About LVJWC
Who We Are
We are sisters, mothers, daughters, wives, and friends all working together for one common goal: to enrich the lives of others through volunteer service.
Founded in 1961, the Long Valley Junior Women’s Club has been enhancing the lives of those living in Long Valley, Hackettstown and Mount Olive communities through it’s fundraising and hands-on service activities.
2012 will mark the Club’s 50th anniversary as a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs an international women’s organization whose mission is to support and offer guidance to club members in their quest to act locally to create global change through volunteer service. We are affiliated with the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs of GFWC - Junior Membership, which is a statewide organization providing leadership tools, education, training and networking opportunities for New Jersey’s junior women’s club members who are committed to individual growth and community involvement by enriching the quality of life throughout New Jersey and the world while forming lasting bonds with other women.
We strive to accomplish these goals through our Arts, Health, Home Life, Education, Conservation, International Affairs and C.A.R.E. departments, to name a few.
What We Do
To serve a community diverse in age, interests and experiences, we strive to provide programs that will unify and enhance the lives of all of those living in our communities as well as to provide fun activities for our members and their families. We do this by offering a variety of programs such as, but not limited to, our Children’s Arts and Recreation Enrichment Program (C.A.R.E.), senior citizen lunches, picnics and nursing home activities, foster care donation collections, coat drives, food pantry donations, Easter egg hunts, Snack with Santa, Turn-Off-the-T.V. week, scholarships, photo contests, Read-A-thons, Spell-A-thons, blood drives, and so much more. For details on all of our programs, please see our Programs link.
A great many of our fundraising and special projects allow us to allocate both monetary and special project donations to a large and diverse group of organizations benefiting our community and world as a whole. These include Educational donations to our schools, Public Health and Safety donations to organizations such as our local fire, police and first aid squads, battered women’s shelters, and cancer research organizations; and other Community Services organizations such as our recreational athletic programs, public library, local food pantries, and community senior center. A few of our more recent special projects have allowed us to donate new pianos to all local elementary schools, defibulators to schools, and CPR training equipment to our police department. Please click on Projects and Events for details on both past and current projects.
2011 NJ State Club Awards
Leadership, Departments, & Committee Members
The following is a list of 2011/2012 Board Members, Chairpersons, and Committee members:
2011/2012 Board:
President: Kristina Cunningham
1st VP’s: Sally Doris & Liz Palumbo
2nd VP CARE: Donna Selvaggi
2nd VP Ways & Means: Kerri Gaskill & Beverly Weber
Membership VP’s: Amy Grund & Kristin Powers
Recording Secretary: LeeAnn Burns
Corresponding Secretary: Maria Estevez
Treasurer: Kathy Roman
2011/2012 Standing Committee Chairs:
Archivist: Open
Librarian: Open
Newsletter: Liz Palumbo
Website Administrator: Beth Holt
Phone Chain: Kathy Roman
Scrapbook: Julie Hartley
Timekeeper: Lauren Moore
Yearbook: Membership Dept.
2011/2012 Departments (& Corresponding Programs)
C.A.R.E. Chairperson: Donna Selvaggi
(Children’s Arts & Recreation Enrichment Program):
C.A.R.E. Assistant: Adrienne Gumersell
C.A.R.E. Coordinator(s):
Michelle Barron
Kim Turse
Jeannie Soltes
Kelly Weinnert
Emmy Torres
Susan Coscia
C.A.R.E. Phone Chain Coordinator(s):
Shane Yahn
Molly Reid
Cookbooks:
Arts Department Chairperson(s):
Photo Contest:
Gingerbread House Decorating Contest: Susan Manning, Robin Esposito, LeeAnn Burns
Paint the Town Red Project:
Conservation Department Chairperson(s): Renee Mange
Education Department Chairperson(s):
Dr. Seuss’ Read Across America: Kathy Greco
Read-A-Thon: Annette Cavalone
Scholarships: Shane Yahn
Spelling Bee:
Essay Contest: Julie Adams
Science Fair: Ann Haas
Health Department Chairperson(s): Kelly Weinert & Robin Esposito)
Turn the Town Teal (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month)
Pink Ribbons – Breast Cancer Awareness
CPR
Trike-A-Thon
Homelife Department Chairperson(s):
Firehouse/Squad Water Donation:
Fall Coat Drive: Jen Commerford
Local Family in Need: Kerri Gaskill
Foster Parents:
Food Pantry: Alison Bresney
Senior Center: Annette Cavalone
Senior Picnic: Annette Cavalone
Snack with Santa:
Sunshine: Beverly Weber
Thanksgiving Baskets: Mindy DiGabriele
Ways & Means Fundraising Projects:
Yankee Candle: Gina Garafolo
Dine & Donate: Adrienne Gumersell
Winterfest:
Flock You: Susan Coscia
Barnes & Noble:
First Aid Kits: Beverly Weber & Kerri Gaskill
International Affairs Department Chairperson(s):
Juniorettes: Liza Cook
Public Relations Department Chairperson(s): Mindy DiGabriele
Public Affairs Department Chairperson: Kris Cunningham
Fall Festival: Club President
