The Hoodland Women’s Club (HWC) held its annual meeting on June 5 at Timberline Lodge. At that meeting, new officers were sworn in, scholarship recipients were announced and the Volunteer of the Year was honored. In addition, all HWC volunteers were recognized and the club’s accomplishments were celebrated.

Officers for the 2023-24 fiscal year are as follows: Bri Dittlinger, President; Mary Mattila, Vice President; Anna Magruder, Recording Secretary; Lara Wilent, Treasurer; Lori Neely, Corresponding Secretary; Barb Avila, Parliamentarian; and Pam Brett, Vicki Buck and Cathy Lavin, Members at Large. Genevieve White is the Immediate Past President.

Each year, the HWC awards four scholarships of $2500 each to Sandy High School seniors who live within the Welches Schools’ boundaries. This year’s winners and the schools they will attend are Denali Barrett (New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music), Sydney Brewster (Montana State University), Aeris Eaton (Oregon State University) and Aspen Martz (Mt. Hood Community College). Congratulations to all four students!

The scholarships are funded with money raised through HWC’s primary fundraiser, an annual golf tournament with associated auction and raffle. This year’s event will be held August 17 at the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort. Community members can participate with sponsorships, donations to the auction or raffle or as one of the golfers. For details and registration forms, see the newly designed HWC website at hoodlandwomensclub.org.

This year’s HWC Volunteer of the Year is Bri Dittlinger, who is the newly elected club President and Chair of this year’s golf tournament. Runner up is Nichole Watts, who co-chaired last year’s golf tournament.
Plans are underway for the annual HWC picnic as well as a number of members-only summer activities. The picnic will be held August 7 at Wildwood Recreation Area. A two-part mosaic class will take place July 8 and 22. Also in July, the club will have a wine tasting event. A crafting afternoon (with an eye toward holiday craft fairs) will take place Thursday, August 24.

Be sure to check out the new HWC website for information about these events as well as joining this group of women. It’s an ideal way to become more involved in the Hoodland community as well as get to know other women through its various activities. Members of the Hoodland community (both full-timers and part-timers) are welcome to join at any time (dues are just $25/year), but anyone wanting to learn more about the club before joining is invited to attend a meeting (no need to have someone sponsor you as a guest) or contact one of the officers. The next general meeting will be in September. Watch the web site for specific details as to time and location at hoodlandwomensclub.org.