Page 6 - September 2012 ~ Alamo Today
Alamo Women’s Club Alamo Women’s Club, established in 1916, is a philanthropic service organization with current focuses on Women, Health, and Children and Families. Among the philanthropies previously and currently supported are: Hospice of the East Bay, local schools and libraries, Red Cross of America, Canine Companions for Independence, Youth Homes, George Mark Children’s House, STAND! for Families Free of Violence and Vestia. Mark your calendars for September 26th at noon. On that afternoon at the Alamo Women’s club, you won’t want to miss our dynamic speaker, Lorrie Sullenberger. Lorrie’s talk is titled Living with Fame and Other Funny Things That Happened on the Way to Carpool. With humor and candor she talks about absorbing her big life change, navigating change and the confidence to step up to whatever life hands you. Lorrie is a fitness expert, television personality, and mother of two daughters. She is the founder of “Fit and Fabulous...Outdoors!”and regularly appears on local television programs to address women’s health. She is certified by the American Council on Exercise and has owned and operated a women’s gym. Lorrie has been a contributor and writer for Woman’s Day, Alive East Bay magazine, and served on the Advisory Board to Shape magazine. Lorrie has also served as a Regional Ambassador for the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness as well as Superintendent of School’s Tom Torlakson’s California for Healthy Kids program. She is a guest speaker at schools and organizations throughout California, addressing issues such as childhood obesity and women’s fitness. Through humor and compassion she aspires to guide women so they too can finally feel comfortable in their own skin. In addition, Lorrie works tirelessly with national philanthropic organizations that mean a lot to her and her family such as Big Brother’s Big Sister’s, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Best Buddies International, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and Tony La Russa’s ARF Foundation. Lorrie is married to the US Airways Captain Sullenberger, who famously landed Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.
www.yourmonthlypaper.com Captain Sullenberger’s second book, Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America’s Leaders, was released this year. This is a prospective member luncheon, so if you are interested in knowing what we do, the excursions that we take, and the philanthropies that we serve, come for lunch and see firsthand. For reservations, email Nancy Howsmon at njhowsmon@sbcglobal.net. For members the luncheon is $25, and non-members $30. On October 24th we present Jeanne Woodford. Beginning her career as a California correctional officer at San Quentin, Jeanne Woodford was appointed warden at San Quentin in 1999, where she was responsible for 5,800 prisoners, 1,500 staff, and a budget of $110 million. She developed programs for prisoners while warden including The Success Dorm, the first reentry program in a California prison. In 2004, she was appointed by then Governor Schwarznegger as the Undersecretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice, teaches at Stanford and Hastings Law School, and is Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus. The Club is located at 1401 Danville Blvd., Alamo. Club events include speaker luncheons, volunteer work with local non-profit organizations, scholarship programs, excursions, book clubs and other activity groups. For more information on the Club, membership, and upcoming programs, please visit www.alamowomensclub.org. For membership information, please contact Jerilyn Strong at 718-5800.
Upcoming Meetings and Events AIA - Alamo Improvement Association - September 18th , 7pm - Creekside Community Church -1350 Danville Blvd. Alamo MAC (Municipal Advisory Committee) - First Tuesday of each month 6pm - Alamo Chamber of Commerce Office 120-B, Alamo Plaza P2B - Police Services Advisory Committee - First Monday of each month, 5pm - Meets at Alamo Chamber of Commerce Office located at 120 -B, Alamo Plaza P5 - Round Hill Police Services Advisory Committee - Second Wednesday of each month, 7pm - Meets at Round Hill Country Club - Lower Level Meeting Room CERT classes - Community Emergency Response Team - Visit www. firedepartment.org/community_outreach/cert/upcoming_classes.asp