Club Connections
Dunwoody Woman's Club
Serving the community since 1971
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Chrysanthemum, Flower of the Month |
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Wednesday, Nov 9 - 6:30 pm
Evening Division of DWC
North Shallowford Annex
4470 N. Shallowford Rd.
Thursday, Nov 10 - 10:00 am
Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
North Shallowford Annex
4470 N. Shallowford Rd.
Sponsored by: Health and Wellness
Thursday, Nov 17 - 10:00 am
General Meeting
North Shallowford Annex
4470 N. Shallowford Rd
Monday, Nov 28 - 10:00 am
Home Goods Shopping
1155 Mount Vernon Highway
Sponsored by: Environment
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Monday, Dec 5 - 10:00 am
Audubon Birdbath Event
Dunwoody Nature Center
Sponsored by: Environment
Wednesday, Dec 7 - 10:00 am
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center Tour and Lunch following
Sponsored by: Arts & Culture
Thursday, Dec 8 - 10:00 am
General Meeting & Christmas Luncheon
Dunwoody Country Club
Friday, Dec 9 - 1:00 pm
Toys for Tots
Home of Lee Dees Giesecke
1195 Dunbrooke Lane
Sponsored by: Arts & Culture
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Thursday, December 8th
Dunwoody Country Club
9:30am coffee
10:00am meeting
11:00am social hour
11:45am lunch
$32 per person
Kindly respond by December 1st
Make checks payable to:
Joyce Niemann
5303 Littlebrooke Court
Dunwoody, GA 30338
404-771-6440
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Dunwoody Woman’s Club Annual Flower Power
Holiday Bulb Sale
The website is live and ready for orders! You can choose from an assortment of eight beautiful amaryllis and paperwhite kits complete with pot, soil, and a decorative burlap bag for $22.00, or the waxed amaryllis for $30.00. Each bulb is hand selected and dipped in house with a custom wax blend. Waxed Amaryllis require no water or soil. Simply place it in a bright and warm location in your home and watch it grow. New this year in addition to the red, green, silver and gold bulbs are 5 new bulb designs including: Snowman Sweater, Festive Lights, Christmas Trees, Let It Snow, and Holiday Truck Sweater for $34.00. Amaryllis may take 4-8 weeks to bloom.
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The deadline for ordering is December 1, 2022, and the bulbs will be shipped when the orders are received for a $6.00 fee per order to any location in the US.
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If you are purchasing bulbs for yourself or as a gift and want them to bloom during the holidays, place your order before November 15.
- These make perfect gifts to bring holiday cheer to family and friends or add beautiful blooms to your own homes during the winter months ahead'
Click on the link below to order your holiday gift bulbs.
Thank you for your support!
Contact Kay Moe with any questions.
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Ways and Means
2022 DWC Home Tour
It is with excitement that we announce that the net proceeds of the Home Tour amounted to $24,044.
Work will now begin on our 2023 Ways and Means budget. If you have any remaining ticket money, please get them turned in to Donna Fullilove ASAP.
Again, we are thankful for your continued help and support of our Home Tour.
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Event committee members, Beverly Clark, Donna Knowlton and Pam King |
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Mary Kay Andrews and Maria Barnhart |
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Dunwoody Woman’s Club hosted it’s first “Meet and Greet” on Tuesday, October 25th at the Donaldson Bannister Farm in Dunwoody. It was a wonderful evening under the tent complete with light refreshments. The featured guest was New York Times best-selling author, Mary Kay Andrews who shared stories about how she became an author and the inspirations behind several of her favorite book characters. She also answered questions from the guests and signed copies of her books.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS |
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Oktoberfest celebration of Almabtrieb, led by Suzanne Bentz, at the Adult Day of Dunwoody on Wednesday, November 2. The seniors enjoyed making colorful leis aided by DWC members.
Coming in December
Wednesday, December 7, at 10:00 am, tour of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center followed by lunch at Brooklyn Café. We will be given a view of the backstage of the Theatre where all the magic happens!!
Friday, December 9 at 1 pm
Lee Dees Giesecke will be hosting Toys for Tots at 1195 Dunbrooke Lane, Dunwoody,
GA.
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Civic Engagement and Outreach
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November Events
November 8
- Election Day, don't forget to vote.
- Sandwich Making Workshop – 10:00 am, North Shallowford Road Annex, Room 2.
November 11
- Veterans Day Ceremony, 10:00 am– Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial.
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The City of Sandy Springs will hold its 13th Annual Veterans Day Celebration at 11:30 am on the City Green.
Coming in December
December 15, 1:00 pm
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Decorating for "Christmas for Kids", Dunwoody City Hall. Partnering with I Care Atlanta, the Dunwoody Police Department will host a Christmas celebration for deserving children and their families on the evening of December 15. The Dunwoody Police Department will be collecting new unwrapped toys and gifts for kids aged 1-15 years old. You may drop off gift donations at the Dunwoody Police Department. The event will be a drive thru in the City of Dunwoody parking lot. We will decorate 4-5 trees. There is also an opportunity to help with the “Wrap-up” party scheduled for Friday, December 9 from 5-7 pm. Sign up to help decorate trees or wrap gifts at the November General Meeting or call Donna at 470/225-1050. This is always a fun event.
December 17, 12:00 pm
- Wreaths Across America Program, Old Roswell Cemetery. The wreaths are $15 each. We will participate in the wreath laying ceremony at Old Roswell Cemetery. Sign up to volunteer at the November General Meeting.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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November is American Education Week, it was first celebrated in 1921. It began as part of an effort to raise Americas’ literacy rate after WWI. American Education Week now serves as a special opportunity to shine a light on the great things that schools do. American Education Week (AEW) is celebrated during the last full week before Thanksgiving. If you are in a school in November, be sure to thank a staff member, janitor, cafeteria worker, front office, or bus driver for their efforts.
Book Club
No book club in December.
January’s book will be The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, 2), by Kim Michelle Richardson. This is the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free.
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Create a splash in your garden with a unique birdbath made from old dishes and vases!
Do you have odd dishes and vases around the house? Most gardeners have a collection of odds and ends that can be repurposed into decorative garden items such as a birdbath. If you don’t, you can find inexpensive ones at flea markets, yard sales, and thrift shops.
Monday, November 28 at 10 am. Home Goods Shopping Event for Audubon Birdbath Event
Meet at Home Goods Perimeter located at 1155 Mount Vernon Highway to shop for glassware items to make a birdbath for your yard. If you have items at home, you can skip this trip!
Monday, December 5, at 10 am. Audubon Birdbath Event
Meet at the Dunwoody Nature Center’s Clubhouse to make your own birdbath out of old or new china and glass pieces. Just bring your pieces, and we will provide the other supplies needed.
November Meeting Announcement
Calling all bird lovers! The November 17th General Meeting speaker, hosted by Environment, will feature Kiana Leveritte, from Georgia Audubon. Kiana has a degree in Environmental Science Natural Resource Management, a minor in wildlife biology, and has published research for AmericanOrnithology.org. We look forward to learning from her about winter bird behavior.
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Thursday, Nov. 10, 10:00 am, Dr. Amber Berry, M.D., Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis for Post-Menopausal Women - North Shallowford Annex 4470 N. Shallowford Rd.
Osteoporosis affects many women over the age of 50. The thinning and weakening of the bones can become life-threatening, and at the least, a reason for extreme caution when moving about. The deterioration of bone mass increases the risk of fractures that may contribute to later health challenges. Dr. Amber Berry, M. D., will join us at the Annex to discuss this condition, how to prevent it, and current treatments.
Dr. Berry is a native of Valdosta, GA, and a graduate (BS) through the College of Public Health at UGA. She also holds a Master’s degree in Medical Science from the University of South Florida, and received her M. D. as a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. Her background includes a residency in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. She currently practices medicine at Northside in non-operative Orthopedics. She specifically works with recovering athletes and weekend sports enthusiasts, getting them back to the activities they love.
Please RSVP by 11/05 to: Deborah Gault, Judy Bertrand, or Joan Rush. (emails are shown above)
Coming Soon! LUTHERAN TOWERS HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS – We are tentatively scheduling Thursday, 12/15, to invite members to meet and pack gift bags for the residents of Lutheran Towers. (Place to be determined). Please put the date on your schedule and help assemble these holiday bags for the Lutheran Towers ladies and gentlemen. They so enjoy getting some small toiletries, holiday ornaments, and gifts. We are STILL collecting small size toiletries, new socks for men or women, costume jewelry and other small gift items. Watch for updates in the Newsletter, and E-Blasts.
November: Other notable National Health and Wellness Initiatives
- American Diabetes Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
- World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)
- National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17)
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Health and Wellness
LUTHERAN TOWERS HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS - Collecting items now thru December 2022:
- Travel size toiletries (shampoos, conditioner, soap, lotions, etc.
- Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Floss, Men’s razors
- Gently used paperback books
- Socks for Men and Women
- Clean Ladies scarves, Men’s baseball caps
- Non-perishable snacks
- Holiday ornaments
- Costume jewelry
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GFWC Clubwoman
America Recycles Day, Tuesday November 15, 2022
Do you recycle correctly? America Recycles Day, spearheaded by Keep America Beautiful, is a day to become more aware of how and when to recycle.
Many of us are very hopeful about what can be recycled. Commingling non-recyclable items with fully recyclable ones could contaminate recycling loads. But recycling rules are region-specific, so it is difficult to generalize what items to place in your recycle bin. The following items should never be placed in your recycle bin: plastic bags, soft plastics, food waste, clothes/fabric, Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs, windows, drinking glasses, mobile phones, crockery, diapers, and foam mailers. Items that can always be recycled include: paper, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, glass, and plastic types #1 and #2.
Lids on or Lids 0ff?
Lids and bottles are made from various types of plastics that melt at different temperatures. In the past, we were told to remove the lids. Now, most recycling centers have the ability to process lids and say you should leave them on. Some charities also recycle plastic lids, so another option is to look for one with a nearby drop-off site.
Other recycling opportunities exist. Many were closed at the start of the pandemic but are now reopening. There are collection sites for plastic bags at grocery and department stores. If you aren’t reusing your plastic bags make sure you drop them in these bins. Many are working directly with Trex Co., which uses plastic in their landscape materials. Natural corks are recycled through ReCork, or the Cork Club. For other items not easily recycled by your local Recycle Center, TerraCycle has many options to ship donated items to its recycling facility at no cost.
Each of us can take the Keep America Beautiful Pledge on America Recycles Day 2022 to:
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Learn - What materials are collected for recycling in my community?
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Act - Within the next month, I will reduce the amount of waste I produce. I will recycle more and I will buy products made with recycled content.
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Legislation
Please remember to
vote Tuesday November 8th
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Stage Door Theatre
Sharon Clark
No November productions. Coming December 2nd thru December 18th.
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Tallulah Falls School
Linda Mote * Diane Norris
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𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦
On a breathtakingly beautiful autumn day, cyclists from across the Southeast took on the eighth annual Twin Rivers Challenge, hosted by Tallulah Falls School.
Held Oct. 22, the event proved to be a draw for local and visiting riders, adding more than $90,000 to the school’s scholarship fund.
“This is such a great event for our school and the cycling community. More than 170 corporations, organizations and individuals responded to the call to support TFS students,” said President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy. “While it is a fundraiser for student scholarships, it has also become quite a draw for cyclists across the region.”
Sponsors included Ron Cantrell Construction, Inc. and Springer Mountain Farms.
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Women in History
Suzanne Bentz
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 - April 17, 1680)
Growing up in the Northeast, I’ve always been in awe of the fearlessness of the Mohawk ironworkers who built bridges and skyscrapers in New York and Canada, including the Empire State and World Trade Center buildings in New York City. They pitched in to rescue people when the Towers were toppled in 2001 and helped dismantle the remains afterward. Mohawks do not fear heights or dangerous conditions, and are known famously as Skywalkers.
Today a young Mohawk woman, Kateri Tekakwitha, walks above the known skies with the pantheon of Catholic saints. Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012. She is also known as Lily of the Mohawks for her great purity and is recognized as the first Native American saint.
Kateri was born around 1656 in Northeastern New York state to a Christian mother of the Algonquin tribe and a non-Christian father of the Mohawks. She tragically lost both parents and her little brother to smallpox when she was four. And while Kateri, herself, survived smallpox, she was left scarred and vision impaired. She was given the name Tekakwitha, which means “she who bumps into things,” and was shuttled off to an uncle who was chief of the Turtle Clan for upbringing. While this uncle was rightfully wary of Christians, who brought smallpox and other diseases with them as they came in contact with native tribes, he allowed his niece to receive instruction from local missionaries, and reluctantly consented to her conversion to Catholicism. Upon baptism in 1676, she took the name Kateri, the Mohawk form of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Continuous taunting, accusations of sorcery, and abuse from her adoptive clan drove Kateri to flee to a Jesuit mission near Montreal, Canada, a safe haven and spiritual community for Native men and women who had converted to Catholicism. Kateri was welcomed into the community and an older cousin let her live in her longhouse. “Daily life in the settlement was a blend of Native and European practices.”
Kateri took a vow of perpetual virginity and devoted herself to prayer and penance. Sadly, not long after her arrival at the mission, Kateri fell ill, perhaps to pneumonia, and died aged 24. Witnesses claimed that, although Kateri’s face was gravely marked by smallpox, upon her death, “her skin became clear and radiant.”
“Today Kateri’s legacy is divisive. Catholics laud her as a beacon of their religion’s power to transform lives, while members of the Mohawk community see her as a victim of the forces of colonization. Regardless of the interpretation of her story, her life demonstrates the way life changed for Native women after the arrival of European colonists.”
Kateri Tekakwitha’s gravestone reads in part: “The fairest flower that ever bloomed among red men.” Pilgrims pray at her burial site. Followers have reported miraculous healings. And Kateri walks the heavens for all eternity.
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Newsletter
Carolyn Anderson carolyn506@gmail.com
Kay Moe kgp12@att.net
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51 Years of Service in our Community 1971-2022 |
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