The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will meet on March 17, at 11:00 am at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church in Reynard Hall. Our speaker for this meeting will be Robin Lepore, Board Member of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path and member of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club. She’ll will provide an update on all things Bike Path.
Robin Lepore is a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path, known informally as “The Friends” or The Friends of the Bike Path”. The all-volunteer non-profit organization raises funds to help the Town meet the match requirements for grants and provides amenities along the bike path. It sponsors the “Tour de Crème” bike ride in the spring and a bike safety training program. Through its “Bikes for All” program, it collects and restores donated used bicycles for families who do not own bicycles.
In her professional life, Robin was an attorney with the US Department of the Interior, working primarily with the National Park Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Now, she uses her advocacy skills as The Friends’ grant writer.
While many members of “The Friends” are cyclists, Robin and her husband enjoy walking and use the Mattapoisett Rail Trail to keep in shape for longer distance walks. They have completed the Camino de Santiago–a 500-mile pilgrimage route in Spain, another shorter route in coastal Portugal, and walked across England following Hadrian’s Wall. Hopefully, this year they’ll be able to take another walking trip.
Members are encouraged to bring a donation for a local foodbank and/or for Gifts to Give. The MWC notecard and postcard designs will also be for sale – $10/4 notecards and $10/6 postcards. Proceeds support the scholarship fund and other projects of the MWC.
The Tea Committee hostesses for the luncheon are: Sandy Hering, Liz Ackerman, Ellen Flynn, Nancy Holland, Janet Liljedahl, Caroline Marcoux, Sue Mitchell, Kathleen Saunders, Ellen Schneider, Blaise Simpson, Melissa Soule, and Cindy Turse.
The MWC has resumed traditional in-person meetings on the third Thursday of every month. Current Covid protocols will be followed.
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is always open to new members from the south coast area. For more information and a membership application, please see the Club’s website – www.mattapoisettwomansclub.org/members/