2013-2014 JWC Summer Soiree

The 2013-2014 year for the Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh’s year officially starts in September and to kick off with a great start this year, the Board of Directors held our annual Summer Soiree on August 24th.  The Board of Directors and clubwomen in general, enjoy getting back together after having the summer free from clubwork.  This Soiree gives our members and friends a casual atmosphere to catch up and socialize before getting back into our volunteer work for the coming year.

This year was a success!  We had almost 40 of our 63 members attend and enjoyed fantastic food and drinks.  Everyone had fun and exciting stories about what had taken place over the summer or since we had last met, which for some was at our end of the year Installation Banquet last May!  So many of those summer stories involved groups of our members spending time together.  It’s great to know that the ladies of this club are not just members to volunteer but have made great friends along the way. It was also great getting to meet so many spouses and/or significant others that night.  They are just as important as our club women who volunteer and we appreciate any help they can give to support their family while our members might be away from her family for an hour or two volunteering.  These spouse/significant others have also helped our club out on numerous occasions, whether at our past 5K race or helping move furniture at our Furniture Consignment Sale, the Summer Soiree is a token of our appreciation to them as well.  While each member enjoys being involved as a group in all the hands-on projects impacting our community, it’s also great to have an occasion to socialize and get to know more about each other.  Thanks again for your hard work and we look forward to a fantastic 2013-2014 club year!       -Ashley Rain