Each year, the members of the Sea Isle City Women’s Civic Club host fundraisers, collect dues and accept donations that help support their charitable efforts.
Following a very busy 2022, on Dec. 2 the Civic Club’s members gathered for their annual Holiday Luncheon, which took place at Sea Isle’s Oar House Pub. Also attending the event were representatives from four local charities, each of whom left the luncheon with a check for $2,000 from the Civic Club.
“We collect dues from our members every Tuesday and on the second Tuesday of the month we have a raffle – and we save all the proceeds,” Civic Club President Lyn Long said. “In September, we hosted our autumn fundraiser, which had over 80 people in attendance, and we raised a lot of money from that event. It all goes toward our club’s designated charities.”
The charities that benefited from the Civic Club’s 2022 fundraising were: The Branches Outreach Center in Rio Grande, Holy Redeemer Home Care/Hospice/Food Pantry in Cape May Court House, Saint Maximilian Kolbe Parish/Saint Casmir Food Panty in Woodbine, and the Sea Isle City United Methodist Church Food Cupboard.
Pastor Melissa Doyle-Waid, of the United Methodist Church, thanked the Civic Club for its generosity toward the church’s food cupboard.
“We are very intentional about making sure that folks who come to our food cupboard have enough food to feed their families for a week,” she said. “They receive meat, toiletries, staples and whatever else we have to give, including diapers and formula. We host big drives – especially at Christmas, at Thanksgiving and also at Easter – to make sure they have what they need for those meals, but also food for the week.”
Nancy Wilson, of Holy Redeemer, noted that her church serviced about 274 families in November by giving them food for the month.
“We would not be here without community support – and $2,000 is just incredible. Christmas is coming, and people need butter and eggs, and things like that are very costly now,” Wilson said.
The Sea Isle City Women’s Civic Club is a nonprofit organization that has been in existence for more than 100 years, making it the longest-standing civic organization in the resort.
Civic Club meetings take place every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. inside the Sea Isle City Community Lodge at 300 JFK Boulevard. Members enjoy bridge, mahjong and other table games each week.
For more information about the Sea Isle City Women’s Civic Club or to learn how to join, call 239-848-2112 or simply show up at one of the weekly meetings.
