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Making a Difference in Our Community Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Following the establishment of our local club in 1912, it quickly became apparent that the women of the community had strong leadership abilities as well as a great amount of influence. Their objectives were simple: promotion through organized efforts of the ethical, intellectual, and social culture of their members and to further all measures for the betterment of the community. Membership recruitment and retention was a priority. Our Club's table decorations, door prizes, top quality programming, excellent publicity, happy spirited officers, brief business meetings, revised Newsletters, dues coupon & envelope for mailing, follow-up dues reminders, and many other policies have strengthened our club and make belonging to our club an enjoyable experience. For 2003-2004, our club added 24 new members (as of April 2004). New Member Tea - - Welcome & Orientation held at Gallery of Gifts, April 27, 2004. 50/50 Raffles, Christmas No-Bake Sale, Used Jewelry, Mustard Sale, Grocery Store Receipt redemptions, Adopt-a-Girl Sponsorships, Miscellaneous Donations, May 2nd - Fun Fashions, Flowers Style Show. Projects: Museum Booster Project: GFWC-MI Ed Foundation: Our member is District /State Representative; club made numerous Ed foundation gifts. GFWC-MI Girls town Donation; GFWC 1734 Society Donation Libraries 2000 & Beyond: $50 to school libraries for Memorial Books. $25 to Dickinson County Library for Children's Summer Reading Program Bay Cliff $200 donation, Caring House $100 donation, Council for the Arts $100 donation Senior Girls Tea: $1200 and many committee volunteer hours Litter Pickup Project; Community Schools Rep; downtown Development Association Rep. GFWC-Michigan State Convention at Traverse City in April. Five club delegates attended. Our Club won awards in Membership, Conservation. Club of Year, and Gold Ribbon, 100 points on Scrapbook. THE IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD WOMEN'S CLUB
President: Terry Sovey, 715-696-3643 First Vice President: Pam Edens, 906-774-7044 Second Vice President: Sandy Soltis, 906-774-8566 Recording Secretary: Laurie Furlow, 906-774-9204 Corresponding Secretary: Sarah Fisher, 906-563-5101 Treasurer: Susan Varda, 715-696-6288 Assistant Treasurer: Elaine Larson, 906-774-2290 Social Chairman: Karen Larson, 906-774-2356 Membership Chairman: Joan Lillie, 715-696-3460 Program Chairman: Gail Golatta, 906-563-9220 Ways and Means: Deb Flannery, 906-774-5833 Projects and Charities: Cookie Edgar, 906-748-2708
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