Coming Soon

The Macon County Democratic Women (a chapter of the Middle Georgia Democratic Women) will reorganize as an independant club after the first of the year. Stay tuned for exciting new events.

August Meeting

The next meeting of the Macon County Chapter of the Middle Georgia Democratic Women will be held on Saturday, August 22, at 10:00 a.m. at Rosati's Depot in Marshallville. Our speakers will be Demetrice Howard and Sharon Grant who will tell us about Micasa, a substance abuse program and residence for women. Micasa is operated in connection with the Phoenix Center for Behavioral Care. Breakfast will be served in the Cafe Locomotive located inside the Depot. Spring Rosati always serves a fantastic breakfast for only $8.00 a person. Please RSVP to Yvonne Sutherland at sutherland.yvonne@gmail.com.

Please bring medical supplies for the Free Clinic.

July Meeting

The next meeting of the Macon County Chapter of the MGDW will be held on July 25, 2009 at Rosati's Depot in Marshallville. Our speaker will be Mark Poole with the Macon County Department of Family and Children's Services. Breakfast will be served in the Cafe Locomotive located inside the Depot. Spring Rosati always serves a fantastic beakfast for only a $8.00 per person. Please RSVP to Yvonne Sutherland at sutherland.yvonne@gmail.com

Note that in August our speakers will be Demetrice Howard and Sharon Grant who will talk about Micasa, a substance abuse program and residence for women that is operated in connection with Phoenix Center Behavioral Care. Our September speaker will be Beth Addy of the Middle Flint Behavioral Center. Please mark you calendars for the 4th Saturday of each month to so you won't miss these important programs.

June 27 Meeting of the Macon County Chapter of MGDWC

The next meeting of the Macon County Chapter of MGDW will be held on June 27 at Rosati's Depot in Marshallville. Our speaker will be Dr. Charlene Hanson who works with Karen Hatten at the Macon County Free Clinic. Breakfast will be served in the Cafe Locomotive located inside the Depot. Spring Rosati always serves a fantastic breakfast for only $8.00 a person. Please RSVP to Yvonne Sutherland at sutherland.yvonne@gmail.com

Appeal from the DeKalb County Democratic Women

A member of one of our sister clubs (DeKalb County) is helping a charity collect (new)cotton panties for Haitian girls who have no underwear. Imagine being so poor that you cannot afford to buy underwear for your daughters. Those kids are often seen sitting bare-bottomed on the dirt. Makes me sad just thinking about it. Tina Simms has pledged to help collect panties, which will be sent to Haiti. If you want to contribute to this project, please bring a package of panties, any size from little kids up to teens, to the Macon County Chapter of MGDWC meeting on June 27. I will be responsible for getting them to Tina. You can get packages of panties that are good quality and cheap at Family Dollar or Fred's.

MGDWC in Warner Robins

The June meeting of Middle Georgia Democratic Women's Club will be held at Chef Audrey's Bistro, Wal-Mart Shopping Center, Watson Blvd., Warner Robins GA on Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m.Our speaker will be state Senator Robert Brown. You will really enjoy hearing this dedicated Democrat.Delicious brunch: $8.00 !

Great Speech by General Poythress

We had a great meeting on May 23rd. Gubernatorial candidate David Poythress gave an inspiring talk regarding his vision for Georgia’s future. Montezuma Downtown Development Director, Camille Bielby, who has known the general and his wife for a long time introduced our speaker. We were honored to have several visitors at the meeting, including Marshallville City Councilman Ronnie Buckner, Mary Haigler of Oglethorpe, Taylor County Commissioner Patty James, Attorney Sid Moore, Charlotte Perkins, Staff Writer for the Houston Home Journal, and Tina Simms, newly elected President of the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women.

General Poythress also mentioned us on his website: http://www.poythressforgovernor.com/node/111

and see the Citizen and Georgian coverage here:
http://www.citizenandgeorgian.com/content.aspx?IsHome=1&MemberID=1273&ID=2253&Module=Quickpage

Once you are in the newspaper, click on the text to get a larger PDF version of the page.

David Poythress to Speak to Macon County Chapter on May 23

The Macon County Chapter of the Middle Georgia Democratic Women’s Club is honored that we will have a special guest at our May 23rd meeting, gubernatorial candidate David Poythress. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Rosati’s Depot in Marshallville. Please come and bring a guest. As always, a delicious breakfast in the Café Locomotive (located in the Depot) will be provided at $8.00 per person. RSVP to Yvonne Sutherland at sutherland.yvonne@gmail.com.

For more information on General Poythress visit his website:

http://www.poythressforgovernor.com/home

Change of Plans - Carter Museum is Closed

The Carter Museum is closed for extensive renovations so the May 16 trip has been changed. The MGDWC will instead visit Warm Springs, Georgia. Spring Rosati will pick up the Houston County Group at the Galleria Mall in Warner Robins. A separate group will leave from Macon County. Maryjane Crook and Diana Dunten will drive the Macon County group. The two groups will meet in Warm Springs.

For more information call, Maryjane Crook at 244-1867.

Great Spring Meeting Hosted by the Forsyth County Democratic Women

On May 2, the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women had a great Spring Meeting hosted by the Forsyth County Democratic Women. There were over 70 attendees. The group was surprised with a visit from David Poythress, Democratic candidate for governor.

Other details below:

Georgia Federation of Democratic Women Slate of Officers

Outgoing GFDW President, Kathy Bird, swore in the new Board members. The new officers are:
Kristina Simms, PresidentAngie Rigney, 1st Vice Pres.Gail Buckner, 2nd Vice Pres.Elverta Williams, 3rd Vice Pres.Arvilla Jennings, Recording SecretaryBeverly McMurray, TreasurerCheryl Williams, At-LargeKim Carter, At-LargePage Gleason, ParliamentarianKarin Barber, HistorianFenika Miller, ChaplainKathy Bird, Immediate Past President

Bob Barton, 9th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair, served as Master of Ceremonies.

Senator Gail Buckner presented Senator Nan Orrock with the Maxine Goldstein Award. The Maxine Goldstein Award is presented to an outstanding woman legislator.

Martha Kiel of the Democratic Party of Georgia addressed the group about revitalizing the County Committees.

Since it was Kentucky Derby Day, hats abounded.

MGDWC Members Honored

Middle Georgia Democratic Women's Club members Margaret Ford, Yvonne Sutherland and Spring Rosati received True Blue Circle Awards. Fenika Miller of MGDWC was also a recipient; however, she could not be there due to a death in her family.

Spring Rosati and Yvonne Sutherland are members of the Macon County Chapter.

Next Meeting on April 25th

Our next meeting will be on April 25 at 10:00 a.m. at Rosati's Depot in Marshallville. Join us for a delicious breakfast ($8.00 per person) and join in our discussion of the History of Women and the Vote!

For more information email Yvonne Sutherland:

sutherland.yvonne@gmail.com

Georgia Boyd Speaks to the Democratic Women

Ms. Georgia Boyd of the Literacy Council, spoke to the Macon County Democratic Women about the problems of a low literacy level can affect community, region, and nation.She was accompanied to the meeting by Ms. Sally McIntosh, adult literacy instructor.Ms. Boyd's presentation stimulated lively discussion and offers of volunteer help.Bob Fear greeted the group on behalf of the Macon County Democratic Committee. His topic was the need for people to get active and get involved. Ms. Kristina Simms,president-elect of GFDW, told the group about the current growth of GFDW chapters and the need for Democrats to activate the base and put a Democrat back in the state house. The meeting was held at Rosati's Depot in Marshallville GA. Ms. Spring Rosati, a member of the Macon County Democratic Women, owns and operates the renoved depot as a restaurant and gift shop. She announced the "First Annual Peach Pig Fest" to be held in Marshallville Oct. 9-10. For info: (478)967-2928. Ms. Mary Jane Crooks, chair of the Macon County Club, told the group about Georgia Reach, a new program for families facing Alzheimer's/Dementia. Information: (229)928-2126. The Macon County group is currently still associated with the Middle Georgia Democratic Women but hopes to "spin off" into a separate club by November, possibly named Flint River Democratic Women's Club and including other nearby counties. Information:yvonnes@windstream.net

Macon County MGDW Club Holds It's First Meeting

Macon County Democratic Women’s Club held the first Meeting on February 28 at Rosati’s Depot in Marshallville. Breakfast was catered by the Café Locomotive which is located inside the Depot. The women discussed ideas for service-oriented projects and shared suggestions about several areas of need in the Macon County Community.