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On this day in 1948, 15 Agua Dulce residents gathered to officially organize what would become the Agua Dulce Women’s Club, which remains a cornerstone of community life after more than 75 years.
Originally founded as the Agua Dulce Mother’s Club to support the local school, members voted on Sept. 23, 1948, to reorganize and rename themselves the Agua Dulce Women’s Club.
Myrtle Fletcher was elected the club’s first president, joined by 14 other charter members, including longtime Agua Dulce resident Doreetha Daniels, who would later make national headlines in 2015 when she became the oldest-ever College of the Canyons graduate at age 99.
The women quickly set out to raise money for a clubhouse, hosting creative fundraisers such as dances, bazaars, and the now-legendary “come-as-you-are” breakfasts, where neighbors were whisked away to a morning meal still in pajamas or curlers.
In 1949, member Opal Sciarra and her husband Ben donated land on Agua Dulce Canyon Road, where the clubhouse finally opened in April 1951.
Over the decades, the clubhouse has served as a gathering place for countless community organizations, including the Agua Dulce Town Council, the Acton-Agua Dulce Chamber of Commerce, the Agua Dulce Civic Association, the Agua Dulce chapter of the Lion’s Club, the Agua Dulce Country Fair committee, local Girl and Boy Scout groups, 4-H, and many, many more.
The clubhouse has hosted weddings, pageants, holiday celebrations, and memorials, becoming one of Agua Dulce’s most cherished landmarks.
Today, the Agua Dulce Women’s Club continues its mission of community service, philanthropy, and scholarship while preserving its historic clubhouse as a hub for local life.
To read yesterday’s Today in SCV History, click here.
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