GFWC of Tennessee
Volume 2, Issue 7                  "Hearts in Unity - Beating for Others"                        November 2003

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Past Issues:
TF2/6 August 2003
TF2/5 June 2003
TF2/4 May 2003
TF2/3 Dec 2002
TF2/2 October 2002
TF2/1August 2002
TF10 Spring 2002
TF9 Spring 2002
TF8 Winter 2002
TF7 Fall 2001

 

"The most notable fact that culture imprints on women is the sense of our limits. The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities."
~ Adrienne Rich ~

Jo’s Jottings - Jo Webb, GF of TN Treasurer

Hello to ALL as we begin a beautiful Fall and a New Club Year. Wasn’t Fall Conference great!! I think we had some of the most moving and enlightening programs ever. This Fall Conference was surely be remembered as having taken place in super surroundings with fantastic food, a delightful visit from Jackie Pierce, and loads of fun for all.

And obviously, there are great things in store for this year. In keeping with this enthusiastic mood, I’m sure that ALL Clubs are going to send in their dues, donations, and subscriptions right away so that the good start will keep going full steam ahead.

CLUB TREASURERS! Please remember to use the form provided in the Yearbook (page 116) when sending in your dues and donations. This will be sure to have things recorded the way you meant them to be, and you will get credit when you are 100%. Also don’t forget the deadlines. December 1st to make your District President look good, and if you want extra credit on the Club Rating Guide (and who doesn’t ?). January 15th is the DEADLINE if you want to be considered for awards. Please do you and me this favor.

Have a great Fall. Rake the leaves. Clean the Gutters. Root for your Teams. And enjoy the fellowship and participating in the projects of your Club.

IS YOUR CLUB up to date with Renewing TFNEWS Subscriptions? IF you see your club name listed, and feel that it should not be, please contact Dorothy Crader..

These Clubs HAVE NOT renewed their subscriptions:

Monday Club of Johnson City
Somo Sala Circle
Johnson City Junior W. C.

Junior Chilhowee

Renaissance Club
Sparta W. C.
Tullahoma Junior W. C.
Tullahoma W. C.

Goodlettsville W. C

Allied Arts of Waynesboro
Waverly W. C.
Dickson County W. C.

Outlook Club of Millington

MORE from eGFWC on Libraries 2000

Dear GFWC members,
Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our 9/25 "call to action" by sending hundreds of emails to Good Morning America (GMA) and The White House telling them about GFWC's support of libraries and participation in book drives.

Due to the collective efforts of members across the nation, we were recently contacted by a gentleman at GMA. And, as of our most recent message from him, we learned that there is a possibility that we may put together some kind of a partnership with the show.
With that in mind, we urge you to keep the e-mails going - stressing the value of our experience and grassroots network of volunteers. We believe that keeping our name in front of GMA may well help the effort.

Thank you again for your quick and thorough action. We will keep you posted as this conversation progresses and hope to share more definitive news with you in the very near future.

Fall 2003 District II Meeting

Sixty-four members of GFWC of Tennessee District II met October 25, 2003, at the Airport Hilton, in Alcoa, Tennessee, for their fall meeting. New program and project ideas were shared by the department coordinators, and reporting updates were given by GFWC of Tennessee First Vice-President Ann Durall.

Club presidents shared reporting concerns and suggestions. Members were given an opportunity to ask parliamentary and protocol questions in a session led by District II Parliamentarian Mable Westbrook and assisted by Joan Beaver and Susan Martin.

The membership emphasis, ACT in OCT, was presented by JoAnn Kembel, and District II President Della Gowan issued an additional challenge for District II. The club in District II who has the most new members from October 1 through December 31 receives a complimentary paid registration and lunch to the spring District II meeting for their club president. (by Della Gowan)