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Faith Country Side Homes (For use of facility throughout the year for our monthly meetings) |
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Supporting local schools:
Business & Education Alliance
St. Paul
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HACSM Donation 2007-2008 Donations are made each year in the summer to various charities and/or organizations around our local area and beyond. The following is a list of recipients from 2008 distribution: Meals On Wheels St. Joseph's Friends Van Faith Country Side Homes *Highland Area Christian Ministry Hard Road Theater Street Art Fest Highland Parks & Rec St. Paul School Mind's Eye Venezuelan Orphanage Historical Society Business and Education Alliance Pregnancy Care Center *HACSM built a new facility in 2008 -- we donated 1/3 of our donation budget to this building fund.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Our club has the Geralyn M. Rehkemper Memorial Fund Geralyn Rehkemper moved to Highland from Collinsville with her family in 1991. She joined HCWC in 1993 to get to know people and get involved in the community. During her membership she served as historian and art department chairman for several years as well as served on committees too numerous to name here. In the summer of 1996 Geralyn discovered a lump during a breast self exam. She had surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments in the summer of 1996 and her prognosis seemed to improve. Then in the summer of 1997, her hand/arm swelled with lymph edema. She told her doctor she just didn't feel right, and he implied lots of women worry around their 1 year anniversary. She continued to be an advocate for her health insisting that she didn't feel well. That is when they discovered the breast cancer had spread to her liver and may have been there all along. She left her children in late August to go to Zion, IL to the Cancer Treatment Center for therapy. Geralyn died Sept. 1997 from breast cancer. She was survived by her husband and 3 small children. Geralyn Rehkemper was a devoted wife, mother, and HCWC member. She was always generous with her time and talents. Geralyn fought the battle to live and be with us all. Geralyn was an example of what every club woman strives to be, dedicated, courageous and proactive. THE HCWC-GERALYN M. REHKEMPER MEMORIAL FUND, through the Highland Area Community Foundation, is an ongoing memorial fund that serves as a tribute to Geralyn and her civic generosity to the Highland Civic Woman's Club and the community of Highland. She will always be remembered. For these applications call 618-980-1782. Applications are due MARCH 31, 2009 for this years award. GFWC offers many schlorships, in 2008-2009 these are the following scholarships offered: Lorado Taft Art Scholarship- $500 Arthur Grant Smith Drama Scholarship-$300 Hamilton Ridge Music Scholarship-$500 Centennial Library Scholarship-$300 Illinois Cottage Park Ridge Scholarships (Vocational for girls) two at $500 each Lincoln Lodge Scholarships (Vocational for boys) - two at $500 each Vina A. Miller Memorial Scholarship (International affairs 2009; Public Affairs 2010) -$500 Applications are available by calling 618-444-1614
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