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Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 328-5973
[email protected]
www.forthechildrenww.org
www.advocacyandcaringforchildren.org
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10-3
Circle History - Irene Hanley Circle - est. 1949
In 1949 a small group of recent S. U. graduates met for the
express purpose of starting an ACC circle.
They were Dolly Bauer Drew, Jean Clark Crosby, Joanne Drummey Guisness,
Patty Drummey Murphy, Harriet Gibs Merner and Dorothy Roberts Hurley. They decided to name their Circle after Irene
Hanley, a recently deceased and dear friend of Joanne Drummey’s mother.
Irene Hanley (1880 to 1949) did not belong to the Association, but she was a well respected member of the Catholic community. The Hanley’s were the parents of eight children. Two sons became priests and two daughters became Holy Names Sisters. One daughter, Veronica Olwell, also has a circle named after her. Another daughter, Cathleen Hanley Mead, said that her mother was a wonderfully loving mother who took exceptional care of her children, one of whom had cerebral palsy. Irene was very active in St. Joseph Parish, and the St. Martin’s College Mothers Club.
As a new Circle, their first fundraiser was to assist at an All Association tea and garden party at the home of Mrs. Harry Thompson on Lake Washington. Booths were set up and strolling musicians played Hawaiian music during the afternoon. Since then, the Circle has had many successful activities including sewing monkeys to sell at Fantasy Fair and sorting and selling rummage. Their most successful fundraiser continues to be their tulip and daffodil bulb sale. Each fall for the last thirty-nine years, the WASHINGTON BULB COMPANY of Mt. Vernon has generously donated 7500 quality bulbs for the Circle to sell.
Now in their sixty-sixth year, twenty-two Circle members gather four times a year to be a consistently strong and friendly support for needy children and for each other.
Irene Hanley (1880 to 1949) did not belong to the Association, but she was a well respected member of the Catholic community. The Hanley’s were the parents of eight children. Two sons became priests and two daughters became Holy Names Sisters. One daughter, Veronica Olwell, also has a circle named after her. Another daughter, Cathleen Hanley Mead, said that her mother was a wonderfully loving mother who took exceptional care of her children, one of whom had cerebral palsy. Irene was very active in St. Joseph Parish, and the St. Martin’s College Mothers Club.
As a new Circle, their first fundraiser was to assist at an All Association tea and garden party at the home of Mrs. Harry Thompson on Lake Washington. Booths were set up and strolling musicians played Hawaiian music during the afternoon. Since then, the Circle has had many successful activities including sewing monkeys to sell at Fantasy Fair and sorting and selling rummage. Their most successful fundraiser continues to be their tulip and daffodil bulb sale. Each fall for the last thirty-nine years, the WASHINGTON BULB COMPANY of Mt. Vernon has generously donated 7500 quality bulbs for the Circle to sell.
Now in their sixty-sixth year, twenty-two Circle members gather four times a year to be a consistently strong and friendly support for needy children and for each other.