North West District news & updates
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Membership - "New Growth"
Julie Bates, 1st VP/Membership - jbates1000@aol.com
We hope to see you at the March 20th Meeting - A Special Award will be awarded to the Club that has added the MOST new members during 2020. All Club Membership Chairman will be recognized in a very special way for their contributions for 2020.
I Bee-lieve you can do it! You are the KEY to our success!
Julie Bates, First Vice President
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Maria Barnhart, 2nd VP mariavbarnhart@gmail.com
Remember the Motto for Girl and Boy Scouts? “Be Prepared”
That is a powerful message for all of us as leaders in GFWC as we develop projects and procedures to help our communities.
GFWC strives to strengthen and enhance our communities through volunteer service. How do we accomplish this? It starts with the vision of the leaders in the organization.
Every two years there is a new administration in Headquarters, GFWC-GA, and each Georgia district. A GFWC-GA Yearbook is updated and adapted from the GFWC Yearbook.
Your state Community Service Program (CSP) chairmen and chairmen of other program areas spend many hours developing these sections of the yearbook. We all express sincere appreciation for their hard work and dedication in developing this guidance. The current GFWC-GA Yearbook is for 2020-2022. For the Community Service Programs this is frequently referred to as the “Plan of Work.” Each of the five CSPs has a section in the yearbook and it is filled with helpful information.
This document is an essential guidebook for every chairman. It is a road map filled with the “nuts and bolts” of each program area. It provides guidance, project ideas, special awareness dates that are important for the program. It also includes information on club partnerships and affiliates.
Due to the pandemic we have had fewer opportunities for “in person” meetings to distribute the new yearbook. Thank you to Cimi Douglass, NW District President, for posting the 2020-2022 GFWC-GA Yearbook online. They are password protected for security reasons.
You can find this reference material in two places online:
When you go to Club Resources it will prompt you for a password.
Password: smile
Go to the top right and click Members Only. It will prompt you for a password.
Password: membersonly
If you have not already accessed a copy of the applicable section of the yearbook, take a few minutes and download it today. The table of contents begins on page 7. It will help you “Be Prepared.”
Thank you for your dedication to GFWC, our state, district and your local club. Collectively we are living the volunteer spirit by helping our communities. In our NW District remember that “Love Grows Here” and individually we continue “To Grow.”
Please reach out to me if you have questions.
Maria Barnhart
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Member and Student Arts Entries |
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Arts & Culture - Joyce Broughton
JmdBro49@gmail.com Cell 562-833-2022
While we are hopeful for the coming control of the coronavirus, the ongoing pandemic has forced us once again to find a virtual way to conduct our business. The GFWC Georgia Art Competition judging will have to be via photographs and we can’t wait to see what will surely be exciting creations from our amazing club women artist and from NW Georgia’s student artist.
Instructions have been sent out for the competitors to download photographs of their art and once the GFWC Georgia state Arts and Culture chair people collect the data they will send it back to the Districts for district judging that will be conducted over the internet. We expect this all to happen soon so that we can announce the winners during our GFWC Georgia NW District virtual Zoom meeting, Saturday, March 20.
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Environment - Kathy Hanna
I asked the club presidents to let me know what they submitted as their Challenge Project to GFWC GA and if they would be willing to share it with all of you and four clubs sent me part of their Environment reports. It’s a good time to start any of these projects, and many thanks to the club’s who shared.
One Club worked with their city and KAB in their county to raise over $12,000 to improve recycling, environmental education, and litter clean up in their community by sponsoring an annual golf tournament. They worked with Keep America Beautiful volunteers to obtain 23 sponsors and put together 18 teams, also helping to find food, drink, gift & prize donations. Members then worked the 8 hours of the golf tournament.
Another Club collected plastic bottles and created planters which they decorated and planted with pansies and took them to club members that are shut ins. Can just imagine how much cheer that kind gift brought to their member, both to those making them and the members who received them
A third club collected empty pill bottles, cleaned them, and removed the labels. The bottles were then collected by a team of 3 and delivered to animal shelters for the veterinarians to put prescriptions into for adoption “parents” to take home with their new pet.
And last, one of our clubs supported the International World Peace Rose Garden Program. IWPRG is a catalyst for peace around the world. The nonprofit was established in 1988 to create beautiful rose gardens for the peace on public lands. There are ten gardens and the MLK Jr. Historical Park is one of those sacred grounds. The “I Have A Dream” rose garden was established in 1992. AWC has partnered with this organization since 2015 to maintain the garden and to support an annual celebration honoring the students winners of the messages of peace poems that line the border of the rose garden. Each student and their poems were highlighted in this video link - https://youtu.be/RJb4A45XOyYe
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Memorials - Cindy Tisdale
Each year we honor the special club women who have passed on before us at our Spring District Meeting. Thank you for sending your club members' photos and biographies - we are working on a special ceremony to honor our club members. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at cinjack@comcast.net or call 404-229-5191 .
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Special Project Bulletins by Karen Clydesdale |
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GFWC and GFWC Georgia Presidents Special Projects
Karen Clydesdale -karenclydesdale@bellsouth.net
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I hope you all enjoyed the FARE Bingo that I sent out a couple of weeks ago. It is a lot of fun and a great way to learn the FARE terminology. It was suggested that it could be used as a fundraiser within your club, the district or the state. If you need more information or would like to access any of these bulletins to include in your newsletters or on social media, you will find the bingo call sheet, the bingo card and all past bulletins on our website at https://gfwcgeorgia-nwdistrict.org/club-resources/
FARE is preparing for the second annual advocacy event, Courage at Congress 2021: Advocate for a Cure, to be held March 8-10. This year’s gathering will be virtual, allowing more members of the community to have their voices heard by key members of Congress. This community momentum will expand the FARE footprint nationwide and facilitate close relationships between district congressional offices and our advocates. To register for this event visit https://fare.6connex.com/event/food-allergy/courageatcongress/register
If you missed January's Special Projects Bulletins, please click below
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GFWC Signature Program, Domestic Violence
The goal of the Signature Program is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of domestic abuse . The program includes eight different areas. The state of Georgia has a wonderful organization, th e Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV.) This is a federally recognized domestic violence coalition, representing over 53 domestic violence organizations and programs across the state. GCADV and its members and allies work collaboratively, along with community, corporate, and foundation partners, to achieve social and systems change on behalf of domestic violence survivors and their families. Every day they motivate, inform, and connect with stakeholders concerned with this issue. GCADV believes that, no one organization has all of the solutions, but by coming together with a wide range of partners and creating new approaches, they can ensure that survivors are safe and empowered and healthy relationships are nurtured .Please visit their web site to see the many volunteer opportunities available to your club members. https://gcadv.org/get-involved/
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GFWC Georgia’s 4TH Annual Day of Service Event - Help a Ronald McDonald House in your area! April 24, 2021
The purpose of the GFWC Georgia Day of Service is to be a visible, unified force in our state through work done in the local communities. Together we can make a larger impact in one day.
Many families travel far from home and spend several weeks or months to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children – a long time to be away or to divide a family. And, for children facing a serious medical crisis, nothing seems scarier than not having mom and dad close by for love and support. A Ronald McDonald House provides a place for families to call home so they can stay close to their hospitalized child at little to no cost. Houses are built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the health of their child – not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal or where they will lay their head at night to rest. We believe that when a child is hospitalized the love and support of family is as powerful as the strongest medicine prescribed.
We are asking clubs to choose a Ronald McDonald House to sponsor for our Annual Day of Service. Joyce Broughton of the Marietta Woman's Club called and obtained the information below. You can choose items from the COVID-19 Wish List and arrange delivery to one of the below locations. If you don't live near the location below, you can order items from their Amazon Wish List and have it delivered to any one of the 6 locations throughout Georgia. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/genericItemsPage/2Y125Q9SB0K8C?type=wishlist&_encoding=UTF8.
Ronald McDonald House (Close to Scottish Rite)
5420 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30342
Ronald McDonald House (Close to Egleston)
795 N Gatewood Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
There will be a special report form for this activity. It will be sent to the Membership Committee for judging.
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125th Anniversary GFWC Georgia Cookbook |
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Thank you to everyone that submitted recipes for our 125th Anniversary Cookbook. The State received 492 recipes and I noticed a lot of submissions from our North West District club members. The cookbook contains recipes that are not only delicious, but some that are so quick and easy that I decided to purchase an additional cookbook for my daughter in college. The cookbook also includes the history of GFWC Georgia and our Past Presidents. I encourage everyone to purchase one!
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Festival of Trees - Calling All Club Members, Volunteers and Crafters! |
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As you know our State is encouraging club participation in the Festival of Trees which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center - November 30 thru December 4.
The 4-day event centers around a holiday display of more than 300 custom Christmas trees and features a silent auction, live music, kids’ activities, gift shops from local artisans and more. Our State is in charge of the Retail Section and we need crafts to sell, donated items, crafts for kids.
We need your help! Currently we need members to present us with sellable craft ideas and together we can all pitch in to make them - please send your ideas to Tina Daniel or Kim Sekulow. Also, if you know of anyone that is willing to donate items – please let them know. For more details and instructions please click Georgia Craft Teams.
During the festival we will need volunteers to help setup, stock the retail section, assist customers, and cashiers. This event could potentially be a great public relations event for us as they expect a high attendance.
If you choose to donate a decorated tree - signage will be placed next to the tree to be used in the silent auctioned. Thank you to Marietta Woman's Club for their 9ft Woodland Tree donation to the Festival of Trees.
I don't know about you, but I am extremely excited about this event, I love Christmas and I can't wait to be a part of the holiday spirit and festivities.
Cimi
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March 20th District Meeting and other reminders |
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Just a few reminders of upcoming deadlines:
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GFWC Georgia North West District 2021 Spring Meeting –This meeting will be held by Zoom on Saturday, March 20, 2021.
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March - 125th Anniversary items - Donate 125 glue sticks to your local art class/troop/classroom (Arts & Culture or Education & Libraries).
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March - Arts & Culture Challenge: GFWC Challenge: Sponsor a Youth Art Contest, preferably in March during Youth Art Month. GFWC Georgia Challenge: Sponsor a Youth Art Contest during Youth Art Month in March, Provide contest rules, judges, and prizes for winners. Encourage community members to become involved. Display artwork at a public venue.
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April 125th Anniversary items - Donate 125 items to your local Ronald McDonald House (Health & Wellness or Membership’s Day of Service).
- April 24th - Day of Service
- May Health & Wellness Challenge Month
- GFWC Challenge: Provide “Physical” Funding for Mental Health Programs.
- GFWC Georgia Challenge: Educate, advocate, and/or donate during Mental Health Awareness
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May 2021 – Celebrate the 125th day of the Year – host a Cinco de Mayo event by raising $125 to donate to club chosen charity.
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2021 GFWC Georgia State Convention –The State Convention has been postponed from April until June 11-13, 2021. It is still being held in Savannah, near the airport Embassy Suites by Hilton.
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Visit our North West Store
Check out our Fall sweatshirts, long sleeved shirts just in time for cooler weather and S.M.I.L.E. Saturdays! The first Saturday of each month is designated as S.M.I.L.E (Smile, Motivate, Inspire, Lead, Excel) Saturdays. Club members are asked to wear Club, District, GFWC/GFWC Georgia Shirts when they are out and about in the community.
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GFWC Georgia - North West District
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