Winter 2009 Volume 95 Number 3

GFWC – Washington State Board & Workshop Highlights

The Washington

Clubwoman

From Vision to Reality − Make it Happen!

GFWC International President Rose Ditto (right) and GFWC President-elect Carlene Garner (left) are in front of the beautifully decorated Christmas tree at our historic GFWC home at 1734 N Street NW in Wash-ington, DC, during a tour of GFWC headquar-ters on November 13th. President Rose Ditto and her aides were our hostesses for the tour, which was included in the GFWC 2010-2012 Board of Directors Orientation meet-ing in November. GFWC-WS President Shirley Phipps and President-elect Kathie Jorgensen were in attendance, along with Nancy Jones, Bonnie Walden, Cheryl Holman, Martha Curwen, Linda Butcher and Joann Wheeler. Carlene, one of our own GFWC-Washington State members, unveiled many exciting plans and changes to come in her 2010-2012 administration.

Our General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Washington State Board & Workshops were held September 11-13 in Yakima, WA. Land-locked Yakima became a seaport for our nautically themed weekend, which many attendees claimed was the best ever. It began with a Friday night “Dock & Dine” Dinner and complimentary tasting of Yakima Valley wines. Saturday and Sunday workshops included Report Writing, Officer Training, SMART Pro-jects & Family Involvement, WISER with Money & Finan-cial Health, Membership Orientation and Mentoring. Fun was always on the agenda, and included a District yacht race. Here are some pictures from Yakima:

Nancy Jones accepts GFWC-

Washington State’s Jennie

Award nomination.

The hotel manager with

Gwen Langwell, Corrine Hieb,

Shirley Phipps, Nancy Jones and Pat La Croix at

the “Deck & Dine” wine tasting.

See more event photos on page 4...

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Shirley’s Scope:

From Vision To Reality — Make it Happen!

What’s Happening with your “Vision of Possibilities”?

Once again the holiday season is upon us, with report writing time quickly following. There’s a chilling thought!! Has your club’s vision

for the 2009 calendar year become a reality? Report time is a good reality check for clubs. Often we have accomplished much more than we realize. Please don’t forget to bundle and mail a copy of all your reports to the State President. They are needed for her report to GFWC.

Your President’s schedule has been very full since last Washington Clubwoman with the GFWC Board of Directors meeting August 27-30 in Kentucky, our State Board & Workshops meeting in Yakima Septem-ber 11-13, the Western States Region meeting in Boise September 24-27, and three District meetings in October. They were all very enjoyable and informative.

Several GFWC-WS members have recently returned from attending the GFWC 2010-2012 Orientation meeting in Washington, DC. It was a very exciting beginning of our work with President-elect Carlene Garner in her administration! Carlene will be the official GFWC guest at our State Convention in Bellevue, April 23-25, 2010. She will become the GFWC International President next June in Omaha, and now is the time to make hotel reservations to attend the International Convention.

It is such an honor and privilege to represent you at these meetings. We hope to find pictures to share with you in this issue to make up for a loss of words to describe the good times, good work and good friends we have in GFWC.

With all best wishes for you in the coming year,

Shirley Phipps, President GFWC-Washington State

From the Orientation in Washington D.C.: The Wash-ington State team is all smiles following a successful

reception in President-elect Carlene Garner's suite. From left to right front row: Nancy Jones,

Kathie Jorgensen, Joanne Wheeler, and Cheryl Holman. Back row: Linda Butcher, Shirley Phipps,

Carlene Garner, Bonnie Walden and Martha Curwen.

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Community Improvement Contest

Just a reminder that I am excited and hopeful and full of expectations…..

Over 20 clubs committed in Septem-ber 2008 that they would enter the Community Improvement Contest! Because every club completes some type of project, all you need to do is document this information and fol-low the suggested format recom-mended by GFWC in the manual, under the orange colored Special Projects.

The Action Plan is concise, contest rules are included and the one page cover sheet is easy to fill out. The project covers the period from March 1, 2008 to April 30, 2010, as this contest is for a two year time frame.

Not only are there cash awards for the top 3 winning clubs in Washing-ton, but also cash awards for the GFWC selected clubs!

Club entries are due on March 1, 2010 to:

Joann Wheeler 2622 NW 19th Street Redmond, OR 97756

“From Vision to Reality – Make it Happen!”

Joann Wheeler GFWC Washington State Chairman Community Improvement Contest

Inspire and Involve and Inform

We all know how important membership is and that we all need to work on getting and maintaining our member-ship. Have you ever thought about your attitude at meetings or when talking with other women about what you are do-ing? When you are standing in line at the grocery store or vis-iting with a friend don’t complain about the meeting you have to attend. Be excited! State that you can’t wait to hear the ter-rific speaker at the meeting. Talk about how wonderful that project is that your club is working on to help the women’s shelter or other project that you might be working on. Invite them to help on the project. If you are collecting items for your project tell them what kinds of items you need. Sometimes you can get members by getting them involved with a pro-ject. Let them know what great friendships you have made.

What happens at meetings is so important. Make sure meet-ings run smoothly, that everyone feels welcome and that they can participate. Have something fun and or informative at meetings. Get everyone involved in a project. Let them know how they can help. When someone suggests a new project give them a chance to present their idea. Don’t say it will never work or we tried that and didn’t work. Be open to new ideas and don’t be afraid of change. Our world is rapidly changing around us and we must look at new ways of doing things. Ask your members what they would like to see the club do, what is working for them and what needs to be changed. Your attitude at meetings can chase away members (old or new). With the right attitude you will keep and gain members.

Don’t forget to keep members informed, Informed about club events, Informed about GFWC. Don’t assume that everyone knows. Make sure all officers and chairman know what is ex-pected of them. Use a membership book with lots of useful information.

I would like to hear you what you think the benefits of being a member of GFWC are. What are the things you like most about being a member? What has helped you?

Club presidents or membership chairmen please send me the names and addresses of your new members.

Nancy Burdick

GFWC-WS 3rd Vice President/Membership Chairman

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GFWC Western States Region, September 25-27

The GFWC Western States Region met in Boise, ID. The WSR meeting included informational meetings, educa-tional workshops, and enjoying the company of mem-bers from ten of the WSR states. The following pic-tures were taken during the optional WSR tours on the 24th and 25th before the meeting.

GFWC Board of Directors Meeting, August 27-30

The GFWC International Board of Director’s meeting was in Lexington, KY.

Shirley, Nancy Jones, Bonnie Walden and Joann Wheeler planned an early arrival to allow time for sightseeing in a rented car. The original Ken-tucky bourbon balls candy shop, a distillery tour (for medicinal purposes!), Daniel Boone’s grave, the state capital building, the home of Mary Lin-coln Todd, and the Kentucky Horse Farm Park and lunch at a noted restaurant were all squeezed in before the opening evening meeting.

Friday morning included group meetings for Region Presidents, State Presidents, Directors of Junior Clubs and GFWC committee members, followed by financial reports and executive com-mittee recommendations. The officer, group and committee reports heard after lunch in-cluded Strategic Planning: Determining GFWC’s Strategic Issues for the Future. Luncheon and dinner speakers’ topics were “Living Stress-Free and Healthy” and “Tapping Into Your Inner Emotional Intelligence”.

Extensive training on using GFWC’s new xcata-lyst membership data base took place Saturday morning and afternoon. Saturday’s luncheon speaker was from the Kentucky Derby Museum and presented a fun “Kentucky Derby Hat His-tory and Fashion Show”. We also attended Sat-urday night’s optional “Kentucky Fun Night”, which none of us wanted to miss!

WSR officers at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID: Parliamentarian Nancy Jones, Vice President Carol Lopez,

President Carolyn Nash, Recording Secretary Kathy Janssen, Treasurer Bonnie Walden, Corresponding Secretary

Cathi Poer.

Shirley, Carlene, Bonnie, Nancy & Cheryl at the Ste. Chapelle Winery entrance.

GFWC-WS members modeling their Derby hats.

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Memorial List - Gifts of $250 or more

Mrs. P. S. (Amy) Stary Mrs. W. M. (Carolyn Evans) Kern Mrs. E. T. (Mary Wallace) Allen Mrs. W. S. Griswold Mrs. Fran (Sue Lombard) Horsley Mrs. W. W. (Edith Crowley) Stillman Mrs. J. D. (Hannah Petot) Applewhite Mrs. Solon (Jeanette Bell) Shedd Mrs. C. C. (Mary Lincoln) Brown Mrs. A. E. (Rose) Larson Mrs. Pierce (Betty) Lindberg Mrs. H. S. (Elvira Marquist) Elwood Mrs. N. S. (Margaret) McCreadie

Mrs. G. N. (Mable) Campbell Mrs. H. E. (Ester) Maltby Mrs. Frank Pratt Mrs. Jay (Lela H.) Whitfield Mrs. Norman (Marian) Robbins Mary Richardson Walker Mrs. Roland (Meryl) Durst Mrs. Earle (Elsie) Cowin Mrs. F. (Adelle Morgan) Robinson Mrs. Norman (Marjorie) Anderson Mrs. Herman (Helen) Felder Mrs. Chester (Irma Grace) Henderson Mrs. A. B. (Helen) Swenson

Mrs. John W. (Serena) Matthews Mrs. John (Ann) Holland, GFWC

International President 1992-1994 Mrs. Allen (Kathy) Estep Mrs. Albert (Marie) Kulzer Mrs. Arthur (Edna) Hill Mrs. Wm. (Virginia) Verran Warren Bonnington Catherine Montgomery Mrs. O. (Bessie) Williamson Mrs. B. P. (Nina) Westmore Mrs. Plummer (Betty) York

Goodwill List - Gifts of $250 or more

The White Bluff Woman’s Club Mrs. Warren (Joy) Bonnington Corrine Hieb

Mrs. Milton (Helen) Sutton GFWC - Battle Ground Bonnie Walden

Carlene Garner Dawn Magden Mary Hunter

Founders of the Endowment - Gifts of $100 - $249

1915 A. E. Larson, Yakima 1915 Ellensburg City Federation 1915 Mrs. James S. McKee, Hoquiam 1916 Mrs. Abigail Karr, Hoquiam 1916 Mrs. Kate Turner Holmes, Seattle 1916 Mrs. P. S. (Amy) Stacy, Tacoma 1916 Mrs. H. S. Elwood, Ellensburg 1916 Woman's Club of Tacoma 1916 Mrs. C. C. Brown 1917 P. L. F. Club, Bellingham 1917 Twenty Century Club, Yakima 1920 Mrs. Ida McQuestion, Grant Mound 1920 Mrs. W. P. Harper 1920 Yakima Valley District 1920 Margaret Coleman, Skagit County 1921 Mrs. N. S. McCreadie, Snohomish 1921 Mrs. James Cunningham, Spokane 1921 Sorosis Past Presidents 1921 Woman’s Century Club, Seattle 1921 Mrs. Amy Bartlett, Kennewick 1921 Mrs. H. J. Emery Spokane 1921 Home Economics Club, Yakima 1921 Portia Club 1921 Walla Walla Art Club, Walla Walla 1921 Walla Walla Woman’s Reading Club 1921 Woman’s Club, Yakima 1921 Mrs. R. C. McCreadie 1921 Queen Anne Fortnightly Club 1922 Prosser Woman's Club 1922 Coterie 1922 Miss Janet Moore, Olympia 1922 Classic Culture Club 1922 Woman's Club, Wenatchee 1922 Mrs. C. F. Balabanoff, Tacoma 1923 Shirley Parker 1923 Tieton Mother's Club

1923 Cashmere Woman's Club 1923 Mrs. C. E. Udell, Yakima 1923 Board Members and State Chairmen 1923 Skagit County Convention Comm. 1923 Woman's Club, Olympia 1925 Woman's Club, Ritzville 1928 Woman's Club, Tacoma 1929 Mrs. E. V. Ellingson, Pullman 1930 Mrs. G. N. Campbell, Kalama 1930 Woman’s Book Club, Everett 1941 Mrs. A. L. Lloyd, Port Townsend 1941 Mrs. F. Ludwigs, Walla Walla 1941 Emily Peters, Seattle 1943 Mrs. H. F. Maltby, Seattle 1944 Jean Gawler, Yakima 1944 Ella Higginson 1945 Mrs. E. E. Cowin, Wapato 1945 Mrs. A. Kulzer, Chewelah 1946 Southeastern D istrict 1946 Mrs. V. Richardson, Monitor 1946 Mrs. J. Welsh, South Bend 1946 Mrs. R. J. Pratt, Coupeville 1946 W. J. Sutton, Cheney 1947 Mrs. J. M. Perry, Yakima 1950 Mrs. J. D. Lewis, Willapa Harbor 1950 Carrie Chapman Catt, Seattle 1950 Mrs. C. Lindquist, Vancouver 1950 Mrs. B. Barkley, Southeastern District 1950 Mrs. G. Hott, Kalama 1951 Mrs. E. B. Williamson, Prosser 1951 Sarah Jenkins, Ellensburg 1952 Anna Hunt, Skagit District 1952 Mrs. N. Robbins, Kennewick 1953 Elsa Todd, Anacortes 1953 Ethel Utter, Seattle 1953 R. Belle Colver, Spokane

1954 Mrs. J. Arland, Montesano 1954 Mrs. C. F. Robinson, Walla Walla 1954 Mrs. G. S. Bond, Walla Walla 1955 Southeastern District 1956 Mrs. J. A. Patchett, Ellensburg 1956 Mrs. J. M. Simpson 1956 Mrs. B. F. Westmore, Spokane 1956 Mrs. J. D. Dunning, Spokane 1957 Mrs. H. B. Scott, Tacoma 1957 Mrs. F. Ayers, Tacoma 1957 Mrs. A. VanGadow, Southeastern Dist. 1957 Longview \Woman's Club 1957 Mrs. N. Robbins, Yakima 1958 Mrs. O.K. Williamson, Prosser 1959 Mrs. J. Whitfield, Ellensburg 1959 Mrs. G. Thornton, Kelso 1960 Mrs. W. J. Cauvel, Walla \7alla 1961 Mrs. D. Allmond, Anacortes 1961 Elizabeth Doumit, Cathlamet 1961 Mrs. W. H. Chapman, Vancouver 1961 Mrs. V. Richardson, Monitor 1966 Mrs. O. G. Otis 1967 Mrs. L. C. VanPatten 1970 Mrs. L. A. Grandstaff, Vancouver 1970 Mrs. H. A. Felder, Everett 1971 Monday Civic Club, Tacoma 1971 Mrs. J. McCulloch, Everett 1973 Margaret Thompson, Kennewick 1975 Helen Sutton, Seattle 1976 Mrs. A. Schorzman, Quincy 1977 Merle Durst, Olympia 1977 Corrine Wing, Seattle 1978 Mrs. R. Schmidt, Yakima 1979 Irma Grace Henderson 1980 Mrs. R. K. Kester, Yakima 1981 Marjorie Anderson, Seattle

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Founders of the Endowment - Gifts of $100 - $249

1982 Doris Clark, Wapato 1983 Francine Ferguson, Tacoma 1983 Florence Brewer, Olympia 1983 Meredith Harris, Entiat 1983 Ella Kelly, Vancouver 1984 Mrs. J. O. Patterson, Pullman 1986 Fed. Woman's Club of \West Seattle 1987 Mrs. Carroll Oberg, Richland 1987 Josephine Cuigini, Auburn 1987 Janet Hopkins, Auburn 1987 Lilliam Arras, Everett 1987 Vanya Howells, Bellevue 1987 Lucille Chastain, Electric City 1988 Nina Googe 1990 Maxine Proffit, Past President 1991 Margaret Ebert, Vancouver 1991 Irma Grace Henderson, Past President 1992 Gladys Schmidt, Yakima 1992 Marie Wilmer Kulzer, Tacoma 1992 Virginia Verran, Yakima 1992 Milton Sutton, Seattle 1992 Richland Woman’s Club 1992 Kathy Estep, Past President 1993 Corrine \Wing, Seattle 1994 Roslyn Lemon, Prosser 1994 Charlotte Hale, Dallesport 1994 Betty Walker, Tii-Cities 1994 Bonnie \Walden, Past President 1996 Robert Smith, Anderson Island 1996 Leah Buchholz, Richland 1997 Nancy Jones, Past President 1997 Carlene Garner, Tacoma 1997 Margaret Schiffner, Moses Lake 1997 Commencement Bay Woman’s Club

1998 Maxine Scarbro, GFWC Int. Pres. 1998 GFWC Moses Lake Woman’s Club 1998 GFWC Sokico Woman’s Club 1998 GFWC Battle Ground 1998 Carlene Garner, Past President 1998 Rainier Pacific District 1998 Jack & Linda Butcher, Federal Way 1999 Dorothy Peusa, Lakebay 2000 Ada McKinney, Past President 2000 Nellie Yearout, Yakima 2000 Dolores Kuykendall, Past President 2000 GFWC Kirkland 2000 Clarice Studdard 2000 Laura May Zebrum 2000 Fern Davenport, Ridgefield 2000 Sharen Ward, Past WSR President 2002 GFWC Northeastern District 2002 Janie Salisbury, Chewelah 2002 Bonnie Walden, Past President 2002 Marilyn Nichols, Cheney 2002 GFWC Peninsula District 2002 GFWC Rainier Pacific District 2002 GFWC Battle Ground 2002 GFWC Kirkland 2002 Irene Wentworth, Gig Harbor 2002 Betty MacMaster, Kent 2002 Corrine Hieb, Kirkland 2002 GFWC Battle Ground 2002 Helen Tyler, Kent 2003 GFWC Beta of Spokane 2003 GFWC Battle Ground 2003 GFWC Cathlamet 2003 GFWC Columbia District 2003 Irma Grace Henderson, Past President

2003 GFWC Kirkland 2003 GFWC Seattle Federation 2003 GFWC Sokico 2004 Martha Smith, Past President 2004 GFWC-Washington State “Volunteers Making a Difference” 2004 GFWC Peninsula District 2004 Elizabeth Doumit, Past President 2005 GFWC Battle Ground 2005 GFWC Kirkland 2005 Dawn Magden, Sumner 2005 Cindy Remington, Tacoma 2005 GFWC Peninsula Keystone 2005 GFWC Telesis 2006 Corrine Hieb, Kirkland 2006 Lorraine Wagness 2006 Carlene Garner 2006 GFWC Battle Ground 2007 Harold Bunge 2007 Corrine Hieb, Kirkland 2007 Betty York, Peninsula Keystone 2007 Betty Martenson, Kirkland 2007 Audrey Haroldsen, Kirkland 2008 Janie Salisbury, GFWC OTHER Club 2008 Dawn Magden 2008 GFWC Peninsula Keystone 2008 GFWC Battle Ground 2008 Corrine Hieb 2009 Virginia Kaiser 2009 Anna Reicke 2009 Dawn Magden 2009 GFWC Battle Ground 2009 Gerrie Breeding 2009 Mary Hunter

Goodwill List - Gifts of $250 or more

GFWC Moses Lake in honor of Mary Hunter

Founders of the Endowment List Gifts of $100 or more

Kirkland Woman’s Club in honor of Corrine Hieb Kirkland Woman’s Club in honor of Virginia Kaiser Kirkland Woman’s Club in honor of Anna Reicke Dawn Magden in honor fellow officers GFWC Battle Ground GFWC Keystone in memory of Gerrie Breeding GFWC Peninsula Keystone in memory of Gerrie Breeding

Honor Roll – Gifts of $25 to $99

Carolyn Johnson in honor of Sokico’s Executive Board Shirley Phipps in memory of Irene Underhill Judy Tierney in memory of James A. Beck Lois Swanstrom GFWC Evergreen GFWC Silver Gavel in honor of Bonnie Walden GFWC Camas-Washougal in memory of Evelyn Cameron Past Club President 1957-58 GFWC Akitsa Club GFWC Sokico Lois Swanstrom in memory of Pat Walter GFWC Amalak Joy Bonnington in memory of Janie Salisbury King County District

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GFWC 2010 International Convention

June is just around the corner! That means it is Washington State’s time to shine as we host the Installa-tion Events in Omaha for the next GFWC International President, Carlene Garner. We hope you all have marked your calendars and are planning to attend. Because of the NCAA Baseball Championships being played in Omaha the week of June 13th, hotel rooms are going to be very tight in the city. Several hotels are already reporting “sold out” conditions for that week. The Convention begins with the State’s Night Banquet, June 11th, and will run through the post-convention Board meeting June 16th. You can come for all of the convention or just the installation. If you are only planning to attend the installation events, you should arrive by June 14th to help before and after the June 15th Installation and depart on the morn-ing of the 17th. These are the critical days for hotels.

Make your reservations early. If you change your mind it is easier to cancel a room than to have to find one. Once the GFWC room block is released on May 7, 2010, anything left will go fast. Because it is a GFWC election year we would expect a larger crowd so don’t wait. Plan now to reserve your space. Con-tact the Hilton Omaha at 1-800-445-8667 and reference “GFWC 2010 Annual International Conven-tion. If you reserve online, use the reference code “GFW.” The GFWC Convention rate is $169/night sin-gle, double, triple, or quad. The more the merrier!

Detailed information will be included in the early 2010 editions of the GFWC Clubwoman Magazine, including registration details, a preliminary agenda, and tour options. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. We need all the helping hands we can muster. It will truly be an evening to remember!

LEADS Candidate Application Due January 31

LEADS means Leadership Education and Development Seminar. It was started 8 years ago for the purpose of finding, training and encouraging clubwomen at the grassroots level to search and accept leadership opportu-nities at all levels. Last summer I was privileged to spend the day with 48 amazing women from all walks of life; from all over the country. This was truly an inspiring day, so full of information but also forming a bond be-tween each woman in the group. We still e-mail each other quite often and share experiences, ask for suggestions on projects that we have been asked to do or sometimes just share something that has happened. It has been a fantastic experience.

Now it’s your turn to have this experience. You will learn more about our organization, our history, ac-complishments and goals. To apply all you have to do is REGISTER. The information and registration forms are available online at: www.GFWC.org, in the GFWC Club Manual under Resources and Informa-tion and Forms. Again, deadline for submission to GFWC-WS is January 31, 2010. Mail your application to President Shirley Phipps.

It would be great if every club would submit one candidate. It takes very little effort and the rewards are GREAT!!!!! If you have any questions or would like help with the forms, please e-mail me and I would be happy to help you.

Once again I would like to thank everyone who supported me on this journey, I could not have done it without you. THANK YOU!

Sherry Porter 2009 Leads Graduate

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On August 15 and 16, Relay For Life took place at the Battle Ground High School track. The goal was to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

This year GFWC-Battle Ground had 2 teams for a total of 15 participants. Throughout the day and night, team members walked the track, participated in dif-ferent contests, and sold ap-propriate items. Prior to the event, GFWC-BG had held a "Twice Is Nice" Sale in order to raise funds for the Relay teams.

$800 was earned and shared equally between Relay For Life and the local Food Bank. At the conclusion of the 24 hour Relay For Life, GFWC-BG had contributed a total of $1324 to the American Cancer Society.

Making it Happen!

This summer the GFWC Springdale Women's Club decided to enter the Springdale Frontier Day's Parade. This is a first for the club since 2003. We came up with a theme and planned on a day to create our float. We met at Lela Taylor's to put the float together. We chose our own GFWC Federated Forest State Park for our theme. We had Lela's husband Jerry cut branches for us and then attached them to the float. We also put a bench on the float and surrounded it with trees; placed fake grass down; then foil and rocks for the creek that ran down the length of the float. We made our own signs for the float. Involved were Lela Taylor and husband Jerry, Carol Wickham, President Stefany Barkuloo, Vice President Lois McKinney and her son and his friend. We had our President Stefany Barkuloo ride on the float along with Vice-President Lois McKinney. It was enjoyed by all and we placed third in our division. We can't wait till next summer as the Springdale Women's Club will be entering again.

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Helen Sutton Celebration of Life

On August 15th, 2009, forty GFWC members gathered at Fed-eration Forest to honor the memory of Helen Sutton. The weather was perfect, the kind Helen would have loved, cool but sunny. Our flag ceremony was expertly handled by the Camp Sheppard High Adventure staff. Songs were sung, prayers offered and memories of Helen shared. We were happy to greet old friends from the West Seattle Women’s Club as well as Helen’s niece and her husband. Kathie Jorgen-sen presented a plaque to Ranger Lewis from King County District in memory of Helen. The plaque reads “In Memory of Helen G. Sutton, Past President GFWC-Washington State 1953-1955 and Federation Forest Advocate.” This will be placed on a park bench within Federation Forest. Ranger Lewis tear-fully accepted the plaque and shared his memories of Helen. She will be missed but never forgotten.

Helen Sutton 1915-2009

Above, the Camp Sheppard High Adventure staff raises the American Flag. To the right, Nancy Jones addresses ceremony attendees

and Kathie Jorgensen presents the plaque to Ranger Lewis in honor of Helen Sutton.

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DATES TO REMEMBER

State Dues Delinquent ................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1

Proposed By-laws Amendments Due ....................................................................................................... Dec. 1

LEADS Applications Due .................................................................................................................. Jan. 31, 2010

Deadline for Next Washington Clubwoman ............................................................................. Feb. 15, 2010

Club Program Reports and Contest Applications Due ....................................................... Feb. 15, 2010

State Reports Due to GFWC ....................................................................................................... March 15, 2010

GFWC-WS 114th Annual Convention, Coast Hotel, Bellevue .................................... April 22-25, 2010

Federation Day .................................................................................................................................. April 24, 2010

GFWC International Convention, Omaha .......................................................................... June 12-15, 2010

REPORT YOUR SUCCESS! Did you know ACT in OCT reports are due December 1st? You’ve done the hard work of raising aware-ness about your GFWC club and reaching out to new members who want to help fulfill the mission of community service. Now make sure you report your success to GFWC Headquarters by December 1, 2009, in order to be recognized in the February + March 2010 issue of GFWC Clubwoman Magazine. Reporting is easy: Send an e-mail to Membership@GFWC.org and include the following information: club name, club city and state, club president's name and e-mail address, number of new members re-cruited via ACT in OCT, and names of new members.