Club Connections

Dunwoody Woman's Club

Serving the community since 1971

https://www.dunwoodywomansclub.com

September 2024

"A book is a gift you can open again and again"

Garrison Keillor

Ways and Means

Terry Kemp tdkemp81@gmail.com

2024 Home Tour

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

DWC is in the final stages of hosting another great Home Tour. Our August 15 Preview Tour was so much fun with 3 beautiful houses and excited homeowners. The Spruill Gallery exhibit, which coincides with Home Tour, will feature the art of Kate Burke and Aineki Traverso starting September 19 through October 31.  Dunwoody Gallery, a new DWC sponsor, will feature a Showcase on Fall Entertaining during the day of the Tour. They are promoting Home Tour Ticket Sales on their website at DunwoodyGallery.com

Ticket Packets:

Please make every effort to sell your tickets and turn in your money at either the September or October General Meetings. Included in this year’s ticket packet is a brief survey for you to complete about ticket selling. Please contact Donna Fullilove or Kim Reuning if you have not received your ticket packets.

Publicity:

We are asking every member who uses Facebook and/or Instagram, to post a Home Tour image promoting online ticket sales. The schedule for posting to Facebook and/or Instagram is as follows:

·   Make 1 post between Sept 9-13 – last names Abbott thru Crawford (A-C)

·     Make 1 post between Sept 16-20 – last names D’Angelo thru Jordan (D-J)

·     Make 1 post between Sept 23-27 – last names Kammerer thru Norris (K-N)

·     Make 1 post between Sept 30-Oct 4 – last names Post thru Zochler (P-Z)

Also, check our social media networks (AHA Connection and City of Dunwoody D-News) and The Dunwoody Crier for the great publicity that Angela Niemann has created.  Our Home Tour banners will be hoisted onto the new lamp posts throughout Dunwoody mid-September.  Each house and gallery will have a garden flag for the day of the Tour.

Home Assignment:

Please contact Martha Blondheim (770-457-6670) or Jill Jordan (770-378-7298) if you have not been contacted. We are grateful to the following ladies who have agreed to head hostess our homes on tour:

·     Amrani Home ~ Faye Cashwell and Diane Norris

·     Wiley Home ~ Judy Bertrand, Karen Turner, and Beverly Clark

·     Pierce Home ~ Meredy Shortal and Donna Knowlton

·     Spruill Gallery +Shop ~ Debra Love

·     Dunwoody Gallery ~ Pam King

If you have a friend that may want to work the tour, please let Martha or Jill know. If your husband is willing to help with traffic control during the home tour, please let Susan Crawford know.

The Home Tour is so successful due to the support of all the DWC Membership. Thanks to everyone! Let’s get excited about Home Tour!

^Membership

Maria Barnhart mariavbarnhart@gmail.com

We have several prospective members that are interested in joining DWC. Continue to invite friends, family and neighbors to DWC events or meetings. Think about your “Why”; the reason you joined the Dunwoody Woman’s Club. It could be the desire for volunteer service, to make new friends, leadership opportunities, and learning new things. Thank you for making DWC shine!

The 2024 GFWC National Day of Service is September 28, 2024

• According to the U.S Dept of Agriculture, (USDA) 34 million people and 9 million children in the United States are food insecure.
• We will start collection efforts during the month of September. Please bring your food donations to the DWC General Meeting on September 19.
• Invite a friend, neighbor or family member to join you in donating nonperishable food items.
• At the end of the month, we will deliver the donations to Community Assistance Center.

Thank you in advance for your help as we make a difference in our community.

Meet and Greet Trolley Tour – Membership Recruitment Event - Oct 29

Here comes the Trolley! Rosemary Watts has coordinated with Discover Dunwoody and DWC. This is primarily a membership recruitment event. However, we will need DWC members to mix and mingle with guests. There is limited seating for this trolley tour.

Please click on the image to enlarge!

Arts and Culture

Lee Dees Giesecke womcomc@mindspring.com

Joan Smith jsmith30215@gmail.com

The GFWC GA State President’s projects for 2024-2026 features the hand as “hand-in

hand, together we can...engage, educate, empower"

                                                                                                                                                                 Some of the ideas for ARTS :

The Community Connection Initiative. Take an active role in creating and enhancing your community creating murals and art showcasing their cities history. Continue to work with Spruill Art Center.

President’s Challenge-”Crafted by Hand” - Teach members a new craft at a club meeting. ( Ask members any ideas for such a project). Host a hands-on craft booth at a community event.

Provide art materials for local schools and Operation Smile.

During the month of September we are asked to support school bands, and theatre groups by attending performances.

Civic Engagement and Outreach

Donna Knowlton dfknowlton@comcast.net

September is National Preparedness Month

The Ready Campaign’s 2024 theme focuses on empowering Asia American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to act today to prepare for future risks and disasters.



September Events

• September 11^th – Patriots Day
• September 15th – 21st – Child Passenger Safety Week

Family Promise 3^rd Annual Brunch and Bubbly Event – 11 am to 1 pm

When: Saturday, September 14

Where: St. David’s Episcopal Church, Jeffords Hall, 1015 Old Roswell Road, Roswell, GA 30076

Tickets: $50.00 includes a fabulous brunch, champagne, silent auction, and a fashion show. Link for more information and to purchase tickets:

Click here for Tickets.

Education and Libraries

Melissa Abbott melissahabbott@gmail.com

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month - a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that the most important school supply of all is your library card.

Our guest speaker for the September General Meeting will be Elizabeth Bagley, Director of Library Services at Agnes Scott College. She will be discussing the Leila Ross Wilburn collection at the library. 

Environment

Kathy Hanna kak1941@aol.com

Nancy Baldwin nbaldwin@bellsouth.net & Gang

Thursday, September 26 at 10:30 am at Brook Run Orchard & Community Gardens, we will enjoy a tour with the gardeners and will end with lunch at Massimo’s. These ladies and Richard have done a wonderful job contributing to the community and sharing their knowledge. Please contact Kathy Hanna if you are interested in attending.

On-going community events:

• On 2nd Saturdays monthly at 11:00 am, the Master Gardeners give talks at the Barn in Brook Run Park.
• Animal Shelters are in need of any and all pet supplies, please bring to General Meetings and we will deliver for you.
• DNC is always offering wonderful classes, go to their website, dunwoodynature.org for more info. 
• Lost Corner Preserve is offering great programs and all city parks are open for trail walkers dawn to dusk.
• Celebrate National Public Lands Day on Sept. 28, you can volunteer to garden the Belt-line with Pebble Tossers.
• Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is looking for volunteer Water Warriors.

Thanks to those who participated in the Pollinator Count in August.

Health and Wellness

Diane Norris dianenorris@bellsouth.net

Thursday, September 12, 10:30 am, 6209 Spalding Drive, (gate code #1008). We will create Neonatal Intensive Unit (NICU) Mom Care Packages on behalf of the March of Dimes. Items needed are travel size deodorant and unscented body lotion, cozy socks for Mom, preemie outfits or onesies, or $10 Starbucks gift cards. Please let Diane know what you will bring.

September is “Hunger Insecurity Awareness Month” and we will tour Backpack Buddies at 11:15 on September 12, following the assembly of the Mom Care Packages. They are located at 2480 Jett Ferry Road. There are numerous ways that we can help provide healthy food for students to take home for the weekend.

Lutheran Towers Christmas ~ It is our tradition to give a Christmas bag to each resident at Lutheran Towers. Please look for the Christmas tree at each Board and General Meeting for the next several months and choose an ornament(s) and purchase the items listed. We usually fill over 200 bags.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and St. Jude Children’s  Research Hospital is a GFWC affiliate. Thanks to everyone who helped fill cosmetic bags of personal items for teenage girls. You can also check their website and select items on their wish list or consider a personal donation. DWC will be sending a $100 donation.

COLLECTIONS

EDUCATION and LIBRARIES

Retirement Homes: Collecting magazines at monthly meetings

MEMBERSHIP

GFWC National Day of Service: Non-perishable food items

HEALTH and WELLNESS

Neonatal Intensive Unit (NICU) Mom Care Packages: Travel size deodorant and unscented body lotion, cozy socks for Mom, premie outfit or onesie, or $10 Starbucks gift card.

Lutheran Towers - Pick up an ornament to purchase items for Christmas bags.

STANDING COMMITTEES

GFWC Clubwoman

Lynn Wright 

Club Fundraisers

Club fundraisers come in many shapes and sizes. One of Dunwoody Woman’s Club most popular is the door prize raffle at the Home Tour. This year there are three fabulous prizes. 

• A Woodhouse Spa gift basket with robe, lotions, and candles plus a $300 gift card for spa services.
•  A $500 shopping spree at Lauderhills Fine Jewelry.
•  A $500 gift certificate for a 2 hour design consultation with Linda Rickles Interiors.

The day of the tour, tickets will be sold at house #1, 1328 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338. As club members, you can purchase tickets early at the Executive Board Meeting on Thursday, September 5, and at the next General Meeting on September 19.

Tickets:                       1 for $5.00                 3 for$10.00                6 for $20.00

CASH ONLY WHEN PURCHASED EARLY

Legislative

Dottie D'Angelo DottieAtlanta@gmail.com

ATLANTA - The Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN), a division of Voices for Georgia’s Children (Voices), is proud to announce a significant investment in the educational landscape of Twiggs, Hart, and Greene counties through the provision of Think Make Create (TMC) Labs. This initiative aims to enhance educational opportunities for rural communities, serving more than 7,500 youth during the summer and afterschool programs throughout the school year.

Georgia is one of just seven states nationwide to implement TMC Labs, reflecting a strong commitment to innovative educational solutions.

Ella F. White Endowment Fund

Pam King pking9188@gmail.com

The Ella F. White Memorial Endowment Fund was established in 1913 to ensure that the GFWC Georgia State Office is well equipped and funded. Ella White served as the President of GFWC Georgia from 1911-1913. The groundwork for the fund was laid during her administration. She passed away while in office, and the fund was named after her as a tribute. The principal fund remains intact and only the net income can be used for the purposes of GFWC Georgia. The initial investment was $3,300, which was raised by members through the printing and sales of a special edition of the Atlanta Constitution. Any contribution amount is appreciated. Please give your check—made out to GFWC-Georgia with Ella F. White in the memo line—to Pam King so she can mail it to the state office. Thank you in advance for your support!

And, you can also contribute to the Lipscomb Society to help preserve the Mary Ann Lipscomb Cottage on the campus of the Tallulah Falls School, which serves as the state headquarters for the GFWC-Georgia. Please make your checks out to The Lipscomb Society (not GFWC or DWC) and give your check to Pam to mail. Thank you. 

Stage Door Theatre

Sharon Clark sharon-clark@comcast.net

No article this month

Tallulah Falls School

Linda Mote lmmote@mindspring.com

 The students are back on campus and are enjoying many outdoor educational activities.

Members who attended Institute were asked to bring snacks for the students and they very generously donated approximately $500 worth. The snacks will be put out at both the Upper and Middle school for the students to enjoy from GFWC GA . Snacks will also be given out during baseball games and other athletic events. DWC attendees were among those who donated boxes of snacks for this project.

Women in History

Suzanne Bentz

Sainte Geneviève, Sainte Patronne of Paris

Earlier this summer, we were glued to our TV sets, cheering on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. We held our breath as Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in the world, secured top vault, balance beam, and floor exercise medals. We did a little victory dance as our women’s soccer team celebrated with their gold medals, and Torri Huske showed off hers for the 100-meter butterfly. (And our men’s teams did a mighty fine job, too! Team USA secured the top spot for most medals won overall.)

But none of that might have been possible if not for Saint Genevieve whose prayers, it is said, saved The City of Light from the scourge of Attila the Hun. He crossed the Rhine in 451 and marched his army into modern France intent on destroying Paris. It may have been the prayer marathon Genevieve organized among the women of Paris, but for some reason, Attila changed his mind about sacking the city and put his troops on a different path. That alone ensured Genevieve’s sainthood and today she is recognized as the Patron Saint of Paris.  

Genevieve was born around 422 in Nanterre, France, to Severus and Gerontia. Some say they were peasants, others claim the family was upper class. When Genevieve was about seven, Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre, visited Nanterre on his way to Britain. The townspeople sought his blessing, and Genevieve was singled out. Germanus is said to have foretold Genevieve’s sanctity and he consecrated her on the spot to God as a virgin.

Genevieve stuck to her commitment. She never married and remained true to her religious devotion until she died at about the age of 79 to 93. “Miracles and healings began to happen around her early on.” As so often happens, some folks resented Genevieve’s rising celebrity and wished her harm. But Germanus came to her rescue and smoothed things over. When her parents died, Genevieve moved to Paris and that’s where the legends really took off, including that stand down with Attila. She also was instrumental in the construction of two major basilicas in Paris, and miracles have been attributed to Genevieve through the ages. 

While members of the Dunwoody Woman’s Club have not had to deal with the likes of Attila the Hun (thank goodness) or taken to prayer marathons (at least not overtly), we have rallied around some pretty significant causes over the past 50-plus years. Our hands-on work helped to open the Stage Door Theatre, preserve the historic acreage of the Dunwoody Nature Center, establish the Spruill Center for the Arts, and launch Dunwoody’s first Fourth of July Parade … all Gold Medal accomplishments, deserving honor and admiration.

DWC - EVENING DIVISION

Dunwoody Woman's Club Evening Division

Rosemary Watts, Chairman

We will return to our monthly meetings on September 26^th at 5:45pm social/food and 6pm meeting start. We are meeting earlier in the evening (per your request. We had been meeting at 6:30pm previously). Here are our tentative meeting plans. 

• Sept 26 – Dunwoody Nature Center and guided walk tour. Please bring a food item to donate. RSVP here: Signup Genius - Dunwoody Nature Center
• Oct 9 - Home tour. Please sign up to volunteer if you haven’t already.

Signup Genius - Home Tour Volunteer

• Oct 29 at 6pm – Membership drive Trolley Tour (no Oct. regular meeting)
• Nov 21 - Visit nursing facility. Provide music or dance performance. 3^rd Thurs of month due to Thanksgiving – Arts and Culture
• Dec 12 – Social dinner at restaurant with regift white elephant gift exchange. Early meeting due to holidays - social
• Jan 23 – Visit nonprofit that will collect clothes/donations - engagement and outreach
• Feb 27 - Trainer to speak on importance of lifting weights and give lesson - health and wellness. Determine new officers for evening division who will plan the meetings from April 2024-March 2025.
• Mar 27 - Bingo with prizes - fundraiser

Please mark your calendars. We can discuss these plans at the September meeting and make changes based on group input. Be on the lookout for a sign-up genius for each meeting so we can get a headcount and volunteer for food/drinks. Feel free to forward to anyone I’ve missed or anyone interested in attending.

Please let me know if you have questions or comments. We look forward to a fabulous DWC evening division with hopes to meet and make new friends and grow the group!

Rosemary Watts

Chair – DWC Evening Division

404-964-6987 M

Newsletter

Carolyn Anderson carolyn506@gmail.com

Kay Moe kgp12@att.net