GFWC Woman's Club of Pewaukee

Fall meeting in Rhinelander, WI on October 5th, 2024

Past Club President and First Vice President of the GFWC-WI Rolling Hills District, Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, and Rolling Hills District President, Carol Wolfenden, thank Marianne Potter and Mary Meek, President and Past President of the GFWC Northwoods District, for the invitation to attend the Fall meeting in Rhinelander, WI on October 5th, 2024. Accomplishments of the past 6 months were celebrated and plans for the upcoming year were shared within the club communities. Sue Bessert, GFWC-WI Recording Secretary, and Missy Kimball, Director of GFWC-WI Juniors Clubs, reported from the GFWC-WI State level.

Attendees left the meeting inspired and invigorated for their projects.

024 GFWC Annual Convention – Chicago, IL

International Guest Gabriele Gfrerer of the Spittaler Goldhaubenfrauen of Austria attended the GFWC International Convention with Past Club President Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl. In addition there were several GFWC Woman’s Club of Pewaukee members who attended the Chicago GFWC International Convention including Past WI State President Abby Lorenz, Nancy Niedziela, and Sandy Potter.

Pictured are Gabriele and Alexandra on the train to Chicago and First Time International Convention Attendees.

 

 

GFWC WCP Members Attended the GFWC-WI State Conference in Brookfield, WI in May of 2024

GFWC WCP Members Attended the Rolling Hills District Meeting in Mineral Point, WI in April of 2024

 

GFWC WCP Members Attended the Great Lakes Region (GLR) Conference in Noblesville, IN  October 6-8, 2023

Five members of our club attended the conference and enjoyed renewed friendship and sisterhood with other club members from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. From Left to right standing: Nancy Niedziela, Carole Brinkman, Abby Lorenz, Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, Christine Nevinski.

Kneeling in front: Current GFWC WI State President: Nancy Dickman

 

 

 

GFWC WI 2023 LEADS Candidate Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl Presents Her Impressions from the LEADS Training at GLR Meeting

GFWC Woman’s Club of Pewaukee Crossed the Ocean and met with Members of the Spittaler Goldhaubenfrauen in Spittal/Drau, Austria, June/July 2023

 

GFWC-WI Women Attended International Convention in Louisville, KY in June 2023

Seven women learned all about the complex wood selection and crafting process in the famous Slugger baseball bat factory. From left to right: Nancy Niedziela, Sue Sands, Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, Terri Hudziak, Sue Schwarten, Nancy Dickman, and Abby Lorenz.

 

 

 

Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, immediate Past President, Receives Appointment as the GFWC Wisconsin LEADS Candidate

LEADS = Leadership, Education And Development Seminar.

Each state in GFWC is allowed to send one candidate to this workshop at the GFWC International Convention which will be held in Louisville Kentucky in June of 2023. These are pictures of her accepting her honor and giving her thank you speech. The Woman’s Club of Pewaukee has only ever had one other LEADS winner and that was Abby Lorenz.

Two Pewaukee High School Students Receive GFWC Woman’s Club 2022 Scholarships

Kyle Kane and Ava Westerman were celebrated as recipients of $1250 each scholarships for their service in the Pewaukee community at the 60th Annual Kiwanis Banquet, where more than 90 students from from Pewaukee High School were honored with awards and scholarships. Pat Gallager and Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl had the chance to be part of the festivities and personally hand out the well-deserved appreciation.

 

International Connection with Another Women’s Club:

We are going to Austria! Five of our members and some members of their families will travel to Carinthia this summer and will spend time and fun with the “Goldhauben Frauen” who serve their community in similar ways as we do…. Stay tuned!

 

 

Board of Directors (2022-2023)

 

We Had Fun and Learned a Lot at the GFWC-WI Winterworkshop in Green Bay, WI

Six of our members attended the GFWC-WI Winter workshop in Green Bay on February 11th, 2023.

GFWC International President Debra Strahanoski visited us at the workshop.

Top picture: Members of the Rolling Hills District (missing Nancy Dickman and Lora McPhillips).
Bottom picture: Attending members of the GFWC Woman’s Club of Pewaukee

June 2021 — Inaugural Summer Fundraiser Event:
PAWS PLUS… Dog Walk Event

2021 Spring Fundraiser — “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”

Mr. Diamond and our GFWC-WI President Abby Lorenz in action!

Our raffle and silent auction are always a success!

The organizing committee getting ready for the event.

Click on pictures below to magnify invitation!

Halloween Fun Fest 2020

GFWC-WI Fall Workshop – October 2020

GFWC-WI Rolling Hills Spring (Actually August) 2020

2019 Razzle Dazzle Event

January 2020 – Women in the Military Project

Summer Sun & “FunRaiser” August 2020

“OVER the YEARS”