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2009 GASTONIA DISTRICT OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

MARTHA HOUSER

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VICE-PRESIDENT

LIBBY MIZE

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SECRETARY

TERESA SELF

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TREASURER

MARY ANN DETTER

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MISSION COORDINATORS:

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EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION

LOUISE SCRONCE

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MEMBERSHIP, NURTURE, OUTREACH

CAROLYN MOSTELLER

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SPIRITUAL GROWTH

BECKY GARNER

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SOCIAL ACTION

CAROLYN HUSKINS

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COMMUNICATIONS

LINDA CARPENTER

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SECRETARY, PROGRAM RESOURCES

SHARON VOIGT

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COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS:

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BETTY JACONSEN, CHAIR

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PENNY BARKER

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VONNIE BENTON

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DORIS BROWN

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NELDA FISHER

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DIANNE GRASS*

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JANE SMITH

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APPOINTED OFFICERS:

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MEMBER AT LARGE

BONNIE EDWARDS

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HISTORIAN

LINDA RAXTER

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PARLIAMENTARIAN

LINDA REEP

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SUB-DISTRICT CHAIRS:

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CLEVELAND COUNTY

LAUREL BEVILL

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GASTON COUNTY

LAURA McDONALD

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LINCOLN COUNTY

PRISCILLA WISE

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LIAISON FROM WNC CONFERENCE

VICKIE BOYD

CONFERENCE UMW PARLIAMENTARIAN

CONFERENCE THEMES FOR 2009

CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING: SISTERS WITH A PURPOSESCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION: TOGETHER AT THE TABLE

SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREATS: ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS

PURPOSE OF UMW

2008 CONFERENCE GIVING NEWS

Thank You!! 2008 Conference Giving News
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Sharon Smith, Conference Treasurer, reports the following information about YOUR giving in 2008:
• Total giving (from local units through the districts) reached $1,058,908.30 - a decrease of $34,994.92 over 2007.
• Our 2008 Conference Love Offering totaled $31,099.11 - a decrease of $2,064.70 over 2007.
• Our 3rd Walk to Mission totaled $8,274.80, an increase of $1,945.55 over 2007.
• Our Spiritual Growth Retreats offering totaled $5,228.58, a decrease of $510.98 over 2007.
• Giving to Women's Division totaled $928,994.37 (a decrease of $32,867.47) - $812,000.43 in undesignated funds (a decrease of $28,594.57 over 2007) and $116,993.94 in designated funds (a decrease of $4,272.90 over 2007).
• We surpassed our $811,000 pledge to Mission by $1,000.43 Our 2008 Financial Goal was to increase total mission giving in the five Channels by 1%. We did not meet our financial goal.
• A total of $14,239.90 was given to Other projects, which includes $3,727.95 in contributions to the WNCC UMW General Scholarship Fund. The United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference have indeed continued to show their love of mission through their giving. Thank you!!!! And, thank you for all that each of you do to tell the story of the mission made possible by that giving! Every single dollar makes a difference!
BLESSINGS FOR A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR
as you continue to serve God through United Methodist Women