Welcome to the Web Site of the

Albany Woman's Club

1012 North Van Buren  

P.O. Box 70154 

Albany, Ga.       31708

A member of General Federation of Women's Clubs/Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs/Second District. The GFWC is one of the world's largest and oldest volunteer service organizations.

The GaFWC are the Owners and Operators of Tallulah Falls School. "The Lighthouse in the Mountains", Tallulah Falls, Ga. Founded in 1909 by Mary Ann Lipscomb, President of GaFWC. 

          Organized, April 26, 1911.   Chartered into the GaFWC, May 28, 1911, and the GFWC, April 20, 1915. The Albany Woman's Club was the first Civic Organization in Albany.

GFWC Motto: Service is no heritage.        

Colors: White/Gold          

Flower: Cherokee Rose

Mission Statement: The General Federation of Women's Clubs is an International Women's Organization dedicated to Community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. 

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 2012-2013 Club President's:

SYMBOL:

Sunflowers turn to follow the sun. Their open faces symbolize the sun itself, conveying warmth, happiness, adoration and longevity.

MOTTO:

"What you do - do your best"

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 CLUB OFFICERS:   2012-2013

President: Barbara Brown 

First Vice President: Jackie Powell

Second Vice President: Arva Lee Greene 

Treasurer: Shirley Way

Corresponding Secretary: Freddie Nichols

Recording Secretary: Bobbye Pruett

Parliamentarian: Dianne Barlow

Auditor: Carleen Flowers

Executive Board Secretary: Judy Bell

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The Albany Woman's Club is an organization committed to serve, preserve and honor our City, State and World. In order to properly do the task set before us, we divide the Membership into six (6) Community Service Departments.
This allows members to focus on specific areas of service: Arts. Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Affairs, and Public Issues. Each Department follows a plan of work set up by the GFWC/GaFWC's.

ARTS: Ginger Myers/Faye Montague

CONSERVATION: Bobbye Pruett/Patty Chason

EDUCATION: Jan Swift/Cheryl Henderson

HOME LIFE: Linda Snider/Freddie Nichols

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:  Jackie Pantone/Irene Hatcher

PUBLIC ISSUES: Johnne Sizemore/Dianne Barlow

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

CIP: Peggy Svoboda

Finance & Budget: Marilyn McKinney

Hospitality: Dot Rainey

Legislative: Dianne Barlow

Membership: Betty Clark

Mirror Editor: Arva Lee Greene

Parliamentarian: Dianne Barlow

Public Relations/Media: Patty Chason

Remembrance: Annette Collier

Tallulah Falls: Faye Shields

Ways & Means: JoAnn Lane

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SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Awards: Esther Dobson

Dollars for Delegates: Camilla Phillips/Martha Ann Laslie

GFWC/GaFWC Publications: Dianne Barlow

Historian: Esther Dobson

Inspirations: Palma James

Resolutions: Bonnie Gobble

Yearbook: Jo Ann Bates

Photographer: Patty Chason

Department Members

Arts:

Ginger Myers, Faye Montague, Shirley Cochran, Carleen Flowers, Bonnie Gobble, Carol McCabe, Katye Middleton, Camilla Phillips, Jackie Powell, Ellen Wills, Shirley Cates, Freddie Coleman, Jane Powers

Conservation:

Bobbye Pruett, Patty Chason, Betty Clark, Ivylyn Davis, Audrey Fulford, Lee Greene, Jean Johnson, Thelma Jones, Shirley Way, Loiuse Conyers, Frances Long, Juby Phillips

Education:

Jan Swift, Cheryl Henderson, Glenda Cannon, Annette Collier, Martha Ann Laslie, Laura McKinney, Pat Manning, Frances Miller, Diane Rouse, Jolyn Baker, Lavonia Cook, Bobbie Todd, Anne Parker

Home Life:

Linda Snider, Freddie Nichols, Catherine Anderson, Jo Ann Bates, Mary Donahoe, Becky Flanigan, Betty Gotsch, JoAnn Lane, Martha Peterson, Faye Shields, Nancy Huggins, Mary Ann Oakes, Johnnie Rogers

International Affairs:

Jackie Pantone, Irene Hatcher, Lallie Benkoski, Gay Dasher, Claire Gordon, Marilyn McKinney, Dot Rainey, Virginia Reynolds, Dot Rigsby, Betts Smith, Leila Green, Mirian Lanier

 Public Issues:

Johnne Sizemore, Dianne Barlow, Judy Bell, Debbie Blanton, Esther Dobson, Billie Kirksey, Palma James, Betty Inlow, Elizabeth Pollock, JoAnn Sandefer, Peggy Svoboda, Anita Chandler, Priscilla Roberts

FMI Contact:   Mr. Fazekas...229-364-7494

Site Manager: Ellen Wills