About Pioneer Jubilee Women's ClubPJWC is celebrating our 85th Anniversary year! We are very proud of our history and our continued impact on Hinsdale County and Lake City. We are a service organization with several fundraisers each year and membership meetings during the summer season. The Pioneer Jubilee Women's Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and proceeds raised through our fundraising efforts go towards our community grants program. |
2026 Slate of Officers Poll Results: At our September meeting, the nominating committee recommendation for the 2026 slate of officers was presented. A poll was conducted until the end of September for members to vote on this slate of officers. We had strong poll results and of members that voted, all votes were YES. The new year and these officers will begin in January of 2026:
| October Lunch Meeting - Special thank you to the 17 members who attended our October final meeting of our "Cheers To 85 Years 2025 season"! Donna Waller and hostesses Carrie Pitt, Joyce Stapleton and Ricki Jackson provided a delicious Mexican themed lunch. Discussion on the book, Theo of Golden was thought provoking as kindness and generosity were main themes of the book. Members who attended shared the following book recommendations for your winter reading enjoyment - The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown Go As A River by Shelley Read Culpability by Bruce Holsinger Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt To close the meeting, Ricki Jackson offered a challenge for all of us that she shared from Theo of Golden author Allen Levi - Do a kindness or act of generosity sometime in the next month or two and tell not a soul! Then ponder your hearts response. Happy reading everyone! |
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Your PJWC Officers for 2025:
Check out our PJWC Facebook page for more info on PJWC happenings: | Featured member | Long time PJWC member, Brenda Rock is a bit like State Farm Insurance because she’s “seen a thing or two”. Brenda and her husband, Kon came out to Lake City with his parents in the 1960’s, although Kon had been coming since he was 9 yrs old, since 1949. The senior Rocks acquired a cabin which Perk Vickers helped build in 1935 and Brenda and her family now own, have re-done and enjoy with their 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Brenda and Kon lived most of their married lives in Hutchinson, KS except for a brief time they lived full time in Lake City, and now the warmer climate of Arizona is home when they’re not in LC. Brenda graduated from University of Kansas and taught Kindergarten for a while. In addition to raising their two children and helping with grandchildren, Brenda has volunteered at several organizations and involved in church activities. A neighbor invited Brenda to her first PJWC in 2003 - a “sack lunch” meeting in our old building, which is now Michael Underwood’s gallery. During the time the Rocks lived in LC full time, Brenda was asked to serve as President during a pivotal time in PJWC history and Brenda was instrumental in helping bring our organization to it’s 85th year. Brenda says after being active in several organizations, her first year as PJWC Prez was the hardest position she ever held. Brenda ended up serving as President 3 years and she and her team worked to update the Bylaws to reflect the club’s purpose and activity during that time. During Brenda’s leadership, PJWC had one of our biggest fundraisers in 2009 when we raised $23,000 from a painted furniture auction. Also, a huge undertaking was to sell our old building (including cleaning out and moving from that space) and work with LCA and Bob Johns to build the kitchen at LCA and develop guidelines for this shared space. Brenda enjoys being social, her friends and connections in LC, and being a part of PJWC events, volunteering at fundraisers over the years, and many hours served at the Hot Dog Booth. The thing Brenda enjoys about living in LC is the smallness and ease of getting around. Brenda is thrilled to see new members joining PJWC and truly believes in women supporting each other and says “that remains my goal in life.” |