Statesville Woman’s Club installs new officers for 2023-2025

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman
Pictured (front row, from left) are Karen Throckmorton, president-elect and installing Officer; Dana White, president; Shelley Arthur, first vice president; Wanda Rushton, second vice president; Deena Chambers, secretary; and Kim Turner, treasurer; (back row, from left): Yolanda Myers-Johnson and Joanna Gaither, membership committee; Jennifer Griffith, immediate past president, buildings and grounds committee and parliamentarian; Kim Mulrey, chaplain and courtesy chairman; Valerie Oliphant, webmaster; Lee Ann Sherrill, publicity/social media chairman; and Stephanie Gill, Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship co-chairman.

Special to Iredell Free News

The General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club installed officers for 2023-2025 during the club’s June meeting.

Special guests were welcomed and recognized. Past presidents in attendance, Joanna Gaither, Sandra Ball Poole and Jennifer Griffith, were acknowledged. Past presidents unable to attend were Fran Baker, Janet Hall, Linda Lavinder and Pat Smith.

President Dana White recognized two “special gems” for June. The “Gem of the Month” was Wanda Ruston and “Hidden Gem” was Barb Thorson.

President-elect Karen Throckmorton was the installing officer. Officers Installed were Dana White, president; Shelley Arthur, first vice president; Wanda Rushton, second vice president; Deena Chambers, secretary; Kim Turner, treasurer; and Jennifer Griffith, immediate past president.

Also appointed and confirmed were those serving on the standing committees, including: Jennifer Griffith, buildings and grounds committee and parliamentarian; Kim Mulrey, chaplain and courtesy chairman; Linda Lavinder, historian/newsletter; Lee Ann Sherrill, publicity/social media chairman; Carol Trahan, Yolanda Myers-Johnson and Joanna Gaither, membership committee; Stephanie Gill and Barb Thorson, Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship co-chairmen; Valerie Oliphant, webmaster; and Sandra Landry, ways and means.

White gave a brief summary of the club’s year-end report recapping major club projects. She then presented her theme for the 2023-2025 term “Service with a Heart, women making a difference.”

The next club meeting will be held Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Your Coffee Place Troutman (YCP) located at 403 Main Street in Troutman. There will be a time of fellowship at 11:30 a.m. and meeting will start at 12 noon.

Upcoming summer activities include:
• “Wine Down Saturday” on Saturday, June 24, at Wine Maestro in Statesville from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
• “Let’s Chat” on Monday, July 10, at Your Coffee Place in Troutman from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• “Wine Down Thursday” on August 10 at Wine Maestro in Statesville from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

LEARN MORE

For club information or about renting the GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club Clubhouse for your meeting or event, inquiries may be emailed to the club at Statesvillewomansclub@gmail.com or by calling 704-761-8208. The club website is www.statesvillewomansclub.org. For details on joining the GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club, contact Membership Committee member Joanna Gaither at 704-873-2684.