The members of the Woman’s Club of Big Bear Lake are preparing to celebrate the club’s 94th anniversary on Tues., Aug. 23, with a special beach party and the public is invited to attend.
The beach party event is noon to 4 p.m. at Hofert Hall inside the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. Dress is beach casual. Attendees can learn to play Big Bear Canasta as well.
The Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center is at 39707 Big Bear Blvd., Big Bear Lake, CA 92315. For more information and to RSVP, call Christy Jones at (909) 866-6433.
The members of the Woman’s Club of Big Bear Lake are responsible for such historic feats as starting the first Big Bear Valley library and purchasing the first fire wagon in the area. The ladies also knit lap blankets for VA Loma Linda Healthcare patients; contribute two scholarships to Big Bear High School and one to Chautauqua High School each year; aid Ronald McDonald House Charities, Pennies for Pines and the local therapeutic horsemanship organization EQUU8.
The organization was started in 1922 by a small group of women to be a social outlet. In 1923, the organization joined the California Federation of Woman’s Clubs and began its legacy of uniting women for self-improvement and giving service to the community.