ASWA
Association of Social Work Assistants
ASWA
Leading the Way … Service, Community, Commitment, Compassion ….
The student association for Social Work Assistant Program majors at Athens Technical College!
Join Us At The Gobbler Fun Run!
Join ATC students on Saturday,
November 16th at 9:30 am for the
Gobbler Fun Run! This is a one mile
walk/run around the campus. It begins
outside of Building B and goes around
the campus ending back at Building B
where it began. Anyone is welcome to
come and participate. There is a $10 fee
to participate and you receive a Gobbler
Fun Run t-shirt. ASWA will have a
booth outside that will have
refreshments including snacks and
water. All ASWA and Social Work
Assistant program students are
encouraged to participate. Bring family
(Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. ) and friends to join you. Anyone is
welcome and there will be security on
B-Building Parking Lot campus to ensure you safety. We are
very excited about this event and look
forward to seeing you there!
November 2013
Volume 1
ASWA
ASWA would like to wish
you a very Happy
Thanksgiving this month!
November 16, 2013
9:30 a.m.
http://www.athenstech.edu/
StudentDevelopmentServices/
StudentActivities/organizations.cfm
Inside this issue:
ASWA General Membership Meeting
November 22, 2013 at 09:30 a.m., Room B-1156
All Social Work Assistant Program students welcome!
Our Student Voice
2
Upcoming
Community Service
2
ASWA Membership
Information
3
ASWA Upcoming
Activities
3
ASWA Leadership
Contact Information
4
Our Student Voice!
The section of the ASWA newsletter provides a forum for our Social Work Assistant Program students to present their
point of view on important issues of the day, their thoughts and opinions about the profession of social work and their
chosen program of study, the Social Work Assistant Program at Athens Technical College.
If you are a Social Work Assistant program student and would like to have an article
published about you, then we would love to hear from you! Please contact Mrs. Watts via
email about the article you want to write at [email protected]. Thank you and we
can’t wait to hear from you!!
Upcoming Community Service
This holiday season, ASWA officers and members are planning on
making care packages for 8 airmen who will not be able to be
home for the holidays. We would love for you to help out by
donating items for these great men. We will be giving out more
information about this coming up, so be looking for it. We could
really use your help making the packages or if you would rather
donate items then that would be awesome too! Come and show
your love and support for these great American airmen!
ASWA officers and members are also planning on taking a trip
and volunteering our time to the Northeast Georgia Food Bank
on December 14th. If you are interested in joining us, please
contact us. You can contact any of the officers and let them know
that you would like to join us with this project. Thanks for all you
do!
Save the Date:
ASWA Christmas Party, Friday, December 6, 2013
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Association of Social Work Assistants (ASWA)
ASWA ….Bringing students together …. On campus
and in the community . . . . . . . . .
Leading the Way … Service, Community, Commitment, Compassion
The purpose of ASWA is:
To bring students together in the Social Work Assistant Program
To provide service opportunities on campus and in the community for students
who desire to improve social conditions.
To increase visibility of the social work profession and the Social Work Assistant
Program at Athens Technical College .
To serve as a networking and social outlet for and to provide opportunities
among Social Work Assistant Program students.
Upcoming
Activities and
Celebrations!
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December 14, ASWA members
are volunteering at the NEGA
Food Bank. Let us know if you
want to come!
Don’t forget about
participating in making the
military care packages by
donating items or helping to
put the packages together!
Become a Member Today!
Membership: Choose to be a member today!
To be a member of the ASWA the following criteria must be met:
 Current enrollment in the Assistant Social Work program.
 Attend at least two ASWA meetings per semester.
 Participate in at least one ASWA project or activity each
semester.
 Alumni members are invited to all meetings, programs, and
activities, but may not vote.
 The ASWA does NOT discriminate based on to race, age,
gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or class.
 Active members must meet all eligibility criteria in order to
vote or hold office
Association of Social Work Assistants
ASWA
Leading the Way … Service, Community, Commitment, Compassion ….
ASWA
ASWA Student Officers (2013)
President: Abbey Moore
Vice-President: Chelsey Gerrin
Treasurer: Cassandra Collins
Recording Secretary: Tessa Aquino
Corresponding Secretary: Courtney Parrott
Athens Technical College
ATTN: Social Work Assistant Program
U.S. Hwy 29 North
Member-at-Large: James Humphries
Member-at-Large: Pam Appleby
Member-at-Large: Jeff Cunningham
706-355-5143
Or find us on the web at:
www.athenstech.edu/Student DevelopmentServices/
StudentActivities
www.athenstech.edu/Student DevelopmentServices/
StudentActivities
Faculty Advisors:
Rhonda Lastie, LCSW, Program Director, Social Work Assistant
Program
Betty Watts, LMSW, Instructor, Social Work Assistant Program
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet
voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow”.
- Mary Anne Radmacher