LEICESTER MOTHERS' CLUB

Mothers’ Club Fundraisers.

The Christmas season is upon us and the Leicester Mothers’ Club has great gift ideas. Our cookbook, “Sharing Our Best” is filled with tried and true recipes and sells for $10. We also have our Cat’s Meows collection of Leicester buildings: Murdock Mansion (the old St. Pius rectory), Rochdale School, High School, Middle School, Memorial School , Cherry Valley School all for $20 each, Primary School $18, Entering Leicester sign $6 and Copeland Library(White) $14. Items may be purchased from Linda Rowden at 892-3801 or at Yesteryears at 1077 Main St, Leicester (next to Dunkin donuts). Their hours are Thursday and Friday 12-5, Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 12-4. They will also be available at the Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3^rd from 9-3 at Leicester High School and at the Mothers’ Club Holiday Auction on Tuesday, December 6^th at 7PM at the high school cafeteria. The Auction will include crafts, holiday decorations, baked goods, toys and more! All are invited to join the fun and refreshments will be served. Another fundraiser is being conducted that brings 50% of the proceeds to the club. Genevieve’s sells gift wrap (which is high quality paper in large rolls), gift bags and bows, Crabtree and Evelyn, and an assortment of gift items. You can order yourself online or do it as a group with the benefit that orders over $80 do not have a shipping charge. The website is Genevieves.com and Assign Credit #847 for the Mothers’ Club. All proceeds from various sales benefit Leicester students and this year $20,000 was awarded for field trips, art supplies, the Academic Award Ceremony, an in school concert and zoo show, a defibrillator and other extras.

Happy Holidays!

The Mothers' Club announces the sale of their newest newest Cat's Meow piece.

The Mothers’ Club would like to announce the arrival of their latest Cat’s Meow, Michael and Roberta Antanavica’s house. It was built on the corner of Pine and Main Street in the late 1860’s by Joseph Murdock who owned the J&J Murdock Card Clothing mill across the street. It was called the Murdock Mansion and later was used as the rectory for the adjacent St. Pius Church. The Antanavicas bought it in 1994 and have restored it to its original elegance. This beautiful piece will be available at the Apple Festival on October 15^th at the Leicester High School from 10 until 3. It can also be purchased by contacting Linda Rowden at 892-3801 or by visiting Yesteryears, 1077 Main St (next to Dunkin Donuts) Their hours are Thur. and Fri. 12 – 5, Sat. 10 -4 and Sun. 12-4. The price of the Cat’s Meow is $20

The Leicester Mothers’ Club is an all-volunteer organization whose members include parents, grandparents, and guardians of children in the public school system - past or present, and other community volunteers who are concerned with the well-being of the children and youth in Leicester.

The Leicester Mothers’ Club has been in service to the community since 1945 working with the school department to provide support to the Leicester Public Schools. Our organization assists at the schools by providing volunteers at various functions such as the Kindergarten Open House and Parent/Teacher Conferences. The Club also plans and coordinates grass-roots fundraisers to generate money that is distributed to the schools for supplies, transportation for field trips, and programs; and is awarded to graduating seniors for college scholarships. We have given out nearly $28,000 to the schools and $5,000 to first-year college students over the last two years alone!

The Leicester Mothers’ Club plans a variety of special events and fundraisers each year. Ongoing projects include selling items Cat’s Meow Leicester School replicas, Mothers’ Club cookbooks and hand-crafted, bead jewelry in our school colors.

We are also currently raising money through two on-line initiatives. The Club has partnered with two companies, receiving a percentage of the profits from purchases made. Please help us to ‘spread the word’. They are:

Our monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7PM, at the Leicester High School Dining Commons. We have a regular business meeting followed by refreshments and a special program or activity. New members are ALWAYS welcome. Dues for the club are $5.00 per year. Anyone can attend our meetings, but you must be a paid member in order to vote on any business or funding issues. If you have any questions, contact our Club President, Deb D’Agostino at (508) 892-9116.