Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club

Congratulations to the club for earning a Membership Award for CFWC Area B and for a Health and Wellness Community Program Award!! And congratulations to members, Carol Sanders and Diane Grossman for their First Place Awards in photography! #cfwc #GFWC #MWFC #womensclub #volunteer

THIS WEEK ONLY.... Quickbytes is Previewing and Reviewing the CFWC Zoom Convention. Thank you Lu and Vicki. Want to subscribe? Go to www.cfwc.org. it is the BEST way to know what is going on every week in CFWC.

What’s the best advice your mom gave you? #mothersday #momadvice #GFWC #cfwc #MWFC

Member Pam Jankowski and husband, Mike hosted member Tracey Flitsch and her husband, Tom for wine tasting, lunch and ice cream dessert in Santa Barbara this week. The Flitsch's were the winning bidders from the Club's online auction! Thank you to both couples for supporting a good cause! #MWFC #wine #cfwc #GFWC

The Moorpark City Library is accepting book donations on Saturday, May 8th and 29th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. #moorpark #library #MWFC

He who plants a tree Plants a hope.-Lucy Larcom Our club supports reforestation through the Penny Pines program of the US Forest Service. A great way to celebrate Arbor Day! #IamGFWC #iamcfwc #MWFC #ArborDay https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/sbnf/home/

Fabulous New Youth Bike for Sale The Moorpark Women’s Fortnightly Club (MWFC) had to cancel their 2020 spring fundraising luncheon, due to COVID, leaving us with a fabulous new Youth T-Rex 7, 24 inch, 7 speed red bike by KHS Bicycles that we had planned to auction off. The bike, which retails at about $330, is great for street or dirt riding and best for ages 8 and up. Bids will start at $300 and we will accept the best offer submitted before Sunday, December 13 at 5pm. Please private message Teri Glazier with your bid. This bike will be the perfect holiday gift for one lucky child and proceeds will go the the MWFC, which supports Moorpark schools and many non-profit organizations within our community.

Thanks to the generosity of club member Cheryl Cosimati, there are going to some warm and toasty shelter animals this winter! Our Operation Blankets of Love chairman Debi Vitale, here with Buddy, the seriously luckiest dog around, will deliver the blankets to this wonderful organization, which collects items needed by our animal shelters.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF!! Sue Clouse will be accepting donations for UNICEF through Saturday. Members can call or text Sue to let her know you'll be stopping by with a donation. And you don't have to wear a costume to do this trick-or-treating, although Sue would probably get a kick out of it if you did! #trickortreatforunicef

Look at all the donations for Moorpark Pantry Plus! You have just 2 DAYS to join us in making a difference in our community. So stock up on these items: 15 oz. breakfast cereal, 12 oz. peanut butter, 12 oz. jam or jelly, pancake mix, syrup, oatmeal, juice, pasta noodles, pasta sauce, dried pinto beans, canned corn, canned green beans, canned mixed vegetables, sugar, cooking oil, granola bars, dried white rice, baby food, Diapers, size 4, 5, 6, 7. Then take them to It's A Grind coffee shop Tuesday and Wednesday from 7am - 4pm and add to our display!! We'll deliver them to the pantry on Thursday. Help us bring smiles to local families in need.

There are only a few days left to donate to our Fall Food Drive for Moorpark Pantry Plus. Drop off your donations at It's A Grind coffee shop every day from 7am - 4pm through October 28th. Our friend, MPP Director Patricia Calderon, has provided us with a list of general needs as well as items needed for their Thanksgiving baskets: 15 oz. breakfast cereal, 12 oz. peanut butter, 12 oz. jam or jelly,... pancake mix, syrup, oatmeal, juice, pasta noodles, pasta sauce, dried pinto beans, canned corn, canned green beans, canned mixed vegetables, sugar, cooking oil, granola bars, dried white rice, baby food, Diapers, size 4, 5, 6, 7 Let’s give thanks for our many blessings by sharing with those in need in our Moorpark community.

MWFC Wild Roses just finished the 24 hr Relay for Life event. Our 19 member team raised $5,000 and participated in all 24 hours of virtual theme laps and games. Some of us even met for an actual lap at Arroyo Vista Park and then surprised team member, Gloria, with a visit. Thank you to our awesome team leader, Suzy Lesiak, for leading us through a very different, but fun Relay!

MWFC members, Carol Sanders, Diane Grossman, Nancy Wagonbach and friend, Jan Jue, painted rocks to add to the Moorpark Millipede at Arroyo Vista Park. You can paint a rock to add to the Moorpark Millipede to share some joy, love and beauty and help them grow around the Arroyo Vista Trail! #moorpark #moorparkmillipede #mwfc #arroyovistapark

Girls' Night Out Zentangle Class was a big success! Everyone had a great time and the end results were beautiful. Even those that self-professed to not having an artistic bone in their body, created beautiful designs and had fun! Thanks to Pam Jankowski who enlisted her Wisconsin friend and Zentangle instructor, Joyce Block, to teach the class. I think several members have a new obsession!

Veterans, Thank you for your service, including MWFC member, Hazel McCord!

Relay for Life pictures through the years. It's not too late to join the MWFC Wild Roses team or donate. Contact Suzy Lesiak for more information.

In honor of World Mental Health Day, Yale Professor of Psychology Dr. Laurie Santos shares her top 5 favorite coping tips according to science.

Happy Birthday to our Pandemic President, Robin Hagey!! The Club appreciates your leadership in this difficult time and we celebrate you! The attached pic shows the Executive Council surprising Robin with signs and party hats to start our Zoom meeting Friday. Girl Power!

This is the picture that’s supposed to go with my post about the amazing girls of our club who donated so much time and energy to making blankets for My Stuff Bags. This is what Girl Power looks like!!!

Can I just say our girls are amazing?!! We had about 20 members who donated their time and energy to making more than 90 blankets for My Stuff Bags, a non-profit that provides backpacks for children in distress. We are not letting a global pandemic get in the way of doing good for our community!

We had about 17 participants in the Wine Pull and collected $740. Thanks for everyone's help, I really appreciate it! -Vicki Tymczyszyn

GFWC joins clubwomen and the nation in remembering September 11. Today, we share this week's News & Notes with a heavy heart. https://www.gfwc.org/news-notes-september-10-2020/