to change up your decora-

ons by adding or-ange, red and yellow colors and to pull out the spice-scented candles. The holiday season en-courages you to spend

me thinking about what you and your family have been through in the last year as well as the memories you've made together while looking forward to a new and exci ng year. I hope you do this as well with your club friends. As you prepare to end 2019 in this autumn season, I hope you enjoy the beau ful colors, the crisp air, being cozy by a fire, and enjoying SEC football! Remember your club deadlines – send-ing in dues by Dec 1 and club repor ng ends December 31.

In Federa on Friendship this Fall, Tina Daniel

tumn is a great me to break out the jackets, coats, boots, scarves and hats in prepara on for the change in season. It's also the perfect me to start making hot cocoa and ligh ng a fire in the fireplace. This season cre-ates the perfect se ng for a sense of comfort, warmth and reflec on. It's a great me to camp or take a road trip or anything else where you can spend quality me with family while ea ng good food. Autumn is a part of the jam-packed holiday season. There's the back-to-school rush, Halloween, and Thanksgiving before rolling into win-ter and Christmas. And these aren't just regular old holidays. These are all very involved, family-centered holi-days, as well as mes to volunteer to help others. There are Halloween par es to sponsor at the local do-mes c violence shelter, the school supplies to gather for less fortunate students, the desserts to bake and sell to raise club funds, and the veter-ans to think of with cards and gi s. Autumn is the season to be thank-ful and to be surrounded by the people you love. It's the perfect me

Reporting on New Forms due Dec 1 Dear Federated Sisters, Happy Fall, Y’all! The weather is finally star ng to change and the leaves are changing colors. It’s my favorite me of year. Who doesn't enjoy observing the leaves from the trees and plants changing into mul -colored works of art before finally falling away? The bare and vulnerable branches that are created reveal the true and beau ful scenery underneath. In the southern part of the United States, all the seasons are very apparent. The spring season is very green, the summer is very hot (and long), the winter is cool and the fall is full of magnificent colors. The maple trees are especially vibrant with colors of red and golden-yellow and combina-

ons of both. This season is perfect for taking beau ful scenic photos and spending me outdoors. Nothing can relax and rejuvenate you more than enjoying nature and its surrounding scenery. These beau ful scenes are a perfect opportunity to par cipate in the photography contest! Autumn is the "cooling off" month right between the blazing summer and chilly winter. When the cooler tempera-tures of fall start rolling in, saying good-bye to summer is not hard to do. Au-

The Georgia Clubwoman O C T O B E R 3 1 , 2 0 1 9 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

GFWC GA OFFICERS

2018 - 2020

President

Tina Daniel

First Vice President

Shelby Holland

Second Vice President

Kim Sekulow

Third Vice-President

Cathy Jones

Director of Junior

Clubs Becky Bolden

Recording Secretary

Peggy Wilson

Treasurer

Armenda Barnes

Corresponding Secre-

tary Cimi Douglass

Parliamentary Advisor

Shirene Daniell

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

I am always reminded at this me of the year of just how Blessed I am. I am so grateful and thankful for my Faith, Family and Friends. What are you grate-ful for this year? While life is not perfect and certainly not easy at mes, I believe that we can all find something to be thankful for this year. Is it the wink of an eye from your favorite “someone”; or is it a big hug from a friend for no reason at all; is it the laugh a baby; or maybe the happy squeal of a child running through the house; or maybe a phone call from one of your children to just say “I Love You”; or a stranger who offers to change your re in the cold weather; or or or – the list goes on. As I think about these and so many other things that make us happy, maybe our thought should be how we can bless someone else. With our busy schedules, it seems hard and even impossible at mes to be that Light

to others. However, I have found that when I go out of my way to help a friend, I am the one who is truly blessed. While I was a ending the Southern Region conference, two of my friends that I met through GFWC came running up to me with big hugs. The reason was just because we missed each other. This one jester Made my Day. I felt loved and important to them. They didn’t know anything about my day or week or month, all they knew was I was spe-cial to them. We can all do the same thing. A smile and/or kind word to a friend or total stranger can make the difference in someone’s day. During this holiday season, I challenge you to find something or someone to be grateful for. I am grateful to each of you who have embraced my “causes” and supported me. One of

these was the St Jude 2019 Fun Walk/Run. When I asked for your financial support, I was blown away by your generosity. We were able to raise $3,199 for St Jude’s Children’s Hospi-tal and Research Center. In addi on, when we went to Southern Region a few weeks ago, Kay Chadwick allowed the Junior Directors to host a fun night. We played Bingo and Tenzies and raised another $1,200 for St Jude’s. Words can’t describe how much this means to me and the families treated at St Jude. Again, Thank you So Much! As we begin the holiday season, I pray for many wonderful memories with your family, friends, co-workers and clubwomen friends. May you experience the wonders of the beauty of the season and the warmth and gra tude of others. Always Remember: “It’s What You Do For Others That Counts” Love In Federa on, Becky Bolden

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Shelby Holland Statewide tour of Districts September and October travels during the 2019 Fall District mee ngs will always be a highlight for this officer as

she visited each of the “Shelby’s Sassy Six” during her “Wander Weekenders” travel across Georgia. District business

was handled, informa ve reports were given, and table handouts added value to each mee ng, therefore, each mee ng

was phenomenal and declared a success. This officer enjoyed being a part of a welcoming and friendly group of women

as she shared brief details regarding the upcoming 2020-2022 administra on. Again, thank you all for being so

welcoming and kind during my visit.

At the end of October, this Officer a ended the Southern Region Conference that was held in North Charleston,

SC. She, along with other Southern Region Sisters, heard brief details from

President-Elect Marion St. Claire for her upcoming administra on as well as

details for the 2020-2022 GFWC Orienta on to be held November 14-17. This

officer was proud to have been a part of GFWC Georgia who presented a cheer

as Georgia focused on the Legisla ve Center Ini a ve of GFWC President Mary

Ellen Brock. As the Georgia Ladies were one of the winners in the cheer

compe on, Georgia will present our cheer again at the 2020 GFWC

Conven on in Atlanta.

Club Presidents, please take me to review your club’s GFWC Georgia

Achievement GOAL Sheet as you s ll have me to finalize prior to the end of

December to receive that desired 100 points score for this report due on

January 25th. Also, please remember dues are due December 1st.

Let us all be mindful of how our clubs can serve our communi es

during the holidays and to the end of the year. As there are less than two

months remaining in this decade, what will you do for 2020?

Shelby Holland

GFWC Georgia 1st Vice President/President Elect

Central West District Fall Mee ng: Shelby with Pat Turner at First Bap st Church of Morrow,

South West District Mee ng; Shelby with Dianne Barlow and Shirene Daniell at Moultrie Federated Woman’s Clubhouse North East District Mee ng; Shelby with Pa y Gabilondo and

Dana Skelton Sanders at Gainesville Civic Center

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Central East District Mee ng; Shelby with Debby Vanderbunt at Smoke Rise County Club.

South East District Mee ng: Shelby with Hilda Hagarty at Woodbine Com-munity Center

North West District Fall Mee ng: Shelby with Karen Clydesdale at Maggiano’s in Cumberland Mall

Southern Region Conference in Charleston: Shelby with her Dis-trict Presidents the “Sassy Six”

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The North West District won

the “Most Crea ve” award for the

Conserva on Challenge at Ins -

tute. The amazing dress was made

from recycled materials including

more than 1000 plas c bags. The

train was made out of Target

bags. The band and bow on the

back were made out of recycled

CLUBWOMAN magazines. Julie

Bates, Ruthann Sherman and

Joyce Broughton from the Mari-

e a Woman’s Club designed and

made the dress as well as the

three a endant dresses. It was an

honor to walk the runway and

represent the NW District in this

beau ful crea on. The gown is

going on tour to schools for

“Recycle” day.

The North West District held

their Annual Fall Membership

Mee ng on October 26 at Mag-

giano’s Li le Italy restaurant. The

theme for the mee ng was

“Seven Grand Ini a ves….

dent -Elect and Dana Skelton-

Sanders, Junior Director- Elect

shared their themes, symbol

and goals for the upcoming

year. Their presenta ons were

inspira onal and we look for-

ward to suppor ng their ad-

ministra ons.

Ida Dorvee and Julie Wal-

ters, also shared the many

exci ng opportuni es to par-

cipate in the 2020 conven-

on which will be held here in

Atlanta. In addi on to all that

we learned and accomplished

at this mee ng, it was a day

filled with fabulous food,

friendship and fun…. A very

successful district mee ng!

Thank you to

all that

made it hap-

pen.

Karen

Mee ng the Goals”. Each

centerpiece reflected one of

the ini a ves. Like the Con-

serva on Challenge, the

crea vity of the NW District

ladies was outstanding. We

le this mee ng with books

for ini a ve one, bags of

shoes for ini a ve three

and gowns and beau ful

dresses for ini a ve four.

Our members were also

encouraged to con nue to

plant trees, a end the MLK

Day of Service on January

20 and to con nue to sign

up members for Legisla ve

Ac on Alerts. We increased

our dues for the past two

years to meet the Capital

campaign Challenge. I am

very proud of the outstand-

ing work this district has

done to meet the Seven

Grand Ini a ve goals. Shel-

by Holland, First VP, Presi-

We had a successful Central East District Mee ng with 69 in

a endance. I want to thank my district for their support. Our

clubs are busy working hard this year and growing membership. The Covington Woman's Club has added 14 new members. GFWC Service Guild of Covington is having a Holiday Cake Raffle. A homemade cake could be delivered to your door the week of Thanksgiving. See one of the Service Guild members for a cket. The GFWC Stone Mountain Woman's Club is having their Christmas Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 10 AM un l 4 PM with lunch included from 11 AM - 2 PM. The GFWC Monroe Jun-ior Woman's Club is hos ng Mistletoe in Monroe. This is their first Tour of Homes. It is being held also on Saturday, December 14, 2019, with the tour from 1-5 PM with food included. Have a safe

and happy holiday season! 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 What a great year! Ins tute was great, we really had a good me . The recycle fashion show was hilarious. I won for the District Presidents with the clown ou it that Cochran Woman’s Club made for me. Cathy Jones won for the Officers and Karen Clydesdale’s ou it was beau-

ful. If you missed the fashion show, you missed a real treat.

South West District’s Fall Mee ng was wonderful. Shelby Holland, GFWC GA President elect spoke and gave us lots of good informa on. We really enjoyed having her visit with us. Julie Walters gave us informa on about the 2020 Interna onal Conven on to be held in June in Atlanta. We are all very excited about the Conven on being held in Georgia.

Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all next year. Remember F R O G

Dianne

South East District -PRESIDENT Hilda Hagarty

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Members of the South East Dis-trict met at the Woodbine Com-munity Center on Saturday, Octo-ber 12, 2019 for their Fall 2019 District Mee ng, hosted by the GFWC Georgia Woodbine Wom-an’s Club and the GFWC Broxton Woman’s Club. Officially welcom-ing everyone to the mee ng was Samantha Young, City Administra-tor for Woodbine and presen ng the colors was the NJROTC Unit at Camden County High School under the direc on of Colonel Stephen Banta, USMC. Also joining the members were Shelby Holland, GFWC Georgia First Vice Presi-dent/President-Elect and Dana Skelton Sanders, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference First Vice Presi-dent/Director of Junior Clubs-Elect. Both ladies brought gree ngs and shared with all their plans for the forthcoming 2020-2022 Administra on. The mee ng was packed with reports, nomina ons and elec-

Lowe, a new member and first me a endee of the Wood-

bine Woman’s Club, who re-ceived an Amazon gi card; and Joyce Scribner, a first me a endee and member of the Brunswick Woman’s Club, who won the President’s Door Prize, a 2020 Conven on pink crystal brooch. Also recognized was the Woodbine Woman’s Club who had the most members present. Congratula ons to all! The fundraising project for the 2018-2020 Administra on has been the Crisco Queen Bake-Off Contest, Linda Hires of the Altamaha Woman’s Club was crowned as the Crisco Queen. Congratula ons, Linda! And congratula ons to the 50/50 winner, Sheila Sanchez-Vesga of the Magnolia Civic Woman’s Club, who went home $120 richer.

Hilda

ons, collec ons, budget, recogni ons, and con-tests. All morning refresh-ments and a delicious lunch were lovingly prepared by the Woodbine ladies. Dale Reddick, Sheila Sanchez-Vesga, and Laura Morris were elected to se-cure candidates for District offices. Hilda Hagarty was chosen to serve on the State Nomina ng Commi ee, with Julie Hamon as the alternate. Dale Reddick was affirmed as our district nom-inee to the State Board for the posi on of Recording Secretary. Several members who were recognized at the mee ng: ADD-A-MEMBER Contest Winner was Peggy Thomas, a new member of the Civic Woman’s Club of Milledgeville, who received an Amazon gi card; Angel

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Manchester Woman’s Club turns 100 Thank you, to all the clubwomen and friends all over the state for a great turn out.

Pat

North East District -PRESIDENT Patty Gabilondo 2019 LEADS Candidate

Here are some lovely quotes about fall…. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." —Albert Camus "Autumn . . . the year's last, loveliest smile." —William Cullen Bryant "Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil pain ng and autumn a mosaic of them all." —Stanley Horowitz "Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive au-tumns." —George Eliot "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." —F. Sco Fitzgerald

The dedicated ladies of our North East District Clubs have been very busy over the past few months. Visi ng the clubs in my district, installing officers, induc ng new members or a end-ing a club mee ng are the highlights of this posi on, and I want to encourage all of you read-ing this newsle er to consider stepping up to a District or State posi on if/when asked. We need fresh new outlooks and ideas to con nue to develop future leaders. It was my honor to serve as GFWC Georgia’s LEADS candidate this summer at the GFWC Conven on in Aus n, TX, and so inspiring to know that we are a part a great organiza on that is changing the world for the be er one community and one project at a me. Our 2019 GFWC Georgia Jennie Award nominee, Brenda Mar n calls the North East District her home, and we are looking forward to state conven on next year when both our GFWC Georgia President (Shelby Holland) and Jun-ior Director (Dana Skelton) will be installed. Both of these ladies are from our North East Dis-trict as well. The opportunity to share thoughts and ideas with such caring women is a true gi .

Patty Margaret Mead said “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For in-deed, that’s all whoever have.

MorrowCivicWC:OpalWilder,TootsMims,LibbyBondandKatieFountainpicturedwithDistrictPresident,PatTurner.

Central West District – PRESIDENT Pat Turner

BrendaMartin,JennieNominee;LibbyBond;JakieHogan,HeartlandWCPresi-dent;DebbyVanderbunt,CentralEastDistrictPresident;ShelbyHolland,GFWCGeorgiaFirstVicePresident-PresidentElectandPatTurner

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Kim’s Corner - Community Service Programs What IMPACT has your club made this past year? How do you measure? How do you know?

If your club reports to GFWC Ga, you can capture your community impact and help GFWC Ga and GFWC meas-ure their collec ve impact as well. It is never too soon to begin the repor ng process so gather your club mee ng reports, treasurer’s reports, news-le ers, local newspaper ar cles and calendars now. The holidays are upon us so don’t delay in organizing your repor ng materials. The due date for reports, both electronic and mailed, is January 25.

There are changes to every form. There are changes to every form. There are changes to every form.

Be sure to download the report forms from the GFWC Georgia website, www.gfwcgeorgia.org. The forms can be found under the tab for Club Re-sources: Repor ng & Forms. Do not use the forms from the printed year-book, however, the online yearbook has the corrected forms as well. The changes to the forms are editorial. And, as a reminder, in the narra ve por on of the report you may list your top ten (10) PROJECTS. These are to be individual projects and not a cate-gory list of work. I know it’s hard to decide what to choose but the CSP Chairmen and I need you to do just that. The “Most Crea ve” report should be considered your biggest im-pact project. This is not an 11th project but, an extension of one of your top 10. Use this report to give us more

informa on and juicy dbits about your work! If you have any ques-

ons, contact the appropriate CSP Chairman or myself to clarify.

How do you get organized for re-por ng? Here’s a few ps that might help:

I Invite your Club officers, CSP Chairmen, and any interested members to be a part of a report wri ng team.

M Make scheduled dates to meet with the team to write your club reports. Perhaps a scheduled mee ng with each CSP will help keep you on task and simplify the informa on gathering. Assign one person to construct the report based on the feedback from the group.

P Plan a final mee ng to read over all reports before they are mailed or emailed. Give yourself me to edit and rework if necessary.

A Act now to begin the process of collec ng the informa on for re-por ng. There’s nothing worse than the panic that ensues when you procras nate!

C Call on your State CSP Chairmen and your 2nd VP to assist if you have ques ons. Who be er to help?

T Tally all projects, hours and do-na ons both monetary and in-kind. Remember, you report your totals even if you have done more work in an area than 10 projects!

Finally, keep a list of those members responsible for wri ng and submi ng each re-port. Construct a line of com-munica on in your club that ensures the reports have been mailed or emailed within the deadline requirements. Your club President or a designated member should check off re-ports as they are sent. A er re-ports are sent, relax and relish in your accomplishments!

Kim Sekulow, 2nd VP

There are changes to every form.

2019 Institute - Hyatt Athens Georgia

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Jennie Award Nominees Pa y Gabilondo, Joanne Cannarella, Diane Norris and Brenda Mar n

Marketplace on Women’s Health

Recycled Wear Project Runway Fashion Show—Winner!

To View all the photos click on a link on our website GFWCgeorgia.org

Awards, Speakers, Vendors, Skits, Friends, and food

Junior’s Corner Congratula ons to the Ti on Junior Woman’s Club on their 80th Anniversary! What a Legacy of service to their community!

The Environment is so Important to our Communi es. These two clubs are working hard to keep the roads clean with Road Side Pickup. Adopt a Mile is a great way to help our environment and adver se our Clubs to the Community.

Carrollton Juniors Monroe Juniors

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Remember to Post your events

and include

#GAJUNIORSRROCK

Personalized Le er from Santa! Download form from GFWC Georgia website, Please mail this order form and payment to: GFWC Sylvania Junior Woman’s Club P.O. Box 99, Sylvania, GA 30467 Make checks payable to: GFWC Georgia Junior Con-ference Orders must be postmarked no later than Saturday, December 1, 2019.

Moultrie Junior Woman’s Club’s Home Life Committee partnered with CRMC to promote Breast Cancer Awareness during Ladies Night Out in Downtown Moultrie. MJWC also recognized many breast cancer survivors.

The Sylvania Juniors have been very busy. They volunteered to help with the FoSCA 5K even in the rain. They also planted a Pinwheel Garden in ob-servance of Child Abuse Awareness.

Team GFWC Georgia Juniors Rock - Sept 21, 2019 St Jude’s Fun Walk/Run Atlanta, GA

Raised over $3,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

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Southern Region—Kay Chadwick President SRCStatePresidentsandJuniorDirectors

GFWC President-Elect Marian St. Clair

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GeorgiaSuffragettesCheerleaders!

Deborah’s Desk

It has been a pleasure pu ng together The Georgia Clubwom-an newsle er. Thank you for the opportunity. I hope you have enjoyed reading and been inspired to be more ac ve in your club. If you are not receiving the emails. Remember all you have to do is sign up on the website under Communica ons and Newsle ers. This is the last scheduled newsle er for this administra on. Look for your monthly “Let’s Connect” Email deliv-

ered to your inbox on the third Thursday of the month.

Like Tina men oned, It’s Fall and the mountains have not disappointed.

I hope you have ordered your brick for the “Walk of Honor” that will be placed in front of the TFS Natatorium. Proceeds from commemora ve brick sales will be used exclusively for scholarships for TFS stu-dents. It is staring to look like a building.

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Brenda Price Stone Mountain Woman’s Club

Up Coming Events Membership Dues Deadline December 1, 2019 Holiday Open House at State Office December 11, 2019 3-5pm Club Reports Due January 25, 2020 Club Presidents Reports due to District Presidents February 15, 2020 Club Memorials Due to Mary Bob Fox — March 1, 2020 Spring District Meetings

Reporting Due January 25, ALL reports have changed

Deadline for Dues December 1, 2019

Stone Mountain and Macon Visit Tallulah Falls

Communications and Public Relations

Interested in entering the Garre Newsle er Award, Social Medial, or Website Contest? Look on page 214 of Yearbook and follow direc ons to email en-try. Good Luck!