Investment Club

The Loaded Ladies Investment Club was formed to help broaden the knowledge of stocks and investing. We have a stock portfolio so we discuss the stocks we own and where we want to go with our portfolio. The club gets together once a month usually on the 4th Monday of the month from 12:00 –1:00 pm in the Community Room at the United Way Headquarters. The club currently has 17 members and can go up to 24. If you want to get involved you can contact Jeri Hansen or Kathy Spain (current co-Presidents of the club). The Investment Club is open to Active Gold members and Sustainers.

Book Clubs

The Sustainer Evening Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at The Barnes & Noble Cafe to discuss, what else…..books! For those who want to enjoy dinner, the club gathers at 6:30 pm and the book discussion is at 7:00 pm. If you are interested in joining this book club please contact Carrie Magill 670-2740 (W) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There are two Sustainer Daytime Book Clubs:

One book club meets the first Thursday of the month at 9:30 am. Members volunteer their homes for the meetings. There is a hostess and a leader for the meetings. A brunch or luncheon is usually served in conjunction with the discussion. Everyone brings suggestions for books (they read a wide variety of books) and they plan what they are going to read in future months. This group has been around since 1990, started by Alice Barron. Most of the original members are still in the group! If you are interested in joining this book club please contact Alice Barron or Barbara Bunten.

A second book club meets the second Thursday of each month at 9:30 am at various members houses (people volun-teer their homes). There is also a volunteer for leading the discussion each month. Light refreshments are served at the meetings and in December a brunch is usually held in conjunction with the book discussion. Everyone brings book suggestions to help plan what they are going to read in the coming months. If you are interested in joining this book club please contact Mary Lagerberg (785) 235-6123 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lunch Bunch

The Sustainer Lunch Bunch (also known as the Not-So-Junior League) meets at the Millennium Cafe in the Shawnee County/Topeka Public Library at noon on the last Thursday of each month. A random combination of women shows up each month. We buy our own lunch and join the group -- young and not-so-very-young, conservative and liberal, charged up or needing a hug, wearing anything from gym clothes to business suits. Rarely does everyone know each other. We just push tables together to accommodate whatever size crowd we have and we talk about everything under the sun. No reservations, no agendas, no strings: just lunch and conversation. It's wonderful! Questions? Call Helen Crow 235-5555, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or just show up and ask.

Sustainer Planning Committee

This group plans activities for sustainers – from the Fall and Spring luncheons to trips to various and fun places. Dea Olson and Joan Wiksten are in charge of this group. Contact them if you want to know what enjoyable event is being planned next for the sustainers!