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Member Welcome Clubs International
I n t er na t i on al
W o m e n ‘ s C lu b o f
P h i la de l ph ia
2016, Issue
Annual Meeting and Luncheon—
All Members Are Invited!
Inside this issue:
June 16, 2016 (Thursday)
Annual Meeting and
Luncheon
1
12 noon
Director of Charity
1
St. Davids Golf Club,
845 Radnor Street Road, Wayne, PA 19087
www.stdavidsgc.com
Inta Krombolz’s Gar- 2
den & Sculptures
Coffee
2
Happy Hour
2
Chanticleer Picnic
3
Expat Potluck Dinner
3
Ben Franklin Museum 3
Welcome to
New Members
4
By now, you all should have received your invitation to this annual event, which this year will take
place on the beautiful grounds of the St. Davids
Golf Club. Founded in 1897, it is one of the oldest
institutions of its kind in the US and it soon became
the place to be seen on the Main Line. Look forward to a delicious menu selection created by the
accomplished culinary arts professional and head
chef John McManus.
Cost: $40 per person, ($45 for non-members)
includes a complimentary glass of wine).
Please mail your check for $40 or $45 (nonmembers), payable to IWCP, to:
Annette Meertz
RSVP by June 9 to:
Calendar at a Glance:
June
08 Inta Krombolz’s Garden & Sculptures
09 German Coffee
16 Annual Meeting & Luncheon
26 Expat Potluck Dinner
30 After Five—Happy Hour
July
22 Picnic at Chanticleer
28 After Five—Happy Hour
August
16 Ben Franklin Museum
25 After Five—Happy Hour
Annette Meertz
by phone 610-220-2663 or
email: [email protected]
Plenty of parking available, easy access to major
roads.
A F ew Wo r d s F r o m t h e D i r e c t o r o f C h a r i t y
Dear Fellow Members,
Thanks to the generosity of the
Based on the club’s mission, part amazing group of women that
of the money raised through the you are, this year an amount of
annual fees, combined with what money never reached before
the additional donations provid- was raised - over $2700!
ed by members at the time of
At the last meeting, I asked the
their renewal and through the
Board to consider the possibility
raffle at the Annual Christmas
that, along with the Home of the
Party, has been used to help a
Sparrow, other charities could
Charity Organization. As you
profit from our donations. The
might already know, in past
Board has agreed to explore
years, we bought needed items
this opportunity. So, starting with
and helped the ”Back to School”
the 2016/2017 membership
and “Christmas” projects of The
year I’m happy to say that one
Home of the Sparrow.
or more other charitable organizations will be considered.
With great appreciation for
your kind heart and confident in
your continuous support, on behalf of all the members of the
Board I’d like to thank you again
and wish you a wonderful summertime.
Luciana Aspesi
Director of Charity
IWCP Newsletter: June, July, August 2016
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The Garden and Sculptures of Inta Krombolz
this property hosts countless garden tours: it’s
a cornucopia of 20 different gardens, including curving borders, big island beds, and a
cottage garden complete with picket fence
and moon gate.
A picnic lunch will be offered after the tour.
June 8th (Wednesday)
10 am
Meet at Inta’s place,
1660 Fox Crossing,
West Chester PA 19380
Tel: 484-437-8071
Cost: $15 (covering the cost of a light lunch:
Inta Krombolz has a gorgeous garden outside wraps, chips, and beverages)
of West Chester. The three-acre property,
RSVP with check (made payable to IWCP) to
with its mature trees, scores of unusual plants,
Annette Meertz,
and an abundance of texture and color, we’ll
be sure to delight any visitor. Inta began
610-220-2663 or
working on her garden 21 years ago, when
[email protected]
she and her husband built their house.
on or before June 1st.
“We started out with a forest. It was totally
wooded, and in a hollow”, she says. Today,
Street parking available.
H a p py B i r t h d a y !
German-Speakers Coffee
2nd Thursday of the month
10:30 am
June 9
Irene Boden
610-525-0424
[email protected]
June
July
August
01 Prudence Rawson
06 Carla Montanelli Nascari
07 Charlotte Andrews
07 Sara Nelson
08 Annegret Voparil
02 Laura H. Paine
04 Sabine Cranmer
04 Anna Steininger
08 Hannelore Barbieri
10 Ann DiGiacomo
14 Renate Harshaw
15 Rebecca O. Earle
16 Dubravka Blagovic
01 Aurora Lopez
01 Marianne Schulze
13 Ines Weggelaar
14 Cindy Impicciatore
14 Jacqueline Yates
19 Christiane Fried
20 Eva Jackson
25 Maria Klein-Szanto
31 Luisa Proano
For any language coffee, you
need not be a native or fluent
speaker, only interested in
speaking the language.
Happy Hour After 5
Last Thursday of each Month
5:30-7pm
Glenmorgan Bar & Grill,
Radnor Hotel
593 E. Lancaster Ave., Wayne PA
Please contact Cindy Spurdle
610-688-5825 or [email protected]
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E ve n in g P i cn i c a t Ch a n t i c l e e r G a rd e n
July 22 (Friday)
4:30 pm
786 Church Road
Wayne PA 19087
610-687-4163
www.chanticleergarden.org
Organized by Annette Meertz
Please RSVP by July 15th either by phone 610-220-2663 or
email; [email protected]
Entrance Fee $10 ($5 if you have a Radnor library card).
Bring along what you’d like to consume and/or share with
others, as well as any beverages—Chanticleer permits you to
bring alcoholic beverages!
E x p a t Po t lu c k D in n e r w i th o r w i th o u t a F r ie n d
June 26, 6pm
Hostess: Renate Harshaw
610-353-0496
[email protected]
The club is always looking for hostesses for this often very popular event. It is a potluck
dinner, where everybody brings a dish and a bottle of wine. You, as the host, can determine
when and how many people you can accommodate and just coordinate this evening. The
last Sunday of the month is also only a guideline.
Please get in touch with Annette Meertz to sign -up as a hostess anytime.
To u r o f th e B e n F r a n k l in Mu se u m
August 16 (Tuesday)
11am
317 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106
215-965-2305
Cost: $5 Entrance Fee, to be paid at the door
Dedicated to the life, times and legacy of Philadelphia’s
famous founding father, the Museum is now open again
following a major two-year revitalization. After the tour,
we will meet for lunch at the Independence Beer Garden
across the street at 100 South Independence Mall West.
RSVP by August 9 to Annette Meertz by email:
[email protected] or phone: 610-220-2663.
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Email: [email protected]
IWCP Quarterly Book Club
Are you interested in reading and participating in a quarterly book
club meeting in Center City on a Thursday either after lunch or in the
evening? The first meeting could be as soon as June 2 at 1pm. Bring a
book or the review of a book you would like to read. We could read
two fiction as well as two non-fiction books, or books from the best seller list. Books can be chosen at our first meeting.
If you are interested, please contact Susan Gatzert-Snyder at
610-731-1760 or [email protected].
Limited to 12 participants
Michele Haines, our club’s representative at the
International Women’s Conference in Prague.
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www.iwcp.org
Do you enjoy writing and have ideas and topics you
would like to share with our members? We encourage
you to contact the newsletter team so we can include
your works either in the quarterly edition or maybe
even in a special edition.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The Newsletter Editors
Welcome to our
Newest Members
Save the date
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Christine Calbry, 267-324-3304
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September 15
(Thursday)
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[email protected]
Oya Garonski, from Turkey,
Newsletter: Please send information to Helena Malarkey, [email protected]
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Welcome Back
Luncheon
More details of
this event will
be published
later
The objective of IWCP is to welcome women of all cultures to the Philadelphia area and to promote friendship, cooperation and understanding.