Lisa Schutte and Michele Hartweg are pictured after setting up the cookie exchange tables at the Lakewood Women’s Club’s last meeting.

LAKEWOOD – Members of the Women’s Club of Lakewood recently kicked off the holiday season with a holiday cookie and candy exchange co-chaired by Marsha Hern and Lisa Burns.

In addition to the cookies and candy, members listened to holiday music. A recipe book containing all of the prepared goodies from that evening was created by Hern for each member to take home. The Folk/Americana Group, “The Sunny Siders” performed bluegrass music and completed the evening playing Christmas favorites.

Women’s club members have been busy within the community as well as surrounding areas. Admittance to November’s program required donations of non-perishable food items that were delivered to a local food pantry. The club shared thank you notes from Southwestern Elementary School’s Health Center for their donation of children’s clothing, as well as thank yous from the Lakewood Methodist Church for donations of hygiene products and food items for the church’s little pantry. Wyn Imfeld, club president, also thanked members who have been knitting hats, scarves, and mittens to be taken to the Hazeltine Public Library for distribution to families in need of warm winter wear. Becky Danielson heads up the club’s yearly tradition of sending holiday cards to every resident at each of the three senior centers in Lakewood community.

The Women’s Club of Lakewood is a non-profit organization open to Lakewood village residents with a 14750 ZIP code. The club has monthly programs from September through May each year. Its goal is in mutual improvement, community service and social interaction. For more information, contact Danielson, the club’s membership chairwoman, at 716-763-5711 or message the group through the club’s public Facebook page.