Norwalk Woman's Club

10/16/2026

The guest speaker at the Norwalk Woman's Club General Meeting for October was Ms. Nicole Ochotorena, Care Coordinator of Alice's House in Whittier. Ms. Ochotorena presented an overview of the program at Alice's House, which provides residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with substance abuse and co-occuring disorders. The organization provides counseling, education, and life skills development in a safe and supportive environment. We were pleased to present Ms. Ochotorena with the donation of many needed and essential items, courtesy of our members. The Club also presented a monetary contribution to the organization. We wish Alice's House continued success with their programs.

Our birthday celebrants this month are Marie Jackson and Cheryll Kavapula. Happy birthday ladies!

09/10/2026

Remembering🙏

06/26/2026

Our monthly fundraiser at Lazy Dog today was lots of fun as always. Our favorite waitress CeCe is absolutely fabulous so our Fundraising Chairman Grace presented her with a token of our appreciation. Special thanks to Terri Belch from Lakewood Woman’s Club for joining us today.

06/12/2026

Last meeting of the year featured a pot luck lunch and ended with the induction of the 2026 - 2027 officers by District President, Barbara Briley Beard:

Cheri Kelley, President
Cheri Kelley, 1st Vice President, Federation/Dean
Linda Kelly, 2nd Vice President, Membership
Marie Jackson, 3rd Vice President In Charge of Programs
Kathy Cook, Parliamentarian
Jan Hamilton, Recording Secretary
Carol Juber, Corresponding Secretary
Kathy Cook, Treasurer
Ericka Hidalgo, Financial Secretary
Grace Rodríguez, Director, Ways and Means

05/17/2026

05/14/2026

The Women of Faith have very generously welcomed Norwalk Woman’s Club members to their Saturday events the latest of which was the elegant Women of Faith Spring Tea. Photos show Carol Jones, Cheri Kelley, Carol Juber, Kathy Cook, Helen Anderson, Ericka Hidalgo, Linda Kelly, Debbie Thomas, Marie Jackson and the tables they hosted.

05/14/2026

The Guest Speaker of Norwalk Woman’s Club General Meeting for May was Eric Calderon, Scholarship Relations Specialist of Cerritos College Foundation. He spoke about our scholarship program and how this has greatly affected the recipients. NWC Scholarship Chair, Marie Jackson’s close connection with Cerritos College has greatly enhanced the selection process and the stories we hear from and about the recipients are so heartwarming and inspiring. Recipients of this semester’s scholarship awards are Lindsey Guevara and Mia Hoffmaster. Karina Soriano, who just joined the Norwalk Woman’s Club, was introduced during the meeting. Karina was our Fall 2025 Scholarship Awardee and is graduating this semester with a degree in Journalism and is transferring to Cal State Fullerton to complete her Bachelor’s degree. She was recipient of another scholarship this semester through the Cerritos College Foundation from the Tom and Marie Jackson Alpha Gamma Sigma/ Phi Theta Kappa Award. Both Karina and Lindsey Guevara are shown in the photos below with Marie Jackson, Parimal Shah, Chair of the Cerritos College Foundation, Dr. Jose Fierro, Cerritos College President/Superintendent, and Tom Jackson. Our birthday celebrants this month are Maria De La Torre, Linda Kelly, and Helen Anderson.

04/28/2026

The 70th Annual Convention of GFWC/CFWC Los Cerritos District has come and gone and delegates from Norwalk Woman’s Club have brought home a number of certificates and elected positions, including:
*Certificates of Achievement for:
Membership (1st Place)
Leadership (1st Place)
Education & Libraries (3rd Place).
*Certificate of Accomplishment for Attendance:
Cheri Kelley
Kathy Cook
*Elected Positions:
Barbara Briley Beard, District President
Jackie Essington, 2nd Vice President for Membership
Grace Rodriguez, Financial Secretary

04/09/2026

The monthly meeting today featured the Club’s Annual Flower Show and the Green Thumbers’ fundraising. Our guest speaker, Asher West from Armstrong Nursery brought samples of plants which would thrive well locally. Our Birthday celebrants this month are Carol Juber and Teresa Jackson. Photos below also show the winners of the Flower Show: Linda Kelly, Tonia Sollas, Lulu Aguirre, Marie Jackson, and Grace Rodríguez.