Women’s Club
Celebrates 70 Years of Service to Costa Rica
For 70 years the Women’s Club of Costa Rica
(WCCR) has been dedicated to giving to
communities in need. One of the oldest,
continuously-operating service organizations
in Costa Rica, the group has an amazing
history, one that will be celebrated at a
luncheon February 10 at the Aurola Holiday
Inn, A specially-produced documentary will
chronicle seven decades of the club’s good
times and good works.
Through 19 administrations, from Rafael
Ángel Calderón Guardia to Óscar Arias
Sánchez, the Women’s Club has grown and
served. What began as a small social club
quickly turned to more serious projects with
the advent of World War II, helping to
establish first aid stations and air raid
shelters.
The stories are legend as we view seven
decades of dedication and contribution well
in excess of a half million dollars to
hospital equipment, nursing grants,
rehabilitation centers, scholarships,
library programs and much more.
Two of the Women’s Club’s proudest
achievements were in 1980, raising $50,000
to bring the first mammogram to the country,
and in 2000, sponsoring production of an
award-winning radio novela on the subject of
domestic abuse which since has been aired in
25 countries.
The Women’s Club boasts a membership of 250
women, from twenty-somethings to age 95. The
English-speaking women hail from all corners
of the globe: Central and South America,
North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
The club is a virtual melting pot of
nations, all drawn together by the motto of
Friendship Through Service.
Nor have men been forgotten. The year 2009
saw initiation of an auxiliary group called
Amigos Asociados to recognize and thank
those men who provide substantial support
year-round to the club’s fund-raising
endeavors.
The public and members are welcome to join
in the celebratory luncheon to be held at 11
am, Wednesday, February 10, on the 17th
floor Salón Augusto el Grande of the Aurola
Holiday Inn, Calle 5 and Avenida 5, in San
José. Advance purchase of tickets, at
¢10,000 each, are required from 2268-3748 or
2249-2345.
Monthly meetings of the Women’s Club of
Costa Rica, with guest speakers, are held
the second Wednesday of each month. Further
information can be found at
www.wccr.org. |
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