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Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce

2005 Clubs & Organizations

May 31, 2005

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DECATUR-MORGAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

05-31-05

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AARP, Chapter 234 (American Association of Retired Persons) Wayne Wagnon, President Meets 4th Tues. at 11:00 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church 778-8355 A.A.U.W (American Association of University Women) Marsha McGrath & Mary K. Braddock, Co-Presidents 3rd Thursday of month Contact Joann Cummings 340-5863 or 584-6567 Alabama Baptist Children’s Home-Decatur 355-6893 Alabama Motorists Association 353-4924 Alabama Mountain Lakes Assoc. Georgia Turner, Executive Director PO Box 1075, 25062 North St. Mooresville, AL 35649 350-3500, Fax 350-3579 Alcoholics Anonymous 350-1544 Alpha Alpha Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Pat Tarpley, President Meetings are 2nd & 4th Tuesdays in members’ homes 350-1570 – Gloria Cobb American Business Women’s Assoc. Vivian Fetner, President 2nd Thursdays of the month at Westminster Presbyterian Church 773-2522 – Cathy Chiles American Heart Association Pat Patterson, President Meets 2nd Wednesdays of each month (except the summer months) at noon at Parkway Medical Center 536-0400 Huntsville office

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American Legion Post 15 Commander Frank Shafer, Jr. 2607 Hwy 31 SE PO Box 996 Decatur, AL 35601 353-5501 Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month American Red Cross 353-4891 Animal Shelter Friends Glynda Short, President Meets 1st Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Wheeler Basin Regional Library 355-7171, 351-7765 ARC of Morgan County Johnna Breland, President 2nd Tuesdays each month at ARC office at 6:30 p.m. 355-6192 ARC of Lawrence County Steven Dutton, President 974-0496, Charlene Terry Austin High School Alumni Foundation John J. Sumerel, III, President Meets 1st Tues. of ea. month For more information Call Patricia Young @ 350-2107 or www.ptc.dcs.edu/schools/hs/ahs Austin Lions Club Larry Vinson, President Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 at Holiday Inn 340-1163 – Ronnie Lovelady, 227-6488 – Barbara Birdsong

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Bakers Creek Kart Club Meetings are last Thurs. of the month at Logan’s Roadhouse Carol Lowery, President 773-1814 Baptist Nurses’ Fellowship Meets every other month at the Morgan Baptist Assoc. office Regina Mobbs, President 974-0536

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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 350-0430 Beta Nu Chapter, Alpha Delta Kappa Quincy Hamilton, President 353-2068 Bethel Homemakers Alabama Association for Family & Community Education Bethel Club Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. in members’ homes LaVerne Stacks, President 773-6269 Better Business Bureau of North Alabama Michele McDaniel, President PO Box 383 Huntsville, AL 35804 533-1640, 1-800-239-1642, Fax 533-1177 Decatur Office 355-2226 Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morgan County 353-0157 Boys & Girls Clubs of Decatur 355-2909 British Motoring Society Chance Rosic, President Bowes Channel of Decatur is the local contact person, 355-3089 Business Network International Tom Owczarzak, President 355-9273

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Calhoun Community Foundation PO Box 2216 Hwy 31 N (Limestone County) Decatur, AL 35609-2216 306-2580, Fax 306-2900 Chapel Hill Neighborhood Assoc. Meetings held 2nd Monday of the month, Sept. through May, in members’ homes Robin Henderson, President 351-0424, Sissy Graves

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Circle of Fellowship Milton E. Yarbrough, III, Director Miltyarb@hiwaay.net Chatroom on Internet: groups Yahoo.com/group/circleoffellowship Citizen Police Academy Alumni Meets on the third Tues. of the month at Colonial Mall in the Community Resource Center Don Fries, President 350-7441 Col. John Robins Chapter, DAR Meetings held the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at Priceville Library or in members’ homes Mrs. David Jump, Regent 350-3746 – Arthenia Turner Committee on Church Cooperation 355-8893 Community Action & Community Development Agency of NA Thomas M. Wood, III, CEO/VP PO Box 1788 Decatur, AL 35602 355-7843, Fax 355-7953 Community Relations Association 355-8347 Cotton Valley Embroiderer’s Club Marion Bradford, President 4th Wednesday of every month, except for July, at 10 a.m. at Fort Decatur Country Cousins Dot Maples, President 778-7173

D Daybreak Rotary Club Larry Ayers, President 353-3461 Decatur Alabama Kennel Club Bruce Plaiss, President 259 County Road 379 Trinity, AL 35673 Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Wheeler Basin Library 905-0708, Susan Dodson

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Decatur Amateur Radio Club Meetings held 1st Tues. of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan County Emergency Management Agency auditorium at the courthouse Bob McKenzie, President 355-9242 Decatur Art Guild Johanna Littleton, President 350-8365 – Becky Littleton Decatur Business & Professional Women’s Club Meetings are the 3rd Thurs. of the month at the library at 6:30 p.m. Angela Barnett, President 353-8902 Decatur Business Network International Tom Owczarzak, President 355-9273 Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce John Seymour PO Box 2003 Decatur, AL 35602-2003 353-5312 www.dcc.org Decatur-Morgan County National Association of Retired Federal Employees Nell Canada, President (350-1468) Decatur Charity League Donna Campbell, President 1st Monday each Month Sept –May at 9:30 am at 9th St. United Methodist Church 353-2766 – Lynn Easterwood, 351-0320 – Neyssa Johnson Decatur Christian Women’s Club Clarice Kessinger, Chairwoman Meets at Decatur Country Club the first Friday of each month at 11 a.m. 301-9196, Clarice Kessinger Decatur Civitan Club Carrol Rozear, President Meets each Wednesday at the Holiday Inn at noon More information – 355-4721 Decatur Concert Association Cynthia Volin, President 355-5179

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Decatur Culture Club Charlotte White, President 2nd Friday October – May at 1:30 pm in members’ homes 353-5234 – Carolyn Timberlake Decatur Demolay Commandery James Lawrence, Eminent Commander Meetings held 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Bldg located at 1 Walnut St. NE Decatur Elks Lodge Larry Abercrombie Meetings held at the lodge on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month Decatur Emblem Club #127 Denise Collins, President PO Box 1435 Decatur, AL 35602 2nd Tuesdays each month @ 7:30 p.m. Elks Lodge 353-8327 Decatur General Hospital Auxiliary Carol Solorio, President Meets six times a year at the Hospital 341-2184 Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce Carl Brown, President 340-0473 Decatur Junior Women’s Club Meetings held 2nd Thursday of each month in members’ homes Wanda Duncan, President 355-8997 Decatur Kiwanis Club Greg Stephenson, President PO Box 733 Decatur, AL 35602-0733 Meets at noon each Thursday at Decatur Country Club 355-2469 (Bill Stone, Secretary) Decatur Lions Club Jeff Kirkland, Immediate Past President Chris Story , President Elect Meetings are held on Tuesdays at noon at the Holiday Inn 352-7805, Joe Montgomery

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Decatur Model Airplane Club Meetings held 2nd Thursday of each month at the Aquadome Jim Ray, President 353-1323 Decatur Music Club Michelle Giordano, President Meetings are held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday or Saturday of each month in members’ homes or local churches 351-6786 Decatur Newcomers Cheryl Smith, President Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at Decatur Country Club 308-1800 – Kathy Waldrep Decatur Rotary Club Jeanne Payne, President PO Box 222 Decatur, AL 35602 552-3000 Meets every Monday at noon at Holiday Inn Decatur Rotary Club – Daybreak Larry Ayers, President Meetings held Wednesday at 7:00 am. at Barnhill’s Buffet 353-3461 Decatur Shrine Club James Lawrence, President Meetings are the 2nd Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m. 353-0925 Decatur Smocking & Heirloom Sewing Guild Pam Abercrombie, President 773-0290 Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce Kathy Tadlock, President Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the month, Sept. – May, at Decatur Country Club at noon 340-7000 Delta Delta Delta Alumni Association Maryanne Dunnivant, President Meetings held quarterly in members’ homes 355-1474

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Delta Kappa Gamma MU Chapter Meetings held 1st Thursday of the month Ann LaChance, President 355-7827 Demolay Commandery No. 14 Gerald Gunn Meetings held the first Thursday of the month 353-5491 Disabled American Veterans Meetings held 3rd Tuesday of each month at 108 Finley Drive NW Price Owens, Commander (462-3083)

E East Acres Senior Center Meetings held at the center Ussery Harris, President 355-2856 Embroiderers’ Guild Juyne Lee, President Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month at Fort Decatur @ 9:30 a.m. 350-7217 Eva Amateur Radio Club Joshua Bryan, President 482-3962

F Falkville VFW & Auxiliary William Robinson, Commander Meetings held the 1st Monday of the month at the post 784-5448 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 301-4501 Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4185 Ladies’ Auxiliary Sandra Mizell, President Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month 355-6004 Friends of the Ardmore Public Library Barbara Foster, President 931-427-4883

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Friends of the Wallace Center PO Box 2224 4104 Highway 31 S. Decatur, AL 35609 355-6810, Fax 355-0551 Friends of the Wheeler Basin Regional Library PO Box 313 504 Cherry Street NE Decatur, AL 35602 353-2993, Fax 350-6736

G Girl Scouts of North Alabama 355-2742

H Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County Mindy Thwing, Executive Director PO Box 1651 Decatur, AL 35602 340-9609, Fax 353-0377 HANDS Amy Pride, President (Helping Adolescents in Need of Supervision) Meets 2nd Monday of each month 350-0934 Happy Hearts Quilt Guild Linda Williams, President Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at Fort Decatur & 4th Tuesday of each month in a member’s home Hartselle Beautification Association RaJane Hampton, Exec. Director PO Box 804 Hartselle, AL 35640 773-0300 Hartselle Civitan Club Nancy Busby, President PO Box 397 Hartselle, AL 35640 303-5466

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Hartselle Community Task Force George Hearring, President Meetings held 1st Thursday of the month at Hartselle Missionary Baptist Church 751-1179 Hartselle Jaycees Dan Bennich, President 751-1000 or 751-2438, Cooper Rhodes Hartselle Kiwanis Club David Langston, President PO Box 52 Hartselle, AL 35640 340-8000 Hartselle Lions Club Karl Prince PO Box 1162 Hartselle, AL 35640 773-7011 Hartselle Newcomers’ Club Julianne Williams, President Meets 2nd Thursday of the month September – May at 10:30 a.m. Hartselle Depot 773-4488 Hartselle Rotary Club Paige Dunlap, President Meets every Tuesday @ noon 580-8101 Treasurer, David Burleson Hopewell Homemakers Club Monthly meetings are held in members’ homes 3rd Wednesday of each month Dorothy Martin, President 773-5256

I Insurance Women of Decatur Christine Ellenburg & Jennifer Saint, President Meetings are 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria Iota Conclave of Kappa Kappa Iota Mary Ann Malone, President Meetings held 3rd Thursday of the month Sept. - May

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Joe Wheeler Chapter UDC 291 (United Daughters of the Confederacy) Barbara Lee, President Meetings are 3rd Thursday of the month Sept. – May @ Wheeler Basin Library 355-5796 Junior Achievement of North Alabama Paula Rigler, President 2528 Spring Avenue SW Decatur, AL 35601 353-3573 Junior League of Morgan County Jesslyn Reeves, President Meetings are 4th Monday of each month @ Amsouth Bank August – April Just Being Moulton Carolyn Brackin Orr, President 301-6020

K Kiwanis Club of Decatur Greg Stephenson, President Meetings held each Thurs. at noon at Decatur Country Club 355-2469 (Bill Stone, Secretary) Knights of Columbus Pedro E Carulo, Grand Knight PO Box 134 1609 Wolverine Drive SE Decatur, AL 35602 353-4264

L Ladies’ Auxiliary, Knights of Columbus Chapter 3986 Sharon Owens, President 351-2924, Edna Rutsey Lanier Hines Ladies Auxiliary Patsy Cole, President Meetings are held 3rd Monday of the month at Post 4190 751-4641

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Lanier Hines VFW Post 4190 Larry Sepanski, Commander Meets 3rd Monday of the month at the post Lawrence County Jaycees Shannon Livingston, President Meetings held 1st & 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Jaycees’ Building in Moulton Lawrence Chapter 1957, Retired Federal Employees James Willard Cole, President 974-8723, Jean Miller Les Femmes Elegantes, Red Hat Society Sue VanLandingham 301-9620 Les Meres Margaret Wenzler, President Monthly meetings are in members’ homes 355-7356 Licensed Practical Nursing Association, Chapter 5 Patsy Cathcart, President 355-8267

M Medical Group Management Assoc. Mark Skains, President Meetings held 3rd Tuesday of the month at Decatur Country Club Mental Health Assoc. of Morgan Co. Missey Nichols PO Box 1502 222 Gordon Drive SE Suite 2 Decatur, AL 35609-1502 353-1160, Fax 353-1163 Morgan County Cattlewomen Christine Ellenburg, President 773-0061 Morgan County Dulcimer Association Janet Henderson, President Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Decatur 353-4239

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Morgan County Economic Development Association John Hatfield 353-1213 Morgan County Emergency Management Agency Eddie Hicks, Director PO Box 668 302 Lee Street NE Decatur, AL 35602 351-4620, Fax 350-3857 Morgan County Family & Community Education Association Carol Potts, President 482-3953 Morgan County Geneaological Society Dene Walls, President 773-6688 Morgan County Historical Society Melinda Dunn PO Box 582 Decatur, AL 35602-0582 350-5060 Morgan County Medical Society 584-7070 Morgan County Mental Health Association 353-1160 Morgan County Republican Women Melissa O’Sullivan, President 350-9553 – Jody Peterson Morgan County Unit, American Cancer Society Steven McNutt, President 2nd Wed. ea. Mo. @ various locations Morgan/Lawrence Community Action Committee Thomas M. Wood, III, Director 701 Bank Street NE PO Box 1788 Decatur, AL 35602-1788 355-7843

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Morgan-Lawrence Medical Alliance Laura Hellard, President Meetings held monthly at members’ homes Moulton Lions Club Billy Jeffreys, President 974-3007 – Jerome Thompson Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Dale & Charles Brown, Group Leaders Meetings are the 4th Thurs of the month at West End United Methodist Church in Hartselle 778-4190

N National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Decatur Chapter Charity Avera, President 773-3761 National Association of Retired Federal Employees – Chapter 736 Nell Canada, President Meets 4th Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. at Senior Citizens Center 350-1468 Nature Wanderers Ed Groover, Teresa Young, Ted Kuzma & Pat Stebbins Meetings held quarterly at Wheeler Basin Regional Library Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. Lenzel & Trinita Johnson 706 Bank Street Decatur, AL 35603 351-7633, Fax 351-9651 Newcomer Alumnae & Friends Carolyn Chirrey, President Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Wheeler Basin Regional Library at 10:00 am 350-9574 Newcomers’ Club of Decatur Cheryl Smith, President Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at Decatur Country Club. Reservations required. 308-1800 – Kathy Waldrep

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North Alabama British Motoring Society Patrick Miller, President Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month at the old Greenbrier Restaurant 256-837-5242 www.geocities.com/nabms North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence (NACEE) Tina Kellett 400 Well Street NE Room 208 Decatur, AL 356001 350-7493 North Alabama Search Dog Association Darcy Harbaugh, President 464-0616 North Alabama Traffic Club Mike Alford, President Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Holiday Inn in Decatur Nunn-Oden Masonic Lodge No. 398 Jesse Owens 351-9698 – Stanley McMahan

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Oak Lea II Neighborhood Club Leigh Ellen Atkins, President Meetings held bi-monthly Sept. – May in members’ homes 340-9806

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PACT 355-7252 PEO Chapter Q Marilyn Mooneyham, President Meets 15 times a year in members’ homes 355-6244 PEO Chapter U Linda Lewis, President Meetings held twice monthly from Sept. – May in members’ homes (309-0389) Pilot Club of Decatur Linda Legg, President 1st Tuesday each month Decatur Country Club at 6:30 p.m. 773-4296

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Priceville High School Booster Club Tommy Luker, President Meetings held at the school cafeteria each 3rd Tuesday of the month 353-0405 or 353-5640 Project Management Institute Tony Linderman 755-1808 - KenMerwin

R Real Great-Granddaughters of UDC Glendora James, President 355-6668 Real Great-Great- Granddaughters of UDC Cathy Backe, President 353-2695 Republican Women’s Club Adonis Bailey, President Meets at noon on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Decatur Country Club Retired Federal Employees, Lawrence Co. Chapter 1957 Meets 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. at Classical Fruit & Barbecue in Moulton James W. Cole, President 974-8723 Rising Sun Masonic Lodge No. 29 John Strickling Meetings 1st Mondays at 1 Walnut Street NE (353-5491) River City Eagles Auxiliary No. 4185 Barbara Henderson, President 353-1635 River City Pilot Club Debbie Truett 4th Thursday each month 7 p.m. @ Parkway Medical Center 351-0249 Riverwalk Yacht Club Cathy Backe, Commodore Meetings are 1st Tuesday of the month at the marina

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Rotary Club of Decatur Jeanne Payne, President PO Box 222 Decatur, AL 35602 Contact Ronny Russell at 340-9058 Meets every Monday at noon at Holiday Inn Rotary Club of Decatur Daybreak Margaret Marsh, President Meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at Barnhill’s Buffet 350-3323

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Sav-A-Life 355-3828 Shetland Sheepdog Club Alsie Fisher, President Meetings held 2nd Monday of each month at Wheeler Basin Regional Library Sisters in Christ Stephanie Davis, President 355-8656 Skeptics Freethought Forum Richard G. Rich, Director Meetings held 3rd Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. in the community room at Wheeler Basin Regional Library 350-3044 www.geocities.com/rrbamagg/sfna Society of Human Resources Management Pam Werstler, President 350-7047, ext. 13 Southeast Senior Center Judy Little, President 355-5411, Linda Carpenter Speaking Easy Toastmasters Club Gerry Coffey, President 350-2823 – Gerry Coffey or 353-8849- Marilyn Volonino Stephens Chapter Daughter of the American Revolution Ann Jenkins, Regent Meetings are 1st Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. October, December, February, & April at members’ homes 355-1334

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Stepping Stones Recovery House Mary Kay Rhein, Administrator 637-9401 Society for Creative Anachronism Stephanie Jones, President Meetings held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Wheeler Basin Regional Library

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Tennessee Valley Baptist Nurses Fellowship Regina Mobbs, President 350-7075 Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc. H. Gene McDowell, Executive Director PO Box 1926 Decatur, AL 35602-1926 350-2041, Fax 350-2806 TOPS, No. 55 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Judy Holmes, Leader 353-8893 TOPS, AL 161, Hartselle Peggy Reynolds 773-5276 TOPS No. 343 of Speake (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Mignonette W. Kelsoe, Leader Tuesdays @ Speake Elementary School Home Economics Building @ 4:30 p.m. 974-1500

U United Cerebral Palsy of H’ville & Tennessee Valley Cheryl Smith 2075 Max Luther Drive Huntsville, AL 35810 256-852-5600, Fax 256-852-6722 United Daughters of the Confederacy Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 291 Barbara Lee, President Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of the month, Sept. – May, at the library 353-2695 – Sarah Gray

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United Way of Morgan County George Pollitt, Director PO Box 1058 Decatur, AL 35602-1058 353-6643, Fax 306-0090

V VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4190 Commander Robert Applebee 351-8929 VFW Post 4190 Ladies Auxiliary Elaine Frost, President Meets 3rd Monday of the month at VFW Post 4190 at 7 p.m. 351-8929 Veterans of Foreign Wars Lakin-Garth Post 4765 Ladies’ Auxiliary Edna Hicks, President Meetings are the 2nd Thurs. of the month 461-8566 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10774 William Robinson, Commander Meetings are the 1st Monday of the month 751-3570 Volunteer Center of Morgan County Mary Kay Braddock 355-8628, Fax 355-8726

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Women’s Chamber of Commerce Kathy Tadlock, President Meetings held 3rd Friday of the month September – May at Decatur Country Club 340-7000 Women’s Golf Association Mary Earley, President 353-2082

X Xi Beta Omicron, Beta Sigma Phi Janet Sloan, President Meetings held the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month at members’ homes at 7 p.m. 350-9001, Marcia Bridgford

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Xi Beta Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Cookie Register, President Meets twice a month in members’ homes 355-8220 – Pat Shaffer Xi Pi Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Nancy Kessler, President 353-8327

Z Zeta Tau Alpha Jill Ferguson, President Meetings held 2nd Thursday of each month, August – May at 7:00 p.m. 353-2272

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DECATUR-MORGAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GARDEN CLUB LIST

Four Seasons Garden Club Donna Beams, President 350-6689 Green Thumb Garden Club Genie Foster 2nd Wednesday of month at 9:30 a.m. in members’ homes 350-5115 Hill & Dale Garden Club Mary Lou Rose, President 1st Wed. ea. mo. Sept. – May 318-3949 – Linda Banning Morgan County Master Gardeners Rita Baker, President 353-6783 773-2549, Mike Reeves Straw Hat Garden Club Judi Owens, President 353-0473 Talisman Garden Club Michelle Chenault, President 905-2488 Troweler’s Garden Club Barbara Mullins, President Meets 1st Wednesday of each month from September - May 350-9433

Woodmeade Garden Club Leighann Brady 350-4048