November 2021 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 11
Charbonneau Women ’ s Association
By LYNDA HUBER MARSHALL
Join us for our next event Nov . 8
HUBER MARSHALL
Although it was a bit chilly , it was a beautiful day as members gathered for our October event in the Pavilion on Oct . 11 . Our fantastic program , Afternoon Tea & Victorian Pretties was presented by Lisa Hand . It was a delightful program on the origins of Afternoon Tea with all the porcelain , silver and linen pretties that originate from that tradition . A little history , fabulous examples from her personal collection and plenty of inspiration for your next tea . Lisa , a fourth generation antique dealer who enjoys sharing her passion and knowledge of the beautiful vintage treasures can be found at Wind Horse Antiques in Aurora .
In case you have not done so , it is time to sign up for our annual membership . This year you may download the application from our website in addition to picking up an application in the clubhouse coat room . You can then deposit the application with your check payable to CWA in our box in the coat room or mail a check directly to Lindy Anderson . Lindy Anderson ’ s
address is 7005 SW Country View Court , Wilsonville , OR . 97070 . Annual membership will be $ 25 this year which covers speaker fees , operating costs and a donation to our community .
Future meetings are planned for the second Monday of each month through May 2022 .
For now , the board will assess ahead of each month ’ s luncheon , whether we meet live or virtually . We will still have our wonderful programs for everyone to enjoy either way . Visit our website at www . CWACharbonneau . com for announcements of our upcoming events . Sign ups for the events will be in the clubhouse coat room . Luncheons must be paid for by noon the Thursday prior to our events to meet catering needs .
Nov . 8 will bring us members of the Lakewood Theatre cast with a preview of their Nov . 5-Dec . 19 play , “ Elf .” Should be a fun day to get us in the mood for the holidays .
Our annual holiday brunch featuring a special performance by the Wilsonville Innovative Dance Team is planned for Monday Dec . 13 in the clubhouse dining room . There is an 11 a . m . check-in and brunch will be at 11:30 a . m . Due to the required distancing , only 102 ladies may attend . Members will have priority until Nov . 15 . You may make a reservation for tables of six , however they must all be members until Nov . 15 . Masks , proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test within previous 72 hours will be required at the door . Members will need to pay $ 35 and guests will need to pay $ 40 .
We could not hold these lovely events without the many members
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LEFT : Join CWA for our next event . RIGHT : CWA invites people to the holiday brunch in December .
who serve as officers and committee chairs . For that , I thank each and every one of them . For the past several months I have tried to feature a few of these ladies .
Darlene Crosby assists Kathy Fuller with the decorations . Each month they come up with a new idea to make our luncheons special . She and her husband moved to Oregon from the Midwest in 1993 and settled in Lake Oswego . They love the atmosphere and Charbonneau community feel , so they moved here four years ago once their children were grown and they decided to downsize . Sound familiar ? Darlene is involved with CWA ( previously served on the program committee ), bridge , mahjong and has recently taken up golf . Darlene and her husband adopted their children and were
excited to welcome twins into their family — a boy and a girl in 1986 . They recently celebrated their 40th anniversary and now also have three grandchildren ages 5 , 7 , and 9 who love swimming here . Darlene worked in customer service and human resources for most of her 30-year career . She retired from Columbia Sportswear in 2014 . Darlene commented , “ The best part of living here has been making new friends .”
Robin Gowdy will co-chair our May fashion show with Kathy Fisher . She and her husband moved to Charbonneau in 2018 from Yachats where they had lived for 16 years . They ’ ve been married for almost 50 years and have four children and seven grandchildren . Robin was the office manager
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