About Us

A Little Background. Bonsall Woman's Club originally evolved from a bridge group. A pert little Irish lass named La Verne Conrad moved to Bonsall in the late '70s from North Hollywood, CA, where she was a member of the North Hollywood Women's Club. At that time, Bonsall was mostly avocado groves, farms, horse property, back roads and empty rolling hills. It could get pretty lonely out there, so La Verne and a few other ladies who lived in this rural area somehow got together to play bridge. La Verne invited them to go to the Vista Woman's Club. Not long after that, the women decided that Bonsall should have its own woman's club.

Becoming Federated. At the first meeting, held at the old Bonsall Schoolhouse on January 16, 1980, twenty-two ladies gathered to form Bonsall Woman's Club and fill the various offices. The club was federated with the General Federation of Women's Club (GFWC) and the California Federation of Women's Club (CFWC) on February 15, 1980, making it a member of the largest and most effective international organization of women in the world that promotes education, civic, welfare and social work.

Community and Other Life Enriching Activities. Major areas of interest to the club--where we strive to help people have a better life and help provide agreat community in which to live--include education, home life, conservation, public affairs and arts.

· We sponsor scholarships and provide leadership opportunities.

· We work to beautify our environment.

· We make it a priority to help our youth, elderly and needy through financial aid and personal service.

· We encourage creative talents (art, music, sewing, crafts, photography, literature) within the community and ourselves.

· BWC is a member of the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce and often times joins forces with other community organizations to further causes that benefit the community.

SPECIAL PEOPLE IN OUR CLUB

BWC President - Joan Kaford.

What a stroke of good luck to have Joan Kaford say "Yes" to being president and that she would take on the responsibility of leading our club to fulfill its objectives for the 2007-2008 club year. Joan is a charter member and has been a very active participant on numerous committees since the club's beginnings in 1980. Her most recent positions in the past few years on BWC's Board of Directors as 1st Vice President, Dean of Chairman, and 2nd Vice President, Membership, eminently qualify her to supervise the affairs of BWC. Not only does she have business savvy, she is like Gulliver in that members want to join in to help her achieve whatever she's involved with. She is one of the club's most caring members and first to offer assistance to anyone needing help. All of her actions over the years are what BWC is all about and she has aptly chosen her theme to be: "Our Light Will Shine as a Beacon for Those in Need."

BWC Volunteer of the Year 2008

Barbara Chahbazian

Barbara is not only a good friend to all, she is a cheerful, lovely, multi-talented

woman. We should all be so lucky to have as many superior abilities in the arts

as she has and then to share them so willingly as she does.

Barbara Chahbazian joined BWC in 1994. Her award was based on more than 13 years of service to the club, her recorded 350 hours of service this past year, and her participation in multiple BWC projects. She is our magic violinist. From her strings comes the most beautiful music. She has shared her talent with us by performing during club meetings, for the Magic of Christmas Teas and the Girl of the Year Teas. During 1998-2000, she was 3rd Vice President, Programs, and gave us a wonderful ecclectic selection of musical programs including her own group of chamber musicians.

She started the BWC choir in the early days of joining our club. She still sings in the choir and on occasion will substitute for the current choir director so that "the beat goes on." The group performs sometimes at club meetings, sometimes for extended care facilities, and at the Palomar District Art Festival and Convention.

Barbara also has writing talent. She belongs to the Literature and Drama Group and is a prolific writer coming up with some of the best ever humorous as well as very serious poems and stories. Lately, she has added a new interest. She has become an artist and we are seeing many of her lovely paintings at the Palomar District Arts Festival and at the Magic of Christmas Boutique.

That's not all. Barbara delivers Christmas presents wrapped by BWC members and food to needy families plus she always sponsors a tree for the Magic of Christmas Tea. She brings Valentines made by BWC members to Camp Pendleton for the Marines, and she is BWC's Citizenship Chairman leading us in the salute to our flag and various patriotic songs.

2008 BWC Big Heart Award - Barbara Zink.

Barbara Zink is always there when you need help. She's a very generous woman and nice as can be. Have a worthy cause come up suddenly, she's there with her checkbook.

This Big Heart Award is given to a club volunteer who typically works very hard and puts in many extra hours of work on events and/or affairs of the club, but is not always in the forefront. That's Barbara Zink. She's been a member of BWC since 1997. She's handled amenities for three years and the 50-50 drawing for two years. She encouraged a friend who loves to knit to make a whole lot of cute caps, booties and blankets for Babies Warm and Cozy. She's always involved in the Magic of Christmas Teas, setting a table with her finest tableware, buying a table and inviting friends to the event, and sponsoring a beautifully decorated tree. She's also served as a proofreader for the yearbook.

Bonsall Woman's Club

P.O. Box 545

Bonsall, CA 92003

E-mail: BWC@vcweb.org