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Club History:
Altrusa International, Inc. of Oak Ridge was founded in 1949 and chartered in 1955.
Club Meetings:
The Oak Ridge Club meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, 215 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN. There is a short business meeting, lunch is served and is followed by a short program. In the months that have five Wednesdays, the club often gathers informally at a member's home for fun, food and fellowship.
Service Projects & Fundraisers:
- Aid to Distressed Families of Anderson County (ADFAC) - Provides contributions and personal articles to help disadvantaged residents.
- Altrusa Scholarship - Awards scholarships, including the Sarah Ketron Memorial, to re-entry women based on financial need, academic achievement, and extracurricular activities. Planned activities, such as mentoring, will continue to focus on re-entry women.
For more information, contact Laura Carrington-Duckett.
- International - Offers an annual luncheon program to promote international friendship, communication, and understanding; and maintains membership in the local United Nations Club.
- Leadership Oak Ridge - Provides tuition for one or more members to participate in the ten-week series of workshops to train new leaders in the rowth and development of Oak Ridge.
- Literacy - Sponsors Literacy Luncheon and other projects, such as tutoring.
- Vocational Guidance - Sponsors career enhancement programs for members and the community.
- Altrusa Foundation of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Inc - Supports the Club's literacy and community service projects as a non-profit corporation. Contributions to the Altrusa Foundation are tax deductible.
- Partners In Education. Supports the Oak Ridge Schools Preschool Program by donating books, volunteering in classrooms, adopting a holiday Angel Tree family, and participating in programs.
2011 - 2012 Officers:
Janet Swift, President
Laura Carrington Duckett, President-Elect
Betsy Peterson, First Vice President
Linda Kimmel, Second Vice President
Michelle Solomon, Secretary
Sasha Benjamin, Treasurer
Lisa Boone, Director, Service
Betty Stokes, Director, Membership
Carol Smallridge, Director, Literacy
Nicky Reynolds, Immediate Past President
For more information contact:
Email: Janet Swift
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