President’s Message

It is April and the last meeting for our 2025-2026 year. Summer vacation time for our club has arrived!!

We have had an exciting and informative year and much of the credit goes to Grace Hodgson and the program committee members for their excellent work.

I want to acknowledge and thank the Executive Committee (Grace Hodgson, Chris Cammarene-Wessel, Ada Payne and Luann Peterson); all the Committee Chairs (Helen Crane, Carolyn Bunn, Wendy Lapish, Sharon Ayers, Annette Harrell, Toni Downey, Helen Hauser and Betsy Meldau) for your hard work to make this year a resounding success.

A special thanks goes to all of the hostesses for this year; your creativity made each meeting a visual delight.

I also want to thank all members for your dedication and commitment to attend meetings and achieve our mission: “To unite NC State University women in common interests and to promote the welfare and advancement of the University.”

Our next meeting will be on April 16th at 11:30 a.m. at the University Club. During the business session, our officers for next year will be installed. Remember to bring donations for Feed the Pack. Let’s make this month’s donation HUGE!!! Look forward to seeing everyone.

– Dean Simpson, President

Program Committee

We so enjoyed the presentation of Leslie Leonard on the Historical Markers of Women in North Carolina. We learned a great deal about those markers and how carefully they are researched. We also learned that even though our club is over 100 years old, we couldn’t be eligible for a marker as we would have to be not in existence for at least 50 years to be considered.

We are all aware of the various threats in our communities. Detective Laura Davis of the NC State police will be presenting this month. It ought to be very interesting. Please bring your friends, neighbors, and husbands to our April 16 meeting.

Police Detective Laura Davis is a specialized investigator with the NC State University Police Department. She serves as a Threat Assessment Detective and the department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coordinator. She is highly trained in crisis negotiation and intervention, being recognized recently for her role of safely de-escalating a situation involving a violent suspect through prolonged communication. – Source: NC State Campus Police Website

– Grace Hodgson, Chair

Nominating Committee

2025 – 2026 Woman’s Club Officers

At our April meeting, this excellent slate of officers will be installed for the coming year:

President – Dean Simpson
1st Vice President – Betse Hamilton
2nd Vice President – Chris Cammarene-Wessel
Secretary – Ada Payne
Treasurer – Luann Peterson

-Sharon Ayers, Chair

Feed the Pack – The Food Pantry at NC State

Ladies. Thank you so much for your support of Feed the Pack this year. Your contributions at Christmas were outstanding! Please consider a food or monetary donation for our last meeting in April. This is an essential program for those in our university community who are experiencing food insecurity. Let’s make this our largest donation ever!

NOTE: Feed the Pack often receives a surplus of certain goods, and so they request that donors limit the amounts of the following: canned green beans, canned corn, canned applesauce, tampons, pancake mix, chicken noodle soup, and gravy.

If you want to make a monetary donation, make checks payable to: NC State Foundation and write Food Pantry on the memo line. Remember to give your checks to Luann Peterson, Treasurer, so that the NC State Woman’s Club can be identified as the source of the donation.

You will find a link to needed items below. GO PACK!

https://packessentials.dasa.ncsu.edu/support-feed-the-pack/#donate

– Toni Downey and Helen Hauser

Reservations/Name Tag Committee

We’re looking forward to seeing you at our next NC State University Woman’s Club meeting on April 16! As a reminder, your reservation is due by either calling or emailing our President, Dean Simpson, regarding your attendance. Reservations are due each Friday prior to our Thursday meetings.

Our luncheon price is $28.00 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 — NO refunds for cancelations later than the due date. If you make a reservation, but do not attend or cancel your reservation by the deadline, you must still pay for your lunch(es). We really appreciate your making payments for missed meetings/lunches! You can simply make your payment for missed reservation(s) at our next monthly meeting.

To make a lunch reservation, please call or email Dean Simpson as follows: Email: jsimpson57@nc.rr.com Cell: 919-616-3649 Cost: $28.00 per person

Make check payable to: NC State University Woman’s Club

Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. (meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.)

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, April 16 at the NC State University Club!

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

Dean Simpson, President
919-616-3649
jsimpson57@nc.rr.com

Wendy Lapish, Editor
919-208-5399
Wendy.Lapish@gmail.com