News and Events

LOV Officers for 2023-2024
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
President – Lisa Jones
Vice President – Marie Niernberger
Secretary – Connie Thoma
Treasurer – Deb Szablak

Ladies Auxiliary Formation Advice
Kathy Mortensen is the Auxiliary Liaison for 2023-2024. To wives of VA Knights who are interested in forming an auxiliary to assist their councils. Please reach out to her via email: Kathy Mortensen.

Membership Dues
Individual: $5; Auxiliary: $26; PKDL: $3.65 pp, Name Badge: $12.00
Please make your check payable to “Ladies of Virginia”. Contact the LOV Vice President to obtain details for mailing your check and member information for the roster.
Individuals: Please fill out and submit this contact form.
Auxiliaries: Please fill out and submit this contact form.
Deadline for dues is January 6, 2024.
Deadline for PKDL contributions is March 2, 2024.

2024

Conference 50/50
This raffle will be held to raise funds for our annual charitable donations.

Women’s Charities
Membership will select charities.

Past Events

2023

Conference 50/50
This 50/50 raised funds for our annual donations to VKCCI, KOVAR and women’s charities.

Women’s Charities
Diocese of Arlington – Gabriel Project
Diocese of Richmond – Hope 4 Life

Prior Years’ Top Stories

2022

Basket Raffle
Central VA – 1) Spa Time, Winner: Mary A McCusker 2) All Seasons, Winner: Ann Todd
Tidewater North – 1) Butterfly Garden, Winner: James Waltz, Council 10515 2) Fourth of July, Winner: Amy Provencher, Council 11639
Tidewater South – 1) Beach Time, Winner: H M Niernberger 2) It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere, Winner: Marian Ogilbee, Council 6538
Northern VA – 1) Gift Card Basket, Winner: Randall Vis, Council 7469 2) The Place I Find Myself, Winner: Karl Klenhenz, Council 652

Women’s Charities
Diocese of Arlington – Best Choice (ABC) Mobile Ultrasound Pregnancy Resource Center
Diocese of Richmond – Safe Harbor

2021

Basket Raffle
Thank you for helping us raise funds for our annual donations to VKCCI, KOVAR and women’s charities. The baskets were raffled off on 05/08/2021. Congratulations to Patricia Baez (Travel basket) and Robert Dannemiller, Jr. (There’s No Place Like Home basket).

Women’s Charities
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – Hope Pregnancy Care Center
Diocese of Richmond – St. Margaret of Cortona Transitional Housing Program

2020

LOV Basket Raffle
Due to COVID virtual meetings, basket raffle not held in 2020.

Charitable Donations
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – Friends of Guest House
Diocese of Richmond – Care Net Peninsula

2019

LOV Basket Raffle
Northern VA – Gift Card Basket 2) International Treats – Marie Niernberger, Wendy Kehoe, Denise Rose
Central VA – Gift Card Basket – Deb Szablak, Roberta Gargiulo
Tidewater North – 1) Patriotic Picnic Fun Basket 2) A Luau Knight 3) Mediterranean Ambiance – Rachel Vis, Lynda Fairman
Tidewater South – Gone Crabbing – Kim Robillard

Charitable Donations
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound
Diocese of Richmond – The Sophie Choice

LOV Donation to “Coats for Kids”
Congratulations Ladies! We raised $880.00 during our July 7, 2018 organizational meeting for Knights of Columbus Supreme’s Coats for Kids program.

2018

LOV Basket Raffle
Click here to view photos of the baskets. Proceeds were donated to KOVAR, VKCCI and 2 women’s charities.
Central VA – Holiday Basket – Kathy Mortensen, Gerri Gasper
Northern VA – 1) Gift Card Tree 2) A Night in Italy 3) Aromas of the World – Marie Niernberger, Denise Rose
Tidewater North – 1) Give Me Liberty 2) Songs of the South – Lynda Fairman, Rachel Vis
Tidewater South – 1) What a Cake! 2) Picnic on the Go – Kim Robillard
Western Virginia – Reading Basket – Stacey Ripple

Charitable Donations
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – Gabriel Project
Diocese of Richmond – Interment of Angels

2017

LOV Basket Raffle
Click here to view photos of the baskets. Proceeds were donated to KOVAR, VKCCI and 2 women’s charities.
Central VA – Holiday Basket – Linda Duncan
Northern VA – 1) Free for All 2) Civil War 3) Gift Card Tree – Ann Todd, Agnes Alesky
Tidewater North – 1) Bamboo Tree 2) Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Lynda Fairman, Rachel Vis
Tidewater South – 1) VA Road Trip 2) After Dinner – Kim Robillard, Arlene Rowland
Western Virginia – Fire – Stacey Ripple

Charitable Donations
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – A Women’s Choice Center
Diocese of Richmond – Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton Burse (Crisis pregnancy)

2016

LOV Lady of the Year
Congratulations to Carol C, Charter Member and past President of the Battlefield Ladies Auxiliary Council 10246, Fredericksburg, VA.

LOV Basket Raffle
Basket Themes: Gift Card Tree, Night on the Town, Irish Blessing, Gift Card Tree, Smorgasboard, Blast from the Past, Keeping it Cool, Healthy Lifestyle

Charitable Donations
LOV donated to the following charities:
Diocese of Arlington – A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound
Diocese of Richmond – The Sophie Choice

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The PDKL annual check (intended for religious vocations), was presented to 2015-16 State Deputy Steven Rasche by Lucretia Burnley, 2015-16 LOV President, at the May 2016 Annual Meeting Awards Breakfast.

2015

LOV Lady of the Year
Congratulations to Agnes Alesky, LOV Charter Member