Club Connections
Dunwoody Woman's Club
Serving the community since 1971
May 2024
"A book is a gift you can open again and again"
Garrison Keillor
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Friday, May 10
Tour of Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Kennesaw
Carpool from St. Luke's - 9 am
Sponsored by: Environment
Monday, May 13 - 2 pm
Home Tour Committee Meeting
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
1978 Mt. Vernon Rd., Dunwoody
Sponsored by: Ways & Means
Thursday, May 16 - 10 am
General Meeting and Spring Luncheon
Dunwoody Country Club
1600 Dunwoody Club Dr.
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Tuesday, May 21- 6:30 pm
Evening Division Meeting
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody
Monday, May 27 - 10 am
Dunwoody Memorial Day Ceremony
Brook Run Veterans Memorial
Sponsored by: Civic Engagement & Outreach
Wednesday, May 29
Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA
9:00 am to carpool from St. Luke's
10:15 am Tour
Sponsored by: Arts & Culture
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Dunwoody Woman's Club
Spring Luncheon and Meeting
Thursday, May 16
Dunwoody Country Club
9:30 am coffee
10:00 am meeting
11:00 am social hour
11:45 am lunch
Spring Salad Buffet Lunch
$37
Reservations: Joyce Niemann
Deadline May 14
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GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club
GFWC Georgia Convention Awards
April, 2024
ARTS AND CULTURE CSP
GFWC Woodbine Woman’s Club Student Short Story Contest ~ Category 2: Addy Sokol Sponsored by DWC $25
BEST OVERALL ! Addy Sokol $50
Category 2 is grades 3, 4, 5
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH CSP
1st Place 51 and over membership
BEST OVERALL and the Judine Barker Heard CEO Award
EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES CSP
1st Place 51 and over membership
BEST OVERALL and Toine Ashley Education and Libraries Award
GFWC Georgia Community Connection Iniative
“Bring the Sparkle to Public Libraries"
Amy M. Atkinson Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Award
ENVIRONMENT CSP
1st Place 51 and over membership
BEST OVERALL and GFWC Woodbine Woman’s Club Environment Award ($25)
GFWC Georgia Environment CSP Community Connection Iniative “Sparkling Seeds, Brilliant Butterflies, Glamorous Garden Gloves”
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CSP
1st Place 51 and over membership
BEST OVERALL and GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club Health and Wellness Award
GFWC Georgia UNICEF Plaque Participant and Award
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVANCEMENT PLAN
District Citation
Stevens-Youles Communications and Public Relations Award (best overall excellence in implementing the GFWC Georgia Communications and Public Relations Program.
LEADERSHIP ADVANCEMENT PLAN
GFWC Georgia Leadership Creative Project Award
LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVANCEMENT PLAN
District Citation
MEMBERSHIP ADVANCEMENT PLAN
GFWC Georgia “Hummingbird” Membership Excellence Award
Most creative membership programs.
ELLA F. WHITE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND
Carolyn W. Friedlander Ella F. White Fund Award
Members donating: Maria Barnhart, Kathy Hanna, Linda Mote, and Diane Norris
LIPSCOMB SOCIETY
Sharon Carter-Lipscomb Society Award
Members donating: Carolyn Anderson, Maria Barnhart, Susan Crawford, Kathy Hanna, Pam King, Linda Mote, and Diane Norris
GFWC 1734 SOCIETY
DWC Participating Certificate
Member donating: Ida Dorvee
GFWC SIGNATURE PROGRAM: DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Jeanette Coody Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness & Prevention Award
GEORGIA FEDERATION CUP AWARD
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Membership
Maria Barnhart mariavbarnhart@gmail.com
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Member Spotlight
Rosemary Watts
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Rosemary joined DWC in 2022 and currently serves as chairman of the Evening
Division. We are delighted to have Rosemary as part of DWC. She is an asset to our
club.
Rosemary was born in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to Georgia at age four. She has
undergraduate degrees in Chinese and Business from Georgetown University and MBA
from Georgia Tech. She moved to Dunwoody in 1996. Rosemary is married to Kevin
Watts and they have two children, Abigail (21), a junior at UGA and Avery Watts (18) a
senior at Dunwoody High School going to GA Tech in the fall.
Rosemary worked for UPS in corporate marketing for several years before leaving to be
a working mom, manage commercial and residential properties, and teach piano on the
side. She currently works at the City of Dunwoody Economic Development Department
as Business and Cultural Development Manager. She and her family are members of
Dunwoody United Methodist Church and was the Foster Care Ministry Chairman. She
loves bringing public art and cultural events to the community, meeting new Dunwoody
businesses and residents, playing tennis, running in races, and traveling with family and
friends.
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Day of Service on April 25th 2024 benefiting Wellspring Living was a great success!
We had approximately 50 guests attend this event held on Marlow's patio. DWC will be making a significant donation to Wellspring Living along with a $250 donation from Marlow's.
Thank you to Michelle Graves from Wellspring Living for her informative presentation. We also heard from Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson on the efforts by the City of Dunwoody in fighting sex trafficking with enforcement and prosecution along with awareness programs.
Thank you to high school students Sydney Moss (guitar and vocals) and Ethan Leong (violinist) for the wonderful entertainment enjoyed by everyone.
Plans are underway for a membership event in the fall. We are considering a trolley tour of new areas of Dunwoody and the Perimeter area. Another suggestion is an author event. Let us know your thoughts or other ideas for consideration.
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2024 Home Tour
October 9, 2024
Our next Home Tour Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13 at 2 pm. We will be finalizing our decisions around banners promoting Home Tour.
The Home Tour Selection Committee viewed two additional homes in April and decided on our 3rd home at 1328 Nerine Circle. A very special thanks to Rosemary Watts for her help with 2 of the 3 homes on this year’s Home Tour.
As of April 30, we have commitments for $7,000 in sponsorships. We welcome back Dunwoody Ace Hardware as a Silver sponsor. We need everyone’s help in reaching out to sponsors and collecting their ads and money. We always appreciate our members signing up as sponsors. Sponsors can also purchase sponsorships via our website using the donate function.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS |
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Arts and Culture
Wednesday, May 29, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA.
Join us for a private docent tour of the Booth Western Art Museum which is a 5-star experience. We will meet at St. Luke’s at 9:00 am to carpool to Cartersville for the tour at 10:15 am.
Lunch to follow at the Appalachian Grill which is 5 minutes from the museum. Museum tickets cost $12.00. Pay Lee Dees Giesecke.
Community Events:
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Stage Door Theatre Gala, Sat. May 18, 7:30-9:30 pm, A/C Hotel, Bar Peri, Perimeter. Honoring DWC'S Sharon Clark! Details under Stage Door Theater.
Coming Summer Events:
- Flower Arranging Workshop, July 18, 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at the Brook Run Barn. Arrangements will be delivered to members who have had Health issues. A very popular event. Please sign up at the May meeting.
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Civic Engagement and Outreach
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May Events
- International Firefighters Day - May 4th
- National Police Week - May 15-21st
- Memorial Day – May 27th
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Upcoming Programs:
Monday, May 27th – The City of Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. at the Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial. The ceremony is open to the public. Don’t forget to wear a poppy – a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime. Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States.
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Dunwoody 4th of July Parade – The theme for this year’s parade will be “Red, White and YOU” – Grand Marshal: David Abes, Dash Hospitality Group.
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Our theme will be “Dunwoody Woman’s Club Needs YOU.” Like Rosie the Riveter, we’ll wear denim shirts (sleeves rolled up) and that famous red scarf. We have the scarves! Check your calendar to see if you’re available to participate this year either by driving your convertible or walking.
- Historical Preservation – We encourage you to visit, volunteer and help preserve historic sites, monuments, and homes during the summer break. You can work with other civic groups and city and county officials to help preserve historic locations.
“Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me these have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James
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On April 16 several members visited Agnes Scott College for a campus tour and to present a scholarship to the college.
Education Events in May
May 1 is School Principals Day
May 3 is School Lunch Hero Day
May 7 is National Teachers Day
May 6-12 is Children’s Book Week
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Environment
Friday, May 10, Tour of the Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw. Carpooling at 9:00 am at St. Luke's with lunch at Bahama Breeze on Barrett Parkway. Smith-Gilbert has beautiful gardens with wonderful venues within the gardens and is headquarters of the Bonsai Society of North Georgia. Please let Kathy know if you plan to attend, the cost is $13.
We have provided three Nature Summer Camp scholarships in Sandy Springs and one partial scholarship for Dunwoody Nature Center Camp.
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Sunflower seeds have been distributed to three schools, three large public areas, several parks, and individuals to make Dunwoody into "Sunwoody" this summer. Thanks to the team. We may do a driving tour in July depending on how well the plants come up!
Summer Events:
- July 18 Flower Workshop with Arts and Membership. Details under Arts and Culture.
- August 22 at 10:00 we will meet at the Demonstration Gardens at Brook Run Community Gardens for a tour with Janet Hanser and the Master Gardeners who are doing marvelous experiments in the gardens.
Community Events at Brook Run Park:
- May 11 at 11:00 am at the Brook Run Greenhouse, a free program on Gardening for Climate Change.
- June 8 at 11:00 am at Brook Run Greenhouse, Experimental Gardening.
- July 13 at 11:00 am at Brook Run Greenhouse, Mushrooms, and Foraging.
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Golden Olympic Champion
Pam King
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We had a great Golden Olympics event in April with 16 members in attendance. Congratulations to Pam King for taking home the overall trophy. We will be sending Special Olympics over $750.
Thanks to everyone who filled twenty-one cosmetic bags that will be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for teenage girl patients.
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month ~ Osteoporosis means “porous bones”. This is a disease that occurs when the body loses bone mass, bones too little, or both. As a result, bones become weak and fractures may easily happen. A few facts from the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation:
- Osteoporosis is responsible for an estimated two million broken bones each year.
- Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly can help slow or stop the loss of bone mass and help prevent fractures.
- A woman’s risk of fracture is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer.
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EDUCATION and LIBRARIES
Retirement Homes: Collecting magazines at monthly meetings.
ENVIRONMENT
Animal Shelters: Blankets any size, dog or cat toys, animal treats, newspapers, paper towels, food (they are in need of adult animal food), and monetary donations to help with this critical situation. Please bring donations to the General Meetings and we will deliver for you.
HOBY
Snacks for Students - water, individual wrapped snack bars, cookies, etc. Will be collected by Amy Atkinson at May Luncheon.
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GFWC Clubwoman
Lynn Wright
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Championing Women And Girls In Your Daily Life:
Small Actions, Big Impact
Adapted from Stephanie Foster, GFWC Junior's Special Program: Advocates for Children Honorary Chairman, Speaker, Author, Advocate and Founding Partner of Smash Strategies.
In the ongoing quest for gender equality and equity, we ask “what can I do to be a strong advocate for women and girls?” It doesn’t take herculean actions or exhaustive energy. All of us, as we move through our daily lives, have the opportunity to elevate women and girls through small but significant actions.
Encourage Others To Speak Up:
- Every voice is important. Often the “quiet ones” have the best ideas. Single out and ask those who have not volunteered to speak.
Elevate Your Colleagues:
- Advocate for your colleagues: Provide opportunities for their special talents to be seen.
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Provide exposure: Bring younger women into meetings so they can see women in action.
- Skill development: Include someone in your project who would benefit from being part of a new project.
- Networking: Introduce colleagues to women in other networks where they might share interests.
Buy From Women Owned Businesses:
- Support women in business as much as you can. They are paving the way for more jobs, inclusivity, role modeling, and giving back to the community.
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Legislative
Dottie D'Angelo DottieAtlanta@gmail.com
2024 Election Calendar for the state of Georgia
- General Primary May 21, 2024 advance voting April29 - May 17
- General Election November 5, 2024 advance voting October 15 - November 1
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Stage Door Theatre
STAGE DOOR THEATRE FUNDRAISER
Sat. May 18th, 7:30-9:30 pm
A/C Hotel, Bar Peri, Perimeter
Heavy Hors D'oeuvres
Wine Beer & Signature Cocktails
$100 per person . Dressy Casual Attire
Tickets - 770 396 1726
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Tallulah Falls School
Graduation will be held on May 24th. We wish all the Seniors the best in the coming years. We have two members, Diane Norris now serving on the TFS board and Kathy Hanna will continue in that role.
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Women in History
Suzanne Bentz
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italy’s “Lady of the Cells”
Anne Frank recounted her experiences in hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands and her diary “became a classic of war literature.” Antonia and Jan Zabinski covertly saved the lives of hundreds of Warsaw Ghetto occupants, hiding them in their home and in storage areas of the city zoo they oversaw. Rita Levi-Montalcini conducted underground research in Turin, Italy, in defiance of Fascist persecution and decades later would share a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the human cell.
Rita was born with twin sister, Paola, in April 1909 in Turin “to Italian Jewish parents with roots dating back to the Roman Empire.” Mom was an artist. Dad was an electrical engineer and mathematician. Growing up, Rita considered becoming a writer but “after seeing a close family friend die of stomach cancer, she decided to attend the University of Turin Medical School.” Initially, it has been said, much to the displeasure of Rita’s dad who favored traditional roles for women.
At university, the developing nervous system intrigued Rita. Graduating summa cum laude M.D. in 1936, Rita stayed on at the university to continue her work. But, her “academic career was cut short by Benito Mussolini’s 1938 Manifesto of Race and the subsequent introduction of laws barring Jews from academic and professional careers.” That didn’t deter Rita. She set up a laboratory in her bedroom and “studied the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos, discovering that nerve cells die when they lack targets.”
When the Germans invaded Italy, Rita and her family fled to Florence, assumed false identities, and accepted the protection of non-Jewish friends. After the war, Rita resumed her research in Turin and, in 1947, “accepted a post at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, with zoologist Viktor Hamburger, who was studying the growth of nerve tissue in chick embryos.”
Rita and Viktor’s “research increased the understanding of many conditions, including tumors, developmental malformations, and senile dementia. It also led to the discovery by (co-worker and biochemist) Stanley Cohen of another substance, epidermal growth factor, which stimulates the proliferation of epithelial cells.” Rita and Stanley would share the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1986.
Rita held dual Italian-American citizenship. Her list of accomplishments, awards, degrees and honors, including senator for life in Italy, fill encyclopedic pages. She never married, claiming that her work and philanthropy fulfilled her. She died in Rome on December 30, 2012 at age 103.
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Dunwoody Woman's Club Evening Division
Rosemary Watts, Chairman
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Evening Division joined the Day division in supporting the Day of Service to benefit Wellspring Living. DWC will make a significant donation to Wellspring Living.
Be sure to check out the day division luncheon meeting on Thursday, May 16th at Dunwoody Country Club. This is the meeting when we present our three scholarship winners and is always an inspiring and special event.
Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30 pm at Spruill Center for the Arts – We will hear from Alan Mothner, Executive Director and he will lead a tour of the new expanded space. Please RSVP for planning purposes.
Regular club meetings are not scheduled in June and July. Stay tuned for updates for the August meeting and plans for the fall. Save the date for home tour set for October 9th and let Terry Kemp know how you can help.
We encourage evening members to review each monthly newsletter for DWC programs. All programs and events are open to both Day and Evening members. We are one Dunwoody Woman’s Club living the volunteer spirit.
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53 Years of Service in our Community 1971-2024 |
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