As This Year Nears the End, the Board of Directors Would Like to Keep You Informed Of

SCWHA 2017

Dear Member, 11/3/17

As this year nears the end, the Board of Directors would like to keep you informed of matters at hand. We are busy finalizing the 2017 show season and preparing for the upcoming year.

The Board of Directors will be reviewing the by-laws very closely and anticipate making some revisions. According to the by-laws, any revisions require a vote by the membership. We ask that you please review the current by-laws so that you are familiar with them and can vote as you see fit. If you have any suggestions for a revision(s), please send it in writing via email to or mail to Keels Kirby at 640 Kirby Road, Cades, SC 29518. The current by-laws are located in the calendar and on schwa.com under the documents tab. The membership will vote on the revision at the 2017 Awards Banquet.

Nominations for the 2018 Board of Directors are open for all members to make. If you have someone you would like to nominate, please contact Kathy Jamison, Laurie Coats or Cathy Cummings. Ballots will be mailed to the membership on November 15, 2017 so get those names in before then! The ballots must be post marked by December 4, 2017 and need to be mailed to the Secretary, Jennifer (Hall) Moye at 2214 Red Hill Rd, Bishopville, SC 29010. To date, the nominees include Cathy Cummings, Darlene Buckner, Smiley Gibbons, Aubrey McCormick, Mike Rabon, Alvin Strickland, Ondra Blackwell Hall, Andy Larrymore and Allison Brinker. The Board will have four positions to fill. Board members that will continue to serve in 2018 will be Debbie Wells, Laurie Coats, Larry Heiden, Gail Bumgardner, Milly Player, David Boyce, Steve Gamble, Sandra Blackwell, Kathy Jamison, Meme Anderson and Jennifer (Hall) Moye.

The 2017 Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Embassy Suites 200 Stoneridge Dr., Columbia, SC 29210. Invitations will be mailed out soon! Please try to attend and show our great association the support we need to keep moving in the right direction. Receiving recognition for the show season is always more fun when there’s a crowd to share it with. Invite your family to come along as well as friends, past members and potential members.

We, the Board, look forward to what is to come and doing our best to serve our South Carolina Walking Association. Walk Strong!

Sincerely on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Jennifer B. Moye, Secretary