- Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:34
At the March 8, 2017 Rostraver Woman’s Club meeting, members learned about CPR from Denise Manley, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services, Inc.
Melanie Patterson, Senior Girls Tea chairwoman, updated members about plans for the upcoming BVA Senior Girls Tea and sponsorship letters being sent out asking local business to support a table for $40 or sponsor a senior girl for $10. Any business interested in sponsoring should contact Patterson directly at 724-331-3654. Also at the meeting, the CILOETS Women of US Steel Pittsburgh made a donation to the Rostraver Woman’s Club towards the 4th grade forester project that the club sponsors at Rostraver Elementary School.
At the April 5, 2017 meeting, Vice President Beata Herold led a hands-on demonstration on Polish Easter Pisanki. Two students from Rostraver Elementary school attended the meeting to learn two different Pisanki techinques. Also at the meeting, President Barbara Mollenauer announced the southwest district art winners. Out of 13 clubs competing: 1st place (wine cork wreath) went to Rostraver Woman’s Club, Barbara Mollenauer; 2nd place (drawstring bag) went to Rostraver Woman’s Club, Diana Caley Dow; and 2nd place (ornament) went to Rostraver Woman’s Club, Tamira Spedaliere.
The Rostraver Woman’s Club also sponsored the following students who placed: 3rd place student art division 2 (3-5 grade) went to Chelsea Hartman; 1st place poetry division 1 (K-2 grade) went to Noah Spedaliere for The Mickey Jangle; 1st Place poetry division 2 went to Maria Spedaliere for Lillian S; 1st place short story division 3 went to Maria Spedaliere for A Day at Kennywood; 1st place poetry division 3 (6-8 grade) Jillian Butchki for Five; 1st place short story division 3 went to Lily Woodson for What I Thought was the End. All first place winners will now move on to compete in May at the state level. Congratulations and best of luck to Barbara, Noah, Maria, Jillian, and Lily!
