ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Exciting Plans Underway for the Newtown Florist Club Inc

         

75th Anniversary Celebration!

 

 

We are thrilled to announce that preparations are underway for the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Newtown Florist Club!

 

This year’s theme, “We’ve Come This Far by Faith” commemorates the challenges and successes of our 75 years of dedicated social justice advocacy.

 

     

  Who We Are

 

The Newtown Florist Club was established in 1950 by a group of women who initially came together as a social club in the Newtown community. The four room homes in this historic community were built on top of a landfill after the 1936 tornado disaster recovery efforts. These incredible women deeply valued community life and the importance of family. They looked after neighborhood children to make sure that no one went hungry and that life was filled with love and laughter.

The Club evolved into a passionate group of social justice advocates by responding to pressing racial inequities adversely impacting community residents as they experienced enormous family losses caused by consistent toxic exposures. Members and neighbors suffered from various forms of throat, lung, colon cancer, and other respiratory illnesses as members (who were able) served as flower girls during funeral services. For more than seven decades the Newtown Florist Club has worked to challenge unjust systems of power to improve race and community relations. Through the work of its Justice, History and Resource Center NFC has evolved into a stabilizing presence in Gainesville-Hall County, the Northeast Georgia region and across the rural South. Their accomplishments down through the years have adorned walls, filled scrapbooks, been the subject of state and national news stories and touched the hearts of those most vulnerable among us.

 

           

              Upcoming Events

 

A series of events are scheduled to highlight significant moments of community building to promote positive social change.

On Monday, July 28th, Monday, July 28th, 2025, 7pm, Re-CONNECT US a Facebook Live conversation bringing together past & current residents to share community stories about life growing up the historic Newtown village.

 

Monday, September 15th, 6pm A Pivotal Moments Facebook Live

Engaged conversation with NFC partners who supported the Club’s efforts during exceedingly challenging times will recall their work in the areas of race relations, resolving conflict and working to improve community relations. Saturday, September 27th, 2025, 1-4pm Open House-NFC Justice, History and Resource Center-You will enjoy powerful stories about the richness of village life, experience captivating photos of your friends from back in the day, stroll down memory to see and hear the voices of theses incredible women, learn more about what the Center does and participate in a moving roundtable conversation “What Is Your Justice Issue Today ?

 

 

Sunday, November 2nd, 3pm, Gainesville Civic Center, the 75th Anniversary Celebration Documentary Premiere Banquet

historic documentary release “We’ve Come This Far by Faith- The E.E. Butler High School Story.”

Tickets - $50.00 (in advance).

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Rev. Rose Johnson 

Executive Director

Newtown Florist Club Inc.

ph:770.718.1343

e:newtown193@gmail.com

www.newtownfloristclub.org

Established 1950.