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THE WOMAN’S CLUB G R A N D P R A I R I E, T E X A S We are so excited to welcome you back to the club. Your Executive Board has been working hard to make sure that we have a great year! Please save these upcoming dates. Additional event information is also found inside as well as announcements. We hope to see you all very soon!
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
SAVE THE DATE! Wine Tasting Event Saturday, March 5 6:00 PM $30.00
PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES Advanced ticket sales and table CALENDAR
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Can you believe that January is almost over? Time is going by so fast! Our Valentine’s month of February is coming up and I know you all can’t wait for more CANDY!
PRESIDENT Paulette Reid
Plans are in progress for a Wine Tasting Event at the Club, so be on the look-out for information soon! Additionally, we have several outside events that will be happening in the final months of our 2022 season, not to mention our New Members Luncheon and the City Workers Appreciation Luncheon.
If you haven’t joined a department yet, you can still do so...it’s a very inexpensive way to have fun and be with your friends. Contact one of the Department Chairs listed in your Newsletter or Directory if you have any questions. At the General Meeting on March 4, 2022, the Slate of Officers for the 2022-2023 will be presented and voted on. And of course, you know we will have a wonderful luncheon prepared by Jean Van Schaick and her Committee. Our Decorating Chair, Debbie Beaudin and her Committee will make sure the Auditorium is beautifully decorated. Program Chair, Reni Cook has arranged for Historian, Humorist and Author Rose Mary Rubley to entertain us at the March General Meeting. It will be a wonderful event! In this issue of the Newsletter, you will find information regarding recommended changes/revisions to the By-Laws and we will vote at the meeting to approve. Please take a moment to review them. Finally, our Garage Sales will be coming up in May, so please save your items/clothes and we will let you know when you can start bringing them to the club. Everyone stay safe and we look forward to seeing you in March!
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FEBRUARY 2022 THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF GRAND PRAIRIE PROPOSED CHANGES TO BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I – NAME The name of this organization shall be the Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie. ARTICLE II - OBJECT SECTION 1. The object of this organization shall be for study in religious, educational, literary, scientific, and artistic fields and to participate in the philanthropic projects of the community. SECTION 2. The incorporated organization shall never have any capital stock. No part of the earnings shall inure to the benefit of any individual. None of the property of the corporation, real or personal, shall be used or expended except in the accomplishment of the legitimate aims and purposes. ARTICLE III – POLICY The policy of this club shall be non-partisan and non-sectarian but for the benefit of the public as a whole. ARTICLE IV – OFFICES The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Texas shall be located in the City of Grand Prairie, County of Dallas. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Texas, as the Board of Directors may determine or as the affairs of the Corporation may require from time to time. The Corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the State of Texas a registered office, and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by the Texas Non- Profit Corporation Act. The registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the State of Texas, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE V – MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENT ARTICLE V – DELETE A AND B CHANGES TO A, AND C CHANGES TO B. There shall be Active, Life, Patron, Charter and Associate memberships The word accepted shall be changed to reviewed and approved. (1) Delete: To investigate the qualifications of the person proposed for membership in the Club, and (2) Delete: To ascertain the view of the Executive Committee concerning such persons, the method being to submit the names with their sponsors in writing, (3) Delete: A list of prospective members will be kept in the office to fill vacancies as they occur. B. Includes (1) and (2) is deleted. Section 1. A membership application shall be presented and signed by two members in good standing. A. All applications for membership will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. B. An Active Member shall: Be encouraged to be a member in good standing of at least one Department and attend a minimum of one General Meeting a year. Section 2. Life Membership. Any member shall be entitled to become a Life Member who has made a gift of $1,000.00 to the Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie. Life Members shall be entitled to the privileges of regular members but shall be exempt from annual dues. They shall be members of the Board of Directors. Section 3. Patron. Any member shall be entitled to become a Patron Member who has made a gift of $2,000.00 to the Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie and shall be entitled to the privileges of regular members but shall be exempt
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ARTICLE V – SECTION 4. DELETE: THE WORD ASSOCIATE. Section 4. Associate Members are those who cannot attend meetings but wish to remain on the Membership list. Associate dues will be one-half Active Membership dues. Associate Members must be approved by the Executive Committee and have no voting privileges. Associate Membership shall be limited to one year. ARTICLE V – SECTION 5. DELETE: Membership in the Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie shall be limited to 450 Active Members. Section 5. Charter Members shall not pay annual dues. Section 6. Annual dues shall be $100.00 plus federal tax, if any. Annual dues are payable June 1. No dues or fees may be refunded. Members who move out of state may hold an Associate Membership. New members joining after January 1 shall pay dues of $50.00 plus federal tax, if any. ARTICLE V – SECTION 7. DELETE THE ENTIRE SECTION. ARTICLE VI – REFURBISHING – NO CHANGES ARTICLE VII – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMENDMENT ARTICLE VII – Section 1. and Section 2. Replace Chairman with Chair. Delete: Section 3 and Section 4 replaces 3. Section 5 replaces Section 4. Delete: Membership and replace with Officers. Section 6. replaces Section 5. Delete: Directors-at-Large and replace with Officers, Delete: elected and replace with appointed by the President. Section 1. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the Elected Officers, appointed Parliamentarian and Overall Department Chair. Section 2. There shall be a Board of Directors consisting of the Elected Officers, Parliamentarian, Overall Department Chair, the six Directors-at-Large, Life and Patron Members, each Department Chair and Past Presidents. Section 3. The Executive Committee shall have the power to transact all business of the Club that may be necessary to act upon before the regular meetings of the membership. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to fill all unexpired terms of its Officers and of the Board of Directors. Section 5. Directors-at-Large shall be appointed by the President for a period of two years. ARTICLE VIII – OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS AMENDMENT VIII – Replace Chairman with Chair or Chairs. Section 1. Elected officers of the Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie shall consist of a President, President-Elect, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Fourth Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity Chair and Historian. Section 2. The Parliamentarian and the Overall Department Chair shall be appointed by the President subject to
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approval of the Executive Committee with full voting privileges. Section 3. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the elected Officers, appointed Parliamentarian and the Overall Department Chair. Section 4. The Board of Directors shall be composed of the elected Officers, appointed Parliamentarian, Overall Department Chair, Directors, Standing Committee Chairs, Life and Patron Members, Department Chairs and Past Presidents. Section 5. The Officers of the organization shall be elected in the following manner. There shall be a Nominating Committee of five members, chaired by the President-Elect. Two members shall be elected by the Executive Committee prior to the December General Meeting; two by the overall membership at the December General Meeting. This Nominating Committee will present a slate of officers to Members at the March General Meeting for election in March and installation in May. Section 6. If there is more than one nominee for any one office, the Voting shall be by ballot and the majority shall elect. Section 7. Officers and Chairs shall assume their duties in June and shall serve a term of one year until their successors are elected. ARTICLE IX – DUTIES OF OFFICERS ARTICLE IX – Replace all use of Chairman, Chairmen and Chairperson with Chair. Section 1 – Delete: subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, Section 7. – Delete: She shall notify committees of their appointment and hand all committees their instructions. Section 8. – Delete: Copy of all correspondence shall be kept on file in the Club office. Section 9. – Delete: which shall be presented at the October General Meeting. Section 11. - Delete: Section 12. Replaces Section 11. Section 13. Replaces Section 12. Delete: philanthropic. Section 14. replaces 13. – Add: as well as serve as needed at General Meetings and Projects Section 15. becomes Section 14. Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club, the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors. She shall appoint Standing Committee Members and appoint all special committees as necessity arises. The President shall be a member ex-officio of all committees except the Nominating Committee. Upon retiring from her duties, she shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Section 2. The President-Elect shall be the President’s aide and preside in her absence. She shall be Chair of the Nominating Committee. She shall be a member of the Executive Committee for at least one year prior to serving as President-Elect. Section 3. The First Vice President shall serve as Program Chair. Section 4. The Second Vice President shall serve as Membership Chair. Section 5. The Third Vice President shall serve as Projects Chair and serve on the Finance Committee. Section 6. The Fourth Vice President shall serve as Building Chair and serve as a member of the Finance Committee. Section 7. The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Club and of the Executive Committee and of the Board of Directors meetings, and all other records. She shall issue all information to the Directors. She shall keep a roll of the members. Section 8. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Club as directed by the Pres-
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ident and shall have custody of all letters. It shall be her duty, in cooperation with the Telephone Committee, to give notice of all meetings. Section 9. The Treasurer shall be collector and custodian of all funds of the Club which shall be deposited in a local bank and paid upon authorization of the Club. Checks shall be signed by the Treasurer, the President or the President-Elect. The Treasurer shall keep an itemized account of all funds at the Club and shall present a report at each of the meetings of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, and an annual report at the annual meeting of the Club. She shall serve on the Finance Committee and shall be bonded along with the President in such sum as the Executive Committee may decide, the cost of the bond to be borne by the Club. An annual internal audit by an audit committee, composed of club members other than elected officers, shall be made. Section 10. The Historian shall keep a record of all Club activity and shall accumulate these materials and pictures in a permanent history book. Section 11. The Parliamentarian shall advise the presiding officer on points of parliamentary law and shall Chair the By-Laws Committee. She shall be responsible for transferring approved changes to the incoming Parliamentarian and Yearbook Chair. Section 12. The Overall Department Chair shall represent each Department, serve as a member of the Finance Committee and be responsible for raising budgeted funds for the operation of the Club and for Projects. Section 13. The Directors-at-Large shall act as liaison officers between the membership and the Executive Committee, as well as serve as needed at General Meetings and Projects. Section 14. The retiring President shall hold the honorary position of an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. All Past Presidents shall be members of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE X – MEETINGS – NO CHANGES
ARTICLE XI – STANDING COMMITTEES AMENDMENTS – ARTICLE XI Section 1. – Delete: Cultural Arts, Guest Book Registration. Section 2. – Delete. Section 3 becomes 2. Section 1. There shall be the following Standing Committees: Program, Membership, Finance, Building, Publicity, Yearbook, Projects, By-Laws, Advisory, Bulletin, Hospitality, Overall Department, Social, Decorating, Telephone, and Scholarship Trust. Section 2. Duties of Standing Committees: A. The Program Committee shall be in charge of formulating programs throughout the year for the study of literature, history, science, education, painting, music, religion, other fine arts and for social enjoyment. B. For Membership Committee duties refer to Article V, Section A. C. The Finance Committee shall prepare an annual budget for the Club, have general supervision of all expenditures and shall attend to proper investment of any accumulated funds. D. The Building Committee shall plan and expedite all building needs, including maintenance, and shall be
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custodian of all the Club’s properties. The Building Committee shall be responsible for scheduling use of the Club Building. Also, the Building Committee shall be responsible for hiring personnel and administering personnel matters. E. The Publicity Committee shall be responsible for informing the public of the activities of the Club meetings and events. F. The Yearbook Committee shall be responsible for publishing and distributing the Club’s yearbook to each member. G. The Projects Committee shall be responsible for fund-raising projects of the Club. H. The By-Laws Committee should be responsible for an annual review of the By-Laws. I. The Advisory Committee, whose membership is made up of all Past Presidents, and whose Chair is the immediate Past President, shall act in an advisory capacity to every Executive Committee, and shall be responsible for having at least one representative present at each Executive Committee meeting. If the Chair of the Advisory Committee cannot attend the Executive Committee meeting, then it shall become her responsibility to send some other member of the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall be responsible for supervising the refurbishing of the Woman’s Club building at such time as refurbishing becomes necessary, working in conjunction with the Building Committee. The Advisory Committee shall be responsible for the annual inventory under the supervision of the incoming and outgoing Advisory Committee Chairs. Further, the Advisory Committee shall meet twice a year, in October and again in March, on a specific date called by the Chair. Twenty percent of members constitute a quorum. ARTICLE XII – DEPARTMENTS AMENDMENTS – ARTICLE XII Section 4. – Delete, Section 5. becomes Section 4. Section 1. The Departments shall be for the purpose of study in the fields of religion, education, literature, science, fine arts, and social activities. Section 2. New Departments may be created at the request of five members subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. Section 3. Each Department shall make rules for the operation of its Department. These rules must not conflict with the By-Laws of the Club. Section 4. All Department meetings must be scheduled with the Building Chair to be placed on the calendar. ARTICLE XIII – FISCAL YEAR - NO CHANGES ARTICLE XIV – WAIVER OF NOTICE - NO CHANGES ARTICLE XV – PARLIMENTARY AUTHORITY - NO CHANGES ARTICLE XVI – AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS - NO CHANGES
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MEETING INFORMATION BUNCO
MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH Meets at 9:45 AM Plays at 10 AM
Bernice Pannell-214-923-2648 Judi Love- 817-470-5305
Garden, Glamour & Gourmet (3G’s) MEETS THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
10 AM CAROL BROWN-972-264-7054
Separate Checks MEETS THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
Meets at club at 10:45 AM Leaves at 11 AM KAY PUTNEY- 214-850-0168
MEXICAN TRAIN MEETS THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
10 AM
CANASTA TWICE AS FUN!
MEETS THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
10 AM Janette Skrasek 972-977-8550
AND
MEETS THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH
10 AM MARITA JORDAN 972-641-4366
Krafty Kreations MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Meets at 9:45 AM PEGGY POAGE- 972-641-4332
join a committee and have some fun with friends!
JANICE PRIBBLE- 972-642-7162
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Woman’s Club of Grand Prairie 1 Park Square North Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 972-264-2320
Paulette Reid, President Judy Ingram, President Elect Reni Cook, Programs Brenda Skinner, Membership/ Yearbook Jackie Blackburn, Projects Judi Stith, Building Marita Jordan, Corresponding Secretary Liz Gomez, Recording Secretary Pat Elkins, Treasurer Becky Garland, Historian Janette Skrasek, Parliamentarian Janice Pribble, Overall Department Chair Barbara Tillman, Advisory Chair Sara Dedeluk, Newsletter Chair
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Bunco 10:00 a.m.
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Canasta 28 10:00 a.m.
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Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Train 10:00 a.m.
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Canasta 10:00 a.m.
Separate Checks 10:45 a.m.
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Board Meeting 10:00 a.m.
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