2020 in Review- WCC Finds Lot To Do!
By Kathleen Ray
We didn’t create this Covid-
It mysteriously seemed to appear
And altered our whole darn year.
We didn’t create this Covid-
Women’s City Club didn’t spread it
We wouldn’t let it.
June of 20, fear aplenty,
not to worry, programs in flurry,
Virtual Links or a zoom
Enrichment programs in your room.
Mayor Bliss was superb,
Kids Food Basket earned a blurb.
The Dutch House was complex,
Movies with Mike- can’t wait for the next.
July and August weren’t much better,
Social Distance seemed like a fetter.
Tuesday Coffee time at Ferris,
Seemed as good as Springtime in Paris.
Wonderful Wednesdays, kept us thinking,
Zooming Social Time was cause for drinking.
DIA, Farmers Mark-et,
quickly followed by Picnic in Tassel Park.
We didn’t create this Covid-
It mysteriously seemed to appear
And altered our whole darn year.
We didn’t create this Covid-
WCC didn’t spread it
We wouldn’t let it.
September ushered in the fall,
WCC adapted and had a ball!
Miles of Murals with Carolyn Cook,
Scarf Tying for a new look!
Book Club started to Zoom
Good-bye to Christine, changes loomed.
Secret Sisters on the way
New Bulletin Editor needed today.
October was a busy month,
In Johnson Park, we did lunch.
Oktoberfest was next in line,
Everyone had a very nice time.
The Getty Challenge was an inspiration,
Welcome Kate to the WCC nation.
Virtual Fashion from Tap House Bo,
Secret Sisters reveal, with smiles a glow!
November 2020- year’s almost done,
We definitely need some kind of fun!
Made felted soap, was good to see friends,
Hands all soapy, be sure to cover the ends.
Transformation Culture with Mary Brown,
Should be discussed all over town.
Stuff the Bag and Auto Calling were just a few,
Of the many new options, the WCC did do.
We didn’t create this Covid-
It mysteriously seemed to appear
And altered our whole darn year.
We didn’t create this Covid-
WCC didn’t spread it
We wouldn’t let it.
December is here, the end of 2020 is near!
Hope is rising, there’s declining fear,
We can do this, with our usual grace,
We wished safe holidays for the whole human race.
Holiday memories celebrated on Zoom,
Was really quite pleasant as the big day loomed.
The Evergreen Exchange was a new take on gifting,
And Movies with Mike, had us into past holidays drifting.
January 24, WCC celebrated 97 years,
With joy and laughter and maybe a few tears.
Hats off to Past Presidents, by our History Committee,
Showed once and for all why we’re the best in the city.
Opera GR in time of Covid, and Alita Kelly of South East Market,
Show cased young women who are star cut!
Book Club talked Kindred, how it was back then
Members in the spotlight were Harriet Mitchell and Cyndi Len.
February brought Alten at the Gram,
Wilke and Hurd on two pianos grand.
Member spotlight, Mae Preston and Nancy Court,
Valentines was cold and windy in Tassel Park.
Hope Unexpected was certainly inspiring,
Steinbeck’s East of Eden was inquiring.
Zumba with Kate got the juices flowing,
On the Member page it is still showing
We didn’t create this Covid-
It mysteriously seemed to appear
And sparked new thinking for next year.
We didn’t create this Covid-
We learned to work around it
We’re not bound to it!
March is Impact Award Month, members generously give,
To make a difference in a life, a chance for a dream to live.
It’s also Women History Month, honoring those who have gone before,
Forging the way for us and others to take to the sky and soar.
Granting the wishes of Women Vets,
or drinking coffee in our jammies, how much better can it get?
Irene Nowak and Colleen Lowry Alward, we learned about you,
and about Charm Bracelet author Wade Rouse, aka, Viola Shipman too!
April’s spotlight shone on members Marilyn Lamoreaux and Nancy Knauss,
Programs started with new author Christopher Cosmos.
On to Camp Blodgett and its STEM program especially for girls,
Then Caroline Cook took us on a Zooming good Love Tour.
The monthly coffee, social time, and Book Club was rounded out by the Flower Bar Class,
Everything was looking up, and we were positive, that Covid restrictions would finally pass.
Any Furman’s program, from Acne to Entrepreneur, was the final Zoom,
and smiles began to spread through the room!
May was to be our homecoming month to Kent County Club you see,
For Thursday programs, and special events, please, let it be!
Our General Meeting and Impact Awards went off without too much trouble,
But we did have to kill extra time, did she just say that double?
Tap House Bo was our Fashion Show, oh, it’s so good to be out,
At the President’s Tea, we were all so happy, we just wanted to shout!
The 97 Annual Meeting was a joyful affair, and Kathleen has passed the torch,
Now Linda is here, there’s nothing to fear, and Kathleen is rocking on the porch!
We didn’t create this Covid-
It mysteriously seemed to appear
It didn’t beat us; it couldn’t defeat us.
We didn’t create this Covid-
It made us stronger,
Women’s City Club will last much longer!
Here’s to the Women of our Club, and their partners too,
Together there isn’t much, we absolutely cannot do.
The past year proves that point, time and time again,
All it takes is courage and a few very good friends.
We celebrate where we’ve been, and the many lessons learned,
We are glad we are here tonight, in a time of less concern.
Look to the future, and its countless opportunities to choose,
With your WCC friends behind you, it’s impossible to loose.
