Sewanee Woman’s Club Honors Gibson

The Sewanee Woman’s Club finished up its year of lively programs with Henry Hamman’s personal account of the years that he and his wife, Kathy, spent as expatriates. These were years in which they gained the insights of those who stay in place long enough to learn appreciation for the variety of mind-sets encountered in foreign settings – the difference between travel and tourism.
Connie Gibson received the 2013 Honorary Member award. Her contributions of astute judgment, good humor, time and energy for the benefit of Emerald-Hodgson Hospital, the Community Action Committee, All Saints’ Chapel, Morton Memorial Church, the Sewanee Woman’s Club and her unstinting support of the Sewanee girls’ basketball team have earned her immense admiration and appreciation.
Since 1930, the SWC members and guests meet on the second Monday of each month for lunch and a lecture, except for the summer months. The Garden Club will be arranging another tour of local gardens in June. The annual Holiday Tour of Homes is staged by the Club to raise funds and to promote awareness of  Sewanee’s charms.
Each year, grants are made to area organizations. Donations for 2013 will be given to the Sewanee Summer Music Festivals, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Fringe Theater Group, the Community Action Committee, The Grundy County Arts Council, the Mountain Center Food Ministry, and the Franklin County Humane Society's Animal Harbor.