VACAVILLE — What better way than a picturesque, perfect Saturday to celebrate the 107-year anniversary of the Women’s Saturday Club in Vacaville.
The group is Solano County’s oldest women’s group and has been providing service to Vacaville and surrounding communities since before suffragettes were successful in earning women the right to vote.
Jacqueline Pelton, the event chairwoman, said the celebration was less a technical anniversary and more of a celebration of the community and a way for the club to connect with younger members and potential members.
The club engages in a variety of charitable functions, primarily centered around the arts and education, including scholarship support for local students interested in maintaining arts studies.
“They don’t need to major in the arts,” Pelton said. “All we ask is that they come back to the club at some point and perform during one of our teas.”
While the guests and club members in attendance come from a wide range of professional and personal backgrounds, the celebration Saturday centered around a common thread for many women – or threads, as it were – dressing up and lavishing themselves in some wine, tea, cookies and just plain old fanciness.
Board member Sharron George found herself in the work world for much of her life and missed out on events like these in the past. She and other members have made up for lost time and are happy to have the club just for events like this.
“It really is a lot of fun to get out and see who my neighbors are, meet people and do things like this,” George said.
Pelton described herself as “not a joiner,” but said she was glad some other members talked her into eventually coming out to the club.
The event was highlighted by a fashion show. The models were club members. The fashions came from Dress Barn.
There wasn’t a catwalk to speak of and the models didn’t have much time to perfect their pirouettes, but judging by the smiles on the faces and the laughter filling the room, the day made its mark, which is to gather women – young and old – from all walks of life for an event that was pleasant, delightful and even a little frilly.
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