GFWC Woman's Club of Beckley

Awards / Recognition

Awards at 2016 Southern District Meeting October, 2016   Arts & Crafts 1st Place Ribbons   Donna Bobbs:  Freestyle Art Pat Phillips: Hand Crochet Cindy Worley: Photography - Color Scenic, People Betty Young:  Sewing - Stuffed Bear   2nd Place Ribbons   Linda Conte:  Wreath Cindy Worley:  Photography - B&W Nature Betty Young:  Hand-quilting   3rd Place Ribbons    Linda Conte:  Miscellaneous Marcia Fairlie: Quilted Wall Hanging Pat Phillips:  Sewing Cindy Worley:  Photography

Awards at 2015 Southern District Meeting October 17th, 2015 Marlinton, WV    Arts & Crafts 1st Place Ribbons   Betty McClung:  Ceramic Elephant Betty McClung:  Crewel Pillow - "Tree of Life" Betty McClung:  Quilted Pillow - "Pink Blooming Flowers" Cindy Worley:  B/W Photo - "Tern on the Beach" Lois Cooper: Hand Appliqued Wall Hanging - "Flower Garden" Lois Cooper:  Machine Quilted Wall Hanging - "Candle in the Window" Lois Cooper: Hand Quilted Wall Hanging - "Sunbonnet Sue" Betty Young:  Sewn Vest Betty Young:  Sewn Pillow - "Iris"   2nd Place Ribbons   Cindy Worley:  Color Photo - "Grist Mill at Babcock" Betty Young:  Crocheted Vest Donna Bobbs:  Crocheted Scarf Betty McClung:  Embroidered Pillow - "Birds of a Feather" Patty Jo Anderson:  Stuffed Doll - "Anne"   3rd Place Ribbons    Patty Jo Anderson:  Color Photo - "Blessed Dancer"

Awards at 2014 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 20-22, 2014     Arts & Crafts 1st Place Ribbons   Betty Young:  White Crochet Collar, Sewing Basket, Notebook Cover Joyce Hall:  3-piece Jewelry Set Surekha Taherndragodkar - Red Crochet Shawl   2nd Place Ribbons   Perl Tipper:  Watercolor Painting Betty Young:  Crochet Leaf   3rd Place Ribbons    Betty Young:  Kintted "Baby in Basket"   Fifty-Year Member Award   Betty McClung

Awards at 2013 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 22-24, 2013     Arts & Crafts 1st Place Ribbons   Surekha Taherndragodkar - Green Shawl Kathryne Williams - Picture Marcia Fairlie - Pillow Betty Young - Snowman   2nd Place Ribbons   Marcia Fairlie - Quilted Wall Hanging Rosa Clark - Quilt Betty Young - Braclett Pat Phillips - Dish Cloth   3rd Place Ribbons    Rosa Clark - Sundress Shelve Bittinger - Oil Painting

Awards at 2012 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 22-24, 2012 Drawing & Painting    Oil: Shelva Bittinger – 1st   Digital Photography (B&W)    Nature/Scenic Landscape: Cindy Worley – 2nd   Digital Photography (Color)    People: Cindy Worley – 3rd    Nature/Scenic Landscape: Cindy Worley – 2nd   Crocheting    Betty Young – 1st   Knitting    Household Item Novelty: Shari Jones – 1st   Hand Stitchery    Plastic Canvas Needlepoint: Susie Atkins – 2nd   Sewing    Household Item Novelty: Betty Young – 3rd   Miscellaneous Crafts    Stained Glass: Andrea Spring – 1st    Stuffed Toys: Betty Young – 2nd    Handmade Jewelry: Linda Polly – 2nd

Awards at 2011 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 16-18, 2011     Individual Awards   Arts & Crafts:  Out of more than 200 statewide entries, Beckley women won 18 awards in this division.        Shelva Bittinger - 3rd place for a scenic oil painting, and 3rd place for a knitting item.        Lena Conte - 2nd place for an oil portrait        Betty Young - 1st place for a still life painting        Perl Tipper - 1st place for an acrylic portrait, 2nd place for a scenic acrylic painting, and 1st place for a mixed media painting, and 2nd place in an unnamed category        Ann Barlage - 1st place in still life photography, 1st place in scenic photography, and 1st place for people in the digital category        Shari Jones - Two 1st place awards and one 2nd place award for crochet needlework, and an honor for a plastic canvas item        Betty McClung - 2nd place in basic embroidery        Kathryne Williams - 1st place for flowers made from shells

Lena Conte with Publicity Book Awards at 2010 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 19-21, 2010     Club Awards:   Publicity Book Award to an intermediate club - 1st Place (done by Lena Conte)   Pearl Buck Award - 1st Place   Public Relations/Communitions Award to an intermediate club - 2nd Place   GFWC WV Scholarship Fund Award to an intermediate club - 2nd Place   Membership Award to an intermediate club - 2nd Place   Conservation Award to an intermediate club - 3rd Place   Rhododendron Membership Award for outstanding service in maintaining and/or increasing membership   Certificate of Appreciation: Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Program for a commitment to youth   GFWC WV Superior Club Award   Individual Awards   Recognition Certificates for 50-Years of Service:  Irene Fink, Mary Jane Songer   Stars for recruitment of new members:  Kathryne Williams, Lena Conte   Arts & Crafts:      Shari Jones - 1st Place Blue Ribbon for crocheted afghan      Betty Young - 1st Place Blue Ribbons for crocheted doily and still life oil painting

Perl Tipper with portrait of Cynthia Bickey

Perl Tipper, long time member of the Beckley Woman's Club as well as past president of the Beckley Art Group, stands beside the portrait she painted of Cynthia Bickey.     After a total rebuilding and renovation of the Art Group's building, it was renamed the "Cynthia Bickey Art Group of Beckley."  The portrait was unveiled at their grand opening show in July, 2009.

Beckley Newspapers 4 / 9 / 2009   Betty Young and Shelva Bittinger were first place blue ribbon winners in the Arts and Crafts competition held in conjunction with the 2009 GFWC WV Convention at The Greenbrier in March.  The sisters grew up in Shady Springs and graduated from Shady High School.  They both have three children and are active in the Beckley Art Group.   Shelva graduated in home economics at Concord University and also in education at West Virginia University.  She taught 34 years before retiring from Woodrow Wilson High School and is now employed by WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) on Harper Road.  Shelva took painting lessons from Jo McCoy at the Beckley Art Center where she painted "Magnolia," her winner at The Greenbrier.   Betty received nurse's training at Radford College in Virginia and began her nursing career at the old Raleigh General Hospital when it was on Park Avenue. She was also a nurse at the Beckley Hosopital and worked 40 years before retiring.  Betty's first place winners in the Arts & Crafts competition were a machine quilted item, a 16"x20" paper-pieced "Singer Wall Hanging," and an acrylic painting called "Basket of Flowers."

Awards at 2008 GFWC WV Convention The Greenbrier inWhite Sulphur Springs March 28-30, 2008         Attending the 2008 WV-GFWC Convention from the Beckley Woman's Club were Linda Ramsey (President), Kathryne Williams (2nd Vice President), Nellie Amato (Treasurer), Lena Conte (Historian), and Perl Tipper (Arts in the Community Chairman).  Awards were as follows:   In the Arts & Crafts competition...          1st place ribbons went to Shari Jones, Joan Ashworth, and Kathryne Williams          2nd place ribbon winners were Lena Conte, Betty Young, and Kathryne Williams          3rd place ribbons went to Perl Tipper, Kathryne Williams, and Betty Young.   The Beckley club also received...            a 1st place certificate for their work in the "Arts in the Community" division,          a 1st place in Membership,          a letter of appreciation from the GFWC International President, Jacquelyn Pierce, for its               contribution to the 1734 Society, and         Honor and superior ribbons for complying with state guidlines.