Upcoming Events for GFWC Greater Taunton Woman’s Club

At the GFWC Greater Taunton Woman’s Club’s May Meeting the speaker will be Heidi Chiavaroli. Heidi wrote her first story in third grade, titled I'd Cross the Desert for Milk. It wasn't until years later that she revisited writing, using her two small boys' nap times to pursue what she thought at the time was a foolish dream. Despite a long road to publication, she hasn't stopped writing since! Heidi writes women's fiction, combining her love of history and literature to write both split time stories and contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, Freedom's Ring, was a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick and a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut. Her second Carol Award-winning novel, The Orchard House, is inspired by the lesser-known events in Louisa May Alcott's life and led her to write The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast series, a contemporary twist on Little Women. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and Wyatt, her standard poodle. Visit her online at heidichiavaroli.com. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Silver Platter Restaurant, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School.

Also, during the meeting, scholarships will be awarded to this year’s recipients of the seven $500 scholarships awarded each year to local high school seniors and current college attendees. The recipients are chosen from students applying from the seven communities where our members live. Much of the money for these is collected in club fundraisers like the May 19th Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatters Tea. The tea will feature members dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland, sandwiches, sweet treats, and, of course, various varieties of tea. There will also be one of the club’s famous basket raffles!

Anyone looking for more information about our club can visit www.GFWCGreaterTauntonWomen.org  or come to one of our meetings.