We bring together women who are interested in building a better community.
The purpose of the Woman’s Club is to bring together women who are interested in building a better community. By joining forces with others, we are able to make improvements within our community that we could not do by ourselves.
The Estes Park Woman’s Club was organized in 1912. The women spent their first year building mountain trails and making scenic areas accessible to hikers and horseback riders. After that first year, the women turned their attention to establishing a meeting place. They decided to build a clubhouse that would also be a library. In 1914, the Woman’s Club was accepted in the Colorado Federation and General Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1916, the women established their library at the local school. In 1920, the school needed the room to expand so the library was moved to a rented room in a downtown hotel. Then, in 1922, the town donated a lot in Bond Park for the library site and the Woman’s Club was responsible for the building of the Estes Park Public Library. The Woman’s Club and volunteers donated labor and materials and raised money for additional materials needed to build the library. The women established a fund to support the maintenance of the library in 1925. The Estes Valley Library continues to receive the support of the Estes Woman’s Club today!
Dear Members, I’m very proud to be a member and the President of Estes Park Woman’s Club. Every time we meet, I love learning about the great… Read more “Judi Cunningham, 2022-2023”
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The Estes Park Woman’s Club is proud to support local organizations within Estes Park and the surrounding communities.
Members support the school by volunteering in the reading program and annual book sale. Money is annually set aside to give to the school for specific projects. Clothing items are routinely donated from members to give to students in need.
Started the Town library with a few books in a part-time schoolroom. When the Town donated a lot in Bond Park, the club raised $5,000 to build and furnish the building. The women raised funds and operated the library for 53 years before transferring it to the town. EPWC continues to support the library, most recently donated money to have a fireplace installed in the new “Quiet Room” on the second floor.
Supported establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park and provided land for the Park Headquarters. The original Deer Mountain trail was built by the members. The Club still supports the Park through various venues and when a specific need arises. As a result of the 2013 flood the Club donated $2,000 for signage at the Glacier Basin Campground to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of RMNP and the partnership with the Woman’s Club.
Served as the Town Chamber of Commerce and government before either were in existence. The Club sponsored the welcoming sign at the Knoll-Willows Centennial Open Space Project ($1,500.00) . See remarks by Pat Pickering at the town’s Centennial Celebration in 2017 under 2017-2018 Pat Pickering. Previously $2,000 was donated to rebuild the bird sanctuary after the 2013 flood. The Club continues to support the Town through conservation and civic improvement projects.
During the year, the Estes Park Woman’s Club engages in a number of annual projects.
The Woman’s Club trunk treasures and bake sale is a major fundraiser for the Club. The community looks forward to this event. Not only does it help fund the Club for various community projects it gives members, as well as the people of the community, the opportunity to go shopping and enjoy fresh home baked goods. Members volunteer to bake goods, donate sale items, organize and work the event.
Every year Woman’s Club joins with the Bright Christmas program to provide a local family a joyous Christmas. We collect monetary donations to purchase gifts for the family. The women on this project puts hours of time shopping and wrapping the gifts. All gifts are customized to fit the individual needs and wishes. The lucky family are extremely grateful and over joyed .
The Community Cafe is a new project the Club has become involved in to assist the local community in having a free meal and delightful social time. The Club is given a specific day to go to the Community Church to greet guests, serve the meals, and cleanup for the event. After the first time of hosting this event, the volunteers unaminously agreed it was a fun night and wanted to make it an annual project.
The Woman’s Club joined the Estes Valley Library with the Little Libraries. A Little Library kit was purchased, put together by a member’s husband, hand painted by two members and stocked with many donated books. Our dedicated members regularly check the “Little Library” to make sure it has books for all ages to be enjoyed by anyone wanting to read a book. Please stop by Performance Park and see our Little Library
Luncheon meetings are held at 11:30 am on the second Wednesday of the calendar month, unless otherwise notified. Members are notified by email. Members must respond as instructed in the email. Members without email will be called.
| DATE | LOCATION | COST | PROGRAM |
| September 14,2022 | MacGregor Ranch | $25.00 | Jane Zmijewski, “Lost & Found” |
| October 12, 2022 | American Legion | $25.00 | Kathy Whitaker, Partners “Can you be a Partner?” |
| November 09, 2022 | The American Legion | $25.00 | Mindy Rickard, Project Coordinator, Health District of Northern Larimer County “Larimer Advance Care Planning” |
| December 14, 2022 | Community Center | $25.00 | Denise Stookesberry, Mary Theresa Reed, Steve Tice, and Geoff Clark “Elevated Voices” |
| January 11, 2023 | American Legion | $25.00 | Mary Barrons, Estes Park High School Principal “High School Education Today” |
| February 8, 2023 | American Legion | $25.00 | Diana David Brown and Rosemary Truman, Estes Valley Crisis Advocates “In Crisis? Who You Gonna Call?” |
| March 8, 2023 | American Legion | $25.00 | Linda Neuman, “First Woman Supreme Court Justice in Iowa” |
| April 12, 2023 | American Legion | $25.00 | David Wolf, Chief Estes Valley Fire Prevention District, “Living With Fire” |
| May 10, 2023 | Twin Owls Steak House | $25.00 | Installation of Officers and Honoring past Presidents |
Club dues for 2022-2023 are $35.00.
Members joining after February 1, 2022, will pay one-half the annual amount for the remainder of the WC season.
President – Judi Cunningham
First Vice President (Membership) – Cherie Martin, Esther Cenac
Second Vice President (Programs) – Stacey Harding, Kathy Littlejohn, Pat Reed
Recording Secretary – Sherry Unruh – Assistant – Becky Velthoen
Corresponding Secretary – Diane Palmer – Assistant – Judy Taphorn
Treasurer – Patti Erbe – Assistant – Ann Dinsmoor
Directors – Lila Conrad, Susan L Cooper, Janet Taylor, Judy Schaffer, Laura Marlene Boreman
Immediate Past President – Ann Dinsmoor
Parliamentarian – Ann Dinsmoor
Publicity – Linda Remigio
Yearbook Editor – Carla Spreng-Webb
Reservation Chair – Pattie Klein
Name Tags – Joyce Paxton, Diane Deister, Barbara Poweleit
Historian – Marlene Boreman, Carla Spreng Webb
Song Leaders – Shirley Neely Turpin, Verlene Thorp
Web & Facebook – Kathy Bryson
Duck Chair – Karen Thompson
Bright Christmas – Marlene Borneman, Gini Wiseman, Judy Wood
Scholarship Fund – Ann Dinsmoor, Colleen Ellingson, Pattie Erbe, Pat Pickering, Barbara Poweleit, Connie Phipps, Sherry Unruh, Penny Van Bogaret
Estes Park Elementary School – Judy Cunningham, Karyn Childers, Judith Taphorn, Judy Wood
Estes Park Little Lending Library – Becky Elrod
Estes Valley Library & Foundation – Sherry Unruh
Fund Development – Patti Erbe, Judy Schaffer, Judi Cunningham, Shirley Neely Turpin
