What’s Happening

Half a century ago, Statesville Merchant's Association, the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce came together to organize the first Carolina Dogwood festival. The first Carolina Dogwood Queen was crowned in 1969. This year, 2023, the 54th Carolina Dogwood...

Celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss, SWC members relish their annual RAA participation. Under the leadership of Kim Mulrey and Barb Thorson, club members help to elevate the fun and importance of reading to elementary school age children by reading to classroom...

Members participated in the Arts Festival February 18, 2023, in Hickory NC. Several SWC members won awards: Photography – the World in Pictures: Reflections – first place, Lee Ann Sherrill. Natural Wonders – second place, Rita Tondo. Crafts- Counted Cross stitch-...

Involving 80% of SWC membership, the “Love Your Valentine” Bakesale February 11-13, 2023, was a success! Pre orders enabled various baking teams to prepare, cook, clean, decorate, box and bag goodies for patrons to delight their valentines. The club experimented by...

On February 2, Dr. Moser, author of Peer Support Workbook and Journal for Wellness spoke about health initiatives: mindset and mental health in education. She stressed the importance of being active related to wellness and also shared one of her current activities...

To assist in filling food pantries, and sharing their own abundance, club members dropped off weekly boxes of food during January. Canned goods, boxed food goods and paper goods were top priority. A trunk load of food was delivered to Yokefellow Ministries.