Photo of Alice Rericha and other members of the Norwood Business & Professional Women's Club

Bettering our city: The Norwood Business & Professional Women’s Club

For 85 years the Norwood Business & Professional Women’s Club has been a way for Norwood women to get involved and give back. Through their various events and efforts, they raise money for scholarships and local causes. To learn more about this organization, we invited newly-elected President Alice Rericha to join us.

Open to any woman who lives, works, or previously lived in Norwood, the NBPWC meets monthly. In addition to their various involvement opportunities, their two marquee events are Norwood Day at Coney Island and Christmas Town. The funds raised through those events go toward scholarships for female graduates of Norwood High School.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

  • The variety of ways the NBPWC supports our city
  • Alice’s goals for her term as President
  • Plans the 2019 Norwood Day event is coming together
  • How Alice became known as “everyone’s first friend in Norwood”
  • and much more…

Listen here. ⬇️

Links and Action Items from Episode 8 about the Norwood Business & Professional Women’s Club

Learn more about the Norwood Makers Collective seeks to connect neighbors in Norwood with new residents through crafting and making program.

Check out Cohear, which is an AWESOME local organization that connects community members to leaders of government and industry.

Mark your calendar for the Norwood Day Parade on July 23, 2019.

Save the date for Norwood Day at Coney Island on July 24, 2019.

Be sure to visit Sugarbush Cafe, open Monday through Thursday for breakfast at 1766 Mills Ave.

Attend a meeting of the NBPWC, which take place on the third Tuesday of the month, January-November at 6:30 p.m. in the Norwood Community Center.

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Move Norwood Forward aims to shed light on the people, businesses and happenings of Norwood, Ohio that are bettering the city. If you know of a person who should be featured on an episode, nominate them here.