| January 17 Congregational Church- upstairs |
Club Meeting Starts 7:00 p.m. |
| February 7 Congregational Church |
Board & Club Meeting combined Starts 7:00 p.m. |
| February 10 TIS |
4th Grade Parent/Child Valentine's Dance 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. |
| March 6 Host: Karen home |
Board Meeting Starts 7:00 p.m. |
| March 14 Lake Garda Elementary School 61 Monce Road, Burlington, CT |
CJW Board Meeting - Reports Due |
| March 20 Congregational Church |
Club Meeting Host: Annie |
Overview of Events for the Year
September
Back-to-School Breakfast and Coffee – Held at a member’s house,
this event is designed to allow moms to socialize with each other and
reconnect in anticipation of the new season after putting their children
on the bus the first day of school. (Membership)
Celebrate Tolland Festival - Festival of Art, Food & Fun from 10:00 - 3:00 pm at Tolland High School. TJW has a booth at the event along with the Juniorettes. We provide information about TJW, and crafts for children, while the Juniorettes have a bake sale. (Ways and Means)
October
5th Grade Parent/Child Harvest Dance – Held at the
middle school, this very popular fundraising event gives each child the
opportunity to invite their favorite adult to a school dance. Food,
D.J., and a raffle are provided by the club. Special items are sold
(glow jewelry) to provide funds for our State Project. (Ways and Means)
Halloween Party - On October 28th at the Tolland Recreation Center - 6pm to 8pm for children in preschool through grade 5. The Tolland Junior collect Halloween bags, items for the bags. The Juniorettes assemble the bags as well as attend and help with the party.
November
Meet the Candidates – To be held on November 2 at THS. The purpose of this event is to provide the Tolland community with the opportunity to hear the views of all individual candidates running for Town Council, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning and Zoning Board of Appeals. Through a moderated forum the audience had the opportunity to submit questions to the candidates. Baby-sitting was provided by Tolland Juniorettes. (Currant Affairs)
Holiday Wreaths for Town Buildings – We collect donated swags from a local tree farmer and assemble pine wreaths for display through the holiday season on our town buildings (library, town hall and board of ed). (Conservation)
Thanksgiving Adopt-a-Family – Our Home Life committee coordinates donations of items for a complete Thanksgiving meal from the members of our club. The items are brought to the local food pantry which gives the meal to a local family in need. (Home Life)
December
Snack with Santa - To be held at The Lodge at Crandall Park II. Tickets will be sold for children to meet and have a photo taken with Santa. Children will be able to enjoy a snack with hot cocoa, crafts, and story time with Mrs. Clause. (Ways and Means)
Wish-upon-a-Star – We erect a holiday tree in a local merchant (usually a bank) adorned with “Stars” that have an item written on them. The items are specific wishes from local needy children. Members of the public remove the star, purchase the gift, and return the item under the tree. The items are then collected by a member and brought to our local human services department, who distributes the items to the children. (Homelife)
Adopt-a-Family – Again, we coordinate donations of items for a complete Holiday meal from the members of our club. The items are brought to the local food pantry which gives the meal to a local family in need. (Homelife)
January
Blood Drive – We coordinate this event with the American Red
Cross. We sponsor this blood drive, which is held at a local venue
(church or other public building). Our members and Juniorettes help with
publicity, registration, and the canteen. (Health)
February
4th Grade Parent/Child Valentine Dance - Held at the
elementary school, this very popular fundraising event gives the child
the opportunity to invite their favorite adult to a school dance. Food,
D.J., and a raffle are provided by the club. Special items are sold
(flowers, glow jewelry) to provide funds for our State Project. (Ways
and Means)
March
Senior
Luncheon – Our members shop, prepare, cook, serve and clean up a meal
for approximately 100 senior citizens at the local Senior Citizen
Center. This event is free for all senior citizens that attend. (Home Life)
April
Recyclable bags – Our club purchases recyclable bags and labels them for distribution to all 3rd
graders in our school system, in conjunction with Earth Day.
(Conservation)
May
High School Scholarship - TJW provides two graduating high school
seniors with a scholarship of between $500 -$750. The monetary award
may be used towards tuition or books. Our Scholarship accepts
applications, and reviews applicants based on academics, essay and with
the majority based on community service. (Education)
Memorial Day Parade – Our contingent of members and Juniorettes marches in our local parade carrying our banner or riding on a float. (Current Affairs)
Golf Tournament- This is our large-scale fundraiser requiring 100% participation from our membership. The 2011 tournament will be held at Blackledge Country Club in Hebron. The tournament included prizes, lunch dinner and a chance at the grand prize for a hole-in-one. All of the proceeds from this event return to the community through our donations. (Ways and Means)
June
Banquet – We have our year end banquet with lots of fun, laughs, awards, songs, poems (and sometimes dances) at a local restaurant. We say good bye to our current officers and install the officers for the following year. (Membership)
Donations Meeting – This is why we are here! The first portion of our June Club meeting is dedicated to handing out the money that we have worked all year to collect. We provide food and a social time to get to know the recipients, then announce donations and scholarships. Many of our recipients attend this event and speak briefly about how our donation helps their organization. (TJW Board)
July
Safety Town - Our Safety Town program runs for two weeks during the summer, and is attended by almost 200 incoming kindergarten students annually. We have teachers from our local primary school teach a curriculum full of fire, bus, and playground safety, and stranger awareness. Students play on “ Safety Town,” an outdoor area of child size buildings and vehicles, where they can practice what they have learned about car and pedestrian safety. The program is taught in kindergarten classrooms, where they become familiar with and feel comfortable in the school, and meet new friends. ( Safety Town)
