GFWC Ossoli Circle

Club Meeting
2023-05-08 09:45 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in Auditorium/Hospitality Corner
10:30 a.m. Appalachian Assistance – Unicorn Fund Scholarship
11:30 a.m. Business Meeting
12:30 p.m. Catered lunch provided by Soccer Taco

GFWC Annual Convention in Chicago, IL
2023-06-29 - 2023-07-02
GFWC Annual Convention
Chicago, IL

Membership Coffee
2023-09-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
FETE DAY
11:00 – 2:00 OPENING DAY COFFEE
Kim Overman, Chair
Nancy Christmas, Membership Chair
Carmella Stair, Fete Day Refreshment Chair
Sarah Brudecki, Decoration Chair

Club meeting- " Second Harvest" and "Searching for Rebecca Boone"
2023-09-18 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. President’s Project – “Second Harvest”
11:30 a.m. Book Study -“Searching for Rebecca Boone”
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Public Issues

Club Meeting - "Control Your Thoughts" and "Lets Talk Trash"
2023-09-25 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Education – “Control Thoughts: Create Your Own with Your Miraculous Mind,”
Judy Balloff, Author
11:30 a.m. Civic Engagement – “Let’s Talk Trash,”
Laura Howard, Sevier Solid Waste, Inc.
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Legislation and Resolutions

Board of Directors' Meeting
2023-09-27 10:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
10:00 a.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

GFWC of TN Fall Conference, Mt. Juliet, TN
2023-09-29 - 2023-10-01
GFWC of TN Fall Conference,
TRU by Hilton, Mt. Juliet, TN

Club meeting - “Inspiring Students to Enter STEM” and Business Meeting
2023-10-02 09:45 - 15:30 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Public Issues – “Inspiring Students to Enter STEM,” Jennifer Tyrell, Project Manager for
K 12 STEM Education at ORAU
11:30 a.m. Business Meeting
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Conservation

Club Meeting - "Bee kind to Polinators" and “Are You A Smart Driver?”
2023-10-09 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Conservation – “Bee Kind to Pollinators: How You Can Attract and Support Native Bees and Other Wildlife in Your Own Backyard,”
Will Kuhn, PhD, Director of Science and Research Discover Life in America (dlia.org)
11:30 a.m. Health and Wellness – “Are You A Smart Driver,” Nancy Carmon, AARP Volunteer Instructor
12:30 p.m. Lunch – History

Club Meeting - “Days for Girls" and Ladies Barbershop
2023-10-16 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. International Outreach – “Days for Girls: Turning Periods into Pathways,” Nancy Carmon
11:30 a.m. Music – Good News! Quartet Ladies Barbershop
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Book Study

GFWC SMOKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT FALL CONFERENCE, Host Club: Ossoli Circle
2023-10-21 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse

Club Meeting - REPLACEMENT BENEFIT
2023-10-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
REPLACEMENT BENEFIT
10:00-2:00 Susan Calabrese, Event Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
2023-10-25 10:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse

Club Meeting - "Girl Talk, Inc." and “Knoxville Opera for All,”
2023-10-30 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
Monday, October 30
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Education – “Girl Talk, Inc.,” Blake Hundley
11:30 a.m. Arts & Culture – “Knoxville Opera for All,” Jason Hardy, General Director and CEO, Knoxville Opera
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Membership and New Members

GFWC SER Conference
2023-11-03 - 2023-11-05
GFWC SER Conference, Huntington, West Virginia

Club Meeting - “A Life Changing Trip to The Holy Land” and Business Meeting
2023-11-06 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. President’s Selection – “A Life Changing Trip to The Holy Land,” Pamela Schwartz
11:30 a.m. Business Meeting
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Hospitality
12:30 p.m. New Member Orientation

Club Meeting - “Tennessee Wildflowers” and “Women in the Military”
2023-11-13 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
VETERANS’ DAY
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Education – “Tennessee Wildflowers,” Thomas Harrington
11:30 a.m. Veteran’s Day Program – “Women in the Military,” Renee Hamilton
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Inventory and Publicity
12:30 p.m. New Member Orientation

Club Meeting - “Lizzie’s Legacy" and Legislative Update
2023-11-20 10:00 - 13:30 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
FOUNDER’S DAY – 138th ANNIVERSARY
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Founder’s Day Program – “Lizzie’s Legacy,” Robin Goddard and Susie Kelley
11:30 a.m. Legislation and Resolution – Legislative Update from Tim Burchett’s Office Staff
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Art
12:30 p.m. New Member Orientation

Happy Thanksgiving
2023-11-23 08:00 - 17:00

No Meeting
2023-11-27 08:00 - 17:00

Club Meeting - “Knoxville’s Arts & Culture Alliance” and Webb Madrigal Singers
2023-12-04 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Art – “Knoxville’s Arts & Culture Alliance,”
Lisa Zenni, Executive Director of Arts &
Culture Alliance
11:30 a.m. Music – Webb Madrigal Singers, Kickoff to Christmas
Book Club will meet during lunch
12:30 p.m. Lunch – International Outreach

Club Meeting - PRESIDENTS’ DAY
2023-12-11 10:30 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
FETE DAY
10:30 – 1:00
PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Linda Williams and Jo Webb, Event Co-Chairs
Carmella Stair, Fete Day Refreshment Chair
Sarah Brudecki, Decoration Chair

No Meeting - Happy Holidays
2023-12-18

No Meeting - Merry Christmas
2023-12-25

No Meeting - Happy New Year
2024-01-01

Club Meeting - “It Takes A Community” and “James White Fort”
2024-01-08 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Domestic Abuse Awareness – “It Takes A Community,” Haley Griffith,
Knoxville Family Justice Center
11:30 a.m. History – “James White Fort,” Sam Maynard, Executive Director
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Health and Wellness

“Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse" and " Jimmy Duncan- From batboy to Congressman"
2024-01-15 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Public Issues – “Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse”
11:30 a.m. Book Study Jimmy Duncan- From batboy to Congressman
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Education

Club Meeting - “Human Animal Bond in Tennessee, (HABIT)” and “IndiaFest Knoxville"
2024-01-22 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Civic Engagement – “Human Animal Bond in Tennessee, (HABIT),” Joan Cohn, HABIT Volunteer
11:30 a.m. International Outreach – “IndiaFest Knoxville: Culture, Food, Music, Dance,” Smita Borole
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Luncheon Committee

Club Meeting - “Healthy Eating”and Kendra Walker Patty, GFWC of Tennessee, President Elect
2024-01-29 09:45 - 13:00 | Ossoli Circle Clubhouse
9:45 a.m. Fellowship in the small dining room
10:30 a.m. Health and Wellness – “Healthy Eating,” Rhonda Merrifield, Epicure cooking demonstration
11:30 a.m. Kendra Walker Patty, GFWC of Tennessee, President Elect 2022-2024
12:30 p.m. Lunch – Domestic Violence Awareness
