Community Activity Committees

Circle of Safety

This committee’s mission is to raise the level of community awareness regarding sexual assault. We support the Circle of Safe-T Community Advisory Committee, a group of community leaders with a lifetime of experience in crime prevention and victim assistance. Our members assist by attending public events and forums, handing out literature and educating the public on prevention, treatment programs and available support for victims of these crimes in cooperation with public service organizations.

Film Festival

Members work in collaboration with the Temecula Valley International Film Festival to perpetuate the creative film arts in the community. We assist behind the scenes answering phones, documenting and categorizing film submissions and helping with preview screening events. During the event we do registration, ticket sales and film presentations. As goodwill ambassadors we promote the event to school districts, senior centers and other organizations thereby increasing the Festival’s attendance.

Michelle’s Place

Through this active committee our members work with Michelle’s Place, the only breast cancer resource center in all of Riverside County. This organization provides all types of support and resources for women battling breast cancer, as well as educating those not yet impacted with the disease. We support this organization by helping with and participating in the many activities, fundraisers and events they hold each year.

Murrieta Library

Over the years TVWC has donated over $20,000 to the Murrieta Library and committee members have volunteered countless hours. Dedicated to assisting wherever needed, we help with the passport program, shelve books and volunteer in the Friends of the Murrieta Library Bookstores. Through “Book Express” we deliver books to shut-ins and visit elementary schools with the “Books on the Go” program. Additionally, we participate in many of the library’s and Friends’ fundraisers and activities.

Oak Grove is an educational treatment center working with children and adolescents who have a variety of problems. These include social, emotional, behavioral, neurological, family dysfunction, alcohol and substance abuse. TVWC has raise over $22,000 for Oak Grove. As members of this committee we support the school in many ways including conducting craft sessions for the students, decorating dorm rooms, and raising funds. Hands on opportunities are available according to their needs and our talents.

Penny Pines

At each monthly general meeting we pass around a “Pennies for Pines” collection box in which members may deposit their loose change. At the end of the year this money goes to replenish trees in the Cleveland National Forest. Over the years our collected change has funded an average of sixty acres of tree plantings annually by our club.

SAFE

Safe Alternatives for Everyone (SAFE) is a local, non-profit organization helping victims of domestic violence. We are proud that this organization, which has contributed so much to our community, actually began years ago as a committee within our club. The committee still exists today, supporting SAFE wherever we can. The past few years we have taken on the project of doing all of the make-up on the ghosts, goblins and creatures for their annual Haunted House fundraiser in Old Town.

Scholarships

Our club annually awards approximately $15,000 in scholarships to the Valley’s graduating seniors. This committee works with our local public high schools to obtain worthy applicants. Reading through hundreds of submissions we determine our final scholarship recipients. We also select an entry for the Federation of Women’s Clubs district level scholarship. In addition, we annually award a scholarship to a woman wishing to return to college to complete her education at Mt San Jacinto College.

Temecula Library

TVWC contributed substantial funds and many volunteer hours to establish both of our Temecula libraries. We also purchased the balloon entry for the children’s section of the newest library on Pauba Road. As a committee we help wherever we are needed, assisting with library events, daily tasks and in the Friends of Temecula Library Bookstores.

Temecula Valley Museum

Preserving our area’s history is important to our club. This committee’s members volunteer hours working in the Museum’s gift shop. In order to raise funds for various Museum needs, we hold an annual flea market in Sam Hick’s Park. Many vendors with all types of merchandise participate. During this event we also hold a bake sale, selling delicious goodies our club members have contributed.

The Wishes for Children Committee was formed in March, 2008.  The committee assists Wishes for Children, a non-profit located in Temecula, in their fund raising efforts to  grant  wishes for children in need.  Wishes for Children  projects each year includ a B.B.Q. for the children of Rancho Damacitas, art classes for disabled children, a back to school project, supplying children with items needed for school, and Christmas gift donations for children.  Our committee provides inspiration and ideas, as well as volunteering for Wishes for Children events and projects. 

YMCA
The establishment of a Southwest Family YMCA facility has been the main focus of this committee’s members for some time. We are excited as the building grows from its planning stage into reality. We hold our own fundraisers for this cause and assist the YMCA in holding theirs. You can usually find us creating centerpieces, decorations and opportunity baskets for the next big event.

TVWC Social Activity Committees

Books for Lunch

Bev Weeks

Bridge

Ann Speck

Epsilon Sigma Omicron
ESO is an honorary reading sorority formed by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to encourage continuing education through a disciplined reading program. It helps the reader gain self-enrichment and enjoyment from the reading of excellent books, based upon the "American Heritage" theme. All books read are by American authors and about America.
It eventually becomes a habit to look for books that relate to America and our rich history. The TVWC group meets once or twice a year, usually for a luncheon, and compares books and reports. Everyone in the club is welcome to join. Hours reported are just the time is takes to write the reports, and the time attending a meeting.

Joy Sullivan

Golf

Sue Reichardt
Donna Monsen

Knitting

Nancy Azevedo
Susan Dirkes