120th Annual
GFWC OF NORTH CAROLINA
CONVENTION
2022
APRIL 22-23, 2022 • WINSTON-SALEM MARRIOTT 425 NORTH CHERRY STREET, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101 www.gfwcnc.org
WELCOME TO WINSTON-SALEM GFWC-NC's Birthplace
Celebrating 120 years of Volunteer Service Visit our Historical Marker and snap a photo to share on GFWC Federation Day - April 24th
WELCOME TO CONVENTION!
Thank you for joining us for the 120th Annual GFWC-NC Convention! This year, we will reflect on our 2020-2022 accomplishments as we look ahead to what the 2022-2024 Administration has in store. We will celebrate our 120th birthday in downtown Winston-Salem, near our birthplace of Salem College. We have quite a party in store for you! Our goal for this Convention is to provide a place where our members can:
Learn Inspire Give Grow The Executive Committee & Junior Officers, along with the GFWC of North Carolina staff, Jill Dedene and Frances Lewis, and our Convention and Meetings Chairman, Betsy Grannis, have worked together to organize and prepare two days of business, fun, celebrations, inspiration, grace, love, gifts, and connection.
"The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. " Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
CONVENTION AGENDA IN BRIEF
Unless otherwise stated, meetings and meal functions listed below are in the Hearn Ballroom
KNOW WHERE TO GO WINSTON-SALEM MARRIOTT MEETING ROOMS
ALL MEETING ROOMS ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOTEL THE HOTEL RESTAURANT, BUTCHER & BULL, IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
YOU ARE HERE WINSTON-SALEM MARRIOTT
BREAKFAST OPTIONS NEARBY Butcher & Bull - First floor of hotel Camino Bakery - 310 B W 4th St. Washington Perk & Provisions - 301 W 4th St. Young Cardinal Cafe and Co. - 424 4th St. NW
WHO'S WHO AT CONVENTION
Speakers AMBER PIERCE
State Director, Reach Out and Read North Carolina
KAY CALZOLARI, CTIS
Group Tour and Services Manager, Visit WinstonSalem
RENEA WINCHESTER
Author Patterson Cup Honoree
TYRONNA HOOKER, M.ED.
Executive Director, Alamance Acheives
WENDY CARRIKER
GFWC Second Vice President
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CONVENTION PAGES Chief Page, Rebecca Duffy
GFWC-NC Fuquay Varina Junior Woman's Club
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GFWC-NC OFFICERS 2020-2022 PRESIDENT
Crystal O'Neal
GFWC-NC Greater Alamance Woman's Club
PRESIDENT-ELECT Kim Fulcher
Mary Stewart Woman's Club
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Karen Throckmorton
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Stephanie Wallace
GFWC of Holden Beach
Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT Angela Moss & DIRECTOR OF GFWC Fuquay-Varina Junior Woman's Club JUNIOR CLUBS
RECORDING SECRETARY
Heather Bolick
TREASURER
Cindy Hewett
GFWC Hickory Woman's Club
GFWC South Brunswick Islands
DIRECTOR-ELECT OF JUNIOR CLUBS
Hope Hockaday
DEAN OF JUNIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Pamela Mediano
JUNIOR SECRETARY
Ellen Creasman
Junior Woman's Club of Charlotte
GFWC-NC Burlington Junior Woman's Club
Winston-Salem Junior Woman's Club
GFWC-NC LEADERS 2020-2022
Board of Trustees Gay Warren, Chairman Peggy Schiavone Dottie Jennings Ellen Patterson Georgann Athanaelos Sapp
Parliamentarian Ann Vipperman
Junior Parliamentarian Dottie Jennings
Time Keeper BJ Slovacek
Tellers Victoria Currin, Donna Harrell, Anne Gamble, Maggie Gillis
GFWC-NC Staff Jill Dedene, Executive Director & Frances Lewis, Financial Associate
FIND US! WWW.GFWCNC.ORG FACEBOOK: @GFWCOFNORTHCAROLINA INSTAGRAM: @GFWCNC TWITTER: @GFWCNC PODBEAN: WOMEN VOLUNTEERS, A GFWC-NC PODCAST
ELEVATING OUR WORLD 2022 CONVENTION DONATION DRIVE
We are collecting diapers and period products to donate to Diaper Bank of NC and The Period Project of the Triad Diapers - all ages & sizes, including adult (factory sealed) Baby Wipes Ultra-thin pads (regular, heavy, & overnight absorbency) Tampons (light, regular and super) Liners Individually sealed personal hygiene wipes Gallon and quart zip-top bags
FUNDRAISING! Check out GFWC-NC Materials for Sale and the Vendors in the Salem Room. We always accept donations to any of our funds. Be sure to note the fund/line item on your payment. You don't even have to leave your seat to donate! We accept donations and payments through Paypal and Venmo: https://www.paypal.me/GFWCNC https://www.venmo.com/GFWC-NC Be sure to purchase a birthday candle so that you can be a part of the 120th Birthday Celebration!
GET INVOLVED! Have you signed up for the GFWC Legislative Action Center? If not, do it TODAY! GFWC is an international women's organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. Clubs and clubwomen are the local advocates for GFWC’s legislative agenda. It is through the national network of grassroots advocates that the Federation gains its political influence. Here's a link that will take you directly to the sign-up page: Legislative Action Center
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COLLECT & PLEDGE A Collect for Clubwomen Keep us, oh 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 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. - Mrs. Helen Cheney Kimberly
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me; Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father, sisters all are we. Let me walk with my sister, in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now. With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow; To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me!
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General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina
The GFWC of North Carolina is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC.org) and its purpose is to unite member clubs into a statewide charitable organization of volunteers for the promotion of education, community service, fellowship, and leadership development.
GFWC-NC Headquarters 7474 Creedmoor Rd Unit 310 Raleigh, NC 27613 919-790-8684 hq@gfwcnc.org www.gfwcnc.org Thank you for continuing to support GFWC-NC through monetary donations to special funds. A list of donations and information for donating can be found here.