The Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club has been living its mission statement. The philanthropic organization dedicated to doing charitable deeds and supporting the needs and efforts of the community, along with enriching the lives of members through social and educational opportunities, has been doing just that.
This term of officers, led by President Sharon Marchant DeMilo, has been busy with efforts to support the community. One continuing project, from September to March, has been contributing to the food pantry at South Hills Interfaith Movement. Each month, the organization has been collecting food from its membership and has donated 605 pounds of various food item — exceeding the 450 pound goal.
Monies have also been collected and will be presented to SHIM at the end of the club year.
Several other community service projects included Adopt a Family at Christmas, Operation Troop Appreciation and the Blanket Angel Project earlier in the year. Enriching the lives of its members through education and socializing was very evident in the club’s February and March meetings.
In February, the guest speaker was Don German, who spoke on the Bald Eagle Habitat at the U.S. Steel Plant Irvin Works, located in West Mifflin. German is plant manager there and has taken on the protection of the eagle’s project at that location. His love and knowledge of the eagles at the Irvin location made many members become interested in the life of the eagles. They are now watching the daily life of the eagles via one of the six eagle video cameras at that location. Members are getting to know mother Stella, dad Irvin and now their recently hatched three eaglets, through these live videos.
Cristopher Rauhoff spoke to the club March on how to keep our memory. He is the owner and lead practitioner of Neuro Pittsburgh. His talk gave information on how brains work and he also provided strategies on how to improve our memory.
A field trip was slated in April for a talk entitled “House plants 101” with Lindsey Thompson, owner of the Ruby Flora Plant Shop in Bethel Park. Thompson is passionate about plants and willingly shares her knowledge about house plants and their care.
Sharon Marchant DeMilo will be thanked for her leadership and vision for the future of the club at the traditional “Presidents Luncheon” in May, ending the club’s year. The 2026-27 year will begin in September.
The club will still meet for Game Day and a few more craft projects during the summer.
We are hopeful you will join us in September to become a new member. For more information, email RAWC1946@gmail.com.