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Clubwomen are encouraged to select a Community Service Program of work wherein their interest lies. There is something for everyone who becomes a member. The six Community Service Programs are Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach, and Public Issues.
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Arts
Chair-Kristi Matheson
Erika Farr Jill Stockton
Lisa Brown Kiley Houston
Nichole Laufer Retia Merino
Michelle Benzinger
| Conservation
Chair-Laura Lane
Brandie Potts M'ryanne Peacock
Tonia McRary Heather Harmon
Amy York Retia Merino
Cindy Morgan
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Projects encouraging artistic expression, and preserving art as a natural resource.
Arts in The Community (VSA, music, drama, member craft contests)
Writing Contests (member/youth short story, poetry contests)
Photography Contests (photography, painting, student art contests)
Some local club projects- Club members donated baked goods for the Dance on the Mountain Ensemble bake sale. The club assisted a dance student with financial aid for a summer dance program. RCHS band members attended a meeting to inform us about the band program and funds were donated to four local schools for their art departments.
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Projects promoting increasing awareness of energy options, preserving natural resources and education of waste management.
Beautification (Community Beautification, Litter prevention, Tree Planting/Preservation projects)
Resource Conservation (Education and Awareness (Preservation local, state, national parks, endangered ecosystems and wildlife.)
Some local club projects-Adopt-A-Highway litter pickup, landscaping at Black Rock Mountain State Park, observing Earth Hour, Earth Day and America Recycles Day by distributing recycling and conservation materials at club meetings, donating a reusable cloth bag to all club members, attending an Arbor Day ceremony, and clean up at Warwoman Dell picnic area.
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Education
Chair-Jessica Frechette
Melissa Ball Jennifer Arbitter
Betsy NeSmith Eva Lenart
Kristi Matheson Jill Stockton
Tonia McRary Lynda Ann Loring
Michelle Benzinger
| Home Life
Chair-Maggie Rickman
Nichole Laufer
Heather Harmon
Jennifer Arbitter
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Projects raising awareness of adult/youth literacy and continuing education programs among women.
Literacy (Adult, Family, Youth/Aspire)
Lifelong Learning (Club and Community Awareness and Education), (HOBY, ESO, Support Libraries, Libraries 2000)
Some local club projects-granting scholarships to local students, partnering with Clayton Woman's Club to host a Mentor Breakfast at Rabun County Middle School, volunteering at school events, collecting Boxtops, Campbell's UPCs, and Coke codes for local schools, serving on and donating to the Rabun County Community Action Team of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, supporting the Rabun County Elementary School Reading Bowl Team, supporting a FIRST Lego League team, and sponsoring a student to attend an education program in Washington, DC.
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Projects providing education on financial issues & health awareness.
Helping Hands (National Organization on Disability (NOD), Canine Companions for Independence , March of Dimes, Habitat for Humanity, Easter Seals
Dollars & Sense (Education and Awareness)
Women's Health (Healthy Lifestyles, Women's Wellness, Strong Women)
Some local club projects-volunteering with Richard's Kids to shop for children and families in need, volunteering at mobile food pantries to distribute 10,000 lbs of food to families, partnering with the local post offices for the Stamp Out Hunger program, participating in blood and bone marrow drives, adopting residents of the Mountain View home at Christmas, and creating a basket for a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser.
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International Outreach
Chair-Barbara Hilson
Kristi Matheson Eva Lenart
Lisa Brown Lynda Ann Loring
M'ryanne Peacock Heather Harmon
| Public Issues
Chair-Maggie Rickman
Ashley Krivsky Cindy Morgan
Brandie Potts Kiley Houston
Amy York
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Projects promoting understanding and acceptance of all peoples and providing international aid.
Reaching Out Internationally (Childreach, Operation Smile, CARE) Special Projects (World Food Day, Well Baby Clinic/Vitamins for children, Global Volunteers, Cultural Exchange)
United Nations (Global Education, UNICEF, Maternal/Neonatal, Tetanus
Some local club projects-donating funds to TAP, purchasing mosquito nets through Malaria No More, participating in Operation Christmas Child, purchasing a goat through Rice Smile Ministries, purchasing a cookbook created by the international students of Rabun Gap Nacoochee School to benefit relief efforts in Haiti, purchasing bracelets from Bead Amigas and donating jewelry supplies to Bead Amigas, and donating to Heifer, Intl.
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Projects reducing violence, fostering civic involvement, and increasing safety for older Americans.
Citizenship (Participation, Historic Preservation, )
Community Safety (Violence Against Women, Children/Youth) (Home Safety for Children/Older Americans, Vehicle/Highway Safety for all ages.
Some local club projects-Organizing, printing, and distributing WHALE (We Have A Little Emergency) child safey packets to parents and caregivers at preschools and during carseat safety checks, encouraging members to vote in all elections, donating to the Rabun County Historical Society, supporting the Welcome Home Hero project, distributing materials on domestic violence at club meetings, donating children's items to the local domestic violence shelter, and supporting the Mountaineer Festival.
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2010-2012 Jr. Clubs Special Project
Family Literacy
Local club projects-member of the Rabun County Community Action Team of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy which provides free books for children mailed to their home until their fifth birthday, member of Friends of the Library, and club members are encouraged to participate in Georgia Reads Aloud Day and Read Across America Day.
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Fundraising
Chair-Lynda Ann Loring
Betsy NeSmith
Erika Farr
Kristi Matheson
Nichole Laufer
Maggie Rickman
| Membership
Chair-Lynda Ann Loring
Barbara Hilson
Maggie Rickman
| Publicity
Chair-Tonia McRary
Ashley Krivsky
Jennifer Arbitter
Website-Laura Lane
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