GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club
www.lilburnwomansclub.org
May 2013
President: Patty Gabilondo
This month’s general meeting is one of my per-
the former President of the GFWC Gainesville
sonal favorite meetings of the year. To see the
Phoenix Woman’s Club and her work at the Gov-
faces of the scholarship recipients and their fami-
ernor’s mansion library. Our GFWC International
lies when we hand them their Scholarship Awards
President-Elect Babs Condon spoke about the rich
is so very heartwarming and is a great example of
history of the GFWC and how proud she is of all
how our club tangibly supports higher Education.
of our continued efforts to improve the communi-
This year our Education Chairmen will be present-
ties in which we live in and the world. Thank you
ing:
to all of our club members and first-time atten-

Executive Officers 2013
President
Patty Gabilondo
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1st Vice President
Janet Pino
2nd Vice President
Teresa Foster
3rd Vice President
Dianna Carson
Recording Secretary
Mandy McManus
Corresponding Secretary
Cheryl Bauer
Treasurer
Terri Collins
Parliamentarian
Gail Zarnik
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One Lilburn Woman’s Club Scholarship for
dees who took the time out of their busy sched-
$1000
ules to participate in this wonderful event.
Two Gwinnett Technical Scholarships for
Lilburn Woman’s Club was once again
$750 each
recognized for all of our fantastic work in
Two Patti-Jo Shapiro Scholarships—one for
the community during the 2012 calendar
$100 and one for $750 (to be presented by
year and took top honors in all 6 Pro-
Alaina Shapiro)
grams in the 51+ members category:
Two HOBY registration fee scholarships for
$150 each
In addition to all of these scholarships, LWC also
supports the Tallulah Falls School Scholarship
program with an annual contribution of $200,
plus we donate $200 annually to Minor Elementary, Lilburn Elementary and Mountain Park Elementary.
John Wesley once said, “Do all the good you
can, by all the means you can, in all the
places you can, at all the times you can, to
all the people you can, for as long as you
Transforming our Community
and the World
can.” He must have been talking about our LWC
club members—for that is exactly what we do!
Convention Update: The GFWC Georgia Convention last month was both a fun and inspiring
weekend where hundreds of our GFWC sisters
from all over the state came together to discuss
and support everyone’s efforts over the past year.
Mrs. Sandra Deal spoke about her experiences as
1st Place in the state for conservation, 3rd Place
in the state for Education, 2nd Place in the state
for Public Issues, 1st Place in the state for International Outreach, 1st Place in the state for Art,
and 2nd Place in the state for Home Life.
Our club was also recognized for Best Overall
Conservation Program in the State, Best Overall
Communications and Public Relations Program in
the State, GFWC Georgia Top Tiara Membership
Award, Best Newsletter (51+ members category),
Best UNICEF Participation (International Outreach), and Public Issues—2nd Place Georgia
Automobile Dealers Association ($300 award with
this one).
Congratulations to every single one of you for
your contributions and hard work throughout the
past year. While we don’t necessarily work for
the awards, it does feel good to receive kudos
from other amazing women just like us who are
also struggling to transform their communities for
the better!
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G Vice President: Janet Pino
1st
Community Service
Program Chairs
Art
Pat Shaver
Susan Boudreaux
Conservation
Penny Brown
Cynthia Deakin
Education
Karen Snavely
Nadine Bily
Home Life
Shannan Terhune
Cheryl Bauer
International Outreach
Glenda Cannon
Lori Bottens
Public Issues
Suzannah Heimel
Pat Swan
F
Do not forget to tell your friends about
LWC and the wonderful work that is accomplished through this organization. It
is a wonderful way to make new friends
and also “give back” to the community.
2nd Vice President: Teresa Foster
Please begin
to keep a track
of your volunteer hours.
There is a
form on our
website to print out. Make a copy for
each of the departments and fill in as you
complete an activity. We will be taking up
these forms at our June meeting and the
department chairs will be writing their
reports following. If you are unsure
where an activity goes, please ask or write
it somewhere and we will sort it
out…..Teresa.
3rd Vice President: Dianna Carson
Congratulations to the members of the
LWC who worked “in concert” to better
our communities in 2012. It is wonderful
to receive recognition for all that was done
but Capt. Scott O’Grady had it right when
he wrote: “It wasn’t the reward that
mattered or the recognition you
might harvest. It was your depth of
commitment, your quality of service,
the product of your devotion—-these
were the things that counted in life.
When you gave purely, the honor
came in the giving, and that was
honor enough.”
to share funny stories and the good times
with each other. Women seem to have an
innate ability to connect emotionally to
each other and to “be there” when
needed.
I wish each of you a Happy Mother’s Day and
thank you for being wonderful women who are
willing to share your busy lives with each other
and your community.
This club has so many giving, selfless, caring women. I think as we get older we
realize the importance of great friends.
We all face trying times, sickness, and sadness when we need the comforting words,
understanding, and hugs from our dear
friends in the LWC.. It is also wonderful
Treasurer: Terri Collins
I want to say “thank you” to
all who have already paid
your 2013 club dues and
send out a reminder to
those of you who have not
yet done this. You may pay your dues via
a single payment of $50...OR...two payments of $25, half now and the other half
by the September general meeting.
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Art: Pat Shaver and Susan Boudreaux
Supporting Chairs:
Leadership/Parliamentary
Gail Zarnik
Historian/Tallulah Falls
Nancy Chilcoat
Communications & Identity
Andrea Brannen
Public Relations
Lisa Richardson
Social
Wanda Staebell
Lee Jurjevich
Sunshine
Diane DeGaetano
Janie Dellinger
Community Outreach (LBA/
CID/DDA)
Linda Newton
Lilburn Daze
Barbara Brooks
501c3
Jackie Thornberry
Lilburn Relay Rally
Pat Swan
Gail Zarnik
The Art committee was able to donate $122 to
the Lilburn Relay Rally as a result of our drawing at the April meeting. Congratulations to
Nancy Delaney and Judy6 Nash who were the
painting and pottery winners! During the rally
we will be selling wooden “Pink Ribbons” and
Pat has donated another painting for raffle.
Spring Into Art is always a
success for the elementary
school age children who have
their art displayed at City Hall
for their parents and all attendees to see. Thank you to
everyone who helped set up
and take down and who attended the event as well as
everyone who donated cookies for refreshments.
Our first “So You think You Can Paint” class is
May 4th at St. Stephen the Martyr Church in
Lilburn. We want to make sure that everyone
who wants to participate realizes you can still
sign up. Just let us know. We have eight people currently but our sign up sheet did not get
seen by everyone at the April meeting. If you
want to take part, please let either Susan
Boudreaux or Pat Shaver know. The more the
merrier!!
We will begin at 10AM sharp and will be finished by noon. There will be
refreshments. As you know
the cost is $25. We are painting spring wreaths on a
square 12 inch canvas. Our
expert teacher, Pat will make
it easy for all of us. Hope to
see you there. It is a fun and
relaxing morning every time we gather to
Conservation: Penny Brown and Cynthia Deakin
Two recycling days will be coming up in the
next few weeks. City of Lilburn is having the
Great American Clean Up on Saturday April 27th
from 10AM—2PM in the city Hall parking lot.
They will be accepting bulk trash (dumpster
available), electronics, tires and scrap
metal. There will
also be secured paper shredding and
the Gwinnett County
animal shelter will be
accepting donations
of clean towels and
washcloths. For
further information please go to the City of Lilburn website and click on the events tab. A
calendar should be displayed and click on the
great American Clean Up.
Atlanta Recycling solutions will be having an
electronics waste recycling drive hosted by trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday May 4th from
9AM—1PM. Items accepted for free:
Personal computers, laptops, modems, servers,
printers, UPS batteries, CD-ROMs, fax machines,
cell phones, circuit boards, copiers, scanners,
power supplies, phone systems, wire/cabling,
keyboards, typewriters, floppy drives, mouse/
mice, test equipment, disk drives, PC monitors,
networking equipment, microwaves, stereo
equipment, electronic game equipment. Portable televisions are accepted but here is a $10
fee.
Rear projection and wooden console televisions
are NOT accepted. Other items NOT accepted:
Car batteries, dryers, freezers, refrigerators,
washer/dryers, toaster ovens, blenders, vacuum
cleaners, sewing machines, household trash,
humidifiers, gas powered tools, mixers, tires,
ovens, battery powered tools, air conditioners,
alkaline batteries.
Note on cell phones: Cell phones are accepted by both recycling events listed above,
however used phones can be donated to PADV
to distribute to women at risk for domestic violence.
The Lilburn Community Garden had its opening
on April 20th. All 27 garden plots are reserved and
several already have plantings. Conservation has
purchased a garden wagon
and wire cable lock for the
garden. There will be a
water source in the garden
but no hoses so the wagon can be used by participants to take full water jugs to their plots.
Conservation has purchased and installed a
garden bench at Lilburn City Park.
Susan Hendricks has a DVD on home energy
audit to lend to anyone who is interested. She
also has a resource library available on different
conservation topics. The library includes books
on native plants and also Gwinnett Clean and
Beautiful information
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Education: Karen Snavely and Nadine Bily
Reminder to all avid readers…. We
will have our book sale at the Relay
Rally on Friday, April
26th...hardbacks are $1.00 and
paperbacks are 50 cents. All proceeds will be donated to the Lilburn
Relay Rally.
Our Education Program will be contributing to Lilburn Elementary School’s Teacher/Staff picnic on April 30th by
paying the pavilion rental in the Lilburn city Park. We will
also be contributing door prizes for a little extra fun for
them. They expect about fifty to attend. Let us know if
you have any ideas or would like to contribute something!
We are also doing our part to prepare for
our annual Scholarship and Awards Program
on May 2. Food for the refreshments
should be brought to City Hall by 6:30. We
expect that guests will arrive by 6:45. the
program starts at 7PM followed by the reception.
Do you know about the library ELF? I discovered this
by accident on www.gwinnettpl.org when I realized I had a
few over due books. I signed up for it at this link...https://
www.libraryelf.com/dignup.aspx. Here are the details copied from the website about how this service can help you,
particularly if you are a frequent library user.
ELF—keeping tabs on your
library material —- Elf is a web-based and email tool for
library users to keep track of their library borrowings. Designed with the busy or avid library user in mind, Elf is ideal for
families with multiple library cards
or for individuals (writers, researchers, students) who have
cards from different libraries.
Elf makes it easier to keep track
of what’s due, overdue or ready
for pickup from on or more library
accounts. Users have the option to consolidate their library
accounts into one account if they wish. This account is
checked every day and email notices are sent when items
are coming due, overdue or when holds are ready for
pickup. As well, get up-to-date real time information by
browser.
Elf is supported through subscriptions either by the library
or, if the library does not subscribe, by the users. The basic
reminder service is free. Additional support is provided by
Google and Amazon ads.
Also do you know….? That General Federation of
Women’s clubs participates in the Amazon.com Associates
program, which enables members to purchase items
through one of the world’s largest online retailers and direct
up to 15 percent of their total purchase to the Federation.
Home Life: Shannan Terhune and Cheryl Bauer
Since 1949, May has been officially recognized as mental
health Month. The focus for this year’s awareness campaign
is the mental health of young people.
Mental disorders are common in the US and internationally.
An estimated 22.1% of Americans ages 18 and older, about
1 in 5 adults, suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a
given year. Mental disorders can also affect children. According to the National Mental health Assoc. (NMHA), mental
health problems affect one in five young people.
Recognizing the signs of mental illness is important. Feelings
of sadness, anxiety, worry, or sleep problems are not uncommon. However, when these feelings get very intense, last
for long periods of time, or begin to interfere with school,
friendships and other relationships. It may be a sign of a
mental illness. To learn more about mental health issues
visit these sites:
 The National Mental Health Assoc.
www.nmha.org
 The National Institute for Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childmenu.cfm>
Lilburn Heritage Healthcare Nursing
Home received 90 corsages and 50
boutonnieres for their patients to
enjoy at Mother’s Day and Father’s
Day. This small gesture of kindness
is always so appreciated.
Plans are underway for the 2nd DFCS
Foster Parent’s Appreciation dinner on
May 18th. The theme will be Italian
and we will soon send out a sign-up
sheet for food and volunteers to help
set up, serve, etc. We will also be
making goodie bags again this year for
each family. More details to come.
May 21st will be our first Hope Lodge dinner and it will be a cook-out. We will provide hamburgers and hotdogs and all the
trimmings. A sign-up sheet will be passed
at the May meeting.
GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club
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Home Life: Continued
The 2013 Lilburn relay Rally will be Friday, April 26th and
there will be lots of volunteer opportunities—donating food
for the Survivor’s Reception, setting up and serving at the
reception, helping with the luminaries, and
working the concession. All monies raised are
forwarded to the Gwinnett County Relay for
Life to support the American Cancer Society’s
research and awareness programs.
Gwinnett Technical college is sponsoring “Successful Retirement Planning” on three Thursday evenings in May — May
9th, 16th and 23rd. To register, call 770-995-9697 or online
at gwinnettech.edu. (There is a course fee.)
International Outreach: Glenda Cannon and Lori Bottens
Moldova!? Where on earth is Moldova?!!!
That was my first reaction when a
dear friend mentioned going on a
mission trip there to work with teachers and students. Now that’s the
reaction I receive when I say
“Moldova”. As of this year I have
gone on five mission trips to Moldova
— and Lilburn Woman’s Club has been “with me” during the
last three years. It’s a place that now feels like “home” even
though I don’t speak much of the language. A smile speaks
volumes in most languages.
The Republic of Moldova is a small country, nestled between
Romania and Ukraine. It was once a part of the Soviet Union.
About a year ago a new president was elected (after a number
of years without one), but that has not worked out as well as
it was hoped. There is so much disagreement among the
powers that be, that not much gets accomplished. It is considered the poorest country in Europe. The people speak Romanian and /or Russian. The further north you go, the more
the Russian language is used. As the first foreigners going
into the schools in some of the small villages, we have lived
what celebrities experience—students asking for autographs
and taking our pictures!
During our mission trips to Moldova we work with teachers—
sharing with them teaching ideas and techniques that we hope
will be useful. When invited, we go into schools to work with
classes at ever level—First Form (First Grade) through High
School. Six or seven years ago English was adopted as the
country’s second language, therefore the teachers and students seem delighted to interact with native English speakers.
Clarifying the similarities and differences between British English and American English makes for some interesting entertaining lessons! We have also begun working with university
students (many of whom are studying to be teachers). Opportunities for future visits into the schools where they will be
teaching are looming before us.
This year, for the first time, we had the opportunity to work
with teenage girls living in transition homes in Moldova.
These young ladies have aged out of the orphanage system.
The transition homes give them a safe, loving place in which
to live as they complete their education. They also have the
opportunity to learn skills that will provide an income in the
future. We enjoyed showing them how to make scarves out
of some yarn that we took with us. Our work with these young
ladies has deeply touched each of us on this mission trip. We
plan to continue this work.
If you would like to help in very tangible ways, please feel free
to ask me more about how. We take extra suitcases with us,
filled with teaching supplies, books in English, skeins of a particular kind of yarn (for the girls in the transition homes to
make scarves that can be sold to raise funds), aluminum can
tabs and 1/4 inch wide ribbon (for the girls to make bracelets).
Each extra suitcase costs $100 (up from $50 and then $75) to
take to Moldova. Last year International Outreach provided
the money for the extra suitcase that I took. Our mission
team has been very grateful for that help. Consider going on
the next trip—probably in March of 2014. It’s an experience
that will impact your life forever….
Anne Hennessey
ahsh416@gmail,com
770-923-2598
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Public Issues: Suzannah Heimel and Pat Swan
It was exciting at GFWC Georgia State Convention when Public Issues won $300 form Automobile Safety Association. We will continue to work in this area so that next year we can win $500!
We will be presenting two Outstanding Citizens Awards at our May
meeting. We have arranged for the Gwinnett Fire truck to visit
Camp Promise this summer. Again we will hold a Bike Rodeo at City
Park on the morning of Fourth of July. There will be prizes and bike
checks. We will be making a trip to USO at the airport soon. We
can take coupons (grocery or toiletry item coupons). Please bring
them already cut out to the May meeting.
Remember cell phone numbers go public
this month...all cell phones are being released to telemarketing companies and
you will start receiving sales call and you
will be charged for these. To prevent this,
call the following number from your cell
phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National
DO NOT CALL list. It blocks your number for 5 years. You must
call from your cell phone.
HOME SECURITY TIP FOR THE
MONTH: Shrubs and bushes are
trimmed so there is no place for someone to hide. House number is clearly
displayed so police and other emergency vehicles can find your house
quickly.
We will hold another PI meeting at Pat
Swan’s home on May 21 at 7PM
Parliamentarian:
……..SPEAK UP!
Leadership Way
As the LWC grows and changes, there will be many discussions about how things should happen. As a club member, your opinion matters. We follow Robert’s rules of order to protect the
rights of all members. Our basic club policy is to discuss all questions before taking action.
Robert’s provides common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate that place the entire membership on the same footing. So when business comes to the floor for discussion, do
not be afraid to speak up, it is your right to do so.
Lilburn Daze: Barbara Brooks
Mark your calendars! October 12, 2013—the 40th Lilburn Daze Arts and Crafts Festival. The 2013 festival is in the planning stage and if you have a great idea or suggestion to make this the best festival ever, contact Barbara brooks at
[email protected] or 678-592-0435.
Signs, Signs, Signs,. Do you have a Lilburn Daze yard sign hidden in your garage or trunk of your car? Please bring all
Lilburn Daze signs to the May general meeting.
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Domestic Violence: Linda Newton
Update on Lori’s “One Woman Can” Makeovers Event:
April — National Prevent child Abuse Month:
Despite the downpours on Friday, April 19, twenty-two women (nine
Lilburn woman’s club members) came to Rachel Payne’s House of
Payne Personal Training Studio to experience a Lori Harrison “One
Woman Can” makeover. The makeovers included information on
products to help women care for their skin as well as makeup lessons using the latest Mary Kaye products. Each woman had a
“before” and “after” photo taken and the smiles were bright as they
saw the difference. Each woman was given pamphlets from PADV,
Wellspring, Ahimsa house and Georgia coalition Against domestic
Violence. Lori explained the history of Mary Kay and the commitment Mary Kay has to community service. This year is the 50 anniversary of Mary Kay and to celebrate the company is donating
$5000 to the agency of each of 50 makeover winners. Lori is to
advise when the images are online and you can vote for the
“before” and “after” you like the best. Fifty lucky ladies will be able
to make a big contribution to the agency of her choice. Lori’s choice
for the most dramatic makeover was Gail Zarnik’s
Thanks to Gloria and Chris for creating the great Stop Child Abuse
bookmarks.
In April, Margarita Bolet, her husband, Terri Collins and I enjoyed
visiting our Senior Shut-ins.
The PADV Safe House is currently in need of new children’s underwear, all sizes. Please bring it to the next meeting or call Suzannah
Heimel for information at [email protected]. Also, we are currently scheduling for the month of May. If you are available to work
sorting and hanging children’s clothing please contact Suzannah
Heimel.
Coming June 28th—Gwinnett Senior services Night at the Lilburn
Farmer’s Market.
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Communication: Andrea Brannen
LWC is getting ‘techie’ and increasing our on-line
presence! Check out our website
(lilburnwomansclub.org). You can access our online calendar there which has all of the program
meetings and club activities listed. Forms
(reimbursement and volunteer hours log) and newsletters can also be found there. Keep checking
back—many other changes will be occurring to the
site in the coming months. The website would be a
great way to introduce LWC to potential members.
LWC has increased its use of Facebook. Status
updates are sent to remind members of activities
and opportunities. When you go to program and
club events, please email me pictures and I will add
them to our page. Make sure you “like” our page to
get these updates. An easy link to our Facebook
page is on our website.
Do you Twitter? Well, LWC now is sending tweets
out to remind followers about club events. The
easiest way to follow LWC is to go to our webpage
and click on the link. Our account is LilburnWmnsClub for those who want to enter it
manually.
Hopefully using these web based tools will help get
information out to our members easily and through
different methods.
Donation Reminders
The LWC collects the
following items to help
those in need. Bring
items to club meetings
Empty and cleaned
pill bottles
Tabs from Soda cans
International Outreach
Old Cell phones
Domestic Violence for
Georgia Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
can be dropped off at
House of Payne
Aluminum Cans
Sunshine Committee— Diane DeGaetano & Janie Dellinger
Plastic Bags
Books for Education
Please let us know if any LWC members or
their family members are ill, have a death in
the family, or need any help.
We will send a card to cheer them up and let
them know we are thinking about their situation and contact club members to let them
know if any help is needed.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!!
Children’s underwear, all
sizes for Children's’
Boutique
Art — Extra ribbons,
trims, stickers, pins,
decorations .
Coupons for groceries
and toiletries for service
families
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May, 2013
Check www.lilburnwomansclub.org/Calendar.html for updates.
Sun
April:
1
Prime Time Reading
4
LWC Mtg. 7PM LCH
9
Meet the Author
Aurora theater 7PM
12—14 GFWC State Convention
16 HL—corsage assembly
18 LWC Exec Bd
19 Free Makeover
20 Lilburn Comm. Garden
23 IO—Passport Assembly
25 Cookout for a Cause
26 Conservation—Spruce
up garden in Park
26 Lilburn Relay Rally
27 Spring Into Art Set-up
28 Spring Into Art 2-4PM
LCH
Mon
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
LWC Scholarship Tea 7PM
3
4
SYTYCP 10AM
St Stephen the
Martyr Church
Recycling—
Trinity Lutheran
Church 9 AM1PM
5
6
7
8
9
Successful Retirement Planning—Gwinnett
Tech -
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Successful Retirement Planning—Gwinnett
Tech -
17
18
22
23
Exec. Bd Mtg.
Harmony Grove
Meth. Church
7PM
Successful Retirement Plan-
24
29
30
31
Happy
Mother’s Day!
19
20
May:
LWC Scholarship Tea
7PM
4
So You think You Can
Paint 10AM
9
Successful Retirement
Planning
16 Successful Retirement
Planning
18 DFACS Appreciation
Dinner
21 Hope Lodge cookout
21 PI Meeting—Pat Swan’s
7PM
23 Exec. Bd. Mtg.
26 Newsletter Articles
Tue
21
Hope Lodge
Cookout
PI meeting—Pat
Swan’s 7PM
2
26
27
28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Kim Stephenson —May 24
Jerolyn Randles—May 30
Gloria Sill — May 30
DFACS Appreciation Dinner
25