GWC 2022 Highlights, December 2022
GWC Highlights 2022
January 18, 2022 BYOF Social, “Bring Your Own Friend”, held at The Greenwood Building, hosted by the Social Committee
February 10, 2022 New Members Soup Supper for new 2022 Members held at the home of Nina Trent to welcome our 13 (now 18!) new members, hosted by the Membership Committee
February 22, 2022 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Going for the Gold! Academics-Arts-Athletics”, held at Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lakelands Starz 24 Teen Center and featuring a reception and presentations by Phoenix Academy of Arts, directed by Pacquitta Coleman; Jamar Crawford (Founder), Tyra Murray (Volunteer), and Titus Williams (Executive Director), Next Level Lifestyles; and Sabrina Miller (Executive Director), Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lakelands, hosted by the Programs & Education Committee and Social Committee
March 15, 2022 GWC Annual Meeting, “Celebrating All Things GWC!”, held at Greenwood Community Theatre and Federal Building courtyard and featuring a reception and fun and games, door prizes, member testimonials, and a video presentation of “A Year to Celebrate” produced by Lesley Lane of our Tech Team, hosted by the Advisory Board and Social Committee
March 25, 2022 GWC workshop session, “Learn, Give, Grow – Connecting with your Community Through Women’s Collective Giving”, at Women’s Leadership Upstate Conference by Edris Louise Robinson and Mary Woodiwiss, GWC Advisory Board Members
May 16, 2022 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “World Class Care at Home”, held at Self Regional Healthcare Cancer Center and featuring a reception and a presentation by Julie McDade (Director of Cancer Services), Self Regional Cancer Center, hosted by the Programs & Education Committee and Social Committee
July 12 and 14, 2022 Information sessions for prospective GWC Grant applicants held by the Grants Review & Awards Committee
July 26, 2022 Grant Writing 101 workshop presented by the Grants Review & Awards Committee for 20 participants from local nonprofits, held at West Side Baptist Church
August 23, 2022 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Celebrating Collective Giving” held at Church of the
Resurrection and featuring a reception and our 2021 GWC Grant recipients, including the premiere of a video produced by our Tech Team highlighting our grantees’ funded programs and projects, hosted by the Grants Review & Awards Committee and Social Committee
August 1 – 31, 2022 GWC 2022 Grant Applications received
September 20, 2022 Fall Social, “A Potluck Party”, held at Cindy Leary’s farm, hosted by the Social Committee
October 17, 2022 “Kick Off the Vote!” informational social for Members held at Harley Family Center, hosted by the Grants Review & Awards Committee and Social Committee
October 17 – 19, 2022 Member voting on 2022 grant requests – ranked voting online
October 25, 2022 GWC 2022 Grants Announced! $56,800 awarded to 11 local nonprofit organizations
November 14, 2022 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Help to Healing”, held at Destiny of Greenwood and featuring a reception and presentations by: Teresa Roy, (Director of Community Outreach), Cornerstone; and Kimberly Ready (Executive Director and Co-Founder), Oaks Recovery, hosted by the Programs & Education Committee and Social Committee
December 31, 2022 GWC 2023 renewal due date
