The GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club was founded by eight women on September 28, 1968. Their initial meeting was a morning coffee held at the home of Mrs. Fred Hutchins. The seven other women present were: Mrs. Gerald Bachelor, Mrs. Gary Cobb, Mrs. Leonard Daniel, Mrs. Pierre Ekman, Mrs. Frank Holladay, Mrs. William Trinkner, and Mrs. William Upshaw. Soon after, they applied for a charter through the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in order to become a federated organization. They received a charter on January 9, 1969.

After becoming an official organization, the members of the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club nominated Mrs. Fred Hutchins to be their first president, named the yellow rose their club flower, and created the club motto, “A good today, a better tomorrow.”

The Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club was created as a volunteer organization to help individuals and institutions in and around Carrollton. The club continues to remain active in the community and is divided into components: Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach, and Public Issues. Some of the programs and institutions sponsored by the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club are the Carroll County Soup Kitchen, CASA, the Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park, the Keep Carroll Beautiful campaign, the Neva Lomason Library, the Tallulah Falls School, and providing assistance to the international students at the University of West Georgia. The club also organizes annual events including a yard sale that benefits Open Hands United Christian Ministries, a UWG International Student picnic, and a salad luncheon fundraiser. The organization also gives annual awards to their members including the “Mother of the Year” award, the “Citizen of the Year” award, and the “Family of the Year” award.