May 2025 Library Lesson

Woman’s Club of Royersford hosted Story-time at Royersford Public Library Friday morning. Kathy read Going on a Bear Hunt and the kids' craft was a bear face that they colored and added eyes and a nose. The snack was honey and chocolate chip graham cracker bears. Kathy also had an interacted puppet named Ernie for the children. Next story time is May 30. Fun time had by all. Members Kathy, Katharine, Pam and Carol joined in the fun.

2025 Designer Bag Bingo was a BIG Success!

FUN! FUN! FUN! Excitement and laughter filled the air at this year’s bingo event. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our fundraiser. Thank you to all our club members who created or contributed gift cards, raffle baskets, and to our bingo committee members for all their hard work and time. In addition, a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped set up and clean up our bingo event at the firehouse.

March 2025 Library Lesson

Happy Birthday Doctor Seuss! The volunteers from the Woman’s Club of Royersford hosted story time at Royersford Public Library. In honor of Dr. Suess’s birthday, Kathy read "Mr. Brown can Moo Can You?" written by Dr. Suess. The children created hats modeled after Dr. Suess’s hat. They cut out hats and the kids colored and added stickers. The Moo cookies were made by Ann Marie. It was a fun morning for everyone. Thank you, volunteers: Kathy, Linda, Carol and Ann Marie.

Adello Vineyard and Winery

Several members of the club visited Adello Vineyard and Winery. All of their fruit wines are made with locally grown fruits. Pictured are Linda, Rita, Pam, Carol, and Deb. It was a wonderful way to spend a Friday afternoon.

January 2025 Library Lesson

December’s story time complimented our snowy, winter weather.  Kathy read “There was a Cold Lady who Swallowed Some Snow.”  Following the story, the children used homemade playdough balls.  They rolled out the balls and used cookie cutters in various shapes.  Before leaving, the children enjoyed snowy, powdered donut holes or balls.  Thank you to Kathy Hagenbaugh, Pam Mertz, and Carol Hall for this library lesson.

December 2024 Library Lesson

This month the book Ten Little Snowmen was read to the children. After the story the children made a snowman of their own using small pieces of cut-up paper. Afterwards, they ate the snowman cupcakes that were made by Ann Marie. Thank you to the volunteers: Katharine, Pam, Ann Marie, Carol, and Kelly. Parents, please sign up at the library to see us on January 31 at the library for a fun time.

LeRoux Dance School Performance

At our December’s meeting, Kelly Stento, club member and CEO of LeRoux Dance School, arranged to have her dance students perform several dance numbers from Celebrate the Season. Their performances were breathtaking and beautiful. Their poise, grace, and performance delighted everyone. Thank you to Kelly Stento, dancers, and parents for giving us the opportunity to have them perform for us.

November Library Lesson

Our November library story time had a special guest: author Dorothy McCluskey. She read her book, Counting with Animal Friends. In Dorothy’s book each illustration had a hidden mouse. The children enjoyed finding the mouse. It is a delightful story filled with beautiful illustrations by Dorothy. After the story, the children colored their favorite animal from the story and decorated their page with stickers. Before leaving, the children had a cookie and counted the number of M&M’s on each cookie. Mark your calendars for our next 2 story times: December 20 and January 31.

2024 Bazaar

The Woman’s Club of Royersford say, “Thank you,” to all the people who attended, shopped for bargains, and entered the raffles contributing to the success of our first inaugural bazaar. The room buzzed with holiday spirit and merry conversations. This bazaar put the “fun” in fundraising. A special thank you to Katharine Nelson, the bazaar chair. Also, thank you to our artistic club crafters and club members who contributed their attic treasures. Furthermore, a thank you to our various crews who on Saturday helped set up, manned the tables, and cleaned up at the end of the bazaar. Seeing our community come together at our bazaar brought much happiness and joy. Finally, thank you to Sacred Heart Church for the use of their cafe.

October Library Lesson

Kathi read Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley. The children enjoyed the humorous story about a green monster that eventually went away. The interactive activity kept the children engage with the story. After the story the children make monsters using paper plates, stickers, and crayons. Before leaving, the children ate monsters made from donuts. Mark your calendars for our next library lesson, November 22, and meet our guest author.

Senior Class of 2024 Scholarships

At the annual Spring-Ford Commencement Awards Ceremony club member Dr. Elaine Meils presented the following scholarship awards to truly deserving seniors. Rebecca Riley –Creative Writing Award. Molina Sawyers - Excellent in Art Scholarship, Chiara Carroll – Musical Theatre Award, Brayden Rush Written/Spoken English Award, and Mayank Sengunta – The Tammy Klotzbach Scholarship Award for Outstanding Service to the Community.

2024 Festival of the Arts Awards

7th & 8th Grade Art Awards:

Drawing

1st Place Johnavi Vatsal “Musca Domestica”

2nd Place Isabelle Chu “Shoe Study”

3rd Place Bella Wood “Creative Eye”

Painting

1st Place Charley Allander “Marilyn Monroe”

2nd Place Bella Jones “Stevie Wonder”

3rd Place Abby Quinn “Koi”

9th – 12 Grade Art Awards:

Graphics

1st Place Melina Sawyers “Symphonies”

2nd Place Victoria Chu “Swing”

3rd Place Nanditha Paila “Self Reflection”

Jewelry/Ceramics

1st Place Lila Weingarten “Balance of Life” (ceramics)

2nd Place Faith Miller “Friends or Foes” (jewelry)

3rd Place Jessica Vanisko “Nature Reclaimed” (jewelry)

Drawing

1st Place Sadie Klein “Skeletal Study”

2nd Place Maggie Sawyers “Winds of Change”

3rd Place Denise Morales “Self Portrait”

Painting:

1st Place Bianca Budaji “Dance Around”

2nd Place Erin Wirant “Respite in Indulgence”

3rd Place Julianna Woehr “Artists Life”

2024 Fashion Show

Our 2024 Springtime in a Victorian Garden Luncheon and Fashion Show showcased fashions from White House Black Market Outlet at Philadelphia Premium Outlets and Rust and Sparkle Boutique in Royersford. All who attended, enjoyed the event held at Chadwick's in Audubon. There were many winners for the 50/50, gift card tree, and raffle baskets. The decorations and atmosphere took us all back in time, especially "The Stroll through the Garden" contest.

In addition, the profits from this fundraiser went to “The Wardrobe,” formerly “Wings for Success,” a Chester County non-profit organization whose mission is to empower women and girls in need to achieve career and economic stability through education, apparel and advocacy. Finally an appreciative thank you to all the staff at Chadwick's, guests, and club members, who without their help, this show would not be possible.

110th Anniversary

At the April meeting the club celebrated their 110 years of community service.  Some members dressed in Victorian attire since the club was founded during that time period. Honorary guests were Joe Ciresi, PA Congressman; Alex Metricarti, Mayor of Royersford; and Tom DiBello, Commissioner of Montgomery County. Alex presented a plaque in recognition for club's service to the community to 1st Vice President, Kristina Logan. Also recognized were honorary members: Cleo Bartholomew, Joyce Straub, and Joan Clark.

In addition, past presidents were recognized:  Lorraine Pickell, Katharine Nelson, and current president Pam Mertz.  Thank you to Coleen Pontin, June McGinn, and Lorraine Pickell for making scrapbooks to preserve our history.  Stay tuned as the club continues to serve the community and host fundraisers to support organizations that help others.