Monthly News & Updates

September 2025 | Issue 2

From the Co-Presidents


Welcome back CPWC members to a new and exciting season of fun and activities for the 2025-2026 season.


We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our New Neighbor Welcome First Friday Event on September 5th at the home of Missy and Kirk Malmberg. We will welcome our new neighbors and gather for our first “First Friday” of the year. We hope to welcome many of our new neighbors into our organization of friends and neighbors. If you have a new neighbor in your community, please bring them along to this great event.


For those of you who have already renewed your membership, we thank you. For those of you who are planning to do so, please renew your membership as soon as possible.  We count on those renewals/new memberships to provide the necessary resources which drive our ability to fund all the wonderful daytime and evening programming throughout the year. Check our monthly newsletters, our website or Facebook to keep up with all the dates and locations of these activities.


We are looking forward to our Opening Luncheon on September 12th at Atlanta Country Club. Registration for this event is open and please register to attend if you have not done so already. 


TongSuk Vignone and Nina Hickox, Charity Co-Chairs for this year, introduced several great charities at our most recent Board meeting. The charity selected for this season is “Sunshine on a Ranney Day” (SOARD). Representatives from this organization will speak at our opening luncheon about all the ways they lift up our community,

We hope you are enjoying a great start to Fall, and we look forward to seeing you all soon!


Your Co-Presidents,



Sterling Lanken and Angela Boardman

CPWC Membership & Dues


Join us for a year of fun and Serenity! We look forward to a great year in the Chattahoochee Plantation Women's Club where we share, laugh, support one another, and give back to our community.

Click here to join.


CPWC Opening Luncheon

10:30 am - 1 pm, Friday,

September 12 at

Atlanta Country Club


We invite you to our Opening Luncheon to introduce our Serenity theme for 2025-2026. Serenity with Style will feature our own members modeling outfits from Pineapple Porch. We will also have a Jewelry Display and a raffle provided by Masina Diamonds. Start the year off with us on September 12.


$45 per person; here to RSVP

by September 5.


Your Daytime program team,

 

Amy McConnell, Maryam Askaran, Janie Kissling, Grace Becerra, Turin Mamoun, Joe Coke, Dawn Wadsworth, Rita Furness, and Debbie Wagner.

Newcomer's Party and First Friday

The Newcomer's Party and First Friday are combined this year to give our new residents a Big Welcome!


Friday, September 5th from 6:30-9:30 Missy and Kirk Malmberg's home

4530 Ponte Vedra Drive.


If you know any new neighbors that moved in since last summer, please let Dawn know their names and addresses. We are working on invitations now. 


Please bring any new neighbors or existing neighbors that are interested in joining the CPWC. 


Remember to bring your favorite appetizer/food item and beverage. (Football will be on for any big fans that can't miss the games)


An RSVP is appreciated since we are combining the evening with our Newcomer’s event. Click here to RSVP


Thanks so much for your help in welcoming our new neighbors!


If you would like to host a future First Friday please click here to contact Lesli Asiello

Bridge Interest Group

Our next bridge game will be on Wednesday, September 24 at 10:00 am at Atlanta Country Club.



For more information, please contact Bette Selfridge at 404-408-9831 or by email at bns515@bellsouth.net.

 

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Painting and Crafts Interest Group

Stay tuned for upcoming classes!


Maryam Shirazi • 678-446-9120

Globe Trekkers

Enjoy your summer travels. We will look forward to hearing all about them when we next get together.

 

If you have any questions, please call.


Shea Amin404-932-5888

Bible Study Group

We would like to have you join us - we are a loving group that prays for each other.

We meet every Thursday at 10:00am at the Atlanta Country Club.



See Facebook page for more information.


Love, Lettie Nixon

Evening Group

"Serenity Now: Simple Practices to Reset your Nervous System & Find Peace Anytime" by Kathy Shaul. If you want to embrace this year's serenity theme, Kathy will have some great insights for you. 



Kathy is a Holistic Well-Being Specialist and long time yoga instructor. Her discussion will focus on: The science about why we struggle and why movement, breath and touch are the quickest resets. She will talk about 5 practices you can do to relieve stress.  💫Body💫Mind💫Spirit Connections, Movement Education and Benefits of Meditation!


Don't Miss this Relaxing, Stress Reducing Evening!

September 16th at 6:30-8:30 pm at Missy Malmberg's house @ 4530 Ponte Vedra Drive.


Evening Group,

Pat Iaffaldano, Missy Malmberg, Paty Holdmeyer and Patty Pace

Canasta Interest Group


Hand & Foot Canasta tries to meet the second Tuesday of the month. September 9th, October 14th, November 18th (this is the 3rd Tuesday), and December 9th. Time is generally 1:00 - 4:00 It’s not necessary to know how to play. We will teach you as we play. We enjoy the fellowship with each other as much as playing the game together. Come and enjoy fun and snacks! Even if you can’t come every month, please come as often as you can.


I will post where we will play each month in a separate email.


Please sign up to be on our notices in case there are any necessary changes. 


If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at any time.


Karen Frantz

770-715-7139

Gardening Interest Group


The planning for the 2025-2026 season for CPWC Garden Club is underway! The Gardening Interest Group will not meet in September, but save the date for our first gathering

on Monday, October 6th from 3:30-5:30 pm. Fall & Winter Gardening, Presented by Jennifer Rust Botanicals at the home of Martha Bechtel, 295 Thunderbird Trace.


RSVP by October 1st to:

Lynn Thompson at bltonpv@gmail.com or text 404-625-9326. All CPWC members are invited by reservation.


YARD OF THE MONTH will begin in October!

McFarlane News

We are very excited to report that a generous $8,000 donation to the McFarlane Future Fund has put us at $75,000 toward our goal of $100,000. We have been striving to reach that goal to secure an endowment for the Park. No funds will be taken from the $100,000 Future Fund, but each year thereafter, the Park will be able to withdraw 80% of the increase to help fund general expenses.


New McFarlane Notecards will be introduced at the opening CPWC luncheon. Eight cards with envelopes for $15. Look for the McFarlane table or Lynn Thompson with a basket of card packets. If you would like to support the park, this is a wonderful way to help.


Our fundraiser will be April 25 & 26th, 2026 Sponsored by the CPWC & CPCA. 


For more information, you can go to our NEW WEBSITE!, www.mcfarlanenaturepark.com and also on CPWC's Facebook page.


Photo: McFarlane Farmhouse, an oil by Ed Cahill


Walking Group News

Hey everyone! Time to get back out there for our morning walks and talks! Exercise, fresh air, and good conversations heal the soul!


Plan to walk at 9am Monday mornings: 

• Our first walk will be September 15. Meet at Missy Malmberg's house (4530 Ponte Vedra Dr) to walk the neighborhood.

• Monday, September 22 meet at Columns Drive to walk along the river.

• Monday, September 29 meet at Missy Malmberg's house to walk the neighborhood.


We will continue to use the GroupMe app for updates and reminders.


Please contact Jean Dole with any questions at jeandole@yahoo.com (404) 433-5551.

Hiking Group News

When: Tuesday September 23rd, 10am - 12pm

Where: Cochran Shoals, Sope Creek on Paper Mill. Meet in the car park, don’t forget your park pass or pay at the machine.


We look forward to seeing you,

Jo Coke and Turin Mamoun


For more information contact 

Jo Coke

470-725-4681

jocoke9@gmail.com


Book Clubs

Evening Book Club

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We will meet on Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30 pm in the home of Pat Iaffaldano, 4364 Classic Links Court. We will be discussing Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall.



Follow this link to join our group and have access to our app.


https://bookclubs.com/clubs/5968377/join/cf6a53/


All are welcome to join! Please let Dawn Wadsworth (email or 770-891-3839) know if you are able to attend and/or would like to join the group and receive meeting updates.



Daytime Book Club

The Day Time Book Club will meet on 

Monday, October 13 at 10:00 am to discuss the book, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson.

New members welcome!

(Hostess home to be announced)


Pleas RSVP to Ellie Lacey, elelacey@gmail.com.

Sunshine

Celebrating You!!! Happy Birthday to our September birthdays!

If you know of anyone that could use a little "Sunshine", please contact our ambassadors of sunshine, Kristine Ward and Lindsey Mabey.

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