the meeting. Dues are now$50.00 since it is after December 31, 2022. They can also be mailed to: Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, New York 14092. Remember, Dues will increase to $50.00 after December.

There is an update to the Directory: Mary Lou Chamberlain is deceased. Her family requested that contributions be made to the Club in lieu of flowers. To date, the Club has received $1,475.00 in donations in her memory.

The Spring Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, April 16, 2023. Please mark your scheduledand make your plans for finished baskets to donate for the raffle. The doors will be open for this event at noon, with the luncheon to follow at 1:00 PM. Please keep an eye out for the upcoming letter with tickets and information concerning the drop-off for completed baskets. Julie Muscato will be highlighting clothing and accessories available at her store as well. We are fortunate to have her come!!

The Scholarship Committee recommendation for the year 2023 was approved at the February meeting and we will be supporting awards up to $8,000.00 as applications are received and reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for March 9, 2023 at the home of Patty Russell, 102 Continental Drive, Lockport, New York. Please contact her if you will not be attending.

 January 2023

Please join us on February 2, 2023, at 6:00 PM at 80 Main Street. Our program is a timely one in light of the fact that it has been one year since the start of the war in the Ukraine. Our speaker will be Dasha Valuskya who is the Ukrainian Sponsorship Coordinator with Jewish Family Resources. She emigrated to this country as a child from the Ukraine. She has previously worked as an English teacher with JFS for refugees and asylum seekers. In addition, Emily Werth, a volunteer with the Niagara County Satellite Office for JFS, will be present to provide information about refugee services and needs. Donations for newly arriving families are helpful and include such things as linens, bedding, kitchen supplies and appliances. Monetary donations are helpful as well and they will be accepting those as checks made out to Jewish Family Services with “Family Support Fund” written in the memo line. The meeting will consist of a light buffet supper of a choice of salad and sandwich, soft drinks, coffee, tea and a plated dessert. The cost is $30.00 which includes the gratuity and use of the room. Hostesses are Shirley Frombgen and Danielle Priest. Reservations must be made by Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 PM by calling the telephone committee. 

Please note that NancyCoons is no longer on the telephone committee and has been replaced by Michelle Gilbert(433-6739). Please remember that Marybeth Wilson is not available to take calls for the months of February and March.

Please consider bringing a friend to this exciting first program. We need everyone to beinvolved to keep the Lockport College Women’s Club the vibrant community organization that it has been for 100 years!!!

Treasurer, Anna Beth Kinyon will be accepting payment of Dues at the meeting. Dues are now $50.00 since it is after December 31, 2022. They can also be mailed to: Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, New York 14092. 

There are a number of updates to the Directory:

 1) Nancy Coons is now deceased.

2) Danielle Priest’s number is 716-472-2351

3) Sonia Werner’s address is now 6603 Mulligan Drive, Lockport

The Spring Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, April 16, 2023. Please mark your scheduled and make your plans for finished baskets to donate for the raffle. The doors will be open for this event at noon, with the luncheon to follow at 1:00 PM. Madeline Angelo and Ida Quade are our wonderful Co-chairman once again. Information for basket drop-offs will be provided at afuture time. We have once again received a grant from the Grigg-Lewis Foundation in the amount of $1,000.00 as a  special request from Joan Aul. As you may recall, she is the daughter of long-time member Rae Greco.

The Board Meeting scheduled for February 8, 2023 at the home of Gail Marshall, 4502 Sharon Drive, Lockport, New York. Please contact her if you will not be attending.

 OCTOBER 2022 

The next meeting of the Lockport College Women’s Club will be on November 3, 2022. The meeting will be held at 80 Main Street, Lockport. The meeting is a light supper meeting and will begin at 6:00 PM. Please note the change in time. Supper will consist of a choice of sandwich, side salad, beverage, coffee and dessert. The cost is $25.00. Sandwich selections are turkey, pesto and mozzarella on a ciabatta bread or chicken salad on a croissant. Please give your choice to the telephone committee when you make your reservation. Reservations must be made by 7:00 PM on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Hostesses for this meeting are Gail Marshall and Marybeth Wilson. Please remember that Michelle Gilbert (433-6739) has replaced Nancy Coons on the Telephone Committee. Sue Grigg will also accept reservations by email only – smmgrigg@aol.com. Many thanks to Sue for continuing to take these email reservations.

 The program for this meeting sounds really exciting! Our speaker is author, Keah Brown. She is an Afro-American who suffers from cerebral palsy who has appeared on the Today Show after her viral Twitter debut of her book, The Pretty One. She has just released her second book, Sam’s Super Seats, which is a children’s book about a child with CP who is looking for a comfortable place to sit and rest. She will have copies of her children’s book with her and will autograph. She has also written for the New York Times and has released a Ted’s Talk. She will be releasing a third book in 2023. 

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, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, New York 14094. 

Our Annual Scholarship Fundraiser will be held in April with a specific date to be determined. Madeline Angelo and Ida Quade have agreed to co-chair this event once again and many thanks to them. Daniele Priest and Shirley Frombgen will again be our Ticket co-chairs. We will be providing information in the future about this event.

 For those who did not attend the meeting in October, Daniele Priest announced that our alternate for the 2019 Scholarship Award will now receive the remainder of that scholarship award for her senior year. Erin Fisher is attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and is majoring in international affairs and peace studies focusing on the Middle East. 

Please note: We will not be meeting in December this year. The next Megaphone will be sent out in January for the next meeting in February 2023. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the home of Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, New York. The meeting is at 7:00 PM. Please call Anna Beth if you are unable to attend

 SEPTEMBER 2022  

Well, it's that special time of the year when there's a nip in the air and the children are all back in school AND it's time for the Lockport College Women's Club to meet again. So welcome!!! Our first meeting will be Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Harrison Place. We will be meeting Jason Dittley and touring his coffee roastery at True Bean Coffee. He is a formally trained coffee roaster who currently roasts coffees for 15 coffee shops in Western New York. We will have a surprise dessert prepared by his wife, Jessica, who is a caterer and the former owner of Cream and Sugar. She is a working mom with four children and is the former director of Lockport Main Street Association. We will obviously also have coffee and tea to go with our dessert. The cost of the meeting is $8.00. Please call in your reservation to the telephone committee by October 2, 2022, at 7:00 PM. Hostesses are Mary Beth Caswell and Ann O'Bryne.  

Please note that there is a new member of the Telephone Committee - Michelle Gilbert and her number is 433-6739. She is replacing Nancy Coons. If you formerly called Nancy, please call Michelle Gilbert. We welcome her to the committee and appreciate the help.  

Please note that this meeting is at Harrison Place. The entrance that we need to us is off Walnut Street right across from Elm Street. There is an archway leading to a parking lot which is located in front of the entrance door that you will use. There will be signs and people standing by to direct you to the meeting room. As programs are planned in advance, we had no idea that the sidewalks on both Washburn Street and South Street would be under construction. At this time, the only access to Harrison Place is off Walnut Street. It is also important to note that our meeting will take place upstairs at Harrison Place. There are two flights of stairs to the meeting room. Due to construction, the elevator is unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

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, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, New York 14094

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Please note the following changes:  

Daniele Priest's phone number is now (716)472-2351 Susan Odle's new address: 515 Locust Street, Building F, Apt. 4, Lockport  

Library Books have been donated to the Lockport Public Library in memory of Sandra Haber Elsbeth Hamluk, Jane Whitmore and Naomi Dice.  

The Program Committee is always looking for suggestions for interesting speakers and programs! If you have any ideas, be sure to pass them along to Nancy Fischer or any other member of the Board. 

The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2022. The Hostess is Mary Beth Caswell, 5886 Marion Drive, Lockport, New York. The meeting is at 7:00 PM. Please call Mary Beth if you are unable to attend. 

June 2022  

Please join us on June 2, 2022, at 6:00 PM at 80 Main Street, Lockport, New York for our final meeting of the year. Doors will open at 5:30 PM. Dinner selections are a Roast Beef with tomato roasted in garlic oil and rosemary on a roll or chicken salad on a croissant. The meal includes macaroni salad, coffee, and cookies. The cost is $24.00. Please make your meal selection when you call in your reservation.  

Nancy Fisher has planned a wonderful program for our last meeting. Get ready to plan a Staycation. Our speaker is Sara Beilein Capen, Executive Director of the Niagara Falls Heritage Area. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas which is an alliance of the 55 Congressionally designated National Heritage Areas throughout the United States. She will be speaking about her work with the Discover Niagara Shuttle which stops at some of our area's historic sites as well as the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. Sara grew up here and graduated from Barker High School and is the daughter of former Sheriff Tom Beilein. She lives here in Niagara County and has five children.  

Please call the Telephone Committee by May 29, 2022, at 7:00 PM to make your reservation. Please make sure to include your dinner selection.  

Hostesses for the June Meeting are Mary Finn and Judy Cummings  

It was such a pleasure to meet our two scholarship winners at the May Banquet. Tessa Bonanno will be studying Psychology at SUC Fredonia, and Bryann Simpson will be studying nursing at the SUNY at Buffalo. Congratulations to both!!  

 

It was also our pleasure to honor four 25-year members, Nancy Coons, Karen Robinson, Michele Gilbert and Kim Meal. All received their pins. All expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the valuable service that the Club provides to the young women of Lockport. We also honored three 50-year members - Mary Carol Marotta, Ida Quade, and Loraine Sparks. All three were grateful for the friendships formed and contributing to our young women with scholarships. Ginni Paulin and Shirley Wagner were also honored, but unable to attend the Banquet. Ginni relayed to us by telephone that she fondly recalls making bird cage centerpieces for a meeting at Shirley Wagner's home. The last 50-year member was Naomi Dice from last year. Gail Marshall had delivered flowers and a thank you card to her at Heritage Manor. We are sorry to say that Naomi has passed away earlier this year. We value all our hard-working members and for their contributions over the years!  

Our fundraiser basket raffle totaled $1,260.00 and we also received donations of $2,155.00. The total profit after deducting expenses of $332.50 was $3,082.50. Thank you so much to all members and friends that make our scholarship program a resounding success year after year.  

At this time, there are 13 members who have yet to pay dues for the 2021-22 year. Please forward your dues of $50.00 to Anna Beth Kinyon, 117 Windermere Road, Lockport, NY 14094. If you are unsure of your status, please email Anna Beth at abkinyon@gmail.com and she will let you know. 

 

PLEASE ADVISE JUDY JOHNSON OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!  

There are lots of leadership positions if anyone is interested in becoming more involved in the Club. It is a wonderful way to get to know people. We are always on the lookout for new members! So, ask a friend or family member to a meeting! Club membership is simple - pay dues, support the Scholarship fundraiser, and attend two meetings per year! And hear lots of interesting programs.  

The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on June 9, 2022, at 7:00 PM at the home of Patty Russell, 102 Continental Drive, Lockport, New York. Please contact Patty if you are unable to attend.