December 9, 2025 – Holiday Party
Once again the Sleeping Bear Inn welcomes us to celebrate at their beautiful Inn.
November 11, 2025 – Leelanau Investing in Teens (LIFT)
Bekah TenBrink, the Executive Director and Founder of LIFT, joins us to give an overview of the work they do for young people in the community. LIFT was one of the recipients of our Community Giving funds.
October 14, 2025 – Glen Lake Fire Department
Join us at the Fire Station for a behind the scenes tour. And really, who doesn’t like fire trucks?
September 9, 2025 – Member’s Night
Tonight it’s all about you and your Club! Looking forward to seeing everyone again!
June 10, 2025- Scholarship Reception
The Glen Arbor Women’s Club is pleased to honor this year’s scholarship winners:
Emily Alaimo
Wade Daniels
Austin O’Connor
Hunter Read
Aune Schut
Noah Scott
Sully Seymore
May 13, 2015 – Karen Schmidt, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
The Glen Arbor Women’s Club is pleased to welcome Karen Schmidt, board chair of The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, as our speaker on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township hall.
Karen’s program includes the history of the Garden, details on the Native American Medicine Wheel Garden and Foraging Meadow, and the Garden’s relationship with the Grand Traverse Ottawa and Chippewa Band. Karen will also give an update on the new Children’s Sensory Garden and the renovation of the 1896 historic brick barn as the new Edson Education and Conference Center.
April 8, 2025 – Nadine Weirich, Owner of JOYFULL
Nadine Weirich, artist and founder of the JOYFULL shop in Glen Arbor, will be our speaker.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
March 11, 2025 – Spring Luncheon
February 11, 2025 – Annual Bunco Night
January 14, 2025 – Glen Arbor Arts Center
Scott Bouma, the Center’s new director, will give an insider’s look at the GAAC.
December 10, 2024 – GAWC Holiday Party
The ladies of the Glen Arbor Women’s Club enjoyed a cozy evening at the Sleeping Bear Inn. We enjoyed great food, wonderful company, and a pretty challenging trivia contest. Good things are in store for the coming year and the GAWC is excited to be a part of this wonderful Glen Arbor community.
November 12, 2024 – Sharecare of Leelanau County
It’s their 30th year of service. We will hear how this organization supports and enhances the wellbeing of seniors and learn of volunteer opportunities.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
October 8, 2024 – Kerry Kelly of Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
The Glen Arbor Women’s Club is pleased to welcome Kerry Kelly from The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes as our speaker on October 8 at 7 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
For 30 years, The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes has provided crucial support to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through the commitment of an all-volunteer team. In 2023 alone, the organization operated with more than 500 volunteers.
Kerry, who recently retired as Chair of the Board for The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, will give the following insights into organization:
- Who they are
- What they do
- The latest projects they are completing
All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
September 10, 2024 – Night Sky Photography with Michele Aucello
The Glen Arbor Women’s Club will be hosting a presentation by Michele Aucello on Night Sky Photography on September 10 at 7 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. All women in the area are welcome to attend.
June 11, 2024 – Scholarship Reception
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
May 14, 2024 – Marjie Rich, Executive Director, Generations Ahead
Generations Ahead is an organization that supports teen pregnant mothers and fathers
April 9, 2024–Sarah Kime, Executive Director, Glen Arbor Art Center
March 12, 2024– Luncheon at Joe’s Friendly in Empire
The fun starts at 11:30 a.m.–please RSVP by Monday, March 4, 2024
February 13, 2024 – Game Night and Potluck
Bunko is back by popular demand! Pair that up with a member pitch-in potluck and it will be a night to remember. Our resident Bunko queen will help us get our game night off to a rip-roaring start.
January 9, 2024 – Karen Eckhardt, Books from Birth Organization
Books from Birth is a new, transformational collaboration between Munson Medical Center Traverse City, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Grand Traverse Region and Born To Read, a signature program of the Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotary Club.
A multi-step volunteer effort, Books from Birth will begin before a baby is born… when parents receive information during their third trimester. During the birth, family & friends will learn the importance of reading & playing with their baby at a new information center in Munson’s maternity waiting room. After baby’s birth, when a birth registrar collects information for the birth certificate, every mother will be offered a sign up to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at no cost to the family. Finally, parents will be reminded & encouraged to read to their child every month when one, new, age appropriate book is home delivered…in baby’s name…until their 5th birthday. That’s a total of 60 books over five years at no cost to the family.
December 12 – Holiday Party
Please join us for cocktails at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall; reservations must be received by December 4, 2023
Ponder: What do you find beautiful about winter?
November 14, 2023 Anne-Marie Oomen, local Author
Anne Marie will talk about her latest books, “As long as I know You”, the AWP winner of the Sue William Silverman nonfiction prize, and “The Long Road”. Anne-Marie Oomen, our Empire neighbor, co-authored “Lake Michigan Mermaid: a Tale in Poems (with poet Linda Nemec Foster), a Michigan notable book of 2019, as well as numerous other prize-winning books and plays, and is a founding editor of Dunes Review. She is also an instructor at Solstice MFA at Laser University MA; Interlochen College of Creative Arts and appears at numerous conferences throughout the country. Her latest books will be available for purchase at our meeting, courtesy of our friends at Cottage Book Store, and she will lead us in a writing exercise that evening.
October 10, 2023 Women’s Resource Center
We will hear an update about the challenges and opportunities of the Women’s Resource Center. Our speakers will be Jaime Bell and Juliette Schultz.
September 12, 2023 Jason Misner, Glen Lake Schools Superintendent
After his first year, Jason will tell us about the highlights of his year, and the challenges to come