27W111 Geneva Rd
Winfield, IL
September thru June
We invite all women in Winfield and the surrounding communities
to join us as we enjoy fun, friendship, community service, and philanthropic endeavors!
Patti Weber
P.O. Box 135
Winfield, IL 60190
pattisweber@comcast.net
Officers
The Winfield Junior Woman’s Club is celebrating 40 years of community service and philanthropic endeavors. The Club was organized in 1967 with a group of six women, and Barbara Gary serving as the first president. One of the first major projects that the Club undertook was to celebrate the Illinois Sesquicentennial in 1968. This event proved to be so popular with Winfield residents that the event became Winfield’s annual Good Old Days celebration, held the weekend after Labor Day ever since.
Throughout the years, the Club has supported the Winfield community and beyond with programs and monetary donations. Over the past 10 years alone, the Club has donated over $110,000 to organizations ranging from the American Cancer Society to the YWCA. In the local community, the Club has made donations to the Winfield Garden Club, Winfield Historical Society, Winfield Chamber of Commerce, Winfield In Action, Winfield Public Library, Winfield School District 34, College Scholarship to Winfield Area Student, and Central DuPage Hospital with a toy collection for its Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Department. Winfield residents have benefited from Snacks with Santa, Children’s Halloween Party/Scarecrow Fest, Winfield Road cleanup/Adopt-
2) Scarecrow Fest in October benefits families and encourages community involvement
3) Snacks with Santa in December benefits children of Winfield and toy collection benefits chosen charity, ie. Humanitarian Service Project.
4) College Scholarship – each spring, a Winfield area high school student is awarded a $1,000 scholarship
On Saturday, April 12th in 40 degree weather with rain and snow flurries, nearly 80 runners/joggers/walkers joined the Winfield Junior Woman’s Club in their inaugural Junior Jog 5K event. The event was an outstanding success in raising over $4,000 for the People’s Resource Center, a local organization which helped over 20,000 people in DuPage county last year with the most basic of human needs: food, clothing, and rent assistance, as well as literacy education, technology training, and other enrichment programs.
Please click here to see our list of generous sponsors and supporters.
The Winfield Junior Woman’s Club is sponsoring the Winfield Good Old Days Prince and Princess Contest. Eligible children must be between ages 4 – 8 years old, and must reside in Winfield or Mom must be a member of the WJWC. One boy and one girl will be chosen. Also, children who are not selected as Prince or Princess will have the opportunity to ride in the parade on Sunday, September 7th on the Royal Court float. Entries must be submitted by August 14th.
To enter: Send a 3 x5 photo, along with your child’s name, age and address.
(Include a SASE if photo needs to be returned.)
Drop entries in the boxes at either the Winfield Public Library or the
Winfield Park District.
Or
Entries can be mailed to:
Winfield Junior Woman’s Club
P.O. Box 135
Winfield, IL 60190
Residents of the DuPage County Convalescent Home choose the Prince & Princess based on the child’s photo.
Please contact Kathy Janis at 630-
