Desert
Sun Guild
The Desert Sun Guild was established in 1998. This group of about 45 women have established their niche as the hosts of "Savvy Affair--A Fashion Show" (link to events descriptions on this site). In addition, this guild hosts a Spring Gala, which includes gourmet food, wine and an auction. Please call Lydia (509-628-2952) if you have any questions.
Dr.
L.G. Spaulding Guild
In the 1940s, Dr. L.G. Spaulding of Kennewick, Wash., began collecting donations at his church for Children's Hospital. His wife, along with Billie Jane Lampson and a group of their friends started the Dr. L.G. Spaulding Guild in 1952. This guild has about 60 members today and in past years,led the Holiday Tour of Homes.
Jennifer
Van Zuyen Guild
In 1987, the Van Zuyen Guild was established in memory of Tri-City resident Jennifer
Van Zuyen. Marge Van Zuyen and a group of her friends started the guild to raise
money for the uncompensated care program. This guild hosts the annual spring Round
Table in the Tri-Cities. Call Jacqueline at (509) 374-0607 for any questions related
to their Guild.
Sam
and Althea Stroum Guild
We welcome new members all year, so please contact our President, Maggie Shallman, at 627-4295 or Membership Chair, Pam McMenus at 509.375-5607 if you are interested in joining our group of fun and creative women.
Established in November 1996 by Joyce Goldsmith, the Sam & Althea Stroum
Guild has about 30 members. We meet at 6:30 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each
month. The group focuses on having fun while meeting our goal to serve the needs
of children through donations to the Uncompensated Care fund at Seattle Children's
Hospital
. 3 Rivers Guild The 3 Rivers Guild was started
in 1990 by Claudine Mulvihill and includes about 30 members who love to experiment
with creative fund raising ideas. They have hosted the Annual Spring Roundtable,
volunteered each year to help with the Harvest Ball and Golf Tournament, and support
other Guilds events, besides providing wonderful and elaborate auction items for
these events. In 2001, they presented the play "Love Letters" for Valentine's
Day, which included wine and desserts. Please call Dot (509-627-5622) for any
questions. Tri-Cities
Women for Children Guild ("TCWC")
The Tri-Citites Women for Children Guild was established on January 16, 2002.
The focus of this Guild is to provide assistance to the other Guilds when needed
for their activities and events. They are developing a great new cookbook full
of hundreds of favorite recipes of Guild members, their friends, and family, titled
"Dish It Up". The guild already has over 25 members and is still growing. They
meet monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:00p at Meadow Springs Country
Club for a dinner meeting, and adjourn by 7:15p. This group is made up of active
working women and mothers who try to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time.
Please contact either Meg or Tonya if you are interested in joining this group
of ladies. Harvest
Ball Guild The
Harvest Ball Guild's purpose is to organize the annual "Harvest Ball", the largest
all Guild event in the Tri-Cities. There are representatives from each of the
local Guilds that help to create this great event. There are numerous committees,
such as Publicity, Decorations, Auction, Printing/Graphics, and Sponsorships.
Please call JoAnn at (509) 375-1676 if you would like to participate on one of
these committees. JOG
Tri-Cities (Juniors Guild)
The Tri-City JOG, or Junior Guild, was established in 2001 and has 12 members.
This guild is for children in grades 6-12 who are interested in helping Children's
Hospital as they learn leadership and team building skills. Already this group
of young people has already participated in the Stroum Guild's annual juice bar
fundraiser and have assisted at the annual Harvest Ball. The
Guild Area Representative for Children's Hospital in the Tri-Cities is:
Andrew
Early Guild
The Andrew Early Guild was established in 1999 and is located in Prosser, Washington,
about 20 miles from the Tri-Cities. The Guild has raised more than $30,000 for
an endowment fund for cardiology research and equipment and has recruited over
90 members. Teresa may be reached at (509) 973-3280 Webmaster: David
Galliher
We do this through
annual fundraisers, which include store tagging in the spring and our "First
of Fall" event in the autumn. We support the Harvest Ball, which is a multi-guild
event.
Interested? We'd love to send you a brochure.
Other Benton County
Guilds
Updated: September 18, 2010
