Official Call to Spring 2012 Highland Rim District Meeting

OFFICIAL CALL TO THE SPRING MEETING

GFWC Highland Rim District

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Hosted by GFWC Tullahoma Woman’s Club & GFWC Centennial Woman’s Club

Tullahoma Woman’s Club Clubhouse

709 Wilson Avenue, Tullahoma

Registration and Luncheon Fee $15 payable to:

GFWC Tullahoma Woman’s Club

Mail to: Teresa Young, 1210 Wilson Ave., Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 454-0615

If you are writing a check for more than one attendee, please be sure to

include all the names (for name tags) and the clubs to which they belong.

Reservation deadline is Friday, March 16.

Agenda

9:00-10:00a.m. Registration, Fellowship & Refreshments

9:00-10:30 am Arts & Crafts entries accepted

9:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting (District Officers, Department Chairs, Club Presidents)

10:00 a.m. General Meeting

Club reports (please limit to two minutes)

Officer elections & installation (installation by GFWC of TN Past President Johnnie Hill)

Announcement of Poetry & Short Story contest winners

District Arts & Crafts contest

Lunch

(Menu: chicken casserole, vegetable medley, roll, drinks & dessert)

Each club is asked to bring a “Spring” themed gift basket for a teacup auction.

There will also be a 50/50 auction and door prizes!

I look forward to seeing each of you in Tullahoma!

Renee’ Keene

Highland Rim District President

“Volunteers, Flowers of Greatness”

District Arts & Crafts Contest

Items may be entered until 10:30 a.m.

All entries should be original and completed in contest year (2011-2012).

Submit the following on a 4x6 card:

FRONT: Name of Category or Title of work

BACK: Entrant’s name, address, phone number & club name

Samples of Categories may include:

Knitting Quilting

Crochet Tatting

Christmas crafts Sewing

Needlework Clothing

Stamping Jewelry

Painting Drawing

Miscellaneous Scrapbooks

Club scrapbooks are especially welcome!

And the winners are...

The GFWC of TN Highland Rim District held its annual Arts and Crafts competition during the March 26th District meeting hosted by the GFWC Cookeville Junior Woman's Club (CJWC), President Renee Keene of GFWC Centennial Woman’s Club presiding. There were entries in 15 different categories.

In the Arts categories, the winner was:
Drawing:
1st place:  Pat Rottmund, GFWC CJWC


In the Crafts categories, the winners were:
Crochet:
1st place: Sandra Teeter, GFWC Sparta Woman's Club (SWC)
2nd place: Yvonne Gilliam, GFWC Tullahoma Woman's Club (TWC)
3rd place: Melissa Williams, GFWC CJWC

Knitting:
1st place: Deb Allan, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Ann Wonder, GFWC Centennial Woman’s Club (CWC)
3rd place: Evelyn Moss, GFWC Renaissance Woman’s Club (RWC)

Sewing:
1st place: Judy Skelton, GFWC TWC
2nd place: Nina Manning, GFWC TWC
3rd place: Shelia Burton, GFWC TWC

Applique:
1st place: Sandie Simms, GFWC TWC


Quilting:
1st place: Sandie Simms, GFWC TWC
2nd place: Nina Manning, GFWC TWC
3rd place: Kathy Gardenhire, GFWC SWC

Quilted Wall Hangings:
1st place: Sandie Simms, GFWC TWC
2nd place: Sandie Simms, GFWC TWC
3rd place: Sandie Simms, GFWC TWC

Embroidery:
1st place and Best of Show: Phyllis Jensen, GFWC SWC

Hand-made jewelry
1st place: Caryn Hatcher, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Caryn Hatcher, GFWC CJWC

Painting:
1st place: Diane Glasgow, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Ann Wonder, GFWC CWC
3rd place: Kathy Gardenhire, GFWC SWC

Collage, Mosaic:
1st place: Kathy Gardenhire, GFWC SWC

Card making:
1st place: Pat Rottmund, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Marjorie Steven, GFWC SWC

Miscellaneous Paper Crafts:
1st place: Melissa Williams, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Marjorie Stevens, GFWC SWC
3rd place: Kaye Barlow, GFWC RWC

Club Scrapbooks:
1st place: GFWC Centennial Woman’s Club
2nd place: GFWC Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club
3rd place: GFWC Tullahoma Woman’s Club

 Personal Scrapbooks:
1st place: Diane Glasgow, GFWC CJWC
2nd place: Monica Skelton, GFWC CWC
3rd place: Melissa Williams, GFWC CJWC

Also awarded at the District meeting were the prizes for the winners of the Youth Poetry and Short Story Contests. The winning entries at District are sent on to State and then to National for judging. The winners advancing in the contest are:

Category 1 Poetry: Camille Moore, sponsored by GFWC TWC
Category II Poetry: Adelia Lee Birdwell, sponsored by GFWC CJWC
Category III Poetry: Garrett Reed, sponsored by GFWC TWC
Category IV Poetry: Travis Dorman, sponsored by GFWC TWC

Category I Short Story: Trace Baxter, sponsored by GFWC TWC
Category II Short Story: Emma Cotter, sponsored by GFWC TWC
Category III Short Story: Claire Mullins, sponsored by GFWC TWC
Category IV Short Story: Madeline Bender, sponsored by GFWC TWC

Congratulations to all the winners, and to all the talented people who participated. 

Seasons greetings from GFWC Highland Rim District