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GFWC of North Carolina District 7 Administration Book 2010-2012 GFWC OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. Organized 1902 Member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Federation Flower Red Rose Federation Color Blue Song America, the Beautiful
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GFWC of North Carolina
District 7
Administration Book
2010-2012
GFWC OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
Organized 1902
Member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation Flower Red Rose Federation Color Blue Song America, the Beautiful
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Table of Contents
Administration Themes, Mottos and Special Projects ........................................ 3 GFWC-NC Officers ............................................................................................ 4 GFWC-NC Junior Officers ................................................................................. 5 District 7 General Membership Information ........................................................ 6 District 7 Officers ................................................................................................ 7 District 7 Community Service Program Chairmen………………….……...………8 . District 7 Committees, Special Project Chairmen and Appointments ..... …. 9-10 District 7 Clubs and Club Presidents .....................................................…..11-12 Clubwomen Serving GFWC and GFWC-NC…………………………………..….13 District 7 Rotation of Meetings and Hostesses………………………...……...….14 GFWC-NC Past Presidents, GFWC-NC Past Junior Director District 7 Past Presidents, District 7 LEADS Representatives….......................15 Honorary Life Members, Members with 50 Years of Service..……… ……..…. 16 Calendar of Events for 2010-2012………………………………………………. 17 Membership Matters Award………………………………………………...…..18-19 Membership Dues, Dual Membership, Honorary Life Membership………........20 GFWC-NC LEADS Application………………………………………...…...….......21 GFWC-NC Change of Club Officer Information Form………………………...…22 District VII Bylaws……………………………………………………………… .23-26 Collect for Clubwomen and Junior Pledge………………………………………..27
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GFWC of North Carolina
District 7
DISTRICT 7 THEME: Membership—Districts Write the Story
GFWC-NC MOTTO: The Union of All for the Good of All
GFWC-NC PRESIDENT’S/JUNIOR DIRECTOR’S EMPHASIS:
Membership Retention: Keeping Every Member a Part of the Story
GFWC-NC PRESIDENT’SJUNIOR DIRECTOR’S SPECIAL PROJECT AND THEME:
Literacy: The Adventure of a Lifetime
GFWC-NC JUNIORETTE PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL PROJECT:
Mental Health Awareness
GFWC-NC JUNIORETTE MOTTO: Make your own music; sing your own song. Soon the whole world will be singing along.
GFWC MOTTO: Unity in Diversity
GFWC PRESIDENT’S THEME: Create a Vision: Build a Reality
GFWC SIGNATURE PROJECT: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
GFWC SOUTHEASTERN REGION PRESIDENT’S THEME:
Time to Make a Difference
GFWC JUNIOR SPECIAL PROJECT:
Advocates for Children
GFWC-NC Headquarters Executive Director SER President Suite 204 Kim Pearce Jane Carver 1110 Navaho Drive [email protected] [email protected] Raleigh, NC 27609 (919)790-8684 Fax 919-790-8705 1-800-448-8684 www.gfwcnc.org [email protected]
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GFWC-NC OFFICERS
2010-2012
PRESIDENT Sharon Greeson [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT Wendy Carriker [email protected]
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT [email protected]
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT B.J. Slovacek [email protected]
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT Andie Johnson [email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARY Ginny Smith [email protected]
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Lori Seiler [email protected]
TREASURER Jessica Rigouard [email protected]
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GFWC-NC JUNIOR OFFICERS
2010-2012
DIRECTOR OF JUNIORS Andie Johnson [email protected]
ASST. DIRECTOR OF JUNIORS Jennifer Jobe [email protected] JUNIOR SECRETARY Kim Fulcher [email protected] JUNIOR EDITOR Crystal Sharpe [email protected] JR. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Elizabeth Lee [email protected]
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District 7 Counties:
Bladen Brunswick
Columbus Duplin
New Hanover Pender
Robeson Sampson
GFWC-NC District 7 Membership as of June 2010:
General Clubs: 11 General Members: 403
Junior Clubs: 04 Junior Members: 97
Juniorette Clubs: 02 Juniorette Members: 90
Total Clubs: 17 Total Members: 570
GFWC-NC Membership as of June 2010:
General Clubs: 115 General Members: 3789
Junior Clubs: 25 Junior Members: 524
Juniorette Clubs: 17 Juniorette Members: 562
Total Clubs: 157 Total Members: 4875
GFWC-NC District Connection
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DISTRICT 7 - OFFICERS
2010-2012
President Ann Landis, GFWC of Holden Beach [email protected]
Junior Director Allison Stone, Shallotte Jr. Woman’s Club [email protected]
First Vice President Kim Cook, Lumberton Woman’s Club [email protected]
Junior Membership Chairman Karla Nobles, Whiteville Jr. Woman’s Club [email protected]
Recording Secretary Cindy Hewett, GFWC of South Brunswick Islands [email protected]
Treasurer Peggy Schiavone, GFWC of Holden Beach [email protected]
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District 7 Community Service Program Chairmen
Education Julie Fowlkes, Lumberton Woman’s Club [email protected]
Home Life Diane VanKuren, Fairmont Woman’s Club [email protected]
International Outreach Cindy Avery, NC Sorosis Night Department [email protected]
Public Issues Sharon Smith, NC Sorosis Night Department [email protected]
Arts Melon Corsini, GFWC of S. Brunswick Islands [email protected]
Conservation Harvin Quidas, Wilmington Woman’s Club [email protected]
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District 7 Committees, Special Project Chairmen and Appointments
Artfest Maureen Wright, GFWC of Holden Beach [email protected] Chaplain Ann Brown, Wilmington Woman’s Club [email protected] Federation Day Penny Tysinger, Southport Woman’s Club - Night Department [email protected] Federation Promotions Bonita Hammond, Lumberton Woman’s Club [email protected] GFWC President’s Special Emphasis- Domestic Violence Julie Rigsbee, Lumberton Woman’s Club [email protected]
GFWC Junior Special Project—Advocates for Children Elissa Morrow, Shallotte Junior Woman’s Club [email protected] GFWC-NC President’s Special Project: Literacy Ida Newton, Wilmington Woman's Club
Junior Sponsor Sharon Smith, NC Sorosis Night Department [email protected] Leadership Kathy Parker, Wilmington Woman’s Club [email protected] 2010 District 7 LEADS Rep. Bonita Hammond, Lumberton WC [email protected] Newsletter Judy Brock, GFWC of Holden Beach [email protected]
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Public Policy (Legislative) B.J. Stephens, GFWC of Holden Beach [email protected] Public Relations (Media) Bonnie Thomas, Southport Woman’s Club [email protected] Resolutions--Bylaws and Constitution (1) B.J. Stephens, GFWC of Holden Beach (Chairman) [email protected] (2) Cindy Avery, NC Sorosis Night Department [email protected] (3) Bonita Hammond, Lumberton Woman’s Club [email protected] Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship Harvin Quidas, Wilmington Woman’s Club [email protected] Whitener Scholarship Carol Query, Wilmington Woman’s Club [email protected] Literacy-Reading is Fun Project Debbie Sheehan, NC Sorosis Woman’s Club [email protected]
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GFWC-NC District 7 Club Presidents
District 7—Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, Sampson
Brunswick County—Holden Beach, Shallotte, Southport
GFWC of Holden Beach BJ Stephens [email protected] Next—Peggy Schiavone [email protected] GFWC South Brunswick Islands Cindy Hewett [email protected] Next—Marie Marshburn [email protected]
Shallotte Junior Woman’s Club Kristi Jones [email protected]
Southport Woman’s Club
Bonnie Thomas [email protected]
Night Department Southport Woman’s Club Penny Tysinger [email protected]
GFWC Southport Junior Woman’s Club Lindsay Wilharm (co-president) [email protected] Beth Furmidge (co-president) [email protected]
Columbus County—Whiteville
Whiteville Woman’s Civic League
Rosanna Ezzell [email protected] Whiteville Junior Woman’s Club Kelly Young [email protected]
Whiteville Juniorettes (Sponsored by Whiteville JWC) Amanda Tedder, Advisor [email protected]
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Duplin County—Rose Hill Rose Hill Woman’s Club Hilda Miller [email protected]
New Hanover County—Wilmington
North Carolina Sorosis, Inc Manaline Gibson [email protected]
Night Department North Carolina Sorosis Sharon Smith [email protected]
North Carolina Junior Sorosis Hilary Meinheit [email protected] Wilmington Woman’s Club Carol Query [email protected]
Robeson County—Fairmont
Fairmont Woman’s Club Suzanne Perry [email protected] Next Kim Ammons— [email protected]
Lumberton Woman’s Club Annette Wilkins Hilburn [email protected]
Lumberton Juniorettes (Sponsored by Lumberton Woman’s Club) Joy Martin, Advisor [email protected]
Sampson County—Clinton Clinton Woman’s Club Katy Mertz
Sampson County Woman’s Club Linda Branch
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CLUBWOMEN IN DISTRICT 7 SERVING GFWC AND GFWC-NC
Elizabeth Lee - Junior Membership Chairman – GFWC Convention 2012 Co-Decorations Committee - NC Junior Sorosis Julie Rigsbee - Education CSP Chairman – Nominating Comm. for Community Service Program Chairmen – Sallie Southall Cotton Scholarship Comm. - Lumberton WC Ann Landis – District President – GFWC 2012 Convention Co-Welcome Desk Chairman – GFWC of Holden Beach Allison Stone – District Junior Director – Shallotte JWC Melon Corsini – Arts Festival, Visual Arts Contest Chairman – GFWC South Brunswick Islands Peggy Schiavone – Finance – GFWC of Holden Beach Teresa Lee – Long-Range Planning Chairman – Women of Achievement Committee – GFWC 2012 Convention Co-State Night Banquet Chairman - NC Sorosis Kathy Parker – Leadership – Wilmington WC Penny Tysinger – Boys and Girls Home Chairman – Southport WC Julie Fowlkes – Community Improvement Contest Chairman – GFWC Convention 2012 Co-Identification Chairman - Lumberton WC B.J. Stephens – Reports Convention News – GFWC 2012 Convention Co-Welcome Desk Chairman – GFWC of Holden Beach Kim Cook – GFWC Special Emphasis Chairman – Domestic Violence – District Vice President – GFWC-NC LEADS Committee - Lumberton WC Karla Nobles – District Junior Membership Chairman – Whiteville JWC Cindy Hewett – GFWC-NC President’s/ Junior Director’s Special Project Chairman : Literacy, GFWC-NC Teaching Scholarship Chairman, GFWC-NC Golf Tournament Co-Chairman– GFWC South Brunswick Islands Sharon Smith – Technology Chairman – NC Sorosis
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GFWC-NC District 7 Rotation of Meetings and Hostesses October 9, 2010 District Fall Meeting GFWC of Holden Beach February 12, 2011 District Arts Festival Shallotte, NC Melon Corsini, Chair July 23, 2011 Summer Leadership Wallace Woman’s Club October 15, 2011 District Fall Meeting GFWC of S. Brunswick Islands February 11, 2012 District Arts Festival Shallotte, NC Melon Corsini, Chair July 28, 2012 Summer Leadership Southport Jr. Woman’s Club
GFWC-NC Past Presidents
1907-1909 *Margaret Lovell Gibson, Wilmington 1939-1941 *Lewellyn Williams Robinson, Wallace 1962-1964 *Margaret Taylor Harper, Southport 1967-1968 *Norma Phaup Cates, Faison 2000-2002 Teresa Shaver Lee, Wilmington
GFWC-NC Past Junior Directors 1963-1964 *Ramona Hutton, Wilmington 1976-1978 Teresa Shaver Lee, Wilmington 1982-1984 Polly Russ, Shallotte 2002-2004 Kris Bryant, Wallace
*deceased
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District 7 Past Presidents
2010-2012 Ann Hutchens Landis, GFWC of Holden Beach
2008-2010 Penny Tysinger, Southport Woman’s’ Club
2006-2008 Julie Rigsbee, Lumberton Woman’s Club
2004-2006 Kelly Barefoot, GFWC of South Brunswick Islands
2002-2004 Ann Brown, Wilmington Woman’s Club
2000-2002 Ann Brown, Wilmington Woman’s Club
1998-2000 Shirley McNaulty, Wilmington Woman’s Club
Formerly District 11
1996-1998 Brenda Batchelor, South Brunswick Islands Woman’s Club
1978-1980 Teresa Shaver Lee, NC Sorosis, Night Department
? Faye Warren, Clinton Woman’s Club
? Pat Mahl, Wilmington Woman’s Club
GFWC-NC District 7 LEADS Representatives
2010 Bonita Hammond, Lumberton Woman’s Club
2009 Cindy Hewett, GFWC of South Brunswick Islands (GFWC-NC LEADS Runner-Up, 2009 GFWC LEADS Graduate)
2008 Kim Cook, Lumberton Woman’s’ Club (GFWC-NC LEADS, 2008 GFWC LEADS Graduate)
2007 Brandi Currie, Lumberton Woman’s Club
2002 Pat Mahl, Wilmington Woman’s Club
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GFWC-NC District 7 HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Alma Adcock 1983 Wilmington Kelly Barefoot 2002 GFWC- South Brunswick Islands Ann Brown 2000 Wilmington Susan Collins 1990 NC Sorosis Margaret Connaughton 1992 Southport Sharon Cranford 1984 Wilmington Amelia Dixon 2003 Wilmington Mary Easley 2003 Southport Mary Eplee 1990 Whiteville Julie Fowlkes 2008 Lumberton Esther Leder-Scott 1982 Whiteville Elizabeth Lee 2002 NC Junior Sorosis Teresa Lee 1979 NC Sorosis Pat Mahl 1995 Wilmington Ann Mason 2000 Wilmington Nancy McGowan 2009 Wilmington Kathy Parker 2007 Wilmington Julie Rigsbee 2004 Lumberton Eva Ross 1977 NC Sorosis Polly Russ 1984 GFWC- South Brunswick Islands Sharon Smith 2001 NC Sorosis Penny Tysinger 2007 Southport
GFWC-NC
50 YEARS OF SERVICE Rachel Matthews 2002, Rose Hill
Ann Brown 2009, Wilmington
Annie Louise Ward 2002, Rose Hill
Anne Mason 2009, Wilmington
Alma Adcock 2006, Wilmington
Eva Ross 2009, NC Sorosis
Marilyn Boehling 2007, Wilmington
Louise Thompson 2009, NC Sorosis
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2010-2012
2010-2012 GFWC-NC Calendar
June11-17, 2010 119th GFWC Convention Hilton Omaha Omaha, Nebraska July 24, 2010 State Summer Meeting Campbell College Buies Creek July 31, 2010 State Summer Meeting Bethlehem United Meth. Ch. Mocksville, NC August 25-28 GFWC Bd of Directors Mtg TBA Seattle, WA November 5-7 Southeastern Region Meeting Greenbrier Homestead, WV Dec. 7, 2010 GFWC Holiday Reception GFWC Headquarters Washington, DC March 2011 State Arts Festival/Jamboree TBA TBA May (11)12-14 2011 GFWC-NC 109 Convention Sheraton Atlantic Beach June 17-20, 2011 120th GFWC Convention Hilton Milwaukee City Center Milwaukee, WI Nov. 4-6, 2011 Southeastern Region Meeting TBA Lexington, KY Nov. (17) 18-19 (20) 2011 Mid-Year Board Mtg. Embassy Suites Cary, NC Dec. 7, 2011 GFWC Holiday Reception GFWC Headquarters Washington, DC March, 2012 State Arts Festival/Jamboree TBA TBA April (25) 26-28 (29) GFWC-NC 110th Convention Airport Embassy Suites Greensboro, NC June (11) 13-17, 2012 121st GFWC Convention Downtown Westin Charlotte, NC
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The Membership Matters Award
Awarded to the club reporting the most points from the following checklist; please check all applicable items. Send award entry to the GFWC-NC President-elect by February 1st. First, and Second place winners will be chosen. All membership categories will be judged together (200 points possible). New Members
1. Held a membership recruitment event (10 points) _________ 2. Added a new member (5 points) _________ 3. Held a new member orientation (5 points) _________ 4. Club increased membership by 10% (10 points) _________ 5. Club added 5 new members (10 points) _________
BONUS – Increase club NET membership (20 points) _________ Publicity
6. Club appeared in a local newspaper (5 points) __________ 7. Club appeared in another local publication (5 points) __________ 8. Club got publicity for Federation Day event (10 points) __________ 9. Club produced a club brochure (3 points) __________
Participation
10. Club members attended a District meeting 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10)____________ 11. Club members attended one of the Summer Informational Meetings 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10)____________ 12. Club members attended the State Arts Festival 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10)____________
13. Club members attended the State Convention 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10) __________ 14. Club members attended the Southeastern Regional Meeting 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10) __________
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15. Club members attended the GFWC International Convention 1 point per member attending 10 maximum points (10)_______
16. Club member holds a District position (3 points) ___________ 17. Club member holds any State leadership position (4 points) ___________ 18. Club has leadership training for new board members(5 points )___________ 19. Club has a Federation Day Event (5 points) ____________ 21. Club reports outstanding membership event to District 1st VP or District
Junior Membership Chairman (5 points) ___________
22. Had a club member, other than a District or State Officer attend a State or District membership workshop (10 points) __________
23. Club has a web site (5 points) ___________ 24. Club had a State Officer visit, and speak during a club meeting or event (5 points) ___________ Tie Breaker
Describe a membership event focusing on membership retention or activity from your club (50 words or less) (15 points) _________
Total ___________
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MEMBERSHIP DUES
Annual district dues for each clubwoman in District 7 are $3.50 per member. $1.00 of the dues will be designated for the District Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship. Dues must be sent to the District Treasurer on or before January 15th of each year. Dues for new members shall be paid as members are taken into the club. Dues for members that join after June 30th will be $2.50. Annual GFWC dues are $15.00 and GFWC-NC dues are $15.00. Each club must send dues and a completed membership mailing list to State Headquarters by January 15th of each year.
DUAL MEMBERSHIPS When a member holds dual membership, she has two options for the payment of dues. If the member chooses to designate one club as a ―club of record,‖ then she will pay state dues in that club only. Otherwise, the member pays state dues in both clubs. For a member to serve as club president, she must be a state dues paying member of that club. If a club member should have an Honorary Life Membership and hold dual membership, that member should designate a club for which the Honorary Life Membership will apply and dues should be paid for the other club. In 1999, the state bylaws were changed allowing a Junior club member, upon reaching the age of 40, to remain in a Junior club until the age of 45, provided that she also held membership in a General club. The clubs involved are to work out the particulars of this joint membership.
Honorary Life Membership With a $500 donation to the Endowment Fund the recipient no longer pays State dues and receives a life membership pin and certificate. Send to State HQ by April 1: recipient’s full name, resume of not more than 250 words, whether it’s a surprise, donor’s name(s) and contact.
Honor Club Designation For HONOR CLUB status, a contribution of any amount should be made to:
Sallie S. Cotten Scholarship Fund
Arts Fund
Endowment Fund
Whitener Scholarship Fund
GFWC-NC Teaching Scholarship Fund
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GFWC-NC LEADS APPLICATION FORM
GFWC initiated the Leadership Education and Development Seminar, LEADS, for the purpose of finding, training and encouraging clubwomen from the grassroots level to step up, pursue and accept leadership opportunities at all levels of Federation. It is held on the day before the official opening of the GFWC Annual International Convention. GFWC-NC modeled a similar program for the districts. Districts may sponsor one member to represent them annually at the GFWC-NC Convention. Candidates will attend an all-day GFWC-NC LEADS on the day before or the first day of convention. Attendees will receive complimentary one-day’s registration, lunch, dinner and one night’s accommodations at the convention hotel. District GFWC-NC LEADS candidates will be given the opportunity to learn about GFWC, GFWC-NC, as well as receive special training to share with her District. From this group, one person will be chosen to represent North Carolina as the LEADS representative at the GFWC Annual Convention. To apply for the GFWC-NC LEADS day of training, forward 1) the completed application form with 2) two letters of endorsement attached from active GFWC-NC club members 3) to the District President by December 1
st. The district selection needs to be signed by
the District President and in the hands of the GFWC-NC President-elect by February 1. The representative chosen for GFWC LEADS from the pool of district candidates will be forwarded to GFWC HQ by March 1
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Name:
_______________________________________________________________________
Address:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________________________________________
Club: _________________________________________________________________
District: ______________________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________
Note: If more space is needed for answers, attach additional sheets.
List all local club offices and/or chairmanships held:
List all district offices and/or chairmanships held:
List positions at the district/state level in which you are interested:
Are you willing to:
(circle yes or no)
Return to your District to share what you have learned?
Yes No
Attend the GFWC LEADS program on the day before the official
opening of the GFWC convention? (GFWC provides: round-trip airfare to the
convention hotel, portion of hotel room shared with another LEADS candidate, breakfast and
lunch, and discounted meals for the remainder of the convention.)
Yes No
Please state why you would like to take part in the LEADS Seminar as a state
representative?
What do you hope to gain from the GFWC LEADS Seminar?
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GFWC-NC Change of Club Officers Form
(Please copy form for future use.) Use this form when OFFICERS CHANGE, please complete form and mail immediately to: GFWC-NC Headquarters, 1110 Navaho Dr., Suite 204, Raleigh, N.C. 27609 or fax 919-790-8705. Also NOTIFY your DISTRICT PRESIDENT of ANY CHANGES during the year:
Club _______________________________________________________ District ____________
City __________________________________________________________________________
NAME OF PRESIDENT - After each club installation.
______________________________________________________________________________
Her address ____________________________________________________________________
Club Mailing Address if different ___________________________________________________
Telephone No. (home) _________________ (work)_________________
E-Mail____________________________________________________
Date elected ______________ Date installed ______________ Term Expires ______________
NAME OF NEXT PRESIDENT __________________________________________(if known)
Address _______________________________________________________________________
Telephone No. (home) _________________ (work)_________________
E-Mail____________________________________________________
Date she will take office ___________________ Term Expires ________________________
Club Treasurer _________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________
Telephone No. (home) _________________ (work)_________________
E-Mail____________________________________________________
If a General Club has a Junior Department or Section:
CHAIR OF JUNIOR DEPARTMENT NAME ________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________
Telephone No. (home) _________________ (work)_________________
E-Mail____________________________________________________
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GFWC-NC District Bylaws
ARTICLE I. Organization The name of this organization shall be District 7 of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina (GFWC-NC). ARTICLE II: Purposes
To promote the programs of the GFWC-NC and GFWC in the clubs.
To organize and federate additional clubs.
To conduct any other activity which is in harmony with the objectives of GFWC-NC and GFWC.
ARTICLE III: Membership
Section A: The Membership of this organization shall be comprised of members of all clubs federated with GFWC-NC in the following counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson and Sampson. Section B: Annual dues for each club member in District 7 shall be $3.50 ($1.00 designated to the District Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship) payable on or before January 15th of each year to the District Treasurer. Dues for members that join after June 30th will be $2.50.
ARTICLE IV: Officers and Community Service Program Chairmen
Section A: The officers of District 7 shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Junior Director and Junior Membership Chairman. All officers, except the Junior Director and Junior Membership Chairman, may be a General or Junior Club woman. The Junior Director and Junior Membership Chairman will be Junior Club women. Section B: There shall be six Community Service Program Chairmen: Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach and Public Issues. The Community Service Program Chairmen may be General or Junior Club women. Section C: Officers and Community Service Program Chairmen shall be elected from a slate presented by the nominating committee at the Fall District Meeting in UNEVEN years. They shall be confirmed at the GFWC-NC State Convention in EVEN years.
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The duties of the Officers and Community Service Program Chairmen shall be:
1. President: The President shall preside at all meetings. She shall be Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. She shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees, except the Nominating Committee. She shall appoint all Standing Committees and Special Committees as may be necessary. She shall discharge such other responsibilities as may be incumbent upon the office as found in the GFWC-NC Administration Book and the Job Analysis.
2. Vice–President: It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to cooperate with the GFWC-NC President Elect to promote membership and organize and federate new clubs. She will also have the responsibility of directing the Community Service Programs. In the absence of the President she shall preside over the District Meetings. In case of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice-President shall assume the responsibilities of that office until the District Nominating Committee fills that office.
3. Junior Director: The Junior Director shall supervise and promote the work among the Junior and Juniorette Clubs within the District. She shall cooperate with the President and Vice-President in the extension of district work by attempting to organize and federate additional clubs, particularly among women of Junior age. She shall assist the President, and in the absence of the President and Vice-President, shall preside over meetings of the District.
4. Junior Membership Chairman: The Junior Membership Chairman shall promote membership growth within the District, working closely with the President, the First Vice-President and the Junior Director.
5. Secretary: The Secretary shall keep minutes of all District and Executive Board meetings. She shall supply the President and the Junior Director with a copy of the minutes within three weeks after the meeting. She shall supply the President with a list of any unfinished business. In cooperation with the President, she shall be in charge of District correspondence.
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6. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall present a Treasurer’s report at all District Meetings. She shall send to clubs in the District a notice for the date of payment of District Dues. She shall serve as Chairman of the Finance Committee. She shall receive all District Dues from all clubs and pay bills that are approved. She shall keep all records of all receipts, all expenditures, all canceled checks and all bank statements.
7. Community Service Program Chairman: Each Community Service Program Chairman in cooperation with the GFWC-NC First Vice President and the District Vice-President shall promote programs and the work of the Federation through her respective program. Each Chairman shall be available to all clubs in the District for programs, ideas and information. She shall secure judges for reports and shall notify the Awards Chair of winners.
8. Administration Book Chairman: It shall be the duty of the Administration Book Chairman to compile, have printed and distribute the Administration Book.
ARTICLE V: Executive Committee
The officers of the District shall constitute the Executive Committee. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall meet at the call of the President or upon the written request of any two of its members. It shall have the authority to transact business of the district between meetings of the Board of Directors, the Annual meetings and at District Arts Festival meetings. It shall have the responsibility for establishing meeting places based on advisement from the host club or clubs for Annual meetings and District Arts Festival.
ARTICLE VII: Standing Committees
Section 1. Audit and Finance Committee: The Audit and Finance Committee shall be composed of three members qualified by training and experience. The District Treasurer will serve as Chairman of the Finance Committee. This committee prepares the Annual Budget, based on expected receipts, to provide for the District expenses. Section 2. Award Committee: The Award Committee shall consist of the Award Chair and the District Committee Chairmen. They shall be responsible for securing judges and for the presentation of District 7 awards at the appropriate District meetings.
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Section 3. Bylaws Committee: The Bylaws Committee, composed of three members, shall receive, initiate and consider amendments to the Bylaws. Suggested revisions must be submitted to the Committee at least six weeks prior to the next District meeting. Section 4. Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members, nominated and elected at the District Fall meeting in even years. The Committee shall serve for two years and no member may serve two consecutive terms. Should vacancies occur in District offices, the Nominating Committee shall select members to fill the vacancies for the remainder of the term. Section 5. Other Committees: Such Other Committees shall be appointed by the President; as shall, from time to time, be necessary to carry on the work of the District.
ARTICLE VIII: Meetings Section 1: There shall be at least two Annual Meetings of District 7. The first meeting shall be the District Annual Fall Meeting; the second shall be the District Arts Festival, which shall be held at least three weeks prior to the State Arts Festival. Members of clubs within the District attending the meeting shall constitute the delegate body. Section 2: The Junior Director shall designate with the consent of the District President and the Hostess Club, a time during the annual meeting for the Juniors to meet for the purpose of sharing ideas.
ARTICLE IX: Amendments These Bylaws may be amended at any District Meeting by a two-thirds vote of the registered club women present, notice of the proposed amendments having been appended to the Call of the District Meeting.
ARTICLE X. Parliamentary Authority The rules contained in the current editions of ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER-NEWLY REVISED shall govern this organization in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this constitution.
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A COLLECT FOR CLUBWOMEN
Keep us, O 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 judgment and always generous.
Let us take time for all things; make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straightforward and unafraid.
Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences,
that in the big things of life we are at one. And may we 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.
Mary Stewart
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.
