FLEMING - Since 1923, the Cayuga County Women's Republican Club has been doing much more than making a political statement, it has been taking an active role in the improvement of community.
"Our purpose is to support and encourage Republican women to run for public offices," said club program chairperson Sue Dwyer, who also serves as the Cayuga County Clerk. "To support endorsed Republican candidates, and most importantly to make our community a better place to live."
The women celebrated the club's 85th anniversary during a luncheon held Saturday afternoon at the Springside Inn in Fleming.
The luncheon is an annual social get-together for the club.
"We are all so busy with family and our work throughout the year," said club president Suzanne Redmond. "The luncheon is a way for us to be able to just get together and catch up with each other."
Although the club's main focus is on the Republican woman, both Redmond and Dwyer assured that the club also supports the many Republican men in the county.
"We are supporters of the men just as much as we are of the women," Dwyer said. "We just like to see a good Republican run for public office."
One such male supporter of the club, and annual luncheon guest, is state Assemblyman Brian Kolb, 129th District.
"These women are an asset to our county," Kolb said. "They are always very proactive within the community. They work hard and are very dedicated. I am certainly a supporter of all of their good work."
Some of the community involvement that the club is involved in includes The Women Helping Women: Career Mentor Program, an annual baby gift basket donated to the Cayuga County American Red Cross to be given to a family in need, and the caretaking of the Willard Memorial Chapel gardens, among many other programs.
"We hold a multifaceted focus," Dwyer said. "It is not only about politics. It is about giving back to our community and making it a better place to live and work."
As part of the luncheon, guests watched a fashion show provided by Jane Morgan's Little House, of Aurora, as well as a Cayuga County Women's Republican Club history DVD.
Lynda Deorio put together the entire 85-year history of the club on a DVD and presented it during the luncheon.
Redmond said that a copy of the DVD will be given to the Cayuga County historian to be recorded along with other historical events within the county.
Presidents of Women's Republican clubs from Ontario, Tioga, Monroe, and Wayne counties joined the local women in the celebration.
"The annual luncheon is open to everyone," Redmond said. "You don't have to be Republican to join ."
The women celebrated the club's 85th anniversary during a luncheon held Saturday afternoon at the Springside Inn in Fleming.
The luncheon is an annual social get-together for the club.
"We are all so busy with family and our work throughout the year," said club president Suzanne Redmond. "The luncheon is a way for us to be able to just get together and catch up with each other."
Although the club's main focus is on the Republican woman, both Redmond and Dwyer assured that the club also supports the many Republican men in the county.
"We are supporters of the men just as much as we are of the women," Dwyer said. "We just like to see a good Republican run for public office."
One such male supporter of the club, and annual luncheon guest, is state Assemblyman Brian Kolb, 129th District.
"These women are an asset to our county," Kolb said. "They are always very proactive within the community. They work hard and are very dedicated. I am certainly a supporter of all of their good work."
Some of the community involvement that the club is involved in includes The Women Helping Women: Career Mentor Program, an annual baby gift basket donated to the Cayuga County American Red Cross to be given to a family in need, and the caretaking of the Willard Memorial Chapel gardens, among many other programs.
"We hold a multifaceted focus," Dwyer said. "It is not only about politics. It is about giving back to our community and making it a better place to live and work."
As part of the luncheon, guests watched a fashion show provided by Jane Morgan's Little House, of Aurora, as well as a Cayuga County Women's Republican Club history DVD.
Lynda Deorio put together the entire 85-year history of the club on a DVD and presented it during the luncheon.
Redmond said that a copy of the DVD will be given to the Cayuga County historian to be recorded along with other historical events within the county.
Presidents of Women's Republican clubs from Ontario, Tioga, Monroe, and Wayne counties joined the local women in the celebration.
"The annual luncheon is open to everyone," Redmond said. "You don't have to be Republican to join ."
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