UPPER ALLEN WOMAN'S CLUB GFWC
2025 BANQUET
The 2024-2025 year end banquet was held at Thea on May 19th. New members were installed.
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FIBER ARTS GROUP
March 2025 - The Fiber Arts group completed 35 fleece blankets for Operation Warm Hearts, a local organization committed to letting people in need know that someone cares. They reach out to the community through a variety of programs, including providing knitted, crocheted, and other essentials to the less fortunate.
2025 DAFFODIL BOUQUET SALES
Beneficiary: Pink Hands of Hope
Special thanks to Garden Bouquet of Mechanicsburg
May 2025 - UAWC Chairperson Elaine Centazzo presented Pink Hands of Hope with a check for $870 courtesy of Upper Allen Woman's Club and Garden Bouquet of Mechanicsburg. Thanks to Robin Reynolds from Garden Bouquet for donating the daffodils and club members for selling the bouquets!
Pink Hands of Hope, a non-profit thrift and consignment store, has a mission to enhance the lives of people "in the fight" against cancer, focusing on breast cancer. Financial assistance as well as education and free products help ease cancer patients' journeys.
UAWC with PA Governor Milton Shapp
UPPER ALLEN WOMAN'S CLUB GFWC
Celebrating 50 years
1971-2021
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The Upper Allen Woman’s Club was organized and federated on January 18, 1971, by a group of dedicated women from the community as a Junior Club. In 1976, the club dropped its junior status. It is now a General Federated Women’s Club with membership that is open to any woman over 18 years of age.
Photo 1: Pictured was Mrs. Gary Bootay (First Vice President), Mrs. Rex T. Wrye (Vice President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Woman’s Clubs, Mrs. Henry Brilling II (President), and Mrs. H. Frederick Nielson Jrs. (PFWC Junior Director).
Photo 2: With Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp.
Photo 3: Cookbooks
Photo 4: Friendship Park play equipment funded by UAWC.
Photo 5: UAWC 26th Annual Show (Eppie Rigney and Karen Cochran).
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50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
October 26, 2021
Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC celebrated its 50th anniversary at Buhrig's Gathering Place in Mechanicsburg on October 25th. In attendance were club members, past presidents, community partners, elected officials, and beneficiaries of the club's community involvement.
Thank you to Chairperson Karen Stauffer and her committee and to Bob Buhrig for hosting the event.