Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club Seeks Residents Celebrating Birthdays 90 Years and Above

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

Ahead of its return to celebrating birthdays of residents age 90 and above in person, Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club is seeking participants for this year’s party, which will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4.

“Are you or do you know someone in the Pacific Palisades that is 90 years old or older?” asked the PPWC website.

Those who are or do are asked to fill out a form at the PPWC website in order to receive an invitation to the party. The entries will also be used to determine the King and Queen of the party—the two oldest attendees.

The form asked for information like name, date of birth, phone number, and email and street address.

This year’s party, which is the first celebrated in-person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a Derby Day luncheon. The tradition dates back to 1996.

The event was canceled in 2020, then took place in a virtual fashion in 2021, where Palisadians were gifted a special food package, complete with a turkey pot pie, fresh soup and pumpkin bread prepared by K Bakery Eatery + Bakeshop, along with a birthday cupcake, card and commemorative collectible coffee mug.

In 2022, volunteers on behalf of PPWC went around town and celebrated the birthdays of those turning 90 and older with special deliveries in November.

“The meal—tea party inspired—[included] tea sandwiches, mini scones, petite fruit, a tea bag and a festive individual cake,” catered by K Bakery Eatery + Bakeshop, explained a PPWC board member at the time. Each participant also received a birthday card and a night light for safety.

The birthday party form can be found at theppwc.org/90-birthday. For questions, or to email the information instead of filing out the form, write to info@theppwc.org.