Our Committees
Below is a list of the Smith Mountain Lake Women's Club's Committees along with descriptions and other information. Please contact smlwc@smlwc.org if you are interested in joining our club and/or any of our committees.
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Alone we can do so little;
Together we can do so much!
Helen Keller
Auditor
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Audits the Treasurer’s accounts at the close of the club year
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Submits a report to the membership for adoption at the next regular membership meeting
Bylaws
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Consists of the Director/Parliamentarian and three club members
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Shall review the bylaws every two years in January for possible revisions
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Shall provide a report to the membership by the following April general meeting
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Recommended bylaw revisions shall be voted on at the following May general meeting
Finance
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Includes the Treasurer and three additional members of the club
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Prepares a club budget to be effective June 1
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Submits the budget to the Executive Board for review
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Submits the budget to the general membership for adoption at the May general meeting
Nominating
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Consists of three club members, with a minimum of one Executive Board member and a minimum of one member from the general membership
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Prepares a list of nominees for each elected office for the upcoming term
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Submits the slate of candidates to the general membership at the March meeting
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Liaison between SMLWC and Operations Smile
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Provides members with patterns for items requested by Operation Smile
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Provides members with material
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Collects items from members for Smile Bags and donates them to Operation Smile
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Collects items made by member and donates them to Operation Smile
​Where to Find Patterns:
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Hospital Gown (no downloadable pattern on Operation Smile website)
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​​Knitted Chlid-Sized Afghan and Crocheted Child Sized Afghan
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Free medium sized crochet bear pattern
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Free small sized crochet doll for Operation Smile (warning: lots of ads on this site)
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American Red Cross General Needs
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Liaison between SMLWC and the American Red Cross
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Liaison between SMLWC and American Red Cross for Blood Drives
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Organizes members to volunteer to assist with two blood drives per month
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Reports at meetings on the number of units of blood that is collected at Blood Drives
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Liaison between SMLWC and Ronald McDonald House
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Organizes cooking dinners at the Ronald McDonald House through Meals from the Heart.
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Collects can tab tops from members to donate to the Ronald McDonald House
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Collects wish list items from members for the Wishlist Drive (see printable wish list)
Scholarship
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Liaison between SMLWC and SML area high schools receiving SMLWC Scholarships
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Connects with the recipients to get information for a SMLWC Scholarship press release
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Sends congratulatory letters to the scholarship recipients
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Attends schools’ award ceremonies to present the scholarships and scholarship certificates
Scrapbook
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Maintains a scrapbook for SMLWC activities
Sunshine
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Sends cards to members for birthdays, sympathy, get well, etc.
Yarn Rolling
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Liaison between SMLWC and the Holy Yarn Rollers (SML Adele’s Legacy)
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Keeps members informed of the Holy Yarn Rollers Schedule
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Attends Holy Yarn Roller meetings
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Encourages members to volunteer to roll yarn
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Encourages members to participate in SML Adele’s Legacy elementary school sweater, hat, and scarf project