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News GFWC-OK McAlester Fortnightly members are ending their 2009 year as busy as ever. The Cornerstone Creations Department prepared the decorations for the SE District Convention held in McAlester in October in conjunction with the Mainstreet McAlester Car Show. Many thanks to the 13 members of this department of McAlester Fortnightly. Great team work enabled this group to pull this complicated event off. CASA of SE Oklahoma benefitted from the Done in a Day Project. 22 "Save the CASA Kids" bags were donated to the CASA offices which serve our SE District 7 club area. Photos are shown in the Holiday Photo Tab. The Homemakers Department collected Box Tops for Education which were donated to the William Gay Early Childhood Center. This Department gathered items for the local Battered Women's Shelter supporting the GFWC International President's project of Domestic Violence. These items are a holiday donation for 2009. The Ceramic & Crafts department held their Nov 2 fundraiser by providing brunch and numerous items for Silent Auction. Casual Gourmet members continue work on the walking trail at Mike Deak Field improving the landscaping for residents who walk each day for their health. |
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President:
Joan Walker
1st VP:
Angie Sellmeyer
Secretary:
Celia Scherman
Treasurer:
Linda Wood
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GFWC-OK McAlester Fortnightly members have completed their 2008 year of volunteer work with two projects to generate funds for charities, have attended a GFWC-OK Spring Convention in April, 2008 and have participated in the GFWCOK SE District meeting in October, which was held this year in Antlers, OK. Members have participated in these projects along with local charity work in Pittsburg County supporting the McAlester C.A.R.E. Center, McAlester Hospice and Meals on Wheels.
 Cornerstone Creations Dept. chose the Jaimie Beall family to provide Christmas to. Jaimie is a recent Breast Cancer survivor who has 4 young boys under the age of 12.
|  Cornerstone Department members held a SOUP LUNCHEON to raise funds for cancer victims in our area. McAlester Hospice Director Rhonda Kurvink joined the members for their holiday luncheon held at THE MEETING PLACE restaurant. Shown donating the funds to Hospice are Vicky Bolte - Cornerstone Director, Rhonda Kurvink and Rita Sanders - GFWC OK 2nd VP and Cornerstone Member. |
 New Officers were Installed at the April 2008 Spring Banquet. Shown l-r Linda Wood, Treasurer; Joan Walker, President; Celia Scherman, Secretary; Angie Sellmeyer, Vice President.
|  Dot Thompson, outgoing President, shows off her departing gift. |
 25 year pin recipients Val Derichsweiler and Edna Earl Tannehill are congratulated by Ceramic & Crafts Director, Mary Grimm (center).
|  25 year pin recipients from Homemakers are: Janis Allford, Ina Blackman, Dolores Miller, LaVonne Halliburton and Mary Stipe. |
 Literary Director, Zoe Duran, presents Mary Jean Jackson with her 50 year pin and Norine Jones and Vicki Dakil with their 25 year pins.
|  Ada Nell Ward is presented her 25 year service pin by Casual Gourmet Director, Karen Stobaugh. |
 Jan Grubbs, Scholarship Chairman presents Garrick Dobson, graduate of Haileyville High School, with the Alene Puterbaugh Scholarship.
|  Jan presents the mother of Ashby Sutherland with the Bobbye Schumacher Scholarship. |
 Entertainment for this banquet was provided by Homemakers member, Kathy Brod, and Mayor elect, Kevin Priddle, who played his guitars and sang songs about "The kinds of shoes we wear".
|  68 members and guests enjoyed the food, fellowship, entertainment and award ceremonies. |
 Fortnightly General Board made a contribution to the McAlester Public Library for the Children's Summer Reading Program. Fortnightly President Joan Walker presents the check to Anita Ross, Children's Librarian. |
 GFWC OK President Jan Bailey, presents McAlester Fortnightly President Dot Thompson with an award certificate and check for best Empowering Women Report. |
 Eleven members of McAlester Fortnightly attended the GFWC OK Spring Convention in April, 2008. Shown sitting:Linda Wood, Joan Walker, Linda Warren, Dot Thompson. Standing:Vicky Bolte, Rita Sanders, Phoebe Motley, Celia Scherman, Kay Grumbine, Marjorie Grace and Angie Sellmeyer. |
 Fortnightly member, Phoebe Motley, first in photo accepts a Red Rose as a first time attendee to a state convention. |
