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Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 328-5973
acc@ccsww.org
www.forthechildrenww.org
www.advocacyandcaringforchildren.org
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10-3
Circle History - Anna Donahoe Circle - est. 1948
In 1948 or 1949 Sally Sue Rogers, Jane and Joan McLean and Pat Jenkins met at Pat’s house and decided they should start a circle. Sally Sue remembers this well because she had just graduated from college.
Sally Sue’s mother was Maude Rogers and Pat’s mother was Kate Jenkins. Both of these women were equally active in Catholic Charities and both were members of the Katherine Polson Circle. Because they could not choose between their mothers when selecting a name for their circle, they settled on Anna Donahoe.
Not much was done in those first years and in 1950 Jane and Sally Sue went to work in Germany. During the two years following, more members were added to the circle. When Sally Sue and Jane came home they became members again.
The projects Sally Sue remember were the dance, selling license tabs and their auction. As she recalls, the auction started out as their Christmas party and the money raised went to the children’s Christmas fund. Also, at Christmas time some of the members who could sing got on a truck and went around caroling on Capitol Hill.
They had an annual St. Patrick’s dinner at Madeleine Anderson’s home and a summer pot luck at various homes. These gatherings continue to this day.
Sally Sue’s mother was Maude Rogers and Pat’s mother was Kate Jenkins. Both of these women were equally active in Catholic Charities and both were members of the Katherine Polson Circle. Because they could not choose between their mothers when selecting a name for their circle, they settled on Anna Donahoe.
Not much was done in those first years and in 1950 Jane and Sally Sue went to work in Germany. During the two years following, more members were added to the circle. When Sally Sue and Jane came home they became members again.
The projects Sally Sue remember were the dance, selling license tabs and their auction. As she recalls, the auction started out as their Christmas party and the money raised went to the children’s Christmas fund. Also, at Christmas time some of the members who could sing got on a truck and went around caroling on Capitol Hill.
They had an annual St. Patrick’s dinner at Madeleine Anderson’s home and a summer pot luck at various homes. These gatherings continue to this day.