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Our Goals
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Our goals are simple...enjoy each others company while finding ways to support the needs of a growing community through activities including:
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- Perpetuating Scholarship Fund at
Northwest Florida State College for qualifying women who strive to re-enter today’s competitive workforce.
- Fisher House, which provides housing facilities for injured soldiers and their family while they are going through the rehabilitation process. This is a non-profit organization and not funded by the military.
- Select Charity...members vote every three years for a charity which the club will support. In 2005, the members chose to support the new Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast’s
Women’s Diagnostic and Wellness Center and Birthing Center. This exciting and important new addition to the hospital
houses technology to benefit women of all ages. In 2008-2010,
the
Destin Woman's Club
supported Children In Crisis as our charity to help the needs of abandoned and children needing foster care.
- In the spring of 2011,
the Destin Woman's Club held a Spring Fashion Show fundraiser to
support the Destin Fisherman's Fund, Fisher House of
the Emerald Coast, Inc. and the Destin Woman's Club
Mary Kirkpatrick Family Fund, which offers assistance to area families in need.
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Our History
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The Destin Woman's Club was formed in 1976 by a small
group of women. It was known as the Lakeshore Woman's Club
then but soon went through a name change to better
identify with the community. Destin was a much smaller
town and these women saw there were needs that weren't
being met. If they could tap the private resources and
funnel them towards community projects everyone would
benefit. They also saw an opportunity to bring the people
together for social event. This is how it started; a few
good women came together with some good ideas and a desire
to help others.
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Our
Meetings
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Our luncheon meetings are what keep us connected. We meet
on the second Wednesday of the month, September through
June. This gives us a chance to keep up with each other as
well as the business of the club. We enjoy some of the
areas most interesting and entertaining speakers. Our
program committee does a wonderful job of presenting
informative people that keep us in touch with our
community. We have had the privilege of hosting
politicians, physicians, writers, artists, archaeologists,
scholars as well as fashion shows and local entertainers.
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The
Destin Woman's Club Governing Board for (2011-2012) consists of all members of the Executive Board and the Chairmen of the following standing
committees:
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New Executive Board for
2011-2012
President
- Kate Callicotte
Vice President
- Maggi Grogan
Recording Secretary
- Margie Foutz
Corresponding Secretary
- Linda Mendenhall
Treasurer/Finance
- Myra Shanklin
Ways & Means
- Dorthy Robinson
Parliamentarian
- Sherry Sheldon & Peggy Herbig
Committee Chairs for
2011-2012
Budget & Finance
- Margie Foutz
Chaplin - Cindy Posey
Newsletter - Wendy Schmutz
Chosen
Charity Fundraising -
Family Fund -
Mabel Prescott & Beth Ann Cox
Fisher
House -
Lynn Lake & Mary Rose Hidalgo
Friend to Friend
- Julia Boykin, Glenda Jernigan & Joy Segno
Historian -
Linda Morton
Hospitality -
Diana Lauderback & Betsy Stout-Jones
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DWC 2011-2012
Board Executive Board
Members
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Membership Booklet
- Denise Dobelek & Katie McPartland
Membership
- Denise Dobelek
Program - Maggi Grogan & Peggy Herbig
Restaurants -
Kim
Ederer & Sandra Williams
Reservations
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Louisa
Matthews & Cathy Brock
Publicity/Web Site - Susan Frishman
& Stephanie Roessler
Scholarship Fund -
Carol Winsett
Telephone -
Kathleen Hall
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Affiliations
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The
Destin Woman's Club is a member of affiliate organizations
including:
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