Information and membership requirements for joining the Sawnee Woman's Club, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit service organization based in Forsyth County, Georgia,

1. A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION

2.  Founded in 1985 as a service
About SWC
Our Club operates
under the guidance of
the General Federation
of Women’s Clubs, a
non-partisan, nondenominational service
organization operating
in 20 countries around
the world.
Visit gfwc.org for more
information.
organization for active women
 Our members have given over
90,000 hours of volunteer service
 Our projects have contributed
more than $420,000 to serve
community needs

3. Our Mission
To develop and support
effective programs that
make the
local, state, national
and world community a
better place for all
people
 Departments & Service Areas
 Arts
 Conservation
 Education
 Home Life
 International Affairs
 Public Affairs
 Recent projects include…

4. Recent Projects
If you’ve spent any time
in downtown
Cumming, you’ve likely
seen one of our eggs.
Visit
SawneeWomansClub.org
for a list of egg locations.
Egg-straordinary
Outdoor Art Project

5. Recent Projects
New SWC members
completed a special
project to host a shower
and provide baby care
supplies for expectant
mothers at Whispering
Hope Women’s
Resource & Pregnancy
Center.
New Member Project:
Baby Shower for Whispering Hope

6. Recent Projects
In partnership with the
Gwinnett Braves and
United Way, SWC
donated funds to
purchase a refridgerated
truck for Feed the
Hungry Forsyth.
The truck “recsues”
unused perishable foods
from
restaurants, caterers and
grocers and delivers it to
local food pantries.
Food Rescue

7. Recent Projects
SWC volunteers support
young athletes with
special needs at Special
Olympics each spring.
Special Olympics

8. Recent Projects
Boys from The Bald
Ridge Lodge went with
SWC volunteers to
dinner and participated
in a live theatrical
performance at Agatha’s
Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Culture for Kids

9. Recent Projects
SWC’s Conservation
Department rewards
local teachers for
supporting recycling and
conservation concepts in
the classroom.
Conservation Education

10. Recent Projects
SWC volunteers worked
with local children to
collect and stuff
stockings with gifts for
seniors.
Stockings for Seniors

11. Recent Projects
Forsyth County
elementary school
students receive supplies
from SWC and compete
in an annual art contest.
Art Contest

12. Recent Projects
SWC volunteers clean up
a 1-mile stretch of
Marketplace Boulevard
in partnership with Keep
Forsyth County
Beautiful.
Adopt a Road

13. Other project partners include…
 Bald Ridge Lodge
 Forsyth County Senior
 Jesse’s House
 Miracle League of Forsyth
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County
USO
Operation Christmas Child
Heifer International
Forsyth County Transition
Center
C.A.S.A.
Relay for Life
March of Dimes
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Center
Forsyth County Public
Library
Sacks of Love/Boxes of
Love, Forsyth County
Schools
SWC Academic
Scholarships
SWC’s Laura Holt
Memorial Fine Arts
Scholarship
…and more!

14. It’s not ALL work…
Social & Fellowship Opportunities
 Post-meeting lunches
 Walking/Hiking trips to
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Sawnee Mountain
Preserve
Walk/Run in local
charity 5K races
Wine Tastings
Shopping Tours
Girls Night Out

15. We are governed by an
Executive Board
PRESIDENT
CO-PRESIDENT
1 ST V I C E P R E S I D E N T
2 ND V I C E P R E S I D E N T
3 RD V I C E P R E S I D E N T
RECORDING SECRETARY
TREASURER
CAROLYN WATTERS
KIM BALOSE
PAULA GLOVER
AMELIA STOCKTON
LISA ANN MCDOUGALD
TAMMIE FOWLER
BETH DAFFIN

16. New members are supported by
our Membership Committee
P A U L A G L O V E R , 1 ST V I C E P R E S I D E N T
LEE ANN BROSCHER
ALISON COMPTON
TAMMIE FOWLER
ANDREA SPILLERS
LISA ANN MCDOUGALD

17. Membership Requirements
2014-2015 Club Year
 Live, work or have interests in Forsyth County
 Registered voter
 Be recommended for membership and sponsored by
a current member
 Attend New Member Orientation (August 2014)
 Pay annual dues ($80)
 Attend at least 6 of 9 monthly meetings

18. Membership Requirements
2014-2015 Club Year
 Serve in at least one Department
 Perform 10 service hours, including New Member
Project, by December 31, 2014
 Perform at least 30 service hours between January
1, 2015 and December 31, 2016
 Contribute to annual fundraiser by securing at least
one silent auction item, purchasing ticket and
attending event

19. Monthly Meeting Details
 Second Wednesday of
each month
 9am Social &
Breakfast, 9:30am
Business Meeting
 Three Chimneys Farm
Clubhouse
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3625 Three Chimneys
Lane, Cumming, GA
30041

20. We welcome your questions
1 ST
PAULA GLOVER
VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP
INFO@SAWNEEWOMANSCLUB.ORG