The Arts

Fall Line Artist Guild

The Fall Line Artist Guild is a nonprofit organization working to promote the visual arts in Washington County and surrounding counties.

Their members include local Georgia painters, photographers, writers, sculptors, and other visual artists, who have skills ranging in a wide variety of fields. 

Painting by Elaine Burge

Sandersville Music Club

Promotes and celebrates music in Sandersville, GA, and surrounding communities.

Washington County Alliance for Literacy

Promotes the pursuit of reading and writing in Washington County.

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Civic and Philanthropy

Boys and Girls Club of Washington County

Provides a place where boys and girls can learn, grow, and make new friends.

​First Love Kids is an outreach ministry that inspires academic and spiritual growth and encourages children and adolescents to reach their full potential.

​Each year the Guild of Washington County sells Kaolin Festival T-shirts to raise money to support the women and children of Washington County.

With the money raised from past year’s Festival shirt sales, they have awarded multiple scholarships to high school seniors; significantly supported the Washington County Youth Leadership Program; and also contributed to the Boys and Girls Club, the Christian Life Center, First Love Kids, the Sunshine House, and Waco Care and Share. 

In addition, The Guild used shirt proceeds to provide Christmas gifts for children in Washington County’s foster care system and provide vital toiletries and over-the-counter medicines and medical equipment for underprivileged patients at Children’s Healthcare of Sandersville. 

Every year, they strive to increase the positive impact they have on the community even more than the one before.

Joe Giddens Youth Mission, Inc.

Joe Giddens Youth Mission, Inc.'s goal is to inform youth of the impact their decisions will have on their lives and that of others.

​They fulfill their goal by organizing and funding assembly programs aimed at youth, ten to sixteen years of age.

Kaolin Civitan Club

Civitan is an organization of volunteer service clubs, dedicated to helping people in their own communities.

​Civitans help wherever the need arises - from volunteering to help the elderly, to donating gifts and money to children with disabilities.

Overview, Inc.

Overview's mission is to identify problems, provide services, and operate programs in an effort to enable elderly and economically disadvantaged citizens to achieve self-sufficiency.

Pilot Club

​The Pilot Club of Washington County's mission is to serve the community by promoting brain awareness.

They complete several projects throughout the year, such as their adorable Brain Minders Puppet Show that teaches children about brain safety and their annual Car Seat Safety Check.

Relay for Life - Washington County

The Washington County extension of the famous organization Relay for Life joins the fight against cancer.

Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.

Safe Haven, Citizens Against Violence

Safe Haven's mission is to serve, strengthen, and support adult and child victims of domestic violence through the provision of emergency shelter and community-based services.

Phone: (912) 764-4605
http://www.safehavenstatesboro.org/

​Sandersville Lions Club serves the Washington County, GA, area with community service, fundraising support, and Lions Clubs International programs.

Sandersville Rotary Club

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.

​ Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.

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History and Community

East Central Georgia Consortium

"Leading today's workforce into tomorrow's educational and labor opportunities"
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Located in the East Central part of Georgia, East Central Georgia Consortium's services reach out to the every day labor force and to the business community. Services are offered free to the walk-in customer or by appointment as needed.

Their Career Center Specialists are trained to assist customers in job search activities, career and training options, advisement, and in resume writing. Staff is also available who can provide more direct services tailored to the needs of the individual, such as specific life skills and self management training. A Certified Offender Re-entry facilitator is also on staff and ready to help individuals re-engage in the workforce even with a criminal record.

Contracted services are also available within Washington County to provide services to at risk youth throughout the region. Services to youth are based on income eligibility to youth ages 16-24. Additional information on the services available in your county can be found under the Service List of http://ecgwdc.org/.

All services are evaluated by a Local Workforce Development Board made up of representatives of Washington County and surrounding counties with oversight by the elected officials of each county. All meetings are open to the public and dates are in the local legal organ, posted onsite and published on http://ecgwdc.org/​ on the calendar.

Family Connection and Communities in Schools of Washington County

The mission of Family Connection & Communities In Schools of Washington County is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Their hope is that Washington County will be a united community where all families and children will have opportunities and resources to be healthy, successful, nurtured, educated, safe and self-sufficient while being encouraged to become moral, productive citizens.

Mission:
To connect two trail projects (1) Firefly Trail & (2) Georgia Hi-Lo Trail to form a 250-mile paved, road-separated path through small Georgia towns from Athens to Savannah.

Oconee Area Citizen Advocacy, Inc.

​Supports protection and advocacy for people with developmental disabilities through personal relationships.

Sandersville School Building Authority

Supports the protection of and advocates for the valuable historic property proudly standing at the north end of North Harris Street in Sandersville,Georgia: Sandersville Elementary School.

Their hope is for the 1939 school building to be renewed as a thriving community center.

The Transylvania Club, Inc.

The Transylvania Club is most well known for its Georgia Historical Plates, characterized by their beautiful and intricate blue or pink designs.

The Club promotes knowledge, the cultivation of literary and cultural pursuits, and the support of the Rosa M. Tarbutton Memorial Library, located in Sandersville, GA.

Washington County Elderite Association

The Washington County Elderite Association operates and maintains the historic Elderite Building, a place where Washington County Senior Citizens can gather.

Washington County Historical Society

​The mission of the Washington County Historical Society is to promote a program for the appreciation of history and the natural and social sciences.

To preserve the history of Washington County, and to create and maintain permanent museums and allied projects.

​And to encourage the recording, preservation, presentation, and tourism of the history of Washington County and its people.

Washington County NB & PW Club, Inc.

The Washington County NB & PW Club, Inc., Head Start/ Georgia Pre-K Program are a unified team of dedicated professionals who serve and support young children and their families through:
• Teamwork
• Public and private partnerships at local, state, national levels, and
• Commitment to their shared vision

With families as their partners, they provide enriching experiences and comprehensive services to support the optimal learning of young children.

They empower families to strengthen their foundation for resiliency, self-sufficiency, independence and success.

The Young Professionals of Washington County is an organization under the Chamber of Commerce.

​It's a place for self-motivated young professionals to network, stay engaged, have new experiences, and continue learning.