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President's Letter
Letter from Our President
Hello, again, Wonderful Women of Nassau,
The 2025 Board and 2026 Board nominees have been working together to try out an exciting new technology platform that will bring together our website, financials, shopping cart, emails, membership directory and database, event planning and all other club functions into one user-friendly software package designed specifically for not-for-profit organizations like ours. Member users will not experience a big change, but this package will be much more user-friendly for club officers, with less time consuming tasks requiring less in-depth knowledge of technology. The software will also facilitate transition between officers from year to year. I am excited about this upgrade in our operations. Look for more info as we hope to implement this by January.
Our November luncheon business meeting was quite a success! First on the agenda was our annual Bake Sale with 55 boxes of WON member-baked goods, along with Snowman Hats decorations by Carol Newton and a beautiful Gingerbread House by Gay Dunlop for sale. This event raised over $900 to support our club business operations, member events and activities. Next the Philanthropy Committee introduced the leaders of the two charities that were chosen for this year – Ferst Readers and Gracie’s Kitchen. A check for $1,200 was presented to each of these charities.
And finally, the election of WON Board of Directors was conducted. The Executive Board members elected for 2026 are listed in the next column. The 2026 Executive Board will be installed at the December luncheon business meeting.
The Philanthropy Committee will select a nominee for Philanthropy Chair at their December meeting. And the election of the Philanthropy Chair will take place at the December luncheon business meeting.
Also, our December luncheon meeting will be another fun event with a Gift Exchange.
A bit sadly, this will be my last President’s Letter for my term. It has been my great honor and blessing to serve as your President for the past two years. Working with the Board and members has been a pleasure and a blessing as it has resulted in many new friendships. I am proud that this Board has grown the club membership, significantly increased the events and activities that provide members more opportunities for fun and fellowship, and developed a viable philanthropy program that provides impactful support for local charities for community services for women and children. I am looking forward to continuing to be involved as your Past President in 2026.
I hope that you are all enjoying this beautiful fall weather and the joyful holiday season. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends!
Lynda Watson
President, Women of Nassau
2026 Board Positions
Executive Board:
President - Lorraine Clapper
1st Vice President (Luncheon & Programs)- Laurie Laiken
2nd Vice President (Special Events & Education) - Bonne Bartlett
Treasurer - Karen Boyce
Webmaster - Teresa Johnston
Recording Secretary - Carol Newton
Corresponding Secretary/Database Administrator – Heidi Waters
Past President - Lynda Watson
Executive Committee Chairs:
Activity Chair - Nancy Vorraso
Membership - Gay Dunlop
Newsletter - Barbara Dennis
Publicity - Paula Suita
Ways & Means - Charlene Kingsnorth
Historian - Nancy Gallimore
Membership and Renewal for 2025
The membership application has been updated on the Women of Nassau website and can now be completed on-line and submitted on-line, and payment of dues can be completed via pay pal using the online functionality, https://womenofnassau.org/2025-on-line-membership . If you are an existing member, it is time to renew your membership for 2025.
Please encourage your female friends, family, and neighbors who live in Nassau County, FL to join us. This organization will work to provide friendship and fun to all members while supporting beneficial services to our community. We welcome your suggestions, your ideas and your dreams in helping to organize, plan and create this unique club!
Renew your membership or join today, if you want to continue enjoying the wonderful activities presented to us and future activities as we continue to grow and have more fun.
Philanthropy Information
Presenting the slate of charities for support in 2025. More information about the charities is included at https://womenofnassau.org/philanthropy-endeavors.
Vicki Gibson presented present an overview of mission of Philanthropy and decision making that went into the selection of the three major charities to be supported in 2025.
- Three members of the committee provided information about each charity: (all charities are 501(c)3 organizations)
- Ferst Readers – Lena Beale
- Gracie’s Kitchen – Jan Post
- Chandler’s Hope – Sherry Vaughn
Vicki Gibson made a motion that the three charities selected by the Philanthropy Committee and approved by the Board, Gracie’s Kitchen, Ferst Readers and Chandler’s Hope be accepted as the organizations Women of Nassau will support in 2025. Motion was seconded by Nancy Gallimore. Motion passed.
Sunshine Corner
No Cards were sent last month to members. If you know a member who is sick, had a death in the family, or just needs a little encouragement, please notify a board member or email Judy at judymahan23@yahoo.com and a member of the Sunshine Team will send a card.
Volunteer Opportunity
Want to meet many of your fellow WON members all at once? Volunteer to help out at the check in table for the luncheons. It is a great way to meet fellow members, get to know folks better and in general participate in an activity that really needs folks to help out. We are asking for at least two volunteers for each month beginning in March.
There will be a signup sheet for this activity at the luncheon. Even if you can only tentatively volunteer, please consider it. We would like to have three members for each month so if there is an emergency, we will have two to hand out seat assignments and in general greet your fellow WON members. Gay Dunlop has offered to help manage this. If you would like to take help her out managing this fun activity, please let her know or email her at gaynoradunlop@gmail.com.
WON Tee Shirts
WON now has a team T-shirt! It is a beautiful short sleeve, royal blue with silver logo, and is also available in a V-neck T-shirt. The cost is $16.05 per shirt. This T-shirt would be great to wear while attending WON activities, events, and especially while volunteering!
This eye-catching shirt will help WON be recognized in our community.
Purchase on the website at https://womenofnassau.org/shopping-cart/ols/products/won-shirt.
Welcome Coffee
The Women of Nassau has a Membership Welcome Coffee. This activity is meant to introduce all of our potentional and new members to the club. Of course, if other members would like to attend, please feel free to come by. Board members will be on hand to discuss the club, our activities, mission statement, charity work, etc.
The Welcome Coffee will be held monthly beginning on the third Monday of the month starting at 10:30 a.m. and lasting until 11:30 a.m. A group may go to lunch afterwards. Please encourage your friends who may be interested in this club to attend this informative activity. More information is available at https://womenofnassau.org/special-events.
Share the big news - Women of Nassau
We're excited about our new Women of Nassau social club in Nassau County, Florida, created for new and current residents! This organization will work to provide friendship and fun to all members while supporting beneficial services to our community. Bring your suggestions, your ideas, and your dreams in helping to create this unique club! If you know someone who might be interested in becoming a charter member, please share this information. Our membership application is located on our Downloads page.
Club Activities
We're delighted to share with you some of the activities information that we are working hard on scheduling in the future. WE NEED YOU to help us achieve our goals of being fun and friendly. Some of our activities include: bingo, bon appetit, bowling, bridge, canasta (of all varieties), chick flicks, CSI, dirt digging divas, Friday night chill, game night, guess who's coming to dinner, see Florida, and many others. All ideas, suggestions, information, and what you can bring to our club are greatly appreciated.