Factoryville Women's Civic League
We are a proud organizer and sponsor of Christy Mathewson Days
Factoryville Women's Civic League
PO Box 25 Factoryville PA 18419
This page features information about our club.
FWCL members gather for picture during our annual Christmas party 2010.
The Factoryville Women's Civic League
meets monthly from September through May
on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
at the Mathewson Park Apartments,
6 Maple Street, Factoryville. Depot and Maple Streets,
located behind the Factoryville Post Office.
New members always welcome.
New members needed, please join us.
Factoryville Women's Civic League Scholarship is awarded to a Lackawanna Trail Senior each May. Contact the guidance office for more details.
Past recipients:
2011: Brittany Morse
2010: Stephanie Boyd
2009: Kaitlin Van Fleet
2008: Danielle Delprete
2007: T.C. Cawley
FACTORYVILLE WOMEN'S CIVIC LEAGUE PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR 2011 is:
Bre Reynolds! Congratulation Bre!
2010 Person of the year was Shirley Golembeski:
Officers present Person of the Year Award for 2010: L to R, Jan Engle, Secretary, Bre Reynolds, President, Sally Price, Tresurer, Shirley Golembeski, Award recipient, Rita Nowakowski, Daughter of Shirley, and club historian, Beth O'Malley, Vice-President.
The award is presented each year in recognition of "selfless service to the community." The award was given at the annual Women's Civic League Christmas Brunch held at the Mathewson Park Apartments in Factoryville on Sunday, December 12, 2010.
Shirley has been a volunteer for multiple organizations in our community for over 15 years. Shirley always helped with Little League clean ups when her grandsons played in the Christy Mathewson Little League. Since moving into the Mathewson Park Apartments Shirley has become even more involved in our community. Shirley is a member of the Factoryville Planning Commission. Shirley is active with the Factoryville Shade Tree Commission, she helps the Women's Civic League with events, she helps cook for community dinners and church events, she quietly cares for the flowers and planters in town, and helps drive senior citizens in our area to appointments.
Shirley is a true asset to our community. If you see her please congratulate her for this well deserved honor.
2009 Person of the Year was Fire Chief Russ Gow
Factoryville Women's Civic League officers present Chief Russ Gow with Person of the Year Honor for 2009.
Pictured left to right: Chief Gow, award recipient; Wendy Kramer, vice president; Debbie Higgins, secretary; Bre Reynolds, president.
2009 recipient Chief Russ Gow, Russ serves as chief of the Factoryville Fire Company, Station 9. The fire company responds to an average of 150 fire and rescue calls and 500 ambulance calls a year. Chief Gow is trained in all aspects of fire and emergency response
Chief Gow expressed gratitude for the award and noted how well civic organizations in Factoryville worked together on projects such as Christy Mathewson Days. The Person of the Year award was established by the League in 2000 to honor a citizen of our community who exemplifies outstanding community service.
The FWCL Person of the Year in 2008 was Dennis Mulvey.
The Factoryville Women's Civic League presented their Person of the Year Award in 2008 to Dennis Mulvey, coordinator of the newly-formed Trail Youth Soccer league.
Bre Reynolds, president of the Factoryville Women's Civic League presented the award to Mr. Mulvey.
In 2008, Mr. Mulvey established and organized the Trail Youth Soccer league, signing up over 180 children to play in the first season of soccer in our area. Mr. Mulvey served as a coach and organized fundraisers, helping to make Trail Youth Soccer's inaugural season a success.
2007 recipient Tom Stark:
2006: Debbie Sweppenheiser: This honor is much deserved. Deb never says no when asked to help. Deb is involved with youth basketball. She is a long time Girl Scout troop leader. She coordinated and took care of all the many details for the kids quarter fair at Christy Mathewson Park on Christy Mathewson Day. She is a member of the Christy Mathewson Days Committee. Deb also is a long time member of the Factoryville Women's Civic League and helps with all our many fundraisers and activities. Deb has a garden that her family cares for at Christy Mathewson Park, she has been a dedicated volunteer for The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission since its start in 1999. Deb's girls scout troop also takes care of a garden at the park. Her troop has also planted many of the trees along the public spaces in the borough. You can see why she was chosen as our Person of the Year!
2005: President Edward Boehm, Keystone College. President Boehm has worked to help Factoryville over the years on multiple civic projects. He has been instumental with the assistance he has provided making Christy Mathewson Day the success that it is today. Keystone College and Factoryville work together on multiple projects. President Boehm and his wife Regina are also very active in the United Way Campaign. President Boehm is always available to any civic organization in Factoryville that needs assistance. He offers full use of the college buildings and students to volunteer help to our civic activities. Thank you President Boehm for all you do to make Factoryville and Keystone College a great working partnership.
2004: Ed Nowakowski. Ed has served as a coach for many years for The Christy Mathewson Little League, Ed has taken care of Christy Mathewson Park and kept the Little League field in beautiful condition. He has served as the treasurer for The Factoryville Little League and The Factoryville Men's Civic Club for multiple terms. Ed is also very active in his church. Ed is the owner of Print Ed products and he donates countless hours and paper products to all the local civic organizations. The Factoryville Women's Civic League wanted to recognize Ed for all the volunteer work he does for Factoryville. He is a quiet dedicated volunteer to our community. Congratulations Ed, a well deserved honor for one of Factoryville's best volunteers and residents of our community.
2003: Nikki Weisenfluh, Nikki served as president of our club for 2 years and worked tirelessly advancing our mission statement. Nikki was very involved with Cow Pie Bingo and raising funds for the new park. Nikki is very active in helping with the Christy Mathewson Little League, she volunteers for the Factoryville Shade Tree Commission. Nikki is also very active with Our Lady of the Abingtons Church. Thanks for all you do Nikki.
2002: Beth O'Malley, Beth is the organizer of the Big 6K and has been instrumental in organizing Christy Mathewson Day. Beth has served on The Christy Mathewson Day Committee since it started. Beth also organizes and runs the elementary intermural Field Hockey league. Beth volunteers for the Factoryville Library. Beth helps out with the Lackawanna Trail Varisity and Junior Varsity teams by being score and time keeper. Beth is also active in the Factoryville United Methodist Church. You can see why Beth was named our person of the year.
2001: Patty Lavelle, Patty served for 4 years as the President of our club. She is the founder of the Factoryville Women's Civic League. Patty is very involved with several different organizations at Lackawanna Trail High School. She is the parent advisor and fundraiser for both her sons classes at Lackawanna Trial. Patty is very involved in helping to raise funds for the Lackawanna Booster Club. Patty is a member of the Joint Municipal Park Board and has been very involved in coordinating fund raisers to help with the development of the new park. Patty was the organizer of The Taste of The Town event this year. Patty served as the concession organizer for several years for the Factoryville Little League.
2000: Sally Price, Sally served as the Vice President of our club from 1998- 2000. She has just been elected President to serve from 2006-2008. Sally is a member of The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission. Sally is responsible for all the grant accounting work for The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission. Sally is very involved with all the volunteer activities that the Shade Tree Commission is involved with in our community. Sally is an active fundraiser for the Christy Mathewson Little League and also for the Lackawanna Trail School District.
1999: Liz Ratchford, Liz is the chairperson of the Factoryville Shade Tree Commission, she has held this position since 1999. Liz is the grant writer for Factoryville Borough and has been working hard to obtain grant funds for the new park, streetscape project, and the Shade Tree Commission. Liz is very involved in fundraising efforts for the Women's Civic League, Shade Tree Commission, new park, and Lackawanna Trail School District. Liz has served as the publicity chairperson for Christy Mathewson Day since 2004. Liz is an elected member of The Pennsylvania Forestry Council. Liz has been the secretary of The Factoryville Women's Civic League since 2004.
Any member of the community interested in carrying out the mission shall constitute the membership.
Factoryville Women's Civic League Mission Statement
The mission of the Factoryville Women's Civic League is to support our community, our youth, and each other through service activities and friendship. If interested in becoming a member of our organization, please let us know.
Send us an e-mail by clicking on the link to send it to our secretary...... click here to e-mail us.
Christy Mathewson Days
The Factoryville Women's Civic League organizes the Big 6K run/walk every Christy Mathewson Day to raise funds for our scholarships and other charitable activities throughout the year.
FWCL Officers 2012 - 2014
Lisa Logan Clough, President
Lauren McNally-Keyes, Vice President
Denise Maleski, Secretary
Sally Price, Treasurer
FWCL Officers 2010 - 2012
Bre Reynolds, President
Beth O'Malley, Vice-President
Jan Engle, Secretary
Sally Price, Treasurer
FWCL Officers 2008 - 2010:
Bre Reynolds, President
Wendy Kramer, Vice-President
Debbie Higgins, Secretary
Robin Morse, Treasurer
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