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December 2023
Wreaths Across America
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
December 16, 2023

THANK YOU to everyone participating

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Angel Tree
Several members selected gifts to purchase
for nine families and children.  Gift cards to
Target were also shared with each family.

 WREATHS ARRIVE AT CEMETERY
VIA TRUCK FROM MAINE

Thanks to the many volunteers
with Wreaths Across America
from Maine to Virginia, a truck
load of wreaths were delivered
(thanks to Maurice) to
Chestnut Grove Cemetery for the
December 16, 2023 Ceremony.

Donation to She Believes in Me
(SBIM) from
Fashion Show Fundraiser
Thanks to a successful Fashion
Show fundraiser last month a check
for $3,000 was delivered to the
SBIM office on Elden Street.

For more information or to support
SBIM, check their website:
www.shebelievesinme.org

A few members from Environment CSP 
used their talents to make Garden Owls!
What garden will the owls land?
Puppets for All Ages Read Together
(AART)
Several members have been busy, stitching,
cutting and planning for a special project.
Puppets will be completed at the
Day of Service on January 15, 2024 at
Holy Cross Luther Church in Herndon.

Arts & Culture CSP invited members
to participate in the Gingerbread
House Workshop at ArtsHendon. 
After all:  T'is  the Season
November 2023
France Saunders from
Nothing Bundt Cakes was
guest speaker thanks to the
Education CSP.  France spoke about
her two stores in Herndon and Sterling. 
She delighted members with tasty
"Bundtinis" in various flavors
during the meeting.
Many THANKS to everyone who helped
make the 65th Annual Fashion Show
held at the Crowne Plaza Dulles
in Herndon a success. The Fashions
provided by Chico's of Fairfax 
Corner and modeled by eight club
members were delightful.  Attendees
enjoyed the various door prizes during
the afternoon. The 14 baskets of raffled
items raised money for this year's charity 
She Believes In Me (SBIM)
October 2023
Education CSP
ESO Page Turners Book Club
Farmer's Market Herndon
Wreaths Across America
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Mark your calendar
December 16, 2023
Ceremony at 12:00 Noon

Members from Education CSP
have been busy at Herndon Elementary
School Fall Book Fair
Environment CSP
Great use for acorns that are falling
to the ground!  Members collected acorns. 
Acorns were washed and sorted.
Acorns that had not "sprouted" were
donated to AERO to feed sick, wild
animals in rehab.
Acorns were donated to
VA Department of Forestry
for their statewide oak and walnut
tree planting.

Environment CSP gathered about
50 lbsof old, unwanted jeans, jean
jackets, and other denim items for
recycling! 
Denim in any condition can be recycled,
as long as it is at least 90 percent
cotton, with all paper and
plastic removed.
For more information, check  the
Zappos for Good's program that ships
them to Blue Jeans Go Green.
www.bluejeansgogreen.org


The GFWC Northern District Meeting
was held October 7 in Springfield, VA. 
Herndon Woman's Club was one of
two clubs that served as hostesses
for the meeting.

HWC Members have enjoyed sharing
information at the Herndon Farmers
Market each week about Wreaths
Across America at Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
The ceremony will be held on
December 16, 2023 at 12:00 noon
to Thank and Honor the
950 veterans laid to rest in Herndon.
August 2023
Arts Herndon
This summer a Zen Heart and bench
brought a little Zen to Center Street
in Herndon.  The artist was Jinna Lee.
HWC member Lori Rayburn and husband
Mike provided the bench

   The Wreaths Across America Committee
made donations to three veteran
organization in the local area.

Fisher House Foundation (Earmarked for use at Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital) Family housing/transport during veteran treatment; Operation Hero Miles program (donated frequent flyer miles for families to be near injured service member, and
more.   For information go to
www.fisherhouse.org

Willing Warriors Retreat Bull Run
(Based in Haymarket, VA.
Operates retreat facility at Bull Run.)
Provides a break for service members
recovering at military hospital in DC area
where they can get away from hospital
environment in a comfortable home-like
setting. 
For information go to
www.willingwarriors.org

Veterans Moving Forward
(Sterling/Dulles Area)
Provides service dogs and canine therapy
services o veterans with physical and/or
mental health challenges at no cost to
the veteran.
For information go to
www.vetsfwd.org

July 2023
A luncheon was held on July 17 to honor
Janet Hulme for her years of volunteer
service with the club
Wreaths Across America
Mobile Education Exhibit
visits Virginia, West Virginia and NASCAR
before joining volunteers in Maine for
Wreaths Across America's annual Stem
to Stone and Giving in July events.
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June 2023
Environment CSP
A few club members enjoyed a visit to
Meadowlark Gardens to enjoy
the beauty of nature .
 Honor Flight at
Dulles Airport
Stars & Stripes Arrival
June 17, 2023

Four bus loads of veterans arrived and
were welcomed at Dulles airport by
various ages of two legged and four legged
greeters before they headed to DC to visit
the nation's capitol.
Installation New Officers for 2023-24
Before taking time out for monthly club
meetings in July and August, members
enjoyed gathering together for a few
hours before the installation of the
club officers and thanking the previous
officers for their dedication the past
two years.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL

Club members will spend time during
the summer to prepare for fall
fundraisers and other projects.
A few members from HWC gave a helping
hand to NextStop Theatre to sort through
and match their costume shoe collection,
stored at the ArtsHerndon building.
 Members were pleased to receive a
Thank You from
Herndon Harbor House  Adult
Day Health Care Center
for the donated herbs and annuals for
the outside gardening and the
 container gardening last month.

"Thank you for such a successful garden
donation and volunteer service.  Our
garden is alive and buzzing with birds,
butterflies and older adults that love the
outdoors.  Highlights were included in
our monthly newsletter."

May 2023
A few members from Environment CSP
spent time at the Herndon Senior Center
Monarch Butterfly garden planting a
variety of pollinator flowers and
weeding the garden.  Thanks to Sue, the
center's volunteer gardener for helping
this ongoing project for the seniors. 
The garden looks great.
A few members of the Environment CSP
volunteered several hours
weeding the ArtSpace front beds
before planting lovely zinnias, marigolds
and phlox flowers which they donated.
Health & Wellness CSP
club members assist
"She Believes in Me" (SBIM)
at the monthly meetings at
Hutchinson Elementary School. 
Members donated jewelry, chocolates
and other items for the girls to select
and present to their mothers on
Mother's Day.
Guest Speakers at May Meeting
Saanvi Vootla was the student selected by
HWC to attend the 2022 HOBY Leadership
Seminar.  Members enjoyed hearing about
her experiences at the seminar.
Areen Hashemi is looking forward to
attending the next HOBY Leadership
Seminar in June 2023.  She will return
next year to share  her experiences.
HOBY was founded in 1958 by actor
Hugh O'Brian, to inspire students to
dedicate their lives to leadership,
service and innovation.

Environment CSP planted flowers
in the Harbor House courtyard garden. 
A special stone was made by one of our
talented club members to add to the
garden area.
Education CSP thanks club members and
the community for the generous donations
of 661 children's books collected for
"Books Are Food For Your Brain"

April 2023
Town of Herndon 37th Annual
Mayor's Volunteer Reception

More than 200 volunteers from 23
different service organization and groups
who volunteered 100 or more hours in
service to the Town of Herndon in
 2022 were honored at the reception.
There were 28 members from the
Herndon Woman's Club to receive
recognition. 

During the ceremony, a special
recognition was made to Janet Hulme for
more than 50 years of service with the
Herndon Woman's Club, the  Closet and
LINK.
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Honor Flight Visiting Washingon DC
Stars & Stripes from Wisconsin
Four planes arrived with WWII, Korea and
Viet Nam vets.  Over 200 people greeted
the vets before they board busses for
their visit to Washington, DC.
Liz Dennison was a guest speaker along
with her feathered friend Pip.
The Environment CSP had recently made
several Kestral cages to place around
Herndon.   Liz spoke about Birds of Prey
and how two year old Pip came under
her care.
A few club members enjoyed an outing to
check out the Bluebells showing off at
Great Falls Riverbend Park
GFWC Northern District Meeting
Fredricksburg, Virginia
Awards of Excellence
Herndon Woman's Club
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TO HONOR VETERANS TRAVELING
TO DC ON UPCOMING HONOR FLIGHTS
AT DULLES AIRPORT
March 2023
Northern District Meeting
Fredricksburg, VA
Congratulations to several members
of Herndon Woman's Club for submitting
their art work.  The following were
selected for First Place in different
categories.
Education & Libraries CSP
delivered 36 new Teddy Bears to the
Herndon Police Department.  The officers
use bears in several ways, including
stocking them in the interview room
designed just for children.  One officer had
just given a bear to a distressed mother
and child who came into the station.
HWC members and spouses volunteered
for the Herndon Elementary School
Book Fairs March 13-17. 
Members enjoyed spending time with
students and PTA.  HWC donated books for
students who could not afford to shop.
This year many of our members enjoyed
the International Dinner at Russia House
in downtown Herndon.  Members enjoy
a chance to socialize and enjoy a delicious
meal as well as  learn a bit about
different cultures.

February 2023
Environment CSP
A few members met to build Kestral and
Squirrel boxes.  The Kestral boxes will
be placed at Frying Pan Park and possibly
Lake Fairfax. 
The Squirrel boxes are being donated
to AERO to use for baby squirrels before
they are returned to the location where
they were originally found.
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Education & Libraries CSP & the
ESO reading club
were invited to the River-Sea Chocolate
Factory in Chantilly. 
The trip, tasting and tour was delightful
and fun.  The business works with farms
and shipping companies to keep their
chocolate environmentally friendly, as
well as delicious.  Ladies bought extra
chocolate to bring home!

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 Health & Wellness CSP
collected feminine hygiene products in
January and February from club members. 
In February, 76 packages were delivered
to the Embry Rucker Shelter.
ARTistic Work by Club Members
 

January 2023          
 DAY OF CARING JANUARY 16, 2023
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH
HERNDON WOMAN'S CLUB
Holy Cross Lutheran Church shared
their space today as those present
joined in a
2023 MLK Day of Service Project.
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Education CSP
A total of 48 pounds of used crayons were
collected and sorted by color.  The
recycled crayons will be melted down
into new shapes by The Crayon Initiative
for use by hospitalized children.
Civic  Engagement & Outreach CSP  
A total of 200 pounds of rice and 200
pounds of beans were bagged, along with
50 bags of laundry pods ready to donate
to  LINK.
Arts and Culture CSP
Assembly of 36 containers of bean
soup mix were completed
and ready for donation to LINK.
Environment CSP
A total of 128 socks were filled with rice
for donation to AERO, to be used to nurse
small rescued animals back to health.

 
Holy Cross Lutheran Church project was to assemble Personal Care Kits and Baby Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief to be sent to Ukraine and Ethiopia. They had collected items for the kits and due to the generosity of many, they were thrilled to assemble a total of 83 kits.  [Check their Facebook page for many photos]
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Guest Speaker Herndon Village Network
Penny Halpern spoke to club members at
the January club meeting about the
nonprofit services to Herndon senior
citizens 55 and older who live in the
20170 zip code. 
This is another great place to volunteer. 
For more information, go to; 
https://herndonvillagenetwork.orgGuestSpeaker








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