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District Meetings, Elections and Convention Dear Federated Sisters, First, let me thank you for all you do for GFWC Georgia and for your sup-port during the 2018-2020 administra on. All of you have been wonderful to work with. The Execu ve Commi ee mee ng was held on Feb 22, at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville. The Call to Conven on was sent by Constant Contact and posted on the Website. At conven on, all officers will not give a report to the assembly but will have a printed copy of their report in the officer booklet. We can't wait to see all of you at GFWC Georgia's 124th Annual Conven on on April 17-19, 2020. It will be hosted by the North East District at Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, Georgia. Again, please look for the Call in your email or on our website. You will find everything you need to register and be informed. The proposed amendments to our bylaws, will be discussed and voted on at conven on - don't forget to appoint your delegates. We know you will enjoy this beau ful venue and our conven on. Again, thanks for all you do! See you soon. In Federa on Friendship, Tina Daniel

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GFWC GA OFFICERS

2018 - 2020

President

Tina Daniel

First Vice President Shel-

by Holland

Second Vice President

Kim Sekulow

Third Vice-President

Cathy Jones

Director of Junior Clubs

Becky Bolden

Recording Secretary Peg-

gy Wilson

Treasurer

Armenda Barnes

Corresponding Secretary

Cimi Douglass

Parliamentary Advisor

Shirene Daniell

The Newsletter of GFWC Georgia; Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs

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Shelby Holland’s “Sassy Six” Such a great weekend was planned in February during the GFWC Georgia Leadership and Judging Weekend held at Amicalola Falls. Now we wait to hear the award winners during April Convention. I look forward to the honor of presenting the Esther Barnes District Achievement GOAL Gavel Award along with citations to each club who accumulated 100 points on their GOAL sheet. My thanks go to the clubs who participated by sending in their GOAL sheets. Also, the ”Shelby’s Sassy Six Challenge District Leadership Award” will be presented for the final time during April Convention to the District(s) who promoted and increased attendance at their 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring District Meeting. During Winter Executive Board, the “Sassy Six” District Presidents gave response to offer details for this President Elect while wearing their “2020 Vision Focus Glasses” as they passed along positive guidance for the upcoming two years from their experiences as District President. This information was appreciated and will be considered as a focus of things to remember during the 2020-2022 administration. I look forward to seeing everyone In April at the 124th GFWC Georgia State Convention at Unicoi State Park and Lodge during April 17-19, 2020.

Shelby Holland GFWC Georgia President Elect  

 

Team 3 (Shelby Holland, Debby Vanderbunt, Pat Turner) won the Mardi-Bra decorating contest!

The “Shelby’s Sassy Six” enjoyed “Mardi Bras Fun” during the 2020 Annual Leadership and Judging Weekend at Amicalola Falls.

Other bras and underwear was collected by clubwomen to be donated to a local domes c violence shelter for women. As winners, Team 3 divided the collec on of bras for distribu on to women’s shelters in the Northeast, Central East and Central West Districts. Mardi‐Bras was a fun as well as worthwhile event.

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President Tina, Corresponding Secretary Cimi, Re-cording Secretary Peggy and South East District President Hilda.

Junior Director President-Elect Dana Skelton-Sanders and Life Director Shari Carter.

District Leadership 2018 - 2020

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I cannot think of a be er way to

spend a spring Saturday in March

than by a ending the North West

District Spring Membership Mee ng.

Spring in Atlanta is always special

but to have the mee ng at the beau -

ful Dunwoody Nature Center, with its

wide windows and lovely views of the

landscape makes for a truly special

event. Not only will we have a unique

se ng but we will also have a deli-

cious luncheon buffet featuring chick-

en, salmon, vegetables and two des-

serts catered by Marlow’s.

Welcome Spring…..New beginnings is our theme. The centerpieces and the favors will crea vely reflect this theme. It is a me to recognize the accomplishments of our clubs. Awards will be presented. Those members who are loved and respect-ed but no longer with us will be re-membered. The new 2020-2022 ad-ministra on will be elected, installed

There is a gradual trail from the parking to the building.

h ps://dunwoodynature.org/

President, Karen Clydesdale 34 Sloan Street Roswell, GA 30075, karenclydes-dale@bellsouth.net DEADLINE TO REGISTER

Cost to a end $25. A er March 2 a $5.00 late fee will apply.

* 9:30 a.m. Registra on/Coffee * 10:00 a.m. Mee ng * Noon Lunch

Treasurer, Faye Cashwell 140 Forrest Lake Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 770‐409‐1960 (H) 404-202-1223

© faye@cashwellhome.com

Karen

and warmly welcomed. It is a bi ersweet me to say thank you for a job well done to the 2018-2020 administra on. You are all invited to what will be a truly fun, and memorable mee ng. A very special thank you to our hostess clubs, Dun-woody WC, Marie a WC, Cha ahoochee WC and Ro-swell Cares Service League.

When Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT Where

The Dunwoody Nature Center  The North Woods Pavil-ion 5343 Roberts Drive, Dun-woody, Georgia 30338

DNC has a temporary sign, look for Aus n School. DNC shares driveway and parking with Aus n School. The North Woods Pavilion will be on the north side of the parking lot.

Gree ngs from the Central East District! We have six clubs in our district which will be celebra ng milestone anniversaries or already have. GFWC Augusta Junior WC 75 years, GFWC Lawrenceville Woman’s Club 50 years, GFWC Maxeys Woman’s Club 35 years, GFWC Service Guild of Covington 75 years, GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club 90 years, and GFWC Winder Woman’s Club 100 years. Come join us for Spring District Mee ng which will be held at 550 Trackside in Lawrenceville, Georgia, hosted by the GFWC Lawrenceville Woman’s Club and GFWC Winder Woman’s Club. It is on March 18, 2020, beginning with registra on at 9:15 AM and the mee ng begins at 10:00 AM. The cost is $34.00 and the deadline to regis-ter is March 11, 2020. It will be an exci ng mee ng with awards, vo ng on the new officers, silent auc on, door prizes, raffles and more. We are encouraging the a endees to bring canned pineapple, rice and spam to benefit the District Presi-dent’s Special Project – “Fill the Basket” to help relive hunger in your community thru Ac on Ministries. The members need to bring small notepads and crackers for the Welcome table at the GFWC 2020 Conven on. The officer slate will be voted on: President, Debbie Brown, GFWC Lawrenceville WC, 1 st VP, Mary Beth Jacob-son, GFWC Augusta Woman’s Club, 2 nd VP, Lindsey Moore, GFWC Covington WC, Recording Secretary, Jakie Hogan, GFWC Heartland WC, Treasurer, Julie S les, GFWC Augusta Woman’s Club, and Junior Director – Laede-nia Jewell, GFWC Athens Oconee Jr WC. In accordance with the GFWC Georgia Bylaws, Ar cle XIV Districts Sec-

on 5. E. Nomina ons may be made from the floor provided the consent of the nominee has been obtained and the qualifica ons submi ed or resubmi ed to the District President (Debby Vanderbunt) and Chairman of the District Nomina ng Commi ee ( Becky Bolden) at least 15 days prior to the Annual District Mee ng held in the Spring. Let us make this a well-a ended District Mee ng! Debby Vanderbunt, CED President 

Central East District -PRESIDENT Deborah Vanderbunt

North West District – PRESIDENT Karen Clydesdale

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South West District – PRESIDENT Dianne Barlow South West District has been very busy. All reports have been submi ed and we are excited about our Spring District Mee ng that will be held in Albany at the Doublegate Country Club.   We are looking forward to our Spring District Mee ng. We will be installing our new officers and we have a great slate of new officers. 2020‐2022 will be great.   It is always exci ng to hear from the Club Presidents about all the wonderful projects that their clubs have com-pleted. The awards are always one of the highlights of the Spring Mee ng.   Of course, the State Conven on is always on our minds as well as the 2020 GFWC conven on in Atlanta. Hopefully we are prepared for our part of this great conven on.   Ti on Twen eth Century Library Club has changed their name to GFWC Ti on Woman's Club. They had a name changing party to celebrate.   It has been a wonderful 2018-2020 and I have really enjoyed serving as South West District President.   Thank you to everyone for your support and prayers 

Remember F R O G Dianne

South East District -PRESIDENT Hilda Hagarty

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Clubs in the South East District were busy in the last months of 2019. Members par cipated in Wreaths Across America ceremonies at Andersonville, Glennville, and even in Jacksonville. Year-end holiday celebra ons were the order of the day at most December club mee ngs – fellowship, fun, and good food were all on the menu. The new year started with clubs compiling informa on for the State reports. And several clubs par-

cipated in Georgia Cares projects for MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Thanks to the Brunswick, Magnolia Civic, and Woodbine clubs for helping young vic ms of sexual trafficking. Now, we all are gearing up for our Annual District Mee ng at the Jesup First United Methodist Church in Jesup on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Our host clubs, Altamaha and Brunswick, are plan-ning a wonderful Symphony of Flowers mee ng for all as we honor our outstanding clubs and mem-bers, marvel over our talented students and members who entered our District Arts Compe on, and elect and install our new officers for the 2020-2022 term. We will remember our past members who passed in 2019. And along the way we will have some fun with our Crisco Queen Bake-Off, our 50/50 Opportunity Raffle, and Door Prizes. Cost is $20 and the deadline to register is March 13, 2020.

Thanks to each South East District member (and other District members as well) for your support,

encouragement, and friendship during my tenure as your

2018-2020 District President. It has been an honor and privi-

lege to work with all of you to make our district (and state) a

be er place for all.

Hilda

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The GFWC GA Central West Spring District Meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church of Morrow on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Hostess clubs include Old Campbell, Locust Grove, and Manchester Woman’s Clubs. We would like to encourage as many Club members as possible to attend. Registration is at 9:30 am, followed by brunch. Pat

North East District -PRESIDENT Patty Gabilondo We welcome all of our GFWC Georgia sisters to join us for our North East Spring District Mee ng to be held on March 28, 2020 star ng at 10am at the Gainesville Civic Center with a lovely catered lunch to follow. Our Treasurer, Barbara Reynolds has graciously agreed to handle the reserva ons which must be accompanied with Payment and Postmarked by March 15, 2020. On our Agenda thus far we have ………

Installa on of New Officers – Nominated by Commi ee President Jill Bagley (Gainesville Phoenix WC) 1VP Membership Barbara Brooks (Lilburn WC) 2VP Dean of Programs Marge Jones (Dahlonega WC) Treasurer Barbara Reynolds (Sawnee WC) Recording Secretary Barbara Vermillion (Dawson County WC)

100th Anniversary Celebra on - Carnesville Woman’s Club! Introduc on of New Club Presidents 2020-2022 Budget Review GFWC Georgia State Conven on Update Awards for 2019 Club Accomplishments Lots of Fellowship and Photo Opportuni es District President’s Signature Project – Domes c Violence Awareness

I look forward to seeing you all as we reach for the stars in 2020! Yours in Federa on, Pa y Gabilondo

Central West District – PRESIDENT Pat Turner

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Nominations for GFWC Georgia State Office The GFWC Georgia Nomina ng Commi ee met on January 25, 2020, to consider the resumes for the 2020-2022 slate of officers.

The commi ee recommends:

First Vice President/President Elect Kim Sekulow, Central East District

Second Vice President Cathy Jones, South West District

Third Vice President Peggy Wilson, Central West District

Recording Secretary Julie Walters, Central East District Treasurer

Dale Reddick, South East District

Commi ee Members are as follows: Grace Deatrick – Central East; Gail Cantrell – Central West; Barbara Reynolds – North East; Ida Dorvee – North West; Hilda Hagerty - South East; Dianne Barlow - South West.

My personal thank you to these ladies who made the trek to South Georgia to deliberate the future of our state Federa on. They were professional, knowledgeable, ques oning and kind as they discussed the nominees for the offices. Shirene Daniell, Nomina ng Commi ee Chairman GFWC Georgia  

To: GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Members From: Kathryn Youles, 2018-2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Parliamentary Advisor; Cathy Armstrong, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nomina ng Commi ee Member; Kala Benne , 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Confer-ence Nomina ng Commi ee Member; Dale Reddick, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nomina ng Commi ee Member; Freda Tylor, 2020 GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Nomina ng Commi ee Member Date: February 9, 2020 Re: Report from the 2020 Junior Conference Nomina ng Commi ee The nominees for the 2020-2022 Junior Confer-ence Board: Nicole Braun Nominee for 1st Vice President/Director of Junior Clubs-Elect

Jennifer Stalvey Nominee for 2nd Vice President

Laedenia Jewell Nominee for Recording Secretary

Erica Alfonso Nominee for Treasurer  

Nominations for GFWC Georgia Junior State Office

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Christmas with Gordon Wom-an’s Club and Civic of Milledge-ville

Brunswick Woman’s Club delivering gifts to House of Hope for MLK Day of Service

Toccoa Woman's Club being presented the 2019 Toccoa Community Ser-vice Award. President Kim Kiser receiving award.

Magnolia Civic Woman’s Club and Sylvania Junior laying wreaths for Wreaths Across America

Millen Woman’s Club

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It has been such an honor to serve GFWC Georgia as the Director of Junior Clubs. These two years have flown by so quickly. I have enjoyed mee ng so many new friends not only in Georgia, but across the United States. I have had the privilege of visi ng the Georgia Junior Clubs in celebra on of their milestone anniversaries and assis ng with their fundraising projects. I have been able to share my passion for Women’s Health with an Emphasis in Diabetes. I only hope and pray that you have learned something that may help you to live a healthy lifestyle. Together, we have helped to send a li le girl for the first me to Camp Kudzu (a camp for children with Type 1 Diabetes). We also raised over $1,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, over $3,200 for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and over $400 for March of Dimes. We have a few more weeks be-fore my me is over and I pass the baton to Dana. Thank you so much for suppor ng me during the ups and downs of the past two years of my life. A huge Thank You to Tina Daniel for allowing me to share this journey under her leadership. She has become a very close friend to me – just one of the many perks of GFWC sister-hood. We could write a book on our many adventures for the past few years.

Please be sure to register for 2020 Conven on at Unicoi State Park on April 17-19, 2020. You don’t want to miss the weekend, but especially the Saturday luncheon where we will emphasize some of the Junior Awards, install the 2020-2022 Junior Conference officers and have some special informa on to share. There is a Wine Tour on Friday that promises to be lots of fun. Mark your calendars for this great upcoming Weekend!

As we close the 2018-2020 term, I hope that you always remember that “It is What You do for Others that Counts”.

With Much Love, Becky Bolden JuniorDirector@gfwcgeorgia.org or beckybolden11@gmail.com

Junior’s Corner

The Junior Conference collaborated with the Four Corners Women’s Club to distribute the ABC Dawg Book all over Georgia. Each club was asked to read to a class and donate the book to the school. These are a few of the pictures:

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Tifton Juniors Host their Annual 5K Glow Run

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Moultrie Juniors Host their Annual Breakfast

with Santa

Georgia Juniors attend the Annual Tallulah Falls Christmas Reception at the Lipscomb Cottage for TFS Staff and Club Women hosted by the Lipscomb Society Committee.

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We recently had an issue, so let’s educate . . .

An email was sent out by what appeared to be from Shelby Holland our 1st Vice President - President Elect.

If you responded you were sent a request to purchase gi cards and send them to her. This is a SCAM! Shelby’s email is firstvp@gfwcgeorgia.org, no ce the difference? If this happens to you and you are not sure call the State Office.

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Brenda Price Stone Mountain Woman’s Club 

Up Coming Events Club Memorials Due to Mary Bob Fox — March 1, 2020 Spring District Meetings GFWC Georgia's 124th Annual Convention on April 17-19, 2020 at Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Helen Ga.

Deborah’s Desk

Hello Mary, Where are you at the moment? Please, I need a favor from you. Best Regard's Shelby Holland

From: Shelby Holland <firstvpgfwcgeorgia.a@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 8:34 AM Subject: To: <CPR@gfwcgeorgia.org>

Register for Convention deadline March 22, 2020

Construction on the Campus

Natatorium and New parking

Communica ons and Public Rela ons - Share the Love of GFWC

When you have a club event/project or club mee ng you usually put out flyers and might even adver se in newspapers. Many members are on Facebook and other social media. Did you know you can create an “event” on Facebook on your club page? This event can be your club mee ng, a food drive, a spaghe feed, or work party. Create an event for whatever your club is planning that you want others to know about and perhaps even help. The event gives the date, me, and loca on; also include a photo to draw a en on. Once you create the event you can invite your friends, o en including those who live in the area. Everyone that has liked your page can see it. Did you know there is another way to increase the awareness of your club and events? There are interest groups on Facebook. Search the groups in your area, they consist of people that have interest in small communi es, helping others in the community, or maybe being a certain age. My club is a county wide club and there are twenty Facebook groups in our area that you can join. You can see what they are pos ng and you are also able to post in the group. Now when an event is created for my club, we share the event with each of these groups. When you share the event add a li le comment about how great your club is. Also let them know how much fun you have, what you like about your club, and invite the ladies to come learn more about the club or just come to help with a project/fundraiser. Let them know about GFWC and your love of GFWC. We have been able to increase our likes and it took awhile, but we are now ge ng new mem-bers because of the pos ngs on Facebook. Be sure to get all of your members to help by asking them to share and invite their friends. You will be able to see who has expressed interest in your event. You can also see if you have friends in common with those that have expressed interest. If a club member is one of their friends, ask that club member to personally invite them to your event. The more we get our name out there with what we are doing, the more we will grow. Let everyone know how much we love GFWC and the difference we make through our service!! Nancy Burdick’ GFWC Communica ons and Public Rela ons Commi ee Member