HOME of the Ladies Guild
The Ladies Guild of Bayside was established in 2011 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN 80-0700274
(working towards making life better in Bayside)
LADIES GUILD OF BAYSIDE | PO Box 108 | Bayside, TX 78340
General Inquiries: 361-960-9375
WELCOME TO BAYSIDE, TEXAS, a coastal community
located on the northwest shore of Copano Bay.
Map to Bayside
history of Refugio County
Click HERE for useful links.
Photos/Tribute to Evelyn Barnes posted here, St.Mary's Cemetery's 75th anniversary event
held September 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 2, 2023
Ladies Guild president, Karen Clark, looks on as Dan Molina
reads the name on the winning raffle ticket!
The lucky winner of the
Ladies Guild 2023 quilt is
Suzanne Campbell
Ladies Guild of Bayside – EIN 80-0700274
P.O. Box 108, Bayside, TX 78340
www.ladiesguildbayside.com
Our Mission:
The Ladies Guild of Bayside is an organization of civic minded citizens who wish to improve the community of Bayside by encouraging all citizens to give of their time, talent and resources to enhance the quality of life in Bayside, Texas.
We have been working to make life better in Bayside since 2011.
FUNDRAISERS: The Ladies Guild thanks you for your participation, donations and support.
(t-shirt sales; silent auctions; jewelry raffles; quilt raffles; community garage sales; taco breakfasts).
2011 July 4th (1 year)
t-shirt sales and note card sales
2012-2018 (7 years):
Silent auctions at the Annual Catered Appreciation Dinners.
2011- 2023 T-shirt sales & Raffle items:
T-shirt sales 2011 (1 year)
Ladies Guild Necklace: 2011-2022 (12 years)
Ladies Guild hand-stitched quilt: 2015-2023 (9 years)
2012 & 2013 (2 years)
Ladies Guild Bayside Backyard Bazaar.
2014-2017 (4 years)
Ladies Guild Taco Breakfasts and Community Garage Sale.
With the funds raised since 2011, the Ladies Guild has been able to:
donate funds to the Bayside Volunteer Fire Department for discretionary use for safety of the Bayside community
provide complimentary dinner to BVFD members and their families
provide complimentary dinner to graduating Bayside high schoolers and their families/guests
award scholarships to graduating Bayside high schoolers who were pursuing higher education
award monetary gifts to graduating Bayside high schoolers who were entering military service
award graduation gifts to all graduating Bayside high schoolers
organize blood drives to be held for the convenience of Baysiders at the community center
purchase and donate 28 chairs for the Bayside Community Center
obtain a defibrillator from the Refugio Sheriff’s department for use in our community by BVFD
purchase and donate a traffic radar gun for Refugio Sheriff’s department for use along highway 136
act as liason for distributing donated goods and currency to Baysiders after hurricane Harvey devastated the town
purchase and donate plants to replenish Baysider’s yards after the destruction caused by Harvey
donate food to Baysiders during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS:
2011 fundraising event on July 4th, t-shirt sales, note card sales, necklace raffle
2012-2018 (7 years):
§ Organized Annual Catered Appreciation Dinners – complimentary for
firefighters/their families
high school graduates/their guests
§ Presented monetary gifts to the Bayside Volunteer Fire Dept. for discretionary use for the community’s safety.
§ Presented monetary awards to high school grads residing in Bayside for use by grads entering military service or pursuing higher education. Each student who submitted the application to the Ladies Guild were awarded funds.
§ Presented ALL graduating students with a graduation gift.
2013 Organized the “Milestone Anniversary Celebration” for past & present members of Bayside Volunteer Firefighters.
2013 Created a website www.LadiesGuildBayside.com to serve as a basis of communication for the Bayside community.
2014 Requested a defibrillator from Sherriff Bolchik and presented it to Fire Chief Cramer.
2014 Purchased 28 chairs for the Bayside Community Center (CC).
2015 & 2016 Organized Blood Drives with the Coastal Bend Blood Center, held at the Bayside CC.
2016 Purchased a traffic radar gun for the Refugio Sheriff’s department to keep our community safe from speeding vehicles along Route 136.
2017 August 25 – HURRICANE HARVEY STRUCK BAYSIDE
2017-2018 Due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey(Aug 25, 2017), the Ladies Guild accepted the responsibility of receiving monetary donations from across the United States and distributed the funds according to donor’s instructions (to families planning to rebuild in Bayside and for the Bayside Park).
The Guild also coordinated distributing a truck load of donated home goods to Baysiders in need of such items.
2018 & 2019 Chilifest – complimentary homemade chili and cornbread to Bayside residents.
2018-2019-2020 Make Bayside Beautiful project initiated in 2018 to assist Bayside families replenish their yards with plants that Hurricane Harvey destroyed. This project is focused on planting items that help sustain our migratory birds and monarch butterflies.
2019 July - Provided complimentary bottles of water and ice cream to July 4th parade participants.
2019 Nov - Sponsored KABOOM t-shirts and provided complimentary chili to the KABOOM volunteers, Nov 2, 2019.
2020 June - Raffle Sales began for the James Avery Artisan Jewelry gift sets - proceeds support the "Make Bayside Beautiful" project.
2021 May - resumed our quilting meetings – designing and hand-stitching a new quilt for fundraising purposes.
2021 July - provided complimentary water and ice cream to July 4th parade participants.
2022 Oct - Raffle winners were announced at the Bayside Market Day(hand-stitched quilt & James Avery necklace).
2022 Nov - Food deliveries were made - it was a COLD day!
2022 Dec - Food deliveries were made - it was very COLD and WINDY!
2023 DECEMBER 2 (SATURDAY) – the winner of our 2023 hand-stitched quilt was announced at 12:30 pm at the Bayside Community Center
2023 December 2nd - 11 am - 12:30 pm The Ladies Guild served complimentary homemade chili and cornbread at the Bayside Community Center
2023 November/December - Turkeys and hams were delivered - the weather was much warmer this year for the ladies who delivered the food. Yeah!