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Wildlife Action, Inc.

A conservation organization that teaches kids about the great outdoors.
Meeting: Third Sunday at 1 p.m.
Location: Wildlife Action, 2075 Kellogg Creek.
Contact: WLA Office, (800) 753-2264 or Ledlie Conger, (770) 926-8481.

Woodstock Youth
Track Club

Practice: Every Monday & Thursday at 6 p.m.
Location: Woodstock High School track.
Contact: Linda Bommicino, (770) 591-8806.
E-mail: bommicin@us.ibm.com.

Support Organizations

Alzheimer/Dementia Support Group

Meeting: First Thursday at 7 p.m..
Location: Atria, 1000 Professional Way.
Contact: Atria Woodstock, (770) 926-0119.

Autism Parent Support Group

Meeting: Second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m..
Location: BridgeMill Fire Station Community Room.
Contact: Sharon Jones, (770) 345-6551.

Breast Cancer Support Group of Towne Lake

Meeting: Monthly.
Location: TBA.
Contact: Elizabeth Crook, (770) 926-0470.

Canadian Women's Club

Meeting: Third Wednesday.
Location: TBA each month.
Contact: Lesley Frappier, cwcatlanta@yahoo.com.

CHOOSE of Woodstock

Meeting: First Monday.
Location: TBA each month.
Contact: (770) 517-3043.

Cherokee County Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)

Meeting: 4th Monday at 7 p.m.
Location: 700 Grimes Bridge Road, Roswell.
Contact: (770) 381-8687.

Cherokee Parents Club

A group of at-home parents who get together with their children.
Contact: Lorraine, (770) 844-1906.

Emotions Anonymous

Emotions Anonymous is a twelve-step organization dedicated to helping people work toward recovering from emotional difficulties.
Meeting: Every Tuseday & Friday, 7 p.m.
Location: Good Shepard Lutheran Church.
Contact: Kim K., (678) 445-1058.

Fellowship of Companies for Christ International (FCCI)

Meeting: Second & fourth Thursday at 7 a.m.
Location: Woodstock Family Restaurant.
Contact: Randall Hill, (770) 516-5887.

Georgia Canines for Independence

Trains service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities.
Meeting: First Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Location: 6683 Bells Ferry Rd., Suite H.
Contact: Ramona Nichols, (404) 735-3647.

Jewish Havurah are couples and families getting together for Shabbat dinners and holidays.
Contact: Marcia, (770) 345-8687.

Juvenile Diabetes Family Network Group

Meeting: Bi-Monthly, First Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hillside United Methodist Church.
Contact: Michelle Parker, (770) 924-9957.

La Leche League
of Woodstock

Mother-to-mother group to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding.
Meeting: First Tuesday 9:30 a.m.
Location: Bascomb United Methodist Church.
Contact: Allison, (770) 592-9821 or Marguerite, (770) 974-8530.

MOMS Club Woodstock — 30188

Contact: www.geocities.com/woodstock.
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MOMS Club Towne Lake — 30189

Contact: Kelly Covington, (770) 591-3679.

Mothers & More

Mothers & More is a support group for women who have altered their career paths to take care of their children at home.
Meeting: First and Third Wednesdays.
Location: Towne Lake Kroger.
Contact: (770) 326-6176.

The Narrow Way Fellowship

A support group for drug and alcohol addicts.
Meeting: Every Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Upper Room at Praise Cathedral, 471 Arnold Mill Road.
Contact: (770) 924-3225.

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People

Meeting: First Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Woodstock Public Library.
Meeting: Third Wednesday at 10 a.m. at William G. Long Senior Center.
Contact: Cathy, (678) 483-9135.
WoodstockSHHH-info@phydeaux.org.

Serenity at Seven Al-Anon

Meeting: Every Thursday at 7 p.m.
Location: Hillside UMC, 4474 Towne Lake Pkwy., Room 2210.
Contact: (770) 592-1473.

TOPS: The Woodstock Chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Meeting: Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Church of Christ, 219 Rope Mill Road.
Contact: (770) 884-0578

Woodstock Chapter, AARP

Meeting: Second Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
Location: The Hearth at Eagle Watch.
Contact: (770) 928-5640.

Towne Lake
Area Clubs

Woodstock Lions Club

Meeting: Second & fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Location: 1904 House.
Contact: Scott Warren, (770) 928-1382.

Cherokee Outdoor YMCA

For more information, contact (770) 591-5820.

Cherokee Radio
Control Flying Club

Contact: Gene Smith, (770) 345-6535.

Cherokee Running Club

Meeting: Second Thursday at 7 p.m.
Contact: Suzanne, (770) 928-4239 or Dexter, (770) 926-8513.

Cherokee Theatre
Company

Local, adult, community theatre group. No experience necessary!
24 hour information line: (770) 704-9909.
www.cherokeetheatre.org.

Foothills Running Club

Contact: John McCusker, (770) 924-9504.

Neighbors & Newcomers Club of Towne Lake

Open to anyone - new or long-time residents.
Meeting: Third Tuesday.
Contact: Cathy Snyder, (770) 591-0709.

Scrappers

Meeting: Second Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Kroger at Towne Lake.
Contact: scrappers-info@phydeaux.org.

Scrapping Bees Club

Meeting: First Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Rose Creek Library.
Contact: Dawna, (770) 974-4657.

Society for the Preservation of Barber shop Quartet Singing

Meeting: Third Sunday at 7 p..m.
Location: Cherokee Arts Center.
Contact: Ed Garreau, (678) 493-2516.

Woodstock Masons

Masonic Lodge #246 F & A M, Inc.
Meeting: Second and fourth Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Corner of Air Acres Way and Arnold Mill Road.
Contact: (770) 993-3145 or (770) 926-0627.

Woodstock Midday
Optimist Club

Meeting: Every Wednesday at noon.
Location: Woodstock Family Restaurant.
Contact: (770) 544-2148.

Woodstock VFW
Post 10683

Meeting: Second Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Senior Center.
Contact: Jack Leonard, (770) 517-8229.

Political Organizations

Cherokee County
Board of Commissioners

Meeting: Second & fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Location: Jury Assembly Room in the Justice Center in downtown Canton.

Cherokee County Democrat Party

Meeting: Third Monday at 7 p.m.
Location: Justice Center in Canton.
C
ontact: William G. (Will) Redmond, Jr., (770) 516-5204.

Cherokee County Republican Party

Meeting: Fourth Monday at 7 p.m.
Location: Justice Center in Canton.
Contact: Rich Garofalo, (770) 592-0575.

Cherokee County Republican Breakfast

Meeting: First Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
Location: Woodstock Family Restaurant.
Contact: Rich Garofalo, (770) 592-0575.

Cherokee County
School Board

Meeting: First and third Thursdays.
Location: Canton Elementary.
First Thursday meeting begins at 7 p.m. and features 30 minutes of public participation.
Third Thursday meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: (770) 479-1871.

Cherokee County
Young Republicans

Anyone ages 18 to 40 is welcome to join.
Meeting: Third Thursday at 7 p.m.
Location: La Paz in Towne Lake.
Contact: Craig Galloway, (770) 926-0722.

Cherokee/Pickens Libertarian Party

Meeting: Last MondaY at 7 p.m.
Location:Rose Creek Library.
Contact: Bob Geller, (770) 345-4678.
www.ga.lp.org, see Cherokee page.

Recreation & Hobbies

Allatoona Gold Panners

Contact: Rob Kelly, (770) 516-7044.

Arts Alliance of Georgia

Meeting: Third Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Depot.
Contact: Eleanor Thurston, (770) 924-2053.

Cherokee Amateur Radio Society

Meeting: First Saturday at 12 noon.
Location: Williamson Bros. BBQ.
Contact: Jim Milsap, (678) 494-5757.

Cherokee County Arts Council

Meeting: 4th Firday at 10 a.m.
Location: The Arts Center in Canton.
Contact: (770) 704-6244.
www.CherokeeArts.org.

Cherokee Music
Teachers Association

A non-profit organization of music professionals dedicated to music for students.
Contact: Linda Lokey, (770) 720-1701.
www.cherokeemta.org.

Business Organizations

American Business Women's Association, Cherokee Eagles
Charter Chapter

Meeting: Third Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Family Restaurant.
Contact: Sarah Morris, (770) 516-6898.

Cherokee Area
Business Connection

Provide members with close contact networking.
Meeting: Every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m.
Contact: Marci Zeid, (770) 345-8687.

Cherokee Financial
Women International

Serves women in the financial services industry.
Meeting: Bi-monthly.
Contact: Mitzi Saxon, (770) 479-3400.

Networking Entrpreneurial Women (N.E.W.)

Meeting: First & third Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills.
Contact: Carol Madan, (770) 346-0736.

Toastmasters of Towne Lake

Meeting: Every Wednesday from 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Hearth at Eagle Watch.
Contact: Joe Gandolfo, (678) 640-0000

Towne Lake Business Association

TLBA's goal is to promote growth of businesses in the Towne Lake area.
Lunch 'N' Learn Workshop: Third Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills. Reservations are encouraged.
Contact: (770) 517-8210 ext. 550. www.tlba.org.

Towne Lake PowerCore

PowerCore is a structured, close-contact networking organization which generates referral business and teaches the follow-through systems to support it.
Meeting: Every Friday at 7:15 a.m.
Location: Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills. Contact: Marc Replogle, (770) 952-5000.

Charitable Organizations  

Cherokee County Habitat for Humanity

Contact: (70) 345-1879.
www.cherokeehabitat.net.

Cherokee County
Humane Society

Meeting: Bi-monthly on first Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Public Library.
Contact: (770) 928-5115.
www.cchumanesociety.org for information.

Cherokee County
Special Olympics

Meeting: First Monday at 7 p.m.
Location: CrossRoads Middle/High School.
Contact: Colleene Konwick, (770) 517-7101.

MUST Ministries

For more information, call (770) 479-5397.

Papa's Pantry

A year round local food ministry that reahces out to families who experience an unexpected time of need.
Contact: Lynne Saunders, (770) 926-7138.
www.papaspantry.org.

Civic Organizations

American Legion & Auxilliary

Meeting: Third Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Train Depot.
Contact:Carlton Yancey, (770) 926-0753.

Cherokee Elks

Meeting: First and third Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
Location: Elks Lodge #2727, Woodstock.
Contact: (770) 382-3557.

Junior Service League of Woodstock.

24 hour information line:
(770) 592-3535.

Kiwanis Club of Woodstock

Meeting: Every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
Location: 1904 House on Main Street.
Contact: (678) 494-4841.
www.woodstockkiwanis.org

Optimist Club
of Towne Lake

Meeting: Every Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.
Location: Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills.
Contact: (770) 516-4011.

Peopel4Pets Humanbe Society

Seeks volunteers to support the animal shelter, adoptions, fundraising and more.
Meeting: TBA.
Location: Rose Creek Library.
Contact: (770) 517-8210 ext. 990..

Rotary Club of Woodstock

The objective of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of enterprise.
Meeting: Every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.
Location: Our Special Place.
Contact: Bruce O'Neal, (770) 592-6009.

Sewrifics of Cherokee

Meeting: TBA each month.
Location: BridgeMill Fire Station Community Room.
Contact: Sheir Torch, (770) 591-8335.

Sons of the American Legion

Meeting: Third Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Train Depot.
Contact: Charlie Tucker, (678) 643-0794.

South Cherokee
Optimist Club

Meeting: Every Friday at 7:30 a.m.
Location: Featherstone's at Towne Lake Hills.
Contact: (770) 926-3522.

Woodstock Jaycees

Meeting: First Tuesday & third Thursday at 7 p.m.
Location: Woodstock Jaycees Community Center, 216 Rope Mill Rd.
Contact: (770) 926-8336.

 

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