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Mark your Calendars Sun Nov 1, 2026
Kick off our most important fundraising event of the year! By participating in our Annual Fall Frolic Benefit. Every dollar you contribute goes directly to our philanthropic fund to empower local charities. Join us in nurturing the community we all share.
Kathy O'Hara of the Lake Bluff History Museum delivered a lecture honoring 122 years of the Lake Bluff Women's Club
PURCHASE YOUR $90 BENEFIT TICKET EARLY USING VENMO
Kick off our most important fundraising event of the year! By participating in our Annual Benefit, “Fall Frolic”.
Every dollar you contribute goes directly to our philanthropic fund to empower local charities.
Join us in nurturing the community we all share.
Your donation makes a real impact: (grants given in 2026)
Empower Local Students: Award two Lake Forest High School senior scholarships.
Support Food Insecurity: Northern Illinois Food Bank
Strengthen Families: Bluffers in Need and Kids Above All
Serve Veterans: Midwest Veterans Closet and James A Lovell Veterans Retirement Home
Advance Animal Welfare: Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter Rescue Reader Program
Encourage Reading: Lake Bluff Library
PURCHASE YOUR $90 BENEFIT TICKET EARLY USING VENMO
Kick off our most important fundraising event of the year! By participating in our Annual Benefit, “Fall Frolic”.
Every dollar you contribute goes directly to our philanthropic fund to empower local charities.
Join us in nurturing the community we all share.
Provisions Packed for Spring Break
At varios luncheons, bags were decorated then filled for Fill A Heart for Kids. Instructions were given to include (the sun, good morning and who it was from first name only). Then we filled them, taped them shut and applied a sticker. At Lake Bluff Women's Club, we are dedicated to fostering a sense of community among women in Lake Bluff.
Megan Piatek, LBWC Veteran's Program Director
Introducing Meagan Piatek, LBWC Veterans Program director in charge of overseeing programs and assistance to Veterans at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. The Center supports specialty health services, including mental health care, women’s health services, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), foot care (podiatry), vision care (optometry, ophthalmology, and cataract surgery), orthopedics, and more.
Every March , LBWC hosts an ice cream social, previously chaired by Sally Shineflug (center) for veterans at Captain James A. Lovell Federal
Health Care Center.
Grateful for the Sponsors who helped make this happen
LBWC Thanks Our Sponsors and Merchant Donations
Co-President, Linda Hegg (L) and Co-President, Leslie Behnke Hall (R) gratefully acknowledge the success of the LBWC Annual Benefit. Thank you for all the help of members, local merchants and sponsors who made it possible to donate over $25,000.
Shown below are the recipients from our
October 2025 Benefit.
RECIPIENTS WHO Received FUNDS RAISED FROM OCT. 2025
Lake Forest High School
Orphans of The Storm 'Miss Ivy' Needs A Home
Lake Forest High School
Our gifted support of $4,000
Two LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL students will receive $2000 each in May 2026 at graduation ceremonies
Kids Above All
Orphans of The Storm 'Miss Ivy' Needs A Home
Lake Forest High School
Our gifted support of $3,000
Kids Above All has created safer, stronger and healthier communities for children and families in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties through early childhood education, safe, supportive housing, and trauma-informed counseling programs.
Every child deserves to feel safe and loved.
Orphans of The Storm 'Miss Ivy' Needs A Home
Orphans of The Storm 'Miss Ivy' Needs A Home
Our gifted support of $3,000
Orphans of the Storm will received $3,000 from funds raised October 2025. The Township that LBWC supports is located in Riverwoods Illinois. Here is a picture Miss Ivy, 2yrs old female retriever/lab mix, 39lbs of pure love.
Mothers Trust Foundation
Our gifted support of $2,000
The Lake Bluff Public Library is committed to supporting our community by connecting residents with essential services and resources. Whether you’re seeking shelter, food assistance, social services, or help with travel documents, we’ve compiled a list of trusted local organizations to help you find what you need. Visit our site lakeblufflibrary.org
Veteran's Closet
Our gifted support of $3,000
On February 9 , LBWC members Leslie Behnke Hall, Judy Kotsiopoulos and Katrina Hall
delivered a $3,000 donation to the Midwest Veterans Closet in North Chicago. Pictured along with
LBWC members are active duty Navy personnel, military veterans, the founder, Mary Carmody,
Executive Director Greg Voss and Operations Director Carol Goldhwaite. Carol Goldhwaite wrote,
“We are blessed and grateful to receive this incredibly generous donation from the Lake Bluff
Women’s Club. The funds go to providing clothing and food at no cost to active duty military and
veterans in need.
Bluffer's in Need Fund
Our gifted support of $5,000
Bluffer's in Need Fund stands as a testament to our collective commitment to ensure no student was their educational path hindered black of resources. Managed with care by our district, this fund directly addresses the immediate needs of our students, making tangible differences in students' lives each year.