Cincinnati Woman's Club

Education: enriching member's lives through educational opportunities is one goal of The cwc's mission statement. There are 31 educational groups providing programs and activities throughout The year for The members and their guests. Educational groups are divided into two categories based on The format of The programming. Groups that typically have a formal presentation, lecture, or speaker are called programs/lectures. These include antiques, art, business & finance, civics, diversity & inclusion, drama, garden, gourmet, greek, history, lunch-n-learn, music, science, summer programs, technology, travel, and women's health and wellness. The remaining groups, where members usually participate in The program itself, are called classes. Classes include arts and crafts, biblical literature, book discussion, choral, creative writers, drawing, great books, mah jongg, needlework, painting, photography, players, tai chi, and yoga.all educational groups schedule activities from september through may, offering more than four hundred and fifty educational opportunities per year. Programs/lectures typically meet between three and nine times per year, and classes meet as often as weekly. Chairpersons, selected by each group, plan programs and obtain speakers or instructors, as needed. Educational opportunities are open to all cwc members, consistent with The objective of welcoming member participation and attendance at all educational programs and studies. Members are welcome to invite guests to all programs/lectures and many classes. The education coordination committee adds pop-up programs and classes throughout The year. These programs cover topics that arise during The year, or are hands-on classes on subject matters not covered elsewhere in The cwc educational program. The summer programs offer a variety of activities for The education and enrichment of members during The summer months.

Scholarships:our program welcomed 27 outstanding women into The 2022-2023 class of cwc scholars, composed of 21 students from The university of Cincinnati (uc), two from mount st. joseph university, one from northern Kentucky university, and three from The art academy of Cincinnati. The uc scholars included four graduate students, three of whom were thomas scholars pursuing a ph.d. In physical therapy, and one founders scholar pursuing a ph.d. In pharmacy, plus 17 undergraduate students, one of whom was a distinguished nippert scholar majoring in vocal performance. The art academy of Cincinnati students included two longacre scholars and one beck scholar. Scholarships provided by cwc for these outstanding scholars totaled nearly $100,000.

Community impact:the Cincinnati Woman's Club has been built on The principle of serving The community through charitable and educational pursuits. Members' generous financial contributions as well as hands-on efforts have helped to make a positive difference in The lives of men, women, and children in The greater cincinnati/northern Kentucky area. The community impact endowment fund provided funding for all activities. These included service projects, collection and recycle projects, handicraft projects, and gift research grants. Each had a direct effect on The members of our community. Donations from 66 members added a total of $18,162 and were received with gratitude.cwc can do service projects: blanket project: in this very successful year, lots of lovely, soft fleece we made into 300 blankets. In november we delivered blankets to joseph house, The salvation army of greater Cincinnati, st. anthony center, lighthouse youth and family services, retirement center, santa maria community, and welcome house. The co-chairs enjoyed seeing grateful smiles when we made deliveries to The agencies! Center for respite care: this over-the-rhine agency has been providing holistic medical care to people experiencing homelessness who need a safe place to heal. Through The dedication of staff, clients could also learn to function independently in The community at large and break The cycle of homelessness. In september, The co-chairs worked with members to prepare meals/items that were delivered frozen, to be available as needed. We completed three entrees of 32 servings each and 66 corn muffins. For future meal prep at The center, we provided 25 zipped sandwich bags, each filled with cooked ground beef, and 60 bags containing 1 cup of cooked and seasoned chicken breast each. The staff and clients were most appreciative of our commitment to provide nutritious meals in supporting their mission. Fernside center for grieving families/welcome house: an affiliate of hospice of Cincinnati, fernside has provided grief support services, outreach, and education to The community and families. It has addressed The unique needs of grieving children. Welcome house has worked to end homelessness by providing a continuum of services which included housing stability and service coordination to their clients. Sixteen members came together to fill 52 jars of zesty pasta soup mix for welcome house and 70 jars of chocolate chip cookie mix for fernside. Joseph house: this over-the-rhine agency has worked with homeless veterans suffering from addiction and mental illness. They have provided both residential treatment and outpatient programs to vets to help support and maintain a lifelong commitment to recovery. Cwc volunteers shopped for ingredients, then prepared casseroles resulting in 156 meals. To these, we added 60 packets of veggies and peanut butter, 80 iced and decorated cookies, and 133 appetizers. Beyond The food, we purchased several hundred dollars of office supplies and of pantry items. Lighthousemecum house: mecum house, a part of lighthouse youth services, has provided a safe haven for youth aged 10 to 17 who, for various reasons, did not feel safe in their own homes. Caring and educated staff members strived to make kids feel secure and at home right away. At any given time, The house could accommodate up to 15 residents, though no youth was turned away. In january, cwc members prepared meals to deliver to The residential facility. The team of volunteers prepared four different recipes to provide a total of 96 meals. Added were frosted sugar cookies and pre-portioned healthy snacks. Upon completion, we delivered The meals to mecum where a small group of gregarious residents helped unload while expressing their sincere gratitude for The bounty. Off The streets: this program has given victims of sex trafficking, exploitation, and addiction a second chance at life. Its goal has been to guide its residents toward safety, recovery, and community reintegration by empowering The women through ongoing education as well as support groups. In may, a team of cwc volunteers provided a delicious barbecue dinner to 22 residents and one staff member, leaving them any leftovers. We were privileged to join these indomitable women for dinner and conversation. The eye-opening stories we heard really showed their strength and courage. Oyler school literacy kits: this school in lower price hill serves its lower income community as a cps school, learning center, and neighborhood anchor. In april, members met to assemble literacy bags for 36 kindergarten children and 43 first graders. Each bag we personalized with a pupil's name and decorated with lots of stickers! To each child, we gave two hard-cover books to promote reading, flash cards and a game of dominos to help with math, jump ropes for exercise, and other activity items, such as chalk, play dough, crayons, activity books, and puzzles. The teachers and students truly appreciated our bags! Our members also donated more books for The school to give out. Project care: in november for veterans day, members filled 40 boxes for service men and women around The world. The care packages contained canned goods, toiletries, books, games, snacks, candy, notecards, socks, health aids, and a special note to show our appreciation and support. We delivered The boxes to The yellow ribbon support center and our monetary donation funded The overseas postage. It was with heartfelt gratitude that we shared these boxes to acknowledge The sacrifices our troops have made for our liberty. The victorian at riverside: The mission of this covington agency has been to provide The highest quality, personalized care to elderly women in a community-based, homelike setting. The staff has been assisting them with basic care needs in a manner that respected The individual's dignity, maximized independent functioning, and encouraged social engagement. Cwc members gathered to fill 30 canvas tote bags with carefully selected large print books, hand lotions, hand soaps, socks, and flameless pillar candles as night lights. We tied each tote with a beautiful printed neck scarf, added inside a handwritten note of "good wishes, and personalized The gift by writing a name on each outside pocket. Handicraft projects: arts and crafts charity project: in september, our class joined forces to assemble birthday bags. Each bag contained cake mix, icing, candles and two toys. We donated 65 bags to anderson ferry food pantry and inter parish ministries. Clara gates irving memorial knitters: The knitters met once a month, and members could also knit at home if unable to attend. We knitted 98 children's sweaters to give away in december. We delivered them to first step home, The salvation army, ymca christ child nursery, and bethany house. The knitters also made prayer cloths to send to our soldiers in holiday boxes. Salvation army dress-a-doll: our volunteers contributed more than 225 hours, dressing 30 dolls and 6 bears while donating 10 doll coverlets and 24 extra outfits. We also embellished 30 dresses that came with The dolls. In december, The salvation army distributed our dolls and bears to girls and boys for christmas.collection/recycle projects:collection corner: this year, we developed a plan that focused on further supporting recipients of The 2021-2022 gift research grants and conducting The traditional holiday drive for toys for tots. During october, our first initiative was collecting children's books and puzzles for ages 0-10 years. The generosity of 431 items was divided equally between lydia's house and learning. In november we began a weeklong collection for toys for tots. The two marines in attendance filled their van twice from The over-flowing boxes of new toys for children of all ages.spring was a busy time. Throughout april we offered cwc members The opportunity to support pink ribbon good (formerly pink ribbon girls). Yellow gift bags, decorated by st. mary's brownie troop, held a wish list, a notecard, and tissue paper. These bags were available for anyone to get started purchasing items and writing a note. Our members filled 61 bags to brighten a Woman's day as she was transported to medical appointments. Dress for success was our final recipient. For about a week, members could fill boxes with professional clothing and accessories. On may 1, The dress for success staff loaded their van with those items and graciously greeted and assisted many members as they emptied their cars on that day. The van was bursting with our beautiful contributions.

Gift research: this program has offered Cincinnati Woman's Club members an opportunity to recognize non-profit 501(c)(3) agencies benefiting The greater cincinnati/northern Kentucky area. The grants are intended to have a meaningful impact on their continuing or expanding services in The community. In september, The steering committee met to select eight recipients from 18 nominations. Eight cwc members were matched with an agency. They gathered information, met with a spokesperson(s), and each prepared a six-minute presentation given to cwc membership in may. After hearing The presentations, members voted for their top two favorite recipients. The funds allocated totaled $55,000. Gift recipients were:your store of The queen city $11,000casa de paz $8,250cincinnati recycling and reuse hub $5,958cincinnati type and print museum $5,958cornerstone renters equity $5,958the help program Cincinnati $5,958ken anderson alliance $5,958project connect/abc $5,958stempower: in this final year of The stempower project, our high school students finished their senior years in may. In april, we visited each of The five stempower schools aiken, riverview, shroder, withrow, and woodward to congratulate The students and to deliver scholarship letters. To assist our young women with their further academic pursuits, stempower was able to grant each student a $6,000 scholarship. Many thanks were owed to our mentors and our mentor coordinators. Through The most challenging of times, they have persevered in reaching out to The students to offer guidance and support. In addition, we gave $20,000 to The cwc scholarship fund to support future young women in their academic lives.