SAMPLER: City councilor also directs Junior Woman s Club
Mary Wenzel
Kathleen “Katie” Robey, a Marlborough City Councilor and one of the city’s most dedicated public servants, is also serving as the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Massachusetts director of junior clubs 2021-22.
A member of the GFWC Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club since 1996, Katie is the fourth MJWC member to have held the director position, including Marilyn Perry, Sheila Shea and Diane McCurley.
However, it is without question that Katie was in for a very different experience than the previous directors.
The GFWC MA Junior Membership had its Annual Meeting scheduled for April 25, 2020, at the Holiday Inn in Marlborough with the installation of officers scheduled for the evening.
Mary Wenzel
The Sweats for Vets organization met its goal for the year 2020 by collecting and distributing 2,100 sweatshirts to homeless veterans in the New England/New York area.
Homeless veterans all over New England were gifted with Boston sports team hooded sweatshirts for Christmas.
Some 40 organizations participated in the Marlborough-based Sweats for Vets efforts including the St. Stephen Lutheran Church, the Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club, the Rotary Club of Marlborough and others.
The founder of Sweats for Vets, Mark Vital, started this mission with the belief that a sweatshirt from a New England based team brings more than just warmth but also pride and hope to a homeless veteran.