the Montana Woman GFWC of Montana, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Autumn 2012 Volume 53 Issue 1 Inside this Issue Message from President Nancy 2 Greetings from GFWC International President 3 Official call to Fall Board Meeting 4 Meeting Registration 5 Meeting Preview 6 International Convention 9 2012-2014 Directory 10 GFWC Montana Bylaws 15 Standing Rules 22 Take Time To... Remember Reflect and Renew GFWC of Montana A Word from our President Executive Committee Dear friends, Take Time to…Remember, Reflect and Renew is President the theme for the next two years. We may watch time Nancy Hanford race by, or we may feel like time is slowing to a crawl, P. O. Box 1293, Fort Benton, MT 59442 or maybe even feel like time is passing us by, but we
[email protected] can never recapture time, as once it is gone, we can 406-622-5313 (H & fax) 406-788-2984 (Cell) never get it back again. Time is precious, and we need to do what we can…now. For me, this administration has two grandmothers President-Elect at its heart. Louise Gwinn Hanford, my husband’s Joyce Rogers grandmother, was an active GFWC of Montana mem- P.O. Box 2778, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 ber who was president of her Fort Benton club, started a Junior Woman’s Club,
[email protected] and devoted many hours to the Montana Woman magazine. Though I never 406-253-3355 knew her, she has influenced me as a clubwoman through her writings and from stories the family tells of her commitment to volunteerism.