CINCINNATI WOMANS CLUB
330 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45220 www.cincinnatiwomansclub.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CINCINNATI WOMAN'S CLUB (THE CLUB) MISSION AND PURPOSE IS TO CREATE AN ORGANIZED CENTER OF THOUGHT AND ACTION AMONG WOMEN FOR THE PROMOTION OF CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC GROWTH, AND WHATEVER RELATES TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THE CLUB ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH THREE MAIN PROGRAMS: EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

A CENTER FOR WOMEN ORGANIZED TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC ACTION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

EDUCATION: EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE A CORNERSTONE OF CWC PROGRAMMING IN FINE ARTS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. THEY ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, VIA 33 EDUCATIONAL GROUPS. EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES BASED ON THE FORMAT OF THE PROGRAMMING. GROUPS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION, LECTURE, OR SPEAKER ARE CALLED PROGRAMS/LECTURES. THESE INCLUDE ANTIQUES, ART, BOOK REVIEW, BUSINESS & FINANCE, CIVICS, DRAMA, FILM, GARDEN, GOURMET, GREEK, HISTORY, LUNCH-N-LEARN, MUSIC, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, TRAVEL, WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND WORLD RELIGIONS. THE REMAINING GROUPS, WHERE MEMBERS USUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM ITSELF, ARE CALLED CLASSES. CLASSES INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS, BIBLICAL LITERATURE, BOOK DISCUSSION, BRIDGE, CHORAL, CREATIVE WRITERS, DRAWING, GREAT BOOKS, MAH JONGG, NEEDLEWORK, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PLAYERS, TAI CHI, AND YOGA.ALL EDUCATIONAL GROUPS SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, OFFERING MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PER YEAR. PROGRAMS/LECTURES TYPICALLY MEET BETWEEN THREE AND NINE TIMES PER YEAR, AND CLASSES MEET AS OFTEN AS WEEKLY. CHAIRPERSONS - SELECTED BY EACH GROUP, PLAN PROGRAMS AND OBTAIN SPEAKERS OR INSTRUCTORS, AS NEEDED. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPEN TO ALL CWC MEMBERS, CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF WELCOMING MEMBER PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND STUDIES. MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO INVITE GUESTS TO ALL PROGRAMS/LECTURES AND MANY CLASSES. THE EDUCATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE ADDS POP-UP PROGRAMS AND CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS COVER TOPICS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR, OR ARE HANDS-ON CLASSES ON SUBJECT MATTERS NOT COVERED ELSEHWERE IN THE CWC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. THE SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OF MEMBERS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

PHILANTHROPY: THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND SUPPORTS SERVICE PROJECTS, COLLECTION & RECYCLE PROJECTS, HANDICRAFT PROJECTS AND GRANTS. ALL PROJECTS ARE DIRECTED AT MAKING A DIFFEENCE TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. MEMBERS GENEROUSLY GAVE OF THEIR TIME, TALENT, AND RESOURCES TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND DONATIONS. MEMBERS COOKED, WROTE LETTERS, CUT BLANKETS, AND CRAFTED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORS.CAN DO PROJECTS: ANGIE'S HOUSE OF FREEDOM AND MIRACLES PROVIDES ADDICTED AND ALCOHOLIC WOMEN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WITH A STRUCTURED AND CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN ADDRESS ISSUES OF POVERTY, DRUGS, ALCOHOL ADDICTION, AND THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE. CWC MEMBERS COOKED MEALS FOR THE RESIDENTS. THE BLANKET PROJECT ENABLED CWC MEMBERS TO PROVIDE 239 BLANKETS TO SEVEN SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. MEMBERS CREATED LAP BLANKETS WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: EPISCOPAL RETIREMENT SERVICES, JOSEPH HOUSE, LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES, MARY MAGDALEN HOUSE, SALVATION ARMY, SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY, AND WELCOME HOUSE. THE BLANKET PROJECT HAS BEEN A FAVORITE OF THESE AGENCIES WHOSE CLIENTS ENJOY HAVING SOMETHING NEW AND SOFT OF THEIR OWN. WHEN A PERSON IS HOMELESS, A HOME-COOKED MEAL SEEMS LIKE AN IMPOSSIBILITY. CWC MEMBERS MADE THIS A REALITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CENTER FOR RESPITE CARE. THE RESPITE FACILITY PROVIDES QUALITY, HOLISTIC MEDICAL CARE TO HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO NEED A SAFE PLACE TO HEAL, WHILE ASSISTING THEM IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. THE CENTER IS A 20-BED, 24-HOUR FACILITY PROVIDING MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE TO SICK, HOMELESS PEOPLE TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE HEALING. 46 MEMBERS PREPARED FOUR ENTREES TWO TIMES, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 184 SERVINGS. THE IMPACT WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO THIS ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS BAKED 84 CORN MUFFINS AND CORNBREAD AND PROVIDED FRUIT CUPS, PUDDING CUPS, AND NUTRITION SHAKES. THE RESIDENTS AND STAFF OF THE CENTER FOR RESPITE CARE WERE SO VERY APPRECIATIVE AND EXPRESSED SINCERE GRATITUDE.FERNSIDE CENTER FOR GRIEVING OFFERS SUPPORT SERVICES, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION TO GRIEVING FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE WELCOME HOUSE WORKS TO END HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING, STABILITY, AND SERVICE COORDINATION TO THEIR CLIENTS. CWC MEMBERS ASSEMBLED JARS OF DRY SOUP MIX FOR WELCOME HOUSE AND JARS OF DRY COOKIE MIX FOR FERNSIDE. TOGETHER MEMBERS PREPARED 56 SOUP MIX JARS, EACH ACCOMPANIED BY A CAN OF DICED TOMATOES, WHICH WERE DELIVERED TO WELCOME HOUSE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR HOMELESS CLIENTS. FIFTY JARS OF COOKIE MIX WERE PREPARED TO BE USED AS A PROJECT FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN TO MAKE AND THEN SHARE WITH LOVED ONES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH THEIR GRIEVING PROCESS. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF OVER THE RHINE, JOSEPH HOUSE STRIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS VETERANS SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS. THEY PROVIDE BOTH RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AS WELL AS OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS TO HELP SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO RECOVERY. 31 CWC MEMBERS GATHERED IN THE CLUB'S KITCHEN TO COOK MEALS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF JOSEPH HOUSE. MORE THAN 168 MEALS WERE PREPARED, 100 COOKIES WERE DECORATED, AND 40 SNACK PACKS WERE MADE. HOMEMADE MEALS LET THESE MEN KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARED.OFF THE STREETS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE RECOVERING VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION. THE SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION THROUGH JOB SKILLS TRAINING. 14 CWC MEMBERS GATHERED AT OFF THE STREETS AND PROVIDED A MEAL FOR 25 RESIDENTS AND THEIR MENTORS. AFTER ENJOYING DINNER WITH THEM, MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO JOIN THE WOMEN FOR SOME MEANINGFUL REFLECTION AS THEY TOLD OF THEIR PROGRESS AND WHAT OFF THE STREETS HAD DONE FOR THEM. THE PURPOSE OF PROJECT CARE IS TO SUPPORT OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WITH CARE PACKAGES AND TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR DAILY SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. MEMBERS WERE SUPPLIED WITH 30 TO 40 BOXES, WHICH WERE FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF ITEMS NEEDED/WANTED BY SOLDIERS. ITEMS INCLUDED PERSONAL CARE ARTICLES, SNACKS, TREATS, CANNED GOODS, BOOKS (DONATED BY THE CWC LIBRARY), GAMES, SOCKS, CARDS, ETC. PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN LETTERS WERE WRITTEN TO SHARE NEWS AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE. THE BOXES WERE SHIPPED TO SOLDIERS OVERSEAS.CWC'S SUPER CAN DO EVENT THIS YEAR ADDRESSED "GIVING VULNERABLE YOUTH A HELPING HAND" TO SUPPORT THE LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS. WITH A CLIENTELE DIVERSIFIED IN AGE, THE MISSION WAS TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM NEWBORN TO 24 YEARS OF AGE IN VARIOUS WAYS TO GIVE THEM CONFIDENCE BY MEETING SOME OF THEIR BASIC NEEDS OF NEW CLOTHING AND HYGIENE. DONATIONS OF DIAPERS, PULLUPS, BABY WIPES, ONESIES, UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, AND PAJAMAS WERE COLLECTED. 62 MEMBERS ALSO GATHERED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 130 VOLUNTEER HOURS COLLECTIVELY, MAKING 45 BLANKETS, 100 SMALL PILLOWS, FILLING 100 DUFFLE BAGS WITH HEALTH AND BEAUTY ITEMS. OVER 1,000 ITEMS WERE COLLECTED AND DELIVERED TO LIGHTHOUSE. LIGHTHOUSE REPRESENTATIVES SAT WITH OUR MEMBERS AS THEY WORKED, SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, THEIR PROGRAMS, AND THE IMPACT OF OUR EFFORTS FOR THEIR CLIENTS.HANDICRAFT PROJECTS: ARTS AND CRAFTS CHARITY PROJECTS: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS CLASS ASSEMBLED 100 BAGS CONTAINING PERSONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SHAMPOO, DEODORANT, ORAL SUPPLIES, AND LAUNDRY DETERGENT FOR ANDERSON FERRY FOOD PANTRY. THE PROJECT IMPACTS THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF CINCINNATI. THE CRAFTY LADIES ALSO PREPARED MATERIALS TO BE USED TO STUFF PILLOW FORMS FOR LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.CLARA GATES IRVING MEMORIAL KNITTERS: SIXTY-FIVE SWEATERS FOR CHILDREN WERE COMPLETED AND DISTRIBUTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. TWENTY-ONE CREATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO THE SALVATION ARMY AND FORTY-FOUR WERE TAKEN TO THE CHILDREN AT THE YMCA CHRIST CHILD NURSERY. MANY OF THE SWEATERS HAVE MATCHING HATS SO A CHILD MIGHT RECEIVE A "COORDINATED OUTFIT." EACH INDIVIDUAL GARMENT REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY FIFTY TO SIXTY HOURS OF LOVING LABOR. THE MATCHING HAT REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY TWO TO FOUR HOURS TO COMPLETE. SALVATION ARMY DRESS-A-DOLL: THIS WAS ANOTHER BUSY YEAR FOR CWC DOLL DRESSERS AS THEY DRESSED A TOTAL OF TEN DOLLS AND TWO TEDDY BEARS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY DRESS-A-DOLL PROJECT. WHAT A LOVING SHARING OF ONE'S TIME AND TALENT TO HELP MAKE A CHILD'S DREAM COME TRUE.COLLECTION/RECYCLE PROJECTS: CLOSET CLEAN OUT, FALL AND SPRING: FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE FALL, CWC MEMBERS HAVE PAIRED WITH DRESS FOR SUCCESS TO BRING IN CLOTHING. MEMBERS CAN CLEAN OUT THEIR CLOSETS IN THE FALL AND SPRING AND BRING IN THOSE ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS. EYEGLASS COLLECTION: 187 PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES WERE COLLECTED IN THE BASKET IN THE COAT ROOM AND DELIVERED TO LENSCRAFTERS. THEY DISTRIBUTE FRAMES FITTED WITH NEW LENSES, WITH THE HELP OF CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS, IN AREAS OF THE WORLD WHERE THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF SIGHT IS MOST NEEDED.GIFT SLEIGH: THE CWC GIFT SLEIGH COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF TOILETRIES, GREETING CARDS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS THANKS TO GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM DONATIONS DELIVERED BY GIFT SLEIGH COMMITTEE MEMBERS: ANGIE'S HOUSE OF FREEDOM AND MIRACLES, CENTER FOR RESPITE CARE, INTERPARISH MINISTRIES, MARY MAGDALEN HOUSE, AND OFF THE STREETS. GIFT SLEIGH ALSO SUPPORTED LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES IN NOVEMBER AND COLLECTED PENS, NOTEBOOKS, JOURNALS, AND BATH SPONGES FOR TOTE BAGS FOR YOUTHS. PILL BOTTLE COLLECTION: THE COLLECTION OF USED PILL AND VITAMIN BOTTLES FROM MEMBERS OF CWC CONTINUED TO BE A FAVORITE RECYCLING PROJECT. WEEKLY, MULTIPLE BAGS OF USED PILL BOTTLES ARE COLLECTED. THEY ARE DELIVERED TO MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES, WHICH CLEANS AND SORTS THE BOTTLES. THEY ARE SHIPPED TO NEEDY PHARMACIES TO BE REUSED. CLOSE TO 40 TALL KITCHEN BAGS OF PILL AND VITAMIN BOTTLES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (RMH): CINCINNATI'S RMH PROVIDES A "HOME AWAY FROM HOME" FOR OUT-OF-TOWN FAMILIES USING THE SERVICES OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER. THE COLLECTION OF ALUMINUM PULL TABS, WHICH ARE SOLD TO SCRAP METAL DEALERS BY RMH, SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS CHARITY. THIS YEAR FIFTEEN POUNDS OF PULL TABS WERE DONATED.PHILANTHROPIC GIFT RESEARCH: EACH YEAR MEMBERS CAN NOMINATE A WORTHY NON-PROFIT AGENCY TO RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE CINCINNATI WOMAN'S CLUB. EIGHT 501(C)(3) AGENCIES WERE CHOSEN FROM 22 NOMINATIONS AND THEIR PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO THE CWC MEMBERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING EIGHT AGENCIES WERE SELECTED AS 2019 GIFT RECIPIENTS. TOTAL ALLOCATED FUNDS EQUALED $42,000. 1N5; CINCINNATI UNION BETHEL CINCINNATI SCHOLAR HOUSE; CINCINNATI BLACK THEATRE COMPANY; CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP; LIFE LEARNING CENTER; MAY WE HELP; RAISE THE FLOOR; AND TRI-HEALTH FREE CLINIC.

AS A FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF CWC, SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN A PART OF PHILANTHROPY SINCE 1926 AND THE ACTUAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED 90 YEARS AGO IN 1929. THE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE CLUB. THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, A GRANT WAS GIVEN TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING TO LIVE FUND AT CHATFIELD COLLEGE. THE FUND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR REMOTE LEARNING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS "STAY AT HOME" EFFORTS.THE CINCINNATI WOMAN'S CLUB AWARDED 15 SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. ELEVEN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SECOND YEAR AND FOUR SCHOLARS WERE FIRST-TIME RECIPIENTS. THE SCHOLARS WERE ENROLLED IN SIX DIFFERENT COLLEGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. WE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND THOSE WITH GREATER FINANCIAL NEED. THE NIPPERT SCHOLAR INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS WILL CONTINUE HER STUDIES IN VOICE AT CCM. THE FIRST FOUNDERS' SCHOLAR, INSTITUTED FOR OUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY, GRADUATED THIS YEAR. THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE INTERVIEWED THREE CANDIDATES AND SELECTED ONE FOR THE AWARD FOR 2020-2021. ALL OF THE APPLICANTS WERE GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES. THE MARGRET J. THOMAS REHABILITATION SCIENCES FUND SUPPORTED TWO DPT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES.THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS A PILLAR OF CWC'S PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM AND KEY TO FULFILLING OUR CLUB'S MOTTO TO "LET US BE SUCH AS HELP THE LIFE OF THE FUTURE."

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