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YORBA LINDA LIGHTS Yorba Linda Woman’s Club

P.O. Box 91, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 A member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs International & California Federation of Women’s Clubs

Email: [email protected] - Website: yorbalindawomansclub.org - Facebook: Yorba Linda Woman’s Club

Mission Statement: “We are a diverse organization working to promote civic, philanthropic, cultural and educational interests within our community through the spirit of volunteerism.”

Over A Century of Service Since 1912

President, Louise Hernandez Editor, Jan Lavison 714 .812.1808 [email protected]

Volume 48, Issue 9 May 2018

“How lucky I am to have something that

makes saying goodbye so hard.” Winnie the Pooh

My two-year Presidential term is ending. This final newsletter article is difficult to write. In

reality, this isn’t goodbye to the Yorba Linda Woman’s Club but it is a conclusion in a chapter

of our club’s history. I have thoroughly enjoyed representing a group of the most special

women in the community. Your selfless attitudes and generous natures have been awe-

inspiring and a constant source of encouragement to me.

I was beyond inspired at our recent Orange District Convention. The Yorba Linda Woman’s

Club won an unbelievable amount of recognition for good deeds performed during 2017. As

Dean, Linda Queen submitted your project and program reports; the judges wisely rewarded

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YORBA LINDA LIGHTS, May 2018

NEWS FROM OUR VICE PRESIDENTS

Annual Scholarship & Art Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 3rd @ Community Center

6:00 pm Refreshments & Music / 7:00 Ceremony Begins

Ladies, please come on THURSDAY (this week) to celebrate the achievements, talents and futures of local high school students AND the continued winning success of Yorba Linda Woman’s Club! Through our Fall & Spring craft fairs this year we raised the $25,000 that will be presented. Our club is more than 100 members strong – let’s show the community how proud we are of our Club accomplishments, as well this great group of young people. (Continued on Page 3)

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your hard work. Please attend the May General Meeting where we will celebrate each other

and thank the chairpersons who devoted their time to spearhead the missions. The highlight of

the Convention was the Installation of the 2018-2020 District Officers, including our own Past

President, Marcia Willett (incoming District President) and our own Past Treasurer, Nancy

Capel (incoming District Treasurer). Congratulations to both of these ladies who have offered

to dedicate their time to the future success of GFWC at the District level.

“When one door closes, a window opens.” I will now close my door and look for the open

window. I imagine I will see President Linda Queen’s fresh ideas, along with new and exciting

opportunities for club members and those who will benefit from our projects. If Linda has as

much support as you have shown me, she and our club are on a winning path. The newly

elected officers will also be installed at the May General Meeting. Your presence is requested

and, trust me, it will be very appreciated by the new administration.

It is now my final time to write that Your Time is Your Gift to Others. Words simply can’t

express my thanks for all the gifts you have given me during the past two years.

Louise Hernandez, President

714.812.1808 ~ [email protected]

Louise Hernandez, President


mailto:[email protected]



It will be a truly outstanding evening! You’ll enjoy live music by an 8-piece orchestra group from Yorba Linda HS; meet Miss Yorba Linda, Miss Placentia and the Miss Outstanding Teens; view an impressive display of award-winning art work; greet dignitaries, including Congressman Ed Royce; and more. All members are invited to enjoy the festivities – the perfect way to celebrate a fabulous club year! Please wear purple and your club name badge. Linda Queen, 1st VP/Dean 714.777.4208 ~ [email protected]

Welcome our new members Cheryl Bowen, Jamie Campbell, Linda Halbur and Laura Metsker. They will be

wearing their yellow ribbon – so be sure to introduce yourself and say hi!

Cheryl Bowen Beth Haney Jamie Campbell

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

320 Gullotti Place, Placentia 92870 6042 Foxfield Lane, YL 92886 19711 Fernwood Plaza, YL 92886

714.203.1759 (h) 714.381.8633 (c) 714.660.9222 (h)

DOB 2/1 714.742.7988 (c)

DOB 10/2

Linda Halbur Laura Metsker

[email protected] [email protected]

4472 Misty Way, YL 92886 1783 N. Sable Ct., Anaheim, 92807

714.271.0983 (c) 714.779.1861 (h)

DOB 11/9 714.392.4143 (c)

DOB 5/29

Mark your calendars!

May 22, 2018 ~ Cookies with Kaycee, 7pm in the Club Room.

New and newish members can join in the discussions about how our club works and how they can be

involved.

New members please click on the link below to complete the Membership Profile. With this information we

can create more philanthropic opportunities, discover what the members would like to see, and make our

meetings more informative. https://goo.gl/forms/yQPMG3jEkxFH34hO2

Kaycee Stack, 2nd VP, Membership Chairman






https://goo.gl/forms/yQPMG3jEkxFH34hO2


ART COMMUNITY SERVICE

NIXON LIBRARY – 714.993.5075 - nixonfoundation.org

Program: Mother’s Day Brunch. Sunday, May 13, 2018. Two seatings, 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Adults

$75. Children $35. Enjoy a lavish lunch in the East Room.

Workshop: Create a succulent arrangement. Mint Studio will guide and provide materials to make a

medium-sized décor. May 20, 2018 at 11:00 p.m. $65. Register before May 15, 2018.

Program: Author Bret Baier, Fox news anchor presents his new book. May 22, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

General admission, book signing and lecture is $28.99.

YORBA LINDA LIBRARY – 714.777.2873

Genealogy Program: What We Learn from Cemeteries. Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Learn about

tombstones, symbols and the three oldest cemeteries in Orange County.

Program: Local Author Festival. Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 1:00 -3:30 p.m. Meet and greet local

authors.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON - Box Office: 657.278.3571 - Arts.FullertonEDU

Concert: Fullerton Jazz Orchestra “Ella and Louis”. Bill Cunliffe directs Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

Meng Hall. Tickets are $10.

Concert: Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Performed by the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Saturday, May 5,

2018 at 4:00 p.m. Meng Concert Hall.

Concert: Men’s and Woman’s Chorus. Friday, May 11, 2028 at 8:00 p.m. Meng Concert Hall. Tickets $10

and $8.

Performance: The Spring Dance Theater. May 3 to May 13, 2018, Little Theater. Tickets are $14.

MUSCO CENTER of the Arts, Chapman University – 844.626.8726 - muscocenter.org

Program: Spring Dance Concert. Friday, May 4th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 5 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Call theater for pricing.

Concert: 44th Annual Sholund Scholarship Concert. May 12, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Concert: Mariachi Los Camperos “Heartbeat of Mexico”. Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Festival

at Aitken Arts Plaza, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Music, food, crafts and many more events.

MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER - 714.738.6595, 1201 W. Malvern Avenue, Fullerton

Film Festival: Adventure Film Festival. By independent film makers. Friday, May 4, 2018. Films from

7:00–10:00 p.m. Jeremy Collins, author will share his film “Drawn”.

Motor Car Festival. Saturday, May 19 & May 20, 2018. Hot Rods and Customs. Sunday, Concours

d’Elegance.

MAX BLOOM’S CAFÉ NOIR - 220 N. Malvern Avenue, Fullerton

Art Exhibit: Suzette Hodnell’s artworks are stunning three-dimensional textural and brightly colored

images. Suzette has recovered from stage four cancers and has published a book titled “The Journey is

Everything”. She will be present at the reception.

May 4, 2018 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Website: teamsuzette.weekly.




CURTIS THEATER, BREA - 714.990.7722

Concert: A Tribute to Johnny Cash. Performed by James Garner and his band. Enjoy his story and biggest

hits. May 19 and 20, 2018. Saturday, 8:00 pm. Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Adults $36, Seniors $33, Students $18.

LA MIRADA THEATER – 714.994.6310

Concert: The Piano Men, Billy Joel and Elton John Classics. Performed by Jim Witter and his band.

Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

Performance: An evening with Rita Rudner. Saturday, May 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. An

award-winning stand-up comedian. Tickets start at $71.

Diane Harris, Chairman


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Human Exploitation And Trafficking unit (HEAT) was created in April 2013 by the Orange County

District Attorney (OCDA). In the Spring of 2013, Proposition 35 passed with an 81% approval vote. It

mandated increased penalty for human trafficking and reformed human trafficking laws. Human trafficking

is the second largest criminal enterprise in the nation. It is estimated to be a 150-billion-dollar industry

worldwide. California is the worst state active in human trafficking with Orange County as the

second worst county active in human trafficking. On average 8 new victims of trafficking are identified.

Orange County District Attorneys have a 4-prong attack used by HEAT to combat human trafficking called

PERP.

• Prosecution: Aggressively pursue prison sentences for traffickers.

• Education: Increase public awareness and teach law enforcement to identify and investigate cases and

assist victims.

• Resources: Collaborate with community and law enforcement partners and provide resources for

victims.

• Publicity: Create a public awareness campaign by publicizing convictions for traffickers and sex

purchasers. (Continued on Page 6)



H.E.A.T. is very good at what they do and earlier in the fight they were often sent to other cities to train other

District Attorneys how to investigate and prosecute a human trafficking case. It is through their success that

prison sentences began to increase. They are an indispensable part of the Law Enforcement arm in the fight

against human trafficking. We sit behind them in the courtroom when we attend a sentencing hearing. It

shows the Judge that citizens from the community care about the convictions of traffickers.

Lucy Park & Martha Doose, Co-Chairmen



EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE

This has been an active year for the education committee. We have been active with projects at the Yorba

Linda Library with our display in February, our Topaz School projects, and our collection of box tops.

Kudos to Mary Lien and her wonderful volunteer readers and to Margaret Donovan for her leadership in the

book collection for the Topaz Elementary School library. Our members were awesome at donating hundreds

of books. Who knows, maybe some of these students will be applying for our scholarships in the future.

We will continue to collect Box Tops for Education for the remainder of this year and

next year. This year we collected 294 box tops for Topaz, for a donation of $0.10

each for a total of $29.40. Check your General Mills food boxes and other foods

for






the Box Tops for Education seals and cut them out to bring to our meetings.

Heather Laporte & Linda Woods, Co-Chairmen



HOME LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICE

Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay is staffed and coordinated by volunteers in thousands of communities and 27 countries. Volunteers give of their time and effort because they believe it's time to take action against cancer. Join us to remember our loved ones lost, honor survivors of all cancers, and raise money to help the American Cancer Society make a global impact on cancer.

This year’s Relay will be May 19-20, 2018 from 9 am – 9 am at Canyon High school. The theme is Celebrating

Life’s – Moments, Milestones, and Memories. We are looking forward to a very successful event with

Placentia, Brea and Anaheim Hills. There will be lots of activities, food, information and fun for the family!

If you haven’t registered yet, you still have time. Go to www.relayforlife.org and search for Yorba Linda

Woman’s Club or Relay for Life of the Canyons. There is no charge to register. Once you have signed up,



http://www.relayforlife.org/



send emails to friends and family for donations, read about the various ways you can raise money, and help

spread the word about our event. Our club has consistently been one of the top fundraisers and I hope to

continue the tradition.

Our campsite is #28 near the Kids’ Camp. Many of the Team sites will have their own fundraisers ranging

from food, gift cards, jewelry, etc. There will be a silent auction from 9 am – 5 pm on Saturday with a variety

of items to bid on including something from our team. Our site fundraiser will be colored ribbons signifying

the different types of cancer. We hope to have participants wear them and have them on display. We are at

$4,665.00 toward our goal of $10,000.00. Keep up the requests to friends and family!

Kaycee Stack


April Showers bring - - more May projects for the two sewing groups. The two groups will be busy once

again, but there is one difference this month. The Sew Kind will not be meeting on the first Thursday (due

to the fact that the Art Contest needs to use the room that day), so this group will meet on the 3rd Thursday

this month instead. Same place and time, just a different day. The Threads of Love group will meet on the

2nd Thursday as usual.

If there are new members who are interested in seeing what we do in each of these sewing workshops, please feel free to come by and check it all out. The next workshops will be:

Sew Kind Workshop; May 17 from 1:00-3:00 pm in the Clubroom, YL Community Center Threads of Love Workshop; May 10 from 1:00-3:00 pm in the Clubroom, YL Community Center

Venita Baker & Aileen Baker, Co-Chairmen, Sew Kind Jackie McPheeters, Chairman, Threads of Love

657.363.8788 ~ [email protected] 714.854.9272 [email protected]



PUBLICITY

Social Media Publicity (recent or near future things we are promoting):

• Memorial Day Celebration at Veteran’s Park (May 28th).

• Awards Night (May 3rd).

• Polly’s Pies ACS Fundraiser (April 26th).

• Boudin’s Bakery CHOC Fundraiser (April 24th).

Fun Stuff:

• Facebook page – See pics from convention (yee-ha!) on our Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/yorbawomansclub/.

• Website - Newsletters, Membership and Dues Forms (with online payment options) are now on our

website at http://www.yorbalindawomansclub.org.

Fall Craft Fair:

• This event has been added to our Craft Fair Facebook page (feel free to start sharing!) – it can be

found at https//www.facebook.com/YorbaLindaWomansClubCraftFair/ or at

https://www.facebook.com/events/427489741028451/.

• Diane Watson Beal is the point person for flyers. We are printing flyers soon and need a quantity

count. If you know you’ll want flyers to hand out, please contact Diane by June 30 to let her know

how many you would like.

Continue to send anything you’d like shared or promoted (such as photos, events, i.e., Bunco, Sewing

Groups, Relay for Life, etc.) to Sally Barron at [email protected].

Thanks.

Sally Barron, Publicity Chairman


http://www.yorbalindawomansclub.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/427489741028451/




SECTIONS

The April Book Club meeting covered serious discussions on some of the club’s

favorite themes. The Jack Reacher books are always heavy with details and

excitement. Historical novels and mystery books are two of the recurring themes in

many of the books that are shared. Books that become hit movies are also enjoyed.

Here’s a few of our April reads:

A Wanted Man………………………………………Lee Child

I Still Dream of You…………………………..Fannie Flagg

Wonder………………………………………………R. J. Palacio

Join us the first Tuesday of every month at 9:30am in the Club Room. Refreshments are served along with

the books we share. Contact our Head Librarian for more information.

Sandy Weinrich, Chairman


THANK YOU

Thank you to the Yorba Linda Woman’s Club for donating $150 to Mercy Ships

Charity under the International Outreach Program. It is the world’s largest

floating hospital offering state-of-the-art free health care to some of the

world’s poorest citizens. Since its founding, Mercy Ships has performed more

than 1.7 million services impacting more than 1.9 million people serving

urgent surgical needs for the forgotten. Our donation will be doubled by a

donor making an even greater impact to international people without regard of race, gender, or religion

because of the generous donation from the Yorba Linda Woman’s Club. Again, thank you.

Carol Beard

Contributing Member



COWBOY UP! YORBA LINDA OUTLAWS ride into town

Last Saturday was the 62nd Annual Orange District Convention at the DoubleTree Hotel in Orange. We had a great time…as you can see from these pics! Yes, the mustaches do look bizarrely real. Lots more photos on YLWC’s Facebook page – check ‘em out. If you missed all the fun…there’s always next year.

Lucy Huerta, Sandee Van Oyen, Carrie Knipfer

Esther Murray, Pat Porter, Margie Donovan, Lucy Huerta


Heather Laporte, Kaycee Stack, Martha Doose

Twin Trouble!! Aileen Baker & Susan Hillman

Cowgirls from the “YLWC Corral”


MAY 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 Student Art

Contest Judging

Book Club

9:30am

2 3 Student Awards Night

7pm

4

5

6 7

8 Bunco – 7pm

9

Socialite Lunch

11:30am

10 Threads of Love

1-3pm

Board Meeting 7pm

11 12

13

MOTHER’S

DAY

14

15 16

17

Sew Kind – 1-3pm

(Rescheduled)

CFWC Convention

Sacramento, CA

18 CFWC Convention

Sacramento, CA

19

CFWC Convention

Sacramento, CA

20 CFWC Convention

Sacramento, CA

21 Newsletter Articles

Due

22 Cookies with

Kaycee – 7pm

Clubroom

23 24 General Meeting

Social 6pm

Meeting 7pm.

(Rescheduled)

25

26

27 28

Memorial Day

Celebration,

Veteran’s Park,

Meet at 1:30pm

(Wear Red Shirts)

29

30

31

WOMEN OUT WALKING (W.O.W.) – Every Tuesday & Friday at 8:30am. Meet on the west side of the

Community Center at the Trail Head.

JUNE 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

07 Sew Kind – 1-3pm

12 Bunco – 7pm

14 Threads of Love – 1-3pm

14 Joint Board Meeting – 7pm

21 General Meeting – Social 6pm, Meeting 7pm

23-26 GFWC Convention, St. Louis, Missouri

NOTE: No Socialite Lunch or Dinner in June

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