Call to the Fall 2010 District Meeting in Sparta

OFFICIAL CALL TO THE FALL MEETING

GFWC Highland Rim District

September 25, 2010

Hosted by Sparta Woman’s Club and Renaissance Club

First Baptist Church of Sparta

308 North Spring Street

Sparta, TN  38583

Registration and Luncheon Fee $10 payable to:

GFWC Sparta Woman’s Club

Mail to:  Sandra Teter, 368 Cantrell Rd., Sparta, TN  38583

(931) 761-4359

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, September 17.

Della Gowan, President of GFWC of Tennessee, and Kendra Walker Patty, GFWC State Director of Junior Clubs, will be our invited guests and speakers.

Agenda

9:00-10:00 a.m.        Registration and Fellowship

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

10:00 a.m.                 General Meeting & Lunch   (Each club is asked to present a two minute club report.)

Each club is asked to bring a themed gift basket for a silent auction.

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

I look forward to seeing each of you in Sparta!

Renee’ Keene, President, Highland Rim District, GFWC of Tennessee

“Volunteers, Flowers of Greatness”

Volunteers, Flowers of Greatness (August 2010)

GFWC Highland Rim District President announces her emblem and theme for the 2010-2012 administration "Volunteers, Flowers of Greatness"

GFWC Highland Rim District is busy preparing for the upcoming Fall District meeting which will be held in Sparta.  Calls should be arriving in mail boxes soon.

According to the bylaws of the District (and of most clubs, under responsibilities of officers) club presidents or their designated representatives must attend all District meetings. It is an exciting new start for both GFWC of TN and for GFWC Highland Rim District, so mark your calendars now and plan on attending.

Clubs are encouraged to use this site to publicize their activities, blow their own horns, or extend invitations.  Send your postings to web site administrator Kate Lapczynski at katelapczynski@gmail.com.  Allow ample time (3-4 days) for your submissions to be posted

News from the Fall Conference

Former GFWC of Tennessee President Johnnie Hill reported the exciting news that clubs in the Highland Rim District brought home awards from the International GFWC convention recently held in Omaha, Nebraska.
   GFWC Tullahoma Woman's Club was awarded First Prize in Creative  Arts and a check for $50 for its participation in the Poetry and Short Short Contests.  The club also received a KIND News Award for it's support of 4 classrooms in 2009-2010.
   GFWC Cookeville Junior Woman's Club sponsored the First Place Winner in the same category.
Job well done!