Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 11, 2010

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Mountain Views News Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sierra Madre Woman’s Club

More People You Should Know - Dedicated 
Employees of The City of Sierra Madre 

If you are seeking friendship, interesting 
activities, and the satisfaction of knowing that 
you are making a difference in your community, 
the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club is for you. 
Dedicated to serving others while providing club 
members with opportunities for personal growth 
and the development of life-long friendships, the 
club is nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and nonprofit, 
and membership is open to women of all ages.

Luncheon and tea club meetings are held each 
month from the fourth Wednesday in September 
through the fourth Wednesday in May, and 
always highlighted by an interesting program. 
Additional club activities include the annual 
Christmas Boutique, Celebrity Luncheon, 
Games Tea, and Fashion Show that raise funds 
for our philanthropies. We are well known for the 
delicious baked goods we sell during local events. 

Organized in 1907, the club immediately became 
a vital part of the community. The original 
clubhouse, built in 1909, was the focal point 
of social events as the city developed, and we 
continue to be involved and supportive of the 
many activities in the area. We maintain the 1914 
Craftsman, Essick House, our current clubhouse 
at 550 West Sierra Madre Blvd., and welcome 
the community to our Fourth of July Open 
House, Community Breakfast, and Chamber of 
Commerce Mixer. 

Much of our effort is dedicated to raising funds 
for our selected philanthropies. During the 2009-
2010 club year the club’s charitable donations 
totaled $20,424. Over forty of our club members 
volunteer in our Wistaria Thrift Shop located 
at the rear of the Essick House. Operating since 
1956, it has earned the reputation of “The best 
little thrift shop in the San Gabriel Valley” for 
its friendly atmosphere and clean merchandise. 
Proceeds from the shop support the club’s 
charities.

Sierra Madre Woman’s Club is a member of 
the General Federation of Women's Clubs 
(GFWC), one of the world's largest and oldest 
women's volunteer service organizations, that 
was founded in 1890 and chartered by the 56th 
United States Congress in 1901. With more than 
100,000 members in affiliated clubs in every state 
and more than a dozen countries, GFWC and 
its members raised nearly $32 million on behalf 
of more than 230,000 projects, and volunteered 
more than 8.4 million hours in the last year.

Joining the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club and 
taking part in its variety of activities is a 
wonderful way to make friends and contribute to 
your community. To learn more about this active 
club and its events, or to become a member, call 
the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club, 626-355-4379 or 
visit http://www.smwc.info/ on the web.


Development Services Department (L to R) Dereck Purificacion, Asst Planner; Danny 
Castro, Development Services Director; Leticia Cardoso, Senior Planner; Jen Peterson, 
Admin Asst.; and Richard Temple, Building Official.


Kiwanis Club of Sierra Madre

What’s Kiwanis?? Kiwanis is a service club. 
The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club is part of 
Kiwanis International, a global organization of 
volunteers dedicated to improving the world, 
one child and one community at a time. And 
we’ve been doing it in Sierra Madre since 1927!

 Kiwanians are volunteers improving the world 
through service to children and communities. 
They develop youth as leaders, build 
playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, 
and much more. No problem is too big or 
too small. Why? Because working together, 
Kiwanis members achieve what one person 
cannot accomplish alone. When you give a 
child a chance to learn, experience, dream, and 
succeed, great things happen!

 The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club is dedicated 
to helping the youth and seniors of Sierra 
Madre, supporting our local community, and 
“giving back” to Sierra Madre!

 Each year, we identify some needs in our 
community. Then we create Service Projects 
to meet those needs. Maybe the library needs 
computers. Maybe the Senior Center needs 
a PA system. Or the community swimming 
pool needs repairs….or our school needs 
science books…or a food bank needs food…or 
??? Wherever there’s a need, the Sierra Madre 
Kiwanis Club is willing work, donate, help, and 
support.

 Join the Sierra Madre Kiwanis club and 
support Sierra Madre! 

It takes only a few hours each week, and you’ll 
really like it! You’ll make new friends, have lots 
of fun, flip some pancakes, sell hot dogs, and 
enjoy the generosity and camaraderie of your 
fellow Kiwanis Club members. If you’d like to 
“test the waters”, you’re welcome to visit at any 
meeting. We meet each Tuesday at noon, at the 
Masonic Temple at 33 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. (If 
you can’t come to a noon meeting, we have a 
morning meeting at 7:30 am on the last Tuesday 
of each month.) For more information, contact 
Susan Henderson, President at 626-355-0728.

Kiwanis is service. We make Sierra Madre a 
better place to live, raise kids, and enjoy life!

Kiwanis (v): To Serve, to Build, to Support, 
to Help.

FACTS ABOUT KIWANIS

Facts About Kiwanis


Kiwanis was organized in Detroit, Michigan, 
USA, on January 21, 1915.

· Kiwanis focuses on the needs of ordinary 
people and children to create extraordinary life-
changing moments.

· Kiwanis and its Service Leadership Programs 
boast a membership of more than 600,000 men, 
women, and youth in nearly 16,000 clubs in 
more than 70 countries and geographic areas.

· Members of Kiwanis and its Service Leadership 
Programs volunteer more than 21 million hours 
and invest more than $113 million in their 
communities around the world.

· Kiwanis is taking itself from a good 
organization to a truly great organization that 
defines excellence for service and leadership and 
builds leaders through service opportunities.

Kiwanis International is the only service 
organization that builds leaders at every level—
from the youngest Kiwanis Kids all the way 
through several youth programs and adult 
programs. 

(Kiwanis Family of Programs)

· Kiwanis’ impact on the world will be measured 
by the 10 million young leaders it nurtures, 
rather than by the number of members it 
attracts.

· Kiwanis continues its service emphasis of 
“Young Children: Priority One,” which focuses 
on the special needs of children from prenatal 
development to age 5. In a typical year, “Young 
Children: Priority One” service projects 
involve more than US$14 million and 1 million 
volunteer hours.

· In 1994, Kiwanis launched its first Worldwide 
Service Project, a $75 million campaign in 
partnership with UNICEF to eliminate iodine 
deficiency disorders by the year 2000. IDD 
projects have been funded in 95 nations. Kiwanis 
International Foundation has raised nearly $100 
million to eliminate IDD worldwide.

Kiwanis One Day occurs annually during the 
first weekend of April. It is an opportunity to 
unite Kiwanis-family members from around 
the globe and their communities in a dedicated 
day of action devoted to hands-on community 
service projects.

 

Administrative Services employees at City Hall L to R is Karin Schnaider, Marti Farley, 
Veenita Munoz, Ricky Hawblitzel, Dorothy Costello, and Selena Chen.


The Public Works Department


Public Works, Development Services, Administrative Services, Fire Dept, Community & 
Personnel Services, and Library

ATTENTION SIERRA MADRE VOLUNTEER/
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS:

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informatin about your group, please submit it, along with photos 
to: editor@mtnviewsnews.com. 

Deadline for the next edition: Wednesday, September 15, 2010.