Women's Club to note gift aiding programs in Center for the Arts

A CHECK PRESENTATION to the Center for the Arts followed by a seat plaque unveiling in honor of the UB Women's Club will be held April 12 at 3:30 p.m. in Mainstage Theater, Center for the Arts. The seat plaque will serve as a permanent reminder of the Women's Club contribution of $10,000 in proceeds from the Celebrate 50! Gala, to be used for continuing outstanding programs in the Center for the Arts.

Robert Chumbley, director of the Center for the Arts, and Arts & Letters Dean Kerry Grant will attend the presentation, along with UB Women's Club President Janet Fedor, Celebrate 50! Chair Marilyn Ciancio and Gala Co-chair Carla Goldberg,

The club's Celebrate 50! Spring Luncheon will take place April 13 at 11:30 a.m. in Slee Hall. A Student Showcase of organ and dance will be presented by the UB Department of Music and Dance.

Following the luncheon, the following officers will be installed for 1996-97: President, Ninfa Straubinger; Vice President, Dawn Halvorsen; Treasurer, Lynn McFadden; Recording Secretary, Geraldine Ryder; Corresponding Secretary, Carmella Hanley; Members-at-Large, Peg Callahan, Jean Jain, Norma Rubin.

Twenty-five year members will be honored at the luncheon and 50-year founding members will be recognized.

Final plans are proceeding for the final event of the Celebrate 50! Year, the Family Fun Walk and 5K Race, to take place on secured roadways of the North Campus on Sunday, May 5. The walk begins at 10 a.m. and the run at 10:30 a.m. at Alumni Arena. The UB Sesquicentennial and Women's Health Initiative are underwriters for the event, which will benefit the Grace Capen Scholarship Fund and Exercise Science Majors Club. Purchase of a commemorative t-shirt for $15 is the entry fee for the event. Awards will be given to age group winners and all finishers will receive ribbons. For more information call Leila Baker, 691-5972.

Group activities include:

Evening Gourmet, April 18, 7:30 p.m., home of Carmella Hanley, sampling of unusual vegetables; Antiques, April 3, 10 a.m., Fisher-Price Museum, East Aurora, lunch at Roycroft Inn; Books, April 8, 12:30 p.m., Maud Good leads discussion of "My Antonia;" Bowling, Mondays, 10 a.m., Sheridan Lanes; Bridge, April 2, April 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Dandelions; International, April 18, 10 a.m., Room 210, Student Union, North Campus; Money and Investing, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Audubon Public Library, Investment Broker Elaine Regan, speaker; Needlework, April 18, noon, home of Marie Schillo; Tennis, Wednesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Amherst Hills Tennis Club.

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