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The Evening Membership Department of the Woman’s Club of Merchantville will hold its monthly meeting and annual holiday gathering on Tuesday, December 11th. The festivities include a covered dish dinner
followed by a short business meeting, as well as a Pollyanna gift exchange. For the past few weeks, members have been collecting
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Spread some cheer by spreading the word about this beautiful fundraiser. The Merchantville Area Junior Women's Club is raising money to help give Christmas gifts to local children whose families are struggling financially.
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"An Evening with Col. Andrew R. Finayson" highlights the start of a new Merchantville Historical Society season on Thursday, October 10th at 8:00 p.m. the meeting will take place in the Merchantville Community Center. Finlayson, a retired US Marine colonel and Merchantville native,
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PYAA Football and Cheerleading Registration for children ages 4-14, including freshmen, will be held throughout the summer months.June and July Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. August Monday through Friday, 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. Practices for football and cheerleading start the first week of August. Please sign up before then, so your child can take full advantage of practicing with their squad. Birth certificates are required for first year players. Proof of Pennsauken residency is also required for all participants. Registrations are held at the main field house on Marion and Elm avenues. For more information on football, please contact Jim at 856-952- 5287. For questions regarding cheerleading, please call Michelle at 856-266-0949. PYAA Gift Certificates Gift Certificates are still available. This is a great way to give a gift to one of your players for their birthday or holiday. You can get information on the PYAA website at www.PYAA.net orcall the PYAA at 856-662-1880. PYAASPORTS
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Geri Tabako, president of the
Woman’s Club of Merchantville and
former mayor of Pennsauken, was the
recipient of the Cecilia Gaines-Holland
Award at the New Jersey State
Federation of Woman’s Clubs’ (NJSFWC)
118th annual Convention. The
Cecilia Gaines Holland Award, established
in 1944, is the highest honor the
NJSFWC can bestow upon a New
Jersey clubwoman. The award, named
after the second president of the NJSFWC,
is given annually to a clubwoman
who demonstrates her commitment to
her community by performing outstanding
civic and volunteer work that
extends above and beyond her service
to her club.
Presently, Tabako is president of the
Pennsauken Library Board. She is active
in her church, Mary Queen of All Saints,
serving as a lector, as well as a member
of both the Pastoral Committee and the
Alter and Rosary Society. She also volunteers
at the Cathedral Kitchen and
the Food Bank of South Jersey.
In the past, Geri served as St. Cecilia
PTA president, and coached and
ran the girls basketball team. Tabako
was also a girls softball coach for
PYAA and a Girl Scout leader. Before
becoming the first female mayor
of Pennsauken, she served on the
Township Committee and was deputy
mayor.
Tabako is a long time member of
he NJSFWC, first joining the
Merchantville Junior Woman’s Club
and then the Merchantville Evening
Membership Department and Mer -
chant ville Woman’s Club. She has
served on the Evening Membership
State Board as state chairman, as well
as on the NJSFWC State Board. Geri
is presently the Woman’s Club of
Merchantville president.
The Woman’s Club of Merchantville
is a member of the New Jersey State
Federation of Woman’s Clubs, which
was founded in 1894 and has been headquartered
on the Douglass Residential
Campus, formerly Douglass College
in New Brunswick since 1966. The
Federation is a member of the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs, the oldest
and largest nonpartisan, nondenominational
women’s volunteer service organization
in the world. Opportunities are
provided to women in education, leadership
training and community service
through participation in local clubs,
enabling members to make a difference
in the lives of others, one project at a
time. For information about the club or
any club projects, please contact Jean at
856-663-4843
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The next Merchantville Stamp Club Bourse will be held Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Temple Lutheran Church in Pennsaulen, NJ. For directions and more information about the Merchantville Stamp Club, visit our website. The Merchantville Stamp Club was organized in 1931 and meets twice monthly.
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Merchantville Little League will holds its annual Beef & Beer/Chinese Auction on Friday, May 18th from 7-11 p.m. at the Community Center. Tickets are $25 per person or $45 per couple and will be sold at the door. All proceeds raised from the event go directly
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Merchantville Little League will holds its annual Beef & Beer/Chinese Auction on Friday, May 18th from 7-11 p.m. at the Community Center. Tickets are $25 per person or $45 per couple and will be sold at the door. All proceeds raised from the event go directly
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The Merchantville Garden Club is always looking for new members. They don't spend their time at meetings, just caring for the garden spots around the 'borough beautiful' including Borough Hall, Morrissey Park, the Merchantville Circle and the Gazebo. They are especially in need
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Come out and shop for all your spring accersories. From jewelry to handbags and scarves, Jewelibilee has it all. The more you shop, the more you help! Great Mother's Day gifts and better yet - 20% of the evening's sales go to the Valerie Fund and other charities that MAJWC, Merchantville Area Junior Woman's Club, supports. MAJWC is an organization of women in the Merchantville Area who gather to make a difference in our community,
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The Evening Membership Department (EMD) of the Woman's Club of Merchantville will be holding their annual basket auction on Friday, March 9 at Pennsauken High School. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Ticket price includes desserts, coffee and tea.
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