A night at The Women's Club of Red Bank with Turn Key Women
A night out at the Women's Club of Red Bank with Turnkey Women.
An enjoyable evening of networking with fellow women, professionals, entrepreneurs and likeminded women, who support each other and show up for each other.
The night was filled with laughter, light bites, mocktails and cocktails. There was also an option of getting your birth chart reading done.
We had a demonstration of both the cocktail and the mocktail, the cocktail by the fabulous Lauren Farrell of Joocy Tits Vodka. Joocy Tits premium vodka is made in Florida and with each bottle purchased it donates to Breast Cancer Charities. The delicious refreshing cocktail we all got to make with our own mixing station was with Joocytits premium vodka, cucumber water and a kick of pineapple juice for some sweetness.
The mocktail was demonstrated by Anne Dubon of Arbonne and we used a healthy fizz stick in a yummy pear flavor. Talking about wellness and the energy boost that this natural coffee alternative gives you.
Silvi boards and Dreamtastic Parties had delightful light bites and beautiful table scape done.
Sun Flour cookies was there with Turnkey Women Logo cookies which are not only beautiful but delicious.
Our gracious Turnkey Women founders Stacy and Shannon kept the vibe going and kept the prosecco flowing.
What a fabulous night to kick off Spring.
The historical building was the event space for our fabulous event.
The Woman’s Club of Red Bank clubhouse, The Anthony Reckless Estate was constructed ca. 1870 for one of Red Bank’s leading citizens, New Jersey Senator Anthony Reckless. The Woman’s Club of Red Bank purchased the property in 1921 for its headquarters, community meetings, and events.
History Of The Reckless Estate
The Reckless Estate is one of Red Bank’s finest examples of a suburban residence in the Italianate style and a long-standing center of local civic importance. It was built in c. 1870 for one of the town’s founding fathers and leading citizens, State Senator Anthony Reckless, who brought the railroad to Red Bank making it an important business center. The house is the sole surviving structure associated with the Senator.
Anthony Reckless built this fine mansion designed by Chicago architect J.P. Huber and completed in 1874, a time when upper Broad Street was lined with homes of the wealthy on extensive tracts that typically extended west to Maple Avenue. He was a merchant, publisher, utility director, and president of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, the key road that helped propel Red Bank’s growth. Reckless, who also served in the New Jersey Senate, died here in 1889.
The building remained a residence until the Red Bank Woman’s Club, which was incorporated in 1917, purchased the property in 1921. For decades the upper floors provided residential rooms for single women. Now the entire premises are given over to the group’s public service activities. They maintain a strong focus on education, which includes literacy programs and awarding scholarships. In recent years, the club has dedicated itself to the preservation of the historic building. Thanks to grants from Monmouth County and the NJ Historic Trust, the exterior restoration was completed in 2012. While not maintaining regular hours for tours, the building, entered on the National Register of Historic Places, is open to the public for some events.
