Letter from Our President

Greetings Ladies,

Tonight, I am writing this letter with a very heavy heart. Mark Casso, the husband of our former President and long time Women’s Club member Julie Casso, passed away on June 25th . I hope many of you had the great fortunate of meeting Mark as he was such a kind, witty and intelligent man. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was so active in our community devoting his precious time to so many causes including Lift Me Up! Celebrate Great Falls and his beloved Arts of Great Falls. I was lucky to have met him when I first moved to Great Falls. We bonded over his birthplace of Brooklyn, had spirted conversations regarding the Mets and the Yankees and, of course, the lack of good Italian food in Great Falls or actually all of Virginia. He repeatedly boosted that Julie made delicious Brooklyn worthy Italian delicacies. While Mark was a successful attorney and an industry advocate, he was so much more. He was an avid history buff; how can you forget him in his revolutionary war ensemble! He was also an incredibly talented artist. As this is so recent, the family has not made any plans as of yet, however, please keep Julie, their children Nia and Nick and his grandson Asher in your prayers.

July 4th

As you know our July 4th Hometown Celebration will include marchers from the Women’s Club and the Scholarship Fund. Please sign up through the calendar on the website if you wish to join us. The main parade starts at 10 am and we will be lining up about 9:30 a.m. on Columbine St. Additionally, the women’s club sponsors the Little Patriot Parade which kicks off at 8:30 a.m. so if you have any little patriots make sure to register them on the 4th at the Green.

Fall Luncheon

We are likely switching our fall luncheon venue typically held at River Bend or Trump to Chez Francois in the hope of better weather. We will be under the tent and will be able to accommodate at least 75. The lunch will be held on September 12th . The spring lunch will be held at either Trump or River Bend.

Other Member Stuff

Many of our interest group may be active over the summer so please keep checking the website for details.

We are in full throws of membership renewal so make sure to pay your annual dues. We are also insisting that you add a photo of yourself to the member profile. We are doing this as many of our events are held in member homes and for security reasons, hostess like to know who will be attending. We are such a big club now that we don’t all know each other. We hope you understand but it is really important for all of our safety.

Bridal Shout Outs

Lastly, I want to do a shout out to some Women’s Club new bride - Charlotte Lee who will be getting married in the UK over the July 4th Holiday! Congrats!!!!

With Gratitude,

Cory