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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Stanford Dish Hike & Tea
- An Outing to Sonoma for Wine and Art
- The Annual Summer Tea
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Stanford Dish Hike & Tea
Saturday, July 12, 2025
9:00 AM 11:30 AM
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Join the Smith College Club of the Peninsula as we walk the 3.7 mile Stanford Dish loop, enjoy the fresh air, and experience local habitats, wildlife, and spectacular views. The trail is rated as "moderate" and includes an elevation gain of about 574 feet. It generally takes about an hour and a half.
Near the end of the loop trail, we will detour to the back patio of Theresa Chung ‘85 for a refreshing tea!
Park in the Stanford Dish Parking Lot on Stanford Avenue, across Junipero Serra Blvd from the trailhead entrance.
Club Members have received an Evite. If you are a non-member and plan to join the hike, please send a quick note to thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com so we can get a headcount for tea at Theresa's home.
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Wine and Sculpture Garden at Donum Estate
Saturday, July 26, 2025
12:00 PM 3:00 PM
Donum Estate 24500 Ramal Road Sonoma, CA, 95476 United States (map)
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Meet up with some fellow Smithies at the Donum Estate in Sonoma for an exploration of their impressive sculpture garden, and you can also indulge in a tasting of their excellent wine. It is recommended that you purchase tickets for the 12:00 PM self-guided sculpture tour on the Donum website prior to the day of the event at https://www.exploretock.com/thedonumestate/experience/370433/the-donum-collection-art-tour.
Club members have received an Evite. Non-members are welcome to join us - no RSVP is necessary. Please plan ahead by purchasing tickets at the link above.
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Annual Summer Tea
Saturday, August 23, 2025
2:00 PM 4:00 PM
The Home of Joy Silver
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Please join us for our Annual Summer Tea! This is a chance to hang out with Peninsula Bay Area alums, current students, new graduates, and a group of young adults in the class of 2029 who are heading to Northampton for the first time this Fall! All Smithies welcome.
Club Members will receive an Evite with address details, non-members should contact the club at thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com to RSVP and to get the address details.
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BOOK CLUB (MONTHLY)
Thursday, August 21, 7PM
Annual Movie Night!
Every Summer we pick a movie based on a book and indulge in a movie night ! To join in on the discussion, please contact Sally Smith for details and this month's meeting location.
Please note that there is no book club gathering in July.
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Book Club - June 2025
Seven of us gathered on Wednesday, June 18, at the home of Jan Collins to discuss “The Frozen River.” Most of us really enjoyed this novel in which the author builds a murder mystery around a real-life Maine midwife who lived in a small town in the late 1700s. We were interested in the characters—although we thought the model husband was too good to be true—and in the well rendered setting. We talked about the state of both medicine and justice at the time, as well as the role of a midwife. We considered the merits and limitations of first-person narration, and the challenges of pursuing a rape accusation, especially in a society that devalues women. We thought the conclusion was a bit implausible but nonetheless gratifying—a sort of justice.
We are not meeting in July.
Thursday, August 21: Movie Night. Film to be decided soon.
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Care Packages - Spring 2025
May 2025
| | Twice a year we send care packages to the students in Northampton who hail from the Peninsula Bay Area. This Spring we sent personalized cards with $5 gift certificates to Herrell's Ice Cream as encouragement to get through final exams, and a reminder to take a quick break and have enjoy a treat from their hometown fans. | | |
Trail Ride & Wine Tasting @ Garrod Farms, Saratoga
April 26, 2025
| | It was a beautiful day in Saratoga as some intrepid Smithes mounted their steeds and headed west. Or north...? They headed in a direction, and made us all proud of their adventurous spirits. As a reward, there was also wine. | | |
BE ON THE BOARD!
Next board meeting: Sunday, July 20 @ 2PM via Zoom
We need you! We need more people on the board to help us direct the club and organize events. There are opportunities for small efforts, and larger ideas. We're looking for folks to take on fun projects like Care Packages for On-campus Students, assistance in our Website Management and Social Media, helping out with our annual Membership Drive, and anything else you want to bring to the group! Want to lead a hike? Great! Want to guide us in a philanthropic effort? You're on! Contact us at thepeninsulasmithclub@gmail.com to join the team!
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Become a Member!
As a paying member of the Smith College Club of the Peninsula, you will get proactive evites to every planned event, and the following additional perks:
- Discounted admission to Club events, including lectures by faculty from the College
- Evite invitations to fun programs geared toward the varying interests of local alums
- The opportunity to meet and form lifelong connections with intelligent, interesting alums
- A sense of satisfaction knowing that Club funds help Smith attract outstanding young women from the Peninsula and provide scholarship funds to enable them to attend the College
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Suggest a Group Event
We're always looking for new ways to meet up and connect. If you have great ideas for group events, there's a way to make those suggestions: Go to our website under the Events tab, or just click here, and you will be presented with a Google form to guide you through your event suggestion. Please complete the form, including as much information as you can. After you submit the form, someone from the club's events team will contact you.
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