The Deercreek Women’s Alliance has been an active organization in Deercreek since 1999.

  The Alliance’s primary function is to promote an awareness of the needs of local charitable organizations and to raise funds for these charities through a variety of activities and social events--and to have a great time while doing it. 

The Alliance is open to any Deercreek or Edgewater resident or Deercreek Club member.

 The Alliance is proud of the donations made in the past, totally about $300,000.  But there is more to be done and we are always looking for new areas where we can help make a difference. 

These are the charities the Community Connections Committee has selected for the 2011-2012 year and the name of the chairperson:

·        Wolfson Children’s Hospital
A community-wide Diaper Drive for Wolfson Children’s Hospital is held in April, plus a $1000 donation to purchase diapers and equipment.  
Mary Stelbrink   363-2360

·        NE Florida Community Hospice Thrift Shop
Alliance volunteers work in the Thrift Shop regularly on Wednesdays and the Hospice truck comes into Deercreek monthly to pick up large items for the shop.
Debbie Wallace   998-0090

·         Books-a-Go-Go
Books are collected and distributed to children in low income families.  A $2500 donation will be used to purchase new books for children during the year. We will also sponsor a community-wide book drive in September.                 
Arlene McDermott   538-9185

·        Touchstone Village
Touchstone Village is a new residential facility and program connected with the Youth Crisis Center that supports at-risk and disconnected youths and young adults who age out of the foster care system.  We have donated furnishings and decorations for the apartments plus $1000 to cover special projects and Christmas gifts. Books a-Go-Go also helps stock their library and John Tomka repairs bikes that the sheriff’s department supplies.                                                                                        
Patty Tomka   363-6086

·        The Bag Ladies
A $500 donation will be used to purchase supplies and material for bags that are filled with snacks, toiletries, games, pillow and stuffed toys to help comfort the children when they arrive at Hubbard House, sometimes fleeing an abusive home with nothing.  They also receive books from Books-a-Go-Go.                                 
Debbie Wallace 998-0090

·        Hubbard House
Besides a $1000 donation, we will have a food drive in May to fill their pantry, since there is a constant flow of families coming and going.  We will also be having a toy and gift drive in November to fill the Holiday Gift Cupboard at Hubbard House so that the mothers and children can give each other gifts during the holidays. 
Elizabeth Curtin   519-7937 

·        WJCT Radio Reading Service
This is a closed-circuit radio station that broadcasts the news to people who are blind or visually impaired.  We will be helping them buy the radio receivers needed to hear the programs.                                                                 
Sian Lawrance   363-1723     

·        The Senior Life Foundation Inc
This Foundation is made up of caring people who have identified the problems of in-need seniors in Duval County:  low income, inadequate services, poor health, limited mobility, etc.  They try to meet the emergency needs of these seniors.  We are donating $1500 to help them.                                  
Donna Bernard   464-0910

Officers for 2011-2012:

·        Vice-President:           Dana Southall
·        Vice-President           Ally Kessel
·        Treasurer:                   Catherine Wood
·        President:                    Debbie Wallace
·        Secretary:                   Jan Malick

The Women’s Alliance meets at the Club every other month all year long.  The meetings are held in the evening to accommodate women working outside the home.  The evening starts at 6:15 PM with a social time.  Dinner is at 7 PM.  There is usually a guest speaker and some entertaining activity to conclude the evening. This year a round of Family Feud is already on the schedule and we also plan to do a BBQ Night in July when husbands join us for the evening.  Please join us for an evening to see what the Alliance is all about.  We also host fundraising projects during the year to support our charities:  a community-wide Spring Cleaning Yard Sale in April, a Fashion Show in November and we’re hoping to do a Casino Night for New Year’s Eve this year.  There is always something going on and we hope you can find a place to plug in. 

If you have any questions, be sure to contact our Membership Chairs Adele Kunzweiler 464-0647,  or Cary Flynn 619-4580.  Dues are $20 for the year, starting in March.