Tis the season to be Fall’y! Our Fall Meeting at the charming Farm at Little Fox Hollow was filled with Gourd Vibes Only! The weather couldn't have been better for an outdoor gathering where we discussed exciting upcoming projects and welcomed new friends. But the fun highlight of the night was a chicken drop contest, it was a memorable moment as we watched the chicken take care of her business right away! We also enjoyed bonding over roasting marshmallows and s'mores by the fire.

We would like to thank Stephanie Mann, owner of the Farm for her open hospitality. Of course, we are also grateful for all our members and guests and are looking forward to our next meeting with even more excitement and enthusiasm!

Our next meeting will take place on November 16th at Highlands Community Church. We are collecting gently used and clean coats, sweaters, and sweatshirts to give to those in need during the winter. Start cleaning out those closets!

Thank you and we'll see you in November!

Spooky Shopping Night: October 13 was Spookatular!

Our members volunteered to assist the City on "Spooky Shopping Night." Jennifer Hooper, Julia Parker, Candace Callaway and new member Christina Hodges volunteered in the misty rain weather to create spookatular hair-dos. Christina stopped by to assist and joined our club! Thank you ladies for your support.

Pumpkin Fest:

Boo-hoo, our little librarian didn't win the pumpkin contest, but girls, we had a great time creating her and seeing her sitting pretty on Main Street. Thank you to Kathleen Tibbitts, Pamela McCabe, Ora Engler and Jennifer Hooper and Julies Parker and their team for their creativity. Our librarian inspired six ladies to apply for membership last week. She did a great job in promoting our club. Congratulations to all of the winners - we were blown away by the competition and their creative entries.

November 16 - General Meeting - Invitation is listed above - please RSVP.

December 2 - Rotary Christmas Parade

Thanks to Candace Callaway, our Club has a float in the Rotary Christmas Parade. All are welcome to assist us. Please sign up below if you are interested in assisting us.

December 7 - Holiday Party with a Purpose. You are cordially invited to join our festivities! Thursday, December 7 from 6:00-8:00 pm at The Olive Tree Restaurant, 37 Beatty St #115, Hiram, GA 30141.



Cost: $25 per person. Please know that your RSVP is a commitment to pay for your reservation. You can pay now for the meal via credit card or cash app, or you can bring your check to the next meeting. Attire: Festive 

Kathy Crowe revealed her action plan and provided updates on our progress to save the little white house on the corner, our Clubhouse. The repair will be costly, and unless we find a benefactor that recently won the lottery to support us, we will have to fundraise to make it happen.

T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER:

We are starting our fundraising efforts with a shirt fundraiser that also promotes our new 1921 Project campaign. You can order your shirt below and pay or it by credit card or at the upcoming meeting. We are very grateful to Andrea Clowers for her passion and dedication to the 1921 Project, and for making this fundraiser possible. Please help us spread the word and support our efforts to save our beloved Clubhouse. Thank you!

The holiday season is just around the corner and what better way to spread joy and hope than by giving a gift that gives back? Introducing the Amaryllis fundraiser for the 1921 Clubhouse project! With this fundraiser, you can buy an Amaryllis for someone special and watch it bloom throughout the season while also contributing to a great cause. 

Not only is this a thoughtful gift for your loved ones, but it's also a perfect option for corporate businesses that want to give back to their clients. By purchasing an Amaryllis, you can show your clients that you care while simultaneously supporting a nonprofit organization. 

So, why not give the gift of blooming hope this holiday season? Purchase an Amaryllis today and make a difference in the lives of those in need.

http://dwc.fpfundraising.com/

Here are a few ideas for gift tags if you want to create special tags to go along with the bulb. This of course is not included in your bulb purchase, these are just ideas to place on the card or gift tag when presenting your gift.

• “Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful.” — Jim Carrey; 
• “The act of blooming is a reminder to embrace change, take risks, and step out of our comfort zones.”
• “Every flower blooms at a different pace.” — Suzy Kassem;
• “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” — Zen Shin;
• “Bloom where you are planted, and let your unique beauty and brilliance shine through.”
• Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.” — E.V.
• “Every flower must grow through dirt.” — Laurie Jean Sennott
• “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” — Luther Burbank
• “Bloom as if you want to make the whole world beautiful.” — Debasish Mridha
• To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn
• “Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.” — Shannon Mullen
• “You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.” — Oprah Winfrey

We need your help! As you know, our clubhouse is in dire need of repairs and we are seeking sponsors to help us fund the project. We are calling on our community to help us identify potential sponsors, partners, or donors who may be willing to support us. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please click the button below and fill in the necessary details. We assure you that we will not use your name without your consent and will only use it to mail or email our sponsorship package to them. Thank you for your help in advance.

Thank you for your continued commitment to the Dallas Woman's Club and the 1921 Project committee. 

Our club has a responsibility to report our hours, in-kind donations, donations, and service projects to our State annually. To ensure that we accurately report this information, it is important for each member to provide us with your data as soon as possible after the completion of each project. By doing so, we can avoid the risk of forgetting how much money we spent, how much time we volunteered, or even the projects we performed. We would like to ask all members to please take the time to report your data to us throughout the year, thereby making it easily accessible to us and ensuring that we fulfill our reporting obligations.

What to report?

As a member, we encourage you to participate in any "club sponsored or promoted events." If you choose to donate, volunteer, or attend a charitable event, or support a charity, we kindly request that you report your hours, donations, and any in-kind contributions made. This includes any DWC projects in which you lend your time or spend money. The reporting form will ask you to specify which project program area it belongs to, such as Arts & Culture, Civic Engagement Outreach, Education, Environment, or Health and Wellness (see below). If you are unsure which category your donation fits in, please do not hesitate to ask Sandi for clarification. Accurate reporting helps us better track the impact of our club's efforts on our community, and ensures that we are making a positive difference in the world.

Examples: If we ask you to donate canned goods or items, that would be considered in-kind. If we take up collections at a meeting and then write a check to a charity, that would be a donation. If you write a check to a club sponsored event directly to the charity that is in-kind donation. All hours, shopping for the charity, attending an event, traveling to/from, participating in a service event - all are reportable volunteer hours.

Please click the link below to report your data. If you have trouble, please send an email to Sandi Miller and provide her with your data. Her email address is: [email protected].

Ladies, we want your input regarding our future projects. Below please find our Community Service Program categories, if you have ideas, charities, and/or service projects that fall within the below program areas, please write them down and bring your ideas to our November meeting. This is a member driven organization and we want to hear your ideas.

In addition to seeking input, we are also looking for leaders to chair each committee. If you have a passion for any of the areas listed below, we encourage you to sign up as a committee chair or co-chair. As a chairman, your responsibilities will include planning projects, recruiting members to assist, and overseeing the execution of the project. You will work and consult with Sandi Miller, our 2nd VP.

Our club is dedicated to making a positive impact in our community, and we believe that with your help, we can make a difference. Please contact Sandi if you are interested in becoming a committee chair or have any ideas to contribute.

Thank you for your continued support and dedication to our organization.

Arts & Culture Community Service Program

The GFWC Arts and Culture Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support art and cultural programs in their clubs and communities. Our goal is to create projects that include crafts, dance, drama, food, music, and other manifestations of art and culture that develop skills, awareness, and appreciation. It is designed to inspire clubwomen and ignite within them a desire to make the world a more beautiful, thoughtful, and caring place.

Program Ideas:

• Sponsor a Youth Art Contest during Youth Art Month in March. Art for Youth
• Foster Community Art
• Member Craft Competition
• Photography & Member Writing Contests
• Youth Writing & Art Contests
• Our State gives out 4 scholarships for Student Art winners. ($400 each if selected)

Civic Engagement & Outreach Community Service Program:

The GFWC Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program reminds GFWC members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. This Community Service Program highlights and encourages citizenship; crime prevention, safety, and disaster preparedness; the needy, hungry, and homeless; and our military personnel and veterans. 

• Support and aid women veterans in our community
• Veterans Affairs
• Citizenship Participation
• Community Safety
• Home Safety
• Vehicle Safety

Education & Libraries Community Service Program:

GFWC members promote education in both children and adults. We aim to help others, while we also continue to learn. Projects in the Education Community Service Program are designed to foster schools, as well as other educational institutions and opportunities, and to promote literacy, libraries, and the love of a good book. Through these efforts, we encourage the growth of individuals and communities at home and around the world.

Program Ideas:

• Scholarships
• Adult Literacy Family Literacy
• Youth Literacy Tutoring
• Wouldn't it be nice if we can find someone to assist us in building a free little library that resumes our clubhouse?
• Book Walks in a park area.

Environment Community Service Program

The GFWC Environment Community Service Program encourages us to become stewards of the earth by working to preserve the world’s resources, protect wildlife and domesticated animals, live sustainably, and beautify our communities and enjoy nature. 

Program ideas:

• Community Beautification Projects/community gardens
• Tree-Planting and Preservation Projects
• Litter Prevention Projects
• Climate Change
• Recycle programs - ex. Collect and donate used prescription bottles, towels, paper towel rolls for the humane society.

Health & Wellness Community Service Program

The human body, mind, and spirit comprise our health and wellness. To improve our wellbeing, we must address three key components: nutrition, disease prevention, and physical and emotional care. This Community Service Program aims to explore the various opportunities for awareness and advancement of each of these vital areas. 

Program Ideas:

• Hunger in America
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Healthy Self-Worth
• Weight Loss Challenge
• Heart Disease
• Breast Cancer
• Recognize National Immunization Awareness Month in August
• Share information with club and community members on various topics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), such as disease and conditions, healthy living, traveler’s health, emergency preparedness, and more.
• Partner with a local assisted living home to provide senior exercise equipment such as leg pedaling machines, resistance bands, and/or yoga mats. 
• Educate, advocate, and/or donate during Mental Health Awareness month in May.
• Offer resources and/or promote programs that prevent bullying, so children and youth are safeguarded and supported at school, in the community, and online.

What a great weekend at Earl Duncan Park for the Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival September 9th and 10th!  It was one of our very best festivals ever in spite of the unexpected storm Saturday afternoon. Attendance at the festival was approximately 56,000.

Club members came together to plan and staff the Coke (and ice pops) booth in the food court at the festival. We had several members at all times in our booth Saturday and Sunday, plus we helped with hospitality (checking vendors in and helping with set up) Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

We cleared $319.18 in the Coke booth and received $2254.92 as our portion of the gate receipts. Valuable aspects to this project were making our club visible to the community and contributing to cultural development and FUN in Paulding County. Numerous customers asked about the club and clubhouse, and several said they planned to join! The DWC has a 40 year history with Paulding Meadows, and we showed them WE’RE BACK!

Thank you,

Sharon Vinson

In October, we voted to approve our new 2023 Bylaws. What are Nonprofit Bylaws?

Nonprofit bylaws are a nonprofit’s operating manual. Our bylaws are the main governing document for our club. Each year we will review and possibly edit our bylaws to ensure we are aligned with the State's bylaws and procedures.

What is the Purpose of Bylaws for Nonprofit Organizations?

The purpose of bylaws is to guide the nonprofit board’s actions and decisions, as well as the organization’s operating rules. Bylaws are helpful in preventing or resolving conflicts and disagreements. They can protect the organization from potential problems by clearly outlining rules around authority levels, rights, and expectations.

We encourage all of our members to read our bylaws, this will be our north star as we move forward. All decisions are made in accordance with our bylaws.

Please view our bylaws here: 2023 BYLAWS

Membership Information: If you are currently not a member of our club and would like to join us, please click here to complete the membership application and mail your invoice to and mail your invoice to Dallas Woman's Club, P O Box 862, Dallas, GA 30132. Our 2023 Dues are due at the State office by Dec. 1, 2023. Our 2024 Dues will be $40 and are due February 1, 2024. The breakdown is as follows: $15 to GFWC, $10 to GFWC Georgia, $3.00 to NW District, and the remainder stays in the bank for operational costs, bank fees, etc. 

Your membership not only includes membership to our club, but it also includes membership to our international organization, GFWC (www.gfwc.org) and our State organization, GFWC Georgia, (www.gfwcgeorgia.org). You will receive quarterly newsletters, invitations to State meetings such as our Annual Convention and Institute, a weekend of learning and more.

Members are also eligible to receive discounts - click here to view them.