Text Box: Home Life & Education Department
Meets 3rd Tuesday at 12:30pm in members homes.

 

October 20, 2009

Hostess: Kellee Hollis, Co-Hostess Patti Condon

Dianne Peterson -  Slide show presentation on bottled water and

it ‘s effects on the environment and you.

 

November 17, 2009

Hostess: Janet Kristensen, Co-Hostess Patty Rosenberg

TriCity Family Services, Miranda Iwataki will give an overview

what services are offered. Members bring a donation for Adopt a

Family Christmas food basket.

 

November 18, 2009 - Uncle Al’s Nuts & Pecans Sale Final orders due.

 

December 7, 2009 - HL&E Bake and Craft sale @ general meeting.

 

December 15, 2009

Hostess: Doris Miller, Co-Hostess Suzanne Conger

Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry, Stan Johnston will speak about

how the pantry works and whom they service.

Members can bring an item to donate to pantry.

 

March 16, 2010

Hostess: Ann Drover, Co-Hostess Jodi Holleran

Members will make Easter Baskets for Batavia Rehabilitation Center

Remember to save your clothes detergent caps.

 

April 20, 2010

12:00 Note time

Field Trip to Shady Hill Gardens in Elburn for a tour.

Kellee will bring dessert & coffee.

 

May 18, 2010

11:30 Note Time

Pot Luck Luncheon – Location and details to follow

 

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 Volunteers Making a Difference

 

Established 1892

 Information about  meetings times and locations for our general meeting and department meetings.

Text Box: Meetings

General club meetings are held September through May, excluding January.  September’s meeting is held on the second Monday of the month.  The rest of the meetings are held on the first Monday of the month.  We hold our luncheon meetings at Riverview Banquets in Batavia with lunch served at noon followed by a program and business meeting. Lunch costs $12.00. Guests are always welcome and encouraged.   For Reservations email reservation@bataviawomansclub.org

 

2009-2010  Schedule

October 5, 2009

Day of Unity- Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Detective Gary LaBarbera from the Batavia Police Dept. and Lisa Accardi from the Kane County States Attorney Domestic Violence Unit will speak on Domestic Violence and how it affects our community.

November 2, 2009

Scholarship Recipient Performances

December 7, 2009

My Life, My Service, My Country

Presented by Ruth Burnham

February 1, 2010

Women – There is Life After 40!! The Transition

Presented by Allison Parks Johnsen, LCPC, CPC

March 1, 2010

History of Irish Belleek

Presented by Patricia Condon

March 21, 2010—Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm

“Treasures Around the World“ Past & Present Shoppes, 4 N. Grant St. North Aurora

April 5, 2010

The Arborist With Roots

Presented by Gary Granberg, Certified Arborist

May 3, 2010

The Trials of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Presented by Lynn Rymarz

May 7, 2010—Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Geranium Sale & Pick-up—Peg Bond Center at Batavia Riverwalk

 

Text Box: General Meetings

 

October 12 - Spring Bluff Nursery Tour (with box lunches)

Coordinator:  Betty Wormwood

Assistants: Gloria Hermansen, Terry Ward

 

October 31Prairie Seed Harvesting at Fermilab & Serving Lunch to Harvesters  Coordinator: Ann Drover

 

November 9 – Harry Patterson, Bee Keeper

“All About Bees”  Chair: Ann Drover

Hostesses: Jerry Kusel, Helen Babb, Karen Anderson

 

December 14Leslie Le Resche, Master Gardener -

“Totally ‘New Ideas’ for Greener Holiday Gifts & Decorating”

Chair: Joan Joseph

Hostesses: Jean Siebert, Pat Lowe, Flora Finley

 

March 8Gary Mielke, Kane County Recycling Coordinator

“Recycling Updates”  Chair: Margo Cooper

Hostesses: Sonya Cunningham, Kathy Fairbairn

 

April 12Karen Kosky & Joan Joseph, wearing their

Batavia Plan Commission ‘hats’ present

“The Green in Batavia’s New Zoning Code”

Chair: Virginia Babcock

Hostesses: Nita Chevalier, Jodi Holleran

 

May 10 – Nelson Lake Talk followed by Picnic & Tour of Lake   

John Duerr, Former Director of Kane Co. Forest Preserve -

“Nelson Lake and its History”  at the library

Valerie Blaine, K. C. Program Director - Tour guide at the Lake

Coordinator: Sue Price

Hostesses: Wilma Wolfe, Sandy Wilson

Text Box: Conservation & Garden Department
Meets 2nd Monday  at 12:30 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library

· Riverview Banquets

             1117 N. Washington (Rt 25)

             Batavia, IL  60510

Lunch 12:00n, Program 1:00pm, Meeting 2:00pm

October 27, 2009  - ART

“Pediment Murals in the Great Hall”

Presented by George H. Sheetz, Director Batavia Public Library

Hostess:  Phyllis Pitt  Committee:  Nita Chevalier, Betts Finley, Gloria Hermansen

 

January 26, 2010  -  LITERATURE

Kitchen Table Widsom & My Grandfather’s Blessings”

Presented by:  Rachel Naomi Remen, MD reviewed by Roger Breisch

Hostess:  Renee McPeek Committee:  Betty Mabbs, Ruth Ellen Russell, Pat Meyer

 

March 23, 2010  -  ART

“Marvelous Minatures” Presented by Ed Cook

Hostess:  Rose Hopkins  Committee:  Betty Moorehead, Ann Drover, Dorothy Willey

 

May 1, 2010  -  MUSIC & DRAMA

“An Afternoon at the Met”  at IMAX Theatre

Rossini’s Armida a Met Premiere starring Renee Fleming

Hostess:  Virginia Babcock  Committee:  Dot Hanson, Pat Lowe, Peg Linton                                           

Text Box: Fine Arts Department
Meets 4th Tuesday at 12:30pm at the Batavia Public Library