Welcome to the Shepherdstown Men's Club - a group of great women and men from all over the region who regularly get together to maintain old friendships, forge new ones, and provide service to the community to help keep this region the dynamic and interesting place that we all love. Here are a few reasons to join us and become a member of SMC:
Have fun:Our traditional role is to provide a casual social club and meeting place. SMC members are invited to to gather in town for monthly dinners, which are almost always followed by a free program that is open to the public. In 2009 we were regaled by tales of hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, and were awed to hear about the work of local army nurses who care for and oversee the evacuation of our wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. 2010 promises plenty of surprises and interesting presentations, usually featuring your friends and neighbors.
Learn:Hundreds of area residents have come to our series of lectures on various aspects of local history, held jointly with the Jefferson County Historical Society. This has proven so popular that we're now tossing around ideas for a sequel. Maybe a series on natural history? Or on local authors and artists? We're looking for ideas, and enthusiastic speakers.
Volunteer:SMC is involved in some of the signature events on the area's cultural calendar. And every danged one of them takes a lot of planning, organization, and elbow grease! The Club is always looking for people who want to pitch in.
Support the Community:SMC owns and maintains two vital facilities for the use and enjoyment of the entire Shepherdstown-area community:
The War Memorial Building provides a vital meeting space in the heart of Shepherdstown, and is the home for a plethora of great events -- the Goose Route Dance Festival, American Conservation Film Festival, Friday Painters, Christmas Marketplace, Back Alley Tour and Tea, annual Book Sale, and many other meetings, classes, concerts and shows that contribute to the lively and dynamic atmosphere of Shepherdstown. Many of these proceedings are free and open to the public.
Morgan’s Grove Park, located just a mile south of town, is one of the only public parks in Jefferson County. Thousands of children use the Park year-round, exploring the wooded areas, playing soccer and volleyball, getting kites stuck in the trees, whooping it up in the playground, and doing what kids need to do to grow up healthy and strong. Folks come from all over the region to walk and run on the well-maintained fitness path. Church groups, neighbors, wedding parties, nonprofits, and other organizations regularly use the kitchen and dining pavilion. And everyone benefits from the preservation of this significant historic site and natural area – birthplace of the US Army and headwaters of Town Run.
So please come and join us! Print and fill out a Membership Application and return it by mail, or bring it to the next SMC event and hand it to SMC's Membership Chairman or one of our other friendly board members. You can also pick up blank membership forms at most of our events.
To join or renew your SMC membership, choose how many people at the same address
wish to be members. The cost is $30 for the primary members and $15 for each
additional member at the same address. To pay your dues, we offer the option of
sending in a check or paying online via PayPal. If you wish to pay by check,
please make it out to the Shepherdstown Men's Club and send it to
Shepherdstown Men's Club
P.O. Box 463
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
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