Services

Caltech Women's Club volunteers provide the following services to the Caltech / JPL Community:

Babysitting Co-op Helen Angove                  (626) 793-7386           htangove (at) yahoo.com  This co-operative baby-sitting group provides a Caltech or JPL parent who will come to your home and baby-sit your children.  In exchange you are asked to do the same for other members of the group.  Some members are available for daytime sits.  Call Helen to get a copy of the rules and current membership before joining!

CATS (Caltech Architectural Tour Service) Romy Wyllie    (626) 794-7773    romy (at) caltech.edu Dee Draper    (818) 790-4703    deedraper (at) charter.net CATS is a group of Women’s Club members who give architectural tours of the campus.  We hold a one-hour business meeting in the Athenaeum on the 1st Tuesday of the month starting at 11:45 am.  In addition to gathering information on the campus buildings, we take occasional field trips to places of architectural interest.  Anyone can join - all you need is an interest in the campus and some flexible time.  We have a complete script of our tour material and give personal training to new members.  Our next training program for new docents begins in October.  If you are remotely interested, why not come to our October 2nd meeting and find out more about us?   Community tours are given on the fourth Thursday of each month at 11:00 a.m. starting at the Athenaeum.  The tour lasts approximately one hour and thirty minutes and is open to all members of the Caltech community and visitors to the campus.

Welcoming Donna Burdick   (626) 798-0028    donna (at) robotics.caltech.edu Mary Gant   (818) 248-7664     mwgant (at) earthlink.net All new members of the Caltech/JPL community are invited to attend the Welcoming Coffees sponsored by the Caltech Women's Club. Attend one of these casual, family-friendly gatherings, meet fellow newcomers and learn more about the Pasadena area and the many activities of the Women's Club. Children are welcome! Friday Sept. 28th, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Broad Cafe, Caltech campus Friday Nov. 9th, 2007 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at The Rathskellar in the Athenaeum, Caltech campus Friday Jan. 25th, 2008 9 am - 10:30 am at the Avery Library, Caltech campus Friday Apr. 4th, 2008 9 am - 10:30 am at The Red Door Cafe, Caltech campus

Baby Furniture and Household Equipment Loan Pool 234 S. Catalina Avenue (behind the house at 230), between Del Mar and Cordova Avenues Open Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (no appointment necessary - just drop by!) (626) 584-9773 (call only when open) Email: furnpool (at) caltech.edu The Furniture Pool stocks a constantly changing inventory of cribs, strollers, high chairs, baby swings, car seats, baby bathtubs, and other useful items for small children, as well as pots and pans, plates, glasses, irons, coffee pots and other household items.   Borrowers must be affiliated with Caltech, JPL, the Huntington Library or Carnegie Observatories.   In order to fund new equipment purchases a nominal donation is requested for some items (e.g., cribs $20, electrical items $3); toys, children’s clothes and maternity clothes are free.   Donations of new and gently used baby and household items are greatly appreciated and accepted during open hours.   All donations should be in good working condition and of immediate use to incoming students/families.   Please note we have only limited storage space and cannot store items larger than a crib.   The Baby Furniture and Household Equipment Loan Pool is staffed by volunteers from the Caltech Women’s Club. If you have questions, or if you are interested in volunteering (typically one shift of 90 minutes once a month), please contact Sylke Pfeiffer [Sylke.pfeiffer (at) gmail.com].

Pasadena Area Guide Jennifer Hess Pearson    (323) 550-8075    jmphp (at) pacbell.net We are currently updating the Pasadena Area Guide. Please email your Pasadena area favorites to Jennifer! Download the 2007 Pasadena Area Guide [PDF, 1.8MB] for local resources. Or request the printed version.

All CWC members are eligible to advertise their goods & services in the mailed Bulletin or can sponsor ads for their friends. It is an easy and cost-efficient way to get your message out into the community. The Bulletin is published 7 times a year. Please contact Emily Baird at (626) 797-5741, cdd (at) its.caltech.edu, to get more information.