Empowering Women,
Making a Difference

About the Riverside Women's Association (RWA)

The Riverside Women’s Association is a organization of and for women.  Our mission and focus speak to our determination to provide social and intellectual outlets for our membership while giving back to our communities, but first and foremost, we are here for each other, to empower each other.  Besides the pride you will feel giving back to your community through volunteering or fundraising, you will make real, true friends here.  There will be times when you feel you have no more energy to give; come and sit.  There will be times when you feel eager to do; come and lead.  We are a community for each other before we are a force in the communities in which we live.

RWA was founded in 1994 and is open to all women age 21 and over.  We meet the first Monday of the month (the second in September), September through May for a social half hour with wine and munchies followed by  a business meeting.  Our meetings give members a chance to hear about the ongoing opportunities to make a difference in our community and about upcoming social events and presentations. 

Social events include trips to the Pumpkin Farm and Breakfast with Santa where our little ones are welcomed.  Spouses, friends and guests are happy to be invited to our Oktoberfest and Spring Wine Tasting.

Since 2005, our annual fundraiser, the Snow Ball, a black-tie optional dinner dance with silent auction, has raised over $50,000!  Proceeds from the Snow Ball have enabled RWA to award two or three $2,500 scholarships annually to local women who are beginning or continuing their education.  We also contribute money annually to our four core charities, the Oakmont Carnegie Library, the Oakmont and Verona Volunteer Fire Departments and the Riverview Community Action Corporation, as well as a few additional charities voted on by our membership. 

Riverside Women's Association • PO Box 143 • Oakmont, PA  15139