GFWC GEORGIA 122ND ANNUAL CONVENTION AVENUE AVENUE CAMPBELL TODD RAILROAD ALES RENETTE REDDICK DALE KELSEY JOHNSON KIM SEKULOW RAILROAD SEKULOW LANE

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1 GFWC GEORGIA 122ND ANNUAL CONVENTION APRIL 20-22, GFWC GEORGIA THE CLASSIC CENTER DIRECTOR OF JUNIOR CLUBS CLUB CLUB DUES PAY DUES 10% OR PAY 10% $200 OR $200 CATHY JONES ROAD BARBARA REYNOLDS ROAD DALE REDDICK ALES RAILROAD CAMPBELL DANA SKELTON SANDERS KATHRYN YOULES GEORGE ANN PLACE HOFFMAN ARMENDA BARNES AMY LORD PLACE SHARI CARTER LINDA FORD PLACE SUSAN SAYE RENETTE TODD PRESIDENT SANDY AHEARN PEGGY WILSON GFWC GEORGIA ATHENS GFWC GEORGIA DEBORAH LANDRESS IDA DORVEE BECKY BOLDEN RAILROAD JENNIFER STALVEY RAILROAD JOLIE FRANKFURTH SANDY AHEARN PLACE JULIE WALTERS IDA DORVEE PLACE SHELIA SHEA GFWC PRESIDENT TINA TINA DANIEL DANIEL REASEY REASEY LANE SHELBY SHELBY HOLLAND HOLLAND LANE KIM SEKULOW SEKULOW LANE KELSEY JOHNSON RAILROAD

2 Dear Members and Guests of GFWC Georgia: Welcome to GFWC Georgia s 122nd annual convention at The Classic Center in Athens. I am so pleased that you could join us as we celebrate the ending of the administration and the beginning of the administration. I am delighted to have as our special guest GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Jolie Frankfurth who has traveled from Florida to be with us this weekend. Given our shortened Convention format, this weekend will be a busy one. We will open Convention with a special Junior Night, where we will celebrate the Junior Conference and recognize its members accomplishments. At Saturday morning s opening session, we will embrace our traditions of patriotism and ceremony as the Girl Scouts present our colors and our six District Presidents process with their flags. Saturday lunch will feature a special presentation to Tallulah Falls School, as we transfer the Elaine Singley Chandler Scholarship Fund. Following lunch, we will work on our service project for this year s Convention: organizing and dividing the items we have brought for use at the Athens Nurses Clinic. Saturday night, Jolie Frankfurth will speak, and we will close out the weekend on Sunday morning with our memorial service, Silver Awards Brunch, and, most importantly, the installation of the GFWC Georgia Officers. Throughout the weekend, we will celebrate the accomplishments of our organization, our clubs, and our individual members. On behalf of GFWC Georgia, let me thank all of you for being here; your presence is a present. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to my fellow officers, the District Presidents ( Reasey s Royals ), and my CSP and Special and Standing Committee Chairmen. The only way that I am able to do my job is because they all do theirs so well. I also want to thank my club, the Dunwoody Woman s Club, for all they do to support me. Finally, I thank my Conventions and Meetings Chairmen, Julie Walters and George Ann Hoffman, who have thought of every detail throughout the planning process. I am amazed at everything Georgia clubwomen do to make such a difference in their communities every day. Serving as your President is both a privilege and a pleasure, and I am grateful for this opportunity. Thank you for being with your fellow GFWC clubwomen this weekend as we celebrate our past accomplishments from and move forward into Yours in Federation, Ida Ida Dorvee President, GFWC Georgia April 20, 2018 Dear GFWC Georgia Juniors and Fellow Clubwomen, Welcome to the 122 nd Annual GFWC Georgia State Convention in our hip college town, home of the University of Georgia, Pulitzer prize winning authors and famous rock venues! I am looking forward to celebrating with all of you this weekend. I am thrilled to be kicking off our Convention with our Friday evening awards banquet entitled, Celebrate the Riches of the Junior Conference. Juniors are the building blocks of our Federation and I hope we do not lose sight of that importance. In our Federation, Juniors are given the opportunity to be mentored and learn from our more seasoned clubwomen. Jolie Frankfurth, our very own GFWC International Junior Director will be our guest speaker at the dinner banquet. You will not want to miss the exhilarating message that Jolie will bring to our Federation sisters. We are so honored to have her with us this weekend. Please join me in Welcoming Jolie to GFWC Georgia and sharing our southern hospitality with her during her visit. I know everyone is looking forward to the awards portion of the Junior Banquet. I know that we do not volunteer for the awards, but it is nice to be recognized. I appreciate all the hours volunteered and dollars donated by our clubwomen in You ladies never cease to amaze me! Thank you for allowing me to serve as the GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs during the past two years. I have made lifetime memories in this position over the last two years, ones that I will cherish for a lifetime. Thank you GFWC Georgia!!! In Federation love, Sandy Sandy Ahearn Director of Junior Clubs GFWC Georgia 2

3 Welcome to the 122nd Annual GFWC Georgia Annual Convention! For many of you this will be your first time attending and we want to say WELCOME. This weekend is all about celebrating clubwomen! The leadership of GFWC Georgia has worked hard to ensure that this weekend you will be learning, laughing, cheering the award winners and celebrating how each of us are women who make a difference! Getting Started If you are looking at this program you have started out right..you have received your name badge/meal tickets/credentials/ program at the registration table. Go ahead and put your cell phone on silent.don t be that girl. If you are a voting delegate you have a green Voting Delegate bar on your name badge. If you found this program on a table and you have not checked in yet, registration is in the Olympia Pre Function. Where to Go All of our meeting space is located in the same general area here at The Classic Center, but any staff member or fellow club member will be happy to assist you. The Central East District is the host district and you can locate any of them by the Monopoly property card they are wearing. Photography Martha Lee Sherman is our photographer for the weekend. By the end of next week, Martha will have a link on the GFWC Georgia website where you can view and download the photos. There is a wonderful photo backdrop in the ballroom for everyone s use for winning club photos, group shots or selfies. Art Room The Art Room is located in the Olympia Two Room. Art submissions will be accepted Friday from 3pm to 8pm and Saturday 8am to 10am. There will be a reception from 5pm to 6pm on Saturday night for everyone to come and enjoy the Art and celebrate the winners. All winners will be publicly recognized at the dinner Saturday night. We do ask that ALL Art entries be picked up after the Saturday night dinner. How to Spend Money Are you looking for a way to spend money? Well, we have it for you! In the pre function area you can shop at the different vendors, the state and club sellables tables. From umbrellas, to coolers to rhinestone iron-ons to bags to stationery to jewelry, we promise you, there is something that has to go home with you. Meals If you have purchased meal tickets they will be with your name badge. Friday dinner will be open seating and a buffet. Saturday lunch will be served and you will draw a number for your table assignment as you enter the room. Saturday dinner will be buffet and you will draw numbers again for your table assignment. Sunday breakfast is buffet and the tables will be grouped by districts. Enjoy and Share Have fun! This is a weekend of celebrating club work, recognizing winners, learning, but also about laughing and enjoying the company of some of the best friends you will ever have. Share your photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #gfwcgeorgia. 3

4 GFWC Georgia State Officers President Ida Dorvee First Vice President Tina Daniel Second Vice President Shelby Holland Third Vice President Kim Sekulow Director of Junior Clubs Sandy Ahearn Recording Secretary Cathy Jones Treasurer Barbara Reynolds Corresponding Secretary Armenda Barnes Parliamentary Advisor Shari Carter GFWC Georgia District Presidents Central East District President Deborah Landress Central West District President Peggy Wilson North East District President Renette Todd North West District President Ales Campbell South East District President Kathryn Youles South West District President- Susan Saye GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Officers Director of Junior Clubs Sandy Ahearn First Vice President Becky Bolden Second Vice President Dana Skelton-Sanders Recording Secretary- Kelsey Johnson Treasurer Jennifer Stalvey Corresponding Secretary Shelby Holland Parliamentary Advisor Dale Reddick GFWC Georgia District Junior Directors Central East Junior Director- Freda Tylor Central West Junior Director- Meredith Ledbetter North East Junior Director- Shantelle Grant North West Junior Director- Candi Hampton South East Junior Director- Maarene Porter South West Junior Director- Kala Bennett 4

5 GFWC Georgia Life Directors Doris Wood (Mrs. Charles) served as State President Carolyn Friendlander (Mrs. Richard) served as State President Martha McElhannon (Mrs. John) served as State President Carole Henderson (Mrs. John) served as State President Pat Swan (Mrs. Jerry) served as State President Joanne Dixon (Mrs. Jimmy) served as State President Patsy Carlton (Mrs. Royce) served as State President Ellen Alderman (Mrs. Benny) served as State President Avernell Rogers (Mrs. Floyd) served as State President Tish Stone (Mrs. Robert) served as State President Kay Chadwick (Mrs. Ricky) served as State President Brenda Martin served as State President Sharon Carter (Mrs. Steve) served as State President Shirene Daniell (Mrs. Billy) served as State President GFWC Georgia Past Director of Junior Clubs Doris Blalock served Pat Swan served Carole Henderson served Patsy Carlton served Kay Chadwick served Debbie Kitchens served Dale Reddick served Ida Dorvee served Armenda Barnes served Shelby Holland served Kathryn Youles served Sandra Huey served Vicki Weber served

6 Convention Rules 1. All attendees must wear their convention badge for entrance to business meetings and meal functions. The convention badge will show the attendee s voting status. 2. After the opening of the meeting, pages will allow entrance of delegates at appropriate times. No delegates shall be admitted during the Invocation or the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Delegates entering the room during the regular program and business meeting will be expected to do so quietly and take a seat in the rear of the room. It is requested that no one leave the room when a speaker is at the lectern. 4. Voting delegates shall be seated together in a designated area during the business meeting of the Annual Convention. (GFWC Georgia Bylaws, Article IX, Section 5) 5. No delegate shall represent more than one club or be entitled to more than one vote. 6. A delegate wishing to use her privilege of the floor shall address the chair and announce her name, club and town. 7. No delegate shall speak a second time on the same questions until all others wishing to speak on that question have been heard. 8. During the business meetings each speaker shall be limited to two minutes. Time limits shall be strictly enforced. 9. To vote as an alternate, the alternate must wear the delegate s name badge in addition to her own alternate badge. 10. No page service will be available during the platform speeches. 11. Main motions must be written, signed, and sent to the head table. 12. Use of cell phones during meetings is prohibited. All phones shall be placed on silent. Here is a map of the layout of the Classic Center. Our event rooms are the Atrium, Parthenon Olympia and Athena Ballrooms. 6

7 Friday April 20, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting/Lunch at 11:45 2pm in the Parthenon One Room Art Entries accepted 3pm to 8pm in the Olympia Two Room Registration and Credentials pick up 3pm to 8pm in Olympia Pre Function Vendor Exhibits and Sellables open 3pm to 8pm in Olympia Pre Function Friday Dinner 7 pm in the Atrium Celebrating the Riches of the Junior Conference Junior Conference Officer Processional-Laedenia Jewell, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Protocol Chairman Opening the Convention Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President and Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Call to Order Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Inspiration Ann Mauldin, GFWC Athens-Oconee Junior Woman s Club Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America Freda Tylor, GFWC Georgia Central East District Junior Director Welcome Amy Lord, GFWC Georgia 2018 Junior Convention Chairman Credentials Report Annette Belk, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Credentials Chairman Introductions- Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Greetings- Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Greetings from GFWC Jolie Frankfurth, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Blessing Shelby Holland, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Corresponding Secretary Dinner Speaker Jolie Frankfurth, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Serving as GFWC Director of Junior Clubs will be the highlight of Jolie Frankfurth s nineteen years of community service with the General Federation of Women s Clubs. As a member of the GFWC Board of Directors, Jolie has served as GFWC Florida Director of Junior Clubs, GFWC Communications and Public Relations Committee, GFWC Strategic Planning Committee, and most recently, GFWC Director-Elect of Junior Clubs. Jolie is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor s Degree in Business Education and a Master s Degree in Educational Leadership. She realizes that her 20 years of teaching experience helps members of GFWC when working with club members in the areas of leadership training and membership retention and recruitment. Jolie has taught Business Communications, Business Management, Forms Design, Keyboarding, and Word Processing at the community college level. She also has trained adult students in the technology areas of Desktop Publishing/Design and in other specific software programs. If you friend her on Facebook you will see that she loves to fish, paddle board, and travel. Although she spent her young life traveling as part of a military family, her own family has lived in Tampa, Florida since her marriage to Tom, almost 24 years ago. Both of their children are in college, leaving time for Jolie s Federation life and travel. As GFWC Director of Junior Clubs, Jolie s vision is for members of GFWC to choose to commit, to work hard, to focus on the big picture of community service and to be resilient in their efforts to making individual communities a better place. Jolie will strive for each State Federation to pursue membership in all three levels the key to making GFWC s future brighter and stronger. 7

8 Minutes Kelsey Johnson, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Recording Secretary Friday Dinner Business- Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Introduction of District Junior Directors Becky Bolden, GFWC Georgia First Vice President Presentation of Junior Community Service Program Citations -Kathryn Youles, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Awards Chairman, Becky Bolden, GFWC Georgia First Vice President and Diane Norris, GFWC Georgia Awards Chairman Arts Carole Henderson Arts Award Conservation Tifton Junior Woman s Club Conservation Award Education Grace Tuggle Education Award HomeLife Kay D. Chadwick Award of Distinction International Outreach Doris Carpenter International Outreach Award Public Issues Sheryl Jolly Public Issues Award Presentation of Special Awards Angela Exley Dearing Junior Membership Award Carrollton Junior Conservation Program Award Pat Swan Junior Special Emphasis Award Listen for the Whisper GFWC Junior Special Project Award, Advocates for Children Junior Conference Fundraising Award GFWC Georgia Junior Club Newsletter Contest Award Irene J. Watts Outstanding Clubwoman Award Past State Junior Directors Citizenship Award Outstanding Citizen Award Gertrude Harris Club Award Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Installation of the Junior Conference Officers- Grace Deatrick, GFWC Georgia Protocol Chairman and Tina Daniel, GFWC Georgia First Vice President Pinning of the Director of Junior Clubs Announcements 8

9 Friday Dinner Opportunity Items and Door Prizes Jessica Hall and Amelia Massey, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference Fundraising Co-Chairmen Junior Pledge I pledge my loyalty to the Junior Clubwomen By doing better than ever before what work I have to do By being prompt, honest, courteous By living each day, trying to accomplish something Not merely to exist. Adjournment Sandy Ahearn, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs and Becky Bolden, GFWC Georgia Director of Junior Clubs Recessional of Head Table Officer reports will be published in a booklet and handed out at the end of the banquet. 9:15ish 10:30pm BUNCO FUN! Join the fun and play Bunco to benefit the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance. The cost to play is $10 and all money raised will be donated to the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance to provide Bags of Hope! We have fun prizes for Most Wins, Most Losses, Most Bunco s and Most Snake Eyes. Don t worry if you have never played Bunco before...we will teach you how to play in 10 seconds. Come play, have fun with your friends and help the support the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Bag of Hope The mission of the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA) is to increase awareness and educate women, their families, as well as the health care community about risks, symptoms, and treatment of ovarian cancer leading to earlier detection. In 1998, a group of Atlanta women met each other at the St. Joseph s Gynecological Cancer Support Group. All ovarian cancer survivors with different stories to share, they began pooling their energies and passions with the intent to bring awareness of ovarian cancer and early detection to the forefront of women s health issues. The first step was to educate Georgia s women, their families and their healthcare providers about the risks, symptoms and treatments of ovarian cancer. This initial passion and their Awareness. Knowledge. Action. campaign remains very much the focus of GOCA today. Since their beginning, GOCA has transformed from an idea hatched at a founders dining room table to a very strong, community based non-profit organization led by those touched by ovarian cancer in some way. With a strong base of supporters, volunteers, and staff they continue to reach thousands of women and their families with their life saving messages. 9

10 Saturday April 21, 2018 Art Entries accepted 8am to 10am in the Olympia Two Room Registration and Credentials pick up 7:30am to 4:30 pm in Olympia Pre Function Vendor Exhibits and Sellables open 7:30am to 4:30 pm in Olympia Pre Function Past District Presidents Breakfast at 7:30am in Ida s suite. All Past District Presidents are invited to attend. Saturday General Session 8:30 am in the Athena Ballroom Call to Order Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Inspiration George Ann Hoffman, GFWC Georgia Convention Co-Chairman Presentation of Colors Girl Scout Daisy Troop Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America-Linda Mote, GFWC Georgia Public Issues Chair Introductions- Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Central East District Welcome Linda Ford and Amy Lord, GFWC Georgia District Convention Chairmen Welcome Athens Clarke County Mayor, The Honorable Nancy Denson Welcome From GFWC Jolie Frankfurth, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Introduction of District Presidents Tina Daniel, GFWC Georgia First Vice President Central East District President Deborah Landress Central West District President Peggy Wilson North East District President Renette Todd North West District President Ales Campbell South East District President Kathryn Youles South West District President- Susan Saye Preliminary Credentials Report Cheryl Miller, GFWC Georgia Credentials Chair Convention Rules Shari Carter, GFWC Georgia Parliamentary Advisor Convention Program Kim Sekulow, GFWC Georgia Third Vice President Officers Report Published in booklet. Club President can pick up a copy from the page as they leave. One per club please. Recommendations from the GFWC Georgia Executive Committee Presentation of Budget Barbara Reynolds, GFWC Georgia Treasurer Presentation of Bylaws Revisions Dale Reddick, GFWC Georgia Bylaws Chairman Membership Kim Sekulow, GFWC Georgia Third Vice President and Becky Bolden, GFWC Georgia Junior Conference First Vice President Membership Katherine C. Derrick Membership Award Martha McElhannon District Membership Award GFWC Georgia Master Piece Award GFWC Georgia Essential Piece Award 10

11 GFWC Georgia Solving the Puzzle Award Recognition of Club Milestone anniversaries Saturday Morning Standing and Special Committee Reports and Awards Standing and Special Committee Reports and Awards Bonnie Rogers, GFWC Georgia Standing Committees Chairman Community Improvement Project Janice Blanchard, GFWC Georgia Chairman GFWC Georgia Fundraising Julie Hamon and Irma Shaw,GFWC Georgia Fundraising Chairmen GFWC Fundraising Brenda Gramm, GFWC Georgia GFWC Fundraising Chairman GFWC Women s History and Resource Center Barbara Cabiness, GFWC Georgia Historian Chairman Communications and Public Relations Cimi Douglass, GFWC Georgia Atlanta Woman's Club Stevens-Youles Communications and Public Relations Award Publicity Book Silver Award GFWC Georgia Clubwoman News Awards Elizabeth Chadwick, GFWC Georgia Chairman GFWC Georgia Garrett Newsletter Award Georgia Facebook/Social Media Award Cimi Douglass, GFWC Georgia Atlanta Woman's Club Georgia Website Contest Award Cimi Douglass, GFWC Georgia Atlanta Woman's Club GFWC Clubwoman Magazine Certificates Diane Norris, GFWC Georgia Awards Chairman Ella F. White Memorial Endowment Fund Sandi Quattlebaum, GFWC Georgia Chairman Carolyn Friendlander/Ella F. White Fund Award Lipscomb Society Tish Stone, GFWC Chairman Sharon Carter/Lipscomb Society Award GFWC 1734 Society Myra Carmon and Lucy Willard, GFWC Co-Chairmen The Lucy Willard 1734 Society Award Legislation and Advocacy in Action Beth English, GFWC Legislative Chairman The Carolyn Jones Legislative Award Leadership/LEADS - Karen Clydesdale, GFWC Georgia Chairman, Mary Beth Jacobson Co-Chairman and Tiffany Cooper, Junior Conference Chairman Dunwoody Woman s Club Leadership Award District Leadership Award Citations GFWC LEADS Program Winner GFWC Jennie Award Report Brenda Martin GFWC Georgia Chair Esther Barnes District Achievement Goal Gavel Award Tina Daniel, GFWC Georgia First Vice President Announcements Recess 11

12 Saturday Lunch Meeting 12:30 pm in the Athena Ballroom All Aboard Call to Order Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Introductions Inspiration and Blessing Ellen Alderman, GFWC Georgia President , Former TFS Chairman, TFS Board of Trustees Luncheon Speaker Domestic Violence Award Marty Bryan and Linda Newton, GFWC Georgia Chairmen GFWC Georgia President s Special Project Award The Jeanette Coody Domestic Violence Award Tallulah Falls School Larry A. Peevy, President and Head of School Elaine Singley Chandler Scholarship Fund Tallulah Falls School Awards Elizabeth Wells and Martha Lee Sherman, GFWC Georgia Chairmen, and Nicole Braun, Junior Conference Chairman Tallulah Falls School Awards Johnnye K. Hutchins Tallulah Falls School Award O Neilda M. Wells Tallulah Falls School Award Tallulah General Achievement Gavel Award Tallulah Junior Achievement Gavel Award Tallulah Falls School Perpetual Scholarship Award The Endeavor Tallulah Falls School Award Martha McElhannon Tallulah Falls School Extra Mile Fund Award Grace Hughes Browning Cup Award Elaine Singley Chandler Memorial Scholarship Award Training for Success State President s Special Project Score 1 for TFS Junior Conference Award Pat Swan/Lilburn Woman s Club Extra Mile Fund Award (District) Gewene Womack Tallulah Falls School $3.25 Award (District) TFS Georgia GOAL Award/General TFS Georgia GOAL Award/Junior 12

13 Introduction of Community Service Programs Shelby Holland, GFWC Georgia Second Vice President Saturday Lunch Education Community Service Program- Pat Busby Chairman and Joy Cremer co-chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations ESO Certificates Mary Wade Mitchell ESO Reading Award Stone Mountain Learning Disabilities Award Tina Daniel Reasey Education Award Community Service Program Awards Conservation Community Service Program Cindy Tisdale Chairman and Catherine Douds co-chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations Go Native Award Katherine Goman Tree Awards Juniorette Conservation Award Community Service Program Awards International Outreach Community Service Program Shelia Sanchez-Vesga Chairman and Stacie Janecki Co-Chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations CARE Silver Award UNICEF Plaque Award Sharon Carter Operation Christmas Child Award GFWC Georgia International Outreach Award GFWC Georgia Bead for Life Award Junior Service Guild of Covington International Outreach Award Community Service Program Awards Announcements Door Prizes Recess 13

14 Saturday Service Project 2pm to 3 pm in the Parthenon Room Collection for Athens Nurses Clinic For the 2018 GFWC Georgia Convention you were asked to bring items for Hygiene Kits for the Athens Nurses Clinic. The Athens Nurses Clinic is a non-profit 501 ( c ) (3) healthcare clinic providing free evaluation, treatment and education for acute and chronic medical and dental conditions to uninsured low-and-no income people of the community. Our goal is to create Hygiene Kits that we will donate to the Athens Nurses Clinic. Please bring your items to the Parthenon Room at the Classic Center when you arrive at convention. We will be creating the Hygiene Kits Saturday, April 21, from 2pm-3 pm in the Parthenon One Room. Saturday Junior Conference Executive Board Meeting 3pm in Parthenon Room If you serve on the Junior Conference Board, please meet in the Parthenon Two Room at 3:00pm for the board meeting. Ella F. White Endowment Fund Committee Meeting 4pm in the Parthenon Room If you serve on the Ella F. White Board, please meet in the Parthenon Two Room at 4:00pm for the board meeting. Saturday Arts Reception 5pm to 6pm in the Olympia Two Room Come and enjoy all of the submitted works of art and see who won ribbons! Yes, this is different than they way we have always held this reception, but we are excited this year that this gives people a chance to be by their award winning work during the reception and reap the love and praise of everyone. All winners will be announced at dinner, but this will be your opportunity to see all the works and congratulate the winners! REMINDER to everyone who submitted works of art, please stop back by the Art Room after dinner to pick up your art. Saturday night processional line up at 6pm in the pre function The incoming GFWC Georgia Officers, TFS Chairman of the Board of Trustees, District Presidents, Life Directors, Junior Conference Officers, and the current GFWC Georgia Officers should be in the pre-function area outside the banquet location no later than 6pm to line up and receive instructions from Grace Deatrick for the processional leading into the Saturday evening banquet. 14

15 Saturday Dinner Meeting 6:30 pm in the Athena Ballroom Processional Grace Deatrick, GFWC Protocol Chairman Call to Order Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Introductions Hat s Off to GFWC Inspiration and Blessing Almeta Winsett, GFWC Georgia Jennie Award Winner Dinner Speaker Jolie Frankfurth, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Serving as GFWC Director of Junior Clubs will be the highlight of Jolie Frankfurth s nineteen years of community service with the General Federation of Women s Clubs. As a member of the GFWC Board of Directors, Jolie has served as GFWC Florida Director of Junior Clubs, GFWC Communications and Public Relations Committee, GFWC Strategic Planning Committee, and most recently, GFWC Director-Elect of Junior Clubs. Jolie is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor s Degree in Business Education and a Master s Degree in Educational Leadership. She realizes that her 20 years of teaching experience helps members of GFWC when working with club members in the areas of leadership training and membership retention and recruitment. Jolie has taught Business Communications, Business Management, Forms Design, Keyboarding, and Word Processing at the community college level. She also has trained adult students in the technology areas of Desktop Publishing/Design and in other specific software programs. If you friend her on Facebook you will see that she loves to fish, paddle board, and travel. Although she spent her young life traveling as part of a military family, her own family has lived in Tampa, Florida since her marriage to Tom, almost 24 years ago. Both of their children are in college, leaving time for Jolie s Federation life and travel. As GFWC Director of Junior Clubs, Jolie s vision is for members of GFWC to choose to commit, to work hard, to focus on the big picture of community service and to be resilient in their efforts to making individual communities a better place. Jolie will strive for each State Federation to pursue membership in all three levels the key to making GFWC s future brighter and stronger. Introduction of Community Service Programs Shelby Holland, GFWC Georgia Second Vice President Home Life Community Service Program Pat Turner Chairman and Judine Heard Co-Chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations Augusta Junior Woman s Club House that Love Built Award Woodbine Woman s Club Teresa Sawyer Home Life Award Four Corners Woman s Club General Family of the Year Award Sylvania Junior Woman s Club Junior Family of the Year Award Mary Bob Fox Home Life Award Community Service Program Awards 15

16 Saturday Dinner Public Issues Community Service Program Linda Mote Chairman and Patty Gabilondo Co-Chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations Operation Lifesaver Safety Award Bee a Buckler Safety Award Georgia Automobile Dealers Association Award Shirene Daniell Public Issues Award Community Service Program Awards Arts Community Service Program Ladenia Jewell Chairman and Ann Lundin Co-Chairman Outstanding Community Service Program Citations The Moultrie Federated Guild Performing Arts Award Juniorette Arts Award Photography Contests The World in Pictures GFWC Volunteers in Action Writing Contests The Jane Austin Short Story Award The Emily Bronte Poetry Award GFWC Georgia Youth Writing Contest Awards Woodbine Woman s Club Student Short Story Contest Awards Dunwoody Woman s Club Student Poetry Contest Awards Student Art Contest Scholarship and Citations Member Craft Competition Awards and Citations Dunwoody Woman s Club Member Arts Award Community Service Program Awards Announcements Door Prizes Drawing for Raffle Items Recessional of Head Table Recess There will be a receiving line in the Athena pre function area so that everyone can congratulate the GFWC Georgia officers and thank the officers for their service. 16

17 Sunday Breakfast Meeting 8:30 am to 11 am in the Athena Ballroom Pass Go and You re on Your Way Call to Order Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President Introductions Inspiration and Blessing Kathy Hanna, GFWC Dunwoody Woman s Club God Bless America Ales Campbell, GFWC Georgia North West District President Breakfast GFWC Remarks Jolie Frankfurth, GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Final Credentials Report Cheryl Miller, GFWC Georgia Credentials Chairman Memorials Doris Butch Hutchins, GFWC Georgia Memorials Chairman Silver Award Diane Norris, GFWC Georgia Awards Chairman Arts Jean Cuthbertson Student Art Fund Silver Award Albany Woman s Club Arts Award Conservation Verna G. Farmer Conservation Award Education Dunwoody Woman s Club Toine Ashley Education Award Home Life Peggy A. Couch Home Life Award International Outreach Katherine C. Derrick International Outreach Award Public Issues LaFayette Woman s Club Public Issues Award Juniorette Achievement Award Dinah Peevy, GFWC Georgia Juniorette chairman Georgia Federation Cup Award Shelby Holland, GFWC Georgia Second Vice President Installation of the GFWC Georgia Officers, Julie Walters, GFWC Georgia Conventions Chairman and Linda Ford, GFWC Georgia Central East District Convention Chairman Remarks Tina Daniel, GFWC Georgia President Pinning of the GFWC Georgia President 17

18 Invitation to the 2019 Convention South West District Sunday Breakfast Announcements Door Prizes Reading of Mary Stewart s Collect Keep us, oh God, from pettiness; Let us be large in thought, In word, in deed. Let us be done with fault-finding And leave off self seeking. May we put away all pretense And meet each other face to face, Without self-pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgement And always generous. Let us take time for all things; And to grown calm, serene and gentle. Teach us to put into action Our better impulses, Straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize it is The little tings that create differences, That in the big things of life we are at one. And may be strive to touch and to know The great, common human heart of us all. And, oh Lord God, let us forget not To be kind! Adjournment Ida Dorvee, GFWC Georgia President and Tina Daniel GFWC Georgia President The Post Convention Meeting of the GFWC Georgia Executive Board will be held at 12 noon in the Parthenon One Room. 18

19 DONORS Ella F. White Memorial Fund This fund was established in The preliminary groundwork for the fund was laid during the administration of Ella F. White (Mrs. H.C.) President of the Georgia Federation of Women s Clubs. After Mrs. White s unexpected death while visiting a club in Augusta, the fund was named in her memory. This fund s interest is for the purpose of funding the GFWC Georgia State Headquarters. Each year 2% of the new dues to GFWC Georgia and contributions by clubs and individuals to the Ella F. White Memorial Endowment Fund are added to the fund. The GFWC Georgia clubs listed below have contributed to this fund this club year. Many thanks to each one! Albany Woman s Club Altamaha Woman s Club Athens Woman s Club Athens-Oconee Junior Woman s Club Atlanta Woman s Club Augusta Junior Woman s Club Augusta Woman s Club Azalea City Woman s Club Bremen Junior Woman s Club Broxton Woman s Club Calhoun Woman s Club Carnesville Woman s Club Carrollton Civic Woman s Club Carrollton Junior Woman s Club Cartersville Woman s Club Chattahoochee Woman s Club Civic Woman s Club of Milledgeville Clayton Woman s Club Cochran Woman s Club Covington Woman s Club Dahlonega Woman s Club Dawson County Woman s Club Decatur Woman s Club Dunwoody Woman s Club Forsyth Woman s Club Four Corners Woman s Club Gainesville Phoenix Woman s Club Harlem Woman s Club Hartwell Woman s Club Heartland Woman s Club In memory of Bryan Swan by Kay Chadwick In memory of Carolyn Jones by Kay Chadwick Junior Woman s Club of Toccoa Kay Chadwick LaFayette Woman s Club Lavonia Woman s Club Lawrenceville Woman s Club Lilburn Woman s Club Lucy Willard Macon Service League Macon Woman s Club Magnolia Civic Woman s Club Manchester Woman s Club Marietta Woman s Club Maxeys Woman s Club Millen Woman s Club Monroe Junior Woman s Club Morrow Civic Woman s Club Moultrie Federated Guild Moultrie Junior Woman s Club Northside Woman s Club Old Campbell County Woman s Club Savannah Woman s Club Service Guild of Covington Stone Mountain Woman s Club Suburban Woman s Club of Augusta Sylvania Junior Woman s Club Tifton 20 th Century Library Club Tifton Junior Woman s Club Valdosta Junior Woman s Club Vienna Junior Woman s Club Violets Junior Woman s Club West Point Woman s Club Woman s Club of Brunswick Woodbine Woman s Club Lipscomb Society These individuals and GFWC Georgia clubs have made contributions to the Lipscomb Society for the club year. Mary Ann Rutherford Lipscomb ( ) was an educator born in Athens, Georgia. Lipscomb believed in childhood education and she helped make primary education required for all children in Georgia. After she was widowed, she went to work at the Lucy Cobb Institute, under the direction of her sister, Mildred Lewis Rutherford; in 1895, Lipscomb took over leadership of that school. She was a member of the Athens Woman s Club and Lipscomb founded the Tallulah Falls School in Albany Woman s Club Athens Woman s Club Athens-Oconee Junior Woman s Club Atlanta Woman s Club Augusta Junior Woman s Club Augusta Woman s Club Azalea City Woman s Club Barbara Luton Bremen Junior Woman s Club Broxton Woman s Club Carnesville Woman s Club Carrollton Junior Woman s Club Carrollton Civic Woman s Club Cartersville Woman s Club Clayton Woman s Club Cochran Woman s Club Dawson County Woman s Club Decatur Woman s Club Dunwoody Woman s Club Four Corners Woman s Club Hartwell Woman s Club Heartland Woman s Club LaFayette Woman s Club Lavonia Woman s Club Lawrenceville Woman s Club Lilburn Woman s Club Macon Service League Magnolia Civic Woman s Club Manchester Woman s Club Marietta Woman s Club Maxeys Woman s Club Millen Woman s Club Monroe Junior Woman s Club Morrow Civic Woman s Club Moultrie Federated Guild Moultrie Junior Woman s Club Northside Woman s Club Old Campbell County Woman s Club Savannah Woman s Club Service Guild of Covington Service Guild of Macon Stone Mountain Woman s Club Suburban Woman s Club of Augusta Sylvania Junior Woman s Club Tifton 20 th Century Library Club Vienna Junior Woman s Club Violets Junior Woman s Club Woman s Club of Brunswick Woodbine Woman s Club 19

20 Many thanks to the clubwomen of the Central East District for the outstanding job they did planning and presenting this convention. GFWC Georgia Conventions Co-Chairmen, Julie Walters and George Ann Hoffman GFWC Georgia Central East District Convention Co-Chairmen, Linda Ford and Amy Lord Convention Door Prize Chairman, Grace Deatrick Convention Guest Hostess, Kelsey Johnson Convention Page Chairman, Freda Tylor Convention Service Project Chairman, Tiffany Parker GFWC Georgia Central East District Clubs Athens Woman s Club federated 1899 Athens-Oconee Junior Woman s Club federated 1954 Augusta Junior Woman s Club federated 1945 Augusta Magnolia Woman s Club federated 2014 Augusta Woman s Club federated 1913 Covington Woman s Club federated 1898 Decatur Woman s Club federated 1924 Four Corners Woman s Club federated 2011 Harlem Woman s Club federated 1921 Heartland Woman s Club federated 2008 Lawrenceville Woman s Club federated 1970 Maxeys Woman s Club federated 1985 Monroe Junior Woman s Club federated 1951 Service Guild of Covington federated 1945 Stone Mountain Woman s Club federated 1929 Suburban Woman s Club of Augusta federated 1992 Violets Junior Woman s Club federated 2013 Winder Woman s Club federated 1920 GFWC Georgia is honored to be the host state for the GFWC Annual Convention June 26-June 30, 2020 Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia It will take all of the clubwomen of Georgia to host this successful convention. Please let us know what role you want to serve as we work together in its success. Ida Dorvee, GFWC 2020 Convention Chairman Julie Walters, GFWC 2020 Convention Co-Chairman Tina Daniel, GFWC Georgia President 20