In 1961 a group of friends gathered to form a service club promoting education of Malibu children. Three of the early members are still active in Malibu Woman’s Club. As volunteers, we celebrate the scholarship and contributions of our outstanding fifth graders and high school seniors. All proceeds from our annual fundraiser, after event costs, go to award the achievements of our deserving young people. We appreciate community donations and participation.
2012 March Luncheon, hosted by Lynne Griess (front left)
Co-hostesses Chris Bricoe (right, in white) and Marilyn Brath (not shown) provided a spring fiesta, complete with glorious acid yellow daffodils to beautify the table.
2012 February Co-Hostesses
Charlotte Ward and Christine Rodgerson, with Aya Yoshida, served as co-hostesses for the February meeting.
2012 New Member Maria Macias
Charlotte Ward welcomes Maria to the club. Maria and her husband recently moved to Malibu from Salt Lake City.
2012 Changing of the Guard: Welcome President Kathy Meyers
2011 President Bobbi Hurst turns over leadership of the club to Kathy Meyers. Brava to both.
2011 President Bobbi Hurst
As Bobbi leaves office, she proudly holds her memorial scrapbook for her triumphant year of presiding. Thank you, Bobbi.
2012 February Meeting Attendees
Charlotte Ward, one of the hostesses, welcomes members Pam McKay and Sunnie Tucker, with her daughter-in-law above.
2012 Aya Yoshida serves as co-hostess for February luncheon.
2012 February Co-Hostess Aya Yoshida serves a salad for luncheon.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
MWC members at table (left to right) Alice Scholefield; Agnes Peterson, Corresponding Secretary; and new members Marilyn Brath and Kathy Meyers are looking lovely at Duke’s Restaurant for the annual Awards Luncheon on May 18, 2011.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
Malibu Woman’s Club celebrates fifty years of service to the community young people by honoring our elder stateswoman Sunnie Tucker, a member of the club since 1974, with the first Founders Award.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
Two new members appear with Wendy Seifried, Treasurer: left is Marilyn Brath and right is Kathy Meyers.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
Looking fresh and beautiful, Elena LeBel and Denyse McLean co-chaired the committee that read over two hundred fifth grade essays to award 16 awards. Malibu Woman’s Club celebrates 50 years of nurturing leaders of tomorrow who live in our community.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
President Bobbi Hurst (right) with Historian Teri Lubash have the name tags in order to welcome senior high school award winners, their parents, and principals.
2011 May 18 Scholarship Luncheon
Malibu Woman’s Club Scholarship Chair Patti Eisenberg with Mehri Frost are setting up for the Award Luncheon on May 18, 2011.
2011 May 1 Soiree Featuring Benjamin Krasner, Piano
Ann Krasner, internationally recognized painter, exhibited her joyful paintings at the performance of her son on May 1. She donated a portion of her proceeds to the club scholarship fund.
2011 May 1 Soiree Featuring Benjamin Krasner, Piano
Just desserts for the virtuoso. Excellent cooks as well as supporters of the community, members of MWC prepared a buffet feast for the soiree guests. In the foreground, Paul Krasner helps Benjamin to some of the yummy desserts, well deserved after his stunning performance.
2011 May 1 Soiree Featuring Benjamin Krasner, Piano
Bobbi Hurst, President of Malibu Woman’s Club, poses with Benjamin Krasner after the performance.
2011 May 1 Soiree Featuring Benjamin Krasner, Piano
Showered with bravos and flowers, Benjamin Krasner acknowledges the admiring crowd.
2011 May 1 Soiree Featuring Benjamin Krasner, Piano
Eleven-year-old prodigy Benjamin Krasner, a sixth grader at Malibu Middle School, plays Chopin for the 2011 Malibu Woman’s Club Soiree on May 1. Benjamin generously donated his performance to his fellow students for the MWC Scholarship Fund.
2011 New Members in April
We celebrate the induction of three new members in 2011: Kathy Meyers, Elena Le Bel, and Marilyn Brath, who express their delight to join friends in nurturing Malibu’s leaders of tomorrow.
2010 December Holiday Party
MWC Member Dr. Suzan Starler with her husband Michael and Hostess Martha Fling
2010 December Holiday Party
MWC table of merrymakers, Michael and Susan Starler, MWC Recording Secretary Victoria Epstein, and Martha Fling with a neighborhood guest.
Soiree 2010
Cheers and ovations for the cellist Stephen Erdody and pianist Antoinette Perry for their evocative performances at the MWC 2010 Fundraiser Soiree. They played Schumann and Chopin selections to celebrate the 200-year aniversaries of both composers.
Soiree 2010
Guests at MWC funraiser enjoy a buffet before the music begins
Soiree 2010
Victoria Epstein and friends celebrate Malibu Woman’s Club funraiser 2010
Soiree 2010
Patti and Paul Eisenberg and Mehri Frost
Soiree 2010
Cellist Stephen Erdody prepares to play Chopin.
Susanne Steiner
Susanne Steiner, introduced to MWC by Scholarship Chair Patti Eisenberg (left) and Inducted by Membership Chair Bobbi Hurst (right), has lived in Malibu for over 10 years. As the “Busy Bee” of Busy Bee Esthetics, she performs skin care services in the Malibu Gym. She and her husband, Dr. Randall Steiner, who works at Amgen, Inc., have two sons, third and fifth graders at Our Lady of Malibu School. Susanne says, “I am pleased to join the Malibu Women’s Club and hope to make a difference in achieving the group’s goal of raising scholarship funds for local students.”
2009 Holiday Party
Malibu Woman’s Club members celebrate the holiday season with their loved ones.
2009 Holiday Party
Happy Birthday to Sunnie Tucker, celebrating her 90th birthday.
Holiday Party 2009 Hosts
Lynne and Jerry Griess host the 2009 holiday party at their beautiful home, filled with decorations and good cheer.
Holiday Party 2009 Dinner
Members and guests enjoy a delicious holiday feast in the presence of friends and loved ones.
Johnny Cash Fundraiser 2009 – Live Auction
Linda Euler, Auction Chair, displays one of the live auction items, a gorgeous oil painting donated by famed artist Kathleen Keifer. Beverly Taki calls the bids. All proceeds after event expenses fund the scholarships for outstanding seniors of Malibu.
Johnny Cash Fundraiser 2009
Chris Spiros on guitar celebrates the Man in Black alongside Doe Briscoe and Jacqui Spiros, Chair of the September event.
Wrapping a basket for the 2009 Fundraiser
Wrapping a basket for the 2009 Fundraiser, “Walk the Line”: A Johnny Cash Celebration, are members (l. to r.) Joan Blackman, Aya Yoshida, Zorica Denton, Auction Chair Linda Euler, and Mehri Frost.
Jacob Vandor, 2009 Senior High School Scholarship Winner
On May 20 David Resnick, President of Malibu Bay Company and a great friend of Malibu Woman’s Club, presented his $1000 special annual award to Jacob Vandor, Malibu High School Senior. Jacob will attend the University of Hawaii to continue his education in marine archeology. Resnick urged Vandor to remember Malibu and to return home after college to help with local water challenges.
2009 First Place Essay Winner from Point Dume Elementary School
Harry Putterman, from Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School, Principal Chi Kim, Margo Dunn’s class, delivered a scholarly essay on the need for solar energy. Agnes Peterson, Fifth Grade Essay Chair, looks on as Pam McKay hands Harry a first place certificate and Alice Scholefield waits with $150 check.
2008 Scholarship Winner
Alex Stern, from Malibu High School, celebrates winning a $1000 scholarship at the Malibu Woman’s Club 2008 Scholarship Luncheon last May. Shown here with his mother Norma Levy and members Linda Euler, Charlotte Ward, and Chris Briscoe, Alex received the special Malibu Beach Inn award for founding an international philanthropic website, thedonationsite.com.
Meeting Luncheon
Our members gather monthly in each other’s homes to plan our yearly events in the midst of friendship and wonderful food. Front row: Gail Zanger, Teri Lubash, Cecil Kantora, Sunnie Tucker, Pam McKay, Lynne Griess, Chris Briscoe, and Karen King. Second row: Charlotte Ward, Agnes Peterson, Laurie Briskin, Linda Euler, Mehri Frost, and Lyn O’Kane. Third row: Risa Parness-Weddle, Bobbi Hurst, Sally Zamarin, Joan Blackman, Zorica Denton, Christine Rodgerson, Jacqui Goldman Spiros, Bobbi Jo Dummit, and Wendy Seifried. Other members are Stephanie Fisher-White, Alice Scholefield, Nancy Dowey, Martha Fling, and Marcella Leach.
2008 Holiday Party
Celebrating the season with a festive evening, members, spouses, and friends at the welcoming home of Martha Fling produce a festive roomful of cheer.
2007 Ojai Trip
Our field trip to Ojai began with a delicious lunch on the veranda of the Ojai Country Club and Spa. Afterward we drove north to look out over the groves and mountains surrounding Meditation Mount.
Patti Eisenberg
Bobbi Hurst inducted Patti Eisenberg into our membership on June 10, 2009.
2007 Castle Fundraiser
Merrie night indeed. Malibu knights and ladies gathered at the Castle Kashan in September 2007. Chris and Don Briscoe and Ron and Sally Zamarin raise a glass with Richard Chesterfield, the chef of the realm.
Monthly Meeting at Chris’s Home
MWC meets in the homes of members. In July Chris Briscoe welcomed the group to her newly renovated surfside home. Linda Euler, Pam McKay, Wendy Seifried, and Sally Zamarin bask on the deck.
Enchanted Sea Cottage
Members are enthralled by the ambience of the Enchanted Sea Cottage on Point Dume.
2006 Hot! Hot! Hot! Fundraiser
Looking like a night in the Caribbean, the venue is pure Malibu, a lovely home in the Colony. Members and guests sport all sorts of island attire to sing and dance the night away. Our fundraisers accomplish two goals: we have great fun and we raise money for Malibu kids.
Honeys and Harleys Fundraiser
What uproarious good times we have in our Harley gear. So many chicks, hot mamas, dudes, and rods! Another cool night in the Colony.
Monthly Meeting at Sally’s
Overlooking Zuma Beach, members show the sunny side of our club. At the near table sit Teri Lubash, Risa Parness-Weddle, Bobbi Hurst, hostess Sally Zamarin, Lyn O’Kane, Wendy Seifried, and Joan Blackman.
New Members – Gail Zanger and Stephanie Fisher-White
Celebrating a bonanza of new talent, Bobbi Hurst inducts Gail Zanger and Stephanie Fisher-White into our circle of fellowship and earnest good works.
Presley Gerber and his mom Cindy Crawford
Presley won one of the 2010 essay prizes MWC awards to two young people in each Malibu fifth grade class.
Christiana Leonardo
Christiana Leonardo, a fifth grade winner from Juan Cabrillo, and her proud parents
Malibu Woman’s Club Cookbook
Stirring Up Bright Futures! Cookbook Editor Christine Rodgerson proudly exhibits a stack of Malibu Woman's Club cookbooks, brimful of the favorite scrumptious gourmet recipes of MWC members. Illustrated in color with photographs by Christine and Denis Rodgerson and paintings by Wendy Seifried of lyrical Malibu scenes. $20 via PayPal on this website or by contacting any member.