Note: The June Newsletter was
updated 6/1/10 6pm
Congratulations to this year's OWC Scholarship
Winners:
Scott Spencer (Hargrove), Savannah Ellenberg (Cathers), and
Morgan Fitzgerald (Cotton)
New in the Documents section are 2010 Schedules
for:
- Monday
Girls
- Hostesses
- Garden Club Hostess, Yard Care, Program, and
Yard-0f-Month schedules
- Minutes of the General Meeting
Welcome
Welcome to the
website of the Oriental Woman's Club (OWC), located in Oriental, NC. From
its beginning in 1916, the Club's aim has been to be an asset to our community
and to work for its betterment in every way. Priorities have always been youth
and education, health and welfare, community improvement and
beautification. These priorities are addressed directly, through such
activities as our scholarship programs or road cleanups,and indirectly by
raising funds for and awareness of other organizations in the community. OWC is
a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation and a member of the national and state
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Meetings are held from
September through June on the first Tuesday of the month from September through
May, beginning with a social gathering at 1, and meeting at 1:30pm. A June
potluck luncheon celebrating scholarship winners is held on the first Tuesday at
11:30am. All meetings are held at the Oriental Woman's Club building at 1007
Gilgo Road. Meetings and membership are open to the public. Contact Jean
Chastang, President,
chastang45@gmail.com
for more information.
The Oriental Woman's
Club is a member of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina
and the national
General
Federation of Women's Clubs . For over 100 years GFWC members have been
providing support to their communities by establishing over 75% of the country's
libraries, assisting in the creation of the National Park Service and
establishing six national parks...find out more at
www.GFWC.org
. In
North Carolina clubwomen have been making their communities and the world a
better place through knowledge gained and supplied by the Federation.
President Jean
Chastang's 2010 Welcome
Message
Scott Spencer (Hargrove), Savannah Ellenberg (Cathers), and Morgan Fitzgerald (Cotton)
- Monday Girls
- Hostesses
- Garden Club Hostess, Yard Care, Program, and Yard-0f-Month schedules
- Minutes of the General Meeting
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2010. I hope your holiday season was filled with good times surrounded by family and friends.
I am proud to serve as your President and thank all of you who have agreed to serve OWC this year. As you will see in the coming months, we have a lot of work to do. The calendar is already full of great events and opportunities to serve our community. I look forward to working with each and every one of you. As we go through the year, let’s remember our theme: Women Together—Making a Difference. What a team OWC is – keep up the good work!
Women together... making a difference
PO Box 515, 1007 Gilgo Road, Oriental, NC 28571
