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Thimble Club
2008 Meeting Dates All meetings and events are at Pine Creek Valley UMC Fellowship Hall unless otherwise specified.
January 15, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Betty Kurtz & Leona Gill
January 19, Angel Food
January 29, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Diane & Pat
February 12, 1;00 P.M., Snacks- Lois & Gladys
February 16, Angel Food
February 26, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Shirley & Elise
March 11, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Wilma & Lucile
March 15, Angel Food
March 25, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Aileen & Elaine
April 15, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Betty & Leona
April 19, Angel Food
April 21, 9:00 A.M., Set up for Election Day Dinner
April 22, 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Election Day Dinner
April 29, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Marge & Bertie
April 30, 9:00 A.M. Carry In Day For Rummage
May 1, 9:00 A.M. Set up day for Rummage Sale
May 2, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Bake Sale & Rummage Sale
May 3, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Rummage Sale
May 13, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Carol & Lucile
May 17, Angel Food
May 27, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Dot & Olga
June 10, 12:00 Noon at Wilma's Home
June 21, Angel Food
June 24, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Lois & Gladys
July 15, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Linda Steele & Marie Amos
July 19, Angel Food
July 29, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Lida Harper & Betty Kurtz
August 12, 12:00 Noon Picnic at Diane Fuller Home - Bring a dish to pass
August 23, Angel Food
August 26, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Marge & Bertie
August 27, 9:00 A.M., Carry In Day for Fall Rummage Sale
August 28, 9:00 A.M., Set Up Day for Fall Rummage Sale
August 29, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Fall Bake Sale & Rummage Sale
August 30, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Fall Rummage Sale
September 8, 9:00 A.M. Making Peanut Brittle
September 15, 9:00 A.M. Making Peanut Brittle
September 16, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Aileen & Elaine
September 20, Angel Food
September 22, 9:00 A.M. Making Peanut Brittle
September 30, 1:00 P.M. Snacks- Elise & Shirley
October 2, 9:00 A.M. Making Soup - Carry In Day for Bazaar
October 3, 9:00 A.M. Making Soup - Set Up Day for Bazaar
October 4, 9:00 A.M. Bazaar
October 14, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Linda Harper & Betty Kurtz
October 18, Angel Food
October 28, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Pat Frith & Leona Gill
November 3, 9:00 A.M., Set Up for Election Day Dinner
November 4, 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Election Day Dinner
November 11, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Sue Bonniger & Janice Dougherty
November 22, Angel Food
November 25, 1:00 P.M., Snacks- Linda Steele & Marie Amos
December 11, 6:00 P.M. Christmas Party
December 20, Angel Food
Special Events
April 22, Primary Election Dinner
May 2-3 Rummage Sale
August 29-30 Fall Rummage Sale
September 8, 15, 22 Making Peanut Brittle
October 2-3 Soup Making
October 4 Holiday Bazaar
December 11 Christmas Pary
Membership
Joan Aileen Arigo, Wilma Beller, Sue Bonniger, Carol Confer, Elaine Cloak, Gladys Dietrich, Leona Foster,
Leona Gill, Dot Griffin, Linda Harper, Betty Kurtz, Olga Linton, Pat Linton, Theresa Malony, Elsie Mattison, Lucille Nagy,
Kathy Orr, Marjorie Persing, Shirley Rhian, Kay Sutton, Bertie Weaver, Lois Whipple
Honorary Members
Anne Frambes, 202 Park Place, Wadsworth, OH 44281
Katharine Thomas, Country Terrace, Room 208, Wellsboro, PA 16901
Special Birthdays
March 1, Anne Frambes, 202 Park Place, Wadsworth, OH 44281
April 6, Doris Brown, 62 Chestnut St, Gaines, PA 16921
June 30, Edna Husted, 1267 Maple St., Elmira, NY 14901
July 19, Angela Pansero, Gaines, PA 16921
History
The Thimble Club began on October 9, 1914 by a group of civic-minded women in the village of Gaines , who wished to work together for the promotion of community welfare. Each village in the area had its own club. Marshlands and Watrous had Capsule Club and a Secret Pal Club, and Galeton and Ansonia were traveling distances away. Remember, the ladies walked to the community functions in 1914 and the villages were more populated than today. Presently Thimble Club members are ladies in the area that include Elk Township, Hector Township, Shippen Township, Gaines Township, Galeton Boro and the Germania area.
Past projects have been funding for sidewalks and street lights and donations to the church. Social Service projects include provision of eye glasses, clothing, food and fuel for derserving families. Today, this club still does these projects plus they now have an outreach building stocked with clothing, household supplies, and personal hygiene articles ready to be given in times of need to victims of flood, fires, or just tough times.
When a loved one passes away in the community these ladies put on a dinner for the family and friends of the deceased. They visit nursing homes, host parties for the handicapped and pack food baskets for shut-ins.
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