(above) Mayor Nora Radest made a Proclamation declaring February 25, 2020 Summit College Club Day, recognizing Summit College Club’s 100th anniversary.
Summit College Club Day Celebrating 100 Years
Submitted by Hedy Tukey
In celebration of Summit College Club’s founding 100 years ago, Mayor Nora Radest issued a Proclamation declaring February 25, 2020 as Summit College Club Day. This recognition by the mayor’s office of Summit College Club’s 100th anniversary will be formally presented to Summit College Club at a gala 100th anniversary celebration on Sunday, April 5, at the Grand Summit Hotel.
The Mayor’s proclamation states that over the past 100 years, Summit College Club programs and policies have focused on advocacy, action, research, lifelong learning and equity for women in order to respond to community, county, state, national and international concerns.
Summit College Club has been involved in the formation of valued community service agencies such as Sage, Meals on Wheels, The Child Care Center, environmental groups, achievement awards, and WomanArt, all of which have served to provide an improved quality of life in the Summit Area.
For more than 50 years, the club has run a week-long Book Sale in the spring. The income from this sale has allowed Summit College Club to provide more than a million dollars in scholarships to young women graduating from local high schools. This year, Summit College Club’s Book Sale will run from April 28 through May 3 at the American Legion Post #433, 357 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence.
Other programs in recent years have ranged from Christie Whitman talking on the environment to a children’s book giveaway on Martin Luther King Day; from showing a film about Toni Morrison to sending eight graders to a week-long summer STEM camp. Last fall, the club ran a workshop in salary negotiation for women. The club’s calendar also includes meetings for small groups interested in books, films or food and social gatherings for all members.
The Summit College Club is a branch of the American Association of University Women, which promotes equity for all women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. To learn more about Summit College Club, please visit their website, summit-nj.aauw.net.
