The St. Charles Women’s Club held its annual club year-end luncheon at the Satellite Center in Luling. New club officers were installed by outgoing President Debbie Deal. The officers for the 2011-12 club year are President Joan Belcher, First Vice-President Betty Claudet, Second Vice-President Ann Haydel, Recording Secretary Choyer Parker, Co-Corresponding Secretaries Judy Burstock and Terry Holmes and Treasurer Patty Picard.

During the club year, the members raised just under $19,000 to give back to the community. The organizations that were recipients of the funds were; Catholic Charities, Creative Family Solutions, Pink Ladies, United Methodist Church, St. Charles Social Concerns, United Way of St. Charles, St. Anthony Outreach, St. Charles Community Chorus, St. Vincent DePaul Society, German Coast Farmers Market, CASA of St. Charles and Louisiana Artist Association.

There were seven high school students receiving the 2011 scholarships. DeJa Fobb from Destrehan High School was awarded the $500 Vo-Tech Scholarship. Receiving the $1,000 academic scholarships were Callan Johns, Elise DeBruler, Nicholas Corzo and Savanna Barbee of Hahnville High School, Kiera Lane of Destrehan High School and Brennan Ferguson of Ursaline Academy.