Woman’s Club of Ramsey: Making a Difference, One Project at a Time.
We’re friends who work together to better our community and the world.
Be part of our team — you don’t have to live in Ramsey to join the Club!
We keep busy throughout the year …
We support our community. We’re active women of all ages with diverse life experiences — homemakers, businesswomen, teachers, nurses, executives and retirees — who combine our skills to provide community service when and where it is needed. For more than a century, Woman’s Club of Ramsey has helped Ramsey maintain its library, fire department, ambulance corps, parks and schools.
We meet new friends. Our circle of friends grows as we share our talents with women with similar interests and goals. We’re proud that we helped make Ramsey a wonderful place to live, and we’re grateful that lending a hand to people in need enriches our own lives.
We enjoy monthly meetings. Our meetings aren’t just planning sessions — we enjoy coffee and conversation, learn arts and crafts, and listen to experts talk about art, gardening, local history and other interesting topics. Visit the Ramsey Senior Center at 1 pm on the third Thursday of the month to get acquainted with the Club.
We fill our social calendar. We enjoy holiday parties and summer picnics, gather for luncheons and potluck meals, and celebrate new members at our May installation luncheon.
We’re proud of our achievements. We develop leadership skills and discover new paths toward self-enrichment. Personal growth is fostered at an Achievement Day luncheon recognizing outstanding creative work — handicrafts, baking, photography, art, and more. Performing Arts Day gives everyone a chance to take center stage. And, at the annual convention of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, we celebrate the power of women working together, one project at a time, to make a difference in their towns and in the world.
Here’s the latest news …
At our January meeting, we collected 22 birthday cake kits for Ramsey Responds to distribute to needy families who may not be able to afford a special cake.
We’re proud of Katie Parker and Paula Bartow. Katie is our Ramsey Volunteer of the Year — a gracious hostess at our monthly Thursday meetings, she dishes out yummy treats all day at our Farmers’ Market fundraisers. Paula, a former Club President, was featured in the December “Ramsey Neighbors” magazine.
The Apple Festival on Saturday, September 22, wound up our season of Farmers’ Market events. Thanks to generous donations and Flower Power sales, we can continue our donations to community organizations. We’ll serve more free desserts in the Ramsey train depot at next summer’s Strawberry, Peach and Apple Festivals.
Our Welcome Back luncheon kicked off the fall season. We greeted new members and planned several Lunch Bunch outings.
A big thank-you to everyone who bought Flower Power Crafts at our Ramsey Day booth. We sold paper flowers, flower necklaces, shadowbox art and beautifully boxed soap flowers, plus plant markers, keychains, and earrings. Kids loved our critter zipper pulls! Discover the full line of crafts on our Flower Power page.
We made major donations in July. On July 11, the Club gave checks to Ramsey Responds, to aid Ramsey residents in need, and to Several Sources Shelters, to support programs for pregnant women and their babies. The next week, the Ramsey Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Ramsey Rescue Squad gathered to accept their checks, and we sent a donation to the Tommy Strong Foundation to help children hospitalized with cancer.
Every June, the Club sends a deserving senior to the Ramsey High School Prom. The school chooses the girl (her identity is top secret!), and we pay for the prom ticket and send her on a shopping spree. This year’s lucky senior sent us a thank-you note to tell us she had a wonderful time.
At the New Resident Mixer at the Ramsey Pool in June, we handed out bookmarks, flyers and application forms to invite newcomers to join the Club. There’s more info under the Join Us menu.
Keep bringing food to the St. Paul’s Food Pantry! Take your donations of shelf-stable items directly to the Food Pantry bins at the rear of the St. Paul’s parking lot. This month we’re continuing to donate breakfast foods. Gift cards can be dropped off on Saturdays from 4-5 pm and Sundays from 11am-noon.
The door to the Club is always open — let’s get to know each other.
Woman’s Club of Ramsey, NJSFWC of GFWC,
belongs to the Ramapo District of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC),
a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC).
Governing Committee
Pat Bernius
Janet Klein
Linda Korsen
Tina Pellicciari
Dorothy Verdone
Email us at: [email protected]
You’ll find us on the third Thursday of each month at 1pm at the Ramsey Senior Center, 75 E. Oak Street, Ramsey NJ 07446.
Please help us help others — click on the QR codes to donate to the Woman’s Club of Ramsey.
Every penny that you contribute will help the sick, the disabled and the needy,
as well as better the lives of people in our community, the nation, and the world.
