Connect your VTWC dots
Winter Luncheon, Service Opportunity, and Scholarship Fundraising
The luncheon will be Tuesday, February 17, 2026,11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Warm Hearth Village Dining Hall,2387 Hearth Drive,
Blacksburg, VA 24060.
Keynote Speaker: Margaret Lawrence will present DISCOVER THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS – A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR THE VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S CLUB.
Support Marketplace 209 by bringing bagged rice, pasta sides, pasta and/or pasta sauce, and canned meats.
Bring your $$ to participate in the auctions and raffle, and to get tickets to the upcoming fashion show.
Fashion Show, March 9 at Warm Hearth Village
From The Ways and Means Team:
Dear Friends,
The Ways and Means Team would like to invite you to a Fashion Show and Happy Hour, sponsored by Garrett’s and Meg’s Clothing in Radford. Mark your calendar: Monday evening, March 9th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the Tall Oaks Room in the Warm Hearth Event Center (same location where our luncheons are held). We are adding a new twist to this event: We invite you to bring a friend who is NOT a VTWC member!
Tickets will be $30/person and will be sold at the Luncheon on Tuesday (2/17) and on the VTWC website, as well as at Meg’s. We are concerned with the speed of the mail service, so we encourage you to buy tickets at the Winter Luncheon, via PayPal online, or from Meg!
Meg has a great variety of clothing planned for wherever you are going: travel/cruising, special events (wedding, graduation, wedding or baby showers), or active outings. We will also see what styles we should watch for in the spring.
Happy Hour snacks and beverages will be provided:
Beverages: one adult beverage (beer or wine) ticket per show ticket; a cash bar for additional beverages; free water, lemonade, and iced tea
Snacks: crostini with whipped feta, veggie tray with dip, meatballs
This event feels like a fabulous opportunity to touch on several of the VTWC missions: socializing with your friends in the Club, inviting new members to join the Club, and raising additional funds for scholarships. As one of our Board members said after reading our proposal, “This reads like FUN!”
Please remember to bring your checkbooks to the luncheon on Tuesday to purchase a ticket for you and a friend!
Reach out to one of the Ways and Means Team (Phyllis Eschenmann, Rosemary Hartmann, Ranusia Howe, or Mary Osgood) if you have any questions!
Hope to see you at the VTWC Fashion Show, March 9, at 5:00.
Day Trippers (formerly Travel and Tours)
March 5, 2026 All Aboard The Scenic Railway Allegheny Special!
You still time to register for the March Day Trippers event, but we need more drivers!
To be seated together you must make your reservation together: https://www.virginiascenicrailway.com/, or phone: 1-866-440-8356, then email rmhartmann1@gmail.com to let us know and we will carpool beginning at 7:30 AM.
Cost: $65 for coach plus $15 for boxed lunch or $103 for lower lounge plus $15 for boxed lunch.
Questions: call Rosemary 1-540-808-9764
April 16—Poplar Forest and Lunch in Lynchburg—this bus trip is through Blacksburg Parks & Rec and registration is open. Contact Joy Herbert at the Blacksburg Recreation Center at 540-443-1142 or 540-239-1970.
Friday Forums 2026
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Blacksburg starting at 9:30 with coffee and cookies and lasting until. 11:00.
April 3: Richard Masters, MS and PhD
Morning of Musical Delight with Our Highly Talented Virginia Tech StudentsInterest Groups
Book Club
February: Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending. Susan will lead.
March: Personal History by Katherine Graham. Volunteer(s) to lead discussion needed.
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.
