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About Us
Since 1941 the Palatine Women's club has been working to provide charitable
and civic services to local communities.
Palatine Women's Club Pledge:
"I pledge to the Palatine Women's Club my cooperation and willingness to
help serve my Club and Community to the best of my ability."
A list of the organizations and service projects that we have
supported in the past:
| One Step At a Time Foundation fundraiser. The
foundation runs a camp for children with cancer. Members volunteers
at camp. |
Clearbrook Center |
| Needy Family Fund |
Harper College Women's History Week |
| Palatine Youth Baseball Sponsor (Girl's Softball) -- and
served treats |
Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council |
Maryville City of Youth
810 W. Montrose Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
- Knitted and Crocheted Baby Hats
- Made Fleece Hats & Scarves
- Made Ditty Bags
- Collected Toys, Clothes, Blankets, Etc. for the children.
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Preservation of Human Dignity |
| Edgebrook Community Center |
Samuel Kirk Center |
| NW Suburban Special Olympics |
HIV Coalition |
| Palatine Township Food Pantry |
WINGS (Women In Need Growing Stronger) |
| Home of the Sparrow |
American Cancer Society Relay for Life |
| College Scholarship for both Fremd and Palatine H.S. |
Adopt a family for Christmas through the Palatine Township |
| Halloween treats for Lake Louise School |
Manor Care Nursing Home -- Bingo on a weekly basis and
Valentine's Day Candy Bags |
| Sponsor a shelf at the Palatine Library |
Special Olympics:
- Volunteered at Family Festival
- Sponsor of Unified Softball
- Served Treats and Helped with Barbeque
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| Volunteer at St. Vincent dePaul to feed and clothe the
homeless. |
Made quilts and stuffed animals for children with cancer at
Children's Memorial Hospital |
| Kirk Center in Palatine |
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Our Organization:
Our club works well together as everyone participates in making the
club run smoothly. We have four primary officers:
President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer -- who have the main administrative responsibility for the club.
The officers are supported by a number of committees:
- Allocations -- Reviews and proposes how our funds are to be
allocated among the various charities. The membership then discusses
and votes on the recommendations.
- Hostess -- Works with members to ensure that those all important
treats and refreshments are available at each meeting.
- Membership -- Welcomes new members, keeps the membership list
current, and ensures that membership dues are paid and recorded.
- Newsletter -- Collects information from each committee, prepares
the newsletter, and mails it out to the membership.
- Program -- Plans for the main speaker or presenter for the monthly
meetings.
- Publicity -- Collects club information and sends it to The Daily
Herald, and Palatine Countryside for publication. Also requests
display space at the Palatine Public Library and on the Palatine Events Sign
in downtown Palatine.
- Recreation -- Coordinates the various social activities of the
club. This includes, but is not limited to Bowling, Bridge, Golf,
Tennis, and the Book Club.
- Revisions -- Maintains the Club's by-laws.
- Service -- Coordinates various service activities such as assisting
with Special Olympics events, helping to sort clothes at a charity
"Kids Closet", or other community activities.
- Ways and Means -- This is the "fund raising"
committee. This committee is the nucleus for the ideas and
organization of our fund raising efforts. They provide the "Ways
and Means" to support the Allocations.
- Yearbook -- Produces the annual program book containing the meeting
schedules, events, and membership list of the club.
- Auditing -- reviews the books.
- Finance -- Coordinates the Allocations and Ways and Means
committees.
- Historian -- Records club events and activities for posterity.
- Representative for Women make History at Harper College -- the club
participates in Women's History Month at Harper College.
Monthly Meetings
- The board (officers and committee chairwomen) meets monthly to
conduct club business. This meeting is open to all members and is
generally held the first Tuesday of the month. The location of the
meeting varies at it is in someone's home.
- Club Meetings are held September through May on the 3rd Tuesday of
the month. Exceptions are November, December, and May when we have
special events. Please check the Calendar
for additional meeting information. The meetings are held at the Presbyterian Church of
Palatine, 800 E. Palatine Road, Palatine, IL. Social Time begins at
7:00 pm with meetings starting at 7:30 pm.
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