Donate
Contact chairs Pattie or Debbie for more information about this committee.
Finance Committee:
Board Meeting
The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.
Our program is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on going out to dinner is donated instead. Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.
Please join us. Questions? Contact Rosemary Revoir.
S.E.W.S.
Literacy Volunteers of the Capital Region holds a weekly Sewing, English and Workplace Skills (SEWS) class at the Women's Club of Albany. This program is designed to teach immigrant/refugee women sewing skills as well as introduce them to workplace skills, Civics, and the English language.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Sunday, October 19th
Event starts at 10:00 am
12:00 pm step off
Woman's Club members should meet at the Club at 11:00 am to walk to Washington Park for the start at noon.
For more information contact Patricia Glennon
New Member Gathering
Sunday, October 19
1:00 pm -- 3:00 pm
Did you become a member of the WCA this past year? As someone who is new to the Woman's Club of Albany, we'd like to thank you for your membership.
We'd also like to cordially invite you to our New Member Gathering to be held on Sunday, October 19th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
It's an informal gathering of new members, the Membership Committee and the Board of Directors. It gives all of us an opportunity to mingle and get to know each other. Light refreshments will be served.
We hope you will be able to join us.
(This event is for New Members ONLY - no guests please.)
Contact Maryhelen to find out more or to join this committee.
Planning Meeting - Wednesday, October 22nd - 6:30 pm.
The annual Holiday Tea, a fundraiser for the WCA, will have a planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22nd at the Club.
For more information contact Janet
The Garden Committee will meet on Sunday, October 26th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm at the Club to plant the front garden tulips.
For more information contact Charlotte Prior.
Member Monday, October 27th
Happy Half Hour -- 6 p.m.
Potluck Dinner -- 6:30 p.m.
Program -- 7 p.m.
Contact chairs Pattie or Paula for more information about this committee or to receive the Zoom link.
Building Committee:
Garden Subcommittee is led by Charlotte.
For information or to get an email with the Zoom link so that you can join, contact: Pat Glennon or Shelley Malone Walsh.
Community Service Committee:
An Act of Simple Giving.
Support our Community Partner Grassroots Givers by helping to wrap a box of cake mix with a new dish towel as a gift to a family moving from homelessness to a new apartment.
Saturday, November 8th from 10:00 - noon
Open to all club members and their friends and family.
Bring a boxed cake mix or two.
For more information contact Patricia.
Writers' Reading Group
The Writers' Reading Group aims to foster creativity and connection among our members who write or are interested in writing.
Our next discussion will center on Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses. You can find more information and reviews on Goodreads.
To ensure we can accommodate all interested participants, please register in advance by emailing Paige Hassall. Early registration helps us prepare the space and materials for an engaging session.
We look forward to an evening of insightful conversation and shared inspiration!
This committee ensures that the Board fulfills its legal, ethical, and functional responsibilities through governance policy development, education, monitoring of Board activities, and evaluation of Board performance. The committee facilitates the Club's compliance with current laws and regulations and supports best practices in all its activities. The committee drafts and recommends amendments of the bylaws when deemed necessary. It is responsible for recruiting and recommending to the Board suitable Nominating Committee members.
Contact Patti for information about this committee.
WCA Member Book Club
The WCA Member book group will discuss The Paris Novel
by
Ruth Reichl.
For more information, contact Diana Pane.
Meet at the Club on November 18th at 6:30 pm
GOOD BOOKS FOR GOOD WORKS
Holiday Bookfest Thursday, Nov. 20 -- 4 to 8 pm
The WCA Community Service Committee and the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza are co-sponsoring A Holiday Bookfest at the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza.
More details to follow.
Program Committee:
Contact chair Linda Fasano for information about this committee.
CALLING ALL ELVES
Saturday, November 22nd
Sunday, November 23rd
more details to follow
Join us as we decorate the WCA for the Holidays. It's a great way to prepare for the season and to be a part of creating the holiday magic of the beautifully decorated Club.
Stop by for an hour or stay a while. The more the merrier...and we'll finish even earlier with more helpers. Happy Holidays!
Contact Pamela Robinson for more information.
Volunteers are needed to help fill the Holiday Food Bags at
FOCUS food pantries.
All members are welcome.
If you can volunteer please register so we have a count. For more information contact Patricia.
Member Monday, November 24th
Holiday Open House
More details to follow
Holiday Tea Setup
Friday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Please email Susan Gould Fogerite if you would like to help.
The 2025 WCA Holiday Tea
Saturday, Dec. 6 th
Our gorgeous historic house will be decorated to the hilt, the food and teas will be delicious and plentiful and we’ll have lots of surprises for you!
Sunday, January 11th
1:00 pm - - 3:00 pm
We'd like to cordially invite you to our New Member Gathering to be held on Sunday, January 11th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
The WCA Member book group will discuss
Becoming Madam Secretary
Stephanie Dray.
Meet at the Club on January 20th at 6:30 pm
Cabin Fever Self-Care Day
For members, by members.
Saturday, Jan. 24th - 12 to 4 p.m.
aturday, Jan. 20 -- noon to 4Lunch will be served at 11:30 am. If you have a yoga mat, PLEASE bring it.
Sessions will be facilitated by WCA members who will guide us in a variety of relaxation and self-care workshops.
Please email Linda at lfasano@nycap.rr.com if you have any dietary restrictions.
Explore a variety of tools to relieve stress. This session will involve a spinning game in which a participant will spin a spinner to land on a tool. The group will then explore the tool together. Each exploration lasts about two minutes.
Martha McCormick
mmccormick1600@gmail.com
518-669-1413
Finding Your Inner Tigger
Finding your resilience through guided activities.
Maude Baum
Playfulness with Movement
Get in touch with your inner child through playful movement.
Kimberly Munc
Gong Sound Immersion
Sink into a deep relaxation to the sounds of the gong. We will start with a little movement to prepare for stillness; then participants will rest on yoga mats as the sounds of the gong wa
Concert featuring Ruth Hargrave
More details to follow.......
Set up at the Club for a special event.
Bring a friend and enjoy a fun evening at Glennpeter Jewelers Diamond Centre while you support the WCA.
Admission is $20.00 per person and includes light fare. Tickets are non-refundable.
Cash bar -- all proceeds go to the club.
Shop our silent auction and raffle for great gifts for family, friends or yourself!
This event is still in the planning stages. To volunteer, please contact Monica Trabold.
Contact Us:
725 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208
518-465-3626
womansclubofalbany725@gmail.com
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