Posted by $475 in award dollars were presented at the GFWC State Convention at the Pioneer Women Event Center in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. “Each of the 19 clubs presidents either received a book of all the state reports at the convention or will receive a copy in the mail in the next couple of weeks,” according to awards chairman, Monica Bartling. “Each Category had a judge that agreed to judge that particular category and the judges did not know who had won other categories.”
The Awards Chairman is not a judge for the important event that allows all clubs to vie for cash awards for placing first in a category. Also, general funds were not used to pay for the awards. Our state president attended each district’s convention and had special silent auction items that funded the state awards.”
Creative Category winners and categories were: Civic Engagement and Outreach — Perry Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Club for their sign project; Environment — Waurika Sorosis Club for their Wildflower project; Communications and Public Relations — Cheyenne Sorosis Club for their Pet Parade; Membership — Cheyenne Platonic Club for their Favorite Recipe brunch; Fundraising and Development — Waurika Sorosis Club for their Christmas Tree Tickets project; Health and Wellness — Waurika Sorosis Club for their Waurika Inspiring Hope Project; and, Education and Libraries — Cheyenne Platonic Club for their Life 101 Project.
Other Categories and awards were:
Signature Program, 1st Place, Tulsa Silver Foxes; 2nd Place, Sulphur Sorosis Club; and 3rd Place, Ladies Tuesday Afternoon Club, Perry.
Arts and Culture, 1st Place, Cheyenne Platonic Club; 2nd Place, Tulsa Silver Foxes; 3rd Place, Pa-A-Linn of Haskell.
Communications and Public Relations, 1st Place Waurika Sorosis Club; 2nd Place, Cheyenne Sorosis Club; 3rd Place La-Kee-Kon of Nowata;
Education and Libraries, 1st Place, Cheyenne Platonic Club; 2nd Place, Tulsa Silver Foxes; 3rd Place, Nowata La-Kee-Kon;
Environment, 1st Place, Waurika Sorosis Club, 2nd Place, Cheyenne Platonic Club; 3rd Place, Sulphur Sorosis Club.
Fundraising and Development, 1st Place, Ladies Tuesday Afternoon Club of Perry; 2nd Place, Waurika Sorosis Club; 3rd Place, La-Kee-Kon Club of Nowata;
Health and Wellness — 1st Place, Waurika Sorosis Club; 2nd Place, Pa-A-Linn of Haskell, 3rd Place, Platonic Club of Cheyenne.
Leadership, 1st Place, Waurika Sorosis Club; 2nd Place, La-Kee-Kon of Nowata, 3rd Place, Haskell Pa-A-Linn;
Legislation and Public Policy, 1st Place, La-Kee-Kon of Nowata; 2nd Place, Tulsa Silver Foxes; 3rd Place, Ladies Tuesday Afternoon Club of Perry.
Membership, 1st Place, Cheyenne Platonic Club; 2nd Place, Nowata La-Kee-Kon; 3rd Place, Tulsa Silver Foxes.
Epsilon Sigma Omicron & WHRC, 1st Place, McAlester Fortnightly.