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Board Meeting
The WCA Board usually meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.
WCA Members: We need lots of helpers. Please use this link to volunteer.
Memoir Writing Group Meeting
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m.
Join us and learn about expanding community-based mental health for women in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This is a project of Creamos, whose goal is to eradicate gender-based violence and economic insecurity.
This is a potluck dinner with a small educational component. Money that otherwise would be spent on dining out is donated instead.
Over the past several years, we have raised over $49,000 for Together Women Rise.
Please contact Rosemary Revoir for more information.
Contact chairs Pattie or Debbie for more information about this committee.
Finance Committee:
WCA Member Book Club
The group will discuss The Glassmaker by Tracey Chevalier.
For more information, including a list of potential titles for the future, please contact Diana Pane.
For more information, contact Diana Pane.
Member Monday Is Back -- Sept. 28, 6 p.m.
It will be a special Member Monday as Niskayuna Town Justice Peter Scagnelli swears in our officers and directors for 2026-2027.
We'll gather at 6 p.m. for a happy half hour, followed by a potluck dinner. Please bring a fully prepared, labeled dish or dessert to share. We look forward to catching up with all of you at this time.
Member profile updates! If you are among the many members who have not updated your interests and committees on the members' directory for a while, help will be available with that process during happy half-hour. We need just a few folks willing to bring a laptop and help other members with their profiles. Contact Lorraine Weiss if you can help.
Reminder: Please consider renewing your membership online. There is no longer a surcharge for using a credit card. Click HERE for information on how to renew.
Albany Women's Work of the Revolution
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1:30 p.m.
The actions and deeds of male patriots during the American Revolution are widely known. But what about women?
University at Albany Professor Maeve Kane will discuss how local white, Black, and Indigenous women played important roles as spies, diplomats, merchants and community leaders in the pivotal years before, during and after the American Revolution.
The event is free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Albany County American Revolution 250 Commission.
Writers' Retreat - Members only
10 am - 4 pm
Lunch provided.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Take some time to slow down, get inspired, and put words on the page at our daylong Writers' Retreat. During this writing retreat, participants will be guided through a series of creative writing exercises, with plenty of time to write, reflect, and follow where the ideas lead. There will also be an opportunity to share your work with the group, if you’d like—sharing is entirely optional. Come as you are, bring your curiosity, and give yourself the space to write.
Lunch will be provided. Tickets are $15 per person. There are15 spots available.
Donations Sought for Making Stride Against Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society'sMaking Strides Against Breast Cancer annual walk -- which raises funds for research, programs and services for breast cancer survivors -- will take place in Washington Park on Sunday, Oct. 18. The WCA has supported this important cause for several years.
While we are not planning an official WCA presence this year, we are continuing to collect donations. If you would like to contribute, make your check payable to "Making Strides," drop it off at the Club or mail it to the WCA during September. The Community Service Committee will send them in together. The amount is up to you.
Let's celebrate our members, relatives and friends who have survived this cancer and those who are no longer with us.
Member Monday, October 26th
Happy Half Hour -- 6 p.m.
Potluck Dinner -- 6:30 p.m.
Program -- 7 p.m.
The book to be discussed will be selected at the September meeting.
Good Books for Good Works
A Collaboration with the Book House and Little Book House of Stuyvestant Plaza
Our annual fundraising event with the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza will raise funds for new books for a school library. We will have news soon on the school selected for 2026.
The highlight of the evening is the presentation by Book House staff on book recommendations for adults and children.
Thursday, November 19, from 4-8 pm. The Book Talk will begin at 5:30 pm.
Member Monday, November 23rd
The 2026 WCA Holiday Tea
Saturday, Dec. 5TH -- 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Our gorgeous historic house will be decorated to the hilt, the food and teas will be delicious and plentiful and we’ll have lots of surprises for you!
First floor ADA accessible seating is limited.
Vegetarian and gluten free meals are available. Please request when registering and indicate the number of guests with a dietary restriction and which accommodation(s) are needed.
TICKET FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE
Cabin Fever Self-Care Day
For members, by members.
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2027 - 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
aturday, Jan. 20 -- noon to 4Lunch will be served. This event is for WCA members only, provided for free as a benefit of your membership.
Sessions will be facilitated by WCA members who will guide us in a variety of relaxation and self-care workshops.
Please email any dietary restrictions to Linda Fasano.
Explore a variety of tools to relieve stress. This session will involve a spinning game in which a participant will spin a spinner to land on a tool. The group will then explore the tool together. Each exploration lasts about two minutes.
Martha McCormick
mmccormick1600@gmail.com
518-669-1413
Finding Your Inner Tigger
Finding your resilience through guided activities.
Maude Baum
Playfulness with Movement
Get in touch with your inner child through playful movement.
Kimberly Munc
Gong Sound Immersion
Sink into a deep relaxation to the sounds of the gong. We will start with a little movement to prepare for stillness; then participants will rest on yoga mats as the sounds of the gong wa
View photos of the 2025 Tulip Tea
Contact Us:
725 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208
518-465-3626
womansclubofalbany725@gmail.com
We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 14-1188720)
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