Centerville Women’s Civic Club

04/26/2026

The April luncheon of Centerville Women’s Civi Club was held at Yankee Trace CC where our speaker,Pam Browning, of 100 Women Who Care, presented an overview of how the Dayton organization began and their success to date.
The Dayton chapte started in 2007 by Kathy Banwort who recruited local women to donate for cribs at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The Group has grown to 250 members who have donated over $1.5 million to local nonprofits.
Pam encouraged CWCC members to gather, give and change lives by spreading infectious generosity.
More information can be found at
100womendayton.org.
Information on CWCC can be found at tinyurl.com/Centervillewcc.

03/31/2026

No fooling!!
Encourage your friends and family to participate tomorrow, April 1, at City BBQ for CWCC fundraising day to support community projects and scholarships to Sinclair College.
Thank you City BBQ for this opportunity!

03/30/2026

The CWCC March monthly luncheon was held at Presidential Banquet Center. Program speakers included Joyce Kaspirzak, Anna McGuire, and Jessie Gooding from Children's Historical Publishing.
Since 2001, Children’s Historical Publishing (CHPSbooks.org) has published Learning-Activity Books that integrate history, art, science, and technology to enrich the education of elementary school students on underserved topics. The books serve to educate, entertain and inspire children, especially minority and at-risk youth.
The organization offers 34 learning activities and books. They are currently working on a book on the history of the Dayton Women's Club. Thank you to our speakers and Happy (upcoming November)100th Birthday to Jessie Gooding.

03/22/2026

03/22/2026

No time To cook??
Let City BBQ Centerville, OH do the cooking for you. Centerville Women’s Civic Club is having a fundraiser at City BBQ on April 1. The restaurant will donate 20% of sales to the Club to support community programs and scholarships to Sinclair College for local student. Pick up your Easter meal at City BBQ on April 1 . Thank you for your support.

03/01/2026

Speakers for the CWCC February luncheon at Yankee Trace included three representative s from the Dayton Foundation.
The presentation provided an overview of the history and services available to donors . the Dayton Foundation was founded in nineteen twenty one with two hundred shares of Ncr stock and has grown two over one billion dollars in invested funds. Presenters shared the array of investment options, including services for charity, Legacy planning, and estate liquidation. Thank you to our presenters for this interesting and insightful discussion.

02/04/2026

The CWCC January 28 luncheon at Presidential Banquet Center was attended by 42 members who braved the cold and snow to hear Katherine Watson of the WC library share a discussion of Agatha Christie, “The Queen of Mystery.”
Agatha is remembered saying,” I think people should be interested in the book rather than the author.”
Ma Christie wrote over 18 books as a best selling author outsold by only the Bible and Shakespeare!!

12/20/2025

Seventy eight members and guests gathered at the Presidential Banquet Center for Christmas Luncheon and Silent Auction. Teams created 25 baskets with themes varying from Memories of Germany, to a Potpourri of jewelry, to Dreams of chocolate.
Members enjoyed friendly competition to be the winning bidder.
Proceeds raised will support community projects and scholarships.
Have a Merry Christmas and awesome 2026!

11/30/2025

The CWCC speaker for the pre-Thanksgiving luncheon was Kelly Klempton, development director for Hannah’s Treasure Chest. Kelly shared that Hannah’s has been assisting to meet the basic needs of children for almost 25 years. She emphasize the value of diapers, not only for the children but allowing mothers to work and utilize daycare where diapers Must be provided for daily care. Over 300,000 diapers are distributed through Hannah’s per year. Kelly shared her appreciation of the many CWCC members who are regular volunteers at HTC.
Ferne Reilich was honored for her elementary school book, The Old Elm Tree, the story of an Elm tree that had to be taken down at Stubbs Park.
Happy holidays to all.

11/18/2025

10/29/2025

Sade’ Oyeyemi, Marketing and Grant Support and Carrie Breitwieser, Case Manager were guest at the CWCC October luncheon.
he Foodbank works with a network of 122 nonprofit partner agencies, representing 140 programs, across Montgomery, Greene, and Preble counties to ensure that all residents have the food they need to live active, healthy lives. The Dayton Foodbank was established in 1976 and will celebrate 50 years of service in 2026. Their work goes beyond the hunger and food scape. It includes commitments to disaster relief, workforce development, and community development.
The mission of The Foodbank is to eliminate hunger and its root causes. Food and related supplies are distributed to a network of pantries, community kitchens, shelters and other charitable programs, all of which support the health and development of food-insecure individuals in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble Counties.
Every donated dollar provides four meals for someone in need. To learn more or donate, the website is: https://thefoodbankdayton.org.