WHAT'S  HAPPENING

April 2025
April  14:  General Meeting S7:00 pm
Senior Center
April 30:   Executive Meeting
    Deadline May Newsletter

April 2025

Thirty-Ninth Annual 
​Mayor's Volunteer 
Appreciation Reception

Twenty one of the 36 Herndon Woman's Club members who volunteered over 100 hours last year attended the Mayor's Reception. 

New Member Meeting
​Overview of club for new members

​A few members from Environment CSP visited Riverbend Park to walk  among acres of Virginia Bluebells by The Potomac River.

March 2025

Civic Engagement & Outreach CSP collected diapers, wipes and feminine products for LINK.  Our giving members did CLEAN UP by donating over 3,008 diapers, 5,634 wipes, 786 feminine hygiene products and adult incontinence products.

Education CSP members donate 
Bears to Herndon Police Department.
During a photo op, Police Dog Bragg 
claimed a bear for himself!  The bears
are given to children by the officers.
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​Cultural Dinner held at
Outback Restaurant in Herndon
Great turnout by club members

Health and Welfare CSP
donated comfort bags to 
She Believes In Me

Education CSP received over 500 childrens books from ​HWC club members.  These books were donated to
Books Are Food for the Brain 
 AART preschool techer.

Environment CSP constructed 
two American Southern Flying
Squirrel nexting boxes for
Frying Pan Park. 

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​February 2025​

     Columbia Falls, Maine
    Columbia, Maryland
Mission BBQ co-founders Bill Kraus
and Steve Newton, presented a
donation of $352,930 to Wreaths
Across America executive director
Karen Worcester in Columbia, MD
thanks to the generosity of
Mission BBQ customers support.
Wreaths Across America will be 
held ​December 13, 2025 across the US.
Two HWC members represented our
club and enjoyed meeting
Morill and Karen Worcester and others

Health & Wellness CSP met to
assemble comfort bags to donate
to She Believes in Me

Members reviewing materials from
the past for retention due to increase
in storage charges.  Storage required
to store stakes for Wreaths Across
America vs member's home.

Education & Libraries had help 
from club members in making
blankets for Project Linus.   The 59
cozy blankets were picked up in
front of Joanne Fabrics on a chilly
Saturday afternoon.  

Arts & Culture
Check out the work of a few
of our artistic club members

Day of Service 
Club members rescheduled participation working on several projects at Holy Cross Church.   Socks were filled with rice to keep small animals warm when healing.  Fringe on blankets for Project Linus were completed by members.  Paracord bracelets were made by club members for military use.

January 2025

Wreaths Across America
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Wreaths were removed from the
950+ veteran grave site thanks
to a small group of club members,
and local participants.  It's Haul 
Good filled their truck for transfer
to the dump 

Civic Engagement and Outreach
enjoyed creating hand made greeting
cards to share with Veterans. 
Members include a brief note to each
veteran.  Last month, one female
veteran turned 100 years young.   
Members enjoy wishing them a
​Happy Birthday and
thanking them for their service. 

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Volunteer Hours 2024
​ During 2024 66 club members
provided support to the Community
Service Programs (CSPs) and
various Committee activities and
projects.  The CSPs included Arts
and Culture, Civic Engagement and
Outreach, Education and Libraries, 
Environment, and Health and
Wellness.  A total of 58 projects
were completed with a total of
4,823  volunteer ​hours.  The
21 committee projects totaled 
1,211 hours.  Members also worked
on four fundraising activities 
totaling 1,527 hours.