Connect your VTWC dots
Invite a friend to be a member.
Register for the Fall Luncheon, October 28, Warm Hearth Village Center Dining Hall. The firm deadline for registration is October 17.
Choose your activities and get involved!
VTWC offers activities almost every day. The challenge is not if you should participate—you are guaranteed enjoyable experiences—the challenge is how to keep track of your schedule and do all the other activities your life requires.
Be part of Friday Forum 2025-2026!
This year we will celebrate Themes of Justice.
OCTOBER 3:
Michelle Brauns, MS, APR, CEO of CHCNRV
Forging a New Horizon for Healthcare in the NRV – The Community Health Center of the NRV
NOVEMBER 7: “SHE/HE/THEY: GENDER DIVERSITY 101”
Rev. Dr. Sarah Wiles, BA, MDiv, DMin
DECEMBER 5: “WHAT DO EQUITY AND EQUALITY LOOK LIKE IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS?”
Nicholas A. Fischer, Ed.D and Ed.M in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy
Be part of our fall service project!
Support the Montgomery County Emergency Assstance Program and the To Our House Winter Housing Program
· We will collect peanut butter and jelly, and adult backpacks.
· Donations may be made by checks which should be made out to MCEAP.
Be part of our 14 interest groups this year!
ALL THINGS ITALIAN
From Deanie:
This group will meet the second Tuesday of each month at noon. Our first meeting of the year will be October 14, at 12:00 Noon, at Avellino’s Restaurant in Blacksburg. Contact Deanie at deanieheath@gmail.com to make a reservation with the group.
CANASTA SEASON HAS BEGUN!
From Beth:
We will meet on the third Thursday of Sept-Nov in 2024, and Jan-May in 2025. Future meeting dates are: 10/19, 11/21, 1/16, 2/20, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15. All meetings are in Woodland Studio just through the Huckleberry Cafe in the Village Center of Warm Hearth Village. We play 10:30 AM -12:30PM.
CURIOSITY SHOP
From Deanie:
The first Curiosity Shop meeting will be October 7 at 2:00 at Newman Library. We may park at Church on Main and walk over, or if you need drop off, let Deanie know. We will be meeting with Dr. Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries at Virginia Tech to discuss the impact recent federal legislation and funding changes are having on library systems. Contact Deanie at deanieheath@gmail.com.
DINE AROUND
From Necia and Alicia:
As usual we have skipped September due to football, but we will meet in October even though there is a game that day. Terryee Chisholm has arranged for our October dinner to be at Restaurant 419 in Roanoke. We can order from the menu and will be in the main dining room. For more information, visit 419-west.com.
Be part of our Luncheon and Programs!
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Warm Hearth Village Dining Hall
2387 Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Use the registration form that was in the recent newsletter or get one from our website.
Reservation payments MUST BE received by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025. Please honor this necessary and firm deadline. NO last-minute reservation requests will be granted.
Be part of Day Trippers!
(FORMERLY TRAVEL AND TOURS)
The October trip does not require registration though the Rec Center. Contact Rosemary Hartmann to sign up.
Registration for the November and December trips is open. Contact Joy Herbert at the Blacksburg Recreation Center at 540-443-1142 or 540-239-1970.
TRIP ONE: OCTOBER 9 TEABERRY ALPACA FARM & MOUNTAIN LAKE
Animals are fascinating. Take this opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the friendliest species—unless she takes a notion to spit!
The first trip of the year will be to the Teaberry Alpaca Farm and Mountain Lake. What a wonderful day to enjoy the changing leaves of Jefferson National Forest! Discovering the personalities of these social creatures should also lead to interesting discussions on the ride home. Register today!
Carpool with our group for a trip up to Teaberry Alpaca Farm. The owners describe themselves as “a small family-run alpaca farm located in Catawba, Virginia, nestled in the beautiful Jefferson National Forest, close to many great hiking trails.”
Learn about the adorable alpacas during a guided tour from the owner.
Then enjoy lunch at the beautiful, historic Mountain Lake Lodge nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
We will gather at Church on Main to carpool to the farm and lodge. Depart at 9:00 AM. Lunch at 11:30. Return at 2:00.
TRIP TWO: WEDNESDAY, NOV 5 VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS
TRIP THREE: DECEMBER 11 TEA AT THE PALISADES
From the Sunshine Committee
The Sunshine Committee sends cards for important moments in our members' lives.
Please send a quick note to Phyllis at eschp@vt.edu or Mel at hokies83@vt.edu if you know of a member who needs a card. They will ensure that an appropriate card is sent on behalf of our group.
Thank you for helping us keep in touch and show our support to other members!
Share Your Photos
Please have someone in your group take quality pictures of your activities. Group shots are fine, but take some “action” photos, too. Post these pictures on our Facebook page and tell members what your group is doing.
Tawana, our historian, can use these pictures for the annual history book that she creates.
Ride Sharing
If you are interested in ride sharing for VTWC events, email VTWC65@gmail.com.
We will make every effort to connect you with a match.
If you have renewed, thank you.
If you haven’t, take five minutes to renew today.
The process is simple!
Go to our membership renewal page and take care of the registration and payment.
When VTWC was born in 60 years ago, some of us were much younger, and some of us had not been born. Thanks to the vision of the charter members, six decades of women have enjoyed the fellowship. Thanks to those charter members, six decades of women student have benefited from VTWC scholarships. Thanks to those charter members, we bask in the shade of trees we did not plant.
Now we are the stewards of this important club which is much more than just a club. Young ladies like Lauren, who is ten, will benefit from our dedication, our stewardship of our resources, our vision for the next 60 years. This task probably seemed daunting at certain periods during those 60 years, and we may face daunting times, too.
Let us remember the faces of those young ladies who are counting on us. We can do this. What can you do? You can tell your friends about VTWC, invite them to join you for an activity or a luncheon, or give them a membership for their birthday.
You can join a committee, investigate what the board of directors does and volunteer to fill a position, or volunteer for service projects that happen all through the year.
You can have fun and help others have fun. You can build friendships that will make your life better and make the lives of others better, too.
Remember, a generation of Laurens is counting on us.
Michelle Brauns advocates for this important non-profit which has been a lifeline for our members of our community who have the greatest need. Discover the difference one non-profit can make in protecting quality of life in the NRV.
Sarah will clarify our understanding of how to use language correctly to communicate in our diverse world.
Nicholas is a dedicated lifelong educator who experience will inspire us and guide us in these times when educational institutions and students need advocates.
