GWC 2023 Highlights, December 2023
GWC Highlights 2023
January 23, 2023 GWC Social, “New Year, New Friends”, held at Synergy Counseling of Greenwood, hosted by the Social Committee
February 7, 2023 New Members Soup Supper for new 2023 Members held at the home of Martha Ann Davis to welcome our 13 (now 18!) new members; hosted by the Membership Committee
February 14, 2023 and August 1, 2023 Half-Year Highlight: GWC Biannual Newsletter; edited by the Communications Committee
February 21, 2023 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Serving the Community Through Safety in Schools”, held at Genesis Education Center and featuring a reception and presentations by Natalie Talbert, Greenwood School District 50 Safety Manager, and Lt. Will Stroup, School Resource Officer; hosted by the Programs & Education and Social Committees
March 13, 2023 GWC Annual Meeting, “GWC: The Place to Be!”, held at Greenwood Community Theatre and Uptown courtyard and featuring a reception, fun and games, door prizes, member testimonials, and the unveiling of Greenwood Women Care: Five Years and Growing, our wonderful and unique history conceived of, composed, and compiled by Laura Stowe, Advisory Board Co-Secretary; hosted by the Advisory Board and Social Committee
April 19, 2023 GWC Women’s 2023 Health Grant of $6,700 awarded to Helping Hands Women’s Organization to assist women receiving treatment for cancer with clothing, wigs, and other needed supplies
May 16, 2023 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Serving the Community Through the Arts”, held at Greenwood Soup Kitchen and featuring a reception and presentations by Norm Fawcett, Board Chair of Greenwood Soup Kitchen, and Barbara Warner, Greenwood Area Studio Potters; hosted by the Programs & Education and Social Committees
July 13 and 18, 2023 GWC Grants Information Sessions for prospective applicants, held by the Grants Review & Awards Committee
July 25, 2023 Grant Writing 101 workshop for 18 participants from local nonprofits, held at West Side Baptist Church; hosted, prepared and presented by the Grants Review & Awards Committee
August 1 – 31, 2023 GWC 2023 Grant Applications received
August 14, 2023 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Giving is in Our Genes” held at Greenwood Genetic Center, featuring a reception and our 2022 GWC Grant recipients, and including the premiere of a video produced by Rachel Strayer, Advisory Board Vice Chair, and Caleb Kidd Coy, volunteer, highlighting our grantees and their funded programs and projects; hosted by the Grants Review & Awards and Social Committees
August 29, 2023 New Members Welcome Dinner for our most recent new 2023 Members held at the home of Betty Adams, hosted by the Membership Committee
September 12, 2023 GWC Social, “Two Are Better Than One”, held at Emerald Trading Co.; hosted by the Social Committee
October 1 – 31, 2023 GWC’s Scarecrow, Ms. Carey Givings and the Caring Arms of GWC, on display in Uptown Greenwood; created by the Communications Committee
October 16, 2023 “Kick Off the Vote!” informational social for Members held at Harley Family Center; hosted by the Grants Review & Awards and Social Committees
October 16 – 18, 2023 Member voting on 2023 grant requests by anonymous, ranked, online voting
October 26, 2023 GWC 2023 Grants Announced! $75,000 awarded to 10 local nonprofit organizations
November 14, 2023 GWC Quarterly Meeting, “Serving the Community Through Second Chances”, held at the Arts Center of Greenwood and featuring a reception and presentations by: Jerry Blassingame, Founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation, and Denise Mock, Community Service Coordinator, Alston Wilkes Society; hosted by the Programs & Education and Social Committees
Also in 2023 GWC presentations in the homes of Betty Adams and Karen Smith and at Ivy Garden Club and Emerald City Rotary Club meetings
December 31, 2023 GWC 2024 renewal due date
