North West District news & updates
June 2020 | Issue 1
Upcoming Events

June 25 at noon - Zoom meeting with Club Presidents

Aug. 14-16 Leads/GFWC GA Institute, DoubleTree by Hilton-Atlanta/Marietta

Sept. 1 Club articles to due Dist. President

Sept. 12
NW Board Meeting

Oct. 24
NW Fall District Meeting-Sweet Peas, LaFayette, GA
Service Spotlight
Congratulations to all of our Award/Citation Winners! A cworth Carrie Dyer, Atlanta Woman's Club, Dallas Woman's Club, Dunwoody Woman's Club, Calhoun Woman's Club, Cartersville Woman's Club, LaFayette Woman's Club,
Marietta Woman's Club
and our North West District won two awards. Congratulations to all clubs and all members for their hard work. Click here to view the 2019 Awards Booklet.

Sending Thoughts & Prayers
Please send names of members that are in need of a get well or sympathy card to Susie Parnes, Corres. Secr. at sunburstp@aol.com  
President's Corner
All members please answer the survey within this newsletter

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President's Message
Welcome to the 2020-2022 Administration! I hope you and your family are healthy and safe during these uncertain and unprecedented times. With that said, I'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone that made masks, donated items to those in need, sent cards to nursing home facilities and helped your neighbors. Thank you for being you!

Well it's official, the State transitioned to its new administration and our officers were officially installed on June 6th. Thank you for the opportunity to lead the NW District. I am truly honored to be your President and promise to do my very best to lead our district into 2022. I'd like to thank our nominating committee, Diane Norris, Amy Atkinson, JoDee Gonzalez and alternates Caroline Largent and Judith Behrens for their hard work and diligence in assembling our terrific 2020-2022 slate of officers.

This newsletter edition will introduce our theme and your new administration. We are very fortunate to have these amazing women represent our NW District. We've had many zoom conferences since April, and I am truly inspired by their level of commitment to our organization. Please reach out to them when the need arises.

Next, I'd like to unveil my symbol which is “The North West District Tree of Life” with each branch representing our clubs within our District. The overall theme for this term is “Love Grows Here” and our inspiration is “Like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, but our roots keep us grounded together, spreading peace, love & kindness to everyone we meet because “Love Grows Here.” As President, I want our members to take a few lessons from trees and be reminded to "Stay grounded, Connect with your roots, Turn over a new leaf, Bend before your break, Enjoy your unique natural beauty and last but certainly not least, Keep growing."

As an administration I want to water, branch out, change through the seasons with deeply planted roots so firm and established that no amount of wind or negative influences can diminish our spirit.
 
My district project is children’s charities. If we want to change the world, we need to plant seeds of kindness in our children and shine the light to focus on children’s charities. I’d like all of our clubs to seek out, work with, and donate to children’s charities. Let’s inspire our children to be powered by purpose throughout their life and it begins with us because “Love Grows Here.”

I will mention that this board has many goals and we will share those soon, but our most important goal is to be open and available to all of our members. We will listen and help everyone live our mission which is to become more active and engaged in our communities. We will "embrace change, envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative construction."  We will do our very best to help our clubs and their members grow personally and internally. In order to help you we ask every member to respond to the survey below.

In closing, I want us to be reminded that GFWC was founded on the principle of “Unity in Diversity.” They chose "Diversity” because it reflected their belief that our organization should exist embracing diversity in its members and in its programs.  Our members are different races, religions, nationalities, backgrounds, skills, and communities all coming together for the singular purpose of helping others. Creating Unity in Diversity, and a more equal and just world has been at the heart and soul of our organization. 
 
I am deeply saddened by the racial injustice, senseless loss of life and violence that continue to plague our country. But I remain hopeful for a world where people are respected as individuals and these senseless, tragic events do not occur.  As an organization, let’s promote the positive power of humans to be problem solvers. Let’s educate whenever and wherever we can. In a world where you can be anything....Be Kind. Let’s commit ourselves to ensure that every single human feels safe and at home in everything we do because...

Love grows here.

Keep up the great work, love one another, and be safe my friends.

Cimi Douglass
North West District President 2020-2022
Action Item:
In order to provide assistance and training to our clubs
please respond to our survey
Ladies, our focus area during this term is to elevate our clubs communications/PR and women's history. We will focus on our communications with each other and the general public.  How can we attract and engage new members and partners when they don’t know who we are? How can we begin to introduce ourselves to them if we don’t know who we are? Do you need training in certain areas? Do you have ideas on how we can help? In order to help you answer these questions, we would like all of our members and their leaders to respond to our survey.  
Introducing our Amazing North West District 2020-2022 Officers!
Each of these ladies are preparing their goals for the upcoming year and will share those with you in our next newsletter. Feel free to reach out to them should you have any questions or need information.
Julie Bates, 1st VP
Marietta Woman's Club
Membership

Maria Barnhart, 2nd VP
Dunwoody Woman's Club
CSP/Advancement Areas

Brenda Worley
Cartersville Woman's Club
Treasurer

Sharon Cannon
Cartersville Woman's Club
Recording Secretary

Diane Norris
Dunwoody Woman's Club
Parliamentary Advisor/Protocol

Susie Parnes
Acworth Carrie Dyer Woman's Club
Corresponding Secretary

Introducing our wonderful 2020-2022 North West Community Service Program Chairs, Advancement Areas and Standing Committee Chairs
Community Service Programs

Arts & Culture
Joyce Broughton
GFWC Marietta Woman’s Club

Civic Engagement & Outreach
Connie Morris
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Education & Libraries
Linda Mote
GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club

Environment
Kathy Hanna
GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club

Health & Wellness
Barbara Washburn
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Advancement Areas

Communications /Public Relations/ Clubwoman
Ursula Reynolds
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Fundraising
Irma Shaw
GFWC Lafayette Woman’s Club

Leadership
Judine Heard
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Legislation/Public Policy
Darlene Kimes
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Membership
Julie Bates
GFWC Marietta Woman’s Club

Woman’s History / 1734 Society
Ashley DeSalvo Putnam
GFWC North Side Woman’s Club
Standing Committees

Awards Chair
Gretchen Butler
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Credentials
Faye Cashwell
GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club

Community Improvement Contest
Judith Behrens
GFWC North Side Woman’s Club

Digital Scrapbook
Christen Stricklin
GFWC Roswell Cares Service League

District Project–Children’s charities
Carol Erwin
GFWC Roswell Cares Service League

Ella F. White Memorial Endowment / Lipscomb Society
Marsha Rauscher
GFWC Dallas Woman’s Club

Memorials
Cindy Tisdale
GFWC Cobb & Marietta Woman’s Club

Protocol
Diane Norris
GFWC Dunwoody Woman’s Club

Special Projects (GFWC and State President’s Project)
Karen Clydesdale
GFWC Atlanta Woman’s Club

Resolutions/Bylaws
Tallulah Fall School
Amy Atkinson
GFWC Calhoun Woman’s Club
Introducing our Dedicated 2020-2022 North West Club Presidents
Acworth Carrie Dyer Woman's Club
Susie Parnes

Atlanta Woman's Club
Jodee Gonzalez

Buchanan Woman’s Club


Calhoun Woman's Club
Sara Keys

Cartersville Woman's Club
Sharon Cannon

Chickmauga Woman's Club
Joyce Harrison

Cobb Woman's Club
Barbara D’Emilio
Dallas Woman's Club
Marsha Raucher

Dunwoody Woman's Club
Susan Crawford

Lafayette Woman's Club
Rachel Willeford

Marietta Woman's Club
RuthAnn Sherman

Roswell Cares Service League
Christen Stricklin

Sandy Springs Woman's Club
Lynn Lozier
Save the Dates:
Ladies, if you'd like us to advertise your events or charitable fundraising activities, please email to nwdistrict@gfwcgeorgia.org - we will post your event on our social media channels and website calendars.

North West District Meeting Schedule: 2020-2022

  • August 14, 2020 LEADS
  • August 15-16, 2020 GFWC GA Institute/Doubletree by Hilton Atlanta/Marietta             
  • Sept. 12, 2020 2020 Fall Board Meeting  
  • Oct. 24, 2020 2020 Fall District Meeting - Lafayette
  • Oct. 29-Nov. 1st Southern Region 
GFWC Georgia - North West District