Albany Woman's Club Home Page
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
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Site Manager: Ellen Wills
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