November 2024

Happy Thanksgiving

November 21 Meeting at a Glance

Speaker
Dr. Nathan Crook, NCSU Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Program
Tiny organisms, Transformative Outcomes  Sue Danielson

Hostesses
Pat Grady
Frances Smith

Lunch Menu
Mixed Green Salad; Sliced Roasted Turkey Breast served with Stuffing & Sage Gravy; Country Mashed Potatoes; Collard Greens. Rolls, water, tea & coffee

President’s Message

November is a special month. It is the beginning of the Holiday Season and it brings families and friends together to give thanks for the blessings of the past year. I am very thankful for my health, my family, my life-long friends and the opportunity to live in a great country.

A special blessing that I am thankful for is the opportunity to be part of the NC State University Woman’s Club. Each of you has become a special friend and brings great joy to my life. I hope all of you feel the same way and look forward to each monthly meeting.

Over the past month we lost another long-time member of the Club and former president, Doris Wernsman. She was president from 2015 to 2017. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldsun/name/doris-wernsman-obituary?id=56590858

– Dean Simpson, President

Program Committee

Thank you for the warm welcome you gave to our October speaker, Andrew Sanders. Andrew is the radio broadcaster for the NCSU Women’s basketball team, the baseball team, and the pre and post radio shows for the football program. We had a very nice turnout. And we were engaged with Andrew.

The program committee feels that you will really enjoy the rest of our programs. Female and male visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Mark your calendar for the third Thursday of every month through April 2025. -Grace Hodgson, Chair

Speaker – Dr. Nathan Crook, NCSU Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

If you worry about our planet and the damage to our environment from greenhouse gases and plastics in our oceans and water, you won’t want to miss the November meeting. Some of our planet’s tiniest, simplest forms of life might help solve some of our biggest problems like cutting methane gas emissions and getting rid of the over 30 billion pounds of plastic waste washing into our oceans EACH YEAR!

Tiny organisms, Transformative Outcomes

Dr. Nathan Crook is an award winning assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering here at NC State University. He’s conducting groundbreaking research into how simple life forms like yeast and bacteria can be used to do just that! In addition, he is researching ways to use yeast and bacteria to help advance and speed up research into drugs to treat difficult diseases.

Please join us at our November meeting to hear how Dr. Nathan Crook and his research team are working to find solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.

– Debbie Lovell, Program Committee Member

Reservations/Name Tag Committee

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, November 21st at our NC State University Woman’s Club meeting. Your lunch reservation is due by either calling or emailing our President, Dean Simpson, regarding your attendance. As a reminder—Reservations are due by Fridays prior to our Thursday meetings.
As you know, our lunch price has increased and will now cost $27.00 per person. Please have your checks ready and made payable to the “NC State University Woman’s Club” at the time of registration. If you are paying with cash, please have the correct amount as we do NOT have cash available to make change for you.
As in the past, the same policy remains — If you make a reservation, but do not attend or cancel your reservation by the deadline, you must still pay for your lunch(es).
To make a lunch reservation, please call or email Dean Simpson as follows: Email: jsimpson57@nc.rr.com
Cell: 919-616-3649
Cost: $27.00 per person — Make check payable to: NC State University Woman’s Club

Meeting begins at 11:30 am and lunch will be served at 11:45 am Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, November 21st

-Helen Crane and Carolyn Bunn, Co-Chairs, Reservations/Name Tag Committee

Membership Committee

Giving Thanks…
Join me in showing appreciation for our wonderful NC State Woman’s Club by recruiting a new member. I’m excited to share that Catherine Maxwell, Horticultural Science alumna and retired CALS Advancement colleague, will re-join the club in January. Keep in mind that dues are HALF PRICE for those who join in the second half of our fiscal year!

I appreciate all of you, and thank our officers, committee chairs, and hostesses for their hard work in keeping this club strong and viable!
P.S. The membership form is included in this month’s newsletter and can also be found on our website: womansclub.wordpress.ncsu.edu/membership-form/.

– Chris Cammarene-Wessel, 2nd VP/Membership Chair

Did You Know…..?

Chris Cammarene-Wessel thought our club would enjoy learning about this moment in North Carolina history.

It seems North Carolina (Edenton) played a critical role in our fight for independence, and women led the effort. The Edenton Tea Party (often forgotten due to the Boston Tea Party) served as the linchpin for the colonies’ organizing revolts and ultimately revolution.

Here’s a link to the story, which features a video produced by the John Locke Foundation, highlighting this important moment in our country’s history. October 25th was the anniversary of the event. Carolina Journal Article