GFWC Georgia Clubwoman - Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs

GFWC Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs, Inc. 

ISSUE 1I 

JULY 2011 

GEORGIA CLUBWOMAN NEWSLETTER 

GFWC Georgia Clubwoman 

The Newsletter of GFWC Georgia 

“Carrying the GFWC Georgia spirit of community into the world” 

P.O. Box 39 | Tallulah Falls, Georgia 30573 | www.gafwc.org 

INSPIRATION 

―My sisters, the question is 

not what you are going to get 

out of the world, but what you 

are going to give the world.‖ 

---Mary Ann Lipscomb 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

President’s Special Project 

Operation Christmas Child 

Tallulah Falls School 

Special Project 

―Sounds of Tallulah‖ Bell Tower 

SNAPSHOT OF GFWC GEORGIA, 2010- 2011 

We have accomplished so much this year and I am 

so proud of all the clubwomen in Georgia who have 

responded to their community needs as well as 

helping with all the changes that GFWC Georgia has 

accepted. You answered Mary Ann Lipscomb‘s 

question-―My sister‘s the question is not what you are 

going to get out of the world, but what you are going 

to give the world‖ 

Summer Institute 

What a great time we had at the UGA Continuing 

Education Center! We all learned about the 

‗Community Service Programs‘ projects and were 

inspired by UGA Football Coach Vince Dooley. 

Tallulah Falls Middle School Campus 

The Lodge at Tallulah Falls was transitioned into a 

Middle School campus and the opening will be in 

August with over 150 students in grades 6 th through 

8 th ! 

Operation Christmas Child 

Clubwomen embraced this project with 1040 

clubwomen giving 4054 hours of work and donating 

$20,005.00 and putting together 1,385 shoebox gifts 

that were delivered to Samaritan‘s Purse collection 

sites in Georgia. Gals, we are half way to our goal of 

3,000 boxes. How fantastic is that! 

Inside this Issue: 

Officer‘s Reports/District Presidents‘ Reports 1-6 

Tallulah Falls Chairman Report 6 

Juniorettes LEAD 7 

Department Reports 8-12 

Club News 13-19 

Editor‘s Notes 20 

GFWC Georgia 

OFFICERS 

2010-2012 

President: 

Sharon Carter 

First Vice-President: 

Shirene Daniell 

Second Vice 

President: 

Elaine Chandler 

Third Vice-President: 

Ida Dorvee 

Director of Junior 

Clubs: 

Kathryn E. Youles 

Recording Secretary: 

Tina Daniel –Reasey 

Treasurer: 

Shelby Holland 

Corresponding 

Secretary: 

George Ann Hoffman 

Parliamentary 

Advisor: 

Avernell Rogers

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Tallulah Falls School 

Bell Tower Project 

Can you believe that we 

ordered a five foot tall 

bronze bell from the 

Netherlands, had it cast 

and shipped to Tallulah 

Falls School, displayed it 

in the education building 

and now it is up in the 

tower ready to be heard for 

miles around? Oh yeah, 

that is exactly what we did! 

Thanks to all of your 

donations, we made this vision a reality. We have 

collected right at $40,000.00 and that makes us halfway 

towards our goal of $80,000.00. Let‘s keep your bell 

ringing! 

GFWC Signature Project: Domestic 

Violence Awareness 

Clubwomen in Georgia rally to put an end to sexual 

assault and domestic violence. Twenty three clubwomen 

attended the Domestic Violence Rally at our State 

Capitol in Atlanta. Statewide- 200 projects, 2,838 

volunteer hours, and $30,000 in donations were 

reported. 

Communication and Identity 

Clubwomen throughout Georgia embraced the new 

GFWC marketing plan by putting ―GFWC‖ in front of their 

club names. 

Fundraising 

Georgia clubwomen worked hard to earn money to make 

their communities a better place to live. We worked on 

178 projects and recorded 32,353 hours and raised 

almost $600,000.00. Wow!! 

Leadership 

Georgia is fortunate to have great leadership in our state. 

Our Life Directors are always available as well as the 

GFWC Georgia Officers. We grow our leadership and 

that is something not all states do. This year our LEADS 

candidate is Lisa Smith, from the GFWC Tifton Twentieth 

Century Library Club in Tifton, Georgia. Congratulations 

Lisa! 

Legislation and Public Policy 

Georgia remains on the cutting edge in keeping up with 

current legislation. We have a history of legislative 

success and we remain a force to be reconciled with. We 

recorded 328 projects, volunteered 3,158 hours, and 

donated $22,308 in donations. 

Women’s History and Resource Center 

We started our own ―Lipscomb Society‖. This is our state 

equivalent of GFWC 1734 Society. You can be an 

individual member, club member, and district member. 



Shari Carter, President GFWC Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs 

The membership into the Lipscomb Society is on an 

annual basis. 

Membership 

―Make Friend, Make Fun, Make a Difference‖ That is just 

what Georgia did. We chartered two new clubs; GFWC 

Four Corners Woman‘s Club, Athens, Georgia and the 

GFWC Friendship Woman‘s Club Congratulations to the 

new clubs and welcome to the GFWC Georgia 

Federation of Women‘s Clubs! We have 108 clubs and 

3024 members in GFWC Georgia, just say YES! 

GFWC Community Service Programs 

The mission of our organization is to provide volunteer 

community service to communities in Georgia, the 

nation, and in turn the world. This is the heart of our 

organization. This year GFWC changed the name 

‗Departments‘ to ‗Community Service Programs‘ (CSP‘s) 

and you all embraced the change. YEAH! Here are 

some amazing statistics; 

ARTS 

You recorded 900 projects, 42,110 volunteer hours, and 

$120,370.00 in dollars donated and in kind donations. 

Congratulations! 

CONSERVATION 

You recorded 1216 projects, 39,639 volunteer hours, 

and $115,353 in dollars donated and in kind donations. 


EDUCATION 


and $370,811.00 in dollars donated and in kind 

donations. Congratulations! 

HOME LIFE 

You recorded 817 projects, 62,141 volunteer hours, and 

$375,997 in dollars donated and in kind donations. 


INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH 


$174,447in dollars donated and in kind donations. 


PUBLIC ISSUES 


and $91,293 in dollars donated and in kind donations. 


I leave you with this thought. You have filled your 

baskets to the rim. You exemplify what it means to be a 

clubwomen and I thank you for ―Carrying the GaFWC 

Spirit of Community Service to the World.‖ 

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Kathryn Youles, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs 

A Snapshot of the GFWC 

G e o r g i a J u n i o r 

Conference 

Georgia Juniors had a great 

time in Callaway Gardens at 

Convention last April. The 

Junior Luncheon was a real 

snapshot of the GFWC 

Georgia Junior Conference 

past, present and future. It was wonderful to 

have the help of the Past Directors of Junior 

Clubs with the Junior Conference Awards 

presentation. Thank you to Pat Swan, Patsy 

Carlton, Kay Chadwick, Dale Reddick, Ida 

Dorvee, Armenda Barnes, Shelby Holland and 

Gloria Stevens (Past GFWC Alabama DJC) for 

all your help and support. 

To Gail Cantrell and the members of the 

Carrollton Junior Woman‘s Club thank you for 

everything you did to make the Junior Meeting 

awesome. The room was amazing! 

It was also great to have new Junior Conference 

Members at the meeting and as part of the 

program. Thank you to Carmen Fagler for her 

Inspiration and to Denise Billingsly for giving 

Grace. 

I do wish I had a real snapshot of everyone 

doing the locomotion throughout the banquet 

room. Thank you Sandra Huey, Dale Reddick, 

Jessica Hall and the other District Junior 

Directors for a great membership exercise. 

All the reports I received from Junior Clubs for 

the work done in 2010 were wonderful and gave 

me a snapshot of the difference Juniors have 

made in their communities, the state, the nation 

and the world. Thank you for everything you are 

doing and keep up the great work. 

Speaking of snapshots I would like a photograph 

from every GFWC Georgia Junior Club for my 

scrapbook. Please try to take a photograph of 

your club this Fall and send it to my Scrapbook 

C h a i r m a n S a n d y A h e a r n a t 

aojwcshale@yahoo.com. 

Jodie Spooner, GFWC Georgia Junior 

Conference Tallulah Falls School Chairman, and 

I would like to thank all the clubs, districts and 

club members who supported the ―Drives for 

Drives‖ project. Please continue to support this 

project with your donations to purchase USB 

flash drives for all the students attending 

Tallulah Falls School this Fall. 

I hope everyone is supporting my Special 

Project: Open the Doors to Literacy this summer 

by reading to your children, your grandchildren, 

your neighbor‘s children or children at your local 

library or child care center. Don‘t forget to read 

(or listen to an audio book) yourself. If you need 

any suggestions for great books consult the 

ESO Reading List on the GFWC website. 

It is hard to believe how fast this year has gone 

by. Institute will be here before we know it. So 

please make plans to be in Athens on Saturday, 

August 20 for Institute and on Sunday, August 

21 for the Junior Conference Meeting. The 

Junior Conference will be having another fun 

and informative meeting. 

Sandra Huey, First Vice President 

GFWC Georgia Junior Conference 

Calling all Juniors: Retaining 

and Recruiting members is 

the job of all the members of 

each junior club. Have you 

conducted your SWOT 

analysis? Presidents, please 

review the membership 

portion of the 2010-12 

yearbook. The SWOT 

analysis is crucial to every organization. Don't 

let the time slip away. This is a great summer 

project for your board. 

Also remember that in the Spring we were 

"Growing Members" and in the Summer 

GFWC's recruitment campaign is "Warm Up 

with Members". 

Again, check out the membership section in the 

yearbook and let's get busy. 

It was great to see all the Juniors who came to 

State Convention at Callaway Gardens. A big 

thank you to Gail Cantrell, Junior Convention 

Chairman, for making Junior Day on Saturday 

lovely and festive. 

Let's Make Fun, Make Friends and Make 

a Difference! 

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Shirene Daniell, 

GFWC Georgia First Vice President/President-Elect 

GOAL 

SHEET 

AWARD 

This year, it was my 

pleasure to present 

The Esther Barnes 

District Achievement 

Award at the GFWC Georgia State 

Convention to the Fourth District. 

Congratulations to the clubs of the Fourth 

District and to Linda Mote, District 

President. This Award is the accumulation of 

the achievements of the district and the 

recognition belongs to the entire district. 

Pictured above: GFWC Georgia 1st VP Shirene Daniell & 

GFWC Georgia 4th District President Linda Mote 

Using the GOAL Sheet is a good way for a 

club to keep up with what is going on. A 

certificate is presented to all clubs that mail in 

their GOAL Sheet and complete all 

requirements to make 100%. 

I would like to encourage every club president 

to work on completing the GOAL Sheet for 

your club and sending it to the GFWC Georgia 

State Office by February 1, 2012. A club that 

does not make 100% is still encouraged to 

mail the GOAL Sheet, since all scores are 

averaged. A club that does not complete the 

GOAL Sheet penalizes the District because a 

―0‖ is given for the missing GOAL Sheet. 

I am looking for GOAL Sheets from every club 

in every district. Please contact the GFWC 

Georgia State Office to get your copy of the 

GOAL Sheet or print it from our gafwc.org 

web page. 

SHIRENE’S SUPER STARS 

If you missed the Super Stars at convention, 

you missed a treat. 

Your district presidents roared and rambled, 

floated and flittered, soared and swooped, 

flashed and fumbled spread love and peace 

and actually lined up correctly to spell 

SUPERSTARS. 

Thank you ladies for sharing your joy with us. 

Pictured: Shirene’s Superstars, the 10 District Presidents 

Do you know your District Presidents? 

Match the DP to their Convention song 

Song list provided by 

Armenda Barnes, 1st District President 

(answers are on page 16) 

1 st – Armenda Barnes 

Flight Of The Bumble Bee 

(classical version) 

2 nd – Jodie Spooner 

Flight Of The Bumble Bee 

(contemporary version) 

3 rd – Oneta Kitchens Honeycomb 

4 th – Linda Mote 

Let There Be Peace On 

Earth 

5 th – CaroleAnn Padgett Mighty 

6 th – Pat Turner Shining Star 

7 th – Lonna Hightower This Little Light Of Mine 

8 th – Janice Blanchard Up Where We Belong 

9 th – Linda Johnson 

When You Wish Upon A 

Star 

10 th – Georgianna Toole Wild Thing 

Shirene‘s Super Stars 

With A Little Help From My 

Friends 

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What a wonderful 

convention as we 

sailed aboard the 

GFWC Pirate 

Ship Georgia in 

S e a r c h o f 

B u r i e d 

Treasures in 

G e o r g i a a t 

C a l l o w a y ! 

Awards are so 

much fun and 

what a great way to celebrate the work the 

Georgia Federation did in 2010. 

In our Community Service Programs we did a 

total of 5,671 Programs and Projects, we 

worked 251,793 Hours, gave $416,660 in Kind 

Donations and $821,314 Cash Donations. 

Georgia Women have been very busy this year! 

I can not remember when so many different 

clubs won awards at a state convention. This is 

great and makes convention fun for everyone 

and of course it means ―More clubs are doing 

great work throughout Georgia!” Thank you 

to all the clubs in our great state that are doing 



Elaine Chandler, GFWC Georgia Second Vice-President 

Clubs in the Third District were very 

busy last year. Each club had so 

many interesting and successful 

projects. This was evident at the 

district club meeting in March when 

awards were presented to clubs for 

their Community Service Program. 

At State Convention in April, several 

clubs in Third District won awards. I 

am so proud of every club in Third District. 

One area of strength during this past year was 

in the area of membership. Increasing 

membership is vital for any organization, and 

our clubs have worked extremely hard to add 

new members. One focus has been on 

encouraging those who are enjoying retirement 

to join our clubs. Three out of six clubs in the 

Third District increased their membership. 

Providing quality programs was also a strength 

of our clubs. 

such wonderful projects that make our homes 

and communities a better place! 

This has been a year of change in our plan of 

work and Thank You Georgia for your work to 

support these changes. I had a great time in 

Milwaukee and learned more that I can share at 

Institute in August. 

Make plans now to attend the Reporting 

Workshop and the Community Service 

Workshops to learn about any changes at the 

state and national level. 

Join Georgia‘s Program Pirates as we 

―Search for Buried Treasure in Georgia.” 

Oneta Kitchens, GFWC Georgia Third District President 

Members learned about Fundraising, 

Women‘s History and Resources, 

Domestic Violence, and Leadership. 

While doing great work on the club and 

state level, Third District clubs were 

busy assisting with our district project. 

They made 71 blankets and provided 

11 packages with items for babies in 

the neo-natal unit for the Children‘s 

Hospital at the Medical Center. 

I have constantly been amazed by the way that 

the ladies from the Third District exceed 

expectations. When asked to participate in an 

activity, they not only do the job, but they do an 

amazing job and get it done on time. Third 

District members were really shining at the State 

Convention when we, under the leadership of 

Kay Chadwick and Tish Stone co-hosted the 

convention with the sixth district. 

Everyone did a great job! 

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The 4 th District‘s symbol is the Hummingbird 

because of its ability to accomplish 

extraordinary feats even as small as it is. At 

Convention in Callaway Gardens our small 

district shone as one of Shirene‘s Super 

Stars. The first star Decatur Woman‘s Club 

with 12 members just celebrated 87 years of 

lustrous work for their community and were 

rewarded with certificates of recognition at 

Convention Stone Mountain Woman‘s Club 

was also rewarded for their successes in 

Programs of Work. They are the shiniest star 

of all since their member Shari Carter hosted 

an outstanding Convention and is leading all 

of us superstars on to a bigger, better and 

brighter path. 

The Dunwoody Woman‘s Club attracted 20 

new stars to their orbit this year and they 

shone brightly at the GFWC Georgia 

Convention winning the Federation Cup. 



Linda Mote, GFWC Georgia Fourth District President 

That’s 4th District Small but Mighty as we 

serve GFWC 

Laura Eager, fourth grade student at 

Dunwoody Elementary School, won this 

year's overall award for student poetry. Her 

entry, "Ghost Tiger," was about an original 

painting by a Dunwoody artist. 

Thanks for all that you do. 

Elizabeth Wells, Tallulah Falls School State Chairman & 

Jodie Spooner, TFS Junior Conference Chairman 

It was so good meeting new friends at the State 

Convention in April. Thank you to all the clubs 

who submitted a TFS report for the 2010 

reporting year. We hope there will be even 

more clubs contributing for 2011. Some figures 

from last year are: 57 clubs reporting 

representing 1983 members (there are clubs 

who do many things for the school and do not 

report), $220,249.45-dollars donated, $6,210.in 

kind donations, and 7,758 volunteer 

hours. Give yourselves a pat on the 

back. Great work. Friday night was TFS night at 

Convention and a big thank you to everyone 

who participated and to all the winners! 

I attended the Graduation festivities 

recently. We can all be very proud of our 

eighteen Graduates. They received over 1.5 

million dollars in scholarships (not including the 

Hope Scholarship) and were accepted at fortytwo 

colleges and universities. Shari Carter 

presented each graduate with an engraved pen 

from the GFWC Georgia ladies. 

Congratulations to everyone. Please save your 

Campbell labels. We have cut, sorted and 

Pictured: 

Principal 

Jonathan 

Clark, Laura 

Eager, Robin 

Hollis, 

Language 

Arts teacher 

and Nancy 

Baldwin of 

DWC Art 

Department. 

counted the labels from the past three years 

and I am mailing in labels worth about 20,000 

points. We will get some extra credit, but we 

need to save more labels. So, keep sending 

them to the State Office. Also, we have many 

Bell Tower pins and for a donation of $25.00 

you will get one of these collectible pins. All 

donations count toward your club's total 

donation and there is an award for this 

donation. The Bell is actually in its Tower at 

the school and looks awesome. Don't forget 

the Jr. Conference's Drive for Drive project. 

GFWC Georgia Institute is August 19-21, 2011, 

at UGA. Check the website for details and 

plan to attend. Come for the entire time or just 

for your special workshop. 

Our new Middle School Campus will be ready 

for the opening of school in August. It is quite 

an addition to our campus. Continue to 

support the school's many programs and plan 

a visit. You will be amazed whether you visit 

every year, or if you have never visited. 

Have a great Summer. 

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GFWC Juniorettes LEAD of Dawson County have 

adopted the Robinson Elementary School After 

School Program where members have volunteered 

with major art projects, reading enrichment, and 

money for snacks. 



Spotlight on GFWC Juniorettes LEAD of Dawson County 

To support Dawson County Wee Books, Inc., a Ferst 

Foundation supported program, GFWC Juniorettes 

LEAD participated in the 1st Annual Leap for Literacy. 

The club members were toe tappers since no one 

could be convinced to dive into Lake Lanier in 

February. The club donated $50 to test the water. 

GFWC Juniorettes LEAD of Dawson County 

has supported the Bowen Center for the Arts 

by volunteering at Arts Council events. 

Members have served at Lunch at an Artful 

Table, Petit de Jeuner avec Madeline 

(pictured), Dinner Mystery Theater, and 

others. Evening meetings are often held at 

the Arts Center where members may view 

the current show and ask about the art. 

GFWC Juniorettes LEAD of Dawson decorated hats for 

the Senior Center to celebrate Mother's Day. Lunch tables 

were also decorated. 

The Club has decorated for seniors on other 

Occasions as well. 

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Peggy Hawley, GFWC Georgia Arts 

Collaboration Chairman 

Georgia General and Junior Woman's Clubs had 

outstanding participation in all areas of the GFWC 

Georgia and GFWC Arts Community Service 

Programs. Number of Art Collaboration Projects - 

844; number of members participating - 2267; with 

41,389 hours; $71,780 dollars donated and 

$45,621 in-kind donations. 

There were a number of wonderful projects. 

To inform their community, one club started blogs 

related to arts and club work. One member 

designed and installed two theater windows to 

advertise upcoming events. This was an effort to 

save live theater in there city. GFWC encourages 

members to further their own artistic 

expression. One club sponsored a photo 

scavenger hunt. Members were given two 

months to take pictures of items on their 

list. Additional points were given to items that 

included arts or club events. The winner of the 

hunt received a $25 gift card from Hobby Lobby. 

As Art Chairmen, we are looking forward to 

sharing ideas and ways to improve reporting at 

the State Institute, in Athens on August 20th. 

Florene Fowler introduces the GFWC 

Georgia Chorus at Convention. The 

Chorus performed after the Sunday 

morning breakfast at Convention. 



Ann Lundin, GFWC Georgia Arts 

Partnership Chairman 

GFWC Georgia clubs carried out projects 

involving the two Arts Partnership organizations. 

The VSA and AMP were supported by monetary 

and in-kind donations, information distribution to 

clubs and community and promoting activities 

both locally and nationally. One club carried out a 

very unique AMP project, involving collecting 

watches, creating a collage from them and 

displaying it at the local library with information 

about the achievements of the American Mural 

Project. 

Clubwomen throughout the state displayed their 

talents in the photography, writing and member 

crafts contests. It is time now to begin preparing 

for next year's competitions. Remember to take 

this summer when you go on vacation. That 

"perfect your camera along " picture may just be 

out there waiting for you! 

Pictured: 

Doris Hutchins 

and Peg 

Hawley look 

over some of 

the 

photography 

entries in the 

Art Room at 

Convention. 

The Service Guild of Covington submitted a 

―Watch Collage‖ in support of the American Mural 

Project, as part of their Arts Community Service 

Program Partnership report. 

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Top 10 Reasons to Recycle Plastic Bags 

1. It’s Right Around the 

Corner—According to the 

Plastics Division of the 

American Chemistry Council, 

more than 1,800 U.S. 

businesses handle or reclaim 

post-consumer plastics. 

2. It’s Worth a Thousand Words—Plastic bags 

photodegrade, meaning they slowly break down 

into smaller and smaller bits that can contaminate 

soils and waterways. 

3. We Need a Boost—According to the EPA, only 

about 12 percent of bags and film were recycled 

in 2007. 

4. Everyone Wants It—There is a high demand for 

this material, and in most areas, demand exceeds 

the available supply because many consumers 

are not aware that collection programs are 

available at stores. 

5. It’s Easier Than You Think—It takes 91 percent 

less energy to recycle a pound of plastic than it 

takes to recycle a pound of paper. 

6. You Can Save a Trip—For every seven trucks 

needed to deliver paper bags, only one truck is 

needed for the same number of plastic bags. 

7. Just Let It Burn—Plastics can help trash burn 

more efficiently in energy-recovery facilities, 

creating energy that can be used to make 

electricity in some communities. 

8. It’s Going Coast to Coast—Small plastic bags 

make up about 9 percent of the debris found 



Brenda Worley, GFWC Georgia Conservation Collaboration Chairman 

The Partnership that I would like to feature in this 

newsletter is Keep America Beautiful. Keep America 

Beautiful has been engaging individuals to take 

greater responsibility for their community 

environments since 1953. You can contact them at 

www.KAB.org and they will direct you to the Keep 

America Beautiful affiliate in your community. 

Partnering with them you can arrange litter cleanups, 

litter prevention programs for club meetings, recycling 

drives, graffiti removal and overall beautification of 

your community. I spoke with Keep America Beautiful 

and they suggested that clubs could focus on 

recycling. I encourage you to go to their website for 

links (an excellent resource is www.earth911.com) 

and ideas...but here are some that the coordinator 

and I discussed. A great idea for a club meeting that 

you can do is teaching your members about recycling. 

along various U.S. Coast in a five-year study. 

9. Save Some Gas—When one ton of plastic bags 

is reused or recycled, the energy equivalent of 11 

barrels of oil is saved. 

10. It’s So Trashy—According to the EPA, the 

amount of plastics generated in municipal waste 

stream has increased from less than 1 percent in 

1960 to 12.1 in 2007 

Here are examples of what you can recycle: 

Clean plastic bags labeled #2 

(HDPE) or #4 (LDPE) 

Grocery bags 

Retail bags (*remove hard plastic or 

string handles before recycling*) 

Plastic newspaper bags 

Sealable food storage bags (with hard parts 

removed) 

Bags from boxes of cereal and crackers 

(*remove crumbs inside*) 

Dry cleaning bags (*remove hanger and any 

paper advertising*) 

Bread bags (*clean out the bread crumbs first*) 

Plastic wraps from products such as paper 

towels, bathroom paper, napkins, diapers, and 

cases of soft drinks 

Do not include used plastic food wrap, bags with food 

residue, or material that has been painted or glued. 

Doing so will contaminate the recycled material 

making the entire load unusable. Unusable plastics 

are usually thrown away and land filled. 

Julie Walters, GFWC Georgia Conservation Partnership Chairman 

You can play BINGO—by creating BINGO cards and 

each square is about an item that can be recycled. 

You can have a Recycled Shop at a meeting and 

members shop (earning dollars that they accumulate 

for all the recycling they do). Items in the shop are 

donated by club members as they clean out their 

closets. Create a fun way to share all the ways a 

member can recycle….some examples they might 

not know are: 

Recycle tech trash at www.greendisk.com 

Recycle soccer shoes, jerseys and 

equipment at www.peacepassers.org 

Recycle shoes at 

www.soles4soles.org 

Recycle children‘s books at 

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During the year of 2010, Georgia Women‘s Clubs 

reported participating in 69 projects in the partnership 

program. Also, they donated $689.00 with 

another$922.00 worth of in-kind donations. Seven 

hundred eighty-three members volunteered 2, 108 

hours during 2010. Below you will find a recap of club 

participation in the partnership program. 

Fourteen clubs reported working on projects in the 

American Library Association service program. Clubs 

reported observing National Library Week by 

collecting gently used books and donating them to the 

Friends of the Library. Thank you notes were sent to 

29 local media specialist for their dedication and 

homemade treats were provided to staff members at 

a local library. A letter of appreciation was sent to a 

local daily paper with copies going to local branch 

libraries, gift bags with personalized book marks, 

goodies, and small gifts were also donated. A 

National Library Week poster from the American 

Library Association was purchased and displayed at a 

library. Local libraries were adopted through the 

American Library Association‘s Adopt-A-Library. 

Membership was maintained by one club in the 

American Library Association, utilizing its newsletters 

to find ideas to use with members and the community. 

Read Across America was celebrated through various 

activities. One club supervised over 75 children who 

attended their county‘s Read Across America event. 

Clubs reported reading to classes on Dr. Seuss‘s 

birthday. 



Peggy Wilson, GFWC Georgia Education Partnership Chairman 

During the 2010 Club year 2053 Georgia Women‘s 

Club members reported doing work in 1077 projects 

across the State of Georgia in the Education 

Collaboration Program. They raised and donated 

$308,487.00 that went into these projects and 

$60,713.36 was reported in ―In-Kind Donations‖. Ten 

Clubs reported in ESO across the State of 

Georgia. 130 Members read 3,914 books during the 

year. 

Three outstanding projects involving Tallulah Falls 

School were: reported. One Club holds an International 

Dinner at the School each year. Approximately 300 

faculty, staff and students are invited, International 

students were introduced and presented a flag of their 

country and a US Flag which were purchased by the 

Club. Students dressed in native costumes, told about 

their countries, families, etc. TFS students are 

―adopted‖ by Club Members from around the 

state. Clubs provide greeting cards on all special 

occasions, especially birthdays. They are given gift 

cards and care packages throughout the 

year. Ghosts‖ held every Halloween Season at the 

Stone TFS Students and Staff were invited by one 

One club reported reading to over 500 students 

using a Dr. Seuss costume as a way of engaging 

students in reading. Education service program 

members researched the website for Mentoring 

USA and discussed how they could participate. 

Club members were recruited to volunteer as 

mentors and served as mentors by meeting with 

their assigned students once a week during the 

school year, having fun with projects and activities. 

Others reported providing school supplies and gifts 

throughout the school year to students they 

mentored. Education program members provided 

supplies and helped with construction of table 

decorations for the Y Mentors annual banquet 

honoring local mentors 

One club provided 18 students with a Reading 

Rocket-Dinosaur Literacy Bag. The bags were 

funded by a $150.00 GFWC and Proctor 7 Gable 

Literacy Grant website, Clubs subscribed to the 

Reading Rockets E-newsletter. Members published 

Reading Rockets website in PTO newsletter for a 

local school. Members handed out Reading 

Rockets parent guides at a preschool parent 

meeting. Clubs reported investigating Reading 

Rockets on the internet. Reading Tips for Parents 

from Reading Rockets were included in 40 packets 

that were sent home with the students in a Head 

Start classes. Media specialists in a local school 

system were made aware of the Reading Rockets 

program. 

Mary Ruth Kimsey, GFWC Georgia Education Collaboration Chairman 

club to the ―Tour of Southern Mountain Park and 

sponsored by the local theater group. This year 51 

students and staff members participated. 

Members donate money for scholarships to 

students where there is a need or to a deserving 

student. 

Members are faithful to attend Book Reviews and 

then share and donate many books after they are 

finished with them. 

Project Hope is a foundation which provides 

assistance and resources for families and children 

with autism. Club Members spent time researching, 

donating and working hands on with the children 

and their parents. Provided much needed supplies 

for their use. 

One club partnered with Chick-fil-A to provide 

backpacks for school children. A decorated box 

was put in a CFA Restaurant and customers could 

drop in money to buy a backpack or buy one 

themselves and bring it. These were distributed 

through the DFCS of that County. 35 backpacks 

were donated the first week. 

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www.childrensbookproject.org 

Gloria Stevens, Home Life Partnership Chairman 

Institute is coming soon and I hope you 

(yes, I‘m talking to you) plan to join us. I 

know you are well into your favorite 

programs and projects and we want to hear 

from you. We are going to share project 

ideas, pros and cons. The Home Life 

partners have remained consistent. For the 

internet savvy, there are more and more 

resources. You can like Easter Seals, 

Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes or 

The Heart Truth on Facebook. 

The Alzheimer‘s Association has tips on the 

10 Warning signs, Music and Arts as 

Therapy, Caregiver hints, Long distance 

caregiving and Unexpected Situations you 

may have to deal with. I hope you will utilize 

these resources. 

Your reports were great. I loved reading 

about the pantry showers for new Habitat 

homeowners. 

One club donated project materials for the 

mentally disabled. Another is furnishing 

linens for a Megan‘s House facility being 

built in their area. 

The Heart‘s Truth is very dear to me. 

We need to promote high blood pressure 

awareness and treatment as well as the 

warning signs for women. Heart disease is 

still the number one killer of women. We 

should attack this disease with the same 

determination that we use against Breast 

Cancer. 

The Arts CSP found us a great speaker on 

Canine Companions for Independence. 

She is with Very Special Arts in Atlanta and 

does have a 

C a n i n e 

Companion of 

her own. 

A n o t h e r 

example of 

how some of 

our Projects 

have several 

dimensions. 

L o o k i n g 

forward to 

August! 

Shelia Sanchez-Vesga, International Outreach Partnership Chairman 

Spotlight on 

HEIFER 

PROJECT 

INTERNATIONAL 

For more than 65 years, Heifer 

International, www.heifer.org, has provided 

gifts of livestock and environmentally sound 

agricultural training to improve the lives of 

those who struggle daily for reliable 

sources of food and income. Since 1944 

Heifer has helped 12 million families—62 

million men, women and children-through 

training in livestock development and 

livestock gifts that multiply. 

A contribution can be made individually or 

as a club. 

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 

Another way to make a difference in the 

w o r l d i s t o v i s i t : 

www.InspiredGifts.unicefusa.org to learn 

more about a program that gives YOU the 

opportunity to purchase life saving items, 

such as blankets and mosquito nets. 

G F W C i s 

focusing on 

p u r c h a s i n g 

mosquito nets 

t o r e d u c e 

death and 

illness from 

Malaria. 

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I would like to remind everyone of the GFWC six 

partners in the Public Issues section. 

National Search Dog Foundation 

Founded in 1996, the National Disaster Search Dog 

Foundation (SDF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, nongovernmental 

organization based in Ojai, California. 

Their mission is to strengthen disaster response in 

America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering 

them with firefighters and other first responders to 

find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. 

Trained teams from the National Search Dog 

Foundation were deployed to Joplin Missouri to help 

looked for survivors of the tornado. 

Some ways to financially help the National 

Search Dog Foundation area: 

$50.00: ―Adoption Fee" to release a dog from a 

County Shelter 

$100.00: One week of trainer's time to evaluate a 

canine for acceptance to SDF's program 

$250.00: Basic obedience training to prepare 

Lifetime Care canines for their new home 

$500.00: Medical care for a rescued dog, 

including spay and neuter, vaccinations, x-rays 

and micro-chipping 

$800.00: One month of boarding and training a 

future Search Dog at Sundowners Kennel 

$1,000.00: Partnering Search Dog and Handler - 

travel, initial training, and deployment gear 

$10,000.00: Sponsor a Search Dog 

Any amount your club can afford to give would be 

appreciated. Also Matching Gifts: Many companies 

have matching programs – a great way to double 

your dollars. 



Patty Hosea, GFWC Georgia Public Issues Collaboration Chairman 

At convention, GFWC 

Georgia read the 

resolution to support the 

United Nation's Decade 

of Action for Road 

Safety. Each member 

of the head table at 

Friday lunch were 

"tagged" with the 

Decade of Action pin. 

Jennie Glasgow, from 

Bee A Buckler and Pictured: Patty Hosea, Hannah 

Walters & Bee a Buckler 

Operation Lifesaver 

asked GFWC Georgia to attend the Georgia kick 

off. Patty Hosea, GFWC Georgia Public Issues 

Collaborative Chairman spoke at the kick off. We 

were also please to have Hannah Waters 

speak. Jennie had Hannah sign a copy of her book, 

Bee a Buckler, for her to present to Governor 

Nathan Deal. 

Please send Patty Hosea 

your kick off pictures at 

plhosea@mactec.com. 

GFWC Four Corner's 

Woman's Club and 

GFWC Cobb Woman's 

Club held kick offs for the 

Decade of 

Action. 

Dale Reddick, GFWC Georgia Pubic Issues Partnership Chairman 

If donating through United Way: Donate through the 

yearend campaign. Federal Employees: NDSDF is 

listed under Animal Charities #11654. You may also 

make a donation In Memory or In Honor of someone 

Please note that the donation amounts listed in 

the GFWC Georgia yearbook are incorrect! 

Sew Much Comfort 

You can donate money, new clothing, or become an 

approved sewer for the organization. 

Women in the Military for American Memorial 

Foundation, Inc 

Make a donation to the Women‘s Memorial 

Foundation, sponsor a WIMSA registration drive, 

find and identify women veterans and send their 

information to the WIMSA, donate an Education Kit 

to a teacher. 

Safe Kids 

Join the ―We Believe‖ Campaign, sign up for the 

Children‘s Product Recall E-mail alerts, sponsor a 

Kids Safe Day in your community. 

National Safety Council 

Order the poster ―Growing Up with Safety‖ and give 

to a teacher, sign up for the NSC E-newsletter, 

download information to assist with educating your 

club and community on preventing injuries at work, 

home and in the communities. 

Coalition Against Bigger Trucks, LLC 

Education your club and community on Georgia‘s 

current legislation regarding double and trip trailer 

trucks and longer single trailer trucks on state 

highway 

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GFWC Georgia Morrow Civic Woman's Club 

When the Public Issues Program of the Morrow 

Civic Woman‘s Club met last January, they wanted 

to do something for some soldier‘s children. 

President Connie Johnson has a nephew, Brent, 

who is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot at Hunter Army 

Air Base in Savannah. The club collected 53 toys 

at the September and October meeting and Brent‘s 

mom took them to the company commander‘s wife. 

She and Connie were invited to the family 

Christmas party where the toys were to be given by 

Santa Clause. 

The party was in the C Company hanger and a 

Blackhawk helicopter was decorated in Christmas 

lights and had a Christmas tree inside, with the 

gifts from MCWC under it. Families enjoyed a hot 

dog dinner, a jumping castle, crafts and a visit by 

Santa, who talked to each child. The big finale was 

Santa in the helicopter and giving the gifts to the 

children – each with their name on it. 

Company Commander Major Andy Graham 



presented Connie Johnson with a Unit Coin. 

These are only given to people who have done 

something really special. Although it was said 

through tears, Johnson accepted the coin on 

behalf of all of the women in MCWC. Said 

Johnson, ―Every soldier I met thanked us for the 

toys, but also for 

showing them 

that there are 

Americans that 

care. I think 

there are a lot of 

people out there 

that do care, but 

it‘s often hard to 

know what to do. 

If you see a 

military person 

eating out, you 

can offer to buy 

their meal.‖ 

GFWC Georgia Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club 

TTCLC members, along with the Mayor were on hand 

for the summer opening of the AR Center. 

Also on hand was Ricky Reader, son of Lisa Smith, 

TTCLC president 

TTCLC members annually help with 

Special Olympics 

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GFWC Georgia Buford Lanier Woman’s Club 

The BLWC‘s book swap 

OCCWC enjoy a spring visit to TFS 

BLWC‘s Spring Fashion Fling and Luncheon 

GFWC Georgia Old Campbell County Woman’s Club 

GFWC Georgia DAWSON COUNTY WOMAN’S CLUB 

Pictured above: Linda Johnson, 9 th District 

President, conduct the Installation of Officers 

at the January meeting of the DCWC 

OCCWC and a few spouses at annual spring 

luncheon and Awards celebration 

Pictured right: 

Bunnie the 

traveling DCWC 

bunny attended 

Earth Day with 

Debbie and 

Georgann! 

Pictured right: 

March found 

Bunnie in 

Rochester, MN at 

the Gift of Life 

Transplant House 

with Jeanne 

DeHeer, Cindy 

Jensen’s sister. 

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AWC won two silver State 

awards as well as nine Certificates. 

Photo shows one of two 

silver trays pictured here with 

Lucy & Dinah. 

Jade, AWC youngest 

Member. is the 

daughter of Janecia 

Heard and 

granddaughter of 

Judine Heard. 

GFWC Georgia Atlanta Woman’s Club 



AWC‘s 2011 Annual Spring Tea 

April 9th 

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Members of the GFWC Stone Mountain 

Woman's Club prepare to serve a picnic dinner 

to families staying at the Ronald McDonald 

House in Atlanta. Pictured l to r are Terry Ingwersen, 

Elizabeth Wells, Kate Graham, Barb 

Hess and husband Dave Hess, Glenda Willett, 

Miriam Boone, Becky Sanders and Pat Landes. 

GFWC Georgia Stone Mountain Woman’s Club 



Sharon (Shari) Carter, President of 

GFWC Georgia (front row center), 

members of her GFWC Stone Mountain 

Woman's Club joined with members of the 

Dunwoody Woman‘s Club, 2nd VP Elaine 

Chandler, 1st VP Shirene Daniell, 2nd 

District President Jodie Spooner, Domestic 

Violence Chairman Marty Bryan and 

Legislative Chairman Beth English to 

attend the Stop the Violence Against 

Women/Domestic Violence Legislative 

Day at the Georgia State Capitol on 

February 3, 2011. According to the 

Georgia Commission on Family Violence 

and the Georgia Coalition Against 

Domestic Violence, Georgia lost 129 

citizens last year to Domestic Violence. 

GFWC/GaFWC Stone Mountain Woman's Club visit with students at Tallulah Falls School 

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GFWC Georgia Lipscomb Society 

Be a Lipscomb Lady by joining the Lipscomb 

Society. The Lipscomb Cottage serves as the 

state office of the GFWC Georgia and is our 

heritage. Join the Lipscomb Society and be 

part of preserving that heritage. Funds will be 

utilized for the upkeep of the building and 

grounds. Membership is open to individuals, 

clubs and districts and can be renewed annually. 

The three levels of membership are based 

on the address of the cottage.. 

Membership Levels 

Level 1 —- $9.00 

Level 2 —- $90.00 

Level 3 —- $900.00 

Send checks to: GFWC Georgia, 

P.O. Box 39, Tallulah Falls, Georgia 30573 

Mark envelope for Lipscomb Society 

Name ________________________________ 

Address ______________________________ 

City _________________ GA Zip _________ 

Phone ________________________________ 

Club Name ____________________________ 

District _______________________________ 

E-mail ________________________________ 

Amount enclosed ______________________ 



GFWC Georgia Institute 

Make Friends, Make Fun, 

Make a Difference 

Attend Institute in Athens this summer 

Institute is the place to be to see your Federation 

friends and to make new friends. 

Learn how to report like a whiz by attending the 

Community Service Program and Special Program 

workshops. 

Have Fun visiting the vendors, enjoying the yummy 

snacks and visiting with your friends. 

The fun will continue on Saturday night at the State 

Board Meeting. You will learn more about GFWC 

Georgia while we celebrate all of the GFWC Awards 

that Georgia won! 

And don‘t forget to bring your jeans and bling for the 

Sunday morning Junior/General Breakfast. Your 

donation of $10.00 to the Drive for Drives project 

enables you to dress down at this meeting. 

What you learn will Make a Difference in your club, 

your community, our State and the World. 

The registration form, workshop schedule and hotel 

information are available from your 

Club President, District President, 

GFWC Georgia State Office at (706) 754-3127 or 

gafederationofwomen@windstream.net 

and online at www.gafwc.org. 

Mark your calendar for August 19—21 and make 

your hotel reservations today by calling the 

University of Georgia 

Georgia Center for Continuing Education 

Conference Center & Hotel at 

706-542-2134 or 800-884-1381 

Answers to Do you know your District Presidents?-p. 4 

41 st – Armenda Barnes Wild Thing 

2 nd – Jodie Spooner Let There Be Peace On Earth 

3 rd – Oneta Kitchens Honeycomb 

4 th – Linda Mote Mighty 

5 th – CaroleAnn Padgett With A Little Help From My Friends 

6 th – Pat Turner This Little Light Of Mine 

7 th – Lonna Hightower Up Where We Belong 

8 th – Janice Blanchard Flight Of The Bumble Bee (contemporary version) 

9 th – Linda Johnson Flight Of The Bumble Bee (classical version) 

10 th – Georgianna Toole When You Wish Upon A Star 

Shirene‘s Super Stars Shining Star 

Set your heading for the 

2011 GFWC Southern Region Conference Meeting 

October 28—30 in Tampa, Florida 

at the Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center — (866) 724-5287 

GFWC Florida has an exciting time planned for us including State Night in the 

“Pirate Ship” at the Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

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“A Walk Through History 

Continued….” 

GFWC Georgia still 

has some of the 

history books, ―A Walk 

Through History 

Continued….‖ , that 

are available for 

sale. They are only 

$15.00 and we will 

send the updates to 

you at the end of each 

administration. If you 

are interested in 

purchasing a book 

please contact Brenda Martin at 1015 Holly 

Drive, Unit 803, Gainesville, GA 30501 or at 

bhmartin2008@bellsouth.net. You can send 

the check and Brenda will forward the book to 

you. 

The books will also be available at Institute in 

Athens in August. If you want a copy, please 

notify Brenda and you can pick a copy up at 

Institute. This is a great history of the Georgia 

Federation of Women‘s Clubs and a great 

resource for your club. 

When you place an order please use the 

following Order Form: 

GFWC/GaFWC HISTORY BOOK – Updated 

2011 

Name ________________________________ 

Address ______________________________ 

_____________________________________ 

Phone _______________________________ 

E-Mail _______________________________ 

Club ______________________ District ____ 

Pictured left to right : Shirene Daniell, Georgia 

1 st Vice President, Julie Walters, Linda Ford, and 

Kathryn Youles, Georgia Director of Jr Clubs. 



Meet Mickie Smith, 

GFWC Georgia Administrative Assistant 

We asked Mickie Smith, GFWC Georgia Administrative 

Assistant, to tell us a little about herself. Welcome Mickie! 

I was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Luck, WI, Yo-Yo 

capitol of the world through 7 th grade; we moved to River 

Falls, Wisconsin [30 miles east of the Twin Cities], home of 

University of Wisconsin–River Falls) where I graduated HS 

(have some college credits). Began my secretarial/ 

administrative career in 1970 in Minnesota. Spent most of 

my career working in the corporate world for officers/ 

mgmt. I have no siblings, but have always considered 

friends as family. My mother was the first female auditor 

for an insurance company in Minnesota and died of lung 

cancer at age 58; my father is a retired biology professor 

and lives in River Falls, Wisconsin. 

George and I met in IL and married in 1977. We moved 

from the Midwest; spent 13 years in Fort Myers/Cape 

Coral, Florida; moved in 2005 to Clayton where we opened 

our own business—Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio. We 

closed it after 2 ½ years but the biggest blessing, besides 

owning your own business (good bucket list item), was that 

I got to meet 300 people who came in and out of my 

door. I‘ve worked for Tanner Clothing (sales/mgmt) and 

RC Chamber of Commerce (Membership Director) while in 

Rabun County. George and I have lived in Tiger for 5 

years. He works for Macon Bank in Highlands. We have 

no human children, but 3 female pugs (Chyna, Cassie and 

Camy) who rule the roost! I was secretary and Board 

member of the CMBA; Co-founding member of the 

Breakfast Club; member of the Newcomers Club; member 

of the Celebrate Clayton Committee; member of the 

Flower Festival Committee (church); secretary of the 

Rabun Youth Board; and member of the Clayton Crawl 

Committee. We belong to St. James Episcopal Church in 

Clayton. 

While living up north, I played in a golf league with all men 

and took the winning tournament trophy with my 

partner! While living in Florida, I was an avid golfer and 

played on golf leagues. I like to read spiritual books and 

mysteries; love animals; love old movies; love meeting 

Fundraising Workshop at 

GFWC Convention in Milwaukee 

The Athens-Oconee Junior Woman‘s Club was represented by Julie 

Walters and Linda Ford at the 120 th National Convention of the General 

Federation of Women‘s Clubs in Milwaukee, WI. Julie and Linda were 

asked to attend and be guest speakers for the fundraising workshop. 

They shared with ladies of the Federation the AOJWC‘s success th the 

We Let the Dawgs Out public art project. Julie and Linda did such a 

great job motivating the attendees that many said they plan to create 

similar art projects in their communities. 

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GFWC Georgia Junior Conference News 

Junior Lunch and Share at Institute 

Save the Date and Time 

Saturday, August 20, 2011 

12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. 

The Junior Conference Officers would like to invite all Junior 

Club members attending Institute to meet together for lunch on 

Saturday, August 20 at 12:30. Tammy Gilland, Junior 

Conference 2nd VP is making arrangements for us to have a 

meeting room where we can all gather. So bring your lunch 

and your ideas. We can share our successes, challenges, 

suggestions, and get to know each other better. There will also 

be goody bags. If you have a topic you would like to know 

about let us know and we will have the information available. 

P.E.A.R.L.s‘ Projects 

The GFWC P.E.A.R.L.s Junior 

Woman‘s Club of Rabun County 

recently collected and donated 

baskets of personal items to the 

FAITH domestic violence shelter 

in Rabun County. Pictured (left to 

right) are Erika Farr (P.E.A.R.L.s 

m em ber), Caroline W hite 

(Executive Director of FAITH) and 

Maggie Rickman (P.E.A.R.L.s 

member). 

Other activities of the club include 

hosting the Celebrate Clayton 5K 

and Fun Run in April with 

proceeds awarding $1,500 

scholarships to two female 

graduates of Rabun County High 

School; Donating a tub of 

children‘s items to benefit the 

Habitat for Humanity in Rabun 

County; and doing a cleanup of a 

nature trail in Moccasin Creek 

State Park. 

Pictured on the right: Members of 

GFWC Sylvania Junior Woman’s 

Club receive the Gertrude Harris 

Award at the Junior Conference 

Annual Meeting at Callaway 

Gardens. Also pictured are 

Tammy Gilland, GFWC Georgia 

Jr. Conference 2nd Vice 

President (in the pirate hat) & 

Kathryn Youles, GFWC Georgia 

Director of Jr. Clubs (far right). 



GFWC International 

President Carlene 

G arner br i ngs 

greeting at the 

GFWC Georgia 

Junior Conference 

Annual Meeting 

and Luncheon at 

the GFWC Georgia 

Annual Convention 

a t C a l l a w a y 

G a r d e n s o n 

Saturday, April 16, 

2011. 

Bremen Junior Woman’s Club is Cooking 

The GFWC Bremen Juniors are printing a cookbook for delivery in October 

with all proceeds going to a handicapped accessible playground which we 

are planning to build in Bremen. This is a hugh project for us. We would 

love to print recipes from clubwomen all over the state. E-mail recipes to 

gailhcantrell@gmail.com or mail to Gail Cantrell at 701 Bell Road, Bremen 

30110. Recipes must be submitted by September 1. Please remember to 

include your name and club name. 

Emanuel County Junior Woman’s Club Hosts Camp Diva 2011 

The GFWC Emanuel County Junior Woman‘s Club celebrated Memorial 

Day Weekend in style by hosting the first ever Camp Diva. Camp Diva 

2011 was held on the morning of Saturday, May 28 th , 2011, at Hillcrest 

Baptist Church Social Hall. Camp Diva was held for middle school aged 

girls, with each girl receiving primping and pampering from their heads to 

their toes. The attendees were treated to a Mary Kay Cosmetics facial 

from consultant DaQueira Bell, and received manicures and pedicures from 

Miss Emanuel County Outstanding Teen Caitlyn Coleman. The attendees 

also completed an arts and crafts project, where they made picture frames 

to spotlight their new looks. All attendees were treated to a pizza lunch, 

sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi, and to a cake made by Ms. Ruby Fagler. 

Outstanding Teen Caitlyn Coleman also spoke to the girls about positive 

self-esteem and confidence. Additionally, the girls were given a Camp 

Diva t-shirt, spiritual bracelet, and hair products donated by Main Street 

Styles. 

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Genie McCook, 


State Chairman 

Congratulations to the winners of 

the newsletter contest. It was 

really tough choosing only one first 

place in each category. All the 

newsletters have been 

outstanding. I look forward to 

reading more this coming year. 

Please be sure to attend Institute. 

There will hopefully be some 

changes in the newsletter contest 

that will make it much easier to 

enter. 

And Don‘t forget when sending 

articles and photos, it's much more 

interesting to see action rather 

GFWC GEORGIA FEDERATION OF 

WOMEN’S CLUBS 

P. O. Box 39 

Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 

Phone: 706-754-3127 

Fax: 706-754-3147 

E-mail: 


Office Hours: 9 AM to 4 PM 

Monday, Wednesday & Friday 

Check us out on the web 

www.gafwc.org 

than just ―posing‖ for the 

camera. 

Officers, District Presidents, 

Collaboration and Partnership 

Chairman, this is your 

Opportunity to get news, 

information and updates to all 

the members of GFWC Georgia. 

I am so looking forward to 

hearing all about what‘s 

happening in the world of busy 

GFWC Georgia volunteers! 

My correct address is: 

793 Zion Hope Rd. 

Tifton, GA 31973 

geniemccook@bellsouth.net 

229-386-9990 



GFWC Georgia Institute: 

August 19-21, 2011 

The University of Georgia 

Georgia Center 

for Continuing Education 

Conference Center & Hotel 

1197 South Lumpkin Street 

Athens, Georgia 30602-3603 

Registration Forms and 

Workshop Schedule are 

available from your Club 

President, District President, GFWC 

Georgia State Office at (706) 754- 

3127 or 


and online at www.gafwc.org.

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