The Norcross Woman’s Club delivered to the Norcross Cooperative Ministry in time for Christmas a large load of toys collected at the Club’s annual Toy Drive. The Toy Drive was the focus of the Club’s December Open House.
“This year the Woman’s Club is renewing its charitable mission and celebrating a milestone in the preservation of its iconic building that was built in 1921 to house
the first library in Gwinnett,” said Club President Anne Webb.
During the Open House, guests nibbled on an assortment of cheeses, and enjoyed colorful Christmas cookies, and punch in the recently renovated former library room, now painted in a soft Victorian palette. Original dark wood shelves were packed with toys donated for the Cooperative Ministry and later distributed among some 40 families. Another section of the historic room housed items
for sale in the Club’s Bazaar such as history and recipe books, and the Club’s exclusive historic Norcross Afghan. Small Christmas trees decorated by the members twinkled around the room, and candles glowed in the windows.
Over the Holidays, the Norcross Co-Op served over 900 families, according to Director Shirley Cabe. Through its Home Life Program, Norcross Woman’s Club members also contribute to the Co-Op on a monthly basis assorted staples and personal items not covered by food stamps.
The Woman’s Club supports numerous other charities such as The American Cancer Society, the Tallulah Falls School, Annandale Village, Eagle Ranch, the USO, as well as promoting literacy and volunteering at local schools.
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